Appraising the Spoils

Ever since she got the NeuroCore, Hazel found that everything had become so much easier and more convenient.

For instance, the NeuroCore could help her assess the energy capacity of any crystal core.

Crystal cores dug out from the brains of zombies were usually neutral, and almost always level one, the lowest tier.

Most of the crystal cores she'd traded for lately were no higher than level three.