The Hundred-Mile Catch

Ding! "Energy -1, Harvest successful, Exp +20. You have obtained one Level 8 mutant silver carp's crystal core. Contamination Value: 35. Increases Physique by 1 when absorbed."

A crystal core the size of a salad bowl sat in her cupped palms, and she stared at it in open disbelief.

Was it possible that crossing into high-level Ascended let her harvest whatever she mentally prioritized first?

She ha