"Congratulations, you have obtained the Ether Society Badge."
"Congratulations, you have obtained the Ether Converter (single-use)."
"Congratulations, you have obtained the 'Dark Corner Guide.'"
As Angel claimed the side quest rewards, a string of notifications appeared in the Text Panel.
The rewards also included the "Dark Corner Guide" that Angel had been longing for.
What surprised Angel, however, were the other two rewards.
Originally, Angel had thought this side quest's rewards would be the same old fare—either fragment rewards or rumor rewards. Yet this time, all the old rewards were gone, replaced by new ones.
"Ether-related rewards? Is this some advance benefit because we're about to enter Dark Corner?" Angel muttered inwardly, then reached out and opened the detailed reward pages.
"Wonderland Item: Ether Society Badge."
"Originated from Modern City. To the people of Dark Corner, the Ether Society is a legendary society. Almost no one has ever seen it, yet there is no one who has not heard its name."
"Attached Skill: Ether-Adaptive Constitution."
"Ether-Adaptive Constitution: Passive ability. When the Ether Society Badge is worn, this constitution is automatically activated. Those possessing this constitution can remain in environments filled with ether energy for extended periods without being eroded by ether. However, if they remain in an ether environment for more than 24 hours, their bodily organs will gradually begin to fail."
"This item cannot be stored in Wonderland Space. Its effect activates when worn."
The badge's overall color scheme was "a riotously colorful black." Its face resembled a pitch-black universe, where countless stars emitted multicolored glows due to their differing surface temperatures.
At the heart of that universe was a dappled core of color, slowly rising from the pages of an open book.
The core of color represented an Ether Core, while the book symbolized scholars.
The badge's overall