The barracks was back to its usual evening rhythm. Snoring from the far end, the occasional creak of someone shifting in their bunk, and the sound of quiet bickering.I lay in the door bunk and pulled up the interface.[TRUE-NOOSPHERE][CONNECTION THRESHOLD: 5.87%][LEVEL: 17][EXPERIENCE: 568 / 800]The quest rewards sat at the bottom of the display, still new.[FRACTURED ANAMNESIS — CULTIVATION METHOD][Description: Access an echo of what you can be. Engage in mental combat with a projected version of yourself. Gain XP and Connection points through use.][Projected Enlightened Cultivation Grade: F-Grade.][CONNECTION SHOP — UNLOCKED][Description: Convert connection points into learnable skills. Skills acquired through the Connection Shop must be integrated through Fractured Anamnesis before becoming active.][CONNECTION POINTS: 587]I expanded the connection shop for the first time. The menu opened into a list of skills, each one tagged with a connection point cost and a brief description. The descriptions were sparse, functional, stripped of anything that might explain the underlying mechanics. I selected a group of them that seemed the most interesting and were well-priced.