The vibration from the core they had touched did not fade; instead, it spread wider, like a wave searching for a boundary but finding none.
Sophia stood motionless, her eyes tracking the changes now occurring across the entire network. It was no longer just a single point, but the whole system that was beginning to adapt to their presence.
Beside her, Adrian Blackwood stared at the screen with deepening focus. "This is not a random reaction," he said softly. "This is reorganization."
Daniel immediately zoomed in, his fingers moving swiftly to follow the shifting structures. "Correct," he said. "This core is not merely a center for synchronization. It is a reset mechanism."
Silence fell.
Because it meant one thing.
They were not just touching the controls.
They had triggered something far greater.
On the main screen, Marcus Sterling remained silent for a few seconds, then spoke quietly, "You have passed that point."
