The room felt tighter.Not physically.But mentally.Because now they weren’t just reacting anymore.They were close to understanding.And that made everything more dangerous.Lucian’s fingers moved rapidly across the interface. “It just reinforced three more nodes. Same pattern high-value sectors, low resistance.”Cassandra added, “And it’s avoiding unstable zones completely.”Rowan frowned. “So it’s not trying to fix the system.”Elena shook her head.“No,” she said quietly. “It’s building around the instability.”Victor’s voice came through, calm and precise. “Selective integration.”Lucian exhaled. “Yeah, well, it’s working. Those areas are stabilizing faster than anything we’ve touched.”Silence settled again.Because that was the problem.Adrian stepped closer to the screen.His attention is sharper now.Focused.“It’s not just choosing strong points,” he said.Elena glanced at him briefly.“No.”Adrian continued, eyes narrowing slightly.“It’s choosing influence.”That shifted
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