The physical construction was complete. Everything beneath Lucien already had structure.
Together, they formed the body of the training grounds.
Now, Lucien needed to give that body one mind.
He descended toward the central formation core.
The authority layering was not simply another formation placed on top of everything else.
It was a safeguard.
Once completed, Lucien would gain direct control over the entire region.
He would be able to activate or shut down facilities, open and close sectors, modify restrictions, and stop trials immediately if something went wrong.
More importantly, he would be able to feel the condition of the network itself.
A damaged formation. An unstable battlefield impression. Abnormal Law activity. A section beginning to deviate from its intended function.
He would know.
The preserved impressions were another reason this layer mattered.
Some of them had remained dormant for thousands of years.
