"Do it," he said.
Nyx blinked, surprised at his willing response. She had clearly prepared for more resistance. "Just like that?"
"Just like that," Zen said. "Attach it."
Nyx looked at him for a moment, her expression shifting like someone re-running a calculation that wouldn't quite add up.
Finally, she picked up the device and pressed it against the pool's built-in resonance array.
The micro-runes activated with a soft chime.
For three seconds, nothing happened.
Then Zen felt a sensation like a door opening somewhere behind his eyes. The ambient data of Nyx's network rushed toward his System like water down a drain.
This wasn't just filtered probability anymore; it was actual, real-time information pouring directly into his calculation engine.
The System interface in his mind went completely silent.
Then it began to rebuild itself.
[SYSTEM EVOLUTION — INITIATED.]
[External architecture detected. Analyzing...]
[Omni Domain surveillance network: Integrated.]
