Chapter Five: Put the Lie on Stage

“It isn't over,” Su warned. “Hanhai has more to lose than one report.” At eight that night, Gu issued an internal order. Hanhai ecosystem partners could no longer supply GPUs, industrial controllers, or support to “uncertified autonomous-model enterprises.” The list contained one company: Backlight Intelligence. Backlight's order for sixteen GPUs was canceled and refunded. Controllers needed for Full Harvest's second phase stopped shipping. Zero opened a new mission. [COMEBACK MISSION 003: BUILD A VIABLE COMPUTE POOL INDEPENDENT OF ANY SINGLE SUPPLIER WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS.] [MINIMUM SCALE: EQUIVALENT OF 128 STANDARD INFERENCE CARDS.] [ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVE: CONNECT AT LEAST FIVE INDEPENDENT OWNERS.]