Chapter Three: You Block the Chips; I Buy the Rules

majority vote. YaoCore had written the clause to pass early safety inspections. Later it hid the rule from the software interface, but could not remove it from the chip fuses without losing certification. Chenzhou had heard the rule. Now he used it. “All Ruifeng nodes: vote.” The A1 answered first. “Reject harm to humans.” Arm Seven: “Agreed.” Sensor Eight: “Agreed.” Thirty-two, sixty-four, one hundred twenty-eight. Green lights joined in the black ocean, weaving a net stronger than the chain. In the factory, the crane stopped half a meter from Master Zhao. It lowered the billet gently. The arms did not shut down; they slowed and reorganized into a safe production sequence. The hall went silent. Then applause broke out.