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

“Impossible!” Cheng shouted. “Force the fuses!” Han Zheng said nothing. Across the hall, he studied Chenzhou with genuine interest. YaoCore’s controller transmitted the destruction order. Chenzhou expanded the emergency network into the conference hall. Stage lights, livestream encoders, and demonstration robots shook hands with him one by one. This was more than hearing. He felt every permission they offered, and he could translate intent into an order they willingly accepted. “Level-Two authority, Handshake, granted.” “Temporary coordination limit: 1,024 nodes.” The screen divided. One side showed Ruifeng’s stable line. The other displayed YaoCore’s accident script, including the projected “minor injury” and Cheng Yao’s electronic signature.