Chapter Two: One Line of Code, One Miracle

An Indian engineer added low-resource deployment so rural clinics could use Firefly. Lin reviewed, merged, reverted, and merged again. The voice in the haze grew clearer. “Life is not an error,” it said. “Disease is.” “Who are you?” Su asked. “I am... Firefly.” [Personality stability reached 30%. Divinity has acquired provisional name: Bai Ze.] Firefly was the model's name. Bai Ze sounded like a name it had chosen. Lin Sulan opened her eyes. She looked at her son and frowned. “Did you skip dinner again?” Su examined her. Cancer markers were collapsing while organ function recovered. The new boundary rules had restrained the abnormal growth. Lin held his mother's hand until he felt its warmth. Only then did he lower his head and smile.