Lucien decided it was time.
The communication network had outgrown the stage where it could remain a private miracle hidden inside Lootwell like a clever toy shared only among insiders.
If he wanted to reshape the world properly, then the world had to begin touching the thing itself.
Not all at once.
They would begin with Sareth Region.
Test it there. Stress it there. Watch who loved it, who feared it, who tried to exploit it, who tried to steal it, and who proved clever enough to become a future problem.
If all went well, then the spread would continue.
Lucien gathered the relevant people and walked through the final considerations again.
The devices themselves were already protected in several ways.
The Crafting Division had done good work.
Each device would recognize the owner's mana signature during initial imprint. Once bound, it would not respond to another user except through authorized transfer rites.
