While Liam slept in calm silence at Bellemere Mansion, the rest of the world was wide awake.
Across every time zone, screens glowed in dark rooms and crowded living spaces. Millions of viewers, gamers, analysts, and curious strangers were waiting for the same thing — Lucid.
The global gaming community had never seen hype like this. Forty of the biggest streamers on the planet had each announced they would be livestreaming the moment they received their Lucid delivery — unboxing it live, setting it up live, and testing it live.
And this time, they weren't the only ones watching. Governments were.
Every major intelligence agency had placed the event under quiet surveillance. NSA, MI6, Mossad, GCHQ, MSS, DGSE, and several unnamed corporate labs had all mobilized. Hidden satellites were re-tasked to low orbit. Private defense firms had scrambled atmospheric sensors and thermal scanners.
They all wanted the same answer: how did Nova Technologies deliver these devices?
