It had only been three days since Lucid entered the world, yet those three days were enough to reshape global politics, corporate strategy, and scientific confidence.
Every major player—governments, tech giants, intelligence agencies, defense contractors, universities, think tanks—was scrambling nonstop. They all had the same problem: the deeper they dug, the more they realized they might never learn anything about Nova Technologies.
If even a single breadcrumb had been left behind, the investigation would have been easier. But besides the fact that Nova Technologies was created through J.P. Morgan's private banking division, there was nothing else to trace.
Government officials tried to pressure J.P. Morgan, both subtly and aggressively, hoping the bank would reveal something. But the bank always gave the exact same answer: client confidentiality. They neither confirmed nor denied anything. Everyone understood why.
