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Chapter 2
130 words · 21 Sep 2025
SYSTEM INITIALISATION
Dax stared at the status window for a long time.
"Legacy," he said.
CONFIRMED. GEN-3 UNITS ARE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. ALL PARTS ARE DISCONTINUED.
"You're telling me the apocalypse gave me a refurbished combat system."
AFFIRMATIVE. HOWEVER, GEN-3 ARCHITECTURE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE CORPORATE OVERRIDE PROTOCOL INSTALLED IN GEN-4 AND GEN-5 UNITS.
Dax considered this.
"So you can't be remotely shut down by a corporation."
CORRECT.
"Huh." He looked out the server room window at the burning skyline of Kobe. "That's the first good news I've had all week."