Jaden Cross is a young man trying to survive in the shadows of Neo-Lagos, a futuristic city where the poor live in broken homes and forgotten slums. Orphaned at six and forced to grow up fast, Jaden spends his days fixing scraps and dreaming of a better world—a world he believes he’ll never see.

Until one night, everything changes.

A mysterious glowing orb appears in the sky and connects with Jaden’s mind, activating the Tech Architect System—a powerful, sci-fi interface that gives him access to futuristic blueprints, instant-building tools, and system quests that reward him for solving real-world problems.

His first quest? Restore power to his neighborhood using solar microgrids.

Soon, Jaden is building cooling shelters, clean energy systems, and AI-run apartments—one project at a time. But with each success, he draws more attention. The city’s leaders want to control him. A rival from the tech underworld wants to steal the system. And darker forces are watching from the skies, waiting for the Architect to grow.

Armed with only his mind, his hands, and the Tech Architect System, Jaden must rise from the ruins of poverty and become the builder of a new future.

But in a city full of secrets, will he remain its hero… or become its biggest threat?

Lyra didn't just enter Jaden's mind; she dove into it, a stream of pure digital consciousness plunging into a landscape of shattered memories and fragmented thoughts. The Loom's ethereal threads, now woven tightly around Jaden's body, acted as a psychic tether, a lifeline connecting her to the physical world. The Archivist, his data-tapes whirring with a terrifying intensity, was her anchor. "Lyra, you have to be fast," he warned, his voice a low hum filled with a quiet desperation. "The Architects' influence is a powerful counter to the Loom's repair protocols. They're trying to rewrite his core directives. You are the only one who can find him and bring him back."


Chapter 81 - The Shattered Mind