"Okay, Lucy. Let's bring it to life," Liam said, standing a small distance from the assembler's control console.
"Yes, sir. The assembler has started building the device," Lucy replied, her voice as calm and steady as ever.
Liam nodded, folding his arms as he quietly stood there, watching and waiting. His heart thudded faintly in his chest. Anticipation was written across his face. This was it. The first real manifestation of all his work, all his preparation.
But he knew better than to stand idle, just staring. That would only make the waiting worse.
He moved back to the desk, sat in his chair, and pulled the sleek laptop closer. With a swift flick of his fingers across the keys, he opened a new workspace.
His goal: the foundation of everything the Gear Glass would run on. The Quantum Operating System.
He bent his head, hands flying across the keyboard, the sound of rapid keystrokes filling the barren wasteland.
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Inside the Assembler's Core
