Ryan leaned against a cool, smooth wall inside the Precursor Vault, taking a well-deserved break. He pulled up the Sector CommNet on his god Interface, curious to see the reactions to his one-man Power Core collection spree.
He felt like a kid who had just eaten the entire birthday cake before the other kids even got to the party, and now he wanted to watch their faces when they found out.
He switched to the private channel for Genesis Outpost #7 first. To say they were excited would be an understatement. The chat was a waterfall of capital letters, exclamation points, and celebratory emojis.
[Player_BlueFalcon1]: "DID YOU GUYS SEE THAT?! RYAN HAS 350 CORES! THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY!"
[Player_BlueFalcon2]: "BY HIMSELF! How is that even possible?! Did he find a Power Core factory?!"
[Player_BlueFalcon3]: "Scarlett's team has 35, Emma's team has 28, and Jennifer's team has 17. The rest of us have gathered about 20 total. That puts us at… 450! We're almost there!"
