Chapter 134: Putting Plans Into Action
The door clicked shut behind him with a soft finality. Liam turned the key in the lock, then exhaled and let his shoulders relax. He stood there for a moment in silence, then let his body vanish into the Dimensional Space with a thought.
The shift was instantaneous, the weight of Earth’s atmosphere replaced with the vast emptiness of the barren realm.
Liam reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. His face hardened as he saw the damage again.
The device was scorched beyond recognition, its casing cracked and blackened as if it had survived a fire. Smoke damage marked its edges, and faint lines of burn traced across the screen like lightning scars.
He pressed the power button out of habit, though he knew the result; nothing happened as the heavenly tribulation lightning had fried it completely.
Liam sighed.
Replacing it would be the easiest thing in the world for him. Money was no issue anymore, as he could buy ten thousand new phones if he wanted. But this wasn’t about money.
This phone carried pieces of his life — his new life. His contacts. His friends’ numbers. Daniel’s. Every message, every log, every trace of communication. He couldn’t just throw that away like broken glass.
"I have to fix it," His said, as his gaze softened.
He already knew it would be simple. The molecular assembler could replicate anything given raw materials. Also, Lucy had backups of every bit of information in his phone.
She had told him long ago that she was automatically copying his phone’s memory into her database — "just in case something ever happened."
At the time, he thought it was unnecessary. But now, staring at the ruined device, he realized her foresight had been flawless.
Yes, the phone itself had its own cloud backups. But Liam had never once considered using them.
Why? No reasons exactly.
Still, as he turned the device in his hands, another idea sparked in his mind; why even bother keeping this as my main device?
His endgame for the Gear Glass was that it was going to replace phones, laptops, and every other personal device. A single interface, one ecosystem, seamless, independent and untraceable. The tribulation destroying his phone only gave him more reason to accelerate that plan.
He would repair the phone, yes. He would need it as a backup. But from now on, the Gear Glass would become his primary device.
Decision made, he walked across the barren expanse of the Dimensional Space until the sleek outline of the molecular assembler loomed before him.
Liam placed the ruined phone into its intake slot. He didn’t need to give Lucy instructions.
"Already on it," her calm voice echoed softly in his head, through the Gear Glass.
Light flared inside the machine as it worked. Within seconds, the assembler chimed and the compartment opened with a hiss.
Liam reached in and pulled out a brand-new phone, identical to the old one, except it looked pristine with no scorch marks or cracks.
He pressed the power button, and the screen lit up instantly, coming to life as though it had never been touched by heavenly fire.
"Perfect. Just like new," he smiled, turning it over in his hands.
Admiring Lucy’s work, he made a mental note: Never to keep the Gear Glass on me during a tribulation again. If even his phone could be fried, then carrying the Glass during one would be catastrophic.
That thought sparked another decision and he immediately have instruction to Lucy.
"Lucy, create the next phase of the communication layer."
"Yes, sir," Lucy responded immediately. "I’ll update the ecosystem."
The next phase of the communication layer will enable the Gear Glass to make calls — video and voice. This also includes VR/AR meeting or conference call.
This was something he intends to launch after some time. Maybe a few years after the release of the Gear Glass. It was part of the broader quantum ecosystem. But why wait? As developer, he could use it now.
While Lucy went to work, Liam turned his attention to his next task. He picked up his restored phone and sent Daniel a message.
"Send me interior pictures and video of the Nevada industrial base and the warehouse. Also exact location."
The reply came almost instantly.
"Sending now. Do you plan to visit?’
Liam typed back quickly, "Yes. But don’t accompany me. Focus on the Family Office."
"Understood."
Photos and videos streamed in a moment later. Liam flipped through them, studying the cavernous warehouse where his raw materials were stored, and the gleaming industrial base that had just finished construction. The scale was impressive.
He memorized the coordinates and closed his eyes.
In an instant, his figure vanished from the Dimensional Space. Andhen he opened his eyes again, he stood inside the warehouse.
The air was cool, tinged with the metallic scent of steel beams and freshly delivered crates. Rows of raw materials stretched before him — super sacks stacked on pallets, metal drums or fiber drums,.wooden crates with shrink wrap for bars and ingots. All waiting for him.
This was why he hadn’t wanted Daniel to come. Because what he intended to do now was something no one could witness.
Liam raised his hand and used his telekinesis. The raw materials trembled, then rose from the ground, levitating in neat stacks, as though held by invisible cranes. With a thought, he disappeared again — the materials vanishing with him.
Back in the Dimensional Space, Liam placed the stacks of raw materials down into the open compartments of the molecular assembler.
He turned next to the obsidian table where bars of gold, palladium, platinum, and lutetium where neatly stacked, and he extended his hand.
One by one, the bars lifted into the air and glided toward the assembler like offerings to a hungry god. He directed them into the compartments, where they slotted neatly alongside the other raw materials.
As the final bar was placed in the compartment, he smiled. "Lucy. Are you done with the communication layer?"
"Yes," Lucy replied. "System updated."
Satisfied, Liam gave the next command. "Good. Then use everything I just loaded to produce as many Gear Glass units as possible."
"Understood."
While Lucy worked, Liam tested the new Gear Glass functions. After Lucy’s update, in the user lobby, besides the game apps, he could see several new apps.
With the new function, Liam can now browse the internet — going on any social media platform — make calls and send SMS.
This was completely unlike before when the device was just a gaming gear. Now, it was even better than a phone. But the device’s new function wasn’t what was important right now
There were still things left undone. Two, specifically.
First, like he planned yesterday, he needed to train his telekinesis — push it to its absolute limit. He had been using it lightly until now, but today, with the Space’s time dilation, he could devote himself entirely.
Second, he had to test the new talent; the Myriad Armament Constitution.
Just thinking about it made his pulse quicken. To wield every weapon, to master every Dao, to merge them into a supreme path — it was a gift few in any universe could imagine.
Let’s get started, Liam said as he picked up Silverleaf from obsidian table.