The Crowncap Guard passed its revised trial two weeks later.
Nethren prevented fungal growth from sealing any of the three routes. The guardian learned to disable active equipment without striking an incapacitated person beside it. The Stone Brace completed the sample objective. Merrit's workshop guards destroyed the fixed anchors on a separate attempt.
Neither group defeated the Crowncap Guard directly.
Max approved a limited public opening after Nethren added the declared tool restrictions to the entrance rules. Hizon retained authority to suspend the instance if later growth removed every fair route.
Nethren received the approval without pretending the cavern was finished. Income from the public trials would fund additional growth and the eventual independent level.
The exchange had produced its first improvement that none of the three dungeons could have created alone.
Max used the result to open the concord meeting.
