[Congratulations, Host, on another sign-in.]
[It's been detected that you're not on Earth. Sign-in rewards parameters will be adjusted.]
[Parameters have been adjusted. Sign-in rewards in the Dark Energy Universe will now be localized to your native galaxy, Milky Way Galaxy.]
[You received coordinates and map of a stable, naturally formed network of wormholes.]
[You received coordinates of an extremely mineral-rich asteroid belt.]
***
Liam sat motionless in the captain's chair, his eyes unfocused as the information flooded into his mind. The transfer wasn't painful, but it was overwhelming—like trying to drink from a fire hose. Coordinates, spatial maps, gravitational signatures, activation protocols—all of it poured directly into his consciousness.
The flight deck around him faded from awareness. Daniel's presence somewhere behind him became background noise. Even Lucy, standing quietly beside him, seemed distant and unimportant compared to what he was processing.
