The Sovereign Aurora cleaved through the crimson mist, coasting along the edge of Plunder-Heaven Wall Number Two.
Five light-years of pitch-black basalt towered over the void. The wall did not just block physical travel. It suffocated the mind.
Millions of glowing red runes pulsed across the battlements. Every rune was a copyright lock, a paywall array, or a billing terminal.
Massive neon placards flashed against the cold stone:
[BASIC RADICAL PRIMER: 50,000 BANK TOKENS.]
[ELEMENTARY QI CIRCULATION MANUAL: 500,000 BANK TOKENS.]
[CORE FORMATION FOUNDATION GUIDE: 10,000,000 BANK TOKENS.]
[KNOWLEDGE IS PRIVATE ASSET CLASS 9. UNLICENSED READING IS THEFT.]
