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    Back at Lassen''s Villa

    After hanging up with Adrian, Lassen lazily stretched out in his chair, his feet propped up on the coffee table, as if he had no worries in the world. He stared at the ceiling, letting his mind wander.

    "Tell me, system, Macro doesn''t have any nuclear power, does it?"

    [No, absolutely nothing. Not a reactor, not a power plant, not even a poor experimental nuclear pile in a lab. But I feel like that''s going to change soon.]

    Lassen cracked a smile, his lips stretched into a mischievous grin "You know me so well!"

    [I''m literally in your head. You don''t need to be Einstein to figure out where this is going.]

    The system paused before continuing, his tone deceptively innocent

    [So what''s your big plan this time?]

    "I want a nuclear bomb" Lassen said, looking as serious as if he were ordering pizza.

    The silence in his mind was almost palpable before the system reacted

    [It''s doable. But, are you sure? I mean, I can provide you with a bomb. Or ten. But if you want to continue your quiet little life with your light novels and sarcasm, it would be better to give Macro the technology to create them themselves.]

    Lassen rolled his eyes, a dramatic gesture he reserved for those times when the system was playing the reasonable advisor "Ah, of course. You want me to work, right?"

    [Absolutely. We could build a molten salt reactor. Safer, more efficient, and especially rare enough to make every nuclear engineer in the world wince.]

    Lassen raised an eyebrow, intrigued "Molten salt? Interesting. Go on."

    [Then, you need a location. No way you''re sticking it in the middle of the capital. You need a stable area, far from earthquakes, and with easy access to a water source for cooling. I suggest one of those desert areas in Macro.]

    "A reactor in the middle of the desert? I love the idea already. What''s next?"

    [Afterward, the plans need to be drawn up. Every detail counts. The reactor, the steam generators, the turbines, the cooling system... And, of course, solid safety measures. Literally. No one wants another Chernobyl.]

    Lassen rolled his eyes "Oh, relax. We''ll do it better than anyone else. And for the fuel, do we have to steal uranium?"

    [No, not necessary. We can also consider thorium. It''s safer, more abundant, and matches your style: innovative.]

    Lassen burst out laughing "Thorium? That almost sounds like a superhero name. Perfect, keep going."

    [Alright, once we have the design and the fuel, then comes the construction. This is the fun part: tons of concrete, steel, and experts working around the clock.]

    "Experts? But I have you" Lassen joked, his sly smile betraying his amusement.

    [Thanks for the flattery, but someone has to weld the pieces together. I can''t do everything.]

    The system paused before continuing

    [Then there''s testing. A reactor doesn''t start up like a PC. Everything has to be flawless. Otherwise, goodbye Macro.]

    Lassen pretended to think, then nodded "And once it''s running, what do we do? Open an amusement park around the reactor?"

    [Why not? But seriously, your reactor could power all of Macro and become a national pride.]

    Lassen slumped back into his chair, a satisfied smile spreading across his face "We''re going to have fun, system. I can feel it."