“You could’ve called the authorities,” Rook said, eyes reflecting sodium light. “They’d have bureaucratic delays. We had people already there. We had people who owe us.”

The Workbench suggested a surgical action: alter the phase of a feeder to distribute load, buy a few minutes by cycling nonessential circuits, and coordinate with the harbor’s control systems. The plan required authority Kai did not have. It required people.

As the days turned into weeks, Max's workshop became a hub of creativity and innovation. The Electronics Workbench, once a humble workspace, had evolved into a laboratory of imagination, where ideas were born and brought to life with unprecedented ease. And at the heart of it all was the Power Pro Link, a powerful tool that had unlocked new possibilities for Max and his work.