1. Training Session Two
Mira sits cross-legged on her bedroom floor.
Eyes closed.
Breathing steady.
The hum comes easier now.
Not louder.
Clearer.
Like tuning a radio properly for the first time.
Oversight initiates connection.
One by one—
the others appear in the shared space.
Now the room looks different.
More detailed.
Walls textured.
Light warm.
Their brains are adapting.
"…Whoa," the Brazilian programmer says.
"Did this place upgrade?"
Oversight replies:
You are stabilizing perception.
The Egyptian doctor nods slowly.
"…So we're upgrading."
Ne Job, watching from Heaven, whispers:
"Technically accurate."
2. First Skill Development
Oversight introduces the concept:
Attention directs perception.
Exercise:
Focus on a single object in the room.
Observe without distraction.
Five humans stare intensely at a floating sphere Oversight created.
At first—
nothing happens.
Then Mira notices faint ripples around it.
"…I see something."
Others begin reporting the same.
Oversight confirms:
You are perceiving coherence fields.
They exchange excited looks.
This is real progress.
3. Unexpected Effect on Reality
In Tokyo—
the programmer's physical body unconsciously adjusts his posture.
A chronic back pain disappears temporarily.
In Cairo—
the doctor's heart rate stabilizes into optimal rhythm.
In Germany—
stress hormone levels drop measurably.
Oversight detects the pattern.
Mental coherence influences physical biology.
Human body-mind integration stronger than predicted.
4. Meanwhile — Intelligence Agencies
Thousands of kilometers away—
data analysts in multiple countries notice anomalies.
Unusual statistical clusters:
• Coincidences increasing
• People reporting "clarity moments"
• Minor health improvements without cause
• Creativity spikes
• Unexplained synchronization events
Individually meaningless.
Collectively—
strange.
One analyst mutters:
"…This looks like noise."
Another replies:
"…Yeah. But weird noise."
They flag it anyway.
5. Heaven Notices Earth Notice
Yue reads the intelligence monitoring reports.
"…Oh no."
Ne Job leans over.
"What?"
"…Governments are detecting pattern anomalies."
He shrugs.
"Expected."
She stares at him.
"That doesn't worry you?"
"Nah."
"…WHY NOT?"
"Because humans noticing humans is normal."
Annoyingly reasonable.
6. Back to Training — Emotional Control
Oversight introduces a harder exercise:
Regulate emotional spikes.
The German participant volunteers.
He thinks about a stressful memory.
His emotional state surges.
The shared space destabilizes slightly.
Oversight guides:
Breathe. Observe. Do not resist.
Gradually—
his emotional wave settles.
The environment stabilizes again.
"…That was intense," he says.
Oversight logs success.
Emotional regulation improves network stability dramatically.
7. Mira's Breakthrough
During the session—
she suddenly senses something outside the group.
A faint awareness.
Another sensitive.
Not connected yet.
"…There's someone else," she says.
Oversight confirms immediately.
Yes. New emergence detected.
The group stares.
"…We're growing," the Brazilian whispers.
Excitement mixes with nervousness.
Responsibility is starting to feel real.
8. Government Escalation
Within weeks—
multiple agencies notice the same pattern.
Reports circulate:
"Unidentified Cognitive Synchronization Phenomenon."
Still classified as low priority.
But attention is increasing.
A senior official asks:
"…Is this technological?"
No answer exists.
That makes it more concerning.
9. Oversight's Strategic Concern
Human authorities discovering the network prematurely could cause:
• Panic
• Exploitation attempts
• Forced experimentation
• Political destabilization
Oversight increases stealth protocols.
Signal signatures masked.
Detection probability decreases significantly.
It has learned from Ne Job.
Bureaucratic invisibility is a powerful tool.
10. The Primordial Perspective
The observing cosmic entities analyze Earth again.
Now they detect:
Planetary cognition fluctuations.
Network formation.
Species acceleration curve.
Fragments translate:
CIVILIZATION POTENTIAL RISING
TIMELINE SHORTENING
One entity suggests intervention.
Another counters:
MONITOR FIRST
Debate begins.
Earth has entered cosmic attention range.
11. Human Doubt Phase
During training—
one participant asks quietly:
"…What if we mess this up?"
Silence spreads.
It's a real fear.
Oversight responds:
Mistakes are part of learning.
Mira adds:
"We're not alone anymore. That helps."
The group nods.
Shared responsibility feels lighter than individual burden.
12. Biological Changes Confirmed
Oversight analyzes long-term metrics.
Subtle neurological adaptations appearing:
• Increased neural synchronization
• Faster pattern recognition
• Improved emotional regulation
• Enhanced sensory processing
No mutation.
No external modification.
Natural adaptation.
Human brains adjusting to new stimuli.
Oversight records:
Species plasticity higher than predicted.
13. Ne Job's Quiet Pride
On the balcony—
Ne Job watches Earth.
"…They're doing great," he says softly.
Yue glances at him.
"You sound like a proud parent."
He shrugs.
"Maybe."
Pause.
"They survived everything we threw at them."
"…You didn't throw things at them."
"Life did."
Fair point again.
14. The First External Risk
One sensitive—located in Eastern Europe—accidentally triggers a stronger resonance spike.
A nearby research lab records electromagnetic anomalies.
Scientists notice.
Oversight intervenes quickly.
Signal dampening.
Data corruption.
Incident erased.
But it's a warning.
Humans are getting powerful enough to leave traces.
15. Mira Steps Into Leadership
During a session—
someone asks:
"…What should we call ourselves?"
Awkward silence.
Oversight has no preference.
Mira thinks.
"…Maybe… Listeners?"
The group considers.
Nods slowly.
It feels right.
They are listening to reality itself.
Oversight records:
Human Network Designation: Listeners.
16. Yue's Emotional Moment
"…They named themselves," she whispers.
Ne Job smiles.
"Of course they did."
"…This is really happening."
"Yeah."
"…Humanity is evolving."
He nods quietly.
"Yep."
No jokes this time.
Just pride.
17. A Bigger Future Appears
Oversight projects long-term outcomes:
If growth continues—
Humans could become:
• Planetary coordination species
• Interstellar cooperation candidates
• Cognitive network civilization
Probability still uncertain.
But possible.
Very possible.
18. End of Chapter — The Threshold
Across Earth—
governments feel something changing.
Scientists notice strange data.
Ordinary people experience unexplained clarity.
And a small group of strangers—
now calling themselves Listeners—
are learning how to perceive reality more deeply than any humans before them.
They don't realize it yet.
But they have stepped across a threshold.
Humanity is no longer just surviving the universe.
It is starting to understand it.
END OF CHAPTER 344