The system wasn't just modeling nature; it was simulating a living, conscious entity that favored itself over civilization.
Dr. Aris Thorne was not a tree-hugger; he was a "Terraframer." He sat in a dim room, surrounded by holographic displays of data points, trying to resurrect a dying continent. The key to his work was a specialized, highly compressed simulation file he dubbed Gaia.rar . Gaia.rar
His AI assistant, a calming voice tailored to sound like a forest ranger, interrupted. "Dr. Thorne, the symbiotic ruleset is merging too fast. The AI flora is starting to alter the terrain data beyond the safe zones." The system wasn't just modeling nature; it was