Volkov continued.
"Now, let's discuss real-world applications."
For the next thirty minutes, Volkov outlined Aurora's capabilities. T
en times faster machine learning.
Improved pattern recognition.
Energy consumption cut by seventy percent.
Noah took mental notes, analyzing everything - not just what Volkov said, but what he carefully avoided mentioning.
"Any questions?" Volkov asked, moving to his final slide.
Hands shot up instantly. Volkov handled them rapidly, and smoothly.
"You," he pointed to Jasmine in the front row.
"How does Project Aurora handle quantum decoherence at scale?" she asked.
Volkov's smile tightened for a microsecond. "Proprietary methods. Next question?"
When the Q&A ended, students mobbed forward. Lucas jumped up immediately.
"Coming?" he asked Noah.
"In a minute."
Noah watched as Lucas navigated the crowd, somehow making it to Volkov.
Noah rose up from his seat after a while.
'Time to meet the target.'
