Twenty Divine Coins appeared above every authenticated screen while Nox stood inside Crowncast's central hub. Accepting required one action: revoke consent for Diana's independent relay and keep the national feed active.
The offer reached hospital queues, shelters, private homes, convoy stations, and dungeon entrances. For many viewers, twenty coins meant medicine, food, or enough gate credit to leave an exposed district.
"I can hold the consent routes until the timer ends. They accepted the relay before Dorian attached a price to leaving," Diana said.
"Release them," Nox replied.
"The tower gets cleaner armor every time someone takes the money," Diana replied.
"They still get to leave," Nox said.
Diana removed her telekinetic hold from the choice layer while preserving the physical screens she already supported. The first withdrawals reached the hub before her hands stopped shaking from the released strain.
