Chapter 19
THE SATIN ROAD
The Satin Road was jammed; hackers from all over the world were abuzz about the m*********r of the tech leaders. Zan Tanner moved like a hunter stalking prey along the bar that stretched for a hundred feet. He leaned in to eavesdrop on conversations as he passed by. The discussions ranged from the technical aspects of commandeering Chinese military drones to conspiracy theories about nation-states to even a theory that the United States was behind the murders to consolidate AI control under their military.
An avatar known as a humanoid turned to speak to another avatar and caught a glimpse of Zan. Locking eyes for a moment, Zan knew the humanoid recognized him. Humanoid avatars were customs, made from the RL person’s image and then enhanced; the idea was to cre
