Vivienne tilted her head slightly, intrigued. "These aren't just theoretical simulations, are they?"
Alden glanced at her. "No. These scenarios are based on real military engagements. Every battle we analyze here has either already happened, is happening now, or is predicted to happen in the far future..However the predictions aren't exactly accurate."
That got the class's attention.
Ethan let out a low whistle. "So this is where they predict wars before they start?"
"More or less," Alden replied.
Merlin remained silent, scanning the displays.
He recognized some of the locations being analyzed.
They were battlefields from later in the novel—conflicts that hadn't happened yet but were going to.
That meant the military already had some degree of foresight.
The question was—how much did they know?
And how far had the story's timeline already diverged?
Alden turned back to the students. "For today's exercise, you will experience a live combat simulation firsthand."
