The ocean-floor production complex where Carl and Donut meet Zev and attend the remote Faction Wars preproduction council.
Carl and Donut transfer directly into the Production Facility, skipping the normal gnoll security checkpoint. Unlike Carl's CrawlCon visit, their orientation is stable rather than sideways, and his HUD immediately shuts off.
The familiar room no longer contains Carl's enhanced training studio. Zev appears remotely on its table for a secure sponsor conversation before a Mexx robot moves them to the large circular Faction Wars meeting space.
Other representatives project from castles or remote bases, while Carl and Donut must physically transfer because they lack comparable infrastructure.
A sealed high-tech complex on the ocean floor, with projection tables, blank studio walls, and a ten-section war council chamber.
The facility is neutral production territory where crawler sponsorship rights and Faction Wars administration intersect.
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