33 – Setting the TrapBrittany folded her arms again, looking him up and down. “Potentia, huh? For your aura system?”Hector nodded.“What will you do? Gain a level or something?”“Yeah, but not by tonight. Still, I want to start the process.”“In my pack—middle pouch. I’ve got some protein bars.”“Water?”She sighed. “Yeah, but I only have three day’s worth for myself in that bag—”Hector turned and reached into the car, lifting out her pack. It was heavy. “We just need to make it through tonight. Then we turn the tables.”“I guess so,” she said, walking over. “You really think they’ll hit us after dark?”He shrugged, unzipping the bag. “I would.” He found her stash of protein bars and took two of them. As he straightened, ripping the wrapper open with his teeth, she took over with the pack, retrieving a pouch of water for each of them.He took the drink, already chewing a mouthful of chalky, chocolate-flavored protein meal, and she continued to eye him speculatively. “Why don’t you have any supplies? You just came to my place empty-handed?” She pointed to his backpack. “What about your bag?”He swallowed and said, “Just a jammer.” He glanced at his AUI, ensuring the device was off, then an idea hit him. “Got a place we can plug it in?”“You mean to charge it? Yeah.”“What about an antenna?”She frowned, turning to look at one of the big floodlight towers. “Maybe we can rig something?”“Hang on.” Mentally, he queried Evie, What do you think?//You could use the batteries in the light tower to boost the power and connect your makeshift jammer to the tower frame. It’ll allow you to increase the jamming radius significantly.//“My AI says it’s doable.” He nodded as he chewed, thinking it over. If they could create enough noise, it would mess with the mercs’ comms, and it might add to the confusion. Hector could (...)