［CLASSIFIED˸ LEVEL-Ω CLEARANCE REQUIRED］ Designation˸ Provisional Reality 7-B ＂Test World＂ Before the Ring‚ before the culmination of Forerunner design‚ there was this place․ It is not the true installation․ It is a proving ground․ A reality woven from controlled variables‚ where the laws of physics are subtly bent‚ life-forms are monitored like pieces in a vast simulation‚ and the passage of time itself is adjustable․ This ＂Test World＂ is a sandbox for perfection․ Weapons are tested here․ Ecosystems are refined․ Ancient AI observes without interveningexcept when anomalies threaten the experiment․ The inhabitants believe their reality is the only one․ They do not know their sky hides false stars‚ their seas are bounded by invisible walls‚ and their histories are rewritten when the data displeases the observers․