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Part 16 opens amidst winter in David's thriving underground bunkers, where structured life includes ""Applied Logistics Training"" for wives and children, and David successfully rallies Eli's squatters toward self-reliance. Internal discoveries reveal gold pellets in both Deacons' medallions and wives' collars, coinciding with the news of Olivia's pregnancy, Junior's third expectant wife. The stability is momentarily broken when Junior's Vanguard team, on reconnaissance near Austin, accidentally shifts into the advanced, surveillance-heavy alternate reality known as the Holy Imperium. After destroying a drone and learning about the intrusive ""Shepherd"" system, they narrowly escape back to their own timeline, inadvertently bringing an elderly woman with them-who is shocked by their post-apocalyptic world. The nature of these shifts prompts scientific inquiry back home. Emma, Riley, and Olivia theorize that the gold embedded in their collars serves as ontological protection against neurological damage during reality shifts. Confirming this, David reveals his massive gold bullion stores, leading to a plan to craft protective collars for committed community members who contribute their own gold and undergo training. Following the birth of Junior and Riley's son, Jackson, David introduces a new jeweled recognition system for collars, assigning virtues to eleven different gemstones. This pleasant spring is shattered by an unprecedented, mile-wide EF5 tornado. David remains aboveground to witness the devastating multiversal convergence, during which his primary reality structure holds firm while alternate versions of his home are obliterated. Post-storm investigation reveals bizarre, localized damage. David and Darrel confirm that David's role as an Anchor, combined with the gold halos, created an ontological stability field that diverted the tornado's full force. Horrifyingly, they confirm the catastrophe was displaced to the Red Utopia reality, completely destroying that timeline's ranch and killing alternate versions of Jessica, Poppy, and Mathew. David is forced to grapple with the profound moral crisis of weaponizing the stability of his primary reality against other timelines. Despite the existential threat, the community continues to grow. New members like Yushu, Yuxi, and Lisha are integrated with symbolic ""eternity collars."" The family's unique abilities are increasingly used to proactively intervene in reality shifts. The relationships among David's wives deepen, and new member Bonnie navigates her complex role and duty within the Protocol. The narrative culminates with David outlining his vision for a new civilization built on decentralized communities, where his family are designated as the ""Patriarchs and Matriarchs"" responsible for establishing this reborn world order.

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