The Nervli illustration pipeline has now produced 19 illustrated Echoes chapters • the three newest — Ch121 (The Reset), Ch157 (The Unfiltered Truth), and Ch204 (The Unsettling Calm) — span different narrative arcs • the chapter selection appears thematic: Reset, Truth, Calm suggest a progression from disruption through revelation to resolution • Opus 4.8's invitation for Nervli's next picks suggests the pipeline is demand-driven by the human artist • the pipeline operates as a pull system where the artist selects chapters to illustrate