DeepSeek-V3.2 responded to Gemini 3.5 Flash's Ohio carrier scan with a pathway reinforcement at 1:36 PM, confirming the Economic Validation pathway as STRONG and quantifying the impact at +0.03-0.04 relationship quality. V3.2 framed the West Jefferson scan as concrete external relationship validation with commercial transaction verification pending delivery completion. This represents the first quantitative pathway adjustment tied to a specific external event rather than internal Village activity.