Director Kaelen froze.
Serena didn't care about his reaction and stated flatly, "From the looks of it... you have more than one of these things."
"Putting so many Living Assets in close proximity, especially when their implanted chips operate on the exact same control frequency, is a disaster waiting to happen."
"It's fine when they're cryo-sealed or kept in total isolation. But when there are too many, combined with the Vault's own intense scanning frequencies, the chips start overlapping and crashing into each other."
"Even though Specimen Seven has been moved to the specialized medical wing, the system here still retains its baseline data. The second it gets brought back in, the stacked signals will overwhelm the chip and send it into a violent frenzy."
Serena smirked, her tone dipping into malicious territory. "No wonder your Legacy Bio-Chamber is throwing errors. It's a good thing you paid me to come down here today, otherwise, when it snapped at the preview, you probably would have tried to pin the blame on me."
Director Kaelen's face turned violently pale, then red.
He couldn't help but shoot a desperate look at the technician.
The technician was sweating profusely, clearly having no idea how to refute her claims.
Director Kaelen gritted his teeth. "Then what should we do?"
Serena didn't answer immediately.
She lifted her gaze, sweeping it across the massive room.
The Sanctum Vault's Outer Perimeter was blanketed in active scanners.
These devices continuously tracked the condition of the cargo and the location of every person in the room.
For the ship, it was the ultimate security net.
But for her...
It made pulling off a hack extremely inconvenient.
Serena pointed lazily toward the ceiling. "The active scanning frequency in here is stacking on top of the nearby neural chips, which is why the chamber is throwing abnormal fluctuation warnings."
"If we don't completely recalibrate the baseline, the moment Specimen Seven is loaded back into this chamber for the preview, it will go feral."
Director Kaelen swallowed hard, his throat tight. "Then... how do we recalibrate it?"
Serena withdrew her hand, her voice deadpan. "Shut off the active scanners in this corridor."
Director Kaelen froze.
The ship's direct security officer immediately barked a refusal. "Absolutely not. You cannot disable the surveillance and sensors in the core perimeter of the Vault!
Serena didn't even blink. "Ninety seconds."
"I need ninety seconds to recalibrate the data sync between the Legacy Bio-Chamber and Specimen. Seven Otherwise, I can't guarantee it won't snap during the preview."
The security officer scowled. "Not even for one second."
Serena gave him a flat look, completely unbothered to argue.
She smoothly packed her vials away and snapped her medical case shut. "Fine. Then you guys can handle the fallout."
"I've done the diagnostics you paid for, and I've diagnosed the problem. As for the six million you just wired me, there are no refunds."
With that, she grabbed her case and spun on her heel to leave.
Director Kaelen panicked. "Madam Panacea!"
Serena completely ignored him. Instead, she locked eyes with Jerrick, her tone dripping with somber impatience. "You. Escort me back to my room."
Jerrick stood motionless, watching her.
Their eyes met.
Jerrick knew exactly what she was doing. The Panacea demanding a blackout wasn't just to fix a chip glitch.
But it was also the exact window he needed.
He had seen the serialization codes flash on that monitor just as clearly as she had.
A.W.S.
That was Dr. Grant's original project designation.
And it wasn't just Specimen Seven. There was Specimen Three and Specimen Five.
It was absolute proof that these Living Assets were the Semi-Finished Assets Dr. Grant had mentioned.
And it wasn't a one-off prototype; it was an entire batch.
It meant this illegal pipeline of Semi-Finished Assets was already stable and operational.
Right now, shutting down the active scanners for ninety seconds was just as beneficial to him as it was to her.
Playing her role as the volatile
Panacea, Serena frowned sharply at Jerricks stillness. "Me Fenris, do you! nat understand English said,
escort me back."