Allen stood before a row of specialized, temperature-controlled preservation containers. Dozens of "Resonance Crystal Cores" floated silently in a nutrient solution, emitting a faint blue glow like distant stars.
His mind had long since switched from microscopic technical analysis to the level of grand strategy.
This creature, unrecorded in any Wizard's bestiary, was a major security risk in and of itself.
Once the Resonance Crystal Core technology replication project succeeded, it would become the sharpest spear and the strongest shield in his Celestial Net system.
But before that, the source of this technology, the Abyss Ray, could also become his Achilles' heel.
If he could discover it, other Wizards naturally could too.
Especially in this world where strength was paramount, there were only two kinds of secrets: those that had already been leaked, and those that never would be.
He chose the latter.
"Jarvis, have the Hive Mother Ship return to the Silent Abyss."
