Five minutes soon passed, and Alura's backup consciousness took control of her main body. She quickly connected with the members of management, and everyone perked up when they heard that ethereal voice.
Even if it seemed less lively than before.
Once this new active consciousness entity came online, she immediately followed management's first directive, analyzing and adjusting the ritual inside the Lockdown Hall. She swiftly produced a plan and distributed it to the Secret Ritual Expert Group.
These experts had been at a complete loss, afraid to interfere with the ritual inside the hall in case they made things worse. Now, at last, they knew what to do, instead of being as helpless as before.
Another message came from Alura: "Domain field resonance analysis indicates that the Blood-Colored Skull inside the Ancient Museum is highly likely to be the source of the ritual's instability. Requesting its immediate removal from the city."
"The Blood-Colored Skull?"
Ryan reacted at once. He had not expected that to be the cause, but considering everything that had happened, it was certainly possible.
With the source identified, the rest would be easy.
He said, "We need to move the Blood-Colored Skull out of the city immediately."
Someone in management reminded him, "That won't be easy. We signed a strict custody protocol with the West Coast government council. Any transfer requires the council's prior approval."
"That's right, Ryan. We cannot bypass procedure," another manager said gravely. "If it goes missing during the transfer, none of us could bear that responsibility."
The Federation had been searching for the Blood-Colored Skull all along, and it involved companies and research institutes on both coasts. If it was eventually confirmed to be genuine, the national authorities might intervene in full force. The consequences would be beyond their control and more than