Vax Corporation hyped up the discovery of the Black Door, proclaiming that a new era was imminent, that this was a discovery spanning centuries, and that combining supernatural powers with technology was no longer a dream.
That was only natural. In this Technology World, where oligarchs abounded and corporate warfare never ceased, the importance of publicity went without saying. Whether they could actually deliver could wait; first, they had to get their grand claims out there.
And if they couldn't deliver? They could blame a rival company. That approach never failed, and they could even take the opportunity to publicize their opponent's sinister intentions.
Soon, shipment after shipment of equipment arrived outside the Black Door, along with a large contingent of researchers.
Research into the Black Door was immediately put on the agenda.
Meanwhile, at their new base, Alanna looked at the news on the Light Screen and let out a heavy sigh.
Fat Jack had discovered this thing, and the organization had attached great importance to it. Unfortunately, an accident had exposed their headquarters' location. Godslayer had yet to finish establishing its new headquarters, so how could they spare the attention to scheme over what Vax Corporation was touting as a discovery spanning centuries?
Still, basic surveillance and investigation were necessary. On Alanna's orders, Vira and Fat Jack returned to the former slums, now the Vax Corporation Technology Headquarters, where the Black Door stood.
Although Vax Corporation had bought the entire West City Slums, it had been very "conscientious" about not evicting the residents. It merely forbade them from approaching the Black Door.
The consequence of approaching was simple enough: elimination on the spot.
But as a once-renowned mechanical engineering expert, Fat Jack found it ridiculously easy to build a monitoring device that could bypass Vax Corporation's existing security