Just then, Encryption's terminal inside the cabin suddenly lit up. The signal came from the special station in the southern Twelve Counties of Goryeo. Its priority was fairly high, but its subject line was extremely strange.
[Request to review diplomatically sealed hazardous biological specimen.]
Below it was an exterior photograph of an unopened container.
The sealed chamber was secured at the center of an underground quarantine zone, surrounded by an independent power supply, life-sign monitors, and hazardous-material warning lines. At the very bottom was a project name that Britannia had repeatedly marked.
[CODE R.]
The displeasure on Lin Cuo's face vanished instantly. He sat up straight, enlarged the photograph, and checked the designation again.
"CODE R?"
The accompanying administrator thought he had discovered a serious diplomatic incident and hurried to explain. "The Goryeo staff didn't dare open it without authorization. This container was originally transported as a hazardous poison-gas shipment. The consulate then sealed it on three grounds: an unknown biological hazard, foreign military-industrial secrets, and the security of the Government-in-Exile. The station's medical personnel only performed noninvasive scans. They confirmed stable signs of life inside, with a shape resembling an adult woman, but the restraint structure, power supply method, and Britannian research designation are all absent from our existing databases."
Lin Cuo's eyes had already lit up.
"She's still inside the chamber? No one opened it?"
"I already had the seal marked to state that it must not be opened without joint approval from the Regent Council, the special station's medical committee, and the diplomatic security authorities. Some people also believe this may be a strategic sample sent specifically for you, so they're even less willing to handle it without authorization."
"Sent for me..."
Lin Cuo slowly repeated the words. His right hand pressed against the tabletop, and the