Underlying exploration under lawful authorization, the technology department consultant's intent
Ke'er's figure disappeared behind the Alloy Door, and the air Engine Room seemed to thin out.
The pressure from the Administrative Faction, tinged with personal connections and coercion, receded, replaced by the Absolute Zero, absolute order of rules and regulations of the Supreme Adjudicator.
Gwen Stacy held the document in her hand, her fingertips slightly cool.
She knew that getting rid of Ke'er only solved the immediate predicament of being caught in the middle. The real problem still lay ahead.
The old logbook, which the Supreme Adjudicator called "key evidence".
"Commander Gwen Stacy."
The Supreme Adjudicator's voice rang out, flat and monotone, as if synthesized by a machine.
"Now, please hand over the evidence."
Hela's gaze sharpened, and her hand unconsciously rested on the hilt of her sword. In her view, since the pretense of civility had already been broken, there was no need to continue with these perfunctory formalities.
Gwen Stacy gave her a reassuring look, then turned to the Supreme Adjudicator, her face still bearing that impeccable professional smile.
"Your Judge, you have misunderstood."
She turned to the second page of the document in her hand and pointed to one of the payments.
According to Article 3 of Chapter 2 of the "Joint Security Drill Plan Notice," before entering the evidence preservation and transfer phase, the technical advisors of both parties must conduct joint data exploration and collection of the incident area to ensure the completeness and objectivity of the subsequent analysis report.
Gwen Stacy's tone was very calm, as if she wasn't stalling for time, but rather diligently carrying out a set procedure.
"After all, the direct cause of this security vulnerability was unauthorized access to the Core Zone system. Our technical consultants have a responsibility and an obligation to assist the Adjudication Office in identifying the source of the vulnerability and assessing the security risks. This is also to submit a responsible report to my superior, Director Lynn."
She kicked the ball back.
The reasons were plausible and perfectly aligned with the terms of the Red-Headed Document.
Your request for me to hand over the evidence is in accordance with the documents. My request to first obtain the survey data is also in accordance with the documents.
The Supreme Adjudicator remained silent.
His eye sockets, devoid of pupils, seemed to be engaged in some kind of high-speed logical calculation.
For a pure rule enforcer, when two instructions with the same highest priority appear, he must follow their inherent procedural order.
Exploration comes first, evidence collection follows. This logic is sound.
A few seconds later, he slightly stepped aside, clearing the way to the engine core control panel.
"Permit."
He uttered two words.
"Exploration area limited to the external interface of Engine Three. Time: ten minutes."
Gwen Stacy felt a slight sense of relief, but her face remained impassive as she simply nodded politely.
"That's enough. Thank you for your cooperation."
She turned to Wanda and said, "Wanda, consultant, let's begin."
Wanda understood and stepped forward.
She didn't use any exaggerated magical rituals; she simply extended her right hand, palm up. A barely perceptible wisp of Scarlet Energy emanated from her fingertips, weaving in the air like a living thing into an extremely complex three-dimensional Data Interface composed of countless Runes.
This interface was perfectly connected to a spare maintenance port on the engine control panel.
This was a "legitimate" connector that Lynn had the Department of Technology prepare in advance based on existing intelligence before he set off.
Within the rules of the Battleworld, as long as no destructive energy fluctuations are generated, this non-intrusive connection based on information exchange is permitted by the "Cross-Dimension Technical Exchange Guidelines".
Hela stood half a step behind Gwen Stacy, seemingly guarding the surroundings, but in reality, she used her Death Force to construct an invisible barrier, separating Wanda's actions from the Supreme Adjudicator's perception, preventing the other party from prying into the Underlying Logic of Chaos Magic.
Wanda closed her eyes.
A massive Data Stream flowed into her consciousness through that Scarlet interface.
Like a highly experienced programmer, she quickly located what she wanted in a sea of billions of lines of code.
The engine's energy consumption curve, the energy output power of each Variant, the operating frequency of the Rule Furnace...
Everything was as seen in the video visit; these Erik Lehnsherr Variant were indeed being used as Bioelectricity batteries to provide energy.
But Wanda felt something was off.
She intensified her analysis of the Chaos Magic, beginning to penetrate deeper into the logical structure.
Time passed second by second.
The Supreme Adjudicator stood motionless like a statue, seemingly calculating the countdown.
Gwen Stacy's heart was in her throat.
Suddenly, Wanda's body trembled almost imperceptibly, and she abruptly opened her eyes.
Her eyes were filled with shock and horror.
She immediately relayed her findings to Gwen Stacy and Hela via an internal encrypted channel.
"It's not a battery..."
They are not batteries!
In Gwen Stacy's mind, Wanda's terrified voice echoed.
"The extracted Mutant Power fluctuations from these Variant, after being converted by the engine's matrix, are not providing conventional energy to the Battleworld. They... they are performing a massive, targeted, forced calculation!"
"Calculate what?" Gwen Stacy asked in her mind.
"A passage... a ' One-Way Assimilation Channel ' that leads directly from the bottom-level rules of the Battleworld to the bottom-level rules of our Negative Zone!"
Gwen Stacy's blood almost froze in that instant.
She finally understood Kang the Conqueror's true purpose.
He had no intention of imprisoning or eliminating these Variant.
He wanted to fuse countless Erik Lehnsherr's variant abilities into a conceptual key, a key that could silently open the gate to the Negative Zone from its very source and completely devour and assimilate it!
This is no longer a war, but a higher-level "Plane Devouring".
Once the passage is completed, the rules of the Battleworld will invade like a virus, the Negative Zone will begin to crumble from the inside, and all the order that Lynn established will cease to exist.
This is the most lethal move hidden beneath all the political maneuvering and diplomatic maneuvering.
Hela's expression also turned extremely ugly, and the murderous aura around her was almost uncontrollable.
Just as Gwen Stacy was digesting this earth-shattering secret, a sudden change occurred.
Warning! Engine Three is experiencing abnormal computing power overload!
"Warning! Vital signs of E-734 Energy Entity are rapidly deteriorating!"
The piercing Electronic Alarm sounded throughout the Engine Room.
A red light began to flash wildly on the massive engine core.
Wanda's face paled. In her attempt to uncover the deepest secrets, she had subconsciously intensified the scan, inadvertently triggering the engine's overload protection mechanism.
Gwen Stacy looked up sharply at the hundreds of nutrient tanks arranged in a matrix.
One of them, a green indicator light representing vital signs, is rapidly dimming.
The nutrient tank was numbered E-734.
It was Erik Lehnsherr, the same person from their Timeline, who had just sent them a distress signal in the video.
His life was coming to an end.