Hank stood front and center, clicking enter as the speakers soon rang with a cool female voice, "System activated. Please enter the password for verification."

Hank promptly did so, and soon, the voice added, "Biometric scan commencing. Please place your hands on the panel and look in the retinal scanner for verification."

While Hank continued as instructed, he explained, "With the module being trained endlessly and with new data stores inserted continuously, the module will soon be grabbing content from the worldwide web 24/7. In fact, we've hooked it up to the internet, but for safety reasons, the clearance for operating the module is only available to a handful of personnel and under strict identification measures.

"The touch panel doesn't just identify palm prints and fingerprints—it also detects body temperature, heart rate, and blood oxygen levels. In short, only the living get to operate the module."

Pointing at the LED beside the camera that rapidly blinked in different col