"Only three types of people are allowed on Project Zero-Transit."
Serena's gaze flickered. "Which three?"
Dr. Grant slowly revealed the answer. "The Buyers, The Cargo, and The Hunters."
As the three terms fell from his lips, the atmosphere in the medical suite grew noticeably heavier.
"Dr. Grant, could you be more specific?" Serena asked.
He nodded. "The Buyers are the approved trading parties on Project Zero-Transit."
"They could be arms dealers, black market pharmaceutical buyers, or proxies for illegal organizations, syndicates, and rogue laboratories."
"As long as you have the money, the right connections, and The Raven-Plume Pass, you can board as a Buyer."
"The trades that happen on Project Zero-Transit are extremely diverse."
"Weapons, narcotics, illicit experimental data, neural chips, rare biological samples, and even human lives."
Dr. Grant's voice dropped. "Sometimes, what the buyers are purchasing isn't an object. It's a person, or perhaps a life."
Black Jack frowned. "What about The Cargo?"
Dr. Grant looked at her, a profound sadness settling in his eyes. "The Cargo refers to whatever is being sold on the ship."
"Sometimes it's experimental samples, sometimes it's classified data, and sometimes..."
He swallowed hard. "It's people."
A cold gleam slowly crept into Serena's eyes.
Dr. Grant let out a bitter laugh. "A portion of The Black Sun's Obsidian Augments were transported precisely as 'Cargo'."
"They are packed into specialized cryo-pods or neural-stasis units. On the surface, they're labeled as hazardous biological specimens or high-risk medical materials."
"But in reality, those pods are filled with living, breathing human beings."
"Bastards," Jasper muttered under his breath.
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