Chapter 79
Chapter 79
A vast amount of data traveled through the Empire’s networks at the speed of light. However, we conveyed important words from mouth to mouth, and information was passed from hand to hand.
Because networks were vulnerable to security breaches. No matter how much technology advanced, that fact remained unchanged.
Upon returning to the Imperial Guard, I handed the data chip to Hemillas. It contained the memories of a Nemesis contact.
Clink.
Hemillas took the data chip and dropped it into a glass filled with liquid.
Tssssss...
The chemicals coated on the data chip reacted with the liquid in the glass, neutralizing it.
‘So that’s the Custoria family’s seal.’
Only the head of the family and a select few would know that chemical formula.
If someone connected the chip to a terminal without breaking the seal, it would end in disaster. Not only would the terminal malfunction, but the chip itself would be destroyed.
The data seal was one of the many security measures noble families used to protect their secrets. If they were forced to store classified information digitally, they would always add at least one layer of analog security. The Custoria family used a method that involved coating chips with a chemical compound.