The workshop buzzed with activity as Jin hovered over the Crawler parts, his eyes—now streaked with red—examined the glowing chitin. Elena instinctively took a step back as the metallic smell of Crawlers blood.
**[CRAFTING INTERFACE ACTIVATED]**
**[ENHANCED MATERIALS DETECTED]**
**[NEW RECIPES AVAILABLE: CHITIN-REINFORCED QUANTUM BLADE, BIO-LUMINESCENT ARMOR PLATING]**
"The neural tissue is still fresh," Elena noted, her cybernetic eye analyzing the organic components. "If we hook it up with the quantum matrices, we could boost weapon responsiveness by, like, thirty-seven percent."
Jin's fingers traced the edge of a chitin plate, feeling its structure vibrate in response to his touch. The whispers in his head grew louder, more tempting.
"Jin?" Clara's soft voice broke through his concentration. She stood in the doorway, her glasses reflecting her worry. "You've been here for three hours straight. Maybe you should, you know, take a break?"
