The Smart Key indeed had a connection to the mechanoid Authority!
Henry, slightly excited, lifted Anna and Emily onto his shoulders and happily spun around.
Little Carly, standing aside, watched enviously, wishing she could jump onto Henry's shoulders and cling to him like a koala.
"It's not fair, I want to go up too," Carly muttered.
Henry coughed, setting the two women down from his shoulders, and began to share his gains from the mission.
"The initial goal of coming to the Heart of Machinery was to help me find clues about the Authority, and now this objective has been achieved."
Anna, somewhat puzzled, asked, "So, are we leaving now?"
Henry shook his head and replied, "We might need to stay for a few more days.
One of the rewards I received includes a Level 50 Mechanoid Assembly Line, a technology never seen before by our plane's humans.