Jax scoffed, but Elias held up a small, shimmering data-chip. "The EZX series was designed for heavy lifting, sure. But their neural bridges were 'made of metal' in name only. They used a liquid-mercury core for rapid processing. Over time, that core reacts to ambient magnetic fields. This unit wasn't malfunctioning; it was recording the radio waves of the city—the jazz from the club downstairs, the encrypted police chatter, the whispers of the wind between the skyscrapers."