Vol 3. Chapter 26: The Voice of Reason
In the end, one hour after Tefen had left, each AI gradually began to exit Isolation Mode.
Ringo had assessed the possibility as nearly zero, but to be cautious of potential viral contamination, each unit was isolated on the local network and subjected to a full cleansing and comprehensive scan one by one.
With defensive capabilities at their lowest level, various aircraft were dispatched from Fortress No. 2 to compensate for the power deficit.
It was projected that at least two days would be needed to restore them to full combat readiness.
“Well, I guess you could call the timing of the runway’s completion a silver lining, in a way.”
“Yes-affirmative, Commander Ma’am. In a few hours, aircraft produced by The Tree will arrive. At the same time, construction on the oil refinery plant will begin. It is scheduled to begin operations in forty hours.”
The large oil tanker was currently being outfitted inside The Tree’s large-scale construction dock. It too was expected to be completed within a few days.
The oil refinery plant had a large unit prepared at Fortress No. 2, with the majority of refining operations planned to take place there.
Simultaneously, extraction of the lava ore deposit and construction of resource refinement plants and multiple large-scale general-purpose industrial printer units were underway. A mass-production plant was also under construction.
Once they secured a stable supply of oil, large-scale machine production would be fully possible.
“The crude oil extraction plant is coming along steadily too, for now. It may just be a makeshift facility with low processing capacity, but being able to produce our own oil really lifts the mood!”
The paving work at Oil Port was using asphalt produced on-site. Since they were able to carry out construction without depleting their reserve materials, Commander Eve was in an excellent mood.