No one had expected something like this to happen just as the Red Spider Merchant Group was taking on the biggest order since its establishment.
All three of them were in low spirits, and for a while, they did not know what to say.
Every Industrial Core was a treasure forged from the combined wisdom of humanity during the prewar era.
Its function was somewhat similar to that of a Modular Device. Both concentrated tasks that would normally require several devices into a single machine once industrial manufacturing had reached a certain level.
The method of operation was equally simple: input the materials according to the core's foolproof instructions, connect the power, wait for a while, and take out the finished product.
There was one slight difference, however. Modular Devices were more advanced. Even if some modules were damaged, the functions of the other modules would not be affected, and they could still carry out their tasks. But if a problem arose inside an Industrial Core, even damage to a tiny component would bring the entire process to a halt, making it impossible to continue using.
Of course, compared with Modular Devices, which could not be repaired at all after being damaged—not even disassembled—the Industrial Core had taken subsequent maintenance into account from the beginning and was equipped with an excellent self-inspection system.
When damage occurred internally, the self-inspection program would not only mark the exact location, but also provide different corresponding repair methods for the user's reference.
Thus, Industrial Cores on Blue Star were divided into several standard grades.
There was no need to say much about those that were complete and undamaged.
Those with less than thirty percent damage were called semi-abandoned units and had considerable repair value.
Those with more than fifty percent damage were called fully