Under the overcast sky, the waves carried gray-white foam, crashing against the rocks.
Perfikot and Sanderion were standing on the pier, holding the design plans of the underwater mining unit, conducting final checks.
In front of them, an underwater mining unit that resembled a giant steel whale quietly floated on the sea surface, its metallic shell emitting a gray iron sheen, rivets giving it a distinctive steampunk aesthetic.
"The cutter head uses high-strength alloy, capable of slicing through seabed rock layers," Sanderion straightened up, pointing to the rotating sawtooth device at the mining unit's front end, "But the deep-sea pressure tests aren't finished yet; if it encounters a hard mineral vein, the wear on the cutter will be severe."
