"This is a nascent gear collective; the blood of the god of machines has not yet flowed here, and I have not felt the pulse of the omnissiah." Kristen stood on a high platform, observing the Forge production line of the Forge still under construction below, describing what she saw in the abstract terms characteristic of the Adeptus Mechanicus.
Meanwhile, 32 automatically translated these words into human language, then replied in binary: "This Forge has been under construction for less than a year; it isn't even finished yet.
Minerals from Rostov I are currently processed by my Forge ship to produce the components needed for the construction of the Forge."
Upon hearing 32's reply, Kristen did not find fault, merely nodding slightly.
Both held the title of Sage, so there was no need for empty rhetoric. Their simple exchange quickly set the tone.
"Sage Olegana, your Forge likely cannot handle the production of large components." Kristen did not deliberately find fault, but after some calculations, she pointed out the current issue: "The Orbital Ring requires large Adamantium frameworks. Based on calculations, your Forge cannot produce large components of that size.
As for other parts and equipment, you can produce them here, though the production capacity might be slightly insufficient."
Although the large intercontinental Forge built by 32 on Rostov III was significant, it was still somewhat inadequate for the construction needs of an entire Orbital Ring.
32 was not surprised by this issue. When she and Governor Luka initially planned this Forge, their considerations were to meet the material demands of Sub-Sector development and to produce some of their own weaponry.
After all, Governor Luka was still secretly accumulating Primaris, and the establishment of Astra Militarum and Defense Force legions also required weapons. If they could produce them themselves, that would naturally be excellent.
While it wasn't impossible to expand this Forge into an entire Forge World, the current population and resources of Rostov were insufficient to support a whole Forge World.
One could even say that even if the entire Sub-Sector were developed, supporting a Forge World would still be very difficult.
After all, the maintenance of a Forge World does not merely require population and resources; more importantly, it needs a market, a massive amount of orders to fill every Forge within the entire Forge World, to make rivers of Adamantium flow ceaselessly, to keep the fires of the Forge burning fiercely, and to make the pulse of the omnissiah beat steadily and powerfully!
A small Sub-Sector simply does not have orders of that scale; even a Sector would be a stretch.
Ultimately, the entire Mariupol Sector is merely a frontier Sector. While its development level is not high enough, there is also an existing Forge World, meaning there is no ground for a second Forge World to survive here.
Therefore, what Governor Luka and 32 originally envisioned was just to establish an industrial world, producing some industrial goods, and then figuring out some weapons and equipment on their own, which would be enough.
As for the Orbital Ring issue, they had naturally considered it.
"For large components, you can order them from Mariupol Forge World. While they lack the ability to construct an Orbital Ring, they can produce some large components." 32 conveyed to Kristen and her team what she and Governor Luka had already discussed: "The primary function of Rostov III Forge is to serve as a backbone for Sub-Sector development, providing necessary productivity support for Sub-Sector development.
The future products here will primarily focus on industrial goods, various planetary development equipment, and the various weapons and equipment used by the Defense Force.
As for the production of large components, I have no such plans, and Governor Luka is not interested in it."
Dividing the orders for large components to Mariupol Forge World was something Governor Luka and 32 had already confirmed in their previous discussions.
After all, that is a Forge World, and it is a very worthwhile matter to cultivate a good relationship with them using some orders for large components.
In the future, if they wanted to order things like warship Adamantium keels, large Lance, and Macro cannon arrays, it would also be much more convenient.
Although 32's Forge could indeed produce them if truly necessary, the construction and development of the Forge require time, and what they lacked most was time.
Exchanging a portion of orders for time was a fairly acceptable trade.
"Is that so? Ordering large components from the local Forge World..." Kristen calculated briefly in her mind, then nodded: "This is an acceptable outcome. However, this means we will still need to travel to the local Forge World to verify if they have the capability to complete the production of large components.
And, more importantly, whether they have spare capacity to produce large components for the Forge Orbital Ring.
If they do not have the time, it will severely delay the construction of the Forge Orbital Ring, which Griya cannot accept."
"Don't worry, it's a Forge World after all; they wouldn't be without even this much capability." 32 casually stroked the cat. Although she hadn't been to Mariupol Forge World herself, through her conversations with Ovilia and Donia, she was aware of the situation at Mariupol Forge World: "Moreover, the Mariupol Sector is just a newly developed frontier Sector. The Forge World here doesn't have so many orders to fill all its Forges."
"In that case, we will proceed to Mariupol Forge World for an inspection shortly." Kristen thought about it and still felt it safer to take a look.
32 did not object to this, merely asking Kristen if she could purchase a batch of workers from Griya.
Regarding 32's request, Kristen agreed after only a brief consideration. Such matters were not an issue for a Forge World.
"It seems we have reached a consensus." 32 also nodded with satisfaction, then asked: "Can you also plan an Orbital Ring for this planet? I intend to expand this planet."
Upon hearing this request, Kristen was slightly puzzled, but there was no reason to push important orders away.
So she merely thought for a moment before replying: "That's certainly no problem, but even Griya cannot simultaneously undertake the construction of two Forge Orbital Rings. I'm afraid we will have to wait until the Orbital Ring for Rostov II is completed before we can begin construction on this planet."
"That's fine, as long as you can take on this order." 32 immediately became joyful, smiling like a cat's mouth, and frantically stroking the cat.
Kristen didn't quite understand what was so good about such a furry animal. So much fur looked difficult to clean and could easily fall into mechanical crevices, causing unnecessary issues.
However, for the Sage of the Prefecture Magisterium before her, she could only express respect despite her lack of understanding.
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