The Superfactory with No Inspector

Lu Yao called the project manager. A phone began ringing deep inside the workshop. He followed it to the control room. On a desk sat a phone, a cup of coffee with a skin across its surface, and half of a crumpled note. “Do not activate the Matrix Engine. Expansion isn't replication—” Black grease obscured the rest. The entire workshop powered up. Lights came on row by row, and spindles began to hum. A red countdown filled the central screen: 03:59:59. [OVERDUE ORDERS WILL TRIGGER FACILITY RECLAMATION.] “Reclaim what?” Lu Yao asked. The system did not answer. Fire shutters crashed across the exits, and his phone signal vanished.