Forging a Storage Core from a Dead City

Retired machinist Zhou pointed out hundreds of freight cars on the eastern track. Their wheels were high-strength steel. Soon everyone contributed: subway technicians knew vacuum seals, a physics teacher modeled balance, mechanics stripped motors. Lu Yao spent nearly all his points upgrading the repair station into a Collaborative Manufacturing Center. The domain became one production line. Han's crews dismantled cars, Zhou's team machined rotors, and Su allocated every watt. Basements became cell-sorting rooms. Shopkeepers used barcode scanners for traceability. Their efficiency surpassed Factory Zero's automated line. “You entrusted trillion-yuan equipment to neighborhood civilians?” Qin mocked over the speakers.