Chapter Three: Buying a Factory Made of Debt

“Your own records.” Shen opened an overlooked page. “The third batch was not chemically unstable. The sampling probe was contaminated with coolant. These bars came from the furnace core.” The System had supplied the variable. Shen found the evidence that made it credible. Twenty minutes later, the spectrometer reported a molybdenum deviation of only 0.0007, better than the procurement standard. The workshop erupted in its first cheer. Tang looked at Shen differently. “Even with material, the power will not last until tomorrow. Certification requires fourteen continuous hours.” “Who said it has to last until tomorrow?” Shen pointed to the testing protocol. “The old plan performs pressure, cycle, and cryogenic tests sequentially.