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Chapter 83 - Disassembly and Reassembly

Mechanical tentacles first removed non-structural panels on the servitor's arms and torso exterior.

Revealed beneath weren't basic servo mechanisms but tightly-integrated specialized instrument modules flickering with operational indicator lights.

Cairo operated specialized tools, precisely disconnecting data and power interfaces, beginning methodical unloading.

First extracted was a molecular bonding analyzer.

It was firmly installed in the servitor's left arm position. Its precision detection head and internal sensor units formed an integrated whole, capable of rapidly parsing materials' microscopic structures and elemental compositions—crucial for Cairo's reverse-engineering research on local special materials.

Immediately after, from dedicated slots in the servitor's right arm, Cairo removed core components of a high-precision material spectrometer set. This equipment's sensor arrays and spectroscopic modules were compactly integrated together, specialized for identifying unknown compounds' signatures.

Subsequently, his tentacles probed into the servitor's reinforced chest cavity region, carefully dissociating and extracting a multifunctional microscopic probe array.

This device comprised multiple nanoscale probes with different functions plus their manipulation bases, specialized for fine physical-layer operations on tiny samples plus synchronized energy-layer detection.

On the chest cavity's other side, he also extracted several data storage cores sealed within sturdy shock-resistant casings.

These storage units were currently blank, awaiting being filled by Cairo's subsequent research data.

These specialized equipment—though not the most cutting-edge creations within Warhammer universe tech levels—their underlying design logic and manufacturing standards still far exceeded this cyberpunk world's common levels. Precisely the research tools Cairo currently urgently needed for deep local tech parsing and cross-system fusion experiments.

As these peripheral modules were removed, the servitor's outline already appeared hollow.

Disassembly subsequently entered core stages.

Cairo's tentacles opened the servitor's thoracoabdominal main structural compartment, exposing internally thoroughly-modified layouts. Spaces originally accommodating its own processing units and power sources had been completely occupied by larger, more complex devices.

This was this transmission's core cargo—the small plasma reactor.

Outer shell cast from some extreme-high-temperature-resistant dark alloy, surface densely covered with high-efficiency cooling conduits and energy export ports.

Even in silent standby states, one could intuitively sense internally-contained, heart-stopping energy potential.

Obtaining it meant Cairo could establish independent, powerful power supply cores for all high-energy-consumption equipment within workshops—including the dimensional transport device itself—laying power foundations for possible future large-scale projects.

Finally, Cairo extracted from a relatively independent slot beside the reactor the servitor's own original power source—a standard-specification nuclear fusion battery.

Though its output power fell far short of plasma reactors, technical maturity was extremely high, operations stable and reliable—very suitable as critical backup energy or independently powering secondary equipment.

Cairo's tentacles—at dizzying speeds and precision—separated plasma reactors and nuclear fusion batteries from servitor bodies, connecting them to temporarily-prepared energy buffers and detection units, confirming they remained intact and functionally normal through violent cross-dimensional journeys.

As core materials were extracted, the originally bulky servitor shell instantly became hollow, leaving only a mostly-hollowed metal frame, basic locomotion mechanisms, and a processing core rendered redundant by function replacement.

It stood quietly in place, as if soul extracted, leaving only hollow shells.

At this moment, if switched to humans, perhaps they'd view this loyal servant completing missions with traces of sentimentality.

But within Cairo's value system, pure sentimentality was inefficient and meaningless. This servitor's transport functions had been realized. Its preset missions as "disposable carriers" had ended.

Of course, "waste" was equally unacceptable.

A structurally basically-intact servitor frame with still-functional locomotion mechanisms—even hollowed—itself still constituted resources made of excellent metals and reliable components.

He wouldn't scrap this servitor but "waste-utilize" it, re-endowing value.

He began second-stage work: fusing this Warhammer universe servitor frame with cyberpunk world technological products for reassembly.

Cairo selected several previously-recovered cyberware components. After some calibrations and modifications, he installed them onto this basically-hollowed servitor.

Servitor conversions typically used standard humans as base bodies for ablation, then installing various different equipment according to usage needs.

Generally speaking, servitor conversions also performed frontal lobe removals, ensuring servitors wouldn't possess excess self-awareness.

And well-maintained servitors could typically operate hundreds, even thousands of years.

For the Imperium, servitors could be said to be important foundational forces supporting Imperial operations.

Even reaching the 40K era Cairo was most familiar with before crossing over, the Imperium had transformed into a nation upon a corpse's back.

The conversion-completed servitor quickly recovered basic humanoid form. Aside from looking not-too-bright with somewhat vacant expressions, almost indistinguishable from ordinary people.

Cairo kept him within workshops, continuing use as service servitor—primarily responsible for cleaning and workshop tool organization, plus when necessary serving as Cairo's experimental assistant, or test subject.

After processing the servitor, Cairo shifted attention from the reassembled servitor, turning toward that just-arrived, energy-abundant small plasma reactor.

He personally interfaced it into the workshop's main energy network. Following low energy humming sounds, workshop lighting became more stable and bright. Many standby equipment indicator lights also successively lit up. Entire space's energy levels rose a significant tier.

He finally glanced at that still-slowly-rotating but significantly-energy-reduced dimensional transport device with gradually-sealing rifts, plus those research equipment from home placed beside it.

One successful experiment brought urgently-needed energy and research tools, even extra gains of locally-modified service units.

External interferences temporarily calmed. Internal resources supplemented.

Within Cairo's crimson optical lenses, data streams flickered steadily. He didn't celebrate, nor feel sentiment.

Just calmly turned, walking toward that just-installed molecular bonding analyzer.

Next steps: conduct deeper parsing on previously-obtained Biotechnica genetic editing samples plus several local special alloys.

Inside workshops, new research cycles had already begun.

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