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This document details the operations of Trenchbleeders and the story behind their names. This document can be unlocked through dying to a Trenchbleeder.
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Trenchbleeder
The Trenchbleeder Class Walker is built for one thing and one thing only: Making as much money as possible. The Let-Vand zone is full of natural mineral nodes and oil pockets, and setting up rigs at each one would be incredibly expensive. The Trenchbleeder was built to fill the role of a mobile oil rig and mining platform, allowing us to bleed the trench dry for resources and cash.
A Trenchbleeder Class Walker weighs 220.600 tons, measuring at 1500 studs height and 1000 studs length. Outfitted with a state-of-the-art lidar-camera scanner mounted at the top of its flare-stack, it roams the Let-Vand zone, scanning for minerals and oil. Once a pocket has been found, it'll walk on top of it and start the extraction process. Once the pocket is empty or its cargo storage is full, it'll return to its loading dock, drop off its resources and return to duty.
Each Trenchbleeder is controlled by the Navi-AI system, allowing them to do tasks autonomously. This means that they can operate day and night without the need for crews to switch between shifts constantly, only needing regular maintenance every 2 weeks. This also means that in the event of a Blacksite lockdown, the Trenchbleeders can keep making money as the lockdown situation is being dealt with. In the event that the AI is down for maintenance, a skeleton crew of 12 people is enough to keep things running smoothly until the AI is operational again.
Due to their extreme weight, Trenchbleeders would not be able to walk on dry land. The only reason they aren't toppling over is due to the low density water helping it stand up straight. Attempting to leave the Let-Vand zone would be suicidal for a Trenchbleeder, as the sudden pressure shift would implode its light hull instantly.
There are only 4 Trenchbleeders in operation, and their names are as follows:
Trenchbleeder Leon - Named after Mr. Shade's cat.
Trenchbleeder Rosa - Named after the woman who ████ ██ ███ ██ ███ ██████ ██ ███ █████████.
Trenchbleeder Lucy - Named after Mr. Shade's stillborn daughter.
Trenchbleeder River - Named after the man who gave his all in the first encounter against the Guardian Angel of the Banlands.
Once the Let-Vand zone is fully stripped of its resources, all of the Trenchbleeders will be shut down and dismantled for parts. All except for Lucy. Mr. Shade has requested that Lucy specifically is to be switched into freeroam mode, allowing her to wander the trench without any clear moneymaking goals. The board of finance were very unhappy with this request, as the maintenance costs without any profit returns would be high. Anyone on the board against this request has since been demoted and/or fired.
