When it came to experiments, failure at the first attempt was a pretty normal occurrence.
Neither Ves nor the others felt too upset about the outcome.
The worst that could happen was nothing. The amount of data they could gather from such a depressing outcome would be minimal.
While the mass deaths of all of the SICs may seem catastrophic, Ves and the others did not necessarily think so. They obtained plenty of interesting readings and could derive a lot of conclusions by analyzing them all. This would bring them much closer to developing a qualified product in their subsequent attempts.
Of course, that was easier said than done.
As the Larkinson mech designers returned to their labs and began their investigation, they encountered far too many mysteries.
There was a lot of data, but not all of them led to solutions. The researchers kept studying the numbers, but without a solid theory, it was too difficult to determine what went wrong and what they missed.
