| Item#022: Replacement Tree | |||
| Size | Between 1.35m and 2.05m | Type | Mechanical |
| Living | No | Conscious | No |
| Hazards | Iron contamination if exposed to the abnormality for a long time. | Gear | Standard Equipment, Gas Mask and Collection Equipment. |
| Location | Autopost 2, Base-7 | Anomaly | Botanical Mechanical Anomaly |
| An instance of Element-A during its discovery. |
|---|
Usage
The instances of the Article must be under a protective canvas covering the entire █km area where the instances are planted. Two (2) guards must guard the entrance and at least two (2) investigators must be there to maintain the items every three (3) days. Specimens require protection against moisture and must be located in an area suitable for their nutrition. The Collection Team must take C-Elements every 2 weeks.
Report
The Article is made up of three elements:
The Element-A is a species of trees that are made entirely of metal and iron. Both the trunk and the branches are made of iron tubes. Instances generally grow to a height of one (1) meter to over three (3) meters.
The roots of the trunk are made of small tubes that end in smaller roots made of copper wires that are buried under the ground.
The Elements-A have a life cycle of 6 months until they run out of minerals from which to extract their components and their exposure to the elements oxidizes them until they end up breaking down.
The Element-B is the name of some metal pods that arise at regular intervals of one week, which for twenty-four (24) hours after arising will give off an iron powder in the breeze and land on the ground ; after this the pod will fall inert on the ground. This iron dust begins to gather in heaps, being attracted by a magnetic force of unknown origin. Once they acquire an amount of at least twelve (12) grams, they will begin to heat until they merge with the area below them. Within this area, a new instance of Element-2 will begin to germinate after one (1) month.
The Element-C are the "fruits" of Element-A that emerge every two (2) months. These fruits are parts and fragments of construction materials for various artifacts involving the use of metals and wiring. The fruits serve adequately as spare parts, being these properly oiled and preserved, in addition the tree itself offers a variety of types and sizes of these parts. However, once they fall to the ground, they are affected by the environment.
| Some instances of Element-C after collection. |
|---|
Instances of Element-A are incapable of photosynthesis, so they absorb the nutrients they need from the soil through their copper wire roots, where metals and minerals are extracted from the earth using magnetic waves to pull them together.
They eventually use these minerals to implement them in their structure through an unknown process.
Elements-A do not appear to be affected by overheating if exposed to the sun, but rain and humidity caused by early morning mists affect their structure, causing them to deplete their mineral reserves faster.
Appendix
On ██/██/2020 Insurgency Intelligence discovered related anomalous activity by members of the GdI-███: The Kindred of the Forgotten Angel near the Naica Mines in Chihuahua. Two Agents were sent to investigate to collect information, but upon arrival they discovered the KotFA temporary base completely abandoned. More operatives were sent and during the exploration of the area, four (4) specimens of the Element-A of the article were found at the entrance of a partially hidden mine.
A Collection Team was dispatched and trees were uprooted to be transported to Post 4 near a mineral quarry ██km from Base-7.
Appendix: Experimentation
This is a record of the most relevant Experiments to test whether it is possible to use select mineral elements for the specific production of Element-C. The elements were pressurized and reduced to powder and then spread on the ground from the base of Element-A.
Test 1
Samples: 10 grams mixed of stainless steel, carbon, brass, nickel and aluminum.
Result: 7 industrial class bolts.
Test 2
Samples: 2 kilos mixed of stainless steel, carbon, brass, nickel and aluminum.
Result: 49 industrial class bolts.
Test 4
Samples: 6 kilos mixed of iron, copper, brass, silver and aluminum.
Result: 1.5 kilos of industrial wire in the form of lianas.
Test 9
Samples: 10 kilos mixed of ceramic, plastic, germanium and silicon.
Result: 1,321 transistors and integrated circuits of various kinds.
Test 13
Samples: 9 kilos mixed of steel, bronze and gunpowder.
Result: 2,700 shells of hollow .22 caliber bullets and powder.
Note: Element-A is believed to have only been able to absorb carbon from gunpowder leaving behind potassium nitrate and sulfur. How guess they were cartridges what we were looking for is something to which we still have no answer. - Dr ██████ ███
Original: Árbol de Repuesto
Date: 30 Jul 2020
Author: Yorick1
Translator: Yorick1