[So, however many it might take to phase out human labor, at least when it comes to the more dangerous parts of the work. By now, Viktor is more than accustomed to a healthy dose of skepticism, especially when it comes to the potential of building multiple automatons--he tries to brush it off. Kaz is asking good questions, at least.]
Perhaps starting with the former, then moving to the latter. It will all develop in stages.
[That is, Viktor is realistic about his ability to do all of this at once.]
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[So, however many it might take to phase out human labor, at least when it comes to the more dangerous parts of the work. By now, Viktor is more than accustomed to a healthy dose of skepticism, especially when it comes to the potential of building multiple automatons--he tries to brush it off. Kaz is asking good questions, at least.]
Perhaps starting with the former, then moving to the latter. It will all develop in stages.
[That is, Viktor is realistic about his ability to do all of this at once.]
Some combination of magic and technology.