"Maybe fifteen, twenty drones' worth? You'd probably have better luck salvaging a few of the old systems that are malfunctioning rather than trying to collect it all from drones."

"As for the materials, they're herbs mostly, and not a lot grows down here. Maybe talk to me about it if you find a way into somewhere greener."

"I did see a sealed gate leading toward a green area, so I'll be sure to let you know if I make it in there. I'm a little hesitant to break apart the one larger system I've found so far, though, because it's so sad about not having any functioning little drones to run its factory."

"Yeah, if anything's still actually functioning I wouldn't take it apart either. Way more to learn from intact systems." 

It nods. "It's a little glitchy, but functioning well enough to ask me nicely to find replacement drones for it. Seems to think I'm an administrator. I'll let you know if I find some and we can see what that factory is meant to do! Could be fun to study together."

"Yeah, for sure!"

"Anywhere in particular you'd like me to take a look at, or other resources to keep an eye out for?"

"Neither of those come to mind at this moment, but I'm stopped here because I think the next room ahead is an old guard station and some of its systems are still working. You should probably go in prepared for an actual fight if you're heading that way."

"I'll keep that in mind, thank you."

It walks up closer to the waterfall. Is there any way back up if she goes down to the path on the edge of the pool?

Yes, there's an old stair that winds downward by the side of the waterfall.