Chapter 33 Junior Basic Mechanic

Chen Qing has exceptional hands-on skills; she's a natural-born mechanic.

When One-Eyed arrived at the machinery factory with a group of remnants, Chen Qing had already stripped off the entire outer skin of the submarine and was re-welding it.

The original outer skin had long been corroded beyond recognition by seawater and wouldn't last much longer.

Once the outer layer has a problem, even if Chen Qing repairs the inside, the inside will collapse along with the outer layer.

The boat was destroyed and everyone on board perished.

After all, this is an old model.

Chen Qing sifted through the garbage dump and found a lot of rare metals, plus some high-grade wood, which should last for another twenty or thirty years.

The premise is that there is no major damage.

For example, encountering some kind of sea monster.

"..."

One-Eyed opened his mouth wide, glanced at the sky, and wondered if he had been gone for half an hour or ten hours.

Why are they already preparing to repaint it?

"You're here?"

Chen Qing jumped down from the shelf, carrying a bucket of replaced parts, and calmly greeted One-Eyed as he passed by.

"..."

"It's all... all fixed??"

One-Eyed asked, his face filled with shock.

"Um."

Chen Qing nodded and dumped the parts into the trash heap. These parts were unusable and could only be recycled.

Or they could make hidden weapons.

"Where did you find this master???"

The mechanic apprentice, who had been brought over by the one-eyed man, had a complicated expression. Although she didn't know if it was fixed or not, she could tell from the submarine's appearance that Chen Qing was capable.

Being able to accurately pick out the best products from a pile of garbage is something not everyone can do.

"...Just randomly picked up from the black market."

The one-eyed man's eyes were also filled with complex emotions; he never expected Chen Qing to be so powerful!

"So what are we doing here?"

Even a one-armed pirate is just as complicated; are they really that useless?

Grandma Peach's submarine has been out of service for more than half a year. They have been researching it for a full six months, but have made no progress at all.

While they were marveling at the scene, Chen Qing was already repainting the submarine.

She picked up the paint from a garbage dump and used it on the spot. The color was similar to seawater, which helped with camouflage.

After repairing a submarine, Chen Qing earned 10,000 experience points, successfully advancing from Apprentice Mechanic to Junior Basic Mechanic.

All the basic skills remained unchanged, but a new skill was gained.

[Basic Weapon Manufacturing (E)]

The path of a mechanic is tough.

The one-eyed girls stared blankly at Chen Qing's efficiency for a long time before they reacted and went to help.

They're a bit clueless.

Soon, with everyone's help, the submarine painting was completed.

The one-eyed women quickly crawled into the submarine and started it up. Upon hearing the roar of the engine, a group of middle-aged people couldn't help but cheer!

The loud noise drew Grandma Peach out of the shed. Although she couldn't see what was happening, she could sense it from the children's cheers.

"It should be fixed by now."

Grandma Peach smiled happily.

"Thank you, thank you so much, I don't know how to thank you enough."

The apprentice mechanic, disregarding the dirt, gripped Chen Qing's hand tightly and choked up.

This submarine has always been a source of worry for Granny Peach, and for them as well.

But she was unable to help Grandma Peach fix it, and she always felt resentful about it.

"fine."

Chen Qing twitched the corner of his mouth and pulled his hand away from the mechanic's.

"Chen Qing wants to set up a mechanical factory assembly line. The core equipment is already in place, and now all that's missing are some basic facilities. Tang, you're better at this than I am."

One-Eyed chimed in.

"A machine factory?"

The former pirate apprentice mechanic, named Tang, pondered for a moment.

“That’s easy. I’ll go to Gina’s factory and get two pieces of equipment. The rest of the basic equipment can be gathered from Grandma Peach.”

No wonder he's a former pirate; he talks about stealing so openly and honestly.

"...No need, it's alright, I've already chosen one."

Chen Qing smiled and declined Tang's "kind offer".

"Could you calculate the cost of that pile over there for me first?"

Chen Qing pointed to a pile of trash in a corner; she had her own plan.

"You don't need to be embarrassed. If Gina knew that you helped Grandma Peach, she would pretend not to know."

Tang remained enthusiastic.

Chen Qing still did not agree, but simply shook his head.

"Alright, you can pick whatever you want from the recycling plant. We'll deliver it to your ship for free."

"Don't worry, even though we look like this, we're still strong!"

Tang patted his strong arm, and the others also tried their best to show their friendliness.

These former pirates all had problems of varying degrees, some with their facial features, others with their limbs.

Most of them had problems with their limbs and had to give up their pirate career.

This time, Chen Qing did not refuse, and the recycling plant, which had previously only been filled with the sounds of machinery, quickly became lively again.

The former pirates helped Chen Qing transport his belongings to the ship, while Tang was responsible for picking out usable parts and other items from the recycling plant.

For a machine factory to operate, it definitely needs raw materials.

Grandma Peach watched all this with a smile, and even pointed out where the good stuff was. No one in the entire machinery recycling plant knew better than her where the good stuff was hidden.

Of course, Grandma Peach had her reasons for doing all this.

The first batch of machinery was transported back to the ship, and Chen Qing went back with them to assemble and repair the factory assembly line.

Gao Yue and the others did not expect that Chen Qing's brief absence would garner such goodwill from the island's natives, with so many people spontaneously coming to help.

During the hour Chen Qing was away, Gao Yue also helped collect several pieces of scrapped machinery at very low prices.

With so many strangers suddenly on board, Dahlia watched them intently like a surveillance camera.

Surprisingly, Dahlia's actions did have an effect.

A few pirates with ill intentions had indeed infiltrated the crowd. There were good people on Sapphire Island, but there were even more bad ones.

The foundation is here.

Moreover, Chen Qing also found a listening creature among the delivered mechanical parts.

Its appearance is exactly the same as mechanical parts, and even its internal structure is very similar; it has no breath and no heartbeat.

It is very precious, very rare, and very expensive; most people can't afford it.

If Chen Qing hadn't been there, they would have missed this creature.

The person behind the scenes didn't expect Chen Qing to be so perceptive and have such extraordinary talent, and immediately discovered the problem.

It seems someone has their eye on her.

But Chen Qing thought more deeply; she was just an ordinary newcomer, and there was nothing about her that made people invest so much money in her.

The person who placed this surveillance creature wasn't targeting her, but rather Dalia!

Some people are questioning Dahlia's true identity!