Chapter 34 The Mechanical Assembly Line Begins Operation

Chen Qing stayed in the studio, assembling equipment parts for the assembly line while pondering who had placed the surveillance camera on her ship.

The one-eyed women continued to transport mechanical parts back and forth, and Chen Qing acted as if nothing had happened.

She didn't even tell Dahlia, but Chen Qing had already figured out how to deal with this surveillance creature.

Chen Qing should thank the mastermind behind the scenes for getting a valuable biological artifact out of nowhere.

Since it is a "part", then it should fulfill the function of a part.

Without any hesitation, Chen Qing added the C-level creature called [Stealth Ghost Machine] to the production line. She designed and assembled the production line on her own.

Adding a part won't make any difference.

However, the person responsible for monitoring her might be having an existential crisis.

In reality, there are only a few suspects who could have secretly placed the surveillance creatures on the ship, because there aren't many forces capable of using such valuable surveillance creatures.

Chen Qing carefully recalled everything that had happened since she met Daliya, and she was certain that she and Daliya had not revealed any clues.

The problem can only lie with the Moana Pirates, or... the Black Knife Pirates!

Unless someone on Sapphire Island knows her and is aware of her family situation.

But this possibility is extremely slim. Even if people knew about her, it would be difficult for them to associate the little girl next to her with Dahlia.

Chen Qing was quite certain that there were no such intelligent people around her, and if there were, they probably wouldn't be in the same social class as her.

However, this possibility cannot be ignored.

Chen Qing felt that the problem most likely lay with the Black Knife Pirates, and she needed to find out more about them.

Moreover, the main targets were Black Knife D'Ammon and that combatant.

As for who to ask... One-Eyed and his group of former pirates must know a lot of gossip.

No need for deep information, just the surface level is enough.

Even the reason was readily available: because they had killed everyone in the Black Knife Pirates, they wanted to know if the Black Knife Pirates had any allies.

Just follow this clue and keep searching.

There are only a handful of top-tier pirate groups on Sapphire Island right now, and Chen Qing heard quite a few about them on his way back.

Yougu, Jerome, Bai Xianyuanfei, Gem, and the Night Star Pirate Crew.

Other pirate groups have not yet arrived at Sapphire Island.

As for other bounty hunters or caravan island nations and other forces, there are a few that are worth questioning.

However, Chen Qing was more suspicious of the pirate groups, who were also pirates, than they were of the same kind.

After all, the Black Knife Pirates were notorious, and they had offended almost every force in the entire Deep Blue Sea.

Chen Qing didn't rush to ask One-Eyed and the others for information, but patiently finished installing the mini factory.

Chen Qing transformed the entire first and second basement levels. With the help of tools borrowed from Mechanical Ant, Granny Peach's Recycling Plant, and Tang's Repair Plant, Chen Qing completed the assembly and transformation of the entire factory on the afternoon of the 9th day of the game.

The information about the ship has changed considerably.

[(Unnamed) (Captain Chen Qing)]

Quality: Dark green

Rating: D

Description: A single-masted sailing ship with 18 cabins, powered by…

Weapons: 32 medium cannons

Special cabins—

Class C Mini Machinery Factory: A shipboard factory capable of assembly line operations, with the ability to install and repair machinery below Class C.

The factory has blueprints for: automatic fishing net machines, ...

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Special crew members: Mini Factory Manager - Repair-type Mechanical Ant (Rank C), All-round Butler - Super Vine (Rank C)

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Review: As a commoner who calls the sea his home, this former pirate ship is absolutely perfect for you! Seriously, never mind becoming a pirate?

When Chen Qing took over this pirate ship, its quality rating was still green.

After acquiring a machinery factory and repurchasing and reloading artillery ammunition, its quality directly broke through to the deep green level.

It seems that the mechanical factory is a big plus.

The machine factory can only manufacture those three E-level blueprints right now. Chen Qing himself hasn't fully understood the other blueprints yet, so he has no way to input the data into the factory's production line.

Furthermore, the materials were not all gathered.

However, those three E-grade blueprints are enough.

Especially for seawater purifiers, not all islands have abundant freshwater resources.

Even if it can't be sold to the natives, the survivors will need a lot of seawater purifiers, so it won't have to worry about finding a market.

Chen Qing priced an E-grade seawater purifier at 8 silver crabs, making it affordable for ordinary indigenous families.

The material cost of the air purifier is around 5 silver crabs, and the machinery cost of the factory is 700 copper shells.

Currently, all materials are being sourced from the island, which will be slightly more expensive. Chen Qing is looking for suitable caravans to supply the power cores in bulk.

If she had the blueprints for the power core, the cost could be reduced significantly, at least by half.

Chen Qing's profit was roughly 2 silver crabs. The remaining 300 copper shells did not disappear, but were lost due to other miscellaneous losses.

The profit margin may not seem high, but the machine factory is currently producing between 2,000 and 5,000 machines per day.

Repairing and assembling at the same time.

Peach Granny's recycling plant basically supplied all the waste materials to Chen Qing.

In other words, Chen Qing can earn at least 4 goldfish every day.

Fishing net machines and fishing rods are more profitable, but they are not as good as air purifiers in the indigenous market.

As soon as the factory was assembled, production began immediately. Looking at the assembly lines, Chen Qing felt a faint sense of accomplishment.

Now she can finally free up time to focus on dealing with Dahlia's matter.

The sales work was handed over to Super Vine, and Gao Yue and the others also bought a lot of air purifiers and fishing net machines from Chen Qing to sell.

They are preparing to buy a boat at the shipyard on Sapphire Island and set sail, and are currently working hard for it, working for Chen Qing.

As soon as the mechanical factory started operating, the monitoring organism immediately joined in the work.

The person eavesdropping behind the scenes almost exploded!

This was a surprise that Chen Qing had specially prepared for her. In terms of mechanical expertise, there were probably few people on this island who could match her.

Chen Qing has this confidence.

Even the mastermind behind it all, Jerome, hadn't expected Chen Qing to be so skilled in mechanics. He had originally thought that the machinery would be sitting on her ship for a long time.

But to my surprise... Chen Qing started production the very next day!!

At first, Jerome thought Chen Qing had discovered the monitoring creature, but then he thought it was impossible. Only a mechanical master could distinguish the differences between them.

Moreover, even a master mechanic doesn't have the time to inspect every single part.

When the men Jerome sent to monitor Chen Qing returned and reported back, he realized that he had underestimated Chen Qing.