Just as Han Ming had predicted, Zhuang Yan, who had rushed to Han Ming's house early the next morning to wait for Han Ming to assign him a new task, was stunned after hearing Han Ming's words.
"What? Ming-ge, we're going to scavenge for junk?"
Han Ming smiled and said:
"It's not scavenging, it's recycling discarded electronic products, which is very different from scavenging."
Zhuang Yan couldn't understand the difference between recycling scrapped computer motherboards and hard drives and collecting junk.
Could it be that they're extracting rare metals from computer motherboards?
He had seen related reports in the newspaper before, but what would they use to refine those recycled materials? Would they roast them over a fire pit?
Besides, refining metals can cause a lot of pollution. What is Doflamingo trying to do?
If it's for refining rare metals, then why bother building a workshop? By then, let alone a small workshop, the entire development zone in the town wouldn't be enough to pollute it.
Han Ming smiled and stared at Zhuang Yan. He knew that Zhuang Yan would be completely baffled.
So I said to him:
"Alright, stop making wild guesses. I did go to recycle scrap motherboards and stuff because I wanted to make use of them."
But don't get me wrong, I wouldn't do anything that's highly polluting.
The chemicals used to refine rare metals are also very expensive, even though X-ray printers can directly decompose them.
But just think about how much electricity would be used just to refine a little bit of gold? Wouldn't that be a waste of time? Han Ming wouldn't do something so strenuous and unrewarding.
Han Ming went to recycle old motherboards, old hard drives, and the like, actually to build his own game server.
According to preliminary calculations, building 20 servers would require 30 old motherboards, along with a corresponding amount of hard drives, graphics cards, and processors.
Anyway, the X-ray printer will be completely redesigned eventually, and all that's needed are the raw materials, so we can just collect them accordingly.
Seeing that Zhuang Yan was still pondering, Han Ming didn't want to keep it from his good brother, so he simply revealed a secret to him to whet the kid's appetite.
Then, he whispered mysteriously in Zhuang Yan's ear, "Zhuang Yan, I'll tell you a secret. We went to collect electronic waste, and I have a very important use for it."
I can turn those things into something useful and create game servers directly from them!
When Zhuang Yan heard Han Ming say this, his first reaction was that Han Ming was trying to fool him.
Are you kidding me? You think you can build a server just by taking some old motherboards and stuff? You think you're some kind of magician? This is more like a Grimm's fairy tale than Greek mythology.
Even if you repair all those old, worn-out parts and assemble them into a server, the performance would be predictably poor. Is Ming-ge out of his mind?
Seeing Zhuang Yan's disbelief, Han Ming didn't waste words with him, only saying that he would know when the time came and that Zhuang Yan should wait and see.
Han Ming didn't think it was a big deal to tell Zhuang Yan the secrets of the X-ray printer.
After all, that kid will definitely be one of my close followers in the future. He's not stupid, and he'll figure something out sooner or later.
It might be better to tell him the secret first, which could bring us closer together and strengthen our bond.
As for whether Zhuang Yan would betray him in the future, Han Ming hadn't even considered it.
That's ridiculous. If Han Ming can't even control his childhood friends, what kind of business is he even trying to start?
Why not use X-ray vision to gamble in Macau? Winning some money there wouldn't be difficult.
Without realizing it, Han Ming came up with a good way to make money.
Yes, I'll definitely give it a try if I have the chance.
You could probably find these old computer parts at a computer repair shop in town.
But I needed to pick up Dong Xiaolu in the afternoon, and it was on my way, so I decided to go to the county.
Just as Han Ming was about to set off with his solemn demeanor, he unexpectedly received a call from someone—Liang Jianxing's beloved daughter, Liang Qi.
Han Ming wondered why this girl had suddenly called him, and realized that he hadn't paid much attention to her lately.
I wonder if I've recovered from my last cold and illness.
Upon answering the phone, he realized that Liang Qi had called him to ask for a favor.
It turns out that this girl fell ill after that incident, and still has some lingering trauma.
After recovering from her illness, she stopped attending art classes and didn't dare to go out and wander around. She spent her days at home surfing the internet, reading books, and watching movies to kill time.
But yesterday, I accidentally spilled a whole glass of water on my laptop while watching TV, and now even my way of passing the time is ruined.
I asked my mom, Pan Yue, to go with me to the computer repair shop in town, but the repairman said he didn't have the parts and couldn't fix it.
Liang Qi was dumbfounded. Without a computer, wouldn't she get sick from staying at home all day?
Then I remembered that Han Ming was a computer software engineer and might have a solution, so I called him this morning.
Upon hearing about this matter, Han Ming thought it would be simple. Since he and Zhuang Yan were going to the county today, he might as well have Liang Qi go with them. The computer market in the county could definitely fix it.
Besides, it's not good to stay at home all day without going out for some fresh air. Liang Qi is being paranoid; once bitten, twice shy.
So he told Liang Qi that he and Zhuang Yan were going to the computer market in the county anyway, so they might as well go together.
When Liang Qi heard that Zhuang Yan was also going, she wasn't afraid. Having a soldier to protect her would make her much braver.
So she told Han Ming to wait for her a little while, and that she would be at Han Ming's house soon.
Since Liang Qi was coming, Han Ming simply waited at home for a while. Anyway, the road wasn't far, and he figured Liang Qi would arrive soon.
Let's sit down and be solemn first, as a heads-up.
Zhuang Yan and Liang Qi have known each other since childhood. Their parents have a good relationship, so their children are naturally not bad either.
Han Ming was worried that Zhuang Yan might make some careless jokes when he saw Liang Qi, which might bring up Liang Qi's sad memories again.
That wouldn't be appropriate. Anyway, Zhuang Yan wasn't an outsider, so I simply told him about Liang Qi's predicament.
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yan was furious. His sense of justice as a soldier, combined with the friendship he had built up over childhood, made him instantly enraged.
I wish I could go find those thugs right now and teach them a lesson to vent my anger.
Seeing his expression, Han Ming quickly told him not to get excited and to stay calm in front of Liang Qi later, so as not to give himself away.
Han Ming didn't want to end up pleasing neither side if his good intentions backfired.
Not long after I sat down, Liang Qi arrived. The girl was dressed in a T-shirt and jeans, with her hair in a braid, holding a laptop and standing at the door. She looked quite pretty and graceful.
Looking at his complexion, he seems to be doing well; he's probably recovered after all these days.
After receiving Han Ming's explanation, Zhuang Yan pretended not to know anything about it and even joked that Qi Qi was getting prettier and prettier, and that she was no less beautiful than the stars on TV.
Liang Qi blushed slightly at the praise and called out "brother" twice in a clear voice, even though she was the youngest of the three.
When I was a kid, I always called Han Ming and Zhuang Yan "brother," so it's just a habit now.
Once everyone had arrived, Han Ming greeted his parents and set off.
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