Chapter 15
The corridor was silent, with only the sound of high heels echoing continuously.
In the KID base, Shen Xingtang had just finished a communication conversation with the Banut Contaminated Area Management Bureau and handed the suitcase to Jiang Simiao beside her. There have been a lot of things happening in the contaminated area recently, and she was busy until today to have time to return to the base. "Where are the two of them?"
Jiang Simiao pointed to the training room not far away.
When Shen Xingtang walked into the training room, he saw Ji Qingfeng and Lin Yao huddled together. The computer in front of them displayed a well-known trading website of the alliance.
"What are you two looking at?"
Ji Qingfeng said without even raising his head: "What can I see? Of course, the materials and parts. If the two supernatural crystals are detected to be S-level supernatural crystals this time, I will have to wait in advance for the materials for weapon refinement, and the materials for my wife will cost a lot of money."
Lin Yao followed up and said, “Da Feng, this, this.”
Shen Xingtang walked a few steps closer and saw the price clearly displayed on the homepage. "180,000 each?"
Ji Qingfeng: "Buy three and get 30% off. Damn, this is too tempting."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized something, turned around and saw Shen Xingtang, and immediately changed his expression: "Hey, boss, you're back!"
Shen Xingtang came back, pulling a pallet of parts behind her. She pointed at the pallet at hand expressionlessly and said, "We don't have the 180,000 one, but we'll make do with the 20,000 one."
After hearing this, the two people's faces immediately fell.
Shen Xingtang added: "Don't even think about getting the supernatural crystals. After testing, those two only showed A-level mutations, not S-level."
"The Devouring Power is only A-level!?" Ji Qingfeng didn't understand: "Boss, is the testing agency you found reliable?"
Shen Xingtang was also surprised. After testing the two energy crystals, it was confirmed that they had regeneration and devouring abilities, but they were both A-level. The ability to regenerate is not uncommon in plant-based pollutants, but the ability that had only appeared in S-level pollutants before being swallowed is now tested at A-level, which is really puzzling.
"Sure, let's talk about refining the weapons first." Shen Xingtang got straight to the point. "The last time a repairman who came to the base for an interview moved a mecha, I asked you to cut off all the power. Did you do it?"
Ji Qingfeng: "Yes, how is it? Have you contacted him to come for an interview? I tell you, the maintenance technician is really good. Yaobao and I talked to him before, and he looked up a lot of information in order to come to us."
"Notify him to come over." Shen Xingtang had already contacted someone before returning to the base. "I just happen to be going to the maintenance room. Ji Qingfeng, come with me."
Shen Xingtang has been staying in the Banut contaminated area for some time and has not had much time to deal with matters at the base. Now that matters in the contaminated area have been resolved, she really has to prepare for KID's next season.
The base maintenance room was still the same as before she left. The only difference was the racing-grade mecha that had been moved by the new maintenance room.
Because the previous maintenance technician at the base had a long history of bad deeds, Shen Xingtang checked the programming table and went straight onto the mecha with her toolbox on her back. The first part she checked was the right arm that had been repaired by Chen Lin during the day.
There were only a limited number of parts that could be repaired in just over an hour, so Ying Chenlin only cleared the faulty part that caused the mecha to sound the alarm, and terminated the self-check program afterwards to prevent the mecha from losing data. Shen Xingtang looked down along the other party's repair traces, and the more she looked, the more shocked she became. Ying Chenlin was actually repairing according to her previous repair progress.
Each maintenance technician has his own progress and style, and changing people can easily lead to duplication of work or conflicts in parts.
But Ying Chenlin did not do that. He renovated it conscientiously according to Shen Xingtang's style. When Shen Xingtang came back, he did not have to dismantle the parts he had repaired temporarily, and did it just right.
Shen Xingtang suppressed his inner excitement and looked at Ji Qingfeng: "He repaired your mecha. Have you tried it on the mecha?"
"I have tried it." Ji Qingfeng said, "I imported the mecha data into the virtual warehouse and tried to fly it. The damage is still there, and no problems were found... But there is one thing that is very strange."
Shen Xingtang: "Strange?"
Ji Qingfeng hesitated and said, "My right arm is lighter than before. I remember he asked me a question before repairing the mecha."
Shen Xingtang frowned: "What are you asking?"
“He asked me if I was left-handed.”
Ji Qingfeng is a left-handed person. His dominant hand is his left hand, and the weapons of the mecha are also installed on the left side. In the past, he used the right arm of the mecha to operate the secondary weapon or block, and the degree of damage was far greater than that of his commonly used left hand. Because his right hand was less flexible than his left hand, when his right hand became flexible, he immediately felt the lightness of his right arm.
"He modified the right arm of the mecha." Shen Xingtang stared at the repair surface of the mecha. This time, part of the repair of the mecha involved the sensitivity of the nerve connection in the right arm...
Sensitivity is a fixed value for mechas. It’s not that it cannot be changed, but it’s difficult to find the right sensitivity. If the sensitivity is not found right, it will cause confusion for the mecha pilot, especially the assistant position. Therefore, maintenance technicians usually find a suitable sensitivity range, let the mecha pilot adapt to it, and then make careful adjustments.
And Ying Chenlin's change was to raise the sensitivity of Ji Qingfeng's right arm by a certain level.
"Ying Chenlin...how come I have never heard of this name before?" Shen Xingtang checked on the way and found that this person was not in the maintenance technician records of the alliance, which meant that this person had never been in any alliance team before coming to KID and was a complete newcomer.
So outstanding...is he really just a newcomer?
Ji Qingfeng didn't understand Shen Xingtang's mumbling: "Sister Tang, don't you believe him?"
Shen Xingtang looked up at the tall mecha and said, "There's no need for capable people to come to KID. If he can show his skills to others, there will be plenty of teams that want him."
Ji Qingfeng didn't quite understand: "Our team is now penniless, and all the mecha information has been leaked. Which team thinks highly of us and sends a maintenance engineer to go undercover??? Instead of spending money to send someone to us, it's better to send someone to go undercover in DE. I am willing to sponsor him 1 star coin——"
At this time, Lin Yao rushed into the maintenance room and saw two people working on the mecha below. He shouted, "Sister Tang, people are coming!"
Two cups of warm black tea in the temporary meeting room.
When Ying Chenlin followed the instructions and entered the conference room, he saw the woman sitting in the first seat.
When Shen Xingtang saw the person, he extended his hand enthusiastically: "Hello, I am Shen Xingtang, the boss of KID."
Ying Chenlin's gaze fell on her face. From her slightly younger face, he could tell that Shen Xingtang was different at this time. She was young and beautiful, with sharp eyes and eyebrows.
Shen Xingtang has a rather gorgeous appearance, and she is a rare female among the leaders of all the mecha teams in the alliance. When she was young, she served as a soldier on the front line. After retiring, she joined the KID team left by her deceased father. Finally, when there was a conflict with the team management, she resolutely took back the ownership of KID and accepted this rotten shell.
She is an ambitious and responsible woman. When KID encountered a major change, all members of the team lost contact, and all the positive pressure was almost on her alone. §
When Ying Chenlin first met Shen Xingtang in his later life, she had already been carrying the dilapidated KID for several years, from bankruptcy to barely surviving, carrying a heavy burden on her shoulders.
I rarely smiled, not at all like I do now.
Ying Chenlin calmed down a little and extended his hand politely: "Hello, Ying Chenlin."
Shen Xingtang did not ask Ying Chenlin about other situations, but handed him the contract that he had prepared in advance. "I sent you a copy of the draft contract when I notified you. You can confirm this one. I have modified a few details."
"Our base originally wanted to recruit a maintenance apprentice for trial, and the original salary was 8,000 per month. You have outstanding abilities, so offering you 8,000 would seem unfair on our part."
Shen Xingtang hesitated for a moment, then continued in a relaxed tone: "You know the situation here at our base is average, and we can't offer you a high price. Since you only have a junior maintenance technician certificate, we plan to pay you according to the market price. The base salary for a junior maintenance technician is 10,000 star coins, and there will be a share..."
"8,000 will be fine." Ying Chenlin suddenly interrupted.
Shen Xingtang was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and flipped through Ying Chenlin's resume again, and said with a smile: "Not suitable, right?"
His background isn't mentioned on his resume... Could he be a small wealthy man? !
Ying Chenlin: "This money can be used to buy materials. Isn't the base short of money right now?"
Shen Xingtang: “…”
To be honest, she had never seen a worker who saved money for his boss so much.
Ying Chenlin looked at her suspiciously.
Outside the meeting room, Ji Qingfeng and Lin Yao were standing next to a door that was slightly open.
Hearing this, the two were silent for a moment, and Ji Qingfeng described it seriously: "This is a living Bodhisattva!"
Lin Yao echoed, “The base is in need of people who are willing to contribute without scruples.”
Ji Qingfeng: "That's right, but what can we do with the 2,000 star coins we saved?"
Lin Yao calculated: "If I save a year, I can buy a B-grade part."
When Jiang Simiao came over, he saw the two men hiding at the door and whispering. They were calculating how many years they would have to save to buy a 180,000 yuan spare part. He couldn't stand it anymore and said, "...The contract hasn't been signed yet."
In the conference room, Shen Xingtang looked at Ying Chenlin, while Ying Chenlin was looking at the contract.
Perhaps because they were silent for too long, Shen Xingtang finally spoke up: "Excuse me, with your level, why do you want to come to KID?"
Ying Chenlin went straight to the last page of the contract. He knew he needed to give Shen Xingtang a suitable reason. He said solemnly, "Your team doesn't have any other maintenance technicians."
After saying that, he signed his name at the end of the contract and handed it to Shen Xingtang.
Shen Xingtang suddenly smiled when he heard this, took the last page of the electronic contract and signed his name, "The probation period is written in the contract, is that okay?"
"Yeah." Ying Chenlin replied.
Shen Xingtang stood up and said, "Let's go. I'll show you around."
The space under the building was not completely spacious, as most of it had been converted into a dedicated area for mechas, leaving less area for people to live in. Ying Chenlin followed Shen Xingtang to the accommodation area to put their luggage, and after turning a few corners, they saw a specially designated area.
Shen Xingtang introduced
"This area has basically been converted into an accommodation area, but they are all single rooms. Your dormitory is here. There is no cafeteria in the base, so meals are usually ordered from a centralized location. If you have any dietary restrictions, remember to tell Si Miao."
There were several rooms that clearly showed signs of being occupied, with the visitor sensors at the doors all on, except for the rooms further inside. Shen Xingtang pushed open the door and said, "You can live here. Just turn two corners and you will reach the maintenance room."
Ying Chenlin followed her in. The room was not big, but it had all the necessary equipment. "Thank you."
The two of them walked around the base, and Ying Chenlin returned to the hotel to pick up his luggage. The remaining equipment that could not be packed could only be transported by the hotel.
Jiang Simiao drove over to pick someone up and helped with the luggage. "Is there anything else?"
"That's all." Ying Chenlin looked at Jiang Simiao, "Thank you."
Jiang Simiao felt that this person looked young, but he did not have the sharpness of a young person. He was like still water without ripples.
When he returned to the base again, his information had been added to the base's access permissions.
It was afternoon now, and on the way back, Ying Chenlin also heard some things from Jiang Simiao. KID had dismissed a lot of people, and now there were no other maintenance technicians in the base. There were four mecha technicians, and only Ji Qingfeng and Lin Yao stayed in the base. The remaining two were Huo Yan and Lu Xi, who were on vacation and had not returned yet.
Another person who left the team was the red mecha he had met in the contaminated area before, and its pilot Xu Yaojun.
Ying Chenlin went back to his room to sort out his things. He didn't stay in the room for too long. After he was done, he went straight to the maintenance room.
The temporary maintenance room was already lit up, and some intelligent robots began to work. The originally messy maintenance room was barely tidy. Shen Xingtang stayed on the mecha and was a little surprised to see Ying Chenlin coming: "Here? Can you rest for a while?"
When signing the contract today, she noticed that Ying Chenlin's right hand was a little unnatural. She thought he was unwell and needed to rest for a while, but she didn't expect it to happen now.
In response to Chen Lin's question about what work needed to be done, Shen Xingtang simply said, "There are still two and a half months until the next season. There are only two of us. We need to repair three competition-level mechas first. I will do the cleaning work on the mechas. Can you help me with the parts?"
Repairing mechas and cleaning wounds, the most basic work is simply to remove broken parts and replace them with new ones. This job is easy to take over and is also suitable for him to understand the conditions of the three mechas.
Shen Xingtang: "The warehouse is at Exit A3."
Ying Chenlin quickly went to the warehouse, where all the materials in the KID base were piled up. He cut open the three-dimensional diagram of the mecha sent by Shen Xingtang and roughly understood the damaged part, which was the right arm of Ji Qingfeng's hidden mecha. Various types of bearing parts and metal nerves were needed.
He crossed some of the shelves and quickly reached where the bearings were placed.
Ying Chenlin picked up the nearest joint bearing, and when his mental force passed over the bearing, his movement suddenly stopped. He placed the bearing on the testing machine next to him.
[Model A-GZ1456, durability 70, accuracy conversion rate 50%. ]
Why are the durability and conversion rate of Grade A parts so low?
Seeing this display result, Ying Chenlin picked up another one.
[Model A-KZ2213, durability 60, accuracy conversion rate 49%. ]
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After trying several of them, the durability of these parts did not exceed 70 at most, and the conversion rate was 50%.
Ying Chenlin frowned slightly. Why were these parts similar to the B-grade parts he had casually polished before?
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Boss Shen is happy to recruit a maintenance technician. A small red envelope will be dropped in this chapter~
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