With only a backpack, Xia Yu saw the people who came to pick him up as soon as he stepped out of the terminal.
"Uncle Tai, thank you for your trouble again. Let me treat you to a meal at Old Chen's place."
Xia Yu smiled and spoke to the middle-aged man in front of him.
When he first arrived, his boss was Uncle Tai, who owned six or seven excavators and was stationed in Busa year-round, making him a fairly large contractor.
Besides, Uncle Tai was also his father's coworker in Afica back then, so there's a connection between them.
"That's great! I haven't been there in a while, it's just a pity I can't drink."
Uncle Tai was both happy and regretful.
Just like in China, Russia also cracks down on drunk driving, although the enforcement isn't too strict, but your life is your own.
Not to mention the road conditions here are prone to rollovers, so it's best not to drink.
"Next time, next time I'll stay a few more days, then we'll have a good drink together."
Xia Yu patted his chest and promised he would next time, and the two walked together toward the parking lot.
One reason was to try and reconnect with Uncle Tai.
On the other hand, he came to borrow a vehicle, as the construction site in Busa also needed a flatbed truck to transport excavators.
In the past, when he was collecting cars near Busa, he would always borrow Uncle Tai's car.
Old Chen is the owner of a Chinese restaurant in Busa, specializing in Sichuan cuisine.
Eating spicy food with the air conditioning on is incredibly enjoyable.
It's practically impossible to find such authentic Sichuan cuisine in Konglujia.
Xia Yu stocked up on a few packets of quick-cooking seasoning packets from Hao Ren Jia, and had Sophia cook according to the recipes.
The taste is just home-style.
After a hearty meal and drinks, Uncle Tai treated everyone to a foot massage.
Similarly, only Busa can enjoy such services.
There's no sea or beach here, so Xia Yu, who loves seafood, still prefers Konglujia.
"You're the one who knows how to get things done and dares to take risks. Your dad is good in every way, except he's too conservative."
"Back then, I tried to persuade him to stay and work with me, but he insisted on going back."
While enjoying himself, Uncle Tai told Xia Yu about their past.
How do I respond to that?
If you can make money by staying at home, who would want to leave their hometown?
If Xia Yu hadn't been so heavily in debt, he would never have come to Afica, let alone had this extraordinary encounter.
"Uncle Tai, I only benefited from being young and able to learn the language. My dad tried and failed before he went back."
French is quite difficult, and it gets harder to learn as you get older.
When Lao Xia came out, he was already in his thirties, unlike Uncle Tai who came in his early twenties.
If you're just a factory worker, it doesn't matter whether you learn a language or not.
If you want to be a boss, you should learn a few more phrases, at least enough to make people understand you by speaking and gesturing.
Uncle Tai also agreed with this and encouraged Xia Yu to grow bigger and stronger.
In two years, when he can no longer work hard, he will have to go back. His son at home doesn't want to come to Afica to live a life of poverty, so he will leave all the business relationships to him.
Xia Yu readily agreed.
Uncle Tai didn't say anything to him, and he was grateful and wanted to repay the kindness, even though he was slowly showing signs of switching careers within the industry.
We won't have dinner together; the lunch Sofia brought will serve as our dinner.
After getting the keys, Xia Yu drove to the outskirts of the city in the opposite direction from the airport.
There was an abandoned mine there; since it couldn't extract any ore, someone took it over and turned it into a scrap metal recycling center.
This industry is extremely profitable both domestically and internationally, and it's very difficult for foreigners to get involved; even domestic workers need to have some connections.
Clearly, Xia Yu knew that this black man had a military background.
With the groundwork laid by previous transactions, I believe today's deal won't be a one-off transaction.
"Beep~ Beep~~"
Upon arriving at our destination, it was completely dark. After honking the horn twice, the iron gate illuminated by the headlights opened to both sides.
If you ask what's plentiful here, it's scrapped cars, but they're all worthless, so Xia Yu had no intention of wasting the system's time.
If you're looking for a passenger car, Kongluga can meet your needs, so there's no need to travel hundreds of kilometers to Busa. Therefore, we only have one main focus today.
The flatbed truck was driven to the weighbridge, where a large vehicle covered by a tarpaulin was already parked.
This scrap yard mainly deals in metals. The weighbridge has a capacity of 100 tons, but it currently shows 37.5 tons.
"Splash~~"
Lifting the tarpaulin revealed a cold, aloof figure beneath.
After removing the 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and the 12.7mm heavy machine gun, it was as if the claws had been removed, but the 125mm smoothbore cannon barrel still pointed forward.
Even with just one steel tooth left, it can still crush an enemy's throat.
Tungsten-coated T-64B1M!
They sold 50 cars to Guo back then, but only delivered 35 before their business collapsed.
It's not even enough for myself, let alone to complete the remaining orders.
To this day, one of these 35 vehicles was also destroyed in an accident, and after going through many twists and turns, it ended up in Xia Yu's hands as scrap.
"Manta Brothers, have some."
After the money and goods were settled and it was confirmed that the car was beyond repair, Xia Yu took out a roll of Franklin and handed it to the black man next to him.
"That's right, everyone help load the stuff onto the truck!"
After confirming that the count was correct, Blackie happily instructed his men to get to work, then turned around and shook hands with Xia Yu.
Despite his appearance, Manta wasn't exactly honest when he made his first deal.
Not only did they refuse to deliver the goods, but they also wanted to keep Xia Yu's trailer. Well then, they'd better let him see why the flowers are so red.
If weakness is a sin, then the strong will take all. Manta quickly realized her mistake and actively adjusted her attitude towards cooperation, leaving the good stuff for Xia Yu.
Once the iron turtle was loaded onto the truck, the flatbed truck lowered by a few centimeters.
This is a bit overloaded for a 17.5m flatbed truck, but it's okay, it'll only take a little while.
Slowly driving out of the scrap yard and into complete darkness without streetlights, Xia Yu stopped the car after about a few kilometers.
He climbed onto the rear deck, stroked the iron tortoise with his right hand, and the six pairs of wheels disappeared in the next second. At the same time, the tank emblem appeared in the system's Garage No. 1.
The subspace garage can temporarily store vehicles and is also the favorite space equipment of Xia Yu, a senior online novel expert.
Unfortunately, it's vehicle-only, and only one is available.
One shouldn't be too greedy. After nearly a year of exploration, Xia Yu has summarized some tips for using it.
For example, vehicles can carry both people and goods.
People can't enter the garage together, but some miscellaneous items can, which is very convenient.
As for profiting from this, he doesn't seem to be that short of money.
Using the system properly and accumulating experience to level up is the key.
Back in the driver's seat, we continued driving. Finally, there were streetlights in the city.
After parking the car in its original spot, Xia Yu returned the keys and stayed overnight at Uncle Tai's house. The next day, she flew back home.
Looking at the progress, after more than ten hours of work, the T-64B1M still looks the same as before, but the 6TD1 two-stroke engine that was melted down has been completely renewed.
The engine is the heart of the vehicle and is the first item to be repaired during the maintenance process.
"Boom!"
When the engine was started for testing, the two-stroke turbocharged diesel engine quickly squeezed out 1,000 horsepower from the six cylinders.
If it's a sports car, this is at the Bugatti level.
But this is a tank, and its 38-ton weight makes it impossible for it to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h.
Drifting is possible, and Xia Yu even tried it with an excavator, but the visual impact isn't as great as a tank.
"Propulsion system ready!"
With the transmission, movement, and control devices fully repaired, the entire propulsion system is now fully operational again.
Similarly, the reserves of various metals, lipids, etc. in the subspace storage facility also decreased sharply.
Matter doesn't appear out of thin air; it simply transforms from one form to another. Even with molecular printing, you need to provide molecules first.
Of course, the supply standards don't need to be too high; scrap copper and iron level is fine. Ore form would be too unfair to the system.
"The protection system is ready!"
As the last piece of reactive armor was applied to the turret surface, the system reported progress again.
Xia Yu had checked the information and found that this thing could protect against competitions, but it couldn't handle short numbers.
But it's still good enough in Afica. What's more common here is the RPG-7, which is also known as a toy for the poor.
As a well-mannered contractor, Xia Yu believed that all beings are equal under the same weapon, because one only has one life, and one should be cautious to live longer.
When the preparations reached the weapon systems, the progress slowed down instantly.
All the auxiliary weapons were removed and reused, and not a single shell was left. The diesel fuel used to test the engine was freshly poured in, so of course it's slow!
Consciousness exited the system, and the plane landed on the runway.
Seeing the sea again was a wonderful thing, but he had to rush to the construction site and work overtime to catch up on the progress of the past day and a half.
The rainy season is coming soon. Although we will still be able to work then, travel will always be affected.
Just like a book Xia Yu read in high school—"The Tiger in the Mud".
Given time, he might even be able to write a book called "Excavators in the Mud".
However, if he can sell the T-64B1M in the garage.
Even ignoring the rainy season, his turnover is enough to keep him lying low for a whole year!
No way! Life is about work, how can he have the idea of working one day and playing for three!
There are still so many features in the system waiting for him to unlock!
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