Chapter 28 Introduction to Electricity (New Content)
Lu Yusheng took the silver note suspiciously, glanced at it, and then exclaimed in shock: "One thousand taels?!"
She quickly declined, saying, "No, no, I can't even make change for ten taels, let alone this."
Zhu Ting's hand, holding the silver note, remained motionless: "Miss Lu, please accept it. I've studied mechanisms since I was a child, and I've even handled quite a few genuine artifacts belonging to Master Lu Ban..."
After speaking, he paused, then couldn't help but look at the exquisite objects in his hands again, his eyes filled with a hint of infatuation: "But I have never heard of or seen anything like these, Miss Lu. If I could part with them, I would still hope that you could sell me two of them."
Lu Yusheng was genuinely startled by his fanatical gaze. Remembering Sikong Zhaixing's words about trying to disassemble the phone, it wasn't hard to guess what he wanted the phone for.
This is her only source of emotional support. Although she can only play games now and can't communicate, its convenience is still unmatched by a computer.
But seeing how generous the other party was, she hesitated again.
Although she only had one mobile phone, she ran an internet cafe, so she had more than one computer.
Given that Lu Yusheng had previously considered selling electronic products, after much deliberation, he accepted the money and led the person behind the bar.
As Zhu walked past the phone that Sikong Zhaixing had previously placed on the counter to charge, he paused slightly, looking thoughtfully at the thin white line connecting the small iron block to the countertop.
The next second, however, my attention was drawn to Lu Yusheng's actions.
She casually pressed a switch on the black iron box under the table, and the box immediately lit up. After flashing red and blue lights twice, a buzzing sound came from it.
The monitor screen that Lu Yusheng had placed on the bar lit up with a buzzing sound. After the startup animation, the image froze on her starry sky wallpaper.
As she entered the password, she explained to Zhu Ting, "I don't have any more of what you have, but a computer has similar functions and is even larger. Are you interested?"
Zhu Ting had already started without her having to say anything.
But since it belonged to someone else, and he was also somewhat tempted and reluctant to damage it, he only touched it a few times.
Hearing her question, he naturally nodded repeatedly: "I'm interested, but this one looks much bigger than the one I have. Can I add some more money?"
Lu Yusheng quickly shook his head, and continued, "One thousand taels is more than enough. How about this, I'll give you two new computers, one to play with and one to disassemble, and I'll also include the instruction manual."
Of course, even though she tried her best to sell more reasonably, the profits were still terrifying.
Zhu Ting had no problem with it, but Lu Yusheng hadn't expected his first question to be—
"Is the 'computer' you just mentioned the name of this thing?"
She didn't understand and nodded blankly.
Zhu Ting curled his lip, expressing his disdain for the person who named him, and then fell silent.
Since the other party had already promised him two items from such an organization and seemed to really care about what he had, Zhu Ting didn't argue any further. After taking a final, precious look at the phone, he handed it back directly.
After taking it, Lu Yusheng casually put it in his pocket, briefly told the other party to wait a moment, and then hurried upstairs.
Meanwhile, Lu Xiaofeng, who was chatting with Hua Manlou and Duan Yu, saw that the two seemed to have finished talking and that Boss Lu hurriedly ran back to the second floor after the conversation. So he slowly strolled over to Zhu Ting, who was waiting in the same spot.
"I told you you couldn't make these things, I wasn't lying, was I?"
Zhu Ting ignored the gloating in his words and, unusually, did not refute them. Instead, he sighed with a sense of loss: "I have worked in government for more than 20 years, but I have never seen anything like this before."
Lu Xiaofeng had only meant it as a casual joke, but when he saw that his friend had actually admitted to being inferior in the field he was most proud of, his expression became unusually serious.
He knew Lu Yusheng didn't know internal energy cultivation, but he still subconsciously lowered his voice and said, "Really, even you can't see through its depths?"
The latter shook his head: "I don't see. If I really demolish it, maybe there will be some progress."
"Have you figured out which school or sect her methods of using mechanisms belong to?"
Zhu Ting shook his head again.
Lu Xiaofeng sighed as well. His curiosity and thirst for knowledge had almost reached their peak, but he could only say helplessly, "Unfortunately, Hua Manlou just told me that he and Miss Lu have become friends, and Sikong Zhaixing also told me on the way that Miss Lu and he have some connection, so they can be considered half friends..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Ting, who had grown up with him since childhood, already understood what he meant.
So he couldn't help but laugh and reply, "I know how you got so many friends. Putting aside whether you and Miss Lu are actually friends, just the fact that she knows you two such good friends means she's already halfway on your pirate ship."
Lu Xiaofeng stroked his beard and accepted his words as a compliment without any hesitation.
He values relationships above all else; once someone is a friend, he won't pry into their privacy.
Meanwhile, Lu Yusheng returned to her room and immediately deposited the 1,000 taels into the system. Seeing the long string of zeros in the system's shop balance, she finally felt at ease.
After buying the two computers, she didn't leave immediately, but remained scrolling back and forth on the online store page.
The system suddenly woke up because of this rare order and asked her what she was looking for.
Lu Yusheng continued searching, explaining as he went, "After all, we spent so much money, so we should at least prepare screwdrivers, adjustable wrenches, diagonal pliers, and insulated gloves for them."
This is a big spender, so of course we have to take care of everything... No, wait, it seems that the money is actually coming from Lu Xiaofeng?
Realizing his thoughts had drifted away, Lu Yusheng shook his head and stopped thinking about it. After barely managing to put together half of the "electrician" kit, he carried the screen that had been removed for easier transport downstairs.
She was also afraid of trouble, but luckily the computer set she ordered from the mall was already assembled and could be used as soon as the cables were plugged in. So Lu Yusheng only temporarily separated the host and the screen.
She refused the people who wanted to help, and after Lu Yusheng finished carrying things back and forth several times, a group of people gathered around to watch her connect the power supply and network cable.
Zhu Ting stared intently at her movements, while Sikong Zhaixing asked her all sorts of questions. She answered casually while continuing to work on her tasks.
After confirming that all the necessary cables were connected, Lu Yusheng leaned his head slightly closer to the host computer, listening intently for any unusual sounds.
And then she pressed the power button with a "click"—
In the silence, the sound of a fan turning on broke the silence, and a gasp escaped from both Zhu Ting and Duan Yu at the same time.
The computer manufacturer's brand logo slowly lit up in the center of the screen, while a cute mascot moved slowly along with the progress bar below that activated the system.
It seems the system's output is of decent quality. She simply assembled the components, connected a few wires, and only glanced at the wiring inside the case before frowning and closing it. But judging from the current situation, there seems to be no problem.
Lu Yusheng sighed inwardly, finally having the mind to pay attention to the surrounding commotion. He looked up and saw that everyone was gathered here.
She ignored everyone else and said to her sugar daddy, "Mr. Zhu, please wait a little longer. Once the progress bar is at the bottom, it will be usable normally."
"Why do all these things need to be threaded into the wall?" Duan Yu asked humbly from the side.
Sikong Zhaixing, who had been here several times, could already answer this question quickly: "Miss Lu told me that the tools here are all controlled by electricity, and when they run out, you can just recharge them by wires running through the wall."
Hearing this, Lu Yusheng felt a little embarrassed. She had definitely explained it seriously... but what he said wasn't much different from the truth.
"Electricity?" Zhu Ting was stunned. "Is it the same thing as lightning that happens during thunderstorms? You can actually control it?!"
Fearing that the other person's dedication to science was too strong and that she might conduct some dangerous tests, she quickly dismissed any similarities between the two.
"Of course they're different. Controlling lightning is something only gods can do; explaining that is too complicated..."
Lu Yusheng shook his head. Fortunately, apart from Boss Zhu with his bright eyes, the others didn't seem to have much interest in theoretical knowledge.
Facing this important customer whose face still showed great interest, she sighed helplessly and took out the instruction manual from the small bag containing the free gifts and handed it to him.
The simple and crude words "Product Instruction Manual" on the cover did not initially make Zhu Ting take it too seriously. In fact, he was even a little annoyed by the illegible handwriting.
However, Lu Yusheng had specifically requested the system to provide drawings for the assembly and disassembly process when placing the order. When he flipped to these dozens of pages of detailed drawings, some even featuring magnified views of key parts, he was almost speechless with shock.
He doesn't consider himself particularly stingy, but he would never be so generous as to show off all the steps like this.
“This is a true master…” Zhu Ting put down the booklet in his hand, and at this moment he felt that the thin few pages of paper were as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Even the simplified Chinese characters that I used to dislike now seem much simpler and clearer after being reduced.
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