Chapter 31: Did the burned chess book steal money?
My goodness, this woman pretends to be ignorant even though she knows the truth.
They both laughed at the same time and in unison took out the chess book from their bag. There were exactly two volumes, one above and one below, which made a complete set.
Zhang Juehuang was both surprised and delighted. He never thought that the teammate he had been thinking about was actually a classmate in the same class.
The two yellowed, old, wrinkled chess books were obviously genuine. Such books with a heavy sense of history could be considered important cultural relics and should be treasured in a museum. Su Shui thought about it and wondered if it was illegal for them to trade them so openly.
Su Shui asked: "Zhang Juehuang, is this really the only set of chess books?"
Zhang Juehuang replied: "I heard so."
Su Shui: "This book is very helpful for people who are learning chess. Why doesn't the government print more copies?"
Zhang Juehuang held his head with both hands. "Actually, this chess book was a bestseller before, but due to the mutant crisis ten years ago, all the printed copies of this chess book on the market were burned, and the publishing houses also met with inexplicable problems, leaving only this original chess book."
Su Shui: "Burning books? What does the alien creature crisis have to do with this chess book?"
Zhang Juehuang whistled, "It's nothing, it's just a coincidence. Many books were burned, not just this chess book. It wasn't just the publishing house that got burned, but also the newspapers and media. It's just that this chess book was unlucky. It can't be found in any physical or electronic book. It's likely that only this original copy is left."
Su Shui's fingertips scratched the cover of the chess book; the rough texture seemed extremely precious at this moment.
The two of them agreed to exchange chess books and study with each other when they had time. Su Shui originally wanted to ask some questions about mecha design, but was unexpectedly rejected by Zhang Juehuang.
He said: "You should ask the mecha master about this question." Then, Zhang Juehuang took a step forward with big strides and walked away.
Mecha master?
Mecha knowledge.
By the way, the Pikachu who is learning theoretical knowledge may be able to help me. If I have any questions, I can also ask Duoling.
Su Shui gave up his lunch break and ran to the training room, entered the Pikachu mecha of "Little Shui Baby", and began immersive learning.
This time, Su Shui was still able to activate the mecha. It was not like what the instruction manual and Mu Jingchen said, that only people with S-level perception or above could activate it.
She recalled the sentence in the instruction manual and now thought the person who wrote it was quite humorous.
Maybe that sentence was written just as a joke.
The place Su Shui visited this time was different from the last time. This time the library looked like a classical palace and was very luxurious.
Moreover, this Pikachu mecha seemed to know what was in Su Shui's mind. When Su Shui arrived at the library, as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a book about mecha design placed in the most conspicuous position.
It seems like it was the same last time?
I never have to bother looking for books.
Su Shui picked up the mecha design book and began to read it attentively. The book explained the structure of the mecha very clearly, and explained in detail the production details of each part, including the chassis, skeleton, muscles, joints, shell, etc.
After taking a quick look at the water, Su Shui felt that he was memorizing knowledge faster than last time, and his body did not feel hungry or tired.
According to what Mu Jingchen said last time, this seems to be related to perception?
Could it be that my perception is improving?
Activating each mecha consumes the user's perception, and mechas of different performance and levels consume different amounts of perception energy. "Little Water Baby" is still "Little Water Baby". The only explanation is that Su Shui's perception has become stronger.
After Su Shui finished reading the knowledge about mecha design, she got out of the mecha and looked back at "Little Water Baby" for one more second before leaving. If she had the chance, she would like to meet the federal marshal who designed the "Little Water Baby" Pikachu mecha.
The afternoon class was a game class. Ji Qingqing said that Su Shui didn't have to come to her class, so Su Shui went shopping in the afternoon to look for materials for making the mecha early.
She planned to tailor a mecha with unlimited power for herself, and it had to be a mecha like Xiao Bike's that could automatically shrink and be carried around.
That guy fell into the lake last time, and I don’t know if his mecha has been repaired yet.
Thinking of this, Su Shui smiled. Who let that guy betray his loyalty? He hid away. This lesson was considered a small one.
......
Su Shui exited the suspended tram station and heard loud cheers from the west. She looked to the side and saw a mecha battle in the air.
The last time I saw a mecha battle was on the day I reported to school.
Su Shui was attracted by the mechas that were competing. The appearance of the two mechas was so domineering that they couldn't be low-key even if they wanted to. One was deep space blue and the other was advanced gray.
She applied the knowledge she learned today to real life and analyzed that the materials used in these two mechas are high-quality gray crystals. The annual output of gray crystals is very scarce, so the price is very expensive. People who can use gray crystals as mecha materials are generally wealthy children from extremely wealthy families.
Su Shui looked at it with dry eyes. Don’t pay attention to things that you can’t get for the time being!
She hardened her heart, turned around and walked towards the mecha shop on the street.
The entrance of a store was filled with viewing mechas. Su Shui walked in to see if the store had any combat mechas, and then...
She came to the area where combat mechas were placed, and saw a row of soft and cute small mechas. These mechas were of different shapes and were all made according to the bodies of small animals. They did not look like they were for humans at all.
Su Shui: “???”
Are these the combat mechas I'm looking for?
The boss came over and said, "These mechas are for animals that can fight."
Su Shui said he understood, and the boss then pointed to another row of slightly larger mechas. Su Shui looked a little confused.
Although the mechas in this row are much larger, they don't look like they are meant to be worn by normal humans... Even if they are used as instruments for theoretical learning or simulation training, their appearance seems very exaggerated.
The boss paused and said, "This row is for insects and beasts."
Su Shui asked, "Boss, what about the clothes for people?"
The boss seemed to ignore Su Shui's question and continued to introduce them one by one. "Then the next row..." The boss pointed to a larger mecha, "It's for the Star Beasts."
He wanted to continue the introduction, but Su Shui glanced around the area and realized that the mecha he wanted was not there, so he raised his voice several times, "Boss, what I just asked is where the mecha for people to wear is?"
"Don't worry, let me introduce it to you."
Su Shui: “???” what?
She could see that the boss spoke very slowly and patiently, and was not stingy with his time or words at all.
"Boss, I want to find a mecha that can be worn by humans." Su Shui looked at the boss very seriously.
The boss's interest was interrupted by Su Shui. He turned his head away unhappily and pointed at the row of clothes at the door. "That's where the clothes are."
Su Shui looked in the direction he was looking at, and saw a row of colorful viewing mechas.
………
Su Shui immediately understood, so this store does not have any combat mechas.
No wonder this boss kept nagging me. He probably wanted to trick me into buying a beast-type mecha as much as possible.
After knowing the truth, Su Shui left the store in a very unhappy mood.
What a waste of time.
However, the next moment, she suddenly discovered that the lower limbs of the big red humanoid mecha at the door were made of high-hardness gray crystals, and not only that, the amount of gray crystals was quite sufficient.
Su Shui carefully looked at the mecha. Spectacle mechas are generally not expensive, and few people would use such good gray crystals to make spectator mechas. If you buy this mecha, dismantle it, and reuse the gray crystals, you can rebuild a combat mecha.
The two mechas fighting in the air just now popped into Su Shui's mind.
It is not impossible to modify it into the appearance of those two aircraft.
Su Shui ran back to the store and asked the boss, "Boss, how much is the red mecha at the door?"
The boss was quite petty. Seeing Su Shui come back, he deliberately acted in a bad mood and ignored him. He casually quoted a price, "Fifty million Star Coins."
Su Shui was shocked. "What? Fifty million?"
Is this a money grab?
Su Shui looked at the boss who looked arrogant and said unhappily, "I see your store doesn't have many customers, but you're just trying to take advantage of every customer you get!"
"This ugly mecha is priced at 50 million? Are there any relevant certificates for product inspection and pricing?"
"If not, I can definitely report your store as a black shop."
After hearing this, the boss grinned and smiled flatteringly, "Little girl, don't be anxious! I was still angry just now, so I was joking with you."
He walked to the side of the red mech and said, "You have a good eye. This mech was originally a combat mech, but because of a problem with its elbow joint, it was converted into a viewing mech, which depreciated its value."
"When it was still a combat mecha, my son spent 80 million star coins to buy it. The gray crystal content of this mecha is very high, and the price was considered very expensive at the time."
"Later, my son participated in a black tournament and lost. Many parts of his mecha were damaged. Since then, he has never touched a combat mecha again."
"I thought it was a pity, so I found a mecha master and had it modified into a viewing mecha."
Su Shui touched the mecha. If it was a combat mecha, it would indeed be worth 80 million star coins, or even more.
Just now she only discovered that the lower limbs of the mecha contained rich gray crystals. In fact, if she looked closely, she found that there were also a lot of gray crystals in the arms, shoulders and back.
"How much do you want for this spectacle mecha?"
The boss gestured a number, "Forty million Star Coins."
Su Shui put on a smile and was about to leave. Seeing this, the boss shouted, "30 million Star Coins!"
Su Shui turned around and said in a mocking tone: "Boss, your business is so unethical. You use a damaged mecha as a display mecha. Although you repainted it and it looks like new, in fact, many parts of this mecha have not been repaired and cannot be repaired."
"You want me to spend 30 million star coins to buy a disabled mecha. How is that possible?"