Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Chapter 19 I See You Are Talented, Your Bones Are Surprised

"There are so many patrolling law enforcement officers in Dicheng, which is comparable to Beicheng District." Jess couldn't help shaking his head with emotion.

On the way to Benso's grocery store, the two of them could see a pair of heavily armed law enforcement partners patrolling the road almost every once in a while.

So far, they have seen at least 20 law enforcement officers.

"How much noise did you have with Caitlin last time? Is it really like what was written in the newspaper?"

"It's too exaggerated in the newspaper. That's what Mrs. Karina meant, in order to suppress other families."

Li Lin shrugged helplessly, "It's mainly because of Caitlin's special status. If someone from an ordinary family is attacked, how can there be such a need to mobilize so many people?"

"Too."

Speaking of Caitlin, Jess suddenly realized that he hadn't seen her all morning, and she usually wouldn't go out hunting so early.

"By the way, do you know where Caitlin went today? I didn't see her today."

"She, she went out for a walk on a bicycle early in the morning." Li Lin replied casually.

"Bicycle? Have you built it?"

"Are you surprised? Isn't this just as long as you have hands??"

Both are genius inventors, and they are familiar with each other's personalities, so the two of them can talk more casually.

Jess was choked by Li Lin, his face flushed a little, but he was unwilling to fall into the disadvantage just like that.

"There's nothing technical about your bike, what should I make a fuss about?

"I mean, isn't Mrs. Karina planning to wait until the evolution day party to announce this invention?"

"Caitlin wants it, so I definitely can't refuse." Li Lin glanced at Jess, and teased, "Why, you want it too? Do you want me to make one for you too?"

"Uh, still..."

Just as Jess was about to refuse, Li Lin changed his subject: "You've seen the blueprints, and if you want to do it yourself, it's not that you don't have a lot of hands."

"..."

Jess' face darkened.

Why do I want to beat you up so much?

In the following time, the two chatted all the way.

Arriving in front of Benso's grocery store, they looked in through the window.

The store was still empty, without a single customer.

As soon as the two of them entered the door, Ben Suo, who was sitting at the counter, fiddled with a mechanical device in his hand without raising his head, and greeted him slightly perfunctorily:

"Welcome to come. We have everything here. Just tell me what you fancy. I'll tell you the price."

It's not that your business is not good, but with your service attitude, who would come to buy things from you...

Li Lin couldn't complain.

"Ahem..." He cleared his throat slightly, "Benso, where is the crystal I ordered?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Bensuo's expression changed slightly, and he immediately got up and put down the things in his hand, and put on a smiling face:
"It turned out to be Mr. Li Lin. You are really welcome! I have already obtained the crystal you want, and it is well preserved."

Then, his eyes turned to the back room, "Ike! Get the boxes out of my room!"

"Understood!" A boy's immature voice came from inside.

Afterwards, Ben Suo squeezed out of the counter with his bloated body, rubbed his palms, and smiled at Li Lin:

"Mr. Li Lin, do you know? It's really not easy to get crystals for you. My subordinates went to the upper city to get them, and they were almost caught by the law enforcement officers..."

Li Lin didn't care about Ben Suo's process of making crystals. Anyway, there was a great possibility that he was bragging, so he interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "How many crystals did you get?"

Ben Suo's face froze, and he stretched out two fingers embarrassingly, "Two, two..."

"Why so few?"

"As far as the recent limelight is concerned, it's already pretty good!" Ben Suo hurriedly added, "However, my subordinates have collected a lot of fragments. If we put them together, there should be about three more."

There is very little energy left in the debris, or even no energy, and it is of no great use to me...

Li Lin frowned slightly, and then relaxed, "Forget it, just two, I will pay you for the fragments, but let me check the quality first."

As he spoke, Li Lin remembered Van der's request, and took out the note he wrote from his pocket and handed it to Bensuo, "I went to Forgan's Tavern before I came, and this is what Van der asked me to give you."

"Fandre?" Benso took the note suspiciously, slowly unfolded it and began to read the content on it.

At this time, a thin little boy with black skin and white hair dragged a huge wooden box out of the back room and came to them.

Li Lin looked at this little one with curiosity in his eyes.

Although he heard Ike's name the last time he was here, he was in a semi-comatose state at that time.

By the time he regained consciousness, Ike had gone home.

Speaking of which, this was the first time he actually saw Ike himself.

The future time wizard of Zaan can research and invent the "Z-type drive device" only through a piece of original crystal fragment, and control the abnormal ability of reversing time.

Ike was a little uncomfortable being stared at by Li Lin, and said in a panic: "Here, that's it."

But before Li Lin knelt down to open the box, Jess, who had been silent before, pushed him away anxiously, "Let me see!"

"You need a hammer!" Li Lin stepped aside speechlessly, "Crystals can't grow wings and fly away."

But Jess ignored him at all, took off the breathing filter on his face, and quickly opened the lid of the wooden box.

Two flawless deep blue Hex crystals are laid quietly on top of a layer of thick and soft cotton.

As the dazzling blue light quickly appeared in the air, Jess' eyes became hot.

He picked up a piece of crystal, rubbed it fondly on its not-so-smooth surface, and muttered incessantly, "Is this the Hex crystal...it's the best!"

Beside them, after reading the contents of the letter, Ben Suo noticed Jess's appearance, and opened his mouth wide in surprise and said:
"Uh...so you two are really friends?"

Li Lin smiled and asked, "Otherwise?"

I thought you were in a relationship between rival families competing with each other...

Ben Suo scratched his bald head with a somewhat embarrassed expression, and did not speak again.

Li Lin picked up another crystal casually, and at the same time its message appeared in his mind:

[Hex Technology Crystal (Ordinary): A mass-producible, unstable miniature energy core, developed by rune alchemy and chemical technology, has low energy supply efficiency and is prone to explosion upon collision. 】

[Attribute (for machinery): 200 energy]

【Ability Effect】

[Passive Unstable Matter: A violent collision will produce a powerful explosion]

[Passive Energy Core: When the crystal is used as the core energy supply device, it provides an additional 250 energy bonus for mechanical creations]

[Passive Recycling: When the crystal energy is exhausted, it can be recycled and recharged (requires a Hextech crystal synthesis device)]

Compared with my advanced version of Hex Energy Crystal, the properties of this ordinary crystal are more than a little bit inferior...

While Li Lin was thinking, Jess dug out crystal fragments of different sizes and dim colors from the bottom of the box.

Li Lin glanced casually and shook his head.

There were indeed one or two fragments of higher quality than the one Jace bought last time, but most of the fragments had completely lost their energy and were just scraps.

These should have been scraped off a mechanical device in a recycling yard that recycles waste from Uptown.

Li Lin took out a purse from his satchel and threw it to Bensuo, "There are 10 gold seas in it, and I will keep the crystals when I see them in the future, and I will take time to look at them."

However, to Li Lin's surprise, Ben Suo actually returned the money bag to him, "No, you are a friend of Van der's, so I cannot accept this money."

"Written on Van der's letter?" Li Lin smiled helplessly, "Take it, my brother is still clear about it, and I'm not short of the money."

Forcibly stuffing the money bag into Benso's hand, his eyes focused on Ike, "But..."

Feeling Li Lin's burning eyes, Ike couldn't help trembling, and subconsciously wanted to run to the back room, but was stopped in advance by Li Lin who was a step faster.

"Your name is Ike, right? Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad guy."

Ike didn't dare to look directly at Li Lin, and looked at Ben Suo with a slightly terrified expression.

"Mr. Li Lin, Ike is just doing odd jobs for me. Last time, he helped you heal your wounds. I think he didn't mess with you..."

Ben Suo felt a little embarrassed and didn't understand what he was trying to do.

Li Lin waved his hand, "I just saw that this little guy is very talented and has amazing bones. He is a genius like no other in a million. I want to ask him if he would like to be my apprentice."

Hearing this, Jess, Ike, and Bensuo looked at Li Lin in bewilderment.

"Huh?" ×3
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