Start with a prosthetic shop

Chapter 15
About a few weeks passed.

The weather gradually turned cold, as if overnight, a layer of silver frost formed on the weeds.

this day,
Lynn breathed a sigh of relief, got up with relief, and lay down on the bed with a staggering pace.

A gust of wind blew into the room, randomly flipping through the open books.

Crash.

[Mechanical maintenance: LV2 has a small success → LV3 enters the room]

The long-standing goal was finally accomplished. Lynn took a short rest, locked the door, drew the curtains, moved out the military exoskeleton in the safe, and placed it on the table.

For him, this pile of iron parts is still quite heavy, and he can't lift the weight lightly, but now he can finally help his kidneys and breathe.

"The left and right hands are equipped with the Spectrum DR3 automatic technology rifle." Lin En held his forehead. This is the most common type of T3 energy level weapon. It is made by the large arms company Luffon. Magnetic storm rays, the appearance of the rays and the synthesis method have all applied for knowledge patents.

But at this moment, the energy distribution system of the left and right external weapons has been completely destroyed.

The greater the power of the weapon, the more sophisticated the internal structure. Lin En had just made a breakthrough. At this time, he studied for a while and managed to sort out some clues, but the gains were still not great.

"It will take a while to fix it." Lynn yawned and glanced at the panel.

[Mechanical Maintenance LV3 Enters the Hall: 1/1000]

The experience bar is longer, and this skill cannot be improved in a short time.

The so-called exoskeleton is nothing more than a set of interconnected prosthetic exoskeleton frames. When the proficiency bar of mechanical manufacturing breaks through to LV3, then you can also try to build your own exoskeleton for yourself.

The premise is that there must be sufficient materials.

Had a busy morning with orders.

Lynn is too lazy to cook.

He just wanted to go out to eat.

There was a knock on the door.

When Lin En opened the door, he found Ban Wen, the owner of the inferior food store, rubbing his hands and standing outside the door.

It's just that when I saw him today, I found that he had lost a lot of weight, and his clothes were visibly shabby.

The Wenwan walnuts hanging from his waist were gone.

"Boss Lin, you are safe and sound during this time."

"Of course I'm fine." Lin En said, his life these days is like that of other craftsmen. He has never been out of the market since he moved. His daily life is to eat, study, work, earn money and sleep. It is boring but fulfilling.

After a few simple greetings, Ban Wen got to the point in embarrassment.

"Boss Lin, can you borrow [-] points for emergency?"

"I haven't eaten all day!"

Lin En was startled, looked at Ban Wen again, and then said in surprise:
"Isn't it? Aren't you a food wholesaler? How can you be short of money?"

In Lin En's memory, the boss Ban Wen has lived in this market for some years, and there is an endless stream of people queuing up to buy food every day. Although it is a small business, in terms of profit, it will not be lower than Five hundred points.

Ban Wen sighed: "It's different today. Since Grundfos settled here, my business here has become increasingly deserted. The food workshops around here can't sell or make a profit. How can they continue to operate? They all went bankrupt!"

"My small shop can't keep going."

Lynn nodded and said, "I know this, you told me before."

"But you have earned so much savings over the years, even if you have to pay back the rent every month, you won't be able to afford food."

"Although Grundfos has made you unemployed, the things they sell are so cheap that you can buy ten catties of food for ten o'clock. How can you not afford food?"

Ban Wen was stunned, "Boss Lin, how long has it been since you bought food at the company's distribution department?"

Lin En scratched his head. He had been buying goods from the Ambition Restaurant during this time, which was regarded as the preferential treatment given to him by the Lizard Gang. Thinking about it this way, it was true that he hadn't eaten this lowest-end junk food for a while.

He never bought Grundfos food.

Lin En didn't say anything, Ban Wen also understood everything, and his expression finally became sad, as if he realized the thick barrier between the two.

Half a year ago, the other party was still a poor and poor boy, and he could chat with himself for a few ten minutes just by bargaining.

Now they have opened a new prosthetic body shop in Mong Kok of the market. He is a big celebrity in the Lizard Gang. He specializes in taking orders and makes countless money every day.

He explained in frustration, and Lynn gradually understood everything.

After the surrounding workshops almost closed down, Grundfos began to increase the price of food steadily, and the current price was even many times higher than before the company came.

Most people can no longer afford to eat, and more people live on the streets.

Frost fell a few days ago, and there were a few more frozen corpses in the gutter.

And the gangs that manage the various regions are also rapidly launching local workshop revival plans, trying to expel the market share that Grundfos has occupied, and prevent the forces in the city from getting involved in this chaotic place.

This firefight is going to be chaotic.

"It's [-] points, but." Lin En took out a card and wanted to tell the other party to find a new job, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say it. This sentence is similar to "why not eat minced meat".

He also knew that saying it was a loan was actually just a euphemism, and he would definitely not get the money back.

Ban Wen took the money respectfully, realizing that Lin En's hesitation just now made a mistake, and said repeatedly:
"Don't worry, I'll just borrow this one time. I'll move out of the market immediately, find a place to live with lower rent, and then slowly find a job so that I can pay you back."

"I will definitely pay it back. I have met a few old friends over the years. It shouldn't be difficult to ask them to arrange a job."

Ban Wen babbled, but Lin En had no interest in listening.Seeing Lynn's impatience, he thanked him a few more times, and then returned home happily, started to pack his luggage, and prepared to move out of the house that he had rented for several years.

Lin En looked at Ban Wen's back, and suddenly remembered the countless noisy days in the past, when Ban Wen was sitting on a recliner, leaning on the iron plate, playing walnuts with his left hand, and drinking artificial tea comfortably.

These reminiscences gradually overlapped with the current scene, Lynn subconsciously felt that this would be the last time he saw each other.

Ban Wen probably walked away overnight, suddenly it was like hoarfrost falling on the weeds.

At noon the next day, Lin En wanted to find Ban Wen again, but found that the door of his old shop was locked and he couldn't open it no matter how hard he knocked.

"How could he drive? He packed up his things at five o'clock this morning and moved away!"

A strange neighbor said.

"Where did he go, did I tell you?"

"Who knows, maybe he went to Old Street. In the whole area, the rent is the cheapest there. If he doesn't go there, where else can he go?"

"Let me tell you, the old street is a mess."

"A few days ago, there were several times of burglary. I heard that some people broke into other people's houses and shot them with guns. Dozens of people died on the streets in just one day."

(End of this chapter)