Recruit black physique to start practice in the wasteland

Chapter 81 My Heart Is So Dark

These days, Claire is PUA hard on Spencer.

The old man was scheming and shameless, he had tricked many people, but he was still being manipulated to death by this little girl.

He also tried to curry favor with this little aunt, but it was useless!

The advice Claire got from her mother is: Never believe that there is love without reason in this world.

Not to mention that the old man had already been marked with the sign of "fraud".

Thanks to Xueer's cleverness, she saw that she often made things difficult for her master, so she chose to "bear the burden of humiliation" and was slapped by her from time to time.

But even so, their relationship was not much better.

So much so that even people at the fair outside the city heard that old Spencer was eaten to death by a little girl.

They went out today to purchase some thick curtains for the winter, as well as some alloy and synthetic materials.

Those materials were ordered by Qu Jianlei, who wanted to make portable dryers and ovens.

As a result, when Claire was buying materials, she heard that there was no place to repair the robotic arm.

She knew that the boss was very good at repairing machinery, so she couldn't help but ask, what's so difficult about the mechanical arm?

Seeing that it was a little girl, the speaker didn't care too much, but asked impatiently: Can you cultivate?

I can't fix it, but my boss knows how to fix it! Claire proudly told each other.

But these three melons and two dates, my boss really doesn't like it, he makes a lot of money!

The other party was shocked when he heard this, and said that as long as your boss can repair it, the price is negotiable, and it is no problem to double it.

But Claire said: Don't lie to me, the people of Zhou Liu can't believe what they say, I just tell you, repairing this thing is very simple.

As a result, the other party was even happier when he heard it, and said that we are also foreigners. If it can be repaired, I will pay three times the price.

However, Claire was not sure that her boss would definitely make the money, so she came back and asked first.

Hearing this, Qu Jianlei looked at Spencer first, "Is there anyone near the settlement who can repair the mechanical arm?"

"Sure, why not?" Spencer replied without hesitation.

He was very proud of Zhou Liu, "It's all in and out of the city, maybe... it's so badly damaged that others won't repair it for him?"

"I know that." At this moment, Cindy walked into the courtyard gate, and she just came back from buying books in the settlement.

"Yesterday's snow hastened the arrival of winter, and all kinds of repair shops are busy..."

Winter is approaching, and it is not only the mechanical arm that needs to be repaired, but also the maintenance of the vehicle, and the repair of various outdoor machines.

Cindy saw this scene in the city. There was a long queue outside the maintenance shop.

There are always people who are unwilling to line up and want to jump in line, so it is not uncommon for them to fight.

As a result, the settlement gave an order to repair the equipment of the city guard first, and then the residents of the rich area of ​​the settlement.

Those in poor areas, wait slowly, it will be your turn when you are done!

And the needs of those "outsiders" are ignored by the settlements-we give priority to taking care of our own residents, is it wrong?

In order to ensure the progress of the maintenance, even the maintenance personnel outside the city were recruited into the settlement and rushed to work overnight.

This situation has caused many outsiders to find repairers outside the city!

With such blatant discrimination, Zhou Liu's people don't feel that they are wrong at all.

As for someone saying that the robotic arm is useful for hunting in the wild... so what?

They would rather repair ordinary civilian equipment, such as ironing machines, than help outsiders repair weapons.

There is really no one who can be so arrogant.

In fact, they believed that too many outsiders came to hunt in winter, and they originally wanted to compete with the residents of Zhou Liu for resources.

Such a good hunting ground should be left to the six people of Zhou. As for hunting that won't be finished for a while...you can take it slow.

In fact, similar things happened in the past. The Zhou Liu settlement has monopolized the hunting ground through repeated struggles.

But it is a pity that Zhou Liu's strength is not enough to kill so many prey, and the size of the beast is getting bigger and bigger.

In the end, they had to ask outsiders to come to support, otherwise it would be really difficult to carry on.

However, after the beast horde was suppressed, the six people in Zhou couldn't help but revert to their old ways—there is no more beast horde, so stop grabbing resources!

All in all, it's a very pessimistic state of mind.

Qu Jianlei was too lazy to continue listening, anyway, he was not qualified to complain, "What type of mechanical arm?"

Spencer was tongue-tied and unable to answer. Although he was well-informed, he used it to figure out people's hearts.

He can tell the difference between a laser gun and a Gauss rifle, but if you expect him to tell the model of the mech, it's really difficult.

At best, he can clearly distinguish which kind of mechanical arm is not easy to mess with, and which kind of mechanical arm is affordable by the poor.

Claire squatted down, picked up an iron bar, and drew on the ground.

The little girl is very talented in painting. The things she draws may not be very similar, but she can definitely grasp the "god" of objects.

That is - what kind of shit are you drawing? The good XX is drawn like this by you!

Qu Jianlei didn't know much about mechanical arms before. After Zhou San bought the book, he has been making up for it.

So he nodded slightly, "Cleaner Type III... This thing is very expensive, and it can be used as a matching mech."

The name of the cleaner sounds like a construction robot arm, but people who think so are really wrong.

Cleaners are responsible for cleaning up contaminated ruins, and they do have construction capabilities, but they have strong protection capabilities.

Not only can it prevent poison and radiation, but it can also kill mutant beasts.

This is a kind of anti-strike ability or almost, but a strong melee ability... a construction robot arm.

But what puzzled Qu Jianlei the most was: shouldn't this be a control device?

Sure enough, Hua Xiezi said, "Since it is a mecha accessory... this thing should be controlled."

"Mecha control has long been a dead letter," Cindy said lightly, "This kind of thing can be obtained by thinking of a way."

Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezi were shocked when they heard this.

Because they were so shocked, the two didn't even dare to exchange glances, they were just secretly suspicious—there is no mecha here?

Is there really such a big difference between Hongzi district and Zhouzi district?

But Qu Jianlei was not blindly shocked, he quickly calmed down, "If it's not a material problem, it can be repaired!"

"Boss, wait for me," Claire led the snow mastiff, and rushed out of the courtyard gate excitedly.

"Grandma, wait for me," old Spencer followed out with a wry smile, his old arms and legs, and he ran not too slowly.

Not long after, Claire brought back three people, two men and one woman, all masked.

One of the burly men raised his hand and arched, "I heard that Mister can restore the Cleaner Type III, we ventured to visit... Excuse me."

Qu Jianlei waved his hand and said impatiently, "Needless to say the polite words, how much can you offer?"

The stout man was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed loudly, "Sure enough, he is a capable person, so frank!"

"I just don't want to waste time," Qu Jianlei said frankly, that was really not ordinary straightforward.

The burly man raised two fingers and replied without hesitation, "Two hundred silver dollars... for the bottom line!"

"It's just a little bit," Claire couldn't help it, "Do you know how much my boss earns in one night?"

"One night?" The burly man was a little dazed. Has there been any rich woman in Zhou Liu recently... Or, maybe it's a man?

"What are you talking about?" Qu Jianlei stopped Claire from speaking, he knew she had heard about the battle of the Frostwolves.

But your account has been canceled, don't you know, the last thing I want to let others associate with it?

"Am I talking nonsense?" Claire felt so wronged that her eyes turned red, "Two hundred silver dollars...they don't deserve it!"

"What are you getting emotional about?" Qu Jianlei said lightly, "Bring the things in, I'll take a look."

The burly man winked, one man walked out, and after a while, a tricycle drove into the yard.

There is a mechanical arm on the truck body, about 30 centimeters in thickness, and 1.3 meters in length when folded.

Qu Jianlei lifted the robotic arm with one hand, took out some tools, and sat in the yard to start testing.

"Damn it, it's so powerful!" Someone muttered in a low voice.

The net weight of this mechanical arm is almost two hundred kilograms, and the opponent lifted it off with one hand.

"There are a lot of evil people here in Zhou Liu," the only woman said, "See how good he is?"

Qu Jianlei immersed himself in analyzing the faults of the mechanical arm, and didn't bother to care about them at all—even if there was an accident, Hua Xiezi didn't give it in vain.

Hua Xiezi is really dedicated, "Su Jing, do you still want to fix the robotic arm?"

"A repairman has the dignity of a repairman. Don't think that if you can kill a few mutant beasts, you will be great!"

This is true, a strong combat power can underestimate others, but a strong repairer can underestimate adventurers.

Is a good partner! Qu Jianlei secretly praised in his heart...Bringing Huaxiezi to Zhou Zi, he did nothing wrong!

Then he raised his head and said lightly, "The two-leaf fan with the main power output, the main shaft of the support arm, and the three-phase hydraulic matching..."

"There are problems with these, and it is very troublesome to fix."

The woman said unhappily, "Zhou Liu's people like to play this trick, just say how much it is!"

play this set? Qu Jianlei glanced at her up and down, but didn't bother to pay attention, "All the maintenance materials are from your house?"

The burly man raised his hand, trying to stop the woman from speaking, but in the end he hung it down feebly—he didn't understand this stuff.

"Cut, it's nothing more than materials," the woman replied disapprovingly, "We have prepared all the materials, how much do you want to charge?"

Qu Jianlei thought about it, and reported a number, "Four hundred silver dollars."

"It's not that expensive," the woman couldn't help it. "The most expensive thing is the material, stop at eighty."

According to their estimates, if the material is 80, the total cost is 200, which is three times the labor.

So the labor cost should be 40, and the other party directly asked for 400... That's ten times it.

I've seen black-hearted ones, but I've never seen such black-hearted ones.

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Chapter 82 Finding the Back Account

Eighty silver dollars can stop the material? Qu Jianlei really didn't know much about this.

Ever since he called Zhou Liu, he was a little confused about various prices.

Fortunately, with Cindy and Claire worrying about it all day long, and old Spencer watching over him, they wouldn't suffer too much.

But Qu Jianlei didn't intend to argue about the price, he said flatly, "If you think it's expensive, you don't have to fix it."

"We will never accept this price," the woman replied bluntly, "we will only offer eighty silver dollars."

It wasn't that she bargained hard, the estimated repair cost was only forty silver dollars, which was already doubled.

Qu Jianlei put away the tools, then waved his hand, and said flatly, "It's okay to leave."

The woman was a little dazed when she heard the words, shouldn't there be a bargaining process?

The burly man hesitated and said, "One hundred and twenty yuan... how about it?"

"No counter-offering," Qu Jianlei replied very simply, "You can find whoever you want to repair."

The stout man couldn't help asking again, "Then can you repeat the three questions you just said?"

"Why?" Qu Jianlei gave him a strange look, "I didn't charge you for the test."

The woman finally seized the opportunity, and she said simply, "I'll pay for the test... How much do you say?"

Qu Jianlei glanced at her, lowered his head and packed his tools, and said impatiently, "Go out... I'm not short of that little money."

The woman wanted to say something, but she was dragged by the thick man, and the group had to leave angrily.

"It's too much," Claire took the initiative to complain, "If you can't spend money, why are you pretending to be a generous person?"

"Don't say a few words," Cindy scolded her daughter, saying, don't look at how much your mother's salary was only a month ago!

"Hey," Claire sighed helplessly, annoyed at the failure of the matchmaking. She always wanted to prove that she had grown up.

"These poor ghosts really don't give me face."

Qu Jianlei didn't take this matter to heart, "Old driver, do you think it's okay for the three of us to go hunting?"

Cindy glanced at her daughter worriedly, "Is it safe for Xueying to look after the house alone?"

My daughter... got some shit nickname.

"Spencer gave it to me," Claire replied without hesitation, "I can take care of the house."

She really doesn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth. If she was the only one left, that snow mastiff alone could sneak attack her.

However, it was rare that Spencer actually took the initiative to apply, "Take me for hunting, I know this place very well."

"With Xue'er's help, the harvest will not be bad. You can pay as you see fit. Anyway, I have taken care of me for so many days."

He has never tried to escape, not only because he was timid, but also because...he and Xueer can have a full meal here.

Old Spencer is indeed a master of porcelain, but in the honest camp, it is impossible to have outsiders all day long, isn't it?

There are times when Pengci succeeds, but there are more times when he misses. After succeeding, he must feel sorry for those who help.

Moreover, Xueer's appetite is much larger than his, and she usually eats a meal when she is hungry.

Sometimes old Spencer even thought it would be nice to live here all the time.

Cindy is also not at ease with this old guy, if Spencer is taken away and her daughter takes care of the yard, it's really not a big problem.

Outside the city of the settlement, the order is a little worse than in the city, but living in your own yard is no problem.

When encountering someone who dares to break in, just beat him to death. Cindy believes that her daughter can do this.

So she asked, "You have such a smart snow mastiff, isn't it easy to find someone to form a team with?"

"I rarely take this kind of orders," Spencer replied honestly, "unless it's someone who knows everything..."

If Xue'er was rented out, there was a high possibility that she would not come back. He could go along with him, but his life might be lost.

Seriously, although these foreigners are cruel and merciless, they don't care if there is one more person and one dog to eat.

So unknowingly, he listed the other party as a trustworthy person.

Cindy raised his brows, and asked calmly, "Are there many conflicts between hunter teams?"

Her concerns are the same as those of Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezi, and she is not afraid to ask questions directly - we are foreigners.

Almost at the same moment, two off-road vehicles drove into the gate of the settlement.

In the co-pilot's seat of the front car sat a burly man, frowning and muttering in dissatisfaction.

"It's going to be winter soon, and the general settlement has let people come to investigate..."

The driver snorted softly, "Do you need to think about that? Anyway, it costs five thousand silver dollars to capture alive, and one thousand silver dollars to die."

"That guy has a mecha!" The big man replied dissatisfied, "Even if it is a transport mecha, it can't be bought with five thousand silver dollars!"

"Of course the mecha doesn't need to be turned in," the driver replied nonchalantly, "Let's just pass on the wanted..."

"If you really think it's dangerous, just stay in the settlement, and no one is forcing you to go out."

"You know what a fart," the big man snorted, "I heard that the secrets on this guy are worth at least half a million!"

"It's not a mistake, right?" The driver trembled with fright, "This is so... I really have to risk my life."

"I'm afraid it won't be your turn," the big man replied casually, and then muttered in a low voice, "That's why I hesitated."

"But I'm surprised, no matter Heitian or rich or honor, they are not ordinary people, how could they be a fool at the beginning?"

Qu Jianlei and the others made a preliminary plan, planning to go hunting when the next cold wave comes.

I never thought that in the evening, the group of people who repaired the mechanical arm came to the door again.

This time the woman didn't come in, it was the stout man who came in.

The man raised his hand and said politely, "This friend... was negligent in the morning."

Hearing this, Qu Jianlei didn't even raise his head, and just checked the off-road light truck on his own - it needs to be maintained before hunting.

Claire was chopping wood with a small axe, she raised her head and said coldly, "What else are you here for?"

"I have to ask your boss to fix it," the burly man smiled wryly, "I accept four hundred silver dollars."

"It's too late," Claire replied angrily, "the price has increased...800!"

Hearing this, Qu Jianlei raised his head to look at her, and said dumbfoundedly, "Don't make trouble, how can there be such a low price?"

If it was Hua Xiezi who negotiated the price like this, he would admit it, but Claire was still young, so she couldn't be blackened too much.

Claire wasn't angry either, but gave the strong man a blank look, "Got it...my boss never cheats!"

"I don't understand anything, but I dare to say anything."

"We were wrong," the big man admitted his mistake straightforwardly, and then gave a thumbs up, "Mr. is indeed a professional!"

Hearing this, Qu Jianlei rolled his eyelids, "Have you asked anyone?"

"I've asked," the big man nodded when he heard the words. He still didn't find the maintenance man, but he found two veterans.

One is an adventurer who is good at using robotic arms, and he is also the kind who has become a doctor after a long illness, and knows a lot about the failure of robotic arms.

There is another one that can do some simple mechanical maintenance. I wanted to get started, but I didn't dare to move after testing it.

The main reason is that there are many people traveling with strong men, and they are not easy to mess with. If they can't repair well, they will definitely have trouble.

The strong man hesitated for a moment, and then asked again, "How did you find out that there is something wrong with the main shaft of the support arm?"

He remembered the three points mentioned by the other party, but it might be true.

The key problem with this spindle is a hidden danger, which does not affect its use, but once it is damaged in battle, it will be miserable.

Qu Jianlei didn't answer this question at all, sonic flaw detection is nothing - although many maintenance engineers don't have flaw detectors.

The main reason is that he has obsessive-compulsive disorder. At that time, he had a comprehensive examination.

He asked rhetorically, "Two hundred for maintenance, two hundred for saving your life...is it expensive?"

In fact, it is not only life-saving, if the main shaft breaks during the battle, the collapsed mechanical arm may also kill teammates.

"It's not expensive!" The strong man shook his head honestly, but he didn't dare to ask further questions.

"I'll give you the materials," Qu Jianlei went to find a pen and paper, "Put down four hundred silver dollars first."

Pay the maintenance fee first, which is the style of maintenance masters. Generally, maintenance engineers usually settle after the maintenance is completed.

But the strong man didn't dare to say anything, he had already had a grudge before, and it was rare that he didn't care about it now.

Two days later, the strong man came again, tested the mechanical arm, and left with a happy smile.

Qu Jianlei began to set up various organs and traps in the small courtyard to ensure that Claire could guard the house after he left.

The traps he laid were so ingenious and concealed that even Spencer couldn't see how the traps worked.

Cindy and Flower Scorpion are also busy, making final preparations for the winter hunt.

That night, Qu Jianlei absorbed the third mutated crystal, leaving only two B-grade and two A-grade crystals.

The cultivation technique has improved a bit, but the seventh level of Qi Refining...is still not ready.

At dawn, he stopped his work and got up, and couldn't help muttering softly, "Tsk... I need to do some more crystallization."

Even Hua Xiezi thinks that energy blocks are the bulk of material expenditures, but only he knows in his heart that the most costly thing is mutant crystals!

There are B-level or even A-level mutant beasts in Zhouliu settlement, but it is not so difficult to produce crystals.

He went out of the room to check the weather, and muttered in disappointment, "It seems that the cold wave will have to wait for two more days."

After breakfast, someone knocked on the door suddenly, and Spencer stepped forward to open the door.

Four people came in, it was a strong man and a woman repairing the mechanical arm, and two middle-aged men.

The woman raised her hand and pointed at Qu Jianlei, "It's him who said there is a problem with the spindle of the mechanical arm."

A trace of impatience flashed in Qu Jianlei's eyes, he frowned and hummed softly, "Is there a problem?"

A middle-aged man wearing a sleeve came forward, the sleeve was covered with oil stains, "How do you know there is a problem with the spindle?"

This must be a maintenance engineer, Qu Jianlei replied calmly, "Just go and check the spindle, why come to me?"

"The main shaft has been sold as scrap," said the man wearing the sleeve. "Do you have a sonic flaw detector here?"

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