Chapter 78 Chapter 81 A Dark Heart Chapter 82 Looking for the Later Account (Two-in-One Request for Follow-Up Subscription and Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 78 Chapter 81 Black Heart-82 Looking for the Back Account (Two-in-one request for subscription and monthly ticket)

Chapter 81 Black Heart (One update to congratulate Huang Jinmeng Bangzi 1/10)

During these days, Claire has been very good at PUAing Spencer.

The old man is cunning and shameless. I don’t know how many people he has cheated, but he is still controlled by this little girl.

He also tried to please this little girl, but it was useless!

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

Not to mention that the old man has long been marked as a "scam".

Fortunately, Xueer was smart. Seeing that she often embarrassed her master, she chose to "bear humiliation" and was touched by her from time to time.

But even so, their relationship was not very good.

So much so that even people in the market outside the city heard that old Spencer was being eaten by a little girl.

Today, they went out to purchase some thick curtains for winter, as well as some alloys 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 someone say that they couldn't find a place to repair the robotic arm.

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

The person who spoke didn't care much when she saw that it was a little girl, but just asked impatiently: Can you repair it?

I can't repair it, but my boss can repair it! Claire told the other party proudly.

But my boss really doesn't care about these trifles, he makes a lot of money!

The other party was moved and said that as long as your boss can repair it, the price can be negotiated, and it's no problem to double it.

Claire said: Don't lie to me, the people of Zhouliu can't be trusted, I just tell you that it's very simple to repair this thing.

As a result, the other party was even happier when he heard it, saying that we are also outsiders, if we can really repair it, I will pay three times the price.

However, Claire was not sure that her boss would definitely make this money, so she came back to ask first.

Qu Jianlei heard this and looked at Spencer first, "Is there no one who can repair the robotic arm near the settlement?"

"Of course there is, how could there not be?" Spencer answered without hesitation.

He was very proud of Zhou Liu, "There are both in and outside the city, maybe... it is badly damaged and others don't repair it for him?"

"I know this," just then, Cindy walked into the courtyard, she just came back from buying books in the settlement.

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

Winter is coming, and it is not only the robotic arm that needs to be repaired, but also the vehicle maintenance and various outdoor machines need to be repaired.

Cindy saw this scene in the city, and a long line formed outside the repair shop.

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

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

Those in the poor area, just wait, it will be your turn after the work is done!

As for the needs of those "outsiders", the settlement simply ignored them - we give priority to our own residents, is that wrong?

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

This situation has led to many outsiders not being able to find maintenance personnel outside the city!

It is such naked discrimination, and the people of Zhouliu don't think they are wrong at all.

As for some people saying that the mechanical arm is useful for hunting in the wild... so what?

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

It's really rare to be so arrogant.

In fact, they believe that too many outsiders come to hunt in winter, which is to compete with the residents of Zhouliu for resources.

Such a good hunting ground should be left to the people of Zhouliu. As for the hunting that can't be finished in a short time... they can hunt slowly.

In fact, similar things happened before. The Zhouliu settlement dominated the hunting ground through repeated struggles.

But unfortunately, Zhouliu was not strong enough to kill so many prey, and the scale of the beasts became larger and larger.

Later, they had to ask outsiders for support, otherwise it would be difficult to carry on.

However, after the beast tide was defeated, Zhouliu couldn't help but revert to their old ways - there is no beast tide, don't come to grab resources!

In short, it is a very urine mentality.

Qu Jianlei was too lazy to continue listening. Anyway, he was not qualified to speak up for the injustice. "What type of mechanical arm?"

Spencer was speechless and couldn't answer. Although he was knowledgeable, he used it to guess people's hearts.

He could distinguish between laser guns and Gauss rifles, but it was really difficult to expect him to distinguish the models of mechas.

At most, he could distinguish which mechanical arm was not easy to mess with and which mechanical arm was affordable for poor people.

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

The little girl is very talented in drawing. Her drawings may not be very realistic, but she can definitely capture the "spirit" of the object.

In other words, what kind of shit is this? You drew a good XX like this!

Qu Jianlei didn't know much about robotic arms before, and he has been studying hard after Zhou San bought the book.

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

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

The cleaner is responsible for cleaning the polluted ruins. It does have the ability to do construction, but it has strong protection capabilities.

It can not only prevent poison and radiation, but also kill mutant beasts.

This is a kind of construction robot arm that has a weak or poor resistance to attacks, but has strong melee capabilities.

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

As expected, 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 did not even dare to exchange glances, but were secretly suspicious-even mechas are not controlled here?

Is the difference between Hongzi District and Zhouzi District really that big?

However, Qu Jianlei was not shocked. He quickly calmed down, "If it's not a problem with the materials, it can be repaired!"

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

"Auntie, wait for me," Old Spencer followed with a wry smile. Although he was old, he ran fast.

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

One of the sturdy men raised his hand and said, "I heard that you can repair the Cleaner Type III. We are here to visit you... Sorry for disturbing you."

Qu Jianlei waved his hand and said impatiently, "No need to be polite. How much can you offer?"

The sturdy man was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Sure enough, you are a capable person, so frank!"

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

The sturdy man raised two fingers and answered without hesitation, "Two hundred silver dollars... at least!"

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

"One night?" The sturdy man was a little dazed. Has there been any female rich people in Zhouliu recently... or, maybe a man?

"What are you talking about?" Qu Jianlei stopped Claire from speaking. He knew that she had heard about the battle of the Frost Wolf Pack.

But your household registration has been cancelled. Don't you know that I don't want others to associate and imagine the most?

"Am I talking nonsense?" Claire felt very aggrieved, and even her eyes were red. "Two hundred silver dollars... they don't deserve it!"

"Why are you in a bad mood," Qu Jianlei said lightly, "Bring the things in, I'll take a look."

The sturdy man winked, and a man walked out. Not long after, a three-wheeled vehicle drove into the yard.

The mechanical arm was placed on the truck bed, about 30 centimeters thick and 1.3 meters long when folded.

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

"Fuck, what a great force!" Someone whispered.

The net weight of this mechanical arm is about 200 kilograms, and the other party took it down with one hand.

"There are many evil people here in Zhou Liu," the only female said, "Let's see what kind of person he is?"

Qu Jianlei was busy analyzing the failure of the mechanical arm and didn't bother to pay attention to them at all - even if there was an accident, Hua Xiezi was not given for nothing.

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

"Maintenance technicians have the dignity of maintenance technicians. Don't think that you can kill a few mutant beasts and you are great!"

This is true. A strong combat power can look down on others, but a strong maintenance technician can look down on adventurers.

It's a good partner! Qu Jianlei secretly praised in his heart... Bringing Hua Xiezi to Zhouzi was indeed not wrong!

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

"These all have problems, and it's very troublesome to repair them."

The woman said unhappily, "The people of Zhouliu love to play this trick, just tell me how much it costs!"

Play this trick? Qu Jianlei looked her up and down, and didn't bother to pay attention, "Are all the repair materials provided by your family?"

The sturdy man raised his hand, trying to stop the woman from talking, but finally dropped it weakly - he didn't understand this stuff.

"Tsk, 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 expensive thing is the materials, eighty is enough."

According to their estimate, if the materials are eighty, the total cost is two hundred, or three times the labor.

So the labor cost should be forty, but the other party directly asked for four hundred... This is ten times.

I've seen black hearts, but I've never seen such a black heart.

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Chapter 82: Finding the Account (Second update to congratulate Huang Jinmeng Bangzige 2/10)

Eighty silver dollars can buy the materials? Qu Jianlei really doesn’t know much about this.

Ever since he came to Zhouliu, he has been a little confused about the prices of various commodities.

Fortunately, with Cindy and Claire worrying about it all day long and old Spencer watching over it, he didn’t suffer too much loss.

However, Qu Jianlei had no intention of arguing about the prices. He said lightly, "If you think it’s expensive, you don’t have to repair it."

"We will never accept this price," the woman answered very straightforwardly, "We will only pay eighty silver dollars."

It wasn't for her hard counter-offering, but the estimated repair cost was only forty silver dollars, which was already twice as much.

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

When the woman heard this, she was slightly dazed. Shouldn't there be a bargaining process?

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

"No counter-offer," Qu Jianlei replied very simply, "You can find whoever you want to fix it with."

The sturdy man couldn't help but ask again, "Then those three questions you just mentioned, can you repeat them?"

"Why?" Qu Jianlei looked at him strangely, "I didn't charge you for the test."

The woman finally seized the opportunity. She said simply, "I'll pay for the test...how much do you think it will be?"

Qu Jianlei glanced at her, lowered his head to pack his tools, and said impatiently, "Go out...I don't need that little money."

The woman wanted to say something, but she was grabbed by the strong man, and the group had to leave in anger.

"It's really too much," Claire took the initiative to speak out, "How can you be so generous if you can't afford it?"

"Stop talking," Cindy scolded her daughter, thinking, "Look at how much your mother's salary was a month ago!"

"Hey," Claire sighed helplessly, feeling very annoyed that the matchmaking failed. She always wanted to prove that she had grown up.

"These poor guys 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 to let Blood Shadow look after the house alone?"

What a bullshit nickname my daughter... got.

"Leave Spencer to me," Claire replied without hesitation, "I can take care of the home."

She really didn't know how high the sky was. If she was the only one left, even the snow mastiff could sneak up on her.

However, what was rare was that Spencer actually took the initiative to apply, "Take me with you on the hunt, I'm very familiar with this place."

"With Xue'er's help, the harvest will not be bad. You can just give me the reward. Anyway, you have been in charge of me for so many days."

He has never tried to escape, not only because he is timid, but also because... he and Xue'er can have a full meal here.

Old Spencer is indeed a master of porcelain, but in Honesty Camp, it’s impossible to have outsiders all day long, right?

There are times when he succeeds, but there are more times when he fails. After he succeeds, he must also pay attention to those who helped.

Moreover, Xue'er's appetite is much larger than his, and she usually eats every meal she is hungry and full.

Sometimes, old Spencer even thinks that it would be good to live here forever.

Cindy is also not worried about this old guy. If Spencer is taken away and her daughter takes care of the yard, it won't be a big problem.

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

If you encounter anyone 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, wouldn't it be easy to find someone to form a team with?"

"I rarely take orders like this," Spencer replied honestly, "unless I know the ins and outs..."

If Xueer is rented out, there is a high chance that she will not come back. He can go with him, but his life will probably be in danger.

Seriously, although these outsiders are ruthless, they don't care if there is an extra person and dog to eat.

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

Cindy raised her eyebrows and asked calmly, "Are there many conflicts between hunter teams?"

She has the same concerns as Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezi, and she is not afraid to ask questions directly - we are just outsiders.

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

Sitting in the passenger seat of the car in front was a big man with a sinewy face. He frowned and muttered dissatisfiedly.

"Winter is coming soon, and the main settlement actually asked someone to check on people..."

The driver snorted softly, "Do you need to consider that? Anyway, if you catch him alive, you will get five thousand silver dollars, and if you die, you will get one thousand silver dollars."

"That guy's a mecha!" The big man replied dissatisfied, "Even if it's a transport mecha, you can't buy it with five thousand silver dollars!"

"Of course you don't need to turn in the mecha," the driver replied nonchalantly, "We're just conveying the wanted order..."

"If you really feel in danger, just stay in the settlement. No one will force you to go out."

"You know shit," the big man snorted, "I heard that the secrets in this guy's body are worth at least five hundred thousand!"

"Are you sure?" The driver's hands trembled with fright, "This... you really have to risk your 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. Neither Krishna nor Rich is an ordinary person. How could he be a fool in the first place?"

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

Who would have thought that in the evening, the group of people repairing the mechanical arm would come 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 neglectful in the morning."

When Qu Jianlei heard this, he didn't even raise his head and went to check the off-road light truck - it needed maintenance before hunting.

Claire was chopping wood with a small axe. She looked up and said coldly, "What are you doing here?"

"You have to ask your boss to fix it," the sturdy man laughed bitterly, "Four hundred silver dollars, I accept it."

"Too late," Claire replied angrily, "The price has increased... eight hundred!"

Qu Jianlei looked up at her and said with a smile, "Don't make a fuss, how can you raise the price like this?"

If it was Hua Xiezi who negotiated the price like this, he would accept it, but Claire was still young and couldn't let her become too evil.

Claire was not angry, but gave the sturdy man a white look, "Get it... My boss never cheats people!"

"You don't know anything, but you dare to say anything."

"We were wrong," the big man admitted his mistake very straightforwardly, and then raised his thumb, "Sir is really a professional!"

Qu Jianlei heard the words and rolled his eyelids, "Have you asked anyone?"

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

One is an adventurer who is good at using the mechanical arm. He is also a doctor who has been ill for a long time and knows a lot about the failure of the mechanical arm.

The other one can do some simple mechanical maintenance. He wanted to try it, but he didn't dare to do it after testing it.

The main reason is that there are many people traveling with the strong man, and they are not easy to deal with. If he can't repair it well, there will definitely be trouble.

The strong man hesitated, and then asked again, "How did you know that there was a problem with the main shaft of the support arm?"

He remembered this point out of the three points mentioned by the other party, but it might really be the case.

The key problem of the main shaft is a hidden danger. It does not affect the use, but if it is damaged in battle, it will be terrible.

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

The main reason is that he has obsessive-compulsive disorder and did a comprehensive inspection at the time.

He asked back, "The repair fee is 200, saving your life is 200... Is it expensive?"

In fact, it is not only to save lives. If the main shaft breaks in battle, the collapsed mechanical arm may also kill teammates.

"Not expensive!" The strong man shook his head honestly, but he didn't dare to ask more questions.

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

Paying the repair fee first is the style of a repair master. Generally, repairmen usually settle the bill after the repair is completed.

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

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

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

The traps he set were extremely exquisite and covered with many things. Even Spencer couldn't see how the traps worked.

Cindy and Flower Scorpion were also busy making final preparations for winter hunting.

That night, Qu Jianlei absorbed the third mutant crystal, leaving only two B-level and two A-level crystals in his hand.

The skills have been improved a little, but the seventh level of Qi Refining... still lacks some fire.

At dawn, he stood up after finishing his training, and couldn't help but mutter softly, "Tsk... I need to get some more crystals."

Even Flower Scorpion thought that energy blocks were the biggest expense of materials, but only he knew that the most expensive thing was the mutant crystals!

There were B-level and even A-level mutant beasts in the Zhouliu settlement, but it was extremely difficult to produce crystals.

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

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

Four people walked in, the strong man and woman who repaired the mechanical arm, and two middle-aged men.

The woman raised her hand and pointed at Qu Jianlei, "It's him. He said there's something wrong with the main shaft of the robot arm."

Qu Jianlei's eyes flashed with a hint of impatience, and he frowned and snorted, "Is there a problem?"

A middle-aged man wearing sleeves came forward, and his sleeves were full of oil stains, "How do you know there's something wrong with the main shaft?"

This must be a maintenance technician. Qu Jianlei replied calmly, "You can just check the main shaft, why come to me?"

"The main shaft has been sold as scrap," the man wearing the sleeves said, "Do you have an ultrasonic flaw detector here?"

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