Chapter 129 exposed (first update: He Mengzhu Youyou)
Because of the invasion of foreign enemies, the negotiations between Bentley and the mountain owner had to be temporarily suspended.
The final rough agreement was that Bentley would receive 41,000 silver dollars and the matter would be over.
The mountain owner felt really bad about this request, but he couldn't refute it.
In the end, he could only say with a wry smile, "Then can you tell the public that... you gave me a face and exposed this matter?"
Although he is low-key, he is a real scene person - the key is not to let Tiangong know the details, right?
Bentley looked at him like he was mentally retarded, "You want face, but we don't?"
"Then tell me," the mountain owner simply lay down, "what else do you want?"
Just when Bentley was about to speak, there was a noise outside, and the team of the Fallen was attacking the back capital.
So he only left one sentence, "I don't want silver dollars, I want cultivation resources."
Seeing him leaving in a hurry, the mountain master frowned and whispered, "Resources for cultivation..."
The number of Fallen attacking Houjing this time exceeded 3,000.
Unlike the degenerates in Hongzi District, the degenerates in Tianzi District are very well organized and quite large in scale.
This is a very good condition in the Tianzi District. The Fallen usually hang out among the crowd, but once activated, they must stay together as a group.
And their equipment is also excellent. There are more than 3,000 Fallen, and there are actually more than ten mechas.
However, this small amount of troops is still not enough in front of the behemoth Houjing.
The garrison and the city guards came out together, and other adventurers volunteered to come to the rescue. It took one day to eliminate this group of fallen ones.
There were estimated to be more than a hundred fallen ones, escaping piecemeal.
The management of Houjing was furious. This was the first time in recent decades that degenerates had attacked a big city like the four capitals.
Do you think we are easy to bully? Those degenerates who escaped must be captured!
A large number of city guards, garrison teams and volunteers were sent out to carry out a blanket investigation in the entire Houjing area.
Ordinarily, with their strength, Bentley and Qu Jianlei are definitely qualified to be volunteers, but neither of them participated in the battle or search.
Qu Jianlei actually wanted to go - when he was captured by the Fallen, other adventurers saved him.
However, Bentley said that there are too many people in Beijing who are qualified to participate, and we are strangers.
If a new face participates in this kind of battle, there will definitely be trouble, the cooperation will not be adequate, and the ability may be exposed.
On the night when the battle ended, the city guards inspected their residence.
At noon the next day, another wave of guards came to inspect the residence.
After two inspections, Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezi were completely exposed to everyone, and they couldn't hide them no matter what.
However, neither the city guards nor the garrison showed any hostility towards him. The reason... needless to say.
Seriously, some people were a little curious about his appearance and couldn't help but ask, "How old are you that you have such strong repair skills?"
Then someone immediately grabbed this person and stopped him from asking any more questions.
——Although he is young, he is at least a reformed warrior. How can you tolerate being so offensive?
Qu Jianlei's address was exposed, but... not many people came to ask for repairs.
A guy who thought he didn't have a lake came to ask for repairs, but was blocked by a flower scorpion - you go to Terry for this kind of thing.
This person didn't dare to persist, so he turned around and left.
Two days later, Qu Jianlei's residence underwent a third inspection, this time a joint inspection.
The leader is actually Starr, the boss of the defense team!
Starr's attitude was good, but he still asked, "With your strength, why don't you help destroy the fallen?"
Qu Jianlei's answer was straightforward, "Outside of the maintenance industry, I am a completely new person, which is not conducive to mutual trust and cooperation."
Starr nodded, approving the answer, "During the battle, some mechas were damaged. Can you help me take a look?"
"No problem," Qu Jianlei said simply, "Just give me a token amount of transportation fare...it can be considered as my modest contribution."
We should indeed have this kind of awareness when dealing with the fallen.
Starr asked with great interest, "Is there still a carriage fee?"
"This is respect for knowledge," Qu Jianlei only said this - he had no choice but to accept death.
Starr rolled his eyes and curled his lips silently.
When Bentley came back and heard that Qu Jianlei had agreed, he didn't say anything, but judging from his expression, he seemed a little disapproving.
The next day, Qu Jianlei actually went to the garrison. He only collected one hundred silver dollars for the carriage fee and was busy for two full days.
The reason why he has been busy for so long is that in addition to testing, he also took the initiative to do some maintenance work.
However, he feels that he has paid a lot, but others may not see it that way.
There were maintenance technicians from other houses who also participated in the maintenance. I heard that he earned one hundred silver dollars in two days, which made me feel unbalanced.
The maintenance engineer didn't get angry at him, but asked other guards, "Is this an A-level or B-level maintenance engineer?"
"Can an A-level person do this kind of work?" the defensive team member asked, "but this one...may not be rated."
They also heard that Xue Mantian from Tiangong had made things difficult for this person and wanted to see his ID.
"Then the price is too harsh, isn't it?" The maintenance man who asked the question was dissatisfied.
The damage to this batch of mechas was mainly due to the previous battle with the Fallen, and he had no intention of making much money.
But someone was asking for such exorbitant prices. He felt that he was too kind, so he found the Maintenance Engineers Association.
The Maintenance Engineers Association has heard of Jian Lei - in fact, Tiangong's A-level maintenance engineer is still the vice president here.
President Dai Xingyan didn't want to be troublesome, but when the maintenance technicians in the association reported problems, she couldn't just sit back and watch.
So she found Starr and asked him if he had checked Jian Lei's certificate and what the one hundred silver dollars meant.
Starr was also quite helpless. He said that he had not seen the certificate, but he felt that the fare was already very low.
Dai Xingyan's eyes lit up when she heard "respect for knowledge", "Did he really say that?"
"Aren't you asking for money?" Starr replied disapprovingly, "However, I heard that their cultivation is indeed very expensive."
"This is not a question of money at all!" Dai Xingyan said simply, "Maintenance engineers should have this kind of awareness."
"By the way, where does he live now? I want to visit him."
On this day, Bentley rarely went out because his cultivation method seemed to be working.
He was practicing cross-legged, with many sensors connected to his body, while Qu Jianlei was observing from the side.
While I was observing, someone knocked on the door. Not long after, Hua Xiezi came over and said, "A beautiful woman is looking for you."
"Beauty..." Qu Jianlei glanced at her helplessly. He was still in a precarious situation. How could he consider personal issues?
But he also knew that Hua Scorpion knew the importance of things, "I'm busy right now, what am I doing?"
"The president of the Maintenance Engineers Association," Hua Xiezi replied, "he said he has something to discuss with you."
Qu Jianlei thought about it and stood up, "Please help me keep an eye on it. If there is any abnormality, please call me."
He walked out of the room and opened the courtyard door. There was indeed a young woman on the opposite side, pushing a motorcycle. Her appearance looked... passable.
But he didn't think she could be called a beauty because she was relatively strong.
He felt that the aesthetics here in the wasteland were somewhat different from those in Blue Star - beauty was based on strength.
This may be related to the environment of the wasteland. The stronger the person, the easier it is to survive, but Qu Jianlei doesn't like it himself.
But since we are talking about serious matters, whether it is beautiful or not is not the important point. "I heard that something happened to the acting president?"
"Let's go in and talk," Dai Xingyan was not polite and pushed the motorcycle directly into the yard, "How old are you?"
Qu Jianlei didn't stop him. He closed the courtyard door first, thought about it and then replied, "Less than thirty years old."
Only eighteen years old, less than thirty...there's nothing wrong with me.
"So young?" Dai Xingyan glanced at him in surprise, then set up the motorcycle.
"Acting President, you are also very young," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "You are not as young as you are when it comes to ambition."
"My situation..." Dai Xingyan stopped mid-sentence.
Then she asked again, "I heard that you are a reformed warrior...doesn't it cost a lot to practice?"
Qu Jianlei glanced at her speechlessly, "Are you in a superior position and feel you have the right to ask me, or are you just talking about it?"
These words were very rude, indicating that he was already a little unhappy.
But Dai Xingyan really didn't care. The reformed warriors were so high up there, so who could lose their temper?
She said seriously, "I have a way to make money here. Would you be interested in hearing about it?"
Qu Jianlei was startled when he heard this, and then nodded, "Of course... Come, please come in."
After inviting the person to sit down in the hall, he took out the homemade water heater and poured the person a glass of boiled water.
"Is this... boiling water?" Dai Xingyan was a little surprised, "Your living habits are very good."
"It's not bad," Qu Jianlei replied casually. In fact, he was a little regretful that there was no tea here.
Dai Xingyan rolled her eyes, becoming more and more certain that the other party should be from Central City.
Not to mention that only Central City can have reformed warriors, just these little habits that you carry with you, it shows that the other party has a good background.
"It's a pity that we don't have tangerine peel," Dai Xingyan said regretfully. "It tastes good when brewed with boiling water... I'll get you some later?"
Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes, "Are there any leaves that can be brewed? Baked and processed ones."
"Huh?" Dai Xingyan glanced at him in surprise, "Tea... have you drank it?"
"Tea?" Qu Jianlei was also shocked when he heard this. This was definitely a Chinese pronunciation.
He suppressed his curiosity and said, "Can you do it?"
"This... is a bit difficult," Dai Xingyan shook her head regretfully, "It's rare in Central City."
She did not use "above" to refer to it, but directly said the three words "Central City".
Qu Jianlei blinked, "Are you familiar with Central City?"
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Chapter 130 New Ways to Make Money (Second update to greet the cute duck blood fans)
Dai Xingyan shook her head slightly, and instead of answering Qu Jianlei's question, she asked another question.
"How well do you master the theory of mechanical maintenance?"
Qu Jianlei hesitated, but decided to be more modest, "It's not particularly bad, mainly because I read more books."
Dai Xingyan asked directly, "Do you have any research or... theory of your own?"
"Well... I have some ideas," Qu Jianlei answered uncertainly.
The original technology of the wasteland is definitely stronger than that of Blue Star, but civilizations with different development stages cannot follow the same path.
He believed that he could still sort out something by combining some of Blue Star's ideas, "I just don't know if it's suitable?"
Dai Xingyan thought that the other party was worried about leaking some secrets of Central City.
She said simply, "I hope you can write some articles and submit them to Central City... There are no publications in Tianzi District."
There are no publications in Tianzi District? Qu Jianlei was stunned again when he heard this, "Are there no publications in the seven residential areas below?"
"Of course," Dai Xingyan replied without hesitation, "Originally, Tianzi District wanted to publish a few publications, but..."
She did not continue, but it goes without saying that the "information barrier" is really a lie?
"Submit..." Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment, he was a little moved, making money like this is what he yearned for most.
However, there is still a question, "Is this thing profitable?"
"The royalties won't be much," Dai Xingyan replied seriously, "but we have subsidies in Beijing!"
Competition among the four capitals is ubiquitous, and in terms of academics, Beijing is more competitive.
Houjing's economic strength is very strong and its inheritance is orderly, but precisely because of this, it is difficult for technical talents to grow.
Occasionally, if a few talents emerge, Taidu will spend a lot of money to poach them. After all, in Tianzi District, Taidu is the center.
Houjing could not fully compete with Taidu, but after Dai Xingyan took office, he applied for special-purpose funds.
Her request to Qu Jianlei is: As long as you put up the "Beijing" logo, we will provide subsidies after the manuscript is submitted.
It doesn't matter where you are from, as long as you think you are in Houjing.
As for the possibility that the other party will be poached by Taidu, Dai Xingyan thinks the possibility is very low and there is no need to consider it at the moment.
First of all, there is still a question mark about the strength of this simple base. It cannot be said that it is strong in practical skills, but it is just as strong in theory.
Secondly, this person is at least a reform warrior, but he willingly lives in the suburbs, which shows that he doesn't attach much importance to treatment.
"How to calculate the subsidy?" Qu Jianlei asked with interest. If the subsidy is large enough, believe it or not, I will write Houjing into bankruptcy?
Dai Xingyan answered without hesitation, "It depends on the quantity and the type of journal it is published in..."
Professional articles are published here, which is similar to that of Blue Star - it is not surprising that similar mechanisms appear when civilization develops to a certain stage.
Qu Jianlei calculated that the subsidy he could get for a one-page article was about twenty to one hundred silver dollars.
However, for top journals, it is not so easy to write a manuscript, and he does not have a good grasp of the content in it.
So he said, "Well, how about you help me submit the manuscript and decide which one to choose?"
"Shall I vote for you?" Dai Xingyan was overjoyed when she heard this.
She repeatedly emphasized that she should wear the label of "Beijing" because she was afraid that this result would not be considered as a "Beijing" - she was from Central City.
If she helped deliver the manuscript, the credit would be as solid as it could be. "You believe in me so much?"
"Shouldn't I believe you?" Qu Jianlei gave her a very strange look, "Are you going to take it as your own?"
"How is this possible?" Dai Xingyan hurriedly waved her hands and snatched the research results of the reformed warriors. Was it because she thought she would live longer?
Seriously, she was a little curious, "Are there many such things?"
Qu Jianlei spread his hands and answered helplessly, "I have never submitted a manuscript. If you ask me, who should I ask?"
Dai Xingyan asked in confusion, "In this case, how could you have thought of this possibility?"
Is this hard to imagine? Qu Jianlei was speechless. He really didn't hear too much about this kind of scandal in Blue Star.
After thinking for a moment, he replied, "Don't think too highly of human nature."
"It makes sense!" Dai Xingyan gave a thumbs up, "I find that you are very smart in looking at the problem."
Qu Jianlei smiled disapprovingly, "When can I submit my manuscript?"
"Any time," Dai Xingyan replied without hesitation, "Just go to the Maintenance Engineers Association to find me."
"That's okay," Qu Jianlei nodded, "By the way, can you get the training resources?"
He had already heard from Bentley that Tiangong Maintenance Factory used its cultivation resources to make amends, and thought it was a good idea.
If he makes money through daily maintenance, it is unlikely that he will propose such conditions, and ordinary forces will not be able to obtain training resources.
Therefore, in the near future, he will not be short of silver coins. He will have to find some big forces to acquire cultivation resources.
"Cultivation resources..." Dai Xingyan frowned in embarrassment, "I'll work hard, how much do you need?"
"Just exchange the subsidy for training resources," Qu Jianlei's request was not high, "I'm not short of money."
Dai Xingyan nodded when he heard this. For such a request, it is indeed not too high. The Dai family still has some energy.
However, her curiosity aroused again, "Are you lacking training resources?"
This question was still a matter of conversation, but Qu Jianlei had become accustomed to her way of speaking.
To be honest, he prefers this direct communication method.
"Is it normal for this kind of situation to happen? For example, we may have provoked someone..."
"For another example, we are undergoing some kind of test...what do you think the reason is?"
"I won't guess anymore," Dai Xingyan shook her head simply, "So there are so many possibilities?"
You obviously haven't read the online novel! Qu Jianlei nodded, "Of course."
"Okay, that's settled," Dai Xingyan nodded, "How long will it take you to write it?"
Before Qu Jianlei had time to answer, Hua Xiezi rushed in, "Well...there's a little problem."
"I know," Qu Jianlei nodded and looked at Dai Xingyan again, "If it's quick, it will only take a few days."
"How many days?" Dai Xingyan was stunned when she heard this, "Isn't it calculated by month?"
When she came to her senses, the other party had already left, so she asked Hua Xiezi.
"Jian Lei...does he like to brag?"
"This question is very rude," Hua Xingzi frowned, but finally said, "He has always been conservative in his speech."
"That's great," Dai Xingyan picked up the cup and drank the water in it in one breath, "Okay, I'm leaving then."
However, she did not expect that it would be a month later when she received the manuscript.
Qu Jianlei's main focus was on helping Bentley calculate the appropriate exercises.
An accident did occur this time, but Bentley was not greatly affected, and even he didn't care much about it.
Compared to a few months ago when things were constantly going wrong, it's much better now, isn't it?
Qu Jianlei gave full play to his spirit of pursuing and fighting, and finally perfected the method after ten days.
He spent another five days to roughly confirm that there were no big flaws in this technique.
Before he could celebrate, he was pestered by Flower Scorpion, "Where's mine?"
"Don't rush me," Qu Jianlei was speechless, "It will be fine soon, but you need to borrow a B-grade crystal from Bentley."
When helping Bentley deduce, he improved a lot of relevant knowledge, and it is not difficult to deduce another technique.
But he needs crystallized energy, but he certainly won't open his mouth to Bentley directly.
"That's no problem," Hua Xiezi replied confidently, "He told me, if you need anything, just ask."
After all, teammates are different after all. If someone else dared to speak like that, Bentley might just kill someone.
And the facts proved that he was indeed not lying. As soon as Hua Xiezi opened his mouth, he lent him a crystal.
At the same time, he also said, "If one is not enough, come to me to borrow... you can borrow up to three."
Next, Qu Jianlei lived up to Hua Xiezi's trust. He spent ten days deducing a new technique.
This is a training method that has not been injected with transformation drugs, so it will definitely not be that mature.
Therefore, Hua Scorpion, like Bentley before him, began a career of vomiting blood and gas problems.
After that, it took Qu Jianlei two full months to figure out a relatively complete technique, but that's a story for another day.
After Hua Xiezi started trying to practice cultivation, he finally had time to think about what kind of article he should write and submit.
There is not too little to write about, but... too much!
But there are some things that cannot be written carelessly, such as the controllable Muhai fusion. You really cannot be willful in this regard.
Qu Jianlei had carefully considered this issue before and carefully verified it in various publications.
However, there is really no relevant content, let alone the fusion of Muhai, there is not even fission - not at all!
Qu Jianlei was not sure what happened here.
Maybe...it's because the unit energy density of the energy block is strong enough, so there's no need to think about new paths?
But Qu Jianlei is more inclined to another guess: information barriers, of course, should be comprehensive!
Especially since this publication can also be seen in the residential areas below, how could it not be controlled?
So he thought about it carefully and planned to write some unique insights on the sensing method of the sensor.
Ordinarily, Blue Star's sensing technology lags far behind Wasteland in terms of hardware.
But perhaps it is precisely because of the backward hardware that Blue Star is really not inferior to Wasteland in some of its sensor algorithms.
For Blue Star people, this kind of behavior has a euphemistic expression, called "finding another way."
If you are strong enough, wouldn't it be nice to take the high road?
After all, this is forced out of it - if there is a calculator, who would want to use an abacus to take the square root?
There should be very few people in the wasteland thinking about this method of squeezing potential.
Qu Jianlei thought about it carefully and felt that there shouldn't be much problem with his idea.