Chapter 69 Before Move Ou (1/2)
”Oh my god, Han Xiao, you bought a heavy truck‽”
The four teammates were invited to the garage, and Li Ya Lin and Lin Ya's faces were soon filled with surprise and excitement. They climbed all over the heavy truck. As Lambert was particularly interested in the engine, he opened the car hood to admire it.
”Thank you,” said Zhang Wei solemnly to Han Xiao.
A logistical vehicle was a very luxurious item for a team like them. Zhang Wei felt embarrassed that Han Xiao had bought it with his own money.
Han Xiao laughed it off. ”Hehe. Just treat it as my way of helping impoverished teammates.”
Zhang Wei's mouth started twitching as he was lost for words. Although Han Xiao was saying the truth, it was still agitating for Zhang Wei.
”I wracked my brain to come up with a name for this truck.”
Zhang Wei listened expectantly.
Han Xiao cleared his throat and said in a serious tone, ”Big Black.”
Zhang Wei's body jerked upon hearing the ridiculous name. He gave an unwilling half-smile. ”Nice… what a nice name.”
”Oh. You think so too? This name is very catchy and concise. I am quite proud of myself for coming up with this name,” Han Xiao said in a satisfied tone.
”I'm glad you are happy with the name.”
”Wow. The driving space is huge.” Li Ya Lin was having a lot of fun when she suddenly thought of something. ”who is going to drive the car?”
”This is my truck. Obviously, I will be driving it,” Han Xiao said.
Immediately, Li Ya Lin's face paled, and her body started trembling. ”Can… can I not travel in the car?”
Zhang Wei frowned and reprimanded her. ”Han Xiao spent so much money to let us enjoy some comfort and convenience. How can you reject this?”
Li Ya Lin's face was now as pale as a sheet. She felt that nothing was more horrifying than this.
”You guys will regret this,” she mumbled.
Regret? Zhang Wei was puzzled. Is Han Xiao a terrible driver?
Then it's nothing serious. How bad can his driving be? Everyone here is a well-trained agent in excellent physical condition. Nobody gets dizzy on roller-coasters. There's nothing to fear about this, Zhang Wei thought to himself.
”Oh yeah. Our boss told us that we will be moving out in four days,” Lin Yao said suddenly.
Han Xiao's eyes lit up. He had spent about ten days giving the truck an overhaul. He still wanted to install heavy firepower on truck. He had already mastered the knowledge required, but there was simply not enough time. He thought for a while and said to Zhang Wei, ”Bring the Combatant Armored Suit to me. I will help you improve it.”
Zhang Wei's eyes lit up. He had confidence in Han Xiao's mechanic skills.
Li Ya Lin overheard their conversation. She jumped at Han Xiao and nudged his shoulder. ”What about me! What about me! You promised to customize some equipment for me!”
”You have to wait till I have some inspiration.”
As a Pugilist, you should focus on using your fists to punch people. Why are you always eyeing my mechanic equipment? Han Xiao pushed the noisy Lin Ya Lin aside.
The original Combatant Armored Suit was brought out right away by a staff member from the logistics department. Just like the armor exhibited in museums, it was propped up with a plastic skeleton and stored in a human-height metal box.
”Since time is running out, I will have to focus on the most essential modification. Firstly, I will increase the energy capacity. Then, work on the structure will begin to reduce the weight and upgrade the skeleton of the mechanical parts. This will help to improve your overall movement.”
”That will be great!” Zhang Wei's face brightened with happiness. The suit was extremely heavy for him. After every use, his whole body would ache badly, worse than after running ten kilometers.
”Next, I will modify the sensing system. I will fit a simple chip onto the suit to survey the situation outside, and I will personally donate a firepower control system, which will give your long-range weapons an auto-aiming ability.
”Lastly, if time permits, I will also add a simple close-combat weapon.”
”Sounds great!” Zhang Wei was exhilarated.
But suddenly, Han Xiao changed his tone. ”And, of course, all of these things are chargeable. The total cost will be $360,000.”
”How… how much‽”
Zhang Wei stared him, his mouth agape in disbelief. His total saving had not even reached a million dollars.
”Do you think this is too pricey?” Han Xiao narrowed his eyes at Zhang Wei.
”Are your parents still alive?”
”Why are you asking about them? They have already passed on.” Zhang Wei was startled by the strange question.
”Do you have any siblings?”
”No. I'm their only child.”
”Do you have a wife or a girlfriend?”
”N…No. I'm all alone.”
Han Xiao shook his head with a perplexed expression. ”Then what's the point in saving so much money?”
The comment shot right to his heart!
”Fine. Fine… Stop talking. I will pay!” Zhang Wei gripped his chest in pain. He felt like his heart was being stomped on by a thousand rhinos.
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Like an unscrupulous business man, Han Xiao received the payment from Zhang Wei's trembling hand before he commenced the modification of the suit.
[Basic Energy Theory] Lv. 3 had given Han Xiao the ability to strengthen energy mechanics. However, he didn't want to give Zhang Wei's suit a mighty modification, so there was no need for a new energy blueprint. Good stuff had to be kept for personal use.
To build in a weight-bearing mechanical skeleton and a sensing chip, one could actually use blueprints. These two were rather common.
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