Chapter 31: Poor Man’s Repair (1/2)

Chapter 31: Poor Man’s Repair

Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Tehrn

”Sam, you want me to seduce him?”

”Oh, come on. Don't tell me that you are not interested in him. I am only giving you a free excuse, if it doesn't work out, just do it for fun, isn't that why you escaped your old man to come to me? Don't you worry; I will cover everything for you… ah… you sneaky little fish, that’s what you wanted me to say isn't it?”

Ma Xiaoru showed her tongue as she grinned at Samantha, revealing the naughty side of her. ”Well, thank you sister, but how are we gonna seduce him?”

”Come closer, let me tell you.”

Upon learning Samantha's plan, Ma Xiaoru was convinced that Wang Tong was about to walk right into Samantha's trap.

Wang Tong stopped by a domestic robotic mechanical repair shop after school. The girl working there gave him a warm smile as she watched him walk into the store.

”Sir, what would you like? We have any kind of intelligent robots you can imagine.”

”Actually, I am just looking to repair my robot.”

”Ah-why of course, what kind of robot is it?”

”Type C, it's an older model, I only have the main frame, would you be able to bring him back?” Wang Tong said as he took Charcoal's main frame out of his space crystal.

The girl's face turned awkward. ”I'm very sorry sir, but the manufacturer has already discontinued this model. It wouldn’t be impossible if you weren't asking to replace the whole body. The parts are very difficult to come by you know. It will be cheaper if you consider any of the newer models.”

”How much would it be to restore him, including the parts?”

”You have to understand sir, that it's quite an arduous job to go through our inventory for very specific parts, especially for dated models like yours.

I estimate that it would be roughly over two hundred thousand credits, labor and parts included. You might as well just buy a new model. Our entry level, the E series starts at twenty grand, if you would like to add more sophisticated features, the price might vary quite a bit.”

Regardless of if it was twenty grand or two hundred grand, to Wang Tong, they were both astronomical figures.

Failing to find any solution, Wang Tong had to give up. He walked out as he sighed at the ridiculous cost of reviving a robot, very much similar to reviving a human.

It seemed that Charcoal might have to remain in his mainframe for a while.

Wang Tong took the City Express home. He looked out of the windows as the flying vehicles whirled by him like many flies. He thought about his future, his life and decided that he would have to start to save more money, as soon as the monthly test was over.

Instead of going straight home, he stopped at a few stores close to school to see if they were hiring any part-time employees. It wouldn't be hard to find a part-time job, but the tricky part was to find one that could fit into his school schedule.

By the time he got home after a few hours of fruitless search for a part time job, it was already night. The light in his house was lit. ”Could it be a thief?” Wang Tong thought. ”I don't have anything, why would the thief want to steal from me?”

Wang Tong was shocked as he walked into the house and saw the person inside, it was Ma Xiaoru.

Ma Xiaoru stood up as she watched Wang Tong walk in. ”One hour and five minutes, I never would have thought that waiting could be so annoying. Sorry for the intrusion, I had the caretaker open the door for me since it wasn't very comfortable waiting outside.”