Chapter 194

If it were an ordinary person, they would hesitate when faced with such a highly suspicious consumer trap.

But Tong Shan is truly not an ordinary person.

"You are the artisan; you make the call."

A word once spoken cannot be taken back.

At the very least, Tong Shan didn't care about such a small amount of consumption. Soon, a long list was drawn up, along with the configuration and general information of the team members.

Tong Shan didn't say anything, but Ji Xue's eyelids twitched wildly as she held the list—what kind of repair is this? You want mountain copper sold by the gram by the pound?

And what are these things whose names I've never heard of but are ridiculously expensive when searched?

Why so many?

Captain Tong, you wouldn't happen to have been fleeced as a sucker, would you?

While she was sighing and lamenting there, Tong Shan remained as calm as ever.

As a result, less than two hours later, before she had even finished the variety show she had saved, the workshop door opened again.

It was so fast she couldn't even react.

She subconsciously stared.

Damn, kid, you wouldn't be just brushing us off, would you?

"Sorry, the furnace was a bit busy, I had to wait in line for a while, otherwise it should have been earlier."

Ji Jue wiped the sweat with the towel hanging around his neck and waved. Once again, a mercury cart carried a full load of things out. Unlike the sloppy, careless maintenance Ji Xue had imagined, everything was as clean as new... and it even seemed cleaner than when they had first received them.

She picked up two pieces and examined them curiously: "Were they all cleaned?"

"I used a lot of water this time, so I just burned them with fire once, and used an air gun on the nooks and crannies, so you don't have to wash them again when you take them back." Ji Jue rummaged through the cart and found a protective suit: "This one is yours."

Ji Xue felt it sink as she took it; it was much lighter than the original weight.

Immediately after, another piece was thrown over?

Both pieces had many more quick-release buckles, but one could vaguely distinguish that this was a set.

"I modified it for you, a two-piece set."

Ji Jue leaned against the door and smiled slightly: "You're a speed type, right? Usually, you can wear both pieces. In an emergency, you can shed the outer part. The inner piece has been weight-reduced and reinforced in certain areas, enough to isolate erosion.

Both sets have been modified for you; you can try them."

"For real?"

Ji Xue was shocked. She put on the inner layer with skepticism and felt it was much lighter than usual. Moreover, it was adapted to human ergonomics, so her movement was completely unrestricted.

After warming up a little, she heard a loud explosion.

She had disappeared from the spot, with only dust flying. Immediately after, it was blown away by the impact of air pressure, and she had already returned.

After personally experiencing the convenience of the custom version, her little face was filled with joy. She patted Ji Jue's shoulder vigorously: "Not bad, is it like this for everyone?"

"No, only you."

Ji Jue rummaged through the protective suits below, picked one up, and threw it to Tong Shan: "Try it."

Unlike Ji Xue's lightweight version, what Tong Shan had now was a heavy armor that was many times more exaggerated than the original!

Not only was metal wire woven into the outer fabric, but metal protection like armor was added to the vital parts.

The level of protection was more than doubled, and the price was... the weight reached over fifty pounds.

However, in Tong Shan's hands, it was as light as a feather.

It unfolded in mid-air.

Under the control of invisible telekinesis, it covered and enveloped him layer by layer. After putting on the thickened gas mask, every part of his body was wrapped inside, without a single bit exposed.

Ji Jue waved his fingers, and immediately, mercury blades slashed over. A continuous blade light overlapped, mixed with the violent impact of numerous blunt weapons.

But Tong Shan inside couldn't feel much recoil.

Between the outer layer and the lining of the protective suit, there was an extra layer of liquid buffer, extremely thin, but it had the properties of a non-Newtonian fluid, hardening itself the moment it was hit to distribute the force.

It was like being inside a fortress.

After all, it's the Tian Tian Yuan lineage.

Their specialty is interfering with the surrounding environment and manipulating objects; their defensive power can't be said to be non-existent, but it can't compare to the iron-clad ones of the Wasteland.

They are too easily "Bai Lu-ed"!

You must know that although Tian Tian Yuan restrains Bai Lu, they are also restrained by Bai Lu.

If a Bai Lu gets close, it might just be white blades going in, in, in, in, in, in... turning into a plate of evenly sliced hotpot lamb.

If they encounter an opponent they can't suppress or a surprise attack they didn't react to in time, the result will be very tragic.

Under these circumstances, naturally, the thicker the armor, the better.

As for the mere weight... with Tong Shan's ability, not a bit of it would fall on him. He might not even feel anything after supporting it for a month.

Next was the maintenance of various scrapped items, all of which were restored to factory state, and even after secondary reinforcement, their quality and durability were further improved.

And the final highlight was naturally the flag Ji Jue had thrown over.

It remained as usual.

Exactly the same.

It was as if it had just been wiped clean, without any changes.

"Try it?" Ji Jue asked.

The moment Tong Shan nodded, he looked up and whistled.

In an instant, the silent "Little Niu Ma" beside him suddenly shook, the machine gun rose, and then, full-blown heavy firepower erupted at this moment. Amidst the roar, a line of fire stretched out, locking onto Tong Shan.

A hail of bullets came like a tide!

Then, Tong Shan just waved his hand, and before the flag had even unfolded, countless red-hot bullets were suspended in mid-air, as if frozen by amber.

In an instant, extremely precise operation comparable to the firing rate of a machine gun was revealed from his hands, bringing all the incoming firepower under his control.

It was telekinesis that could be called the pinnacle!

After emptying a belt of ammunition, Little Niu Ma ceased fire.

The sound of bullets hitting the ground was endless.

And Tong Shan tilted his head to look at the blessed armament in his hand, his expression under the mask unable to suppress his surprise—it was still the original flavor and the original formula, but it was much smoother.

It was like an old version of equipment suddenly being replaced with a new one; it had the same operation and functions, but it stood out for being silky smooth, with response and efficiency increased by several percentage points.

It hit exactly where he pointed, without any stagnation, and its coordination with him could be called seamless.

Handy, too handy.

Excessively handy!

It was as if it really were his own hand...

You must know that the Tong family also has its own artisans, and maintenance has never been lacking, but he had never had a feeling like this even once.

"How did you do it?" He asked after taking off his mask.

"I re-adapted it according to your usage habits and the wear and tear of the spiritual quality circuits."

Ji Jue answered with a smile. "Besides that, the main structure hasn't changed. After all, it's a masterpiece; I don't have the ability to modify it, I can only help you with some embellishments."

Ji Jue didn't have the ability to give it a complete rebirth in a hurry. Even if he had enough time, he couldn't be stronger than the designer himself.

But no matter what the creation, after a "deus ex machina" communication with the intelligence within, and then a pass of Fluid Alchemy, letting it self-adjust according to Tong Shan's usage habits, the usage efficiency naturally went up.

It's just like clothes.

A person's figure will change, and so will their habits. Even if a master could custom-make it according to Tong Shan's needs back then, after so long, it would definitely have changed.

Even an artisan couldn't crawl into Tong Shan's stomach to understand his daily operational habits and preferred style, right?

"Not bad, Little Master!"

After Ji Xue finished checking the equipment happily, her original heartache weakened significantly. Although it was expensive, it was truly worth the price. Not only was the efficiency fast, but it was worth every penny.

The money wasn't wasted.

"Oh, by the way, I temporarily made a set of external armor plates for you, military grade. There wasn't enough tungsten alloy, so I just made do with composite steel."

Ji Jue said, stepping aside and pointing to the bulletproof armor piled up like a small mountain in the workshop, and even more messy things.

Including two spare drive shafts!

"Everyone in the workshop is busy right now and can't clear a space, just find a place where you can repair cars and install them."

He finally urged: "Remember to tell the repairman that your suspension has problems and needs to be replaced as a whole. If anyone talks tough, just slap him; it's all second-hand goods, who are you trying to fool?"

Ji Xue was dumbfounded.

Looking at the mountain of various parts and spares inside, she froze in place for a long time before making a sound:

"Holy crap?!"

Then, she was flicked on the forehead by Tong Shan: "No swearing."

"Captain Tong, we can't hesitate anymore."

Ji Xue dragged Tong Shan to the side, completely devoid of her previous resistance and guard. Her expression was urgent, and she lowered her voice to urge: "Heavenly treasures are for those with virtue!

Such a good artisan, we must grab him quickly and refine him immediately!"

Every day at the Anquan Bureau, we have to be nagged countless times just to get some equipment, and we have to accompany them with smiling faces and say nice things. With Master Ji, who the hell would look at the faces of those grandsons in the Third Department?

Besides, at this juncture, artisans are scarce everywhere. With this one, we won't have to beg anyone anymore!

Such a good opportunity, how can we miss it? You say, what if we miss it and he gets pulled away by another team? Wouldn't that be double the heartache?!

Tong Shan shook his head helplessly. "What are you thinking? He has his own workshop."

If this were a wild Ember, wouldn't recruiting him be a matter of one sentence? But although the Tide Sound Workshop has never been flashy, when it first landed in Yacheng, his own grandfather went out to show his face personally, okay?

The Anquan Bureau isn't Mount Liang; you don't just force people to join the mountain... do you really think Master Ye has no temper?

Yu Hanguang of the Second Department was just beaten up for being blind, okay? The consequences were miserable!

You ask him why he knows so clearly?

Just kidding, how could he not know? He was the one who gave Yu Hanguang's phone number to Ye Xian!

"Temporarily, temporarily is fine too!" Ji Xue urged in a low voice: "Trying never hurts, right? Once this village is gone, there won't be this shop!"

Tong Shan sighed and was about to speak when he heard Ji Jue's voice not far away.

"What's wrong, Brother Shan?"

Ji Jue was curious. "Did something go wrong?"

Could it be that his secret embezzlement of a portion of the materials had been discovered?

That's not right; this is reasonable wear and tear, even lower than reasonable wear and tear, and even in the Association, no one could pick a fault with it!

He reflected on himself, never imagining that it wasn't that there were too few things, but that there were too many, scaring the client.

"Uh, cough, cough..."

Tong Shan hesitated.

There was no way, he really couldn't say it out loud. He knew too well what kind of hardships the advance investigation team was eating.

At this juncture, the danger was truly not low. After all, they were all acquaintances; why would Ji Jue leave the air conditioning to jump into a fire pit with him? Because you, Tong Shan, have a big face?

Don't you see how troublesome those guys in the Third Department are?

People can earn merit just by sitting here; why go to Quancheng to seek death?

"Captain Tong..."

Ji Xue looked at his hesitant appearance and stepped on his foot secretly in her anxiety.

"I'm saying, Ji Jue, our team happens to be missing an Ember..." He asked tentatively, "Are you interested?"

"Huh?"

Ji Jue was dazed, incredulous.

Why, for no reason, did the big brother take the initiative to bring him along to find materials?

Is it really that good?

"Don't worry about the safety aspect; I guarantee it, you get priority in picking the materials!"

Since he had opened his mouth, Tong Shan didn't hesitate anymore. "As for the costs, the Anquan Bureau has standards, so I can't do too much; I can only go by the stipulated price, but I can calculate overtime for you.

We will reimburse all consumption, and the danger allowance and polluted environment work allowance won't be small either. Besides that, after the Quancheng matter is over, I will apply for a first-class honor for you.

Of course, if it's inconvenient, it doesn't matter."

Is it really that good!

Ji Jue's eyes widened even more, and he couldn't speak.

No, is this a bit too good?!

Is this really okay?

"Uh..."

Ji Jue stammered. Although his little heart was already thumping wildly with sweetness, he didn't reply. After all, this wasn't something he could decide on his own!

"I have to, ask my teacher."

"That's as it should be." Tong Shan nodded.

So, Ji Jue went to the side to make a phone call. It took a long time to get through, and there was a lot of noise on the other end, as if it were a busy construction site.

Amidst her busy schedule, Professor Ye remained concise: "Speak."

Ji Jue immediately refined his sentence and reported bluntly: "Someone is asking me to go to Quancheng to do a dungeon, your side..."

"I'm busy, go play by yourself."

The phone hung up.

Just like a cold parent receiving a call from kindergarten to pick up their child while working overtime, it was very much Professor Ye's consistent laissez-faire style: if you can find a place, go play by yourself; whether you live or die is up to you. You're so old, don't come to ask for instructions for every little thing, it's annoying.

Go if you want to.

Good, the parent's problem was solved.

It's just that, when Ji Jue put away the phone and looked to the side, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Are you coming or not?"

"Me?"

Lou Feng, who was resting in the distance, was stunned and suspicious, then disgusted. "I'm not going!"

An Ember not staying properly in the workshop, who would go to such a dangerous place to risk their life for nothing?

Only a fool would go!

He snorted disdainfully and refused without hesitation.

Even if I, Lou Feng, were tired to death, even if I jumped from here...

Early the next morning, Young Master Lou, with a puppy-like face, carried his bags and appeared at the assembly point on time.