Chapter 2 Car Repair, Watch Repair, Computer Repair

Four hundred years have passed since natural disasters swept the world.

The once seemingly eternal great empire collapsed and was annihilated, leaving only scattered city-states in the mist, reflecting its former glory.

Some say that everything will be rebuilt after destruction.

Others say that this is just the last glimmer of light before destruction.

June, Northern Federation, Haizhou, Yacheng.

Under the blazing sun.

White clouds were scattered in the sky that was too dazzling under the sun. As the sea breeze blew, the reflections on the sea surface gradually became blurred in the waves and no longer clear. When the faint cries of seabirds sounded, everything seemed to be shrouded in the sound of the tide.

For the people of Haizhou, this is a common sight and not worth worrying about.

On this hot and sweaty afternoon, the only sound was the buzzing of cicadas. The number of vehicles on the street became sparse, and in a car repair shop, the atmosphere gradually became tense...

"Master Xiao Ji, look at my two headlights, is there something wrong with them?"

In the reflection of the paint surface of the sports car, there was a slender and delicate arm that gradually rested on the body of the boy who was repairing the car.

Hearing this, the young man lowered his head and looked at the huge car lights, examining them carefully.

The car lights were big and bright, as if they were looking at him with seductive eyes.

"It does seem like there's something wrong."

Ji Jue retreated tactically and came to the conclusion: "It should be a minor scratch. It can be fixed with a maintenance. It just so happens that our store has recently launched a 998 maintenance package, which includes full car waxing and four deep cleanings. It's very cost-effective. Don't you think so, Brother Feng?"

"Oh, yes, yes!" The dark and strong mechanic covered in oil not far away nodded frantically when he heard this.

"Disgusting~"

The female car owner touched Ji Jue's shoulder coquettishly and snuggled up to him.

"And what about this exhaust pipe?"

She whispered in the boy's ear, "My husband said that every time he drives, it makes a very loud noise, which makes him scared. Can you please help me get something to blow it?"

Ji Jue looked at the exhaust pipe.

The weathered exhaust pipe also looked at him, dark and deep.

"Just change it."

Ji Jue concluded, "It just so happens that our store just received two pieces of spare parts for the Mustang, the kind with certificates, all genuine products from Universal Heavy Industries... Only 12888, and you can take the Mustang exhaust home! Brother Feng, come and take a look!"

As he spoke, he tried hard to distance himself, but he could not escape the entanglement around him. Instead, he struggled in vain like a hamster entangled by a python.

"No, I still think there's something wrong with this car..." The woman with long wavy hair bit her lip lightly, her eyes lingering: "The oil output of the main engine has been very high recently, and it seems to be leaking oil now. Can you help me take a look?"

"so serious?!"

Ji Jue was so shocked that he lost his voice. He stared at the innocent engine under the hood for a long time and concluded, "It may be due to lack of maintenance. I suggest you purchase our 24999 full vehicle maintenance package. If you apply now, you will also receive exquisite floor mats and scented tablets. After the maintenance, I guarantee that your car will drive like a new one!
Right, Brother Feng? "

"Ah, yes, yes, yes!!!" The man holding a wrench next to him nodded: "If you apply for a card and recharge now, you can get a 20% discount! Action is worse than thought!"

Unfortunately, after selling for a long time, the car owner didn't even look at him.

Instead, it was almost sticking to Ji Jue.

Like there are no bones.

"But my husband can't drive for two minutes every time. He says the push on my back is too strong and he can't stand it." The female car owner bit her lip and blinked: "Master Xiao Ji, is what he said true?"

I don’t know!

Ji Jue really wanted to tell her that it was useless to ask Young Master Ji, as he was only nineteen years old and had been repairing cars for three and a half years in total. He had no experience. You had to ask Big Master Ji about this!

Oh, it seems she came here just for her Master Daji...

But this woman doesn't look like a good person. What if Master Daji comes out and vomits after being beaten by her?
He is so scared!

Since he was a child, he has suffered too much covetousness like this.

Originally, only senior schoolmates and female hooligans were interested in him at school. Since he came out to work, these bad women in society have been popping up one after another, coveting his beauty and wanting to make a move on him. As for now... he wants to have sex for free as soon as he sees it, and he doesn't even give a gift? This is really a breakdown of etiquette and music!

Pu Xinnu, you are so humble!
Ji Jue kept winking at Lu Feng, the mechanic next to him, but Lu Feng didn't say anything. He just leaned against the wall and watched his fun, gloating over his misfortune.

Until the savior came from the sky...

Bang!
Amid the loud noise, a burly figure appeared at the door, like a mountain of meat, carrying two brand new tires and throwing them on the ground, breaking the silence.

"What are you doing?"

The female boss with a crew cut and arms as strong as an ox and able to gallop a horse raised her hand, wiped off the oil stains on her apron, and looked over with a pair of bulging eyes: "Change the engine, right? I can do it... Are you two free? If you are, go and unload the tires at the door into the warehouse." "Okay, okay, tires, tires, I love tires the most!"

Seeing the boss saving Master Ji from danger, Ji Jue was overjoyed. The female car owner's expression twitched twice, as if she was dissatisfied with someone ruining her good deeds, but the female boss showed a little bit of the terrifying spirit of "punching the mountains and rivers", and looked at him like a dead fish, her lips opened and closed twice, and she dared not speak.

Embarrassed, she pinched the face of a child who was doing homework behind the counter, praised the child for being so cute, then got in the car and left.

Lu Feng, who had seen enough of the excitement, watched the huge headlights go away, sighing what a pity. Then, he was hit on the back of the head by Lu's mother, and almost rolled on the ground.

He got up and laughed, "Oh, Mom, if you had come a little later, maybe they would have issued a 9999 gold card!"

"I opened a shop to repair cars, not to sell prostitutes! Don't ask for a beating, little dog!"

Mother Lu scolded him, calling out his nickname, and seemed to be very angry: "You like to watch the fun, right? When you've had enough of the fun, after moving the tire, go and dig out the toilet in the backyard!"

Now, it was Ji Jue's turn at the door to watch the fun.

wonderful.

It's really wonderful!

It didn't take much effort to remove the flat tire. The shop had an old forklift, and Lu Feng, who had just retired and returned home, was quite strong, so there was no need for a college student like him to work there to do the hard work.

There is less business in the afternoon.

After moving the tires and washing two cars, everyone lay in the shade, doing nothing.

Mother Lu watched over the children while they were doing their summer homework, while Lu Feng lay on the mat, watching a short video and giggling. Ji Jue borrowed an old computer from the store that was probably almost as old as his own, and continued to write his thesis.

In the afternoon, the sun shone on the boy's handsome face, causing the passing girls and middle-aged women to stop and watch.

The only pity is the burn scar that climbed up from the collar to the neck and finally spread to the cheek. It is so hideous, a slight flaw in the perfect beauty, it is a pity. Otherwise, wouldn't it be wonderful to debut as an idol?
At worst, there are rich aunties waving money and inviting you to sing and dance in Dabieye. Isn't it better than repairing your car in a place like this?
But Ji Jue didn't feel too sorry and never thought there was anything wrong with working in a car repair shop.

In those days, disasters were rampant and everything was difficult. It was not easy for an orphan whose parents died early and was plagued by bad luck to survive. It was a great honor for him to have a kind-hearted person take him in to work, never deduct money from him and find ways to support him.

What's more, he was admitted to university. Although he didn't have extravagant food and clothing, he didn't have to worry about it. Compared with the bleak and lonely past, his life has begun to improve visibly.

Since God has given me the opportunity to turn my life around and become a human being, I must rely on my own abilities and live like a human being.

There is no qualification or reason not to work hard.

"A joint with a high-precision harmonic reducer... Design and analysis?" Lu Feng leaned over to take a peek. He felt dizzy just by reading the title:
"What hanging thing?"

"It's probably a mechanical joint design with a small reducer." Ji Jue explained, "This principle is used on mechanical equipment to reduce the speed and increase the output."

"Oh, flexible joints, huh? I've seen them on the exoskeleton armor of the troops."

Lu Feng understood it immediately and patted Ji Jue on the shoulder twice. He was happier than if he had made money. "That's great, Xiao Ji. That's awesome."

Ji Jue shook his head and smiled: "No, it was the teacher who helped me."

The new planetary frame that served as the basis for the thesis and design was originally the professor's own research result. Any chance for Ji Jue to get a piece of the pie was a godsend.

Besides, apart from the proposal report, the rest is basically just a shelf, and Ji Jue himself is trembling with fear.

Professor Ye was always harsh, if he messed up, he might be considered useless and kicked out of the group. He also wanted to rely on the professor's recommendation letter to take the second-level engineer exam, so he couldn't help but take it seriously.

Unfortunately, the busy time was short. The old computer's chassis was buzzing and the bellows were whining. It was obvious that it could not support the arduous task of opening two web pages at the same time while opening a document. Ji Jue could only stop for a while.

I looked down at my watch and it was just past four o'clock.

He took a tissue and wiped the grease off his watch chain carefully and meticulously.

Nowadays, except for a few people, wearing a watch has basically changed from a functional necessity to a pretentious behavior. Otherwise, why not take out the mobile phone to take a look?
Is it because you forgot to charge it last night?

Times are changing.

In the early years, when Ji Jue's grandfather was still alive, his family's Hengshi watches were a well-known brand in the whole of Haizhou. In those years, if a child could pass the Shanghai civil servant exam, he would definitely go to the store to buy a Gull pocket watch. After changing into a uniform, half of the watch chain would be exposed from the pocket, attracting many young girls' eyes.

Unfortunately, Ji Jue's parents died young, and time has changed too fast. The small glory of the past has long been buried in the dust. All that is left to Ji Jue is a shop that is unlikely to reopen, a few minor skills, and this relic left by his parents.

To be honest, after all these years, Ji Jue still hasn't figured out what brand this watch is. He can only guess from the logo on the dial that looks like a complex machine that it is probably a watch used for timekeeping in some precision work.

The style is rare and the design is different from most of the ones on the market. It looks like the style that early sailors liked to use, but sailors' watches usually have perpetual calendars or moon phase displays. But the dial of this watch has only a window of unknown meaning besides the pointer.

The two rows of small numbers seemed to be changing and increasing over time, but the trend was too slow. When Ji Jue first wore it as a child, the number on it was only 06, and now it has 92.

What’s even stranger is that there’s no crown for adjusting the time, no place to wind the watch, and not even any gaps.

Ji Jue even went to the school laboratory to borrow a high-precision microscope and did not find any seams or welding points on the watch case. It was completely integrated. Even the watch glass was wrapped inside, fitting tightly.

Ji Jue once placed it on the table for several months and observed it every day. The results showed that it moved as usual, proving that it was not automatically wound by the swing of the arm... So where did the power come from?

Could it be a perpetual motion machine?
(End of this chapter)