Chapter 10 F-Grade Machinery and Driving

  It's been three days since then, and the upper official hasn't gone anywhere. He has been concentrating on copying his homework at home, and finally finished it yesterday. He wanted to return the homework to Xiang Beibei, but was afraid that Xiang Beibei might still be angry, so he put this idea aside for now.

  Today the weather is still scorching, the sun emits toxic high-temperature rays, and the clouds can't withstand the sun's fury, escaping to a distance of 100,000 miles. Pedestrians on the street can't resist, either hiding under buildings or holding up umbrellas. All kinds of methods for shading and cooling are being used by humans, only green trees and grass enjoy the beauty of basking in the sunlight.

  At this time, Shangguan Neng was sitting in the electrical repair shop, watching a middle-aged man over 40 repairing his father's radio.

  This radio has been used by my dad for over a decade. Speaking of my parents, they are a complementary couple who get along well with each other. My mom loves watching TV, while my dad enjoys listening to the radio; they don't conflict with each other at all.

  Dad took the radio downstairs to play Chinese chess last night, and he was a bit careless when walking down the stairs. Although he's fine, the radio fell and stopped working, but fortunately, despite being old, it's still of good quality, and from the outside, it looks like nothing happened, it just lost sound.

  Dad and mom are busy at work during the day, no time to repair, Upper Officer is a person who is idle during summer vacation, homework was finished yesterday, knowing he's bored, Dad assigned him the task of repairing the radio.

  "Master, how is it?" Upper official Neng Ren also didn't understand repair, looked at the middle-aged man opening the radio's shell and asked.

  The middle-aged man took a look and said, "Let me measure it first."

  Under the gaze of Shangguan Nengren, the middle-aged man took out an instrument that Shangguan Nengren didn't know what it was called, pulled out two pen-like rods, and poked around on the radio, then did some checks that Shangguan Nengren couldn't understand. After about ten or so minutes, the middle-aged man finally stopped, saying: "The radio is too old, several components must be replaced, but many of the parts for this old-fashioned radio have been discontinued by factories, and now they're not cheap to buy."

  "Hmm... how much would it cost to exchange it?" Shang Guan Neng Ren didn't understand anything and could only listen.

  "It's probably around fifty or sixty yuan!" said the middle-aged man.

  "Fifty-sixty!?" Officer Wang almost jumped up: "Don't joke around, okay? When my dad bought this radio back then, it only cost fifty bucks. You're asking for fifty-sixty just to exchange it?"

  The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Can the prices be the same as now? More than a decade ago, one yuan could fill a meal, but now it's hard to get by with just three or five yuan."

  “...” Although the words were reasonable, Shang Guan Neng didn't understand radio repair after all, and he couldn't tell whether what the middle-aged man said was true or false. After hesitating for a moment, Shang Guan Neng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at the middle-aged man with a smile on his face.

  The middle-aged man was startled by the lecherous gaze of his superior and subconsciously took two steps back, keeping a safe distance.

  "Haha... " Officer Neng Ren took two steps forward and stretched out his sinful hand towards the middle-aged man...

  "Found F-grade electrical repair, is it absorbed?"

  "Absorb!"

  "Absorption successful. Host now possesses F-grade electrical repair ability. As electrical repair is a sub-item of the major category 'Equipment', the sixth major category 'Equipment' has been unlocked."

  In an instant, Shang Guan's brain was filled with a lot of knowledge related to electrical appliances, and at the same time, he took a look at what sub-items this sixth major item had.

  Only after looking did I realize that equipment is divided into three sub-items: electrical appliances, machinery and firearms.

  The official was delighted at first glance, the electrical and mechanical appliances were not unexpected for the official, but the last sub-item of firearms was too powerful, firearms! Are there handguns? Are there rifles? Are there machine guns? Are there rocket launchers? Tanks should also be a type of firearm, right? Even if it's not a firearm, it's still a device!

  One day in the future, I'll be holding a mini-cannon in my left hand and a rocket launcher in my right, driving a tank to crush everything... Boom! It's going to be so cool! The god of weapons that can only be seen on TV and movies is about to make a stunning debut in real life!

  When Shangguan Neng was having a YY moment, he touched his face, and the middle-aged man who was vomiting in the corner of the wall vomited out all the food from last night. He stood up with a pale face, covered in goosebumps, looking at Shangguan Neng with terror as he had a lustful glint in his eyes.

  Good heavens! I'm a proper and upright gentleman, I don't like other men, I only like women! Why do you want to torment me? Is it because I've been maintaining an abnormal relationship with my sister-in-law for a long time?

  What a pity that the superior officials and capable persons do not have the ability to read minds; otherwise, seeing through the middle-aged person's secrets would be such a delightful thing.

  After a while, Shang Guan Neng came to his senses, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and turned his gaze to the radio. He absorbed the electrical repair ability and immediately spotted the problem with the radio.

  This can make the superior angry, numb! The egg's parts are broken, and it's just that two components are disconnected. As long as they are soldered together, there will be no problem. This trashy middle-aged man actually cheated him, saying he needs to pay 50-60 yuan for replacement parts. Uncle can tolerate it, but Auntie cannot!

  Shangguan Nengren turned his head and glared fiercely at the middle-aged man, who took a step back, his hands covering his chest: "You... what do you want to do?"

  "Hmm, you say it's firmware aging and needs to be replaced, and it'll cost around 50 or 60 yuan, right?" Upper Official Ren said with a cold smile.

  "What's the big deal?" muttered the middle-aged man to himself, thinking that he wasn't much older than fifty or sixty, and just a couple of days ago, he had accepted over a hundred from someone who came to fix his TV.

  "Hmm." Officer Neng nodded and brought over the welding machine. With a few quick welds, he fixed the connection of the components and then turned on the radio again.

  "Last time we left off with Wu Song, the second brother of Liangshan, passing through Jingyanggang..."

  The clear voice of the storyteller coming from the radio made the middle-aged person's face suddenly change, knowing that their little trick had been exposed, and they couldn't help but feel extremely embarrassed, with a burning old face.

  Shangguan didn't say anything, put the radio casing back on, screwed it in, and walked out.

  He doesn't have the patience to deal with middle-aged people's nonsense, no matter what industry they're in, there are hardly any who don't take advantage of others. If you know your stuff, it's fine, he won't dare to cheat you, but if you encounter someone who doesn't know their stuff, just wait for them to be slaughtered! These people's knives are quick! Even some ruthless people won't spare their relatives and friends, and will even slaughter them more fiercely. If you encounter such a person, don't take it seriously, just slowly distance yourself from them.

  Shangguan Nengren, although young, is not a hot-blooded youth. He doesn't like to take things too seriously and just goes with the flow of life that heaven has given him.

  He came here to fix the radio, now that's done, and he even saved a repair fee, and absorbed a big item, no need to make things difficult for himself, anyway you look at it, he's the one who got the better deal.

  Returning home with a pleasant mood, just about to enter the building, someone behind him shouted: "Xiao Nengzi, come and take a look at my new car."

  Shangguan Nengren turned his head and saw a young man sitting in a white Chery QQ, opening the window to wave at him.

  "Brother Liang." Seeing the young man, Officer Guo was delighted and quickly walked over, touching the car door and roof, laughing: "You've bought a car! Looks like your driver's license has arrived!"

  This person, known as Liang Ge by the upstairs official, is called Liang Yong and is also a neighbor in this small district. Going up and down the stairs, Liang Yong is now in his early twenties, with a high school diploma. A few years ago, he worked in a factory, but how many young people can endure the hardships of working in a factory? Liang Yong has an impatient temperament and barely lasted two years, unable to withstand the dull and unchanging work, so he quit his job and started selling goods on the street.

  As a result, he was caught by the city management several times and had to give up after only two months. Afterwards, he didn't know what to do, so his parents told him to learn how to drive, at least become a driver, and be able to support himself.

  "Haha, I got it two days ago. This car of mine isn't bad, right?" Liang Yong patted his own car. "Although it's a small car, it can still carry people. In the future when you need to use a car, just look for me and I'll give you a good deal."

  Shangguan Nengren smiled and said: "Alright, from now on, when using a carriage, you will definitely be the first one I look for."

  "Haha, that's settled then! Hey, isn't this your dad's old radio?" Liang Yong saw the radio in Shang Guan Nengren's hand and took it over: "These days, basically only us drivers use them, often listening to the radio while driving is pretty good."

  As he reached out, Liang Yong's hand touched with Shang Guan Nian Er's.

  "Found F-class driving skills, will absorb?"

  "Huh?" Officer Wang was stunned for a moment, F-class driver? So to speak, as soon as you learn how to drive, you're already F-class. Then once you get a bit more familiar with it, you become E-class, right?

  Think about it, I'll definitely have to learn how to drive in the future. Officer Wang thought for a moment and chose: "Absorb!"

  "Absorption successful. Host possesses F-class driving skills. As driving is a sub-item of the major item 'driving', the seventh major item 'driving' has been unlocked."

  Let's take a look at the driving category, just like the previous equipment absorption, driving is also divided into three sub-items: cars, ships, and airplanes. It seems that this driving category has covered all land, sea, and air. I wonder if in the future when reaching S-level, can we drive an aircraft carrier or a spaceship?

  I'm thrilled, but also a bit frustrated. Now that driving skills are easily absorbed, it's easy to find veteran drivers, but people who can operate ships and planes are hard to come by, and they need to match the level to absorb, this is simply going to cost lives.

  The only fortunate thing is that Huabu City is nestled between mountains and the sea, with not only air transportation but also shipping, giving birth to an aviation academy and a navigation academy. It's not difficult to absorb these two abilities, but the management of the two academies is quite strict, making it hard to get in. You have to think carefully if you want to absorb them. Ten items all at once, ah! Although it's a good thing, having too many subsidiary items isn't good either! What era do you need to reach S-level? If you're 80 years old and still haven't reached full S-level, what's the point of being a hermit or a high-ranking official in a martial arts novel? It's just being a scapegoat for the male and female protagonists to live shamelessly, like Hong Qigong helping Guo Jing pursue Huang Rong.

  Although Shangguan Nengren likes this kind of character when watching, the premise is that this person must be a supporting role, if it's the protagonist, he will definitely vomit three liters of blood.

  Beautiful woman, I'm already being nice by not making a move on you, and now you want me to help another man? Dream on!

  After chatting with Liang Yong for a couple of sentences, Shang Guan Neng Ren took the radio back home. So far, he had absorbed seven major items and was still short of three more. However, among these seven major items, Food God, Equipment, and Driving still had several sub-items that needed to be absorbed. The lack of these sub-items would also prevent him from upgrading his level, which made Shang Guan Neng Ren increasingly entangled. Indeed, even cheating devices were not that easy to use.

  Perhaps the only useful thing is that Shangguan has shown the way forward for future generations, and compared to those students who are lost and do not know where they are going, Shangguan is already very fortunate.