26 Robot-Ranger

|Basic weapon| contains the knowledge of making basic gun and basic cold weapon. It also raises the efficiency of making weapon.

|Basic materials| is the core knowledge in equipment branch. The attributes of the machine and equipments depend on the materials. A new generation of materials can lead the revolution of technology and many synthetic materials are required by high power machine.

[You have learned five basic knowledge, |Basic refinement|, |Overlord| are obtained]

[You comprehend a new blueprint - |Robot - Ranger|]

|Basic refinement| grants the ability to refine and purify materials and raises the quality and level of material. In the future, machinists could learn |Micromolecular refinement| which grants the ability to change and shape the materials with stamina. The materials are rated with their qualities and rarity like equipments. Better materials always have higher value. For example, a common raw material - stone iron worths $13 per pound. It can be refined into black stone iron which worths $45 per pound.

|Overload|: an active ability, consumes stamina to raise 30-50% power of the machine. This is a outburst ability which consumes great amount of stamina quickly. Take the light powered arm for example, once |overload| is activated, the attack and defence will raise 30-50% but it can only last for 10 s with Xiao's 120 stamina.

Finally, an active ability! Xiao is excited, the active ability is rare for low class machinist. If he has this ability when he escaped from the Sprout base, it would be much easier.

|Robot - Ranger|, a common robot blueprint. Ranger is a multifunctional basic robot which can be modified with other equipments and weapons. This compatibility grants Ranger the possibility to fight, explore, defence and even self-destruction. It is useful but mediocre. Xiao knows that many guilders in the game used Ranger robots to explore or mining.

It is really lucky that he obtained this many with two talent points.

Geezer Lu walks closer and looks at Xiao curiously, "You were excited for a while, what are you doing?" Xiao glimpse at Lu, "You looks strange here."

"Strange? Why?" Lu looks at his beach pants and swings his whisky bottle. He has a alcoholic hiccup and feels this is natural. Qian puts down the melting gun in her hand. She is sweating due to the heat and stares at grandpa, "It is working time. Those who is not related shouldn't be around."

"That's my girl." Lu mutters and has a big sip of the whisky. He walks out slowly. Life is easy.

"Hey, is this shop for maintenance?" After Lu left, a mid-age man walks into the shop. Xiao looks at him and notices that the man is looking at him. His eyes look away. Xiao feels something and looks down at the pace of the man. His steps are steady and powerful. Xiao realises this man is highly likely from Thirteen who comes here to sound out.

Qian walks to the man and smiles, "Hi, what stuff do you want to fix?"

"My car is broken near the corner." The man's eye passes Qian and looks at Xiao.

"No problem." Qian takes the tool kit and about to go out. The man points at Xiao and says, "I want this young man to help me." Qian is absent-minded by the request and gets upset. Do I looks like a green hand? This is sexism! "Sure, I will go." Xiao takes the kit form Qian's hand and follows the man to the corner. A old car is parking there.

"This is it."

Xiao opens the the front cover and takes a look at inside. Then he takes out the tools from the kit and start fixing. The man leans aside the car and wants a conversation, "Young man, how old are you?" "I am thirty."

Thirty? I am not blind! The man hiccups, "What is your name?"

Xiao keeps working, "Before you ask people's name, you should tell yours."

"I am Jun Feng." The man has to say.

"Good name." Xiao appraises carelessly, "May I have a cigarette please?"

The face of Jun goes stiff and he offers a cigarette. Xiao takes the cigarette and continues working, "You can call me Xiao Han." Jun remembers the name in his heart and asks, "Xiao, you are not from West capital, right? Where are.."

"Done!"

Jun feels words are stuck in the stomach. Wtf! I just started asking! Do you have to be this effective??!

Xiao is emotionless and reaches hand out, "The hydraulic pump is broken. $60."

I knew the pump is broken. I broke it myself!

Jun smiles awkwardly and takes out the wallet as slow as he can. He wants to ask more questions, "You are good, where did you learn this technics?"

"Self-learning."

"That's awesome, where are you from?"

"The field."

…..

Xiao notices that Jun has played with the wallet for a while and asks, "Do you need a discount?" Jun finally takes out the money and gives to Xiao. He has to pay but he is not sure if Thirteen would pay him back. Xiao laughs, "It is the first time that I see a wallet deep like this. I thought it would take you half an hour to take the money out." Jun swears if it is not a mission, he would not stay in this damn place.

Xiao whistles and takes the kit. He walks slowly back to the shop.

Jun is upset and dials a number, "The target is a machinist… The power is unknown. The conversation is four minutes and thirty eight seconds. The target names himself as Xiao Han. Further investigation is suggested. No conflict is needed. The character analysis?… A bad guy!"

Jun reports with anger.