CHAPTER 119: CHAPTER 96: IMMEDIATE RESULTS

This isn’t him trying to make things difficult for Qu Jianlei; it’s just the way things are in the Wasteland. Respect for knowledge here isn’t heartfelt.

They do want to respect knowledge, but half a day, tapping a stick here and there... is that worth six hundred silver coins?

Qu Jianlei looked at him speechlessly, "What’s the most valuable thing in the Wasteland?"

"What is it..." Geng Shougong was a bit confused, "A strong adventurer?"

That’s actually true, the Wasteland values the strong.

Qu Jianlei slapped his forehead, expressing helplessly, "The most valuable thing is talent!"

"That’s true," Geng Shougong nodded, "But this is... a bit too valuable, isn’t it?"

"You don’t understand what kind of talent it is," Qu Jianlei didn’t want to say more, "If you’re worried, you can test and repair first!"

Then he turned and walked out, "Send the remaining payment to me... If you think it’s not worth it, that’s up to you."

He wasn’t trying to be showy; it’s just a trait of Asperger’s Syndrome—he thinks others should acknowledge what he recognizes.

Of course, if the other party doesn’t recognize it, then there’s no future cooperation.

Geng Shougong at least thought of the "possibility of no future."

Just as he first gave the other party six hundred silver coins, not caring if it was worth it this time, but thinking about opening up negotiations next time.

So after being stunned for a moment, he quickly chased after him, "Wait, don’t you want to look at some books?"

Seeing him rush out, a Maintenance Master watched, shocked, "Mr. Geng... is really quite arrogant."

"If we can prove him wrong, won’t he stop being arrogant?" Finally, a righteous Maintenance Master couldn’t stand it, "Let’s prove him wrong."

Every industry has competition, but in industries with high technical demands, some people are relatively simple-minded.

To prove him wrong wasn’t difficult; within an hour, they detected two hidden issues.

Both issues were located in easily detectable positions, one even without needing to shut down.

After two detections, no one dared to openly question Qu Jianlei anymore—he had really gotten it right.

Later, the temporary shutdown application passed, allowing everyone to inspect the output fault.

The fault was pointed out by Qu Jianlei, and previously unnoticed by everyone. To inspect and repair this fault, shutting down was necessary.

Half an hour later, the repaired equipment rebooted, and someone couldn’t help but exclaim, "This guy... is incredible, isn’t he?"

Never mind anything else, just having spotted issues unnoticed by everyone else is impressive.

A B-level Maintenance Master heard and wasn’t happy. He raised his voice.

"Only three places inspected, sixteen more to go, I say... don’t act so naive, okay?"

His constant critic smiled, "He pointed out issues none of us had found, and you’re still unconvinced?"

The B-level Maintenance Master couldn’t respond, "At least the fee is a bit high... six hundred silver coins, and that’s just an initial fee."

"Folks, do you really want to be dominated by this outsider of unclear origin?"

Everyone present was an experienced Maintenance Master, not lacking funds, but six hundred silver coins... was earned too easily.

However, this is ultimately a tech-based industry, and finally, someone spoke up.

"If he anticipates the remaining sixteen places accurately, six hundred silver coins really isn’t much."

It’s more than not much; everyone indeed provided maintenance suggestions, generally speaking, the minimal detection plan was close to two thousand silver coins.

This cost is already very economical, considering it’s for the whole city... the entire Settlement’s heating.

Plus, two thousand silver coins are just for detection; once heating stops, it affects the city’s operation.

That loss is truly hard to estimate.

But it is certain... definitely costlier than detection fees and even detection plus repair fees!

Precisely because of this, Zhou Six hasn’t stopped the heating system due to many balanced considerations.

"Indeed not much," someone agreed, there were more than one conscientious Maintenance Master.

The B-level Maintenance Master grew impatient, "Let’s inspect the other sixteen projects first... why isn’t he involved?"

His critic looked at him as if he were stupid, "Let him get involved... don’t you want to handle future Settlement projects?"

The B-level Maintenance Master shivered at the thought but stubbornly persisted, "You think he’s really that good?"

The critic didn’t back down, "The key is you... do you think you’re that good, can you handle him?"

Overnight, three faults were repaired, seven issues were identified.

Although a night’s heating was intermittent, by the next morning, Settlement residents were surprised to find their home’s temperature seemed to have risen by three or four degrees.

Don’t underestimate three or four degrees, the difference is significant; winter indoor temperatures of 8°C versus 11°C is the difference between heaven and hell.

Not to mention room temperature, during the Ming Dynasty’s catastrophic Little Ice Age, average temperature dropped by only about four degrees.

The identified issues are of great value, at least they will reduce many financial expenditures in future years.

The key is that the three faults and seven issues have been proven real.

So the remaining three faults and nine issues are basically not false either.

Therefore, as everyone continued inspection and repair the next day, Geng Shougong gathered two close allies for a meeting.

"How should we settle with this Panda?"

No one can estimate the cost of Qu Jianlei’s repairs this time, let alone attribute all reduced losses to him? That’s unrealistic!