Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Chapter 680 Mechanic

"3, 2, 1... OK." The young man held a hot water cup in one hand and looked at the pocket watch on the table. The pointer jumped one by one and finally landed on a number. "Attention, colleagues, the power supply has been restored to the entire city of Lagoon."

After saying that, he leaned back on the sofa. The girl next to him, who originally had pigtails, had a towel wrapped around her head and had just dried the water. She was twisting the exposed ends of her hair with her fingers - but Lu Dai was a little uneasy.

Wolfe looked at Nan Ding and the others: "I have already done what that person asked me to do. I hope you won't let me down in the future."

"Isn't this enough?" Nan Ding's eyes fell on the chief mechanic's hand, which contained a notebook.

"Don't think I don't know." Wolfe snorted, "This was originally the bargaining chip for your cooperation with the Tech Hunters, but it was Black Scratch that delivered it first."

"You think you can get rid of Wolfe by giving me something I can see sooner or later?" He said to the crowd, or as if talking to himself, "The Nameless One is really thinking too easily."

"Indeed, it is only a matter of time for you - but it is precisely because of time." Nan Ding smiled, "The interpretation notes of the intelligent core are sent to Black Scratch, and must be collected by the Great Library first, and then handed over to the resident mechanics at the headquarters for discussion and study, and finally sent to the end of the world... and then distributed to you."

"By that time, I'm afraid it will have been compiled into textbooks, right?"

Scientific research is all about first-hand materials and timeliness. Even if the interpretations are carried out simultaneously, whoever publishes first gets the research result. Even if the latter does not plagiarize, he or she is just repeating what others have said.

In principle, any ancient text found by a Tech Hunter would be sent to the end of the world and handed over to the university's mechanics for research - but this was fine in the early days when both parties were cooperating locally. As Tech Hunters spread across the world, each shipment would require at least half a continent, and there had also been tragedies where teams were intercepted and the technological spoils were irretrievably lost forever.

It is impossible to stick to the old ways any longer.

This is why relay stations exist.

Dear mechanics, the reason why you are willing to leave your ivory tower and go to the local areas to serve the local technology hunters diligently is not only because of the cooperative relationship, but more importantly for them personally: the better the relay station you are in develops, the more and better first-hand materials you can access, and the greater the possibility of making a breakthrough first.

It’s not that mechanics don’t pursue fame and fortune, it’s just that they have their own criteria for judgment. In the academic system, it is also a bloodless battlefield.

Of course, this is not necessarily a bad thing for realizing the founding ideals of their organization. Looking up at the stars can unite idealists, but only by keeping one's feet on the ground can one go further.

Wolfe snorted again, but this time he didn't say anything more. It was obvious that Nanding's words had hit a sore spot.

As a mechanic, he knew better than anyone the value of the results of the intelligent core interpretation - those black scratches and the old things at the end of the world, if he saw them, he would hate to chew them up and swallow them into his stomach!
By then, all that will be left for him will be the dry dregs.

No matter how talented Wolfe is, he can never come up with anything new.

Now, the Nameless One prepared another copy of the interpretation notes and sent it to him in advance. Even if it might not be faster than the speed at which Black Scratches would arrive, it would at least be faster than the end of the world far in the north.

Wolfe is indeed highly regarded, but he stands out from the crowd and his qualifications are bound to be envied, and some people may even suppress him secretly.

Even if he is theoretically qualified to get the notes and materials first, there might be people who procrastinate.

Such struggles exist everywhere.

But if they were on the same starting line, he would not be afraid of anyone and would not be inferior to anyone.

"Tsk... so dirty." The chief said as he tapped the notes in his hand. It was unclear whether he was referring to the current situation in the academic world, or to the fact that his people were dismissed with these notes.

You know, this is not an intelligent core, it is not unique, and the price you pay is just to copy another one.

Is this what knowledge payment means?

It's really a huge profit.

However, Wolfe was not qualified to say anything. You have to know that the entire mechanics business can only operate, to a certain extent, by monopolizing knowledge and technology. Their university's printing house is still doing a similar business.

However, no mechanic had ever thought that someone else could take over this business.

In Wolf's laboratory, there were other mechanics, who were the ones who protected Nan Ding and the Shicha caravan. However, at this moment their eyes were focused on the handwritten notebook, but no one said a word.

Noticing this, the young chief paused, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, colleagues, everyone will get a share."

"Even I am not sure that I can monopolize the knowledge from the intelligence core."

At this point, Lu Dai on the side saw awe on his teacher's face for the first time. It was not awe for any individual, but awe for the entire civilization that had been lost but was once extremely glorious.

It is the crystallization of the wisdom of countless predecessors.

No matter how proud Wolfe was, he would not be so arrogant as to compare himself with him alone.

After hearing these words, the atmosphere among the mechanics became relaxed again. They originally came here for the ancient language, but they actually picked up the latest first-hand materials halfway... They didn't know whether it was a loss or a profit.

Seeing this scene, Nan Ding also smiled. She also had an academic background and felt deeply for the mechanics' excitement.

It's a pity that what the other party doesn't know is that not only they themselves, but also the materials that can be obtained from the Black Scratches and the End of the World have all been chewed once, and at most they have not been digested very cleanly... It may seem a bit disgusting to say this, but Nan Ding, who is a doctor, thinks it is appropriate.

With Shandi's current scientific research strength, it is temporarily unable to overcome this part, and there is no need to monopolize it. It can be handed over to more professional people. If results are achieved, Nan Ding and others themselves will also be inspired.

Then the more mechanics who take over, the better. The leader will not affect the progress by indulging the academic factions within the other party.

In his words, this is called manually helping to align the granularity... Nan Ding was no longer surprised by the new words that the captain would come up with from time to time, but this time when she wanted to use it, the other party said that it was not a good word, so she gave up.

"Little Wolf," the middle-aged man who led the team before was on the other side of Wolf, and together with Rudai, he was like a left and right goalkeeper. He was not excited, but looked at their chief and said with a smile, "You have grown up..."

"Finan, don't talk to me in such a disgusting tone - and don't call me by my nickname, it makes us seem like we know each other very well." Wolfe retorted unceremoniously, and then muttered, "There are so many bad things, I said I don't want to be the chief anymore..."

——You are the one who is forcing the issue.

He swallowed the words and sighed: "We are a team, aren't we."

As mentioned before, the reason why the mechanics are willing to travel thousands of miles to stay at the station is that they value the first-hand materials collected by the local technology hunters.

However, as a branch base second only to the Black Scratch headquarters and the largest relay station in the south, isn't Wolfe, as the chief, aware of how the Depression Lagoon has performed in recent years?
Wolfe's failure to win the Iyo Prize was not entirely his own fault.

If he really had so much research material, he wouldn't have to tinker with weather forecasts and animal migration all day, almost becoming a god in people's minds - he is a mechanic, a mechanic!

Even he, the chief, was in this situation, not to mention the other mechanics. The resources they could obtain were sometimes not as good as those of the newly opened relay stations in remote areas.

If the Shark Kingdom wasn't a bit far away, some people might have wanted to switch jobs.

It's not that Wolfe doesn't want to change the status quo, but he is powerless to do anything - their status is very high on the surface, but to some extent this is also a high position, and they have no access to practical matters. The only thing they can interfere with is professional work such as power supply and equipment maintenance in the city.

There must be some dissatisfied voices among the mechanics.

Therefore, this chief accepted the commission from the Nameless Man... the other person who had the qualifications of a Watcher, and it was not just a transaction.

However, this reason is absolutely impossible to say out loud. Wolfe is obsessed with research, but it does not mean that he does not understand the ways of the world.

"So you are the chief." The middle-aged mechanic Fenan smiled.

He has always been very satisfied with his successor.

The young man remained silent. This time he did not refute, but looked at Nan Ding: "You seem to know a lot about the inner workings of our mechanics. Have you learned about it before?"

"Yes." The female doctor nodded. It was indeed the case.

——From the Grand Commander.

"I can see that you are also interested in us..." Wolfe smiled, "How about it, are you interested in joining the mechanics?"

"I can recommend you to study at the University at the End of the World - without taking the entrance exam."

From the first time they met, he sensed the talent of this Nan Ding. Although she was a doctor, she was also proficient in engineering, robotics and other fields. The most important thing was that she maintained abundant enthusiasm.

This point cannot be concealed - if you enter his laboratory and see his collections and are not moved in the slightest, then you are hopeless.

Wolfe would not pay any attention to these "mediocrities".

And the interest revealed in the eyes of this Nanning can sometimes not be described as enthusiasm and curiosity, it is a kind of fanaticism like belief.

Such people, even if they are limited by their talents and cannot move fast at the beginning on the road of scientific research, can definitely go very far and steadily.

As for Wolfe, of course he thinks he is someone who can go far and fast.

But in his heart.

I admire the former as well.

It is countless people like this who laid the foundation for the glory of the past.

Recruiting people in person?

The person who reacted first and most to the chief mechanic was not Nan Ding, but Lu Dai who was beside him.

After hearing the news, the apprentice widened her eyes, looked at the teacher in disbelief, and subconsciously pointed at herself - what about me?

Teacher, didn’t you say that you only had one recommendation for this class?

As Wolfe's direct disciple, Rudai has both talent and achievements, and the mechanics in Lake Town also care about and recognize her.

But he is just an apprentice after all.

I'm just hoping the instructor will let me go.

"You still have to learn." Wolfe frowned and looked at his disciple, puzzled: "And what's the point of going to the end of the world? Can you learn more than here with me?"

This is the truth... Lu Dai didn't dare to say anything. Even if it wasn't true, he couldn't refute it...

Going to the end of the world to study seriously or staying with Wolfe to learn, many mechanics who have already graduated and become famous may want to choose the latter. Therefore, compared with keeping her for a few more years and being willing to recommend Nanding but obviously having no intention of taking him as an apprentice, it certainly cannot be said that he is biased towards the latter.

only……

I also want to go to the end of the world...

As the headquarters of the Mechanics and the location of the only university in the entire continent, World's End is undoubtedly a holy place in the hearts of all students.

If you didn't graduate from there and didn't gild your reputation with your academic qualifications, no matter how much you brag about it, you will always feel like something is missing.

How could you say no?

Lu Dai's momentum dropped instantly, and with his hair already wet and listless, he looked even more wilted when he looked at Nan Ding.

Wolfe ignored her. The chief was no fool. He asked his disciple to invite someone in, but he ended up waiting for a long time and getting rained on... It was obvious that there was something wrong.

Most likely, she didn't ask any questions at first and just chased him away.

The key is that there are colleagues following almost half of Lake Town, so he can't say some of the questions he originally wanted to ask. It seems that he can only wait for the nameless person who sent the ancient poem to find out in person.

The premise is that he can survive.

Wolfe also reflected on himself, was he too laissez-faire with Ludai? This time he had to teach him seriously, and the lunch box was punishment and precipitation.

He also took on this responsibility.

After making the decision, the mechanic ignored her and looked at Nan Ding, as if waiting for her answer.

This time, Nan Ding was surprisingly silent for a long time, and finally shook his head.

Seeing this, Lu Dai’s eyes widened again.

Nan Ding smiled. To be honest, she was indeed tempted for a moment when she heard Wolfe's invitation: a big part of the reason why she joined the Order of Ashes was that as a child of a commoner, she was not eligible for formal education and had no access to more systematic knowledge, let alone the opportunity to go to university and become a mechanic.

At first, she thought the Order of Embers was just a transition.

But it was the cult that gave her the opportunity.

And, things are different now.

Thinking of my teachers, the united and enthusiastic church members, and the construction work gathered under the embers banner...

And most importantly, the Grand Commander who often comes up with new words, seems approachable, but always hides many things in his heart...

Nan Ding thinks.

With these, it was enough to reject an invitation from the chief mechanic.

After all, judging from what he said, this is not as simple as further study.

(End of this chapter)