Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 174 You're the top scorer from the vocational school entrance exam?
In the following days, Zhai Da did his duty as a student and participated in military training as usual.

Military posture, formation, marching. And then do it again countless times.

It's a bit boring, but that's part of youth. In my previous life, the military training at that junior college was just a formality, it ended in three days, and they didn't care much about the small number of people gathering. This time, it's like making up for lost time.

Lu Wei and Yu Xiaoli would occasionally come to see him, but they usually wouldn't get close. They would sit in the stadium seats for a while and then leave.

Back at Shenzhou Mansion in the evening, he will try to start writing "The Time-Traveling Cohabitation Manual". The publication date is undecided, but he hopes to finish it as soon as possible.

Choosing to compress basic courses into one or two semesters also means that his academic pressure will be several times that of others. Even if he has cheat codes, it won't be that easy, and he may not have the free time once classes start.

Jiang Xiaobai, the personal tutor, appeared twice more. The first time was when he went to Shenzhou Zundi to find Lu Wei to recognize him. It is said that Yu Xiaoli even invited him to stay for a meal, but Zhai Da was not there at the time. The second time was when he came to discuss with Zhai Da the issue of borrowing the metalworking base.

This Peashooter, who possesses the "Will of D," still always wears old-fashioned clothes; this twenty-something girl has the "skin" of a sixty-year-old.

Zhai Da wasn't familiar with this counselor yet, and while he found her odd, he never said anything.

Another thing is that the existence of "Zhai Da" has gradually spread among the students of the Materials Engineering Class 1. Now everyone knows where this top-scoring writer is. Occasionally, when they rest on the playground, small groups of "spies" will randomly appear nearby.

Almost all of them were girls, in twos and threes, far apart, peeking at Zhai Da while laughing.

They weren't actually "in heat without a physical object," but were simply curious because there was a "celebrity" on campus.

The Super Girl competition, which suddenly became a nationwide sensation in 04, sparked a new wave of "entertainment and celebrity worship." Any celebrity enjoyed greater exposure than a few years prior, and this trend continued to grow with the rapid development of the internet.

In fact, Han Han and Guo Jinming just happened to be riding the wave of the times. If we go back ten years, writers were extremely low-key in front of the public, and no one knew what they looked like.

Now, Zhai Da is also benefiting from this "old-fashioned internet" influence, though it wasn't his intention.

For example, he has his own Baidu Tieba (forum), although I've never actually visited it. For example, the posts and blogs from those early, idiotic forums have been compiled and regarded as gospel by many people. And for example, the few promotional photos he has left have been circulated among book fans until they're practically worn out.

What? You're saying Zhai Da isn't that famous yet? He only has one work?
But this is a celebrity from the same school and year, and it happened during the most youthful and restless days of just starting school. This is completely different from blindly idolizing a star.

"Zhai, could you please sign your name again?"

During a break in military training, Jiang Jingxuan, the "campus belle," came over with a copy of the latest edition of "The Long Road of Lü."

Zhai Da asked in confusion, "Didn't I sign it for you a couple of days ago?"

Jiang Jingxuan's face turned slightly red: "That book... I accidentally got it dirty, so I bought a new one."

Things are getting better; sales channels have even spread to Harbin. Jiang Jingxuan's copy was bought in her hometown of Suzhou.

Although they are from the same province and hometown, as people from different parts of the province, they don't feel that way at all.
In their eyes, the term "fellow villager" must be specific to the same village or county.

As they were talking, Lu Tao, who was also training in the same area, ran past Zhai Da. Zhai Da waved to him in a friendly manner and said, "Hey! Lu Tao! Running laps?"

Startled, Lu Tao immediately accelerated, leaping from the back of the line to first place.

Zhai Da chuckled, "People are really fun."

I looked down and opened the latest edition of my own book. Sure enough, inside the cover, in the area called the "fold-out flap," there was a photo of myself. It was from the book signing event in Nanjing, which Phoenix Media had included in the latest reprint.

With its large aperture and blurred focus, striking features, and deep-set eyes, Zhai Da had to admit it.
Is this chicken neck photoshopped?

Although he's gotten thinner, taller, and more handsome, he hasn't mutated. In fact, his profile in this picture even bears a resemblance to Takeshi Kaneshiro.
Who says state-owned enterprises don't know how to leverage online traffic? That's because they don't have quotas to meet. If they did, they'd find every possible way to ride the wave!

After signing the book with my artistic name, I habitually asked, "Would you like any blessings?"

Jiang Jingxuan lowered her head and said, "Could you write something to help me have sweet dreams?"

"no problem"

Zhai Da wrote down the four characters "May you have sweet dreams".

Behind the two, the boys looked over with envy. It wasn't so much jealousy as it was heartbreaking.

"I thought the alpha wolf would lead the way to get the meat, but it turns out the lion king ate it all! And there was no chance to even make a move! Look at Jiang Jingxuan's eyes, they're practically drooling!"

"Liu Wei, didn't you get Jiang Jingxuan's QQ number from her roommate yesterday and add her as a friend? Did you send her a message?"

"I didn't send it; she sent me the message on her own initiative."

"Really?! That's incredible?"

"Yes, she posted 'Sorry, I clicked the wrong button,' and then deleted it."

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Ge Shang plucked a plastic blade of grass from the artificial turf, put it in his mouth, and pointed at the scene, saying, "Don't worry, brothers, Jiang Jingxuan has no chance."

"How to say?"

"After observing for the past few days, I've noticed that a stunningly beautiful woman frequently visits Zhai Da. She's far more sophisticated than Jiang Jingxuan. I checked online for news related to Zhai Da, and she seems to be the rumored 'top scholar couple.' She comes with Zhai Da's mother; she's the official wife!"

"Now that you mention it, I remember it too. Once I saw Zhai Da going home, there were people waiting for him outside the playground. He looked really good from a distance. He was really too beautiful."

Ge Shang spat twice, wondering why the plastic grass even had a salty taste!

"So, guys, the key is who can soothe Jiang Jingxuan's wounds from Zhai Da. The more proactive she is, the deeper her wounds are. If she makes a dazzling appearance at that moment, then this matter will have a solid foundation."

Qiu Zixuan: "But Jiang Jingxuan wouldn't be too proactive, would she? I think she's quite innocent."

"If she doesn't take the initiative, how will she get hurt? If she doesn't get hurt, do you think she'll even acknowledge you? So even if she doesn't actively approach Zhai Da, you still have to help push her from behind—create opportunities for yourself!"

Qiu Zixuan tilted his head for a long time.

Is this right?
As they were talking, a slender figure walked over. It was Jiang Xiaobai, Zhai Da's personal tutor.

Although her clothes were old-fashioned, her figure and face were not bad from a distance. In Tianjin dialect, it's said that "everything she wears smells good."

The other person stopped beside Zhai Da and said something, then Zhai Da left the team with Jiang Xiaobai, leaving Jiang Jingxuan staring blankly at their backs.

Qiu Zixuan stretched out his short neck:
"Speaking of which, that's Zhai Da's advisor, shouldn't he also be our advisor?"

"Dude, have you gotten confused? Our advisor is a fat guy; he showed up a couple of days ago."

After a moment of hesitation, Ge Shang smacked his lips and uttered a sentence in English: "This is really hand hans, loud lous!"

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Zhai Da followed Jiang Xiaobai as they strolled around the campus.

Today, she's wearing a floral T-shirt and a floral maxi skirt. The combination of the two colors is like a walking mosaic. To be honest, even Yu Xiaoli wouldn't dress like this.

"Since I hadn't been exposed to this before, I did some research. Our school's metalworking practice is usually held in the 'Engineering Innovation Practice Center,' also called the 'Innovation Center,' in Building 8. In addition to metalworking practice, it also undertakes some other tasks. Today, I'll give you a tour."

Building No. 8 is in the North Campus, quite a distance away. Zhai Da saw countless classes practicing alone. Some were very lucky, right between two tall buildings, where they were completely out of the sun. The most outrageous one class was training right in front of the cafeteria, and they could even go in to buy snacks during breaks—it was simply absurd.

After training for more than ten days, won't you gain several pounds?
After walking for about ten minutes, Jiang Xiaobai finally arrived at Building No. 8 in the North District, his face covered in sweat. A middle-aged man in overalls was waiting at the door, looking slightly impatient.

"Hello, Teacher Wu."

This "Wu Qiang" is one of the teachers at the Industrial Innovation Center. Of course, they don't teach classes, they are only responsible for metalworking practice. With the rest of their energy, they are like half-technicians in the school, doing whatever is needed, and occasionally making things for various laboratories.

For example, right at the start of the semester, although they were already at work, the Industrial Innovation Center was almost idle every day. When a student suddenly came to visit, they naturally felt it was troublesome.

Despite his imposing name, Wu Qiang is actually short and stocky.

Zhai Da took the initiative to shake hands with the other party: "Hello, Professor Wu, I'm sorry to bother you."

Wu Qiang's expression softened; the complaints of a working-class person come and go quickly. He led the two inside.

"Come on, I'll show you around. There's no one here right now. Just tell me what you want to see."

As soon as Zhai Da entered, he stopped in front of a sign and said, "Let me take a look at this first. Could you say a few words about it?"

Because we undertake metalworking internships every year, this prominently displayed sign clearly lists all the rules and projects for the metalworking internships, which is obviously something every student has to see.

Zhai Damo read for a while and thought to himself that he had really underestimated Harbin Institute of Technology.

In most schools, metalworking internships at most allow students to experience it by making a hammer, sharpening a pair of scissors, or at most casting a part. Unless it's a specific major, it basically ends there.

This is, after all, a top-tier engineering university in the country and even the world, and even the standardized metalworking internships have many different arrangements.

In addition to the most common "cutting manufacturing process" and "material forming process", it also includes "welding process", "reverse engineering experience", "3C product coordinated assembly", "quality inspection and verification" and "intelligent device technology".

The last one, in particular, felt a bit unreal to Zhai Da, who pointed at it and asked, "What is this 'smart device technology'?"

It's 08 now!
Wu Qiang casually said, "Assembling robots, we will provide spare parts so that students can assemble them into finished products according to their own preferences. It also requires simple programming. Have you seen the robot competition? Not all majors need it. Our Harbin Institute of Technology has its own clubs that have been on TV."

Once he heard that, Zhai Da understood. It was one of those very old-fashioned robots, only a few dozen centimeters long, that could basically only perform simple movements in place, and some didn't even have a humanoid form.

It's not the kind of full-size robot that's 1.8 meters tall, can walk and run, can drop handkerchiefs and grenades, and can even hold its neck to block bullets.

I knew it! There wasn't anything like that back in 08. But it was already pretty impressive.

Afterwards, under Wu Qiang's guidance, Zhai Da visited the first floor. There was a lot of equipment there, but it was also very old. Many pieces of equipment were not even as good as Xu Xuejun's workshop. After all, it was for a group of novice students, so the more durable the better.

But the second floor is different; some good things start to appear there, such as higher precision cutting equipment, dynamic balancing machines, laser scanners, and electroplating equipment.

The third floor is even more impressive, with a five-axis CNC machining center, an EDM machine, a vacuum heat treatment furnace, a magnetron sputtering machine, and a metal 3D printer, which is currently at the forefront of the field.

According to Wu Qiang, the items needed for student internships are basically on the second floor, while the items on the third floor are mostly used by various laboratories.

It's just placed here, and that's all; there's plenty of space here.

If it weren't for instructions from above, this person wouldn't have been able to visit.

If Xu Xuejun's workshop is a small, independent workshop, then this place can be called a professional, established machinery manufacturing operation.

Don't even mention that Zhai Da has 208 million now. Even if you add a zero to the end and throw it all in, it still wouldn't be enough to afford all this stuff.

Now, he can use it for free.

In fact, this is just the tip of the iceberg of Harbin Institute of Technology's countless high-precision equipment. The more cutting-edge equipment is in various specialized laboratories and research institutes.

Indeed, people still need to be organized.
There have been prior arrangements, and Zhai Da can obtain a work badge here. When he has extra time and energy, he can use these items under the guidance of the teachers at the Industrial Innovation Center, but the prerequisite is passing the assessment here.

If he's really a greenhorn, it will inevitably take him a month or two before he can use it independently. Don't cut off the top student's hand.

For Zhai Da, it was very simple!
Because Wu Qiang's test was actually to make a hammer.
Zhai Da confirmed, "I really do have some basic skills. Are you sure you just want me to make a hammer?"

Wu Qiang nodded: "Let's go with the hammer. Give it to me within a week, I'll be here these next few days."

A week. What kind of assessment is that?

"Does it need quenching and tempering?"

"Uh, no need."

"Hand-polished electroplating?"

"No need."

"Give me an hour."

After saying that, Zhai Da immediately rolled up his military training uniform and picked up a piece of scrap material from the table next to him.

I flicked it with my fingertip; it should be No. 45 steel. I don't know who left it in half, but it's enough to make a small metalworking hammer.

Material preparation, turning, milling, drilling, tapping.
All steps only need to be done once, and all equipment is familiar to everyone.

His hands were as steady as Mount Tai, even more steady than the rough machines on the first floor!

In fact, it didn't even take an hour; in about thirty minutes, a small metalworking hammer was already placed in front of Wu Qiang, with knurling and chamfering added as well.

Wu Qiang picked it up in surprise. Although this thing wasn't difficult, he couldn't do it so smoothly for thirty minutes.

Even Jiang Xiaobai was quite surprised, even though she couldn't understand it.

Harbin Institute of Technology has many top students, including some geniuses, but the domestic education process dictates that when a student first enters university, their mind should be filled with only "Chinese, Mathematics, and English".

Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to even get into Harbin Institute of Technology.

Wu Qiang: "No, you... you really practiced this? Did they teach this in high school?"

He looked at Jiang Xiaobai with suspicion, as if to say: "Did your top student get into a technical school?"

In reality, he could only see the surface with his naked eye. If he took it to the second floor to measure the size and accuracy, he would find that this hammer was far more complex than it appeared on the surface.

Zhai Da took off his gloves and said with a grin:
"You have some family-inherited skills, so where do you get your work badge? What time does this place close at night? Is the power cut off in the middle of the night? How are material costs calculated?"

There are many things in this "Industrial Innovation Center" that interest him!

Men are all like that; they want to try anything they haven't tried before!

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