Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 176 This is Street Dance!
The next day, Zhai Da slowly woke up.

Facing south on both sides, the room is bathed in golden morning light filtering through the sheer curtains.

Zhai Da sat up and turned to look.

My phone is dead. My walkie-talkie only has one bar of battery left. When did I fall asleep?
I don't know, but I felt like I slept very well.

With a broad smile, he picked up the walkie-talkie and deliberately used a magnetic, even slightly comical, voice to ask, "Are you awake, little blockhead?"

A moment later, Yu Xiaoli's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"What's this? When did this appear in the house? Xiao Da, is that you? Who's the blockhead?"

Zhai Da's smile froze on his face.

It turned out that Lu Wei got up earlier than Zhai Da, and was afraid that Zhai Da would ask her to talk to him, so she put it on the dining table.

During breakfast, Yu Xiaoli covered her mouth with a teasing smile and said:

"You two are quite interesting, having a walkie-talkie in just one room."

That being said, the sheer glee in her eyes was undeniable.

When it comes to shipping couples, the favorite characters are always the best to ship.

Zhai Da could only make up an excuse: "If I have something to do tonight, it won't be convenient for me to knock on the door, will it?"

Yu Xiaoli wondered to herself, "Does the cell phone not work at night or what?"
However, there is some truth to it.
Sigh, she's such a worrywart as a mother.

She was afraid of having flowers but no fruit, and also afraid of ripening fruit too quickly. She hadn't attended a single proper class in college.

If someone were to die, both of them would be eighteen years old. She felt the police station would have to talk to her: "How could you be such a mother?"
Lu Wei tilted her head and said, "Why isn't it convenient? My room is available anytime."

Zhai Da and Yu Xiaoli exchanged a glance and quickly changed the subject: "Mom, are you having a hard time here? I feel like you're suffering every day."

Yu Xiaoli placed a soft-boiled egg on Lu Wei's plate: "Yes, it's a bit, mainly because I don't know anyone here, and I'm a bit tired after going out for a few walks. I'm thinking I'll leave in a few days, first to keep my appointment in Jinan, climb Mount Tai, and then go back to Dongyang."

Zhai Da thought for a moment and said, "Then how about the day after tomorrow? There's a day off from military training the day after tomorrow, so I can come and see you off."

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Zhai Da changed into his training uniform and continued his military training on campus.

He planned to attend as usual in the morning, focusing on fulfilling his duty, and then have Jiang Xiaobai ask him to skip the afternoon trip to the "Industrial Innovation Center," focusing on personal connections.

Training at the stadium still focuses on military posture and drills, supplemented by marching and shouting commands. After a few days, everyone has adapted, and now very few people complain of being tired.

Before the lunch break, the instructor called everyone to sit in a corner: "We'll have a day off the day after tomorrow, and then the military training will be halfway done, so we'll have a company-wide party tomorrow night."

The training was organized by class and by college, so when the entire school participated, it was called the "whole company".

"Each class needs to have a performance. The regular one is a group singing. I'll take some time these next two days to lead you in 'Unity is Strength.' Also, if you have any special talents, you can sign up for a performance. Anyone want to show off their skills?"

Magician Zhai Da remained unmoved.

He wouldn't participate in such a foolish thing. Many freshmen, influenced by hormones and adrenaline, get carried away and want to "show off," but in reality, most of their "special skills" are just "what they think they are special skills."

One wrong move and you could lose your right to choose a partner during your four years of college.

He clearly remembered that during his previous life, when he was in college and doing naval training, someone tried to perform a moving "poetry recitation".
When I left, the plastic grass on the playground had almost been pulled bare.

But all I can say is that no matter where they are, whether in university or college, young people will always be young people, forever influenced by the thrill of youth.

You have to grow through awkwardness and abstraction, and you only learn that you can't be stubborn after hitting a few walls.

"Report! I have it!"

Ge Shang raised his hand and said, "I can play the clapper! I got a perfect score on the clapper in my middle school entrance exam!"

"Good! Commendable courage! Anything else?"

Perhaps because she agreed too readily and set a good example, Li Xiaonai hesitated as she raised her hand and said, "Instructor, I have studied dance."

"That's fine too! A solo dance?"

Li Xiaonai quickly waved her hand, thinking to herself that a solo dance would be too awkward: "A solo dance won't do, I'll probably need a partner."

The instructor chuckled: "Sure, who do you want to talk to?"

Li Xiaonai glanced back and her gaze instinctively fell on Zhai Da.

Zhai Da glared back: Damn it! Don't get involved!
But Li Xiaonai may have misunderstood the meaning of that look, thinking that Zhai Da's eyes were shining!

"Instructor, I think Zhai Da is a good student; his height is a good match for mine."

Zhai Da: I'm so angry!

Several mothers flew by in an instant.

But the class had already started cheering and making noise.

"One more! One more!" they called out.

Military training has been going on for a week now, and everyone has gotten to know each other much better.

Perhaps influenced by the atmosphere, before the instructor could even speak, the campus beauty Jiang Jingxuan suddenly raised her hand and exclaimed, "Report! I've also studied dance!"

Are you also dancing solo?

"I need a dance partner too."

The jeers grew even louder.

Although Jiang Jingxuan didn't say it explicitly, wasn't it obvious why she raised her hand? So the cheering turned into: Give us two! Give us two!

Li Xiaonai hadn't expected to have such a straightforward competitor. Her gaze towards Jiang Jingxuan became somewhat fiery, as if she were ready to start a battle at any moment.
The instructor, with an air of anticipation, chuckled and asked, "Zhai Da, what do you think?"

"Report, I have no idea."

"Really have no ideas? Or are you afraid to have any ideas?"

"Excuse me, should I have my advisor contact you and ask you to take the whole day off from the party?"

Okay, I was just trying to stir things up and watch the show, but I forgot that this person is no ordinary person.

At this moment, Shen Zixuan in the queue suddenly remembered Ge Shang's "opportunity for healing" theory and thought to himself, "Isn't this an opportunity?"

Although he's never learned to dance, he'll just have to pretend! He's not picky; he can accept either Jiang Jingxuan or Li Xiaonai as his dance partner.

So he snapped his hand up and exclaimed, "Report! Actually, I can dance too!"

Jiang Jingxuan: "Report, I'm not jumping anymore."

Li Xiaonai: "Report, I'm not jumping either."

Instructor: "Alright! I'll register Shen Zixuan for his solo dance, okay? Don't embarrass our class."

Shen Zixuan: ? ? ?

Is this right?
In the afternoon, Zhai Da escaped the tedious marching training. In fact, he had met the standards in all training, and with the help of instructor Jiang Xiaobai, asking for leave was always very smooth.

Afterwards, I received my "employee badge" from Wu Qiang at the "Industrial Innovation Center," which was actually an access card, allowing me to enter and exit freely.

Because this place serves several laboratories at the same time, there is no "mandatory closing time". Some hardworking researchers often wait for results until the early hours of the morning, so it is essentially available 24 hours a day.

For people in each laboratory, they need to apply in advance to use the equipment to avoid conflicts, but for the people in the Industrial Innovation Center, this is not necessary. For high-end equipment, they only need to register, and for low-end equipment, they can use it freely. Wu Qiang said that if they run into another laboratory, they should give priority to that laboratory.

Zhai Da had no objection to this and then quickly immersed himself in the various "amusement facilities".

The "wrist card dealer" requires many components, but not everything needs to be handcrafted. For example, some standardized gear structures are difficult to manufacture, but the challenge lies in the metal 3D printer.

He ultimately decided to try a high-end product rather than something entirely handmade.

Modern 3D printing is nothing like the easy-to-use version that 3D printers will use to print their own figurines a decade or two from now. The equipment is "industrial grade" in terms of both size and ease of use. It requires modeling, converting the data into layered printing paths, laser correction parameters, filling with inert gas, and then trying again and again to find the optimal structure.

Zhai Da's CAD skills are not strong; he just knows how to use it. Xu Xuejun's workshop relies more on manual labor than computers, and Zhai Da only learned it on his own in his spare time, so the modeling process was the most grueling.

I'm so angry I want to smash my mouse!

Finally, he even came up with the idea that "I might as well just make it by hand, it's not like I can't do it."

If it were done by hand, it might already be polishing by now, but it's still in the modeling stage!

But in the end, Zhai Da convinced himself that he would need these things sooner or later.

What my grandfather passed down was not a conservative mindset; engineers of any era should have the spirit to embrace progress and overcome difficulties.

For two consecutive days, Zhai Da spent his time in a fulfilling way. The launch of the wristband card dealer was progressing much slower than expected, but he would not regret doing the right and difficult thing.

On the second night, the day before the break in military training, the whole company held a "party". All classes gathered on the playground and sat in rows, and then performed various "personal talent shows" on the lawn.

Most of them are very abstract, such as dancing awkward ballet on a plastic lawn, or holding a microphone and forcibly singing "Mice Love Rice" a cappella.

The most outrageous thing was Shen Zixuan's solo dance. He found a tape recorder, blasted the popular foreign DJ music "Crazy Frog" from recent years, and then performed a piece in the center of thousands of people that seemed like "street dance, but not quite."

Zhai Da laughed until his stomach hurt and tears came out.

"Hahaha! One more! One more!"

He actually realized that Shen Zixuan already knew he had made a fool of himself this time, turning someone who couldn't dance into a "solo dancer".

But in the eyes of young people, a little humor is fine, isn't it?

I don't know where he got this sparkly outfit, he's wearing sunglasses, and he's laughing and joking.

Putting aside the desire to attract girls, boys can be more genuine when they're being silly. This young man from Northeast China was having a great time in the crowd!
It even became the focus of the entire event.

Countless boys and girls stood up and started twisting and turning haphazardly to the catchy rhythm of "Crazy Frog".

Even the instructors were dragged up and forced to twist along.

"Let's jump together! Come on, come on!"

Having just finished his performance, Ge Shang rushed onto the stage, clapping his clappers, and grabbed Zhai Da, shouting, "Come on! What are you standing there for? Let's get this party started!"

Zhai Da stumbled and staggered; to be precise, he didn't enter the "dance floor," but rather people gathered around Shen Zixuan, and he was surrounded by the "dance floor."

A group of young people who had never been to a disco before were dancing bizarrely to the rhythm.

Looking at the dazzling array of strange and wonderful things, Zhai Da suddenly remembered Yu Jinghui's words.
Perhaps these things seem meaningless.
It's part of youth.

Then
Have you never eaten pork, or seen a pig running?
Driving test part three! Start!

With Zhai Da's addition, this youthful spirit became even more vibrant.

Holy crap! Oh my god!

"The top scorer danced! What was he dancing?! It was so captivating!"

"Look at his legs! Look at his legs!"

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