Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 377: Increases both intelligence and strength.

Zhai Da's Weibo post has attracted considerable attention online.

This kind of teasing, which builds suspense, may not be novel, but it is indeed effective.

Many people began to speculate about what his so-called "one after another of his works" were.

Some say it's a book, some say it's Hongtu OS releasing a new mini-game, and others say it's the Twin Beauties welcoming a third member.

From now on, the three beauties will bloom side by side!

News also came from Phoenix Media that the publication of "The Severed Finger" had proceeded smoothly and was already in the practical implementation stage, with cover design, layout, proofreading, and other aspects being handled. In addition, Xinglang was communicating with them about program details, and their inboxes were overflowing with messages every day.

Even so, he didn't forget what was most important. After the exemption from attending classes was settled, he had a lot more time and spent most of it in the laboratory.

Every day, I take off and put on the cleanroom suit repeatedly, becoming more and more skilled at it.

We are becoming increasingly familiar with various related equipment, including epitaxial growth (CVD), low-process lithography machines, ion implantation and annealing, passivation, inspection, and dicing.

Even without considering substrate manufacturing, silicon carbide power devices have twelve major process items and more than thirty minor process items. Sun Ting, Ge Qiaoqiao, and Qi Lin can focus on their own areas, but Zhai Da cannot; he has to go through them all.

They were generals, and Zhai Da was the commander.

Of course, Zhai Da also kept a "private photo album" of those devices that cost hundreds of millions or even millions of dollars, especially those with black boxes.

The darker it is, the more he likes it.

Interestingly, he discovered that Tao Zheli appeared on camera very frequently, and he was the first to explain most of the devices. This suggests that Tao's daily work overlapped significantly with theirs, and he was probably involved in the production of silicon carbide semiconductor devices.

Because they got along so well, Tao Zheli also shared some of his own manuscript notes.

Although he is not someone whose talent is recognized by the system, it does not mean that he has no talent.

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Zhai Da always reminds himself of one thing: talent is just talent.

The components of ability are diverse.

The ingenious use of the system gave him a completely new way of selecting talent, but that doesn't mean he'll be led by the nose forever.

Even with top-tier talent like Bolt, without opportunity and accumulation, he would ultimately achieve nothing.

To give another example, the strongest group of programmers in the Hongtu OS project team have grown quite rapidly due to the excellent environment, pleasant work, and sense of accomplishment. Some of them, if compared to Cheng Mo six months ago, are even more skilled.

Even if a person is not a genius, he can still acquire powerful "abilities" if he persists and stays on the right path.

Ability is like a "fruit," while talent is just one of the "causes" of that fruit.

"Senior Tao, what are your plans after graduating with your master's degree? Will you pursue a PhD?"

In the student dormitory canteen, Zhai Da and Tao Zheli each had a plate and chatted while eating.

Tao Zheli nodded: "I've basically made a living through scientific research. It's a pity I didn't have a clear career path during my undergraduate studies. I had the opportunity to go straight to a PhD program, but I turned it down. But I'm doing alright now; there's a shortage of people in this field."

That's right. Right now, there are probably no more than 1000 people in the whole country who are thinking about silicon carbide semiconductors.

Only top universities involved in aerospace and military industries have the necessary environment.

"Doesn't 'not bad' mean you can do better? Haven't you thought about joining a company?"

Tao Zheli smiled awkwardly: "I understand what you mean, but I haven't thought about it yet."

He wasn't a decisive person; otherwise, he wouldn't have missed the opportunity to pursue a direct PhD program back then. He was torn between research and employment at the time.

Zhai Da wasn't in a hurry, and deliberately made it sound funny: "It's okay, as long as you have me in your heart, the Mechanical Core Research Institute will offer you a salary and career prospects that will surprise you."

Seemingly feeling that ending the conversation here was not harmonious, Tao Zheli took the initiative to say, "On the contrary, you surprised me more. I originally thought you would be difficult to approach."

Zhai Da took a sip of the free tomato and egg soup: "Why?"

Tao Zhe thought for a moment and said, "After all, you're already a big boss. When I heard that you were going to show you around the equipment, I thought it was just a hobby."

"Before, I always thought someone like you should be very proud."

Zhai Da shrugged: "I am very proud, but only in ways you don't know."

"for example?"

"For example, I was once mistaken for Hu Ge while wearing a mask."

Tao Zheli laughed heartily and gave a thumbs up.

He thought Zhai Da was joking.
"Alright, although I don't have any plans to join a company for the time being, feel free to call me anytime if you have any problems with your silicon carbide project. I'm willing to do some work for you for free and support your entrepreneurial endeavors!"

He's a straightforward person.

After dinner, Tao Zheli went back to his lab to monitor the data, while Zhai Da drove to the research institute.

Sometimes the answer lies right under the surface of the mystery. The most valuable prototype of the silicon carbide motor has always been right under Zhai Da's butt, but with the [Pure Gold Secret Cane], he doesn't need to remove it for the time being.

After all, if it were dismantled in 09, there would be no replacement available, which would mean the vehicle would be completely broken down.

In other words, when he decided to disassemble it for research, it also meant that the [Mechanical Core] would undergo a radical overhaul. At the research institute, Zhai Da didn't go to his office, but instead went to the "laboratory" in the corner.

With the arrival of various purchased equipment, there are now three laboratory rooms with different uses. They contain basic equipment and do not have high environmental requirements, but they are very convenient to use on a daily basis.

To outsiders, it looks like a "software company" that works on operating systems, but now it also has laboratories that work on semiconductors and electrical engineering. It seems a bit strange.

But that was the original design purpose.

As long as the environment allows, concentrate resources as much as possible so that everyone can benefit from the "Execute Old Elm" bonus.

Zhai Da locked the door and went to the workbench he had reserved for himself in a corner of the laboratory, placing his right hand in front of him.

With a "buzz," a retro-style workbench resembling a large red box appeared in front of us.

With a wave of his other hand, a huge, heavy book with a metal cover appeared out of thin air—the only piece of equipment he had ever created himself: the Magic Book.

This is used to store "blank negatives" for "souvenir instant cameras," all equipment, and various types of paper of different materials.

It's an extremely useful item. With it, if prepared in advance, Zhai Da can essentially access all of his equipment, even if the validity period is only 24 hours, the frequency can be very high.

Furthermore, the [Spellbook] has a unique feature: items placed inside can be treated as a whole and stored in the equipment slot, occupying one slot, including [equipment] items like Polaroid cameras.

Today, Zhai Da plans to use this characteristic to do something he has been thinking about for a long time.

After rummaging through his backpack for a moment, Zhai Da took out a box containing his carefully preserved manuscripts.

Cheng Mo's Programming Notes

Sun Ting's Chemistry Notes

Qi Lin's Mechanical Design Notes

Liu Hanlin's Biology Notes

Wang Taiyu's Physics Notes

Zheng Qiu's Electronics and Electrical Engineering Notes

His largest collection of "equipment" actually consists of miscellaneous notes, or rather, manuscripts, collected from submissions by the "π" community.

It also includes many unused Level 3 members who are stored as a talent pool.

There are probably more than twenty in total, and the notes and manuscripts [equipment] are highly homogeneous.

They have roughly the same effect: "Carrying it can slightly increase XX comprehension ability, with double bonus when studying the contents of the notebook itself." and "Focusing on the notebook itself, there is a very small chance of [temporarily] resonating with the notebook owner's talent and gaining an improvement (ineffective for the original owner)."

Only high-rarity equipment like Grandpa's Notes has additional effects.

Therefore, most of these [manuscript-type equipment] are actually quite useless. The notes they collect are very limited in length, with not much content in total, so "studying the contents of the notebooks" is meaningless, and so far no one has found that they can be combined with anything.

So Zhai Da just kept these things and didn't touch them much.

But this time, he needed the first part of these notes:

Slightly increase XX's comprehension ability.

He plans to modify the structure of the [Spellbook] and put all the useful [Notes] into it, so that as long as the spellbook is in the equipment slot, he can enjoy various bonuses.

The silicon carbide project was his first time serving as head coach and leader.

This position requires him to be well-rounded, so the pressure is immense.

Although it doesn't enhance "talent" and the boost isn't significant, its value lies in its comprehensiveness and the fact that it comes at no extra cost.

Zhai Da unfolded the workbench, then bent down on it and opened the magic book.

The Retro Workbench ensures that the equipment will not be weakened during the modification process; the results are only calculated after the equipment leaves the workbench.

Today's task is actually not difficult: increase the thickness of the [Magic Book] and create a special area to store "manuscript-type equipment".

It didn't say it had to be stored flat; folding it up is fine too!
Zhai Da folded the manuscript-type equipment into card size and added an acrylic shell. He also made structural changes to the area of ​​the magic book, so that it was like a card that could be inserted and used immediately, and the type of manuscript could be changed at any time when needed.

Zhai Da mentally refers to it as a "subject card"!
In the end, Zhai Da sorted out ten card slots, which was basically enough, since some manuscripts were not needed, such as Ge Qiaoqiao's physiognomy notes.
I inserted the "subject cards" one by one, closed the box, and felt around for a bit.

It's getting thicker and heavier.
It already had a weapon feel to it, like a "battlefield priest" in a game swinging someone's head, but now it's even more outrageous.

Especially as it became heavier, Zhai Da really added a metal chain to it.
After taking it out, Zhai Da swung it around in his hand.
Thanks to its compact structure and well-designed shockproof features, there is no need to worry about the contents being damaged.

Combined with his ever-increasing power, it even produced a "whooshing" sound. With his ever-growing power, plus the inertia and centrifugal force of the structure itself.

A single blow could fracture a bone, and a head injury could be fatal.
Many scenes from the game flashed through my mind. In a sense, the [Spellbook] is becoming more and more comprehensive, increasing both intelligence and strength. Knowledge is power!

Considering that this thing will basically be carried around for a very long time...
How can it not be considered a "life-saving measure"?

After all, the best way to save your life is to kill the enemy!

(End of this chapter)