Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 475 The Harvest of Casting a Net

Experimental Primary School, Dongyang City.

The start of the school year is always a lively time, with families sending their "little monsters," who have been annoyed all summer, back to school for after-school care.

Finally liberated.

At the bustling school gate, Zhai Da parked his car and led Tang Xiao Kui out.

I never noticed it when I looked at myself every day, but when I compared myself to my classmates, especially the boys, I felt like I had grown taller.

This kid is only in second grade. At this rate, by fourth grade they'll probably be at "1.2" (referring to a specific grade in Chinese). This generation of kids is really well-fed!
Not long after, in another year or two, it won't be suitable to hold them in my arms like we usually do.

Although she is still a child, she has the figure of a "big girl".

Teachers from each class stood at the school gate, all smiling warmly and greeting the children as they passed by.

Even those who usually have a stern face that could scare children are now sweeter than first love, clearly meant for the parents.

Zhai Da had no opinion on this, wondering if he was out of touch.

He always felt more at ease entrusting his children to those who were serious, rigid, and unsmiling.

Tang Xiaokui's young homeroom teacher waved in their direction, but unfortunately Zhai Da didn't seem inclined to join the conversation; he simply smiled in response.

He patted Tang Xiaokui's thin shoulder: "Go on, get along well with your classmates in the new semester."

Tang Xiaokui nodded, took a deep breath, and started walking, as if she was about to face some formidable challenge.

After greeting the teacher, Tang Xiaokui walked into the teaching building. The teacher had not yet arrived, and the screams and laughter continued non-stop.

The elementary school students in the class gathered in twos and threes to discuss what happened during the summer vacation, although the majority of them were quite busy.

I'm copying the last bit of my summer homework.

"Xiao Kui! Where did you go for summer vacation?"

Tang Xiaokui, who was packing her schoolbag, paused and said, "I only went to one place, northern Beijing."

She had anticipated this inquiry.

Wow! What a big city!

"Where did they go?!"

Tang Xiao Kui's face darkened: "The morning market. Oh, and the East Hall too!"

"Do you have any photos?!"

As she spoke, Tang Xiaokui took out a scroll from her schoolbag and packaged it in a box.

She nervously opened the box and took out the rolled-up photograph inside. It was long, resembling a map of the Yan Kingdom, with a dense, dark mass of two or three hundred people.
Clearly, this kind of thing doesn't fit the elementary school students' understanding of "photographs," and the group of children around them fell silent.

What is this thing?!
Tang Xiaokui pointed guiltily to the 23rd person from the left in the second row of the almost entirely black-clad crowd, the only splash of color being herself, wearing a skirt.

She said timidly, "This is me."

After watching for a while, a group of kids said, "Tch~ It's not good at all, with so many people."

"Exactly, you can't see anything clearly, it's boring."

"It's nowhere near as good as mine. I went to the zoo and even touched an elephant's trunk!"

"My dad took me to the amusement park! We rode the roller coaster!"

"You're so bad!"

Tang Xiao Kui lowered her head in self-consciousness.

She had expected to be asked this question on the first day of school, and she even brought a photo to avoid being looked down upon.

It still didn't work out. Sigh~
"Everyone back to your seats! Put your summer homework on your desks, class representatives, start collecting!"

Fortunately, the homeroom teacher came to her rescue, and everyone dispersed like birds and beasts.

When the homeroom teacher passed by, the "Map of Yan State" was so eye-catching that he bent down to take a look.

My eyes were glued to the screen as I savored every inch.

I feel like I've seen a lot of these things on the news!

It wasn't until much later that he finally looked up with wide eyes.

"Ahem, Xiao Kui, make sure you put your things away carefully, don't lose them, this is probably quite important."

Tang Xiaokui listlessly rolled up the photo and stuffed it back into the box.

The homeroom teacher went up to the stage and talked about various things, but the first class wasn't her English class, and she left after half an hour.

Even after leaving the classroom, I was still not fully processing the shock.

Holding the lesson plan, I immediately took out my phone.

Search: Quick ways to slim legs
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Zhai Da drove towards Sunmazhuang. Today was special for elementary school students, signifying a change of grade and a new stage, but for adults, it was just an ordinary workday.

He first inspected Machine Core Semiconductor. As time went on, the capacity utilization rate of Plant 1 was gradually increasing, reaching 40% (initially 25%), with nearly 800 employees on site (up to 2000 at full capacity). After touring the factory area, he finally had to admit that vehicle manufacturing still required a separate base.

Although the factory area here is large enough, the manufacturing standards of the automotive industry are far from those of the semiconductor industry, and mixed management is prone to problems.

I was hoping to save some effort, but it seems there's no way to save any effort at all.

Fortunately, Sunmazhuang is big and comfortable enough. Once the project plan is finalized, we can talk to the bulk cargo province.

The policy of "building factories on behalf of others" is quite good.

Afterwards, Zhai Da went to see the "training school," but unfortunately, the newly sent prototypes hadn't changed much, and there wasn't a single special item.

However, when he came out, he happened to see Meng Tao standing next to Wang Xue's fruit stand.

The dark-skinned young man, with the electric scooter rented to him by Zhai Da straddling his shoulder, was saying something while eating grapes.

"Why are you stocking up on these perishable items again? They'll just keep getting thrown away. You never learn, and in the end, I'll be the one eating them again."

That's what I said, but I didn't stop chewing. I even crushed the grape seeds along with the grapes. This way of eating is rare, but it's very satisfying.

Wang Xue propped herself up, her smiling eyes like crescent moons, and watched Meng Tao devour his meal without saying a word.

His gentle gaze was like the fuzzy foxtail grass by the edge of a field.

Zhai Da looked at the electric scooter under Meng Tao from afar, and a crease appeared on its surface.

"Congratulations, host. A green special item [The Ox] has been discovered: an item made by someone's own hands. It did not qualify as a 'special item' at the beginning of its creation, but it has been deeply influenced by the heart of a child and has broken through the final shackles."

Ownership: Owned, Not Activated.

"Equipment effect: Increases safety while riding by 20% and enhances adaptability to harsh and complex terrain."

"Special effect 'Echo': Increases persuasiveness when communicating with the public, enhances insight when listening to their opinions, has a binding effect, and remains effective for 8 hours after riding."

"Unlocking Mission: Help ten nationally impoverished individuals escape poverty. Current progress (10/10)."

"The mission has been completed, but the equipment will only take effect after the host activates it."

Zhai Da let out a slight breath.

I feel nothing but admiration
The car was parked on the side of the road, and Zhai Da walked over. Meng Tao saw him and quickly greeted him, "Hey~ President Zhai!"

Unfortunately, his mouth was full of grapes, and when he opened his mouth, several grape skins popped out, startling him so much that he quickly covered his mouth.

Zhai Da patted the other person's electric scooter: "How is it? Is it any good?"

Meng Tao chuckled and said, "It's so useful! After running around all day, visiting villages and fields, I still have 30% battery left when I get back!"

Zhai Daxin said, "That's nonsense. I'm using lithium batteries that are three times more expensive than traditional lead-acid batteries for electric vehicles, and they also use more advanced materials."

Silently activating the [equipment] for the dark-skinned young man, Zhai Da smiled and said, "If there are any problems, remember to ride it back and fix it for me. Don't go to some small shop to mess around with it."

Meng Tao nodded: "Don't worry, I understand. I'm renting this place, and I won't let anyone dismantle it."

Just as he was about to say something more, Meng Tao's phone rang. He glanced at it and hurriedly answered, "Hey, County Chief, I'm here."

Zhai Da smiled to himself, thinking to himself that he had really made something of himself, being able to receive a direct call from the county magistrate.

"Oh, right, I'm the one who called the police on those shady intermediaries. They held onto people's ID cards and lied to them, saying they could get them into research institutes and charging them a commission. In the end, they all ended up being assigned to small factories to do the hardest and cheapest jobs. When they backed out, they even threatened them."

He glanced at Zhai Da as he spoke, but Zhai Da remained silent.

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away."

Meng Tao hung up the phone and said, "President Zhai, I have to go back right now. We'll talk later."

However, after getting on the electric scooter, he hesitated and said, "Aren't you going to ask about the shady brokers?"

Zhai Da shook his head: "It's not surprising. Just scan it. If there are any serious incidents or if the research institute's cooperation is needed, we can communicate at any time."

There's no way to prevent this kind of thing. You can only deal with it as it happens.

Meng Tao nodded and left in a flash.

Judging by the speed at which it disappeared, the horsepower was definitely sufficient!
Zhai Da silently searched the system but found no "synthesis pathways." The most likely one was not the [Mechanical Core], so he simply stopped worrying about it.

He didn't linger, waved to Wang Xue, but as he left, he blurted out, "Meng Tao likes to eat grapes?"

Wang Xue hesitated slightly, but nodded nonetheless.

Did he mention anything about the cafeteria stalls to you?

Wang Xue shook her head.

Zhai Da took out five yuan, grabbed a bottle of Gatorade, and didn't want the extra yuan back. He just twisted three or five grapes.

I popped one into my mouth.

It doesn't look like it's about to spoil; it's very fresh.

It tastes sweet and sour, what does it taste like?

(End of this chapter)