The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 155 Second-hand

Xingyuan's gaze locked onto Su Ninglong. "Master Su should still have some in stock, right? Like those sacred artifacts that resemble black and white chess pieces. What's it called? Is it called a sanity monitor?"

"Disintegration Pointer." Su Ninglong decided to use this name.

"The Disintegration Pointer might only fetch 500 if sold to acquaintances or friends, but if sold to wealthy individuals who seek unique power or collectibles, 50,000 Star Coins per piece is not necessarily the upper limit. The market potential is huge."

Changing the subject, Xingyuan steered the conversation toward the funds that Su Ninglong had just received: "You just received a sum of Star Coins, right? You can take out a portion of it and start investing in some promising startups or technology workshops to make your money grow."

Are the coins already being distributed before they've even had a chance to warm up?

Su Ninglong blinked innocently, trying to persuade her: "Can't you give me some pocket money? I want to buy the Eye of the Stars."

Xingyuan remained unmoved and directly stated the reason: "I will provide Lei Qingya with a budget. Ms. Zou has already given me instructions. You spend money too recklessly and can hardly save any. After checking your account statements, she felt that she couldn't ignore it. She is very worried that one day you might not have enough money to buy something you like and impulsively take out a loan at a high interest rate."

He then added, "Therefore, it is mandatory to invest a portion of your Star Coins in financial products; this is a strict requirement."

Upon hearing this, Su Ninglong deflated like a punctured balloon.

With a pout and a tearful expression, she reluctantly transferred the star coins she had just received to Xingyuan.

Xingyuan accepted the money expressionlessly, showing no intention of leaving her any "secret stash." He said businesslike, "After the financial procedures are completed, I will send you investment reports for review periodically."

In the end, Xingyuan felt no burden looking at the little girl's aggrieved expression.

Anyway, with Su Ninglong's abilities and her unique "luck," her total assets will automatically grow again before long. This investment is just a small step in her long-term plan.

The disintegration of the pointer alone would be enough for her to make a fortune.

“Your recent transactions involve substantial sums and are of a special nature,” Xingyuan earnestly reminded you. “I’ve already applied for a personal business account for you. Considering that all the items you’re trading are sacred artifacts, you’ll receive certain tax reductions. But when you set prices in the future, remember to include tax costs as well. Don’t set prices arbitrarily, or the accounts will become very complicated.”

"So, do I need to hire a finance person?" Su Ninglong felt a headache coming on as soon as she heard this. She really didn't like having too many people around her to handle miscellaneous tasks.

“There’s no need to hire anyone else,” Xingyuan said, directly dispelling her concerns. “Ge Wei understands this; he’ll be in charge of the accounting.” He added, highlighting the key point, “If I hadn’t just happened to hire Ge Wei, I wouldn’t have applied for this business account. After all, no one had been able to handle these professional accounting issues before.”

"That's good!" Su Ninglong breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that a big problem had been solved. "Then I'll give Uncle Ge an extra salary." She felt relieved and glad that she didn't have to hire any new people.

……

Time flew by, and two more days passed. The much-anticipated list of those staying on campus was finally released, and Charlie's name was prominently featured, much to the delight of those who cared about him.

The happiest people were Charlie's parents. With a reliable guide (nanny) leading Charlie, the young couple could focus on their careers and spend their free time strengthening their relationship.

However, the extent of the list adjustments exceeded some people's expectations, with nearly one-fifth of the students being reassigned and needing to transfer to other schools within the Star Alliance system.

Anyone with experience studying in the Star Alliance is highly welcome to attend any school within the system.

More importantly, parents will also receive a two-year free enrollment period.

For most families facing adjustments, this is the best solution they can currently negotiate.

As some students withdraw, new spots will open up, and another group of qualified students will be added.

Su Ninglong will still choose to spend this holiday at school.

She was thinking about another important matter: if she wanted to bring the instrument that could monitor SAN values ​​to market and sell it on a large scale, she had to first complete the patent application and get it through the necessary experimental verification stages.

The holiday provided her with the perfect time to focus on her studies.

"Ding dong...Ding dong..."

The doorbell rang crisply, and Sally, who was also staying on campus to study in the courtyard, heard the sound and immediately ran excitedly to open the door. A college delivery truck was parked outside.

Sally turned around and called out, "Ninglong! Another package for you, looks like a gift!"

Su Ninglong receives gifts from time to time; this is nothing new to her.

Su Ninglong strolled out of the inner room at a leisurely pace. She glanced at the object by the door, which was tightly wrapped in a thick cardboard box and layers of foam paper.

Just from the outline of the outer packaging, she could roughly guess where this "gift" came from and what it contained.

She casually handed the scissors to Sally, who was eager to try: "You take it apart."

Sally loves unpacking packages. Without saying a word, she took the scissors and deftly opened the layers of packaging under the watchful eyes of the courier and Suninglong.

The cardboard box was opened, revealing a beautifully designed mechanical flying mount: a limited edition chameleon.

These mechanical mounts are significantly more expensive than the regular models.

"Huh?" Sally looked closely and spotted a problem. "Ninglong, look! Is this scratched?"

She pointed to a small, conspicuous old scratch on the smooth metal shell of the mount's side.

"There's such an obvious old wound, could there be others?" Sally muttered to herself, and began to carefully examine her mount.

Sure enough, she quickly pointed to several places: "Here, here... and down here! There are at least five flaws!"

She couldn't help but complain, "Seriously? This is the quality control for a brand-name aircraft? That's outrageous!"

"Is it possible that this isn't a quality control issue, and that it's purely secondhand?" Su Ninglong was a little angry, and also blamed herself for forgetting to explicitly emphasize that it had to be brand new when she made the bet with Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu's obviously deliberate actions really disgusted her.
"Huh?" Sally exclaimed in disbelief, "Isn't Zhou Yu Zhou Jiaxi's son? A famously rich young master. This is it? Sending a secondhand item to make up the difference? This operation sounds so stingy!" This unintentional remark struck the aggrieved Su Ninglong like a ray of light.

She turned sharply to look at Sally, her eyes lighting up instantly: "Yes! Poor and stingy!" The word hit the nail on the head.

Since you, Zhou Yu, are so unrefined, sending a secondhand, defective product to annoy people, then don't blame her for taking advantage of the situation and labeling him! Su Ninglong instantly had an idea.

"I'll sell it. I'm short on cash anyway." She pouted, her tone becoming lighter. To be honest, she had little interest in this kind of flying mount, feeling that her own hoverboard was more practical and flexible.

When this limited-edition color-changing mechanical lizard mount appeared on the second-hand market, it immediately attracted the attention of many merchants.

This model is already rare, requiring a lottery to purchase and a waiting list for production; very few are available on the market.

When the owner of the second-hand store inspected the goods, he immediately noticed several obvious flaws on the outer shell. However, once he confirmed that the packaging box was intact and the invoices were complete, he immediately smiled broadly. Instead of trying to lower the price, he offered a purchase price that was even higher than the original factory price.

The reason is simple: this color-changing mechanical mount is currently the hottest trendy toy, with its popularity remaining high and its price continuing to soar.

Limited edition status carries its own prestige and allows for extremely high premiums.

Once a seller recognizes its potential, they have no worries about selling it.

Su Ninglong not only didn't lose money, but actually made a fortune unexpectedly thanks to Zhou Yu, this "second-hand gift".

Seeing the delightful string of Star Coins that had appeared in her personal bracelet account, Su Ninglong was in high spirits and immediately wanted to find a place to have a good celebratory meal. No...
However, thinking that she seemed to easily get into minor troubles or accidents every time she went out, she decisively gave up the idea of ​​leaving school.

"Let's just deal with it at school," she muttered to herself.

Suddenly remembering that Xingyuan had mentioned a late-night food stall in the school's living area that had pretty good food, Su Ninglong immediately decided to treat herself there!

That afternoon, when she decided to go out for a late-night snack, Xingyuan happened to run into her and casually mentioned, "By the way, there's an experiment about the Disintegration Pointer tonight. Do you want to go and see the data feedback yourself?"

"No, no," Su Ninglong waved her hand, refusing decisively, while her inner calculations were already in full swing.

With the all-powerful, idiotic robot in front of her, she's determined to be a hands-off manager when it comes to the troublesome details of execution.

She was full of confidence in the magic weapon she had made herself. Instead of spending time supervising the experiment, she would rather enjoy a couple more skewers of delicious grilled meat at a late-night food stall.

Sure enough, that evening, sitting at the fragrant food stall, Su Ninglong was happily eating sizzling, oily skewers of meat in each hand. The fish-lipped robot sent her images of the successful experiment.

Wait a minute, something suddenly popped into Su Ninglong's mind.

She swallowed the food in her mouth and said to Lei Qingya, who was sitting next to her, "By the way, Qingya, I have to go to the bank tomorrow."

"Go to the bank?" Lei Qingya, who was eating skewers, looked up at him with a puzzled expression. "Even dogs wouldn't go there. Nowadays, apart from opening or closing an account, or special needs like yours for business accounts, what business really requires going to the counter? Can't you handle everything online or in the simulator?"

“A friend’s things are stored in a bank safe deposit box. The lease is up, and I have to go and retrieve them myself,” Su Ninglong explained, recalling Ziyue’s previous request.

Ziyue mentioned that her grandfather left an inheritance in a bank safe deposit box, with a lease term of one year. Although Ziyue said it was a one-year term, it actually only lasts for about half a year.

The key point is that the things this grandfather stored were somewhat special. When the lease expired, they could not be directly renewed. She had to personally retrieve them with the "key" and then re-register the storage in her own name.

"Oh, I see." Lei Qingya's eyes immediately lit up: "I'll go tomorrow too!"

Su Ninglong teased, "Didn't you just say even a dog wouldn't go?"

Lei Qingya's face flushed slightly, and he muttered a little embarrassedly, "Well... the situation is different. My mom also set up a safe for me a while ago and put all the certificates for the original shares she recently helped me subscribe to in it. I need to go and take a look."

Since leaving home to live independently, this once rebellious girl has deeply appreciated the kindness of her family's silent protection after experiencing the harsh realities of life. Her mindset has subtly changed, and she is gradually moving towards becoming a "housewife."

After becoming Doug's apprentice, Lei Qingya's wallet gradually dwindled, and he had to rely on his family for financial support to survive.

Lei Qingya did consider trying to refine weapons to supplement his income, but the thought was immediately extinguished when he realized that he hadn't even mastered the most basic formations.

She knew very well that with her current mediocre skill level, trying to refine weapons was like having a ticking time bomb hanging over her head—it was far too dangerous.

……

Su Ninglong was extra cautious about going out this time, because she was really afraid of her own accident-prone constitution.

To minimize the chances of any unexpected problems along the way, she insisted on bringing along two "bodyguards," Yun Fei and Shen Zhaoming.

Shen Zhaoming, who was in the lab so engrossed in Lingfei's project that he was almost out of his mind, felt like he had been rescued when he received Su Ninglong's call.

Standing under the big tree in the yard, he closed his eyes and enjoyed a rare moment of comfort and tranquility.

He wanted to climb the ladder with the help of Lingfei's team, but even the strongest person gets tired sometimes.

Chief designer Ling Fei's abilities are beyond question, but her working methods and intensity are truly suffocating.

Lingfei's thinking is extremely agile, and her mind works incredibly fast. If her subordinates want to keep up with her pace, they must have the ability to accurately analyze her true intentions from her vast and divergent knowledge base.

If the analysis goes wrong, at best you'll be met with a merciless reprimand, at worst you'll make operational mistakes and even force the entire team to rework.

The only saving grace is that Lingfei is only responsible for technical design and does not directly manage human resources, so at least she doesn't have to worry about more real setbacks like having her salary deducted.

Looking at Shen Zhaoming's noticeably haggard face, Lei Qingya couldn't help but feel sorry for him and said, "Lingfei has such a... well, strict temper. Haven't you thought about applying to transfer to another project team? The pressure is too much."

Shen Zhaoming rubbed his throbbing temples, a wry smile mixed with a determined look on his face: "The pressure is immense, but the opportunity is rare. Don't be fooled by how we get scolded all the time; what we learn in the process is truly valuable. In the entire academy, our team has the most solid and reliable foundation in basic knowledge. Lingfei... she's 'averse to stupidity,' hating mindless repetitive work and low-level mistakes, but she doesn't dislike those who are genuinely hardworking, willing to learn and improve. As long as you show growth, she's never stingy with providing more in-depth guidance."

As he spoke, Lei Qingya noticed that a few striking white hairs had quietly sprouted among Shen Zhaoming's originally thick, black hair, adding a sense of composure and maturity beyond his years to his young face, as if he had been rapidly tempered in a high-pressure furnace.