Life Dungeon Game

"This should be Talent Sequence 2: Student,"

Roger pointed to the lightest-colored secret medicine on the far left, and then to the darkest-colored secret medicine on the far right. "This should be Talent Sequence 40: Magician. As for what the one in the middle is, I don't know. I'm not very clear about what secret medicines are available through this path."

Then he looked up at He Ao and said, "If you are going to take this secret medicine, you should be prepared. The name of the talent sequence has extraordinary significance."

Not knowing the name of your talent sequence means you can't pinpoint your extraordinary power, nor do you have a grasp on its direction. If something goes wrong, you might fall into chaotic madness.

"Ah."

He Ao stared at the three secret medicines.

He was actually well aware of the consequences of his misperception.

The 'magician' he killed in the main world was driven mad by a misunderstanding of his own talent, mistaking a 'trickster apprentice' for a 'magician'.

but,

He Ao's gaze lingered on the secret medicine in the middle.

Is this talent sequence, somewhere between 'student' and 'magician', the 'trickster apprentice'?

Judging from the people he had encountered in the main world who possessed the talent of 'Trickster Apprentice', the abilities of 'Trickster Apprentice' seemed somewhat similar to those of 'Magician', and the insane superhuman also mistook himself for a 'Magician', which most likely meant that there was some kind of connection between the two.

However, He Ao was only guessing and dared not confirm it. If he guessed wrong, he would be in big trouble.

He looked away, not reaching for the secret medicine on the test tube rack, but instead watching Roger, who was yawning again. "Why aren't you asleep so late?"

"I'll work overtime to extract your talent sequence."

Roger rolled his eyes, ignored the three vials of the secret medicine on the table, and turned to walk towards the corner of the clinic.

The assassin's remains lay there.

Seeing Roger busy again, He Ao shook his head and smiled, sat down on a chair, and took out the instruction manual with more than a thousand pages from his pocket.

He had memorized the entire instruction manual, but the book itself was important evidence, so he brought it back.

Yes, I even went through the book borrowing process before leaving, and the skinny man did it for me.

As the operator of the I-27 robotic arm, the thin man was entitled to borrow the book according to the factory's rules and regulations. After verifying his identity and paying a deposit, He Ao took the book away.

The deposit for this book is as high as 1750 federal dollars. If the book is missing or cannot be returned on time, the deposit will be forfeited and considered as a 'purchase'.

Such a high deposit is actually a magic weapon to deter workers; no one would be willing to pay more than 1,700 federal dollars just to borrow a book of more than 1,000 pages to read.

However, He Ao had money, so he successfully swiped his card and legally retrieved this important piece of evidence from the factory's archives.

As for why this instruction manual is considered important evidence...

Although the instruction manual states that the robotic arm is designed for a 15-year lifespan, it is described in detail in each individual module description...

The description details the lifespan of each module.

These important modules that make up the robotic arm, apart from the outermost sheet metal, have a service life of no more than fifteen years, with the longest-serving module only lasting thirteen years.

It doesn't mean that it can't be used after exceeding its designed service life.

Even after exceeding the designed service life, it can still be used, but various problems will begin to appear in the modules, and the longer it goes on, the bigger the problems will become.

In particular, the emergency system of the robotic arm will start to have problems after more than ten years, and after more than twelve years, it will have significant wear and tear and intermittent failures.

Most other modules will exceed their maximum safe service life after eleven years, which may lead to various accidents.

The robotic arm controlled by Joey's parents had been in use for over fourteen years.

The instruction manual cleverly states in small print that the robotic arm is designed to have a maximum service life of fifteen years, but this does not guarantee safe use for fifteen years. Some important parts should be replaced after ten years.

These important parts are all core components of the robotic arm. Under normal circumstances, the retail price of such parts is higher than that of the whole machine. And according to the laws of Chenxi City, they can no longer be used after they have exceeded their designed service life.

Replacing these core components and using it for another five years is not as good as buying a brand new robotic arm and using it for ten years.

Of course, the Anvis Group can also choose to replace the parts and continue using it.

But have they changed them?

Apparently not.

If Anvis Group had replaced the core components, the strange noises Jack heard would never have occurred. In fact, the robotic arm's emergency system should have been on the verge of collapse long before Joey's parents took up their posts.

After memorizing the entire instruction manual, He Ao's understanding of the robotic arm was already comparable to that of some professional engineers, since not everyone would bother memorizing an instruction manual of over a thousand pages.

He can also clearly determine the approximate source of the problem with the robotic arm.

After setting the instruction manual aside, He Ao turned on his wristband, entered the homepage of the robotic arm manufacturer, 'Abbott Intelligent Manufacturing Company', and then directly opened their online store, searching for 'TB-167A' in the search box.

However, this model does not exist.

This inability to find a product is usually due to insufficient permissions or searching for a customized product.

Of course, it's also possible that it was discontinued, but since Anvis Machinery Factory can still buy a brand new machine of this model, the possibility of it being discontinued is not high.

He pondered for a moment, then opened the online store's category page, entered the robotic arm category, and quickly scanned all the product categories.

Finally, his gaze settled on a large robotic arm, model NB-167, similar to the model used by Anvis Machinery Factory. The product image looked almost identical to the TB-167A robotic arm used by Anvis Machinery Factory.

He Ao clicked on the details and found that the parameters of this robotic arm were exactly the same as those of the TB-167A, and the 3D stereoscopic image was also identical. It was launched 23 years ago and priced at 1073 million.

Federal currency.

The price is roughly right.

He Ao thought for a moment and then opened the online customer service chat box.

When chatting with customer service, you need to fill in your company name. He Ao casually filled in Roy's company name and then entered the chat interface.

The first thing He Ao did was connect to the automated customer service system, and he immediately clicked to transfer to a human agent.

It's almost 10 o'clock, and customer service is still online.

Customer Service: [Hello, how can I help you?]

He Ao scanned the structural diagram in the instruction manual with his bracelet, sent it over, and added a note:

Do you have this TB-167A model robotic arm? I visited Anvis's robotics factory today, and it looked quite useful.

Customer service: [Please wait]

Customer Service: [Hello, this machine is a custom-made machine from Anvis Group. Would you like to take a look at this one?]

He sent me the link to NB-167 that He Ao had just watched.

He Ao: [What are the differences between these two models?]

Customer service: [More or less]

He Ao: [How long is the lifespan of this product?]

Customer service: [The design lifespan is ten years. It is not recommended to continue using it after ten years.]

He Ao: [Are there any machines that can be used for 15 years?]

Customer service: No, this product can only be used for a maximum of ten years. After ten years, various problems may occur.

He Ao: [Thank you]

He Ao logged out of the website, opened the equity inquiry website, and logged into Roy's account.

Roy paid for a membership on the website, which allowed him to view the equity structure and risk information of any company within the federal government.

He typed 'Abbott Intelligent Manufacturing Company' into the search box.

Soon, the information interface of Abbott Intelligent Manufacturing Company popped up.

He Ao immediately turned his attention to the equity structure.

Abbott Intelligent Manufacturing Company has an exceptionally complex shareholding structure.

The software shows that its controlling shareholder is 'Anvis Holdings'. Through multiple shareholdings and nested structures, Anvis Holdings holds more than 67% of the shares of Albert Intelligent Manufacturing Company.

The company's past CEOs were all former executives of the Anvis Electric Group.

In other words, Abbott Intelligent Manufacturing is a company that is actually controlled by the Anvis Electric Group.

After finding this out, He Ao put down the bracelet and leaned back in his chair.

This machine costs ten million yuan and will be used for ten years, with an average annual mechanical cost of one million yuan.

This is the case after ten years of use.

What if we continue to use it ten years from now?

This means that the machine's annual mechanical cost of one million will be eliminated. Starting from the eleventh year, the net profit will increase by one million each year. If it is used for another five years, the profit will increase by five million.

Five million! How much is a worker's life worth? 30.

Even if both workers involved in the operation died, the total would only be 60.

Oh, the 60 was paid by the insurance company.

Without an accident insurance law, a maximum of 100,000 yuan would suffice to cover it.

Even if the case goes to court, the cost per case for the legal team, which is supported by the group, is extremely low, at most 100,000.

And how many of those workers who haven't even attended community college will have any legal awareness?

If we calculate using mathematical expectation, the 'lifetime' cost per machine might only be three or four hundred thousand.

How much profit can it generate?

Even a machine like the one in Chenxi City, which exploded after just over fourteen years of use, still brought the factory over four million in profit, a profit margin of nearly 1000%.

To achieve such an astonishing profit margin, all that's needed is to change one line of text.

The design lifespan was changed from ten years to fifteen years.

If you change the serial number of the robotic arm, it becomes a 'customized new model' designed for a 15-year lifespan.

It went public 23 years ago, and accidents started happening 10 years ago.

Thirteen years is exactly the time when this kind of robotic arm began to have various problems.

Now everything makes sense.

He took a deep breath, gripped the chair armrests tightly, and then slowly let go.

He opened his social media app, and of the five suspected victims in other cities he had contacted that afternoon, two had replied to him; both were online at the moment.