Is it really okay to click on the Starry Sky technology tree in Star Railway?

"Here, eat it while it's still hot. You researchers must have worse stomachs than me. I can eat things I dig out of the trash can without any problems, but you must be better off eating fresh, hot food."

Chen Lin glanced at Xier secretly.

"Is there something you want me to help you with?"

"No."

"You want me to find a way to give you a raise?"

"It's good enough to have it. I don't care how much of it I have." Xier said with her hands folded.

"Then what do you want to do?"

Xier tilted her head, her eyebrows slightly raised, and said, "Nothing. I heard from Boss Oleg that he would treat his friends to a meal when he got his first salary. But after thinking about it, I realized that besides the Boss and Nata, you are the only one who is willing to talk to me normally, so I will treat you."

"Where are the others?" Chen Lin looked at her puzzledly.

"What other people? There is no one else. Everyone is afraid of me, so it's good this way." Xi'er said indifferently, "It saves me a lot of trouble. Why are you asking these questions?"

"That's fine."

Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you were suddenly so nice to me because you wanted to kidnap me."

"Tsk, if you take your small body to the black market of human traffickers, I guess no one will buy you." Xier curled her lips and said disdainfully, "At most, you are just good-looking. In the upper-class district, there might be some rich young ladies who would like you. But forget about the lower-class district. I guess no one would want you if they see that you are so delicate and tender that you can't do the work."

"..."

Chen Lin looked at the girl in front of him with a smile.

"Xi'er, has anyone ever told you that you are pretty?"

"Yes, the boss and the others said so. Do you think I'm not capable?" Xier raised her eyebrows, with a hint of pride in her expression.

As a girl, she knows whether she is pretty or not, and she is quite proud of it when talking about it.

Chen Lin smiled and shook his head: "That's not the case. Did other people say anything to you other than not being too aggressive?"

"Ah?" Xier thought seriously for a while, "No."

"Now that I have it, I'll give you some comments."

Chen Lin raised his finger with a serious expression, and Xier came over curiously, wanting to know how she looked in the eyes of others.

Chen Lin shook his head regretfully: "She is quite good-looking and has a decent personality, but it's a pity that she has a big mouth."

"..." Xier's little eyes were filled with great doubts, and for a moment she didn't react to what Chen Lin meant.

The air froze for a few seconds.

"Pfft..."

"It's a pity that he has a big mouth, haha! This guy is really talented."

"I'm dying of laughter. I'm going to tell my wife about this when I get home. Hahaha..."

"But it seems that there is nothing wrong. If Miss Xi'er keeps aloof and doesn't talk, I can give her 90 points!"

"What about when you're swearing?"

"100 fainted! Because I can't beat Xiao Xier at my age, I'm afraid of getting beaten."

"Then you old man, just wait for the gold coins to explode!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"..."

The guests at the next table suddenly couldn't help laughing when they heard this. Among them were some neighbors who knew Xier. However, Xier was rather aloof, so most people didn't dare to say hello to her.

Xier became furious upon hearing the voice and glared at the other guests who were laughing non-stop.

"What are you laughing at? Don't laugh!"

"But what that guy said is also true!"

I don't know which wicked person in the crowd fanned the flames but shouted something, and then the crowd burst into laughter again.

After saying a few more harsh words, Xier realized that it was of no use and sat back angrily.

After this teasing, many people felt that Xier did not seem to have as much difficulty as they had imagined, and they would even come over to play a joke on her after paying the bill and leaving.

"I really want to beat you up. Why didn't I realize you deserved a beating before?"

Xier looked at Chen Lin with a stern face and waved her fist silently.

"As cadres, we do work at the grassroots level. The source of our work comes from the people. Sometimes it's better to get close to everyone." Chen Lin smiled and shook his head. "This is called support. Haven't you always complained about having no friends? Be more friendly. Making friends is not a difficult thing. We all have one head and two eyes. There is nothing different."

"Before entering the Earth Fire to do your work, you also came from them. Even if the work you do is different, the level is the same. It is a process of gradually being promoted."

"We are on guard against the enemy. The people who unite are our own people. We don't need to be so vigilant against our own people."

"This is the lowest level. When you think you can give more trust, can't you just trust more slowly?"

"Tsk..." Xi'er turned her face away and muttered softly: "You know I can't beat you, but you still talk to me about this. It's obvious that you are bullying me because I don't have much education..."

"..."

After not getting a response for a long time, Xier turned around and unexpectedly found that Chen Lin was no longer in his seat. When she looked around for Chen Lin, she saw Chen Lin walking towards the door of a residential building opposite.

The door was slightly open, and there was a little girl standing inside, looking at her secretly.

"I've got something for you." Chen Lin put the small gift in Xi'er's palm and said, "Here, that little girl over there gave it to you. She said that it would be inconvenient to tie your hair up when you were protecting the town with your hair down. She told me that you are her idol, and she asked me to give you a gift."

Xier looked at the brand new headband in her hand in surprise without saying a word.

"So, don't always have a stern face. It scares your little fans so that they don't dare to talk to you, right?" Chen Lin patted Xier's shoulder, but was suddenly stopped by her.

"I've invited you to dinner, so you have to give me something too." She stared at Chen Lin and threatened, "Otherwise, don't bring anything with you when you practice with me. If you get hurt, just think it's your own fault."

Chen Lin: “?”

It’s none of my business if you insist on inviting me!

And what kind of logic is this? It makes no sense at all...

Chapter 84 Don’t be angry, there’s not much meat anyway

Deep in Rivet Town, in a small workshop.

clang--

With a sound of metal clashing, the wooden handle of the hammer in Chen Lin's hand broke into two pieces, but the steel boiler in front of him did not move at all.

“Fuck, it hurts…”

Chen Lin immediately covered his hand which was numb and painful from the shock, took a deep breath, and cursed: "Who the hell is so wicked? It's obviously fixed with screws and steel, why do they need to weld it inside?"

Sitting on the side helplessly, Chen Lin shouted to the distance: "Come up."

"I said it's impossible to dismantle it like this." Xi'er walked up from the stairs and said, "Even though Melting Hammer Town, Rivet Town and Forge Town are the three industrial towns in the lower area, the tools in workshops like this usually take a long time to be replaced by the shop owner. Naturally, if you can fix it yourself, do it yourself. It saves money and trouble. No one will care whether it is safe or not."

"Why don't you use your sickle and chop it a few times to see if you can cut it off?" Chen Lin suddenly said.

Xi'er's mouth twitched: "We are not those thin-skinned robots. This thing is so thick that I definitely can't cut it. My knife will most likely break."

"Forget it, it's a pity for all this steel."

Every few days, when the transport team has delivered most of the planned items, Chen Lin will personally go to Rivet Town or other industrial towns to check whether there are any materials and machine tools that can be recycled.

Today is certainly no exception.

After dinner, he went to the farm to explain the tasks to the apprentices, then rushed over in a hurry. As Xier was his current personal bodyguard, it was natural for her to come along.

This is also the specific reason why the two appeared deep in Rivet Town.

These three industrial towns in the lower area used to have clear division of labor. Rivet Town was responsible for the manufacturing of mechanical parts, Forge Town was responsible for large-scale metal and alloy smelting, and Hammer Town was responsible for the design and manufacturing of various high-end machinery. The source of materials came from mining towns like Panyan Town.

Unfortunately, after the fall of Hammer Town and Forge Town, many factories and workers came to Rivet Town to develop. As expected, Rivet Town also encountered an accident and eventually succumbed to the Rift. Many townspeople, workers, and designer researchers were either killed or injured. Those who fled nearby went to mining towns to become miners, while those who fled far away became homeless wanderers.

The number of people that Panyan Town can accept is always limited, and most people are forced to wander.

This is also one of the important reasons why Chen Lin was able to recruit a large number of employees with professional knowledge of various types of machinery in Panyan Town!

Xier turned the sickle in her hand for a few times and said boredly, "We've dealt with the monsters down there. Brother Lin, you can see if there's anything you need. It's still early anyway."

After she finished speaking, she yawned and said, "I'm too full and a little sleepy."

"Who told you to eat two portions of food by yourself?" Chen Lin rolled his eyes at her. "You bought two pancakes after finishing the main meal. It's putting more pressure on your stomach. I'll be damned if you don't feel sleepy."

"Oh, I'll dare you next time." Xi'er found a higher place and climbed up without caring. She lay diagonally on it, and her vision covered almost all the intersections that could lead to this place. "You take your time, I'll take a rest."

Although Xier is tall, she is actually slim. It didn't seem like it before because she had no money, but today her appetite far exceeded Chen Lin's imagination.

But it’s okay. Xier’s condition is almost moderately malnourished, and she really needs to eat more to supplement her nutrition.

Ignoring Xi'er on the platform, Chen Lin concentrated on checking other machines and metal materials in the workshop that might be useful...

"This hot working furnace is not broken, but the parts are a bit worn out. We can move it back...Huh? This cutting machine and multi-axis plate rolling machine are also good. And this...is it a vacuum pump? What kind of technology points did your damn Beloberg lose!"

It turned out that there was a gathering point for workshops nearby, with various workshops linked together one after another, making it very convenient for Chen Lin to go back and forth looking for various large machines that could be transported back.

Xi'er lay on the platform, with her arm resting on the side of her face, watching with interest Chen Lin below dismantling various machines with a curse. Almost every time he dismantled a machine, he would clearly mark the original machine parts on the drawings he brought, and record how to assemble them very clearly.

In her opinion, Chen Lin's inner strength was indeed not like that of an experienced warrior, except that the strength of his body itself exceeded the repeated cognition of the Beloberg people.

Xier felt that if she could have Chen Lin's physical strength and self-healing ability, maybe if all the Silver Mane Iron Guards in the upper area came to fight her one by one, she could directly defeat most of them!

I don’t mean anything else, it’s just that his body is the purest form of strength!

In terms of strength, Xier is no match for Chen Lin. In terms of reaction speed, Xier is still no match for Chen Lin. In terms of endurance, Xier is also no match for Chen Lin. Only in terms of skills can Xier directly crush Chen Lin.

If she could have such a strong body, Xier's confidence would be greatly increased, and she would be able to kill the enemies one by one or in groups.

"Why the hell is it leaking oil?"

Chen Lin, who was standing under the platform, suddenly jumped away from a machine, his hands were already black.

Hearing the cursing voice, Xier couldn't help laughing and pointed to a place not far away: "Le, I knew it would be like this again. Isn't there a well next to it? I have already drawn water there, wash yourself."

When Xier first met Chen Lin, she always thought that intellectuals were always polite and it must be a terrible experience to get along with them.

In fact, if you get to know him longer, you will find that Chen Lin is very down-to-earth. Like most of them, he will curse when he is angry and laugh when he is happy.

This guy might be a little bit evil sometimes...

Anyway, Xier was no longer surprised by Chen Lin's swearing. On the contrary, she thought Chen Lin was a very nice person and it was very easy to do anything with him.

He is good-looking and has strong hands-on skills, rich in knowledge and good temperament, steady, honest and kind, and a scientist, so he must have a good income, especially his talkative mouth. Xier has thought more than once that she would never believe that such a person is not popular.

If there is such a person in the lower area, it would be easy to open a fish pond and raise fish here. Some people might even pay to work as fish themselves.

That is why Xier showed a surprised expression when she learned that Chen Lin was not successful in both love and career.

Such an outstanding person can't find a partner. I'm afraid his colleagues are all blind, right?

Of course, Xier had also come into contact with people who came with him, but Chen Lin always acted like a distressed old father, and she really didn't see any different emotions from those people.

Especially the girl named Sanyueqi, she especially remembered a sentence that the girl said when she helped her once.

——You are A-Lin’s buddy, and I am also A-Lin’s good brother, so send it all, buddy! You’re welcome!

The same goes for the girl who was often seen on the street sneaking through the trash cans. Many times, Brother Lin was seen twisting that girl's ears and taking her back to the hotel. Sometimes, he could hear the girl exclaiming strange things like "rules are meant to be broken."

Xier felt that it was no wonder that Brother Lin had a headache, they were all so abstract...

Xier played with the new dark blue band on her wrist and thought for a while, then suddenly said, "Brother Lin, let me teach you how to fight! Otherwise, your good body will be wasted. How about it?"

"Why are you bringing this up again?" Chen Lin refused, "No, I love peace and never fight."

Why would he fight with knives, guns, sticks and clubs? It would be better for him to shout "Sanyue, Xing, Danheng, help me", then run to a distance and set up the muzzle to bomb the enemy to pieces.

Besides, close combat skills would be very difficult to learn, and it would waste his time for slacking off and resting, so he had no interest in it at all.

Anyway, my body is very strong. I can't kill those who can't beat me. Those who can beat me will have to rely on my personal dock to get some star weapons to blow them up in the end.

There's no need for that at all, right?

Besides, Chen Lin has too much to do and can’t spare the time to do these fancy things.

Catching a glimpse of Xier's unhappy expression on the podium, Chen Lin continued to work on his work.

A scientist should behave like a scientist. It's ridiculous to fight and kill with a crude warrior like March all day long!

Just as Chen Lin was dismantling the huge gear processing machine in front of him and concentrating on drawing and marking on the blueprint, there was a sudden explosion in the distance!

Rumble——!