Chapter 69
"Oh my god, Han Xiao, you bought a heavy truck‽"
The four teammates were invited to the garage, and Li Ya Lin and Lin Ya's faces were soon filled with surprise and excitement . They climbed all over the heavy truck . As Lambert was particularly interested in the engine, he opened the car hood to admire it .
"Thank you," said Zhang Wei solemnly to Han Xiao .
A logistical vehicle was a very luxurious item for a team like them . Zhang Wei felt embarrassed that Han Xiao had bought it with his own money .
Han Xiao laughed it off . "Hehe . Just treat it as my way of helping impoverished teammates . "
Zhang Wei's mouth started twitching as he was lost for words . Although Han Xiao was saying the truth, it was still agitating for Zhang Wei .
"I wracked my brain to come up with a name for this truck . "
Zhang Wei listened expectantly .
Han Xiao cleared his throat and said in a serious tone, "Big Black . "
Zhang Wei's body jerked upon hearing the ridiculous name . He gave an unwilling half-smile . "Nice… what a nice name . "
"Oh . You think so too? This name is very catchy and concise . I am quite proud of myself for coming up with this name," Han Xiao said in a satisfied tone .
"I'm glad you are happy with the name . "
"Wow . The driving space is huge . " Li Ya Lin was having a lot of fun when she suddenly thought of something . "who is going to drive the car?"
"This is my truck . Obviously, I will be driving it," Han Xiao said .
Immediately, Li Ya Lin's face paled, and her body started trembling . "Can… can I not travel in the car?"
Zhang Wei frowned and reprimanded her . "Han Xiao spent so much money to let us enjoy some comfort and convenience . How can you reject this?"
Li Ya Lin's face was now as pale as a sheet . She felt that nothing was more horrifying than this .
"You guys will regret this," she mumbled .
Regret? Zhang Wei was puzzled . Is Han Xiao a terrible driver?
Then it's nothing serious . How bad can his driving be? Everyone here is a well-trained agent in excellent physical condition . Nobody gets dizzy on roller-coasters . There's nothing to fear about this, Zhang Wei thought to himself .
"Oh yeah . Our boss told us that we will be moving out in four days," Lin Yao said suddenly .
Han Xiao's eyes lit up . He had spent about ten days giving the truck an overhaul . He still wanted to install heavy firepower on truck . He had already mastered the knowledge required, but there was simply not enough time . He thought for a while and said to Zhang Wei, "Bring the Combatant Armored Suit to me . I will help you improve it . "
Zhang Wei's eyes lit up . He had confidence in Han Xiao's mechanic skills .
Li Ya Lin overheard their conversation . She jumped at Han Xiao and nudged his shoulder . "What about me! What about me! You promised to customize some equipment for me!"
"You have to wait till I have some inspiration . "
As a Pugilist, you should focus on using your fists to punch people . Why are you always eyeing my mechanic equipment? Han Xiao pushed the noisy Lin Ya Lin aside .
The original Combatant Armored Suit was brought out right away by a staff member from the logistics department . Just like the armor exhibited in museums, it was propped up with a plastic skeleton and stored in a human-height metal box .
"Since time is running out, I will have to focus on the most essential modification . Firstly, I will increase the energy capacity . Then, work on the structure will begin to reduce the weight and upgrade the skeleton of the mechanical parts . This will help to improve your overall movement . "
"That will be great!" Zhang Wei's face brightened with happiness . The suit was extremely heavy for him . After every use, his whole body would ache badly, worse than after running ten kilometers .
"Next, I will modify the sensing system . I will fit a simple chip onto the suit to survey the situation outside, and I will personally donate a firepower control system, which will give your long-range weapons an auto-aiming ability .
"Lastly, if time permits, I will also add a simple close-combat weapon . "
"Sounds great!" Zhang Wei was exhilarated .
But suddenly, Han Xiao changed his tone . "And, of course, all of these things are chargeable . The total cost will be $360,000 . "
"How… how much‽"
Zhang Wei stared him, his mouth agape in disbelief . His total saving had not even reached a million dollars .
"Do you think this is too pricey?" Han Xiao narrowed his eyes at Zhang Wei .
"Are your parents still alive?"
"Why are you asking about them? They have already passed on . " Zhang Wei was startled by the strange question .
"Do you have any siblings?"
"No . I'm their only child . "
"Do you have a wife or a girlfriend?"
"N…No . I'm all alone . "
Han Xiao shook his head with a perplexed expression . "Then what's the point in saving so much money?"
The comment shot right to his heart!
"Fine . Fine… Stop talking . I will pay!" Zhang Wei gripped his chest in pain . He felt like his heart was being stomped on by a thousand rhinos .
…
Like an unscrupulous business man, Han Xiao received the payment from Zhang Wei's trembling hand before he commenced the modification of the suit .
[Basic Energy Theory] Lv . 3 had given Han Xiao the ability to strengthen energy mechanics . However, he didn't want to give Zhang Wei's suit a mighty modification, so there was no need for a new energy blueprint . Good stuff had to be kept for personal use .
To build in a weight-bearing mechanical skeleton and a sensing chip, one could actually use blueprints . These two were rather common .
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