The Blue Planet was not a peaceful world.
On this planet, humans, whose civilization had developed to the point where it was almost on par with the real world, were not the only overlords.
The ancient creatures that had survived since the ancient era, the forbidden monsters that had been leaked from the laboratory, and the aliens that were suspected to have come from outer space with terrifying reproductive abilities were constantly fighting fiercely with humans for space to survive.
Most of the humans could only live in closed urban circles, relying on the food produced by agricultural buildings to survive.
In these city circles, the slums with the weakest defense often became the first battleground for monster sneak attacks.
Every day, a large number of poor people would die because of monster attacks.
Following the information in his memory, Ro Li arrived at a large garbage disposal plant.
He continued.
Other than official shops and the black market, there was actually a third way to obtain raw materials for crafting machinery items in the city.
That was to find mechanical parts with low damage rates in the scrapped electronic waste dump. After spending a small sum of money to repair them, they could be used as new raw materials.
This was actually not much different from the process of collecting resources in a fallen city in the wild.
However, in terms of profits, one was in the sky, and the other was on earth.
Ro Li ignored a few vigilant trash men who were afraid that he would steal their territory. He walked straight to a run-down shop without a sign.
This was a special waste collection station near the garbage disposal plant.
They specialized in collecting anything of value that the garbage man found in the garbage dump and then selling it to the black workshops or people in need.
He could be considered a merchant who wandered between the underworld and legal merchants.
Ro Li, who had experience from his previous life, wasn't prepared to rummage through the trash on his own.
Not to mention how efficient he was, first of all, he had to face the provocation and ostracization of the garbage people who also relied on picking up garbage for a living.
With Ro Li's attributes, which were no different from a normal person's, it was still a question of whether he could defeat him.
In contrast, since he had some money on hand, it would be more convenient to buy it directly.
After all, Ro Li only needed a piece of equipment to prove his Mechanic identity.
Walking into the shop, a lazy middle-aged man leaned against the counter and glanced at Ro Li before lowering his head to continue reading the magazine in his hand.
Ro Li didn't mind and asked directly.
"I need an energy battery and a batch of small AS-T mechanical parts. Do you have any here?"
The middle-aged man reluctantly put down the magazine in his hand when he heard that there was a business opportunity.
However, he still did not stand up. He only raised his hand and pointed at the shelf at the side.
"The parts of the AS-T are all over there. I can't guarantee the quality."
"The energy batteries are priced at 100 gold eagle coins each.”
"No problem."
Ro Li nodded. He wasn't surprised by the shop owner's irresponsible words.
It would be a real problem if they were still responsible for after-sales services for parts that had already been scrapped after countless hands.
After squatting by the shelf and picking for a while, Ro Li managed to gather all the materials he needed, thanks to his Mechanic class, which allowed him to easily analyze the structure of the parts.
He pulled out a woven bag, poured all the parts he needed into it, and placed it on the counter.
"Including the energy batteries, it's a total of 327 gold eagle coins.”
The middle-aged shopkeeper glanced at it and reported the price skillfully.
"300 yuan. I'll use this rental contract to deduct it."
Ro Li returned the price and handed over his rental contract.
There was still half a month left on the contract, and it was worth 300 Golden Eagle Coins.
However, the actual value could not be calculated this way.
This was because there were always some illegal households in the slums who could not rent through formal channels. They were willing to pay a higher price to obtain such a contract.
For the middle-aged shop owner, who was wandering on the edge of the gray industry, this contract was equivalent to a best-seller that could be sold at any time.
"It's a house on Tailan Street." The middle-aged shop owner checked the contract, and his face revealed a happy expression. He put it away very straightforwardly. "Deal."
They left the scrap collection station.
Ro Li found an empty corner nearby and started assembling the equipment.
As a Mechanic player, the two basic skills were not just the simple increase in assembly speed and control of machinery displayed on the data panel.
When they were combined, they had a hidden effect.
It could replace some simple processing workshops, allowing Mechanics to ignore the environment and tools. They could process some mechanical items that were not too complicated with their bare hands, and at the same time reduce the consumption of materials.
This was also an important reason why a large number of low-level mechanics could still occupy a place in the factory in the era of industrial assembly lines.
Ro Li's mechanical item wasn't complicated.
The prototype came from one of the few basic blueprints that the system gave to players for free after they chose the Mechanic profession.
Therefore, even if he had no hands-on experience in the past, he quickly succeeded in making it.
[System Notification: You have successfully created a small drone.] Experience points 3."
[System Notification: You have received the bonus effect of the Machinery Hivemind. The experience gained has changed to 30.]”
[System Notification: You have been affected by the Machinery Heart effect. The quality of the mechanical items you create has increased by 1 rank.]”
"System Notification: Your character level has increased to level 2.”
"So fast."
Ro Li looked at the machine he had created and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Knowing it was one thing, but actually experiencing it was another.
To level up from Level 1 to Level 2, 30 EXP was required.
It didn't seem like much, but without the Machinery Hivemind's bonus, he would need to create at least ten mechanical items to meet the requirements.
In his previous life, the fastest Mechanic player to reach Level 2 took about 18 hours.
Ro Li had only been in the game for 20 minutes.
The difference between the two of them was simply not like they were playing the same game.
"In addition, my luck is not bad."
The Machinery Hivemind's effect of improving an item's quality was not guaranteed.
In terms of success rate, it was the same as the success rate of ordinary Mechanics who invested a lot of money to try to make rare equipment. The success rate was around 10%.
The only difference was that with the help of the Machinery Hivemind, Ro Li did not need to pay any rare minerals or experience points.
Moreover, there was an extremely low chance that a 2 Blue Elite grade would appear.
Ro Li casually put all the 5 free attribute points he gained from leveling up into Intelligence and carefully examined the basketball-sized drone in his hand.
"AT-003 reconnaissance drone.”
[Rarity: Rare (Green)]
" Weapon: 5.6mm single-shot pistol. The effective range is 200 meters. 15 rounds."
"Flying speed: 60km/h.”
[Duration: 2 hours]
" Range: 10km.”
" Durability: 7."
"It has three times more ammunition than a normal small reconnaissance drone. It can be used as a temporary combat weapon, and its other attributes are almost doubled. It didn't disappoint its rare quality."
Ro Li was quite satisfied with his first piece of work.
With this drone, he was no longer an ordinary person who could be trampled upon.
Walking in the slums, even if they encountered monsters that accidentally sneaked in, they would still have a chance to escape.
"7 points of durability means that it can be recharged seven times. If used well, a total of 14 hours of flight time was enough for a long time.”
Durability was also the most helpless part for Mechanics.
No matter how high the quality of the mechanical equipment was, in the hands of a Mechanic, it would become a consumable that could only be used for hours.
The nouveau riche class was not just for show.
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