"So that meant I'd obtained a system that could adjust item attributes, and the interface just now showed the attributes of the model aircraft I assembled?"
Chen Yi turned his gaze toward the other two model aircraft.
Sure enough, strange interfaces appeared over every one of them.
Other than slight differences in the displayed attribute values, everything else was identical.
"Adjusting, not adding points."
"So I probably had to subtract from other attributes before adding to the attributes I wanted to increase."
After thinking it over, Chen Yi did not rush to make adjustments. Instead, he drew all the curtains, then locked the room door.
Since it was his first adjustment, he had no idea what strange phenomena the system might cause when altering attributes.
Better safe than sorry. Locking the door and closing the curtains was basic procedure.
"Changes in energy, speed, and stability need actual test flights to confirm. Only strength can be judged with the naked eye and by hand. I'll reduce strength by one point first!"
Whoosh!
A faint seven-colored glow flashed by.
The model aircraft's shell looked as though it had endured ten thousand years of weathering, instantly turning dull and oxidized.
Chen Yi gently bent one of the wings.
Crack!
The model aircraft, originally printed from tough, elastic polymer material that could bounce back unharmed even after hitting the ground, instantly became a fallen angel with broken wings.
Chen Yi opened the fuselage and inspected the motor, battery, and engine modules. There was not the slightest change inside.
[Item: Handmade Aircraft Model] [Attributes: Energy x7.3, Speed x4.2, Stability x4.6 (-3), Strength x1.3] [Consciousness Waves: 2989] [Adjustable Attributes: 1 (Different items are anchored to different Quantum Domains; attributes cannot be shared)] [Note: This is a toy aircraft model with crude design, inferior materials, and damaged wings!]
"The evaluation changed, and my consciousness waves dropped by 100."
"It looked like adjusting attributes required the observation consciousness waves of intelligent life. The stability attribute now had a (-3) status, which was probably related to the broken wing."
Chen Yi mentally noted these discoveries, glued the snapped wing back on with industrial-strength adhesive, then added the deducted attribute back to strength. After that, he removed another point from energy and added it to strength as well.
The faint seven-colored glow flashed again.
The previously dull, oxidized shell instantly looked brand-new, its surface gleaming with a metallic sheen.
[Item: Handmade Aircraft Model] [Attributes: Energy x6.3, Speed x4.2, Stability x4.6, Strength x3.3] [Consciousness Waves: 2689] [Adjustable Attributes: 0] [One attribute has exceeded its initial value. Would you like to retrieve information? Yes/No!] [Note: This is a toy aircraft model with crude design and stable materials!]
"My consciousness waves dropped by 300. It seemed that both adding and subtracting attributes consumed consciousness waves. One point of adjustment cost 200 consciousness waves after one addition and one subtraction."
"Also, after strength increased, an information retrieval option appeared."
After recording the findings from this adjustment, Chen Yi chose to retrieve the information.
Boom!
His head rang loudly.
Countless pieces of information emerged from the depths of his mind, then were understood and mastered by Chen Yi.
After spending more than ten minutes, Chen Yi roughly digested the information that had surfaced in his mind.
It contained structural information, composition ratios, manufacturing processes, and some underlying basic principles for a certain polymer material.
"Could this be information about the shell material after the model aircraft's strength increased?"
Chen Yi's eyes widened. He took out a small hydraulic cutter, clipped off a piece of wing from the adjusted model aircraft, then turned on several testing instruments at the workbench.
After more than half an hour of experiments and testing, Chen Yi obtained the performance parameters of this new material.
"The melt index matches, the tensile and flexural parameters match, the heat distortion parameters match, and the density parameters match."
He compared the performance parameters one by one.
Each time another comparison matched, Chen Yi's voice rose another notch.
"They all match!"
"It's real! This is really the manufacturing process and basic principles of the shell material!"
Chen Yi shouted excitedly.
As the owner of a model aircraft shop who had struggled for several years.
Chen Yi understood very well how important a high-performance material was to all kinds of products.
This could not only bring his model aircraft shop back to life—it might even allow him to establish a top-tier high-tech materials company.
"Since increasing the strength attribute can give me the material technology after the upgrade."
"If I increase the energy attribute, can I obtain higher-density energy technology? If I increase the speed attribute, can I obtain more powerful engine technology?"
Chen Yi let his thoughts run wild. Looking at his remaining 2,689 consciousness waves, enough to adjust 13 more attribute points, he seemed to think of something.
"My turbojet plan is saved!"
"Even dogs wouldn't play with these ducted-fan models!"
"Real men play with turbojets!"
With that thought, Chen Yi tossed aside the model aircraft in his hand and headed down to the first floor.
"Xiaoyu, have you finished counting the inventory?"
Before he even reached the first floor, Chen Yi was already calling out.
"I finished it half an hour ago. You said not to disturb you upstairs unless it was urgent, so I didn't send it then."
Qin Xiaoyu, who was cleaning the shop, set down her broom and walked over to the computer at her workstation. "I'll send you the data now."
"No need. Send it directly to Old Zhang and have him give me a price estimate. Tell him to come tomorrow and haul away all the ducted-fan model inventory for disposal."
Now that Chen Yi was focused entirely on turbojet models, he did not care about the stock of ducted-fan model parts and gestured for it all to be disposed of.
Qin Xiaoyu froze for a moment. Thinking Chen Yi had decided to close the shop, she dejectedly sent out the inventory numbers along with his request.
"Xiaoyu, where's that turbojet model I brought back last week?" Chen Yi looked around the shop but could not find his precious baby.
"That turbojet model was taking up space outside, so I moved it into the warehouse a few days ago."
After speaking, Qin Xiaoyu suddenly realized something and asked in surprise, "Boss, you're going to keep working on turbojets? You're not closing the shop?"
"Why would I close the shop? We're continuing. I won't stop until I succeed this time."
Chen Yi said, "Take me there and bring out my turbojet model."
"Brother Yi, you don't need to go. I can move it out myself."
After getting a positive answer, Qin Xiaoyu, who had been feeling down just moments ago, immediately perked up. She pulled over a flatbed cart and ran toward the warehouse.
Before long, Qin Xiaoyu pushed back a turbojet model made entirely of metal, with a wingspan of nearly one meter and two engine exhaust nozzles beneath its belly.
Chen Yi looked at the turbojet model, thought for a moment, then went to the nearby parts rack and found two high-speed cameras, a high-power anti-jamming communication module, and the best-performing motherboard chip.
Then he opened the model aircraft's shell and replaced its modules with them.
[Item: Handmade Aircraft Model] [Attributes: Energy x7.3, Speed x2.8, Stability x4.9, Strength x14.4, Communication x12.5, Radar Imaging x6.1, Avionics x8.7, Appearance x6.1] [Consciousness Waves: 2689] [Adjustable Attributes: 0] [Note: This is an aircraft model with inferior technology and an aged speed!]
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