Rewriting Time Through Gaming
Chapter 16

Millionaire Debtors of the Mechanical Recycling District

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Accompanied by a rumbling mechanical sound, Su Wen officially started playing this game.

The background of the screen was a azure blue sky, and then countless recycling mechanical clusters built with yellow and black stripes stood tall within it.

The game's protagonist was wearing heavy, fully enclosed work clothes.

[Congratulations, Recycler No. SLT-3701, you have been successfully selected into the BHX District's waste mechanical recycling project due to your excellent physical fitness] [Because of the 'Island Relic point electromagnetic burst' incident a year ago] [A large number of mechanical scraps were wasted] [Currently, the Schlote Corporation has bought the rights to use these mechanical scraps] [What you have to do is to recover as much of the valuable parts as possible, and we will convert them into corresponding funds for you] [Note: In order to protect the rights and interests of employees, the Schlote Corporation has thoughtfully launched the 'Prosthetic Modification Plan': Whether it is exoskeleton implantation or mechanical arm replacement, it can be replaced at a preferential price when your body suffers irreversible damage.]

"That part of the 'Island Relic' isolation buffer zone along the coast of BHX District was actually contracted by Schlote Heavy Industries. No wonder they dare to be so arrogant, making us work 16 hours a day."

Su Wen usually read the news often.

He knew about the electromagnetic burst event at the Island Relic a year ago.

At that time, many technology companies sent exploration teams, but because the crisis suddenly broke out, those high-precision scientific creations all became mechanical waste.

Now the exploration work of the 'Island Relic' has been restarted.

But the buffer isolation zone has still not been cancelled.

Of course.

Coastal New City and Old Town are almost seventy or eighty kilometers apart.

So even the electromagnetic explosion a year ago had no impact on the environment where he lived.

[Good morning, Recycler SLT-3701, please start your recycling work]

(Good morning, Recycler No. SLT-3701, please start your recycling work)

Accompanied by the mechanical prompt sound.

Su Wen looked at the environment he was in on the computer screen.

It was a small, dilapidated work room.

On the left was an old-fashioned computer-like employee terminal, responsible for purchasing and upgrading recycling tools and protective equipment.

On the right was a rusty, open-plan kitchen with a gray-black, hardcore metal-style pipe running over it.

And not far away, with a nameplate hanging on it, should be the office.

The huge mechanical roar kept ringing in the background, noisy as if I don't know how many fans were working at the same time.

Su Wen understood what was written in the [Employee Regulations] for recruiting contract slaves: [I can accept working in high-decibel mechanical noise for a long time.]

He only listened for a while.

He felt that his brain was about to explode.

He quickly turned down the volume of the speakers.

Luckily, he was using a computer terminal. If this was a real-life experience, he would probably be tortured into a Cyber Psycho in two hours and locked up in the Mental Review Bureau.

[Hint: Because the recycler is in a slight Cohen Radiation field, please be sure to wear your protective equipment to avoid mutation.]

Now should be the novice tutorial section.

Su Wen searched according to the game prompt on this broken employee terminal:

[High-Molecular Isolation LT-1 Protective Suit, priced at 10,000 yuan]

He looked at the earthy-gray, bloated astronaut suit in the screen, saying it was second-hand was already praising it.

Why don't they just rob me?

How much starting capital do I have right now?

Su Wen looked at his personal savings in the upper right corner:

0

The next second.

Before he could choose to browse other protective clothing.

The employee terminal emitted a buzzing prompt sound:

[Because the recycler has not purchased protective clothing, the terminal has automatically purchased it for you] [Currently, your total income is: negative 50,000 yuan, please work hard and strive to become the richest Schlote employee]

According to this situation.

He can only become the poorest Schlote employee.

Game Hint: You currently need the Multi-functional Disassembly Gun, Field Tractor, and High-Pressure Cleaning Water Gun as a set of recycling tools. Corresponding funds have also been deducted accordingly. Your current total income: -376,000 yuan. Please work hard and strive to become the richest Schlote employee.

First day on the job, not even half an hour in.

Su Wen was already getting a feel for just how black-hearted a so-called black-hearted company could be.

But he didn't expect...

This wasn't even the bottom line for Schlote Heavy Industries.

Please begin your recycling work. The current recycling area is: Empty. Currently, based on your Recycler Level, you can disassemble and recycle three categories of old machinery: 1. American California Les Angton Explorer Yacht. 2. Aisaia Technology Small Environmental Purification Drone. 3. Schmidt Heavy Industries Marine Relic Excavator.

Su Wen could view the information for these three categories of old machinery in the terminal.

The Explorer Yacht was about three meters wide and six meters long, with flexible impact-resistant material added to the outer shell. Because it was an electromagnetic burst, the outer shell basically didn't receive much damage. As for the power unit, it was mostly intact, but the internal circuit structure was largely damaged.

The Aisaia Technology Small Environmental Purification Drone had its lighting module and drone wing sections well-preserved.

As for the Schmidt Heavy Industries Marine Relic Excavator...

This machine was the most broken down. Although large technology companies all followed a 996 schedule and didn't comply with labor laws, Schlote Heavy Industries was even more excessive in this regard. They squeezed their employees to the extreme, let alone machinery.

Maybe just the excavation drill bit and a few scattered internal structures could be used.

And so.

Su Wen selected an Aisaia Technology Small Environmental Purification Drone to begin the recycling work.

Game Hint: Discarded machinery 'Aisaia Technology Small Environmental Purification Drone B303' has been allocated. Corresponding funds have also been deducted from your account accordingly. Your current total income: -1,676,000 yuan. Please work hard and strive to become the richest Schlote employee. Warm Reminder: The selling price of well-preserved equipment you disassemble can become your income.

He now understood how this bastard company made a profit.

All the risks and responsibilities were spread out to the recyclers.

But they still collected the money without fail.

But after all, this was also a part of the [Future Timeline].

Su Wen understood that using this as an entry point would definitely have a crucial impact on the development of later events.

He pushed open the door of the old workshop.

After being sprayed with a mist of low-quality gas for disinfection, he arrived at the open work area.

The scene transformed into a huge cyberpunk painting.

Crooked and twisted machinery piled up next to the coastline isolation belt, forming a mountain of junk seven or eight meters high.

In the clear sunlight, a large amount of rusted machinery salvaged from the seabed sparkled with a not-so-dazzling light.

And in the recycling area, a small drone had already been placed by the work of a giant mechanical arm.

Su Wen equipped the Multi-functional Disassembly Gun, Field Tractor, and High-Pressure Cleaning Water Gun.

Wearing a heavy, old-fashioned, space-suit-like protective suit that completely obscured his appearance.

Accompanied by the -1,676,000 yuan income marked in the upper right corner.

He was now about to begin the recycling work.

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