"Knock, knock, knock!"
Monte knocked on the door to Su Ming's dormitory.
"Hmm? Captain Monte, what's wrong?"
Su Ming asked curiously.
Monte gave a hearty laugh, then said to Su Ming, "I've got a job for you, kid!"
During this period, Monte had worked with Su Ming several times, and the two had grown fairly familiar with each other. They often joked around in conversation.
"A job?" Su Ming looked curious.
Normally, Monte never came directly to him. He would simply leave the mechanical weapon that needed modification outside Su Ming's dormitory.
Today, however, Monte had come to find him in person, giving Su Ming the feeling that this job was no simple matter...
"Planet level. Are you confident?"
Monte asked mysteriously.
"Planet level?" Su Ming was startled. After pondering for a moment, he said to Monte, "I can do it! What component needs repairing?"
Monte looked delighted. "I knew you had it in you. Come with me. The space-jump system of a spaceship has broken down, and we need someone to repair it!"
After hearing Monte's words, Su Ming showed a strange expression. He immediately set aside his work and followed Monte outside.
About ten minutes later, the two appeared inside a spaceship.
The people aboard the spaceship were looking at the two of them curiously.
Especially at Su Ming...
When they saw that Su Ming looked extremely young, as if he were only sixteen or seventeen, a hint of doubt flashed through their eyes.
"He's so young. Can he really do it?" Herret whispered suspiciously to the crew member beside him.
The person beside him looked Su Ming up and down, then shook his head. "Far too young. At that age, even if he'd started practicing from the womb, he might not be capable of repairing Planet-level machinery."
Even the captain frowned. He then asked Monte uncertainly, "Mr. Monte, is this the... mechanic you mentioned?"
Monte grinned and nodded proudly.
Seeing Monte's expression, the captain hesitated, then said, "Mr. Monte, it's not that I don't trust you. It's just that this mechanical component is extremely important. If this young master accidentally damages it beyond repair, I'm afraid..."
The captain did not continue, but the doubt in his tone was obvious.
Hearing this, Su Ming shook his head and said calmly, "If you're worried, you can first give me a Planet-level weapon to repair. After that, you can decide whether you want me to handle the repair!"
Su Ming did not really care about the so-called payment. He had already accumulated a great deal of money and had nowhere to spend it, so the payment was merely symbolic.
If this had not been a Planet-level mechanical component that had aroused his interest, he would have been too lazy to leave his dormitory to repair someone else's machinery.
After hearing Su Ming's words, the people aboard the spaceship exchanged glances. The captain then smiled and said, "Young master, don't be angry. After all, we've never worked together before, so some concerns are only natural.
"But as it happens, there's also a damaged Planet-level Sniper Rifle aboard the ship that needs repairing. Why don't you repair the Sniper Rifle first? Of course, the fee will only increase, never decrease!"
The captain immediately took a Sniper Rifle from the spaceship's built-in storage space and placed it on the central workbench.
Su Ming's eyes lit up when he saw the Sniper Rifle, and his attention instantly shifted to it.
"Starfall Sniper, a Planet-level Sniper Rifle. Effective firing range: over one hundred kilometers. Energy level: 2,000 points!"
He had an almost obsessive fascination with machinery. Now that he saw a Planet-level Sniper Rifle, his interest was immediately piqued. He had long since forgotten the doubts everyone had expressed about him, and he focused intently on the Sniper Rifle in his hands.
Without hesitation, he began dismantling the Sniper Rifle.
Dismantling a Planet-level mechanical weapon also required a certain technique and skill. After all, the precision of the mechanical components inside was something Surface-level weapons could not compare with.
The slightest carelessness could damage the internal components.
However, Su Ming possessed the system's see-through function. By borrowing its power, he could see the Sniper Rifle's internal structure with perfect clarity.
He did not use any equipment. He simply began dismantling it with his bare hands.
Seeing that Su Ming had started dismantling the Sniper Rifle without first observing it with a scanner, everyone aboard the spaceship exchanged glances.
They could all see the displeasure in one another's eyes.
After all, as Gene Warriors, they had some understanding of machinery as well.
They naturally knew how great the risk was of skipping the scanning step.
In their eyes, Su Ming was being somewhat... amateurish and rash!
Su Ming paid no attention to their expressions. He remained focused on the Sniper Rifle, slowly removing the components one by one.
This Sniper Rifle had clearly suffered severe damage before. Its energy power system was more than eighty percent damaged, leaving it unable to function normally.
Su Ming could see everything clearly. Gradually, he began formulating a corresponding repair plan for the Sniper Rifle.
One component after another was perfectly dismantled by him.
As Su Ming continued dismantling it, the expressions on everyone aboard the spaceship gradually changed from displeasure to astonishment. In the end, they all held their breath, afraid that making the slightest sound might affect Su Ming's work.
Even the captain had widened his eyes, staring at the scene before him in disbelief.
He had seen many things in his time, but he had never witnessed such a shocking sight. Someone had completely dismantled a Planet-level Sniper Rifle without using a scanner.
Not a single mistake had been made!
The young man's movements were like a dancer moving across piano keys, filled with an intense sense of artistry that left everyone stunned.
After completing the dismantling, Su Ming did not rest. He immediately reached out and began dissolving the original circuits and energy systems in each component.
"Ah, don't!"
A crew member saw this and instinctively shouted.
If the circuits and energy systems within the components were dissolved, not only would the repair workload increase, but the Sniper Rifle might not even be able to retain the strength of a Planet-level weapon afterward.
However, just as he spoke, the captain immediately stopped him with a look.
The captain gazed at Su Ming with a strange expression, and an indescribable meaning flashed through his eyes.
He had once seen several highly skilled mechanical masters. When repairing machinery, they would dissolve all the markings, circuits, and energy systems before finally engraving their own markings anew.
This was because masters possessed their own unique understanding of markings, circuits, and the like. The markings they engraved were entirely unique, to the point that others could not even imitate them.
Furthermore, once such a repair was performed, everything had to be dissolved so that the newly engraved markings could form a complete system.
Normally, the power of a mechanical weapon repaired in this manner would far exceed its original power, transforming it into an even more powerful mechanical weapon.
Could it be... that this young man was also going to engrave his own system of markings onto this weapon?
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