Repair

Su Ming was confident and picked up a seemingly damaged mechanical component from the workbench.

He immediately reached out, preparing to disassemble the component's parts.

People nearby were startled when they saw this.

"Don't you need to scan it with a scanner before disassembling? If there are hidden damages inside, opening it rashly like this will only worsen the damage, and it might even lead to complete failure!"

A mechanic exclaimed in surprise, seeing Su Ming's actions.

However, Su Ming ignored the person and continued to disassemble the mechanical component with his hands.

Another mechanic saw this and shook his head, "The force from your arm isn't uniform. It's very difficult to control without using a mechanical arm. This can easily damage the millimeter circuits inside the mechanical component. This kid doesn't even know this basic common sense. It seems he's just here to make up the numbers, pretending to know what he's talking about!"

Upon hearing the two mechanics' voices, the burly Monte's gaze towards Su Ming grew increasingly displeased.

If Su Ming damaged this mechanical component, he would definitely make Su Ming understand that there's no regretting what's done!

Just then, a light click suddenly came from the mechanical component in Su Ming's hand.

"Click..."

Everyone quickly stretched their necks, their gazes drawn to it.

Soon, a look of deep shock flashed in their eyes.

The mechanical component was quickly and perfectly disassembled into two separate parts, placed on the workbench.

"How is this possible? It looks like a perfect disassembly? This kid didn't even use a scanner?"

A mechanic beside him asked in surprise.

However, Su Ming ignored him. He was fully focused on the mechanical components placed on the workbench, picking up another one and continuing to disassemble it.

"Click..."

Another light click sounded, and everyone was once again shocked to find that the parts Su Ming disassembled showed no signs of secondary damage.

Secondary damage refers to parts that, after suffering battle damage and being sent to the repair department, might incur further damage due to improper handling by the mechanic.

Because secondary damage marks are much newer than the original damage, they are easy to identify.

Secondary damage is a very normal occurrence. A mechanic is usually considered qualified if they can keep the damage rate below 40%.

And now, everyone saw this fair-skinned young man perfectly disassemble the second mechanical component, then pick up another one and start disassembling it.

"Click..."

"Click..."

"Click..."

One light click after another echoed in the repair workshop. The initial shock of the onlookers gradually turned into disbelief, numbness, and finally, awe.

By now, a total of 9 mechanical components had been disassembled.

And the secondary damage rate was zero!

It was terrifying!

Gasps of cold air filled the mechanical workshop.

It was one thing not to use a scanner; some experienced old masters could do that.

But disassembling by hand required the operator to have an intimate understanding of every minute structure within the mechanical component and to control their strength with extreme stability when applying force. Even a slight excess or deficit of force would cause damage.

And now, this young man's zero secondary damage rate meant that his experience and mastery in mechanical disassembly could likely surpass everyone present.

"Did this kid start practicing since he was in the womb?"

A mechanic muttered to himself, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"No, not only did he start practicing in the womb, but he must have practiced frequently, at least ten hours a day, and focused on it with unwavering concentration to reach this level of mechanical disassembly!"

Another mechanic quickly shook his head, refuting the previous one.

In his opinion, this was almost impossible. Who would practice mechanical disassembly from childhood and focus solely on it?

However, these people probably never imagined that...

In a way, Su Ming's actions were almost identical to what they described.

From a young age, Su Ming always had mechanical components in his hands. Except for sleeping and eating, he was constantly disassembling them.

This allowed Su Ming to develop an almost freakish familiarity with every mechanical component.

With just a touch, Su Ming could tell what was wrong with a mechanical component.

"Click..."

The final light click sounded, and the tenth mechanical component was successfully disassembled by Su Ming.

A pile of individual mechanical parts suddenly appeared on the workbench.

Seeing this, the entire mechanical workshop fell silent, so quiet that one could hear a needle drop.

Monte saw this scene and was about to speak.

However... Su Ming ignored everyone. He casually pulled over a precision carving machine, picked up one of the parts, and placed it on the machine, beginning to carve micron-level circuits onto the part.

"He's going to fix the part!"

One of the mechanics exclaimed upon seeing this.

"His dismantling skills are so strong, you think he can also repair?" Another mechanic's eyes widened, staring intently at Su Ming's hands.

Mechanical repair involved many different steps.

Cleaning, dismantling, repairing, reassembling.

Among these, the cleaning step was definitely the simplest, requiring no special skill.

But dismantling, repairing, and reassembling were all progressively more difficult. Even these mechanics specialized in just one step, like an assembly line, with the final person handling the reassembly.

Yet, this young man in front of them, after dismantling, was attempting to repair!

The crowd didn't disturb Su Ming. His previous performance had already won over some of the mechanics present. Now, seeing him prepare to continue with the repair, they all held their breath, looking at Su Ming with anticipation.

"His hands are so steady!"

One of the mechanics murmured to himself.

"Monte, what's his Brain Domain Level? If his hands are this steady, his Brain Domain Level must be quite high!"

A mechanic asked curiously.

Hand stability was controlled by the brain. Muscular energy levels represented burst and strength, while Brain Domain Levels represented control and technique.

Monte took out Su Ming's work ID and looked at it curiously.

Upon seeing the large "-3" in the Brain Domain Level column on the ID, Monte's eyes widened, doubting if he was seeing correctly.

"His Brain Domain Level is -3? This must be a mistake!" Even Monte was a bit bewildered.

"Hmm? No, the part he's repairing is an X3 Circuit Board from an N-265 Electric Rifle, but the engraved circuits on the X3 Circuit Board aren't like this. Many of the circuits he's engraving even contradict the original ones!"

Just then, one of the engravers narrowed his eyes, stood up, and said with a serious tone.