"Mr. Zhang... aren't you making things difficult for Junlin?"
Everyone helped Zhang Cheng up, speaking with helpless expressions.
This batch of goods had already been made, and the Capacity Expanders had already been installed. To remove them, they would have to dismantle the crystal blocks. How could that be possible?
Their crystal blocks were purchased from blank crystal block manufacturers.
The technology for making crystal blocks was in those manufacturers' hands. It was top-tier commercial secrecy.
It was like a car factory buying engines from an upstream supplier.
You could build a car, but if you took the engine apart and wanted to put it back together again, that would be harder than climbing to heaven.
It was not something that could be done overnight, nor was it something one or two people could accomplish.
Yet upon hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Fu Junlin did not reject him immediately.
Instead, he was tempted.
He needed an opportunity like this, because he was truly short of money.
"Big Black!"
Fu Junlin called Big Black's name in his mind.
"Hm? Why disturb someone's sweet dreams?"
Big Black replied lazily.
"Quit being poetic. I want to borrow your Biological Vision. Can I?"
Fu Junlin thought of that ability.
Big Black had previously said that it was a life-form with many Gene Locks unlocked, and Fu Junlin had witnessed its Biological Vision before.
With a touch, it could see the infection inside Shi Hongyu's body.
With a touch, it could see the circuitry inside a Battle Flag Crystal Block.
"Ha! Hahahaha! So this day finally came for you! What a lioness's roar from the east bank!"
Big Black instantly perked up and burst into wild laughter.
"If I'm not mistaken, you meant to say, 'Thirty years east of the river...'"
Fu Junlin pursed his lips speechlessly.
"Enough nonsense. You can use Biological Vision, but you have to agree to one condition!!"
Big Black practically howled.
"Say it."
Fu Junlin gritted his teeth.
"Give me six hours of free activity every day! I want to control this body!!"
Big Black roared like a madman.
Fu Junlin fell silent for a long while.
"Twenty minutes. Twenty minutes a day at most."
Big Black: ???
"Aren't you being a bit too outrageous?!"
Big Black's tone revealed his utter bewilderment. What kind of hellish bargaining had he just experienced?
"If you mean I'm going too far, I'm not. I still have to live, take care of my younger brother and mother, study, and work..."
Fu Junlin sighed and spoke calmly.
"Fine, enough already. You're annoying. How about two hours?"
Big Black said helplessly.
"Forty minutes. And I decide when."
Fu Junlin said it in a tone that allowed no argument.
"Deal!! A gentleman's word is as good as gold! No taking it back!"
Big Black immediately said excitedly.
Forty minutes was not little, and he had suddenly realized something. Since this kid had come begging him once, there would be a second and a third time.
When that time came, heh heh...
At that moment, Wang Kai also patted Zhang Cheng on the shoulder.
Zhang Cheng painfully buried his face in his palms, his body trembling uncontrollably.
Taking the opportunity, Wang Kai gave Fu Junlin a look, conveying the Intent that he could leave.
"I can... give it a try. Things are already like this anyway."
Unexpectedly, Fu Junlin weakly raised a hand and smiled at Wang Kai.
"Really??"
Zhang Cheng instantly came alive, abruptly raising his head to look at Fu Junlin, tears pouring from his eyes.
"I can't guarantee I'll succeed. I'm only giving it a try. We might as well treat a dead horse as if it were alive."
Fu Junlin emphasized it again.
Anyone with eyes could tell that the kid was leaving himself an escape route, reminding everyone that if he really failed and caused losses to the crystal blocks, they could not blame him!
Wang Kai knew Fu Junlin's little schemes best, but it was a good thing that Fu Junlin was willing to try.
At least there was a sliver of hope.
"I understand! Don't worry, I absolutely won't blame you!"
Zhang Cheng excitedly wiped his tears, scrubbing hard with his sleeve until his entire face turned red.
"Alright. I need an old-style Ten-Armed Semi-Automatic precision operation station, and ten Parameter Locking Devices."
Fu Junlin nodded, then spoke firmly.
"An old-style one... Our factory doesn't have a Ten-Armed Semi-Automatic, but we do have a newer Six-Arm Fully Automatic with an AI panel. Wouldn't that be better?"
Wang Kai asked in confusion.
Although the Ten-Armed Semi-Automatic had not yet been phased out, it was not difficult to find.
As for Parameter Locking Devices, they were specialized equipment for semi-automatic stations. Usually, there was no need for so many.
Fu Junlin shook his head.
"Uncle Kai, a calculator can usually calculate faster than the human brain, but it can only calculate fifteen digits after the decimal point.
"But if you give someone a piece of paper and a pen, they can quickly fill an entire page with calculations, because the human brain is more precise."
Although Wang Kai understood Fu Junlin's Intent, he could not help showing a trace of embarrassment.
Fill an entire page.
Did he think everyone was like him?
Wang Kai himself had gone home and calculated for most of the night without figuring anything out, which was why he had failed to stop it in time.
After hearing this, Zhang Cheng gained another measure of hope. This was what it meant to never take on porcelain work without a diamond drill.
Fu Junlin looked calm and unhurried, but whenever he spoke, he gave people the feeling that he had everything under control.
Less than fifty minutes later.
Zhang Cheng personally ran out twice and found an old-style Ten-Armed Semi-Automatic.
As the name implied, ten arms meant an operation station with ten mechanical arms. Such a station usually required all ten mechanical arms to move at once.
It was controlled through finger touch controls, requiring sufficiently clear and meticulous thinking, as well as a certain degree of proficiency.
The office's energy output was insufficient, so the machine had to be connected to the production line's energy port.
Nearly half the factory gathered around.
While having Wang Kai and the others help Fu Junlin assemble the machine, Zhang Cheng maintained order, telling everyone to stay farther away and not disturb Fu Junlin.
After loosening up his body, Fu Junlin began assembling the ten Parameter Locking Devices with a solemn expression.
These Parameter Locking Devices were meant to turn this semi-automatic station into something nearly fully automatic. They could record every movement of the mechanical arms.
"Junlin, are you confident?"
Wang Kai looked at Zhang Cheng, who was noisily running around and jumping about in the distance as he dispersed the crowd, sighed, and quietly asked Fu Junlin.
At this moment, Zhang Cheng and several supervisors had gathered around as well.
"Junlin, can we begin?"
"Junlin, do you know how to use this thing?"
The group began nervously chattering all at once.
"I'll do my best."
Fu Junlin chuckled, took a deep breath, and placed both hands on the operation station's ten tiny control sticks.
An arc of energy enveloped an area in the center of the operation station. Inside was a second-stage crystal block that had already started throwing sparks and would explode if used again.
Fu Junlin insisted on using this second-stage crystal block because its damaged circuitry had already been exposed, making the key points easier to find.
Ten slender mechanical arms began whirring and spinning in unison inside it.
The few people who had just been worried about whether Fu Junlin knew how to operate it nearly had their eyes pop out.
Fu Junlin manipulated the mechanical arms like fluttering butterflies among flowers. All ten arms flew up and down, each performing its own task.
In only six seconds, Fu Junlin used six mechanical arms to grip the separated crystal block pieces and had already methodically dismantled the entire crystal block.
Everyone watching held their breath.