There Will Definitely Be a Problem

Fu Junlin could only chuckle along with them.

At that moment, Big Black emerged from within Fu Junlin.

"Oh my, oh my, so you're a top student too!" Big Black said in a strange, sarcastic tone.

"What? Got a problem with that?"

"What problem could I possibly have?"

Big Black sounded casual, but there was an undeniable sourness in its words. Fu Junlin could vaguely hear it, though he had no idea what prejudice this guy had against top students.

In truth, Fu Junlin did not consider himself a top student.

He had simply endured far more hardship than others.

He had studied far more things than others.

Yet he still had not managed to improve his family's living conditions.

Whether he was a top student or not meant nothing to him.

As he worked, Fu Junlin felt a subtle electric current flow from his palm and seep into the Battle-Banner Crystal.

He had experienced this sensation before when he diagnosed Teacher Shi Hongyu.

This was Big Black's so-called Biological Vision.

"Top student, come on, tell me something. Why do these Battle Flag Crystal Blocks of yours have so many redundant, useless circuits?

I can't make heads or tails of them. It's an absolute tangled mess, with countless threads and no beginning or end..."

"You're an alien lifeform. It's perfectly normal that you can't understand our things. Just keep your mouth shut, stop misusing idioms, and let me focus on my work."

Fu Junlin spoke irritably.

After grumbling for a while, Uncle Wen also threw himself into the work.

They worked for a while, rested for a while, and more than half an hour passed.

Then the door to the operating room in the distance opened, and a group of people walked in.

At the front were the boss and the heads of each of the nine production lines.

The group of more than ten people made quite an imposing entrance.

The production lines immediately came to a halt.

"Everyone, stop what you're doing and come over here for a moment."

The boss raised both hands and clapped to draw attention. Soon, the three to four hundred workers from the nine production lines gathered around, while several hundred people in the next workshop crowded before the broadcast screens.

The boss was named Zhang Cheng. He was a middle-aged man with a pair of mustaches, a decisive and capable man who had built his business from nothing and treated his employees well.

He was highly respected.

At that moment, Zhang Cheng's face was glowing, and his eyes shone brightly. Clearly, something good had happened.

"First, let me introduce everyone to our new technical director—Pi Yi'an!"

As he spoke, he pointed to a refined-looking man in a suit and glasses beside him.

"Director Pi has brought a new technology to our factory. It's this little thing."

Zhang Cheng held two glittering little components between his fingers, one red and one blue, each smaller than a pinky fingernail.

"These are Capacity Expanders. At the same output power, they can increase the capacity of our Battle Flag Crystal Blocks by 20%, as well as increase output power by more than 16%!"

Zhang Cheng clenched his fist excitedly.

The factory instantly erupted.

All the workers jumped up in excitement.

The better the factory did, the less likely there would be layoffs. The more money it made, the better Zhang Cheng would treat them, and their wages would certainly rise.

They were happy for the factory, and happy for themselves as well.

For a time, everyone was jubilant.

Before long, Zhang Cheng gave a few more instructions and stirred up everyone's enthusiasm before announcing that the assembly lines would be suspended for the day.

That was because the existing blank Battle Flag Crystal Blocks would be modified overnight, and the new technology would go into production tomorrow.

The assembly lines were suspended, but they would still be paid. Everyone felt as though it were New Year's.

Before leaving work, the supervisor of each production line handed several hundred blueprints to every worker.

"Take these blueprints home and study them carefully today. Tomorrow, the robotic arms will all need slight adjustments. Don't mess them up, or don't come crying to me when your pay gets docked.

These two Capacity Expanders are ridiculously expensive."

Wang Kai, the supervisor of the C6 production line, joked with everyone.

All the workers in this factory were Subspecies, and everyone got along fairly well. Laughter immediately filled the air, with some people even joking back at Wang Kai.

However, after Fu Junlin smiled and looked over the blueprints a few times, his smile gradually faded.

"Something's wrong."

He muttered to himself.

But he could not think of exactly what was wrong.

Big Black emerged again.

"If this thing is made like this, it seems like it'll explode."

Fu Junlin's eyes lit up!

That was it!

An explosion!

"The blue Capacity Expander's main function is increasing capacity, but the red Capacity Expander's main function is stabilization and cooling.

But the circuit it passes through does not have a sufficient stability coefficient. This will cause the crystal block to crack after the third or fourth wave.

Once the stabilizing circuit cracks, it will trigger an explosion!"

At that thought, Fu Junlin frowned deeply and muttered:

"A flaw like this should show up after only a few tests. Why..."

At that moment, Fu Junlin even suspected that he had calculated it wrong.

"Junlin, aren't you leaving?"

By then, the crowd had begun to leave the factory one after another.

Wang Kai walked over with his jacket in hand, patted Fu Junlin on the shoulder, and smiled.

"Uncle Kai, there's something wrong with these blueprints."

After thinking it over, Fu Junlin decided to say it.

"Hm?"

Wang Kai froze for a moment. He looked at Fu Junlin in confusion, then at the blueprints, waiting for him to continue.

"Look here. After this circuit is expanded, its stability rating isn't high enough. After running it several times, it will become extremely fragile, and then it will cause an explosion..."

Fu Junlin spoke carefully and did not reveal all of his deductions.

Wang Kai immediately frowned. He snatched up the blueprints and studied them for a long while, squeezing his eyes shut as though calculating something in his head, but he seemed unable to work out the answer.

However, he valued Fu Junlin's opinion greatly. Or rather, he liked this kid very much.

"Are you sure?"

he asked in a low voice.

"I'm sure. I calculated it several times. There will definitely be a problem with this."

Fu Junlin nodded firmly.

"This new technical director was brought in by Chen Changming. These two Capacity Expanders cost an extraordinary amount, and Boss Zhang invested a great deal of money in them.

We have to take this seriously. Come with me and tell the boss about it."

As Wang Kai spoke, he grabbed Fu Junlin and pulled him along.

But Fu Junlin looked troubled.

"Uncle Kai, I only think there's a problem. If you're going to say something, just say you discovered it. I'm afraid..."

Before he could finish, Wang Kai understood.

He knew that Fu Junlin was afraid there might be something else behind this, such as Chen Changming taking kickbacks.

If Fu Junlin stepped forward and said there was a problem, he would be touching Chen Changming's interests. Chen Changming was currently the deputy factory manager, and it would be easy for him to deal with a lowly worker like Fu Junlin.

Fu Junlin was merely fulfilling his responsibility, but he did not dare risk being resented by Chen Changming.

Nor could he bear the risk of being fired.

Wang Kai looked at Fu Junlin's awkward, timid expression, but could not feel the slightest bit of anger.

This child was cautious in a way that made one's heart ache. After all, this was his only hard-won job.

"Alright, I understand. Go on home first. If this turns out to be a real problem, I'll give you full credit. If it's a false alarm, I won't expose you either."

Wang Kai patted his arm and smiled.

"Thank you, Uncle Kai."

Fu Junlin bowed deeply, then put away the blueprints and headed outside.

Wang Kai shook his head with a smile and turned to find Zhang Cheng.

Then Fu Junlin's voice came from behind him.

"Uncle Kai!"

"Hm?"

Wang Kai turned back in confusion. Fu Junlin had turned around to look at him, and there was a trace of stubbornness in his voice as he said:

"Even if I don't dare take responsibility for this, the data won't lie... There is definitely a problem!"

After saying that, Fu Junlin pressed his lips together, did not linger any longer, and turned to leave.