During these days, Claire really put Spencer through some tough PUA tactics.
The old man is cunning and shameless, has conned countless people, yet he’s completely under this little girl’s control.
He even tried to please this little lady, but to no avail!
The advice Claire got from her mother was: never believe that there’s unconditional love in this world.
Especially given that the old man already had "scam" written all over him.
Luckily, Xue’Er was clever and often saw her trouble her master, so she chose to "endure the humiliation" and occasionally let herself be petted.
But even so, their relationship wasn’t going anywhere better.
So much so that even the people at the outskirts market have heard that old Spencer is completely at the mercy of a little girl.
Today the two of them went out to purchase some thick curtains for winter, as well as some alloy and synthetic materials.
Those materials were instructed by Qu Jianlei; he wanted to make portable dryers and ovens.
While Claire was buying materials, she overheard someone saying that they couldn’t find a place to repair a mechanical arm.
She knew her boss was very skilled at repairing machinery, and couldn’t help but say, what’s so hard about fixing a mechanical arm?
The person speaking saw she was a little girl and didn’t argue much, just impatiently asked: Can you fix it?
I can’t fix it, but my boss can! Claire proudly told them.
But this kind of small change isn’t enticing for my boss; he’s into big money!
The person was instantly intrigued and said as long as your boss can fix it, the price is negotiable, even double is no problem.
Claire, however, said: Don’t fool me, people from Zhou Six are not to be trusted, I’m just telling you, fixing this thing is simple.
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However, Claire couldn’t confirm whether her boss would definitely earn this money, so she came back to ask first.
Qu Jianlei, hearing this, first looked at Spencer, "No one near the Settlement can repair a mechanical arm?"
"There absolutely is, how could there not be?" Spencer answered without hesitation.
He was very proud of Zhou Six, "Both inside and outside the city, maybe... it’s just so badly damaged that others won’t repair it?"
"I know about this," Cindy came into the courtyard at that moment, having just returned from buying books in the Settlement.
"Yesterday’s snow sped up the arrival of winter, and various repair shops are overwhelmed..."
With winter approaching, it’s not just mechanical arms that need fixing; vehicle maintenance is necessary, as well as various outdoor equipment.
Cindy saw this scene in the city, repair shop queues growing longer and longer outside.
There were always those unwilling to queue, wanting to cut in line, leading to plenty of fights.
The Settlement issued an order to prioritize repairing City Guard equipment, then the residents of the wealthy district.
Those from the poorer districts could wait; once the urgent ones were done, it would be their turn!
And the needs of those "outsiders" are blatantly ignored by the Settlement — is it wrong to prioritize our own residents?
To ensure repair progress, even outside repair personnel were recruited into the Settlement for overnight work.
This situation caused many outsiders to find no repairers outside the city!
It’s such a blatant discrimination, while people of Zhou Six simply don’t feel they’re wrong.
As for claims that the mechanical arms are needed for hunting in the wild... so what?
They’d rather repair ordinary civilian equipment, like irons, than rush to fix outsiders’ weapons.
Being so arrogant, it’s honestly unmatched.
They actually think too many outsiders coming for winter hunting is competing for resources with Zhou Six residents.
Such a good hunting ground should be left for Zhou Six people, and as for not finishing the hunt quickly... they can take their time.
This isn’t the first time such a situation has occurred, as the Zhou Six Residence Area has fought to monopolize the hunting grounds.
But unfortunately, Zhou Six isn’t strong enough to take down so many beasts, leading to an expanding scale of wildlife.
Eventually, they had to request outside help; otherwise, it was too hard to cope.
Yet after the beast tide was quelled, Zhou Six people couldn’t help but revert to old habits — no more beast tides, so outsiders shouldn’t compete for resources!
It’s a truly ridiculous mindset.
Qu Jianlei couldn’t be bothered to listen any further, as he wasn’t in a position to be indignant, "What type of mechanical arm is it?"
Spencer opened his mouth but couldn’t answer; though he had a lot of knowledge, it was all used for understanding people.
He could distinguish between Laser Guns and Gauss Rifles, but relying on him to differentiate Mecha models was still difficult.
He could only tell which mechanical arms were intimidating and which ones even a poor person could afford.
Claire squatted down and picked up an iron rod, drawing on the ground.
The little girl had a talent for drawing; her drawings might not be precise but could always capture the "essence" of an object.
Which is to say — what on earth are you drawing? An intact XX turned into this by you!
Qu Jianlei didn’t know much about mechanical arms before either, but after buying books in Zhou Three, he had been cramming hard.
So he nodded slightly, "Type-Three Cleaner... this thing is expensive, used as a Mecha accessory."
The name ’Cleaner’ might sound like a construction mechanical arm, but those who think so are utterly mistaken.