Chapter 21

The control method of the Lord's Chariot is also quite special; it can be controlled directly with the phone from the Monster Factory.

When the control button is clicked, the screen switches to an interface similar to a racing game.

The central screen displays a 360-degree rotating camera on the Lord's Chariot. Moving the phone changes the camera's direction. The virtual joysticks on both sides can control its movement in any direction. The two virtual joysticks at the top can control the two mechanical arms, and there is a micro-operation mode for welding tasks.

Perhaps because it is a custom vehicle for Ye Qing, the seemingly complex controls are easy for him to master after a brief exploration.

The power source of this thing is also quite mysterious, directly consuming gold coins. The welding wire for welding must be purchased from the item store.

Tomorrow, I'll throw it into the lake to test the underwater welding function.

Ye Qing thought happily, imagining using it to weld a pile of scrap metal parts into a pagoda.

Next, it's time to draw a blueprint. Rubbing his hands, Ye Qing, who has had good luck recently, prayed to draw the best blueprint.

Opening the Mechanical Research Institute, a wheel popped up, but it only had twelve slots.

"Non-stick Electric Rice Cooker," "Fast Charging Electric Tricycle," "Powerful Stain-removing Washing Machine," "Automatic Drilling Machine," "Rapid Punching Machine," "Metal Rapid Engraving Machine"...

From the names, the blueprints can be divided into two major categories.

Household and industrial. Whether taking the civilian or industrial development path, there are excellent products available.

With a tense and excited heart, Ye Qing clicked the central draw button.

The wheel spun rapidly and, after ten seconds, gradually came to a stop, with the pointer slowly pointing to the "Metal Rapid Engraving Machine" blueprint!

Ye Qing's heart raced; it was actually the Metal Rapid Engraving Machine!

With this, the stone-carved curbstones that will shine in Zhongyun City will be the best advertisement, even more effective than having Xu Ninggong as the product spokesperson.

Having Xu Ninggong as the spokesperson for the machine produced by his factory?

Thinking of this, Ye Qing felt extremely pleased. She was his first love in elementary school, the only one he ever wrote a love letter to, and now a super-popular goddess.

When he becomes successful, he'll do just that and invite her to be the spokesperson.

Ha ha~

Ye Qing covered his mouth, suppressing his lecherous laughter.

He felt too happy. The bright future, built by his own hands, would create a vast wealth empire, far more enjoyable than being a second-generation rich person.

He would even buy a private plane and build a dedicated airport, then post it on WeChat Moments...

Cough, if he kept daydreaming, he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

Ye Qing quickly stopped and began recruiting the Ingenious Masters, who can only be recruited at a Level 2 Monster Factory.

Ingenious Master: Processing Precision +8%, Processing Efficiency +8%.

Skilled in crafting small parts and making circuits, they are invaluable helpers for manufacturing high-tech products.

Recruitment costs 200 gold coins each, and the Monster Factory currently has only 170 gold coins.

He needs to top up again...

Opening the gold coin bar, Ye Qing filled in a conversion amount of 600 gold coins, then took out his checkbook and wrote a cash check for 60,000 yuan.

"Beep~ Detected a cash check that meets the conversion conditions. Convert?"

Huh?

At Level 1, only cash could be converted, but now at Level 2, even checks can be converted?

This greatly facilitated Ye Qing, and he casually clicked to convert. Indeed, after a white light, the cash check disappeared, and 600 gold coins appeared in the gold coin bar.

Logging into online banking to check the balance, he found that 60,000 yuan had indeed been deducted.

Ye Qing quickly recruited two Ingenious Masters.

When the dreamlike mist dissipated, two hunched, egg-eyed, long-handed, short-statured, bluish-gray-skinned monsters appeared in the production workshop.

These two Ingenious Masters resembled Gollum from "The Lord of the Rings," but their features were much more pleasant, at least not as scary.

"Boss, hello." The two Ingenious Masters mumbled in a strange accent and bowed to Ye Qing.

"Y-You're welcome." Ye Qing was a bit unaccustomed to these monsters speaking Mandarin. The Gigantic Laborers, with their simple minds and strong bodies, only responded with "uh" or "yes," making it a luxury to have them say more.

The Ingenious Masters were clearly more intelligent. Their large, egg-like eyes were sharp and darted around.

"Where are you from?" Ye Qing tried to communicate with them.

"Boss, we come from the Monster Factory. You recruited us," the Ingenious Master nodded and bowed, showing a good employee's awareness.

"Do you understand sorrow?" Ye Qing asked a philosophical question.

"Boss, if you don't make money, we will be sad."

This flattery was good, and Ye Qing laughed heartily. Since the Ingenious Masters were intelligent, it would be much easier to have them manage the less intelligent Gigantic Laborers.

The work soon came. Another batch of granite slabs ordered from Xia Muqing arrived.

After recalling all unnecessary items to the Monster Factory, Ye Qing used the overhead crane to unload the materials as usual. Then he had the Ingenious Masters direct the Gigantic Laborers.

The Ingenious Masters were natural managers. With the boss's orders, they communicated with the Gigantic Laborers more easily, using simple gestures and eye contact to get them moving.

Unloading the slabs, cutting with the cutting machine, and engraving with the Metal Rapid Engraving Machine.

Ye Qing casually gave them nicknames, then watched for a while before returning to the office to contact Xia Muqing, urging her to send more slabs.

He now had 900,000 yuan as a deposit, enough to sign the contract in two installments.

When he called, Xia Muqing was likely at a KTV. The pure Cantonese version of "I Like You" and the beautiful female voice came through the phone, almost making Ye Qing applaud.

"Ah, sorry, Boss Ye, I'm singing with friends," Xia Muqing's voice was filled with the sounds of women laughing and playing: "Shall I call you back later?"

Ye Qing shouted "okay" loudly. Xia Muqing wanted to apologize again but was probably tickled by a friend, causing her to giggle like a lark.

After hanging up, Ye Qing pouted, wishing he could join the fun in that fragrant KTV room with Xia Muqing.

He felt like he was back in junior high, wanting to get close to pretty girls whenever he saw or heard them.

What a strange feeling. Could this be what they mean by "men become bad when they have money"?

This "bad" was something Ye Qing liked. Working hard was all about living a more carefree and enjoyable life.

A car is a man's face. Ye Qing opened his computer and searched online for the latest luxury cars.

Completing the curbstones order would earn him about 5.5 million yuan, and such opportunities would only increase in the future. Buying a luxury car wouldn't be extravagant.

Luxury cars are almost every boy's dream. Ye Qing liked two types: one like the Wrangler or Hummer for outdoor activities, and the other, super sports cars, perfect for showing off and attracting girls.

Since he liked them, he decided to buy both, maybe ten or eight to keep at the factory.

Buy, buy, buy!

Ye Qing opened a Lamborghini page, about to check the price, when the computer screen went black, and the entire factory plunged into darkness.

Power outage?

Ye Qing's first thought was that the circuit breaker in his factory had tripped. A power outage in the industrial park would be a major event, requiring advance notice for all factories to prepare.

But looking out the window, he saw that several nearby factories were also dark.

Unexpected power outage?

Ye Qing hadn't received any notice, so someone was in trouble.

A sudden power outage in the factory is a big no-no. For example, if a worker was using the overhead crane to lift heavy machinery when the power went out, how would they handle the suspended equipment?

Although the crane has a locking mechanism to prevent the equipment from falling during a sudden power outage, it has a load limit. Workers often exceed this limit.

If overloaded, the crane's locking mechanism and lifting straps would bear enormous stress. If the power doesn't come back on for an hour or two...

If the locking mechanism or lifting straps suddenly break, it could damage the machinery, and possibly injure people.

Fortunately, the crane was idle, and there were no dangerous materials in the production workshop, so Ye Qing didn't have to worry.

He couldn't handle a power outage at night and planned to go to the hospital to be with his parents. But just as he left the factory and walked down the street...

A sharp alarm suddenly sounded on the dark road.

Immediately after, a red dragon of vehicles sped past Ye Qing.

Damn!

Ye Qing immediately felt something was wrong. The red vehicles were fire trucks, and he even saw a few with large containers, which were dry powder fire trucks.

He had seen these during a large-scale fire drill in the industrial park a couple of years ago.

These trucks are specifically for fighting fires in petrochemical plants and only come out for major incidents.