Chapter 51

"Alright, alright, making a propeller is no big deal." Ye Qing stepped in to smooth things over.

"Thank you for your generosity, young man." The foreman was embarrassed: "By the way, young man, could you sell us these two propellers at the German import price?"

"I said before, I won’t charge for these two propellers." Ye Qing winked at Xia Muqing.

"Don’t look at me, I’m not the one paying for the yacht repairs." Xia Muqing found it amusing; it was her first time encountering someone who wanted to give her propellers.

"Our boss is the one paying." The yacht driver chuckled and came closer: "Young man, how about you just give them to me?"

"How much is the import price, 24,000 yuan?"

"Alright, I’ll give you a discount, 22,000 yuan."

"By the way, young man, since you have a high-end CNC machining center, are you interested in producing propellers?" The foreman flattered: "With the quality you provide, our shipyard will buy them at the foreign import price."

Make propellers?

This isn’t difficult, but currently, the monsters’ schedule is packed, making it hard to find time to produce a large batch of propellers.

"I’m currently processing a batch of parts. We’ll talk about it after I finish them." Ye Qing exchanged numbers with the foreman.

"Yes, yes—your machine is a bit overkill for making propellers." The foreman didn’t dare to ask for too much; just exchanging contact information was a significant success.

Everyone was happy, and Ye Qing didn’t have to worry about the yacht causing any trouble. Xia Muqing could continue her yacht rides tomorrow and even try sea fishing.

Now, the yacht just needed to wait for the tide to rise, with a few workers keeping an eye on it.

It was time for dinner, and Ye Qing didn’t have a stove, so Xia Muqing invited him to eat together.

If it were just Xia Muqing, Ye Qing would have agreed. However, the evening was a social event hosted by Huaxing Heavy Industry, with at least a hundred people.

Ye Qing definitely wouldn’t join such a gathering, so he politely declined, saying he had other plans.

Xia Muqing sincerely invited him, as Ye Qing had saved her and was also a client of the company.

Of course, if Ye Qing didn’t accept, she couldn’t drag him along.

The yacht driver called for a company Mercedes-Benz to take Xia Muqing to the social event.

At this moment, the tide was starting to rise, and the calm sea gradually began to surge towards the shore.

A few workers, following the tide, pulled the yacht onto the beach and secured it with supports. This way, when the tide receded the next day, they could work on the yacht.

Everyone left, and Longxi Beach returned to its peaceful state.

Ye Qing returned to the production workshop to make more rapid engraving machines.

To upgrade the Monster Factory, he needed to sell fifty exclusive products of the Monster Factory. Ye Qing was eager to get it done.

He summoned all twenty monsters and instructed them to start working immediately. Just then, his father called, saying that the old factory had hired about ten more workers.

These workers were recruited from the labor center under the jurisdiction of the industrial park management, and although their wages were a bit higher,

after the previous incident, both Ye Qing and Ye Jiangning believed that this expense couldn’t be spared.

The metal components for the electric vehicle had already been processed, but the material waste for the wheel hubs was significant.

Just as he hung up, the logistics company called, saying a batch of goods had arrived and asked Ye Qing to pick them up.

It must be the electric vehicle shells. Ye Qing happily asked them to deliver the goods, and the cost wasn’t an issue.

About forty minutes later, a truck delivered a hundred sets of electric vehicle plastic shells.

As soon as the truck left, Ye Qing immediately had the laborers move the plastic shells into the production workshop. Ye Qing wanted to quickly assemble an electric vehicle to test its performance.

Under the bright white light, a set of red, streamlined electric vehicle shells and a complete set of components were laid out on the ground, waiting for the monsters to assemble them.

Ye Qing called two Master Craftsmen to do the assembly.

The electric vehicle contained a large number of circuits and electronic controllers. The laborers didn’t understand electronics, only the Master Craftsmen did.

The hand drill, wrench, screwdriver, wire cutter, and other installation tools were already prepared. The two Master Craftsmen quickly assembled the components according to the blueprint.

All the components of the electric vehicle had to be fixed to the main frame, a process with no technical difficulty, just time-consuming.

The precision of the frames made by the monsters was extremely high, unlike those from unlicensed manufacturers, where some errors could be seen with the naked eye, let alone during installation.

Twenty minutes later, a stylish electric vehicle with six Ultra batteries was freshly assembled.

Ordinary two-wheeled electric vehicles usually have four lead-acid batteries, while this one used six standard batteries. Of course, relying on more batteries to achieve ultra-long range is a pipe dream.

Without proper battery management technology, blindly increasing the number of batteries would severely waste battery power.

A blue light enveloped the electric vehicle, and the Monster Factory app issued a notification:

Detecting...

Attention!

Attention!

The independently manufactured parts of this product by the monsters account for only 43%. Less than 60% does not meet the minimum requirement for ordinary quality.

Quality downgrade!

Ultra-long Range Electric Vehicle (Inferior Quality/Sellable), Battery Management Technology, and Fast Charging Technology are being generated...

Generation complete. Note: The performance of this substandard product is only two-thirds that of a qualified product.

"Inferior quality?" Ye Qing was a bit stunned. Many parts of the electric vehicle couldn’t be made by the monsters and had to be bought as finished products.

Now it seemed that the assembly wasn’t reliable, with only two-thirds of the performance of a qualified product.

Two-thirds is two-thirds; even one-third would still outperform most products on the market.

Just the wheel hubs, main frame, support frame, brake drum, handlebars, and the top-notch welding of the circuits by the monsters were enough to earn praise from users.

Not to mention the optimized controller and charger of the electric vehicle by the system.

Since that’s the case, Ye Qing decided to go all out and brought a phone charger interface, asking the Master Craftsmen to modify it. He then drilled a hole in the control panel of the electric vehicle and connected it to the circuit.

Ye Qing’s idea was simple: to install a USB phone charging interface on the electric vehicle.

These days, people’s dependence on phones is increasing. A dead phone is more worrying than an empty wallet.

Carrying a power bank is cumbersome, so if the electric vehicle had a phone charging interface, it would be very convenient.

Adding a phone charging interface is something anyone with basic knowledge of circuits can do, let alone the Master Craftsmen who are experts in electronics?

However, for some reason, no electric vehicle company had implemented this simple yet useful feature.

The electric vehicle’s voltage is 72V, while a phone is 5V. Adding a 5V output three-terminal regulator and a 50-ohm resistor, which can be obtained from a phone charger, would allow the phone to be charged.

All the components were installed, and Ye Qing inflated the tires with a pump, then inserted the key and took the electric vehicle for a test drive on the road.

The batteries were new and had sufficient power.

As soon as he twisted the throttle, the electric vehicle shot forward with Ye Qing.

The road connecting the factory to the Ring Sea Avenue was old, and the road conditions were definitely not good. Ye Qing saw the speedometer reach 40 km/h, the maximum speed set by the speed limiter.

Ye Qing intended to slow down, but the electric vehicle was very stable, and the shock absorption was comfortable, giving him no sense of bumps.

The center of gravity of this electric vehicle was perfectly designed. The placement of the six batteries and the weight of the human body created a stable forward-leaning center of gravity, making the front of the vehicle very stable.

Unlike ordinary small electric vehicles, which tend to wobble at high speeds.

Riding along the Ring Sea Avenue, Ye Qing felt like he was riding a professional racing motorcycle, with a comfortable and perfect control experience. He was hooked.

He intended to run the batteries down, but after fifty kilometers, the battery power had only dropped to half.

Apart from the optimization by the Monster Factory, the perfect structural design and the high-precision parts made by the monsters also played a significant role.

The next day, when the shipyard workers came to replace the propellers, Ye Qing had already packed the components for twenty electric vehicles and had the delivery driver take them to the old factory.

That was a branch of the Monster Factory, where ordinary people working there also received attribute bonuses, though less than 1%.

Assembly was not difficult, but the only issue was that the Monster Factory would inspect the products and emit a glow.

After searching for a while, Ye Qing found a gear-shaped control bar and turned off the special effects.

For safety, Ye Qing tested it, and indeed, no special effects appeared.

At the old factory, Ye Jiangning, still wearing a chest brace, and his wife had been waiting for a long time.

Whether the factory could be revived depended on whether these electric vehicles could be sold after assembly.