Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

No need for fiber optics? No wonder a server restart is sufficient...

"Oh~" Bai E nodded, signaling that he was listening attentively.

"Neither my teacher nor I have dealt with devices from centuries ago, we might even need time to study them before we can understand how they work. Who knows how much the technology of centuries ago differs from today's..."

"Hmm..." Bai E nodded stiffly, feeling indifferent.

When these two disciples were allowed to go in, the warriors would have already fully secured the place. They didn't need to rush their progress with life-or-death urgency. They could research slowly, research thoroughly. He himself also needed some time to explore the entire relic to unlock the exploration degree. Nobody was in a hurry.

Miss Aryan's voice took on a light tone again as she turned the conversation, "So it would be great if you could help as well."

Bai E, determined to be a good person to the end, simply responded, "Will do my best."

Thanks to Wen Jie, he did know a bit, but not much...

[Reward from the commission, Knowledge - Computer Hardware Maintenance Experience +195.]

[Current Computer Hardware Maintenance Experience 264/300, at 300 points you can master "Level 2 Computer Hardware Maintenance".]

emmmm... Speaking of Wen Jie, where's Wen Jie?

...

"How is it going?"

The purple dress outlined stunning curves, but the bouncer at the door just glanced at it and quickly moved his gaze away.

"Boss Scorpio... that kid has been working hard, always working except when eating or sleeping. I haven't seen him slacking off." The bouncer reported eagerly, himself shocked by such a formidable will.

I've never seen such a self-motivated and diligent worker...

In just three and a half days... working all the time, the value of the work provided by one person far exceeded that of all the other workers who have been deceived or coerced here.

No wonder Boss Scorpio has taken such a special interest in him; he's incredibly fierce.

The palm softly pressing on the door, Scorpio peered through the narrow window at the frail figure inside, her pupils shimmering with contemplative hues.

Too strange.

This kid, with no identifiable information, who suddenly entered the inner city from outside, was just too peculiar.

At first he stood out, and Scorpio thought he was a spy sent by some power to gain the organization's trust and become undercover.

The solitary confinement was partly for this reason—to restrict his freedom, to test his mettle, and to freeload off his labor.

But it's been three and a half days already, and he's still the same as when he first arrived... if anything, even more focused. It's as if he came purely for this unrewarded work, which is somewhat absurd.

It doesn't seem like an act.

It's as if he's addicted to the work itself, his obsession comparable to a drug addiction...

Probe for some information?

"Click~"

The faint sound of the door opening didn't distract Wen Jie, who was engrossed in his work.

[You have successfully dismantled your target, obtaining useful parts*6.]

[You have completed an electrical component maintenance practice, Computer Hardware Maintenance Experience +390. (Stacked)]

[You have acquired "Level 2 Computer Hardware Maintenance", and you have also earned 1 Tech Point.]

[Computer Hardware Maintenance (Level 2): You are familiar with all the functions of computer hardware, and you can accurately diagnose any potential failures related to computer hardware, as well as skillfully disassemble and reassemble any electronic components, possessing some repair capabilities.]

[Current Computer Hardware Maintenance Experience 328/500, at 500 points you can master "Level 3 Computer Hardware Maintenance".]

[You are attempting to perfect the Knowledge - Computer Hardware Maintenance, with a current completion progress of 90%. Once fully completed, you will obtain: Knowledge - Computer Hardware Maintenance (Completed); +1000 Research Experience Points; 2 Tech Points.]

[Reminder: Without the experience of fully assembling a computer, you can never fully perfect the Knowledge - Computer Hardware Maintenance.]

Wen Jie, head bowed over his work, saw a faint light flash in his eyes—so he finally reached the step where he needed to assemble a whole machine, huh?

Shave a bit more experience? But the efficiency is too low; now completing several dismantles only adds 1 point of experience, and it will probably decrease even more until there is none.

But as long as there still is, he could shave.

Only by perfecting the basics can one explore higher pursuits.

However, it seemed like the other party couldn't wait any longer?

"Hey." A raspy, seductive voice sounded in front of him.

Zhou Wenjie slowly looked up, in front of him was the dress hem that dipped slightly in between two legs, the edge of black lace tights right in front, and higher up, glimmering long white legs were tantalizingly visible beneath the slit of the dress that ran up to the thigh.

If it weren't for the scar on her face, Wen Jie had decided he would unilaterally declare her his twenty-fourth 2D waifu; actually, the scar seemed fine, it even added a bit of excitement…

Meeting her gaze, Wen Jie tilted his head slightly, his face expressing the dullness characteristic of an engineering otaku, "?"

"How long do you plan to keep up this disguise?" The woman's eyes, swirling like vortexes, bore into Wen Jie's, as if trying to see through the mask he wore on his face.

Wen Jie blinked, "What disguise?"

"Who sent you here?" she asked.

Wen Jie looked as if it was all perfectly natural; "… I came here to work, wasn't it you who sent for me?"

"..." She let out a slight, cold chuckle at the corner of her mouth.

Acting! Still acting!

"Do you know what we do to infiltrators?"

[They are kicked out.]

Wen Jie didn't know, but he didn't care either, "Then wait for me to finish up my work, and then I'll come and see for myself."

He just wanted to rake in experience.

"..."

Is he for real or not?

She stared into Wen Jie's eyes, trying to apply pressure.

She wasn't sure, she was bluffing too.

If he really wasn't a spy sent by some other organization, cultivating him might make him an engineer worth utilizing within the organization.

Deciding to start from the beginning, she asked, "What exactly is your purpose here?"

"I saw you were hiring, and I need a job."

Isn't this a perfect match?

The reason was so simple it was unbelievable.

"But this job comes with no pay."

"Isn't the opportunity to work the greatest reward?"

"..."

Scab!

The logic was so simple it fried her CPU.

The woman pointed to the mountain of electronic components piled up on the ground, "So you're willing to just keep doing this?"

"Of course not," Wen Jie answered honestly.

To him, sincerity was the greatest ace up his sleeve, mainly because coming up with lies was just too tiring…

Winning over a mature woman starts with a straightforward approach.

"I'd like to try putting them together," he said.

"Oh?" She let out a cold laugh.

As expected, a spy skilled in artful infiltration!

"How will you assemble it?"

Wen Jie squatted down, fiddling through the electronic components that looked like a pile of trash, and extracted a small gadget made up of several parts.

Pressing an exposed switch, melodious music suddenly started to play.

"This is the gift I wanted to give you."

An ugly music box without a case...

[Associative Learning, you have successfully assembled a usable "item" through your experience of dismantling and assembling computer hardware, Tech - Basic Electrical Manufacturing and Processing Experience +3.]

[Current Basic Electrical Manufacturing and Processing Experience 3/1000, pay out Tech point*1 at 1000 points, will master "Level 1 Basic Electrical Manufacturing and Processing."]

The random electronic scrap had everything, and knowledge in computer hardware maintenance wasn't only applicable to computers.

Standing against the dim backdrop of "junk" on the ground behind him, Wen Jie held the slightly punk, hardcore music box with an innocently smiling face and sincere eyes, looking into hers.

"This is what I want to do..."