CH 16

16. Gift

The parts in the warehouse had been prearranged, sorted from inside to outside according to the priority of their quality. Ying Chenlin finished inspecting this section of the shelves and also did a quick search online about these parts. Even though these A-Class parts might not be the most expensive or top-notch ones, they represented the level of mid-range parts commonly found in the current market.

Ying Chenlin had some understanding of the early material market. During the time around when he was 18 years old, he often entered the contaminated zone to collect materials, but parts were not within his familiar range.

During his early days when he wasn't well-versed in repair knowledge, the mecha's parts were handled by mechanics commissioned by Xun Bao, who helped replace the parts. Ying Chenlin was only responsible for finding materials and selling them. Later, after signing contracts with other bases, he didn't have to think about the parts anymore, as there were people who repaired the mecha for him.

It was after he joined the KID base that he started working on part sculpting. At that time, the prices of parts in the entire market had dropped.

During his early days, the parts he used had low conversion rates, which was normal. However, in the KID warehouse, he rarely purchased this type of parts, and he didn't know that the general high-grade parts on the market would have such low conversion rates.

There was no case of purchasing low-grade parts. He knew that at this time, the parts had not undergone further iterations, nor had they reached the level of parts five or six years later. He just didn't expect the conversion rate of this type of parts to be so poor.

He thought at most there would be a 5% difference, but he didn't expect it to be nearly 10%.

Ying Chenlin padded the parts in his hand and slowly released a thread of psychic power from his right fingertip into the parts. He closed his eyes slightly, and his consciousness followed the psychic power into the intricate interior of the parts, leaving no detail overlooked.

[Shen Xingtang: I forgot to tell you that you can take the parts from the back of the shelves. There is an index on the intelligent system in the warehouse, and I have already entered your permission. The things are a bit messy, thank you for your hard work.]

When Ying Chenlin opened his eyes, he noticed the message Shen Xingtang sent five minutes ago. He turned slightly and looked towards the deep interior of the warehouse, murmuring, "The workload is a bit large, but it's manageable."

He put the light brain in the cart next to him, grabbed the handle, and walked straight into the warehouse's interior.

Back in the temporary repair room, Shen Xingtang was still working. After finishing the treatment of the mecha's right wound and not seeing Ying Chenlin coming out, she briefly sorted out other issues with the mecha.

After finishing everything, there was no movement from the warehouse. Shen Xingtang felt puzzled; indeed, the warehouse was quite messy... but could it be that hard to find something?

Coming down from the mecha, Shen Xingtang intended to check the situation in the warehouse. Just then, Jiang Simiao stepped into the repair room and said, "Xingtang, the supplier we contacted last time called. They said the price of the batch of parts we need for the next season will increase."

"Increase?" Shen Xingtang halted in her tracks. "I didn't even negotiate with them, and they have the audacity to raise the price?"

"Yes," Jiang Simiao helplessly nodded. "They mentioned the recent incident in the contaminated zone. You know it's currently sealed off, causing a scarcity of materials in the market. That's the reason they provided."

"How much are they raising it by?" Shen Xingtang asked.

Jiang Simiao made a gesture to indicate the amount.

Shen Xingtang couldn't help but laugh in frustration. "Are they crazy?"

Jiang Simiao replied, "They want us to give them an answer tonight."

Shen Xingtang's expression wasn't pleasant. As she walked towards the warehouse with Jiang Simiao, she continued speaking, "This price is unacceptable. Besides, the contaminated zone is only sealed off for a few days, and the prices are high only during this period. They are trying to take advantage of the fact that we urgently need parts for the mecha repairs."