"You're 55 seconds late." The iceberg beauty coldly said.
"I'm sorry, this place is a bit hard to find. Did you bring the item?" Li Yao silently cursed a few words and extended his dirty claws.
Si Jiaxue's long, shapely eyebrows slightly wrinkled as she evaluated Li Yao's appearance. She felt that she had made a rash choice. She hesitated for a moment, but still took out a crystal processor from her bag and handed it over.
"This is the crystal processor. After it's turned on, it's very unstable. Every time it runs, it will crash in less than three minutes. I went to several repair shops, but they all said that the model is too old. Many of the components inside have already stopped production, and there is no way to repair it. I heard that you are a senior crystal processor fan, and you are also very good at crystal processor repair. If you can repair it, just name the price. Money is not a problem. Of course, if you can't repair it, please tell me directly. You must not break the components inside. "
"Let's take a look first."
Crystal processor repair was a broad and profound technology. Li Yao did not dare to guarantee anything. He took out a pair of dust-proof gloves from his bag and put them on. Only then did he solemnly receive the crystal processor.
It was somewhat heavy in his hand, and it was filled with the solid feeling of a classical crystal processor. This was an antique crystal processor with at least a hundred years of history. It was still using a semi-mechanical structure, and on its spherical surface, there was a triangular button.
Li Yao gently pressed the button. The crystal processor buzzed and gently vibrated, as if the mechanical structure inside was operating at lightning speed. A few seconds later, it suddenly flew out of Li Yao's palm and floated in midair. Two beams of light shot out from the two holes on the crystal processor. One beam of light condensed into a huge hologram, while the other beam transformed into forty-nine glittering runes, forming an exquisite virtual rune keyboard.
"This is simply a work of art …" Li Yao's expression became incomparably gentle.
He recognized that this was the tube-type crystal processor "Guangling Model 7" that was developed by the "Heavenly Zither Sect" over 140 years ago.
In the history of crystal processor development, the "Tubular Crystal Processor" was only popular for a few short decades before giving way to the more advanced "Chip Crystal Processor". The Heavenly Zither Sect was a small sect that had only existed for fifty years. This sect relied on the first generation of the "Guangling" Crystal Processor to achieve success, but they did not keep up with the development of the times. In the era when chip Crystal Processors were popular, they still put all their eggs in one basket and invested all their resources into the research and development of the "Guangling Type 7". In the end, their capital chain broke and they declared bankruptcy.
As for the "Guangling Type-7", it was also known as "the final brilliance of the tubular crystal processor, the masterpiece of perfection".
Li Yao's hands turned into a gentle breeze, lightly jumping on the light wave rune keyboard.
His hand speed was not high, but his movements were natural and unrestrained. It was as if he was not typing on a keyboard, but plucking a priceless zither. Along with his movements, lines of rune commands appeared on the hologram and crazily fell down like a rainstorm. The crystal processor, along with the activation of one interface after another, emitted very weak sounds that ordinary people would not be able to distinguish.
Li Yao listened attentively. His eyes were extremely focused, and each of his movements was incomparably precise.
After all, the tube-type crystal processor was a magical equipment from over a hundred years ago. Compared to the current mainstream chip Crystal Processors, its structure was relatively simple. After two minutes, Li Yao came to a preliminary conclusion: "There should be a problem with the heat sink, causing the internal temperature of the crystal processor to increase abnormally. Modern crystal processors are becoming more and more powerful, and the information they need to process also includes an increasingly large amount of telepathic thoughts. For an old-fashioned crystal processor from over a hundred years ago, the burden is too heavy. It's equivalent to a 150 year old man bearing over a thousand pounds of weight every day. Over the years, it would be hard for his joints not to be scrapped."
"This crystal processor was left to me by a close relative. It has an extremely important commemorative significance to me. As long as you can fix it, I am willing to pay any price." Si Jiaxue earnestly said.
Li Yao thought for a moment and nodded: "Scrapping the heat sink is a very common crystal processor malfunction. It can't be considered too big of a problem. The reason why you ran to several repair shops but were unable to fix it is mainly because this model of crystal processor is extremely rare. The technology used is also too backward. The heat sinks used inside were discontinued a hundred years ago, and the heat sinks used in modern crystal processors are simply incompatible. However, it doesn't matter. I just happen to have a few very precious antique heat sinks in my collection. As long as I try a few more times, even if a few of them are scrapped, I should be able to modify a heat sink that is suitable for this crystal processor."
"No need for nonsense, just directly state your price!" Si Jiaxue heard the implied meaning in his words.
"Aiya, we are classmates. Isn't it harmful to talk about money in a hurry? In any case, the problem isn't too big. I'll take it back and rush it. I estimate that I can finish it in one night. As for the dismantling fee, inspection fee, maintenance fee, cost, assembly fee, plus my production fee, I'll give you a 5% discount. It'll be 98,500 yuan. Do you want to go by cash or bank transfer? "
"En?"
Si Jiaxue narrowed her eyes. A dangerous radiance leaked out from the depths of her eyes. The temperature in the utility room seemed to drop by ten degrees all of a sudden.
"I have money, but that doesn't mean that I'm willing to let other people treat me like a fat sheep to be slaughtered. Do you understand?"
Li Yao swallowed a mouthful of saliva with great difficulty. He resisted the pressure with great difficulty and argued: "That's right. Compared to ordinary crystal processor repairs, this price is a little bit higher. Nearly 100,000 yuan can buy a high level crystal processor with 'computing power' comparable to a cultivator at the peak of the Refinement Stage. However, this crystal processor of yours has a history of over a hundred years. It can already be considered an antique. Repairing an antique naturally has a different price! Let's not talk about anything else. Let's just talk about the heat sinks that I want to use on this crystal processor. I have spent many years of painstaking effort to collect these rare treasures from my collection. They are simply priceless treasures! Therefore, believe me, this price is absolutely fair! "
Si Jiaxue didn't utter a single word. Her pair of serene eyes stared at him.
Li Yao's heart tightened and he was on the verge of collapsing. However, when he thought of his own "goal", he still braced himself and said: "If fellow student Si Jiaxue feels that it's too expensive, that's also fine. Just treat it as me helping you repair it for free. You can send this crystal processor to a few large repair shops outside of the city. Let them slowly search for the corresponding heat sinks. I estimate that within three to five months, they should be able to find one or two in stock. If it's like this, the price should be able to be kept below 10,000 yuan."
"Three to five months … …"
Si Jiaxue lightly snorted. She knew that what Li Yao said was the truth. This was because the technicians of several repair shops had also said the same thing. According to them, the difficulty of repairing an old-fashioned crystal processor wasn't high. However, finding a suitable spare part was very difficult. Three to five months was just an estimate. If one's luck wasn't good, waiting for a year or so was possible.
Presumably, this little rascal had also seen through this point. That's why he thought of her as a "fat sheep"!
Forget it, she still had to go cultivate. There was no need to get entangled with these fellows from the Common Class. Si Jiaxue nodded her head and expressionlessly said: "Okay, fellow student Li Yao, I can give you 100,000 yuan. However, a transaction must have a transaction's rules. At this time tomorrow, I want to see a completely new crystal processor. Moreover, you have to guarantee that it will continue to operate stably. Don't have any problems every three to five days. Aside from the 100,000 yuan, I won't pay any follow-up fees.
Is there any problem? "" There's absolutely no problem. After you replace it with a suitable heat sink, it can be used normally for at least three years. During these three years, you can continue to search for the same type of heat sink. In the future, you just have to replace it regularly. "Li Yao said at lightning speed with a smile on his face.
"That's good." Si Jiaxue nodded her head. She wasn't willing to be entangled with this little rascal for even a second. She turned around and left.
Li Yao's butt sat on top of the glove box. His head was covered in cold sweat. After a long time, in the darkness, he whistled in relief.
Success!
With 100,000 yuan, he could go to the "Underground Ghost Market" and purchase the illegally produced "Knockoff Strengthening Medicine". He would have the opportunity to raise his Actualization Quotient by a large margin!
The knockoff Strengthening Medicine contained a large amount of impurities. Taking it would have extremely strong side effects. However, the price was cheap and the quantity was sufficient. 100,000 yuan was enough to buy a dose that could last him for three months. This would allow him to have the opportunity to cleanse his spirit root and be reborn in the "Hundred Days Sprint"!
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