After asking about the money, it was not something illegitimate. Ma Tao couldn't say anything except lamenting this boy's incredible wealth, but this is really a good thing. Who would dislike having so much money? Woolen cloth.
The specific amount of money still needs to be liquidated, which takes time, but it is quick. There are several people who help count the money, and they are all good at calculation. In order to prevent these people from stealing some unjust gains, all the money on them is She didn't wear much clothes, and they were all tight, just to prevent them from taking G secretly.
The people over there were checking G. Ma Tao and the other five were bored and sat aside to wait. Gao Han and Su Lanyu planned to wait here, so they turned around and went back to the No. 3 tank. I don’t know how Su Lanyu followed them. Gao Han got along, and now they can be said to be inseparable.
My sister did not leave, but chose to stay. After all, my sister is a robot. Even though she has a body that can be fake and real, she still cannot rely on the identity and reality of a robot, and there is still no way to truly integrate into human society. circle.
In the room, Xiao Jinzi was twiddling his fingers in boredom, while Ma Tao was closing his eyes to rest.
"Do you need some water?"
The girl in charge of this matter at the counter saw that Ma Tao and the others were really bored and asked.
"no thank you"
Ma Tao opened his eyes and glanced at the girl who thanked her for her kindness.
"How long will it take?"
Xiao Jinzi raised his head and saw that those people were still checking G like machines, and there were many young and old in front of them who sighed helplessly.
"I think...it should be fine soon."
The girl was a little unsure when she said this, because she also knew that at the current speed, it would probably take about an hour. She also knew that they were impatient to wait, especially the one who was obviously upset by the wait. big boy.
"I just saw you guys coming in a chariot. Are you going to the iron cave here too?"
The girl at the counter said something casually, but unexpectedly, it was this sentence that made both Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi energetic.
"What did you say there was here?"
Ma Tao almost stood up from his seat.
Iron cave!
What a familiar name, this is the dreamland of all mechanics.
"I said...Iron Cave? Our most famous place is the Iron Cave?"
The girl looked at Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi, and then said in a normal tone. She seemed a little curious that Ma Tao and the others didn't know about the iron cave, so she asked again, "What? You don't know?"
Ma Tao turned his head and looked at Xiao Jinzi. The two of them suddenly remembered, especially Xiao Jinzi. He had built tanks with the Zhang brothers and Odo's mechanic Yang Wei. For The word "iron cave" is very familiar.
The Zhang brothers and machinist Yang Wei both told them that there is a paradise for all mechanics in a distant town, which is Tiedong, and the name of this town is Ir Town.
It's also that they didn't think about it, otherwise they would definitely remember it.
This was the first important news they heard since entering the town, and it also made them understand why there were so many chariots in this place.
It is rumored that Tiedong gathers the best mechanics in the world. As long as it is related to tanks, no matter what it is, they can upgrade you to the level you want. Of course, the money is also ridiculously expensive. Maybe Who cares about such a small amount of money to upgrade the chariot? Who is not a wealthy owner? The purpose of coming to Tiedong is to upgrade the chariot.
"Do you know where the iron cave is?"
After asking this question, Ma Tao looked at the strange look on the girl's face and immediately realized that what he was asking was not nonsense. Of course, where there are the most tanks, there are iron holes.
"Brother Tao, how about... let's walk over first and take a look."
This boy couldn't wait any longer. It was as if he had been given a shot of blood at this moment, and he looked totally different from the listless look he had just now.
To be honest, Ma Tao doesn't want to quickly find the iron cave and go there to have a look. But having said that, the G who is doing statistics can't be replaced. After all, if you really walk over, I'm afraid no one will pay attention to you, not even the tank. There are no people who can't get in and go to the iron cave to talk about this. In a place like that, the noise must be very loud. Once the various machines are running, it is simply deafening. He and Xiao Jinzi can bear it, but Gao Han He and Su Lanyu don't necessarily like the kind of noisy places full of mechanical sounds. The best way is of course to let them do their work. He and Xiao Jinzi are doing their own work, but no matter what, they must do it now. Wait.
"The statistics are complete. The total is 25,839 G. Do you want to store them all?"
I don’t know how I got through the rest of the time. I felt like weeds were growing in my heart, and I couldn’t sit still at all. Until the girl at the counter said these words, the two of them were like people who had served their sentence and were released. As if, he almost rushed to the counter and said, "Hurry, deposit everything in as soon as possible."
After another minute or two, the deposit of the money was finally completed. Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi did not stop, and quickly returned to their respective chariots to find the iron cave. Let's go there first.
"What happened to you two? Were you chased away by a dog?"
Seeing Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi running out in a hurry and getting back into their own chariots, Gao Han, who was half lying on the driver's seat with his feet on the steering wheel, asked.
"Hurry up and start the chariot, let's go to the iron cave!"
Ma Tao almost forgot. Before he told Gao Han about the problem of the iron cave here, he quickly added, "Let's not talk about it now. I will tell you about it later and start the chariot immediately."
At this time, he had already entered the No. 1 tank combat vehicle.
Iron Cave is located in the northwest corner of Ir Town. It is called Iron Cave, but in fact it is not a cave at all but a large workshop. All kinds of tanks and roaring engines come and go. The sounds come and go.
After talking about Iron Cave, let’s talk about the internal environment of Ir Town. The planning is very convenient and simple. First of all, when you enter, there is a large parking lot, similar to a small square square, with many war machines parked inside. Cars, I thought that vehicles are not allowed to enter inside your town. They are all blocked by ground stakes and vehicles cannot pass. Whether you are unloading or doing anything, you can only stop here and build at the four corners of this small square. There are four buildings, namely the iron cave in the northwest corner, the tank equipment store in the southwest corner, the tank rental shop in the southeast corner, and the tank miscellaneous store in the southwest corner. The most popular ones are the iron cave and the tank. It's a rental shop.
The scene inside the iron cave is indeed similar to what Ma Tao expected. The noisy sound of machines running is the main theme here. If you don't shout loudly, the other party will not be able to hear what others are saying.
Xiao Jinzi seemed to be very fascinated by everything here, especially the large machines and equipment.
Chariots cannot be driven all the time and need to find a place to park them. Generally speaking, you can park your own chariot at whichever store you go to sort out your chariots, and there is no charge. Of course, there are also special storage facilities for vehicles in Tiedong. Place, this is the fee.
It can be said that this is a commercial city. Basically everything costs money, and it costs a lot. Even if you ask for directions on the road, you may be charged. This iron cave alone attracts thousands of people every year. When people come here, plus what they already know, the benefits brought by this iron cave can be imagined. It will bring in at least millions of dollars in revenue every year.
"I really don't understand why you men want to go to a place full of noise like this."
Gao Han Nannan's voice rang out from the watch, and the sound of the huge mechanical equipment operating could still be heard clearly even in the chariot, which made people upset.
“Don’t you know, a car is every man’s dream?”
Ma Tao talked with his watch.
In fact, what he said is not false. Every man has a dream of driving. As long as the conditions permit, he must hold the steering wheel. If the conditions are better, he has already held the airplane gear lever.
With four tanks, it was very inconvenient no matter what he was doing. Ma Tao found a suitable place and planned to park the vehicle there.
"Welcome, this is the modification factory that all riders yearn for! Welcome to the Iron Cave!"
Before their car could drive in, someone shouted loudly from the side. While shouting, they guided Ma Tao and the others to park the car at their place. They were treated with warm hospitality, but these artificial things are all in your hands. G.
After getting off the chariot, I paid these guys 80 G for parking. Seeing those guys nodding and bowing, I sighed, it's great to have money.
The noisy machinery made Gao Han and Su Lanyu, who had just gotten out of the car, turn around and go back. They really couldn't stand the sound here.
The guys who had just collected Ma Tao's parking fee took a look, walked over again, stretched out their hands, and found several cotton earplugs in their hands, and then they stretched out a finger from the other hand.
"That's right! These balls of cotton cost 10 G!"
This made Xiao Jinzi unable to understand.
Unexpectedly, these buddies shook their heads, and then said loudly to Ma Tao and the others, "It's not 10G in total! It's 10G!!!"
Xiao Jinzi was completely speechless. He kept talking for a long time, but he still said too little.
Ma Tao bought a total of four earplugs worth 10 G each. There was nothing he could do. The noise here was too great. It was impossible to stay in there for a long time without using these earplugs. After a long time, the deafness and tinnitus were all mild. If a person continuously listens to the sound of motorcycles, his hearing will be damaged after 8 hours; if he is in a rock concert hall, his hearing will be damaged after half an hour; if he lives in a noisy environment with more than 80 decibels, there is a possibility of deafness. up to 50%.
Wearing earplugs, the surrounding sounds are indeed much quieter, but others have to talk to you very loudly.
My sister doesn’t need earplugs because she can automatically adjust her perception of sound.
Before leaving, the guys handed Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi a few small dark brown iron plaques. After explanation, they found out that these things represented the parking spaces where they parked. After a closer look, sure enough, these four The numbers on the plate are exactly the same as the numbers under the four parking spaces where they parked. With this small iron plate in hand, they can repair the car directly even without driving the chariot anywhere.
Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi were curious. How could they repair the chariot without driving it?
The three people walked in front of many shops in the iron cave and looked at all kinds of strange machines inside. Not to mention Ma Tao, Xiao Jinzi couldn't even name the equipment. He looked at the few in his hands. After reading a sign, the three of them randomly found a house and walked in.
"Welcome to Iron Cave. Is this your first renovation?"
The person who greeted them was a master in his forties or fifties who was also shouting to talk to Ma Tao and the others. He looked like he was a mechanical technician. He looked like he had just finished his work. There were still stains of engine oil on his hands. At first glance, What he was looking at were the small iron plaques in Ma Tao's hand.
There is a young man beside him, who seems to be his apprentice or a small worker. He is also wearing greasy work clothes and is squatting aside to study an engine.
Ma Tao nodded and could barely hear what the man said with his earplugs. It seemed that being in this iron cave was not only a big test for his hearing, but also a big test for his throat. People with poor health , with low lung capacity, it is really not easy to communicate with people in this environment.
“Let me take a look at the parking space plate!!!”
The old master stretched out his hand, looked at them and shouted again.
Ma Tao directly handed him the small iron plate representing his No. 1 tank, and then saw him glance at the iron plate, and then input the symbols on the iron plate into the machine nearby. With letters, a string of information was immediately displayed on the screen of the machine, and there were even linear and 3D stereograms of the No. 1 tank combat vehicle.
"The BUL engine, the 4.0-ton WEN chassis, can reach a defense value of 60, which is pretty good. The SE has no holes, and the C device is Nick..."
The old master in front of him seemed to have some presbyopia. He squinted and read the tank information displayed on the machine one by one. After saying this, he paused and then turned to ask Ma Tao: "I don't know if you know, some The fact that a tank can only use the main gun but not the SE does not mean that the tank cannot use SE equipment. If you drill a hole for the SE equipment on the tank, you can use the SE. How about it? You need to open an SE for your tank. Kong?".
"How much is it?"
Ma Tao naturally knew what he was talking about, and his mind immediately became a little active, but the matter of opening the hole was definitely not cheap. Ma Tao did not rush to say whether to open it or not. It was necessary to ask the price.
"Let me take a look!!"
The old master first carefully observed the specific situation of the mosquito tank displayed on the device. After confirming it, he turned around and said loudly to them, "It takes one thousand and thirty-three G to drill the SE part of this vehicle." , um, yes, it’s one thousand and thirty-three G.”
After finishing speaking, the old master repeated it himself to confirm the number more.
"How many... one..."
After hearing this, Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi's mouths grew louder.
More than a thousand G, is this still money?
Originally, both of them thought that piercing the SE area would cost five to seven thousand, but these more than one thousand G were really surprising.
"Brother Tao, Brother Tao, give him my car."
This feeling of taking advantage made Xiao Jinzi think of his car.
"Then you are looking at this"
Ma Tao immediately handed over the small iron plate representing the No. 4 tank to the old master. If the price for drilling the SE part of this car was also the same, then there is no need to hesitate at all and get it done today.
"Let me take a look"
The old master didn't directly negotiate the price with them. He borrowed the small metal plate in his hand, first took away the piece that represented Ma Tao No. 1 car, and then scanned it on the machine as before.
"The fifteen-point-five-ton BAO chassis is heavy enough. A V24 engine?"
Seeing the data of the No. 4 Leopard medium tank tank displayed on the machine, the old master complained about the weight of the Panther tank chassis. When he saw the engine, he was obviously stunned, and then he rubbed it with his hands. He rubbed his eyes, and then looked carefully. The next second, the old master kicked the apprentice who only knew how to work and shouted: "Useless thing! Go put down the noise reduction wall!" !!”.
The young apprentice worker raised his head and did not dare to talk back to him. After hearing the words, he stood up and walked to the wall beside him. Then he punched a big green button on the wall.
As soon as he pressed, a wall actually appeared on the ground in front of their shop and began to slowly rise. This scene made the three of them immediately feel nervous. If it weren't for the old mechanic in front of them, he didn't make the next move. , Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi had already taken action. Another reason was that when the wall on the ground was raised, other people around seemed to be used to it, and no one cared at all. It is not that they were because of the noise here. Big, but no one really cared. Even some people who saw it just glanced at it. It seemed that this phenomenon happened often.
"Don't be nervous! That's the noise reduction wall! It's too noisy here, and you can't hear what you're saying. I turned up the noise reduction for normal communication and for confidentiality."
When the master saw the three of them looking at him with wary expressions, he knew that it was the first time for these people to experience such a thing, so he quickly explained to them with a smile.
"Secret? What secret? Is there something wrong with our engine?"
Naturally, Ma Tao would not believe this man just based on a few words he said. When talking to him, his hand on the sonar gun never relaxed for a moment.
Soon, the wall was completely raised, the noisy machinery outside was much quieter, and the surrounding became extremely quiet.
After the apprentice worker pressed the green button on the wall, he stood there obediently, with his head lowered, as if waiting to be ordered.
The old mechanic was the first to take off the earplugs from his ears, and then placed his two earplugs on the machine nearby. It can be seen that the earplugs of this old man are very high-end, unlike those worn by Ma Tao and others now. It's made of simple cotton.
Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi looked at each other, and then took off the cotton earplugs in their ears.
As soon as the earplugs leave the ears, the whole ear feels much more comfortable. The noise reduction wall works very well. The noise from the outside is really reduced to a level that can only be heard a little.
"Can I ask, is this V24 engine of yours for sale?"
The old mechanic asked with a smile when he saw that they had also taken off their earplugs.
"Sorry, you also saw it. As you just said, the chassis of this tank weighs more than fifteen tons. If this engine is sold, do you think there are other engines that can replace it?"
Ma Tao rejected him directly.
"I'll pay 20,000 G"
This old mechanic also spent a lot of money, and he asked for 20,000 yuan at the beginning. This amount far exceeded the nature of the engine, and he didn't know what he was going to do.
"I told you, I won't sell it."
Ma Tao still shook his head, and at the same time, he was prepared to take a good look at this old guy if he was going to get tough later. Xiao Jinzi even looked at him with a displeased face and dared to mess with the engine of his car. , you still expect him to have a good impression of the other person after such a thing.
Just kidding, selling the V24 is equivalent to selling this tank directly. Other engine power cannot carry this heavy Panther medium tank at all, unless it is replaced with one better than the V24, but there are advantages Yes, who would still use V24, so the engine issue is simply impossible.
"Then...can you tell me where you bought this V24 engine?"
The old mechanic did not give up. After failing to buy it from Ma Tao and others, he planned to ask where this engine was sold, but he was destined to be disappointed, because V24 was not bought at all but dug underground. This kind of thing cannot be repeated.
"Master, you are just joking. If this engine could be purchased, the tank I just showed you would not still be using the BUL engine. To be honest, that V24 engine was a coincidence. Found under circumstances”
As soon as Ma Tao finished speaking, the old mechanic also reacted.
Yes, if you can buy such a good engine like V24, why not replace it with all the engines? Instead, use BUL. Such an obvious defect cannot be faulty. The old machinist already believed what Ma Tao said.
"So that's it...Oh, forget it, that's what I want to ask about."
With a very disappointed expression, the old mechanic sighed.
"Why do you have to buy this engine?"
20,000 G to buy an engine. This price has never been paid before. I have never heard of such a thing. I can tell that 20,000 G is the limit that this old mechanic can spend, but Ma Tao I'm quite curious as to why he focused on this V24.
"It's okay to tell you. Although I only know how to modify the body and chassis, I still have a certain understanding of engines. My childhood has always had a dream, that is, he wants to get a real V in his lifetime. Super engine, he has cancer and won’t live long.”
The old mechanic sighed again after speaking.
