Cui Hao strode into the wasteland bar, it was still daylight, there were few people in the bar, only a small table of guests were fighting, the guests at that table were all big men, at first glance, they looked like some kind of road characters, and those who could sit in the tavern in broad daylight were much more capital than those down-and-out scavengers outside the door.

Diaverum twisted the camera, looked at these people carefully, and with the help of the motion capture program "Eagle Eye" that he had just downloaded, he immediately found a clue. The three big men had bulging backs, but they weren't muscles—the cuffs, the edges of the gloves showed a metallic sheen, and the conjecture given by "Hawkeye" was something like a robotic arm or exoskeleton armor.

It only takes 2 seconds for Dre to roughly simulate what the armor in the clothes of the three big men looks like, and there is a high probability that it is a variable-form robotic arm, which will be transformed into something difficult to say, although there are many multi-functional variant robotic arms on the market, which are mostly used by people in the lower city to do some construction site work or machine repair work. But just as a ruffian can be used as a weapon in a fight, any tool that is heavy enough or sharp enough can be turned into a murder weapon at any time, depending on how you use it. The other is carrying a spider-shaped exoskeleton armor, which is even more difficult to mess with, this armor has four large arms connecting the limbs, and several abdominal locks to fix the torso, which itself is only for training boxers, as long as the action parameters are recorded in advance, and the exoskeleton armor is entered, the boxer's movements can be corrected when punching, and the pace can be adjusted when moving, until the fighter achieves muscle memory.

But since the AI chip technology has made great strides, these exoskeleton armor has also changed from a simple "trainer" to a "transformation suit", there are many high-priced sanda, judo, martial arts and other action chips on the market, as long as they are inserted into the exoskeleton armor, the person wearing this dress can become a martial arts master, just a small action guidance, AI can automatically help you complete the rest of the action. And there is no doubt that because of the strength of the exoskeleton itself, the power of these moves is not ordinarily large, so in some underground rings, players are allowed to wear exoskeletons directly on the field, and there will often be a visual experience far beyond the regular ring.

Even so, the underground ring is still popular everywhere, and the local martial arts association will turn a blind eye to these gray areas, because many retired players and coaches often make a living by selling chips made from their own martial arts experience, and some famous masters' chips are often sold at sky-high prices, and the most popular are some rich people, even if they turn hands once, they can make a lot of money. And the underground arena is the place where the demand for these chips is the greatest and the most flocking.

To be honest, Cui Hao himself has always wanted a martial arts chip to strengthen his fighting ability - after all, those handsome superheroes are all proficient in martial arts. However, it is just too expensive. He had only saved enough money to buy a pair of multi-functional gloves inside Fontaine, and what was even more unfortunate was that the AI assigned to him was an AI that specialized in shooting and aiming for his meow!

To be reasonable, this AI is also miserable, and it is really useless to be a hero when he encounters such a treasure master.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think about it again, and began to persuade Dre to persuade all kinds of wonders of martial arts skills step by step, hoping that one day he would be able to live the addiction of a martial arts master after he had exoskeleton armor.

Dre was silent, in fact, from the moment he entered this gray area, Drew's body had already replaced the replica personality, because this area was marked as a yellow alert area by Fontaine's internal AI, although Dre didn't understand the meaning of this level, but for the sake of caution, he still replaced the clone and went into battle in person. It doesn't hurt to provoke Cui Hao at all times, but it's always bad to let a foul-mouthed AI cause trouble everywhere in this kind of place.

At this time, the three people had also discovered Cui Hao, and the three big men got up and surrounded them. Cui Hao immediately felt a vibration on his wrist, and a red warning sign flashed on the entire surface, which will be sent out when the AI has strong hostility towards the people around him, on the one hand, to warn the owner of the AI that there is danger around him, and on the other hand, to warn in advance when the AI may be unfavorable to people. Cui Hao slapped his forehead: "I almost forgot, I set up a whitelist for you, the three of them are the front desk guys of the wasteland bar...... In short, it's security. Cui Hao transferred the information of the three people from his personal computer to his watch.

Dre was originally very wary of those three people, but as soon as the white list came over, it seemed that he had a lot of eyes, and he only felt that these three people were very kind, and the whole person immediately relaxed. This shocked him. It is true that with Cui Hao's reminder, he really won't have much hostility towards these three big men, but a person's vigilance in the face of such three big men can't just rely on a simple sentence or two to disappear without a trace. What's even more unbelievable is that at this time, he can't do anything hostile to these three people. This is certainly counterintuitive. But his reason accepted all this easily, and he felt that he was trustworthy and did not feel that there was anything wrong with it. Dre was lost in thought.

At this time, Cui Hao didn't care what he meant, and when he saw that the AI no longer issued a red alert, he chatted with the three guards.

"Is the hostess there?"

"I'll ask." The man with the mechanical arm immediately pressed on his hand, and a row of light curtains came out of the arm and projected onto the ceiling, and a girl wearing a welding mask and a khaki overalls with a blue denim tank looked up at the screen and waved her hand impatiently.

"The proprietress said she wasn't there." The strong man shrugged helplessly.

"Boss, I'm here to pay back, you won't come back next time!"

A shrill creak creaked from a wall behind the bar, revealing a black hole hole down the evacuation tunnel. Cui Hao walked inside while introducing the proprietress of the shop to Drey.

"The information of the hostess is kept confidential and cannot be passed on to you. But it's okay to be told verbally. Have you ever heard of the Golden Finger Award? It is a world-class robot expo award jointly organized by 12 countries. Although it is said to be a robot expo, in recent years, AI and AI-specific equipment have also been included in the selection. It can be said that it is the Oscar and Nobel Prize in the robotics industry. The winners of this award will be awarded the title of "craftsman" in recognition of their outstanding contributions to machine building, from the first to the seventh this year, there have been six winners, namely craftsmen, blacksmiths, silversmiths, hatters, gunsmiths, booksmiths, and the proprietress is the second winner, it is the "blacksmith". She is now working for us Fontaine, as the boss of the mechanical department, doing mechanical research and development and logistics maintenance, our foreign affairs department is the department that deals with her the most, everything is broken and has to be repaired here, and what you want can also be customized here. However, customizing things is a private job, and you have to have a chance when the proprietress is in a good mood and free. ”

"How do you owe her money? Since she is Fontaine's person, shouldn't there be a reimbursement for doing this kind of work? ”

Cui Hao was also helpless: "How can it be so good?" You must know that maintenance and customization machinery are very expensive, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs consumes the most, but the allocated share is not much, whether it is repair or customization of the quota is not enough, the excess part has to spend its own points, if you want points, you have to contribute more when you send out tasks. But if you keep doing those dangerous things, if you accidentally break all the equipment at hand, you will often not be able to make ends meet. This was the case with my last mission, and in the end, our bamboo basket was empty, the task was not completed, and a large amount of medical expenses were posted. So you must practice martial arts diligently, I won't have the money to help you practice at that time. ”

Ignoring him, Dre began to inquire about the deeds of the proprietress with the title "Blacksmith". After checking the Internet, I found some interesting things, the reason why this girl is called a blacksmith is because her design style is always biased towards nostalgic steel robots, often black and gray, rough shape, and relatively large. The finished products are large cranes, robots, transport planes, etc. But because the quality is very good, the performance is unparalleled, the key is that this person has a preference for assembly, fitting, and deformation, so it is supported by many hardcore robot enthusiasts.

Opposite to her is another, the winner of the 3rd Golden Finger Award, "Silversmith", watching the video is a very Sven young man, his style is very different from this girl, prefers gorgeous and beautiful appearance, and is keen on small and lightweight portable devices, the finished products are mostly jewelry, watches, gliders, etc., even if it is a robot, it is all one-piece, streamlined appearance, pure white and smooth shell, mostly accepted by the public, because the appearance is so good. Some people even think that compared with the "artwork" of silversmiths, the old machinery of blacksmiths is like a "steam engine", which is outdated. In addition, silversmiths are far more popular than blacksmiths, with 70% of them being women.

The controversy between the new-age robot factions caused by these two masters is really a pandemic of those years, so much so that it still has influence to this day. However, just like Android and Mac, some avid fans tend to disdain the other party's work, or hate the house and the black. But for ordinary people, it doesn't matter which person's work is used.

Going about ten meters deep, the walls are no longer the basement-like mud walls of the wasteland bar, Cui Hao walked into a hall, and suddenly opened up, in front of him was a large underground workshop, just like the entrance to a London Underground Railway, and the passages that extended in all directions were marked with signs leading to all parts of the Steel City: "To the smelting room", "To the forging room", "To the management room", "To the studio", "To the supervisor's office". From the passage in the direction of the director's office, a person came out, she was wearing a welding mask, her khaki overalls had been removed by her, only wearing a bulging blue denim vest, and a pair of arms were exposed. At this time, the proprietress was waving the wrench in her hand towards Cui Hao, and the wrench was quite heavy, so even the upper body of the proprietress trembled. It's just that the wrench seems to be smashed at any moment, and people can't help but swallow.

Her first words were: "What about money? In this underworld joint-like atmosphere, Derui suspects that Cui Hao dares to say half a word, and the wrench in the blacksmith girl's hand will be smashed down.