In order to make it easier for Winder to understand what it means to rely heavily on a steel partner, Rowling closes the door of her shop and takes Winder and Caterina to their residence not far from their store.

It doesn't look very big from the outside, after all, the trading area is at the crossroads. At first glance, it looks inconspicuous, but the outside is quite tightly guarded.

Not only were four armed and loaded members of the security team guarding near Rowling's residence, but there were also some monitors and gadgets such as self-defense turrets hidden on the walls of the room.

Noticing Winder's inquiring gaze, Rowling said helplessly, "It took a lot of savings to maintain them, and there is no way to balance the income and expenditure in the recent period!" ”

She was so cautious precisely because the shop had been vandalized once by the Tigers, but no prisoner was caught......

But Caterina now had a direction, so she assured her earnestly: "This ...... I'll get you justice! ”

Rowling was a little worried, "Don't be too reluctant...... As long as it doesn't happen again in the future. ”

The social status of a mechanic is difficult to compare with a hunter at a crossroads, let alone a big hunter and a powerful hunting group, so it is natural for Rowling to be worried about Katarina.

Winder smiled when he heard this, "It doesn't matter, isn't this still me?" ”

Rowling was stunned, but she opened her mouth but didn't know what to say—she didn't know much about Winder, and she didn't trust her much, and the reason why she was so enthusiastic was just for Carter's face—she thought for a moment before saying, "Your safety is the most important thing." ”

Winder didn't reply, but after glancing at Caterina, he walked into Rowling's quarters.

It doesn't look like a big place on the outside, but there is a hole inside.

Rowling dug a large basement in her house, and she didn't know how to do it - by estimating the area, Winder felt like some of it had run under the street frontage.

Here, he saw a strange machine, somewhat like a blender, but without wheels and cabs. It's large, and it shines with the brilliance of metal.

“…… What is this? ”

"The first generation of the chariot parts making machine circulating within the guild." As she walked towards the machine, Rowling explained, "But non-professionals usually refer to them as 'manufacturing machines'. I'll call her Ling, she's an old antique, but she's pretty good now. ”

"Fabricators?" Winder looked at the thing in disbelief, "You're saying that all the things you use to open your shop are made from it?" ”

"It's not all. Some of the parts involve some technology that she is not capable of manufacturing. But more, more common, and much more used parts, yes, were made by her. Rowling said, "Want to see it for yourself?" ”

"Uh......" Winder thought for a moment, "is it convenient?" ”

Rowling shrugged her shoulders and turned to ask Katarina, "It's almost time to change the tires of the orange soda, right?" ”

Carter nodded, "You didn't mention it, I forgot, that outing just now was indeed quite worn." ”

"Let's make one, then." Rowling decided.

Wende listened a little strangely, "Isn't a steel partner like Orange Soda able to produce and maintain its own parts?" ”

"Yes, they have that ability." Rowling replied seriously: "But because the main focus is on the combat aspect, they can't be said to be very good at production and maintenance, and they not only cost more things than the manufacturing machine—not only the materials but also the zero element, but also the quality is more prone to errors." So this ability of the Iron Buddy is usually used to save the day - you should pay attention to this in the future - but you need to find a trustworthy mechanic first. ”

Wende smiled and said, "I'll leave it to you." ”

"Really?" Rowling was very happy and emphasized, "My fee is not cheap! ”

Caterina couldn't help but nudge her, "You girl is about to get into the eyes of money for the sake of animal companions." ”

Rowling pouted, "But I want to have an animal companion, and I won't meet that ...... before" Before she could finish speaking, she realized that she had said the wrong thing, and she quickly staggered the subject, "Let's see what it takes to make a tire!" ”

Rowling plugged in the machine and turned it on. Where she stood, an operating platform appeared.

She began to operate, and Winder approached curiously, but Rowling did not stop her, but turned to the side so that he could observe.

Winder read the text on the operation screen clearly, and he felt ...... This manufacturing process seems to be quite "foolish".

First is the main page of "Making", and below is the child items of each widget.

After Rowling selected the tires, she was made up of several options such as diameter, wheel width, and material.

She picks one more of them and has several specific tire models to choose from.

The tires needed for Orange Soda are among them, and the name is "Orange Soda Special Type" - from this point of view, the selection interface of the entire production has the ability to edit and add - Rowling finally chose to confirm.

The interface is in the middle of the production process.

The production machine first took some time to read the corresponding data drawing, and then a prompt window popped up: please put the materials required for production through the feed window.

Here's what you'll need and how much.

For example, "how much of a certain alloy, how much of a certain type of rubber".

Instead of doing it immediately, Rowling turned back and explained to Winder: "The materials needed for this production are the efficient ones, not the only ones. If you're in a hurry and need a part, but the material is lacking, that's fine. ”

As she spoke, she manipulated a certain metal material and entered feedback such as "insufficient material".

After a few seconds, the operating screen changes: other similar materials can be injected for purification; You can put in concentrated metal elements for synthesis and so on.

They also have a quantitative hint requirement, which seems to be converted by some formula based on the amount of material required; And at the end, there is a symbol and quantity that is strangely close to 0.

After thinking for a moment, Winder pointed to the one and asked Rowling, "This is Element Zero?" After receiving an affirmative answer, he added: "This process is very close to the ability of the steel partner." ”

"Yes." Rowling smiled and emphasized, "And you have to be professional in terms of production - the conversion efficiency will be higher, and the cost will be lower." ”

At this time, she had no plans to demonstrate for Wende, because: "However, in terms of the production of basic materials, Ling's ability is not very strong - it is more professional to have a special material maker - so I usually use materials to exchange outside." ”

Winder nodded, but directly used his creative ability to create the materials needed for the prompt, including element zero, a small piece of magic crystal, and placed them in front of Rowling, "Can you show me that?" ”

Rowling was stunned by his hand, looked at Winder in disbelief, and then turned her head to look at Caterina again, as if to ask for her opinion.

Caterina laughed on the side, "Silly girl, didn't you just talk about animal companions?" Wende is very wealthy, and a little finger leakage is enough for you. ”

Winder also nodded as a matter of course on the side, affirming Carter's statement, "That's right! ”

Rowling's eyes lit up suddenly, and without saying a word, she quickly gathered the materials. I checked it first, "The quality of these things is very high...... "I hesitated, but I still didn't give up, "You just look at the process first, right?" ”

Seeing Winder's nod, she replaced it with the materials she had prepared, and fed them into the inlet of the crafter through the robotic arm.

Click again to confirm, and the machine will start running.

There was a low roar, and there was a constant glow of light shining on different parts and instruments. It felt dangerous, but it went smoothly.

After about ten minutes, the transformed material was sent out through the shipping track.

"Look, that's about it!"

Rowling said, and at Winder's request, the finished tires were then made.