Chapter 3 Pocket Watches
In January, the Southern Hemisphere is in the middle of summer. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoIn the midst of the large camp, the residence of the Ocean Adventurer Company is inconspicuous, about four or five container rooms, and a small courtyard. It is said that the camp of more than 900 acres took only a month to build, and then it was completed and put into use.
Our senior engineers have a specific place of work every day, which is a fairly large modern repair shop, and it is not the engineers of Sino-Ocean Company who are responsible for the specific maintenance work, they are mainly responsible for providing technical support and troubleshooting, and the rest of the work is handed over to ordinary employees.
The maintenance plant is very large, with a total of more than 200 employees, in addition to outdoor equipment for the outdoors, there are also some projects that Sino-Ocean companies cannot touch, such as large lifting gear repair points, such as aircraft and military maintenance points. In China, a downstream manufacturing plant with 200 workers in excellent operating condition can generate nearly tens of millions of cash flows and 10 million profits a year. So what is the value of this special factory in the mountains of Peru in a year?
When I noticed this, I began to understand that the human and material resources involved in this field assignment were far beyond my imagination.
Every day I follow the engineers to the maintenance workshop, track the daily work of the engineers, record the service process, this trip ocean adventurer company sent a total of 3 engineers, these three masters are treasures, if it is outside the forest, every technical support of this group of people, can bring at least 4 digits of income, all this is far from ordinary repair things as simple.
Of course, if the maintenance content that needs to be supported is more difficult and the amount of work is relatively large, the technical service cost of engineers will even increase by a hundred times.
I once saw a special rappelling rope sent from the maintenance workshop, this rope is very strange, about 100 meters long, but it is said that it can be continuously replaced, helping adventurers to quickly and safely go deep into the ground for thousands of meters in a very short time, this kind of thing, it is more troublesome to repair than to manufacture.
Due to the destruction of the machinery, various parameters need to be recalculated and considered. In such a remote location, all the equipment is consumables, technicians who can solve the problem are necessary, repairs are fast on site, and the price to pay is cheaper than reordering air freight, which is said to be done by many large adventuring teams.
Ninety percent of the outdoor equipment in the camp maintenance plant was something I had never seen in a Shanghai company, and I was often curious to ask the engineers how to use certain things when recording their data.
For example, there is a 3-kilogram hiking pole, which can actually inspire a strong air vibration when it is intact, shielding the stones that accidentally fall from high altitudes and protecting people's safety. I had never seen anything in the market before, and looking at all these incredible pieces of equipment and tools, I began to imagine what kind of scene there was in the mountains outside the camp, and what were the hundreds of adventurers doing in the mountains?
I always wanted to go outside the camp, but I worked every day except for the weekends, and when I came back to the camp to wash up, I also slept. Until one day Shirley came to the place where we lived. The little girl first found Zhou Qi, and then the two of them found me together. On weekends, some adventurers also take a break, so the maintenance task is not heavy, and I have a rare free time, so I sit alone in my room and watch a lengthy TV series to pass the time.
When I met Shirley, I was taken aback. The little girl was very pale, and she was injured at first glance, and after several inquiries, she learned that Shirley had a deep wound on her back, and she had bled a lot, and after a day of treatment, she came to our station.
I remember the first thing I said to Shirley was, "What's wrong with you, I was a little anxious."
Shirley just smiled at me, her lips rather pale.
Shirley said I was a little injured outside, and said to herself, "I'm okay now." Shirley sat down on the edge of my bed and begged Zhou Qi to prepare some food for her. Shirley is not very old, a few years younger than Zhou Qi, but over the past few months, the two have become good friends who talk about everything, and when Shirley asked Zhou Qi in a coquettish tone, Zhou Qi did not refuse.
After Zhou Qi left, Shirley told me something unexpected.
"When I returned to camp yesterday, my convoy was attacked and overturned, and then I was injured and taken back to camp by other adventurers, only to wake up and find that one of my bags was missing."
To be honest, I never thought I was a smart person, but I still knew how to look at it. Shirley rarely comes to my room, and when she does, she is always polite. But this time, Shirley arrived, and she looked very anxious from beginning to end. If I'm not mistaken, Shirley came to me almost the morning after returning to camp, and I could tell from her state that she was in a hurry.
Soon I understood her intention of asking Zhou Qi to prepare the food, and this little girl had something to say to me alone.
In the past two months, I have come into contact with a lot of adventurers, and I have a certain understanding of the lives of adventurers, perhaps because I always remember Shirley's cute appearance when she used the "Super Black Hawk", and when Shirley said that she lost something, I couldn't help but ask, "Where did you lose it, do you need me to help you find it?" ”
"Hmm." Shirley bit her lip and nodded very seriously.
"Lost things are important, and among them is a gift from my father, which has followed me since I was a child, and I don't want to lose it."
When I heard Shirley say this, a doubt popped up in my heart.
"Why don't you ask other adventurers for help?"
Shirley frowned, with an embarrassed look on her face: "In my bag is a pocket watch that my father gave me, in addition to some more valuable stones, they are all the fruits of my trip to Peru, if I entrust other adventurers, I will lose these loot." ”
Well, during those two months, I had heard that some adventurers had a good harvest in the mountains, and one adventurer who had asked an ocean-going engineer to repair a magnetized saber once said that he had dug up several special medicinal herbs from the Americas, each of which was said to sell for 100,000 euros.
Shirley is a smart girl, and I am afraid that there is a lot of harvest in these two months, and when Shirley told me about it with great trust, I could feel the adrenal hormones in my body working, and I was quite excited.
"If you can, leave this matter to me."
"Really?" Shirley was very happy when she heard me say this, and a smile appeared on her face.
Apparently Shirley didn't think I'd agree to it before she spoke. But in fact, what I thought about at the time was how difficult it would be to just find a bag. Anyway, Shirley is one of the few friends I have in this camp, and since my friend has spoken, even if it is really difficult, I will not refuse.
"Thank you so much." Shirley said.
Shirley was very honest when she spoke, and after winking at me, she said, "How can I say it, it's really because I can't help it, so I thought of asking you for help, so I'm really sorry!" ”
"If you can find my bag, I will definitely give you a very generous reward." Shirley said.
It can be seen that Shirley is very weak after being injured, and if it weren't for that, Shirley wouldn't have had to find someone like me who had no adventure to do things.
Even though I consider Shirley as a friend, I don't know what Shirley thinks of me.
So I asked Shirley, "Why did you choose me to do this?" ”
Who knew that Shirley just smiled and said, "You are very smart, you have a good response on the spot, and your learning ability is very good, and more importantly, you are very careful, you are able to complete the task and keep the secret!" Also, I know you won't say no! ”
I never thought Shirley would have such a good opinion of me, and I couldn't help but be a little happy to hear that. The little girl was full of trust in me, and I made up my mind to help her retrieve the pocket watch her father had given her and the booty she had saved up for two months. Yes, I won't have a hard time breaking it all.
Shirley sent me several photos of bags, pocket watches, and stones. When going out on adventures, Shirley always likes to wear black outdoor adventure clothing, and will tie a magazine to her calf, hang a pistol, tie a small bag around her waist to put some important, and carry a large backpack with various outdoor adventure survival equipment.
Shirley buys a safe at the camp with a dash of cash in it. However, there were some important items that Shirley did not keep in to prevent other adventurers from stealing them, but Shirley lost them herself. This made Shirley feel a little annoyed. If you were stronger, you might be able to configure better insurance measures, so you don't have to carry some precious things with you, hey......
When this little girl was angry with herself, she looked a little cute, but at her age, who hasn't made a mistake, when she was her age, I was just a freshman.
The pocket watch is very good-looking, Gutang porcelain blue and white plum blossom model, very Qing palace style, in the photo, it is placed in a pair of snow-white hands, this good-looking hand belongs to Shirley, but when the age is taken, Shirley's age is younger.
Because she was finally on a risky battle, Shirley kept her pocket watch in her bag all the time. According to Shirley, this pocket watch was passed down from the Qing Palace, and its previous owner was a Gege who loved Xinjueluo, and after Shirley's father got it, he quickly gave it to the little princess Shirley as a 7-year-old birthday gift.
A few stones were strangely grown, grayish-white, the size of a goose egg, but Shirley said that these stones had some kind of energy, and when combined with the right equipment, they could make a good offensive weapon. During my days in the camp, I was used to seeing all kinds of strange special equipment, so when Shirley said this, my heart was already accustomed to nature, and I didn't think it was so strange, I know.
Later that evening, Shirley handed me a 350cc, 17-inch aluminum-wheeled Northern Red Light heavy-duty locomotive that she usually drives. To be honest, when Shirley rode this car, the back was very beautiful, and it was because of so many pictures that I always felt that this little girl was really special and a little cute.
The car that Shirley gave me has a 15L capacity fuel tank and has a very good range.
"The oil is full, you turn it on carefully, I'll sit behind you."
When I followed Shirley to her garage and saw that she didn't even have the strength to turn the head of the car, all of a sudden, I felt an inexplicable distress in my heart, so I said to Shirley: "If you trust me, leave this matter to me, and I will definitely try to bring back good news!" ”
Shirley was obviously not comfortable letting me go out alone, and at the time, I still didn't realize how dangerous it would be outside the camp. Growing up, I barely drove a heavy locomotive. If it weren't for the adventurers I've learned from the adventurers at camp these days, I wouldn't have been able to even drive her mount out of the garage when Shirley handed it over to me.
But in any case, it seems that the patient should have a good rest, but just find a bag, as long as Shirley gives the right place, I can always help her find it. Unable to do so, Shirley did not follow her out of the camp despite my repeated persuasion.
"The Super Black Hawk is on the right side of the tank, so if you encounter any danger, remember to use it to defend yourself." Before leaving, Shirley thanked me again and told me that she hoped I would come back sooner without reluctance.