Ninth class citizen

Chapter 33: Mistakenly Doing Something and Making New Contributions

"Well, if I can find the problem with the prototype bracelet and save the company some compensation, can I get a reward?" Nan Rong asked.

"If you really have this ability, the society will never lose money from you." Minister Bai said, "But I'm afraid you will be like some people who talk better than anyone else but fail when it comes to action!"

"Listen to what you are saying." The vice president shook his head and turned to Nan Rong, speaking in a gentle voice:
"You did a great job just now, I think highly of you. The president is always generous to people with real talent and knowledge. Just fix it. He will definitely reward you if you succeed, right?"

The president nodded and said, "That's right. The problem just now was found by the mistaken secretary. I'll give her 1000 Cowens from the bonus. Is there any objection?"

Indeed, no one objected, so the president continued, "If you can fix this model, you can get a bonus of 2000 Cowans. How about that?"

"What?" General Manager Jin looked at the president in confusion: "2000 Cowens, that's..."

The president glanced at her fiercely, and General Manager Jin shut up.

Nan Rong took all of this in, reached out and took the thin bracelet, and raised the corners of his lips slightly:

"This kind of extraordinary bracelet with a gain of about 5% has a market price of at least 2000 Cowens. The school's model version is made of a five-color alloy with excellent conductivity, so it should be worth at least Cowens, right? I saved the company so much money, so isn't it a bit unreasonable to only give it Cowens?"

At this time, Deputy Minister Shen spoke up: "Mistake, please face up to your status first. Our club is a place that abides by rules. Whether it is bonuses or income, it must be calculated according to the level. You have just joined the club and are in the stage of learning from the club leaders. Why do you care about how much money you get?"

"Oh, then let's ask the leaders of the community to solve the problem personally. I have nothing to say." Nan Rong put down the bracelet.

"Hey." General Manager Jin tried to smooth things over. It was obvious that she was very good at this kind of thing:
"What Vice Minister Shen said is not without reason. But this is a matter related to the reputation of the club and the welfare of the members. If you have any ideas, you should help us think of it. As for the reward, we can discuss it again."

Nan Rong kept smiling and did not reply, but just looked at the president without saying a word.

She has discovered that no matter what these people say, in the end it all depends on the president's own opinion.

The president was so annoyed by her that he could only say, "How about this. If the mistaken officer really repairs the bracelet, he will be rewarded with 10,000 Cowans directly. In addition, he can learn the existing component knowledge in the club for free, as well as the production methods and pattern information of the finished components. How about it?"

He knew very well that the information was not a secret. If the person who got on the pirate ship by mistake was really a student of the Components College, he could learn it in this college. But it was a bargaining chip after all. If he brought it up, he might be able to scare the freshmen and save some money.

Although ten thousand Cowens was a little less than Nan Rong had expected, the study materials that followed really hit the spot for her.

When she was making the mask just now, she discovered that her fingers were now incredibly flexible and her control ability was much stronger than before. If she studied systematically, she might be able to become a good component designer.

Like genetic optimizers, component engineers are among the top earners in the interstellar industry. The top mechas today are not produced on assembly lines, but are designed by top component engineers and then built one by one, with prices easily reaching tens of billions.

Nan Rong didn't have such big ambitions. He just wanted to learn how to make some small gadgets and earn whatever he could.

"Deal!" she said with a smile.

"Deal!" The president also smiled.

The two men looked at each other, and both felt that they had gained a great advantage from the other.

Although it was called a thin bracelet, it was actually only about one centimeter thick, more than twice as thick as the one she had used before. The finer the item, the more difficult it was to make. Nan Rong probed his spiritual power into it and saw the patterns inside.

It also has a double layer of wavy patterns, but the thickness is evenly proportioned and it is drawn in one go, which shows that the maker has extraordinary skills.

However, there was an area about five millimeters wide in the middle of the pattern that was squeezed and distorted.

It looked like it had been pinched hard or hit accidentally.

The surface of this five-color alloy has been specially processed to be pressure-resistant and wear-resistant, but the interior has not been processed, so this problem occurs.

Nan Rong drew the internal situation with a light pen and explained it to several club leaders. All five of them were stunned.

They discovered a problem that they had not noticed before.

"Wrong, wrong work." The deputy president's eyes widened as he looked at Nan Rong's dark corrugated paper boat-shaped mask, as if he was looking at some great treasure, and his voice was surprisingly gentle: "Can you see the internal structure of the component?"

Including the president, everyone looked at her deeply, afraid that Nan Rong would disappear from their sight in the blink of an eye.

This is mainly because the materials used to make the conduction circuits of extraordinary items are special. Once completed, no one can peek into the inside unless using specific instruments. So when the instruments fail, everyone will be collectively at a loss.

Nan Rong also found it very strange: "President, you are an ice-type transcendent. You should be able to see it after wearing the enhancement bracelet, right?"

“Cough, cough, cough!” The president seemed to be choked by his saliva. He coughed heavily for a long time, his face flushed, and then he denied it: “How can such a good thing happen? If a superhuman can easily detect the internal structure of a component, then all excellent component engineers must be superhumans.”

"What the president said is common sense." Minister Bai also said: "Don't talk about other things. Tell me how you did it."

Nan Rong suppressed her surprise. She had owned several extraordinary items before, and she could clearly sense the exquisite patterns and circuits inside them when using them, so she had a preconceived idea that everyone was like this.

That's why she thought the president was just pretending.

Unexpectedly, the abnormal person was herself.

"I didn't see it either, but it's a feeling that's hard to describe." Nan Rong said half-truthfully: "Maybe it's because my perception is pretty good, so I can detect this step."

"So it's perception!" Several people sighed, "That's the most important talent of a component engineer."

"I've heard that several component masters have perceptions above 100."

"It seems that Director Wu is undoubtedly an outstanding freshman in this year's Component College."

"So you are not actually seniors from the Component College, right?" Nan Rong noticed the hint of regret in their tone.

(End of this chapter)