By linking my account to the check-in system, I became a leisurely traveler.

Chapter 8 Compensation
Once Li Younan gets into work mode, it's as if he's entered a state of flow, tireless, highly focused, and refreshed, losing all sense of time.

The disassembly and testing went very smoothly.

The next day, when Lu Haibo arrived at the modification shop, he found Li Younan sitting in front of the workstation, and the damaged Land Cruiser had already been sorted and disassembled.

Each component was neatly arranged on the floor, creating a sense of orderly beauty.

Those parts that clearly needed to be replaced were also neatly arranged aside.

Lu Haibo stared at Li Younan, whose eyes were red and swollen, and said in disbelief, "Dude, don't tell me you haven't slept all day?"

Li Younan looked up and smiled, then stood up and stretched. He then took out a list, which he had handwritten yesterday, and handed it to Lu Haibo, saying, "I need your help with something else."

Lu Haibo took the list, which contained a very detailed list of accessories, down to the specific model number.

Li Younan said, "I inspected it in detail yesterday. The main frame of the car was not damaged at all, and the few minor problems with the transmission are easy to fix. Other parts such as the bumper, headlights, and electrical components can be replaced with replacement parts."

Lu Haibo blinked, looked at the list carefully, and said, "I can buy all these parts for you, but there's one problem." He hesitated for a moment because the list Li Younan gave him didn't include anything related to the engine, so he asked curiously, "What about the engine? Don't you need me to buy it for you?"

Li Younan said, "Let's not worry about the engine for now. Can you get these parts for me first?"

Seeing that Li Younan didn't mention the engine, Lu Haibo didn't press the matter and nodded, saying, "Alright then, let me know if you need anything."

Li Younan smiled and said, "Thank you. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Lu Haibo glared at Li Younan with great dissatisfaction: "What are you saying? These things are trivial to me."

After yesterday's conversation, Lu Haibo learned that Li Younan was currently unemployed. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

Li Younan looked at the car that had been completely dismantled and revealed a meaningful smile.

While waiting for Lu Haibo's parts, Li Younan naturally wouldn't be idle; he had two things to do.

His first task was to intensively search online for scrapped vehicles of the same model as his own. In China, this wasn't difficult, and he quickly found several accident-damaged vehicles awaiting scrapping through various channels.

The second task was to complete the other two checkpoints in the city. In fact, Binhai City truly lived up to its reputation as the economic center of the country. After reviewing all the checkpoints, Li Younan discovered that only Kyoto City and Binhai City had three checkpoints each, while most other cities either didn't have any or only had one.

In comparison, checking off landmarks in the city is actually simpler. For example, the first landmark simply requires spending six hours in the park. The next two landmarks aren't too difficult either: one is the extremely famous Bund, and the other is Duoyun Bookstore.

Li Younan himself wouldn't actually go to these two places, after all, he had lived here for several years and had been there before, and these kinds of purely touristy spots are crowded and the experience isn't good, but it doesn't matter if it's to complete the check-in task.

Compared to the first check-in task, the other two check-in tasks differed in terms of time and scope. Li Younan went to the Bund on the second day. There was no time requirement for the check-in, but there were requirements for his movement trajectory; the walking trajectory needed to cover a certain area.

After successfully completing the check-in, he received a second reward, but this reward seemed rather lackluster—piano performance +1.

After disassembling the car, Li Younan roughly figured out just how strong the ability points rewarded by the system were. Don't be fooled by the fact that it was only a small amount of ability points; Li Younan was certain that it had already reached a professional level.

Li Younan currently doesn't know if his ability stats can continue to increase. If they do, what level would ability 2 be? Top in the world? And what about ability 3? Epic or legendary level?
The system's boost was too great. Although the second reward wasn't enough to make him a historically great pianist like Lang Lang, it was enough to make him a professional pianist with ten or twenty years of experience. In short, he could make a living with this skill. But the immediate problem was that this skill wasn't very useful for his grand travel plans.

You can't possibly carry a piano around everywhere, can you?

The only application scenario Li Younan could think of was going to a place with a public piano, getting into the mood, and going up to play a piece. But thinking about it, if there really was such an opportunity, it would be... pretty exciting.

He hasn't been to Duoyun Academy yet because the parts he ordered have been arriving one after another.

Li Younan is currently staying in a hotel, which incurs considerable daily expenses, so he needs to get the car fixed as soon as possible. The engine is still unsettled, but work can begin on the other parts.

He replaced what could be replaced and repaired what could be repaired, handling the entire job himself, including bodywork and painting, once again astonishing Lu Haibo and his workers. These past few days have been very fulfilling for Li Younan; he's gotten himself all dirty every day, but he doesn't seem to care.

However, one thing still troubled him: his savings were running out. Although he only spent 6000 yuan on the car, the repair parts weren't cheap, and he would need to pay for the engine as well. He also needed to buy some things for his upcoming trip, so money was simply not enough, and he had to start carefully budgeting.

The company's promised compensation hasn't been fulfilled yet, but Li Younan isn't worried that the company will renege on its promise; he knows the process will take some time. However, with only 5 yuan left in his bank account, he can't help but feel the urge to expedite the process.

However, before he could contact the company, it was the company that called him.

It was the manager calling again. The manager's voice was mumbled on the other end of the phone, which amused Li Younan. She asked him what was wrong: "Manager, if you don't tell me, I'm hanging up."

The manager then said somewhat helplessly, "To be honest, the company wants to bring you back, and we'll even give you a 20% raise. I'm here to act as a lobbyist."

Li Younan paused for a moment and then asked, "Manager, do you think I'll come back?"

The manager sighed and said, "The company has already made concessions. I think you can consider it. After all, these days, jobs aren't easy to find. You've also signed a non-compete agreement with the company. If you really refuse, it will be really hard for you to find a job."

Li Younan paused for a moment, then asked, "When will the compensation be implemented?"

The manager gave a wry smile: "To tell you the truth, Supervisor Cai forced you to leave without authorization, which was criticized by the board of directors. Even his father caused dissatisfaction among some shareholders at the shareholders' meeting. This is mainly because no one expected your departure to have such a big negative impact."

Li Younan said with a bit of a laugh, "I'm just an ordinary employee without a position, what kind of big impact can I have?"

The manager said helplessly, "Sigh, don't say things like that to me. You must know that the update you made before you left created two major bugs that were about to swallow users' recharge amounts, causing a huge uproar."

"The company's technical staff worked overtime to investigate, but after several days they still couldn't pinpoint the source of the problem. All the technical staff said that if you were here, you could definitely fix any bugs on the same day. Sigh, I don't know if this kind of problem will keep happening after you leave."

Li Younan didn't continue on this topic, but repeatedly asked when his compensation would be implemented.

The manager said with a wry smile, "Are you really not even considering it?"

Li Younan thought for a moment and then smiled and said, "Okay, have Manager Cai apologize to me, and I'll see if I want to consider it."

The manager was immediately caught in a dilemma: "This..."

Li Younan interrupted him: "See? This shows that Supervisor Cai is not convinced at all. I still have to be mindful of her attitude when I go back to the company. Manager, you don't need to persuade me anymore. Just help me urge her to pay the compensation."

The manager hung up the phone in frustration.

What Li Younan didn't expect was that a few minutes later, a call came in from an unfamiliar number.

He answered the phone, and it was Cai Mingying.

Cai Mingying took a deep breath and said, "Li Younan, I apologize to you! I shouldn't have treated you that way and underestimated your value. If you're willing to come back, I'm willing to give you a 50% raise on your salary."

This condition stunned Li Younan for a moment, then he chuckled and said, "It's alright, I accept your apology, but if possible, could you please help me expedite the payment of compensation?"

Cai Mingying on the other end of the phone fell silent for a long time, finally letting out a hum and hanging up.

Li Younan put down her phone and chuckled softly.

Not long after, a message was sent to my phone, announcing that a compensation payment of 11 yuan had been deposited into my bank account.

(End of this chapter)