National destiny: Starting with a coffin, building an aircraft carrier is broadcast live globally.

To be more precise... it's half a red toy car!

Only the front of the car remained, the body was covered in dents, and the glass was completely shattered. Seawater was gushing out from the broken chassis and the gaping holes in the hood.

"puff--"

Nathan burst out laughing.

He walked quickly around the car twice, tapped the hood with his knuckles, and looked on with admiration.

"Judging from its classic streamlined design and two-door convertible, it should be a Chevrolet Corvette. I really didn't expect to see it here."

[A scrapped car (halfway through)]

[Comment: Its owner bought it because they dreamed of the stars and distant places; now it has seen the sea. PS: Please obey traffic rules and do not speed in the sea.]

He completely ignored the system's complaints.

His gaze fell on the driver's cab of the half-destroyed vehicle.

On the broken center console, the glove box lid was ajar, as if something was stuck inside.

He walked over and reached out to pull open the broken lid.

A black file box, which looked like it was made of some kind of waterproof material, fell out of it.

The box had been in the sea for who knows how many years, and it was remarkably well preserved.

"Click".

The captain easily opened the buckle.

Surprisingly, it was very dry inside, with only a plastic-sealed card lying on the black velvet lining.

This is......

An employee ID card?

He randomly took out the card.

The top of the card is printed with the words: "[The Past Project Team]".

Below is a passport photo with a blue background.

The man in the photo looks quite young, wearing black-rimmed glasses, with slightly messy hair, and a shy smile.

Arbitrarily turn that card over and show it to everyone.

Ivan stared at the photo for a long time, then asked in confusion, "Who is this? I don't recognize him..."

Aurora, Luigi, Nathan, Estin, and Sean: "..."

Dude, the important thing is the "Past Days" project team, okay?!

I'm not asking you to recognize people!

If you flip the card back over, there's a line of small print below the photo.

Position: Lead Designer

Name: [......Zhe]

The words in front were covered by a solidified, blackened stain.

"The lead designer of 'Past Days'... just happens to have a name like Zhe..."

Nathan stroked his chin, muttering to himself thoughtfully.

"Could it be that mysterious partner, A Zhe, who's been mentioned in Ma Junyang's hard drive?!"

That's such a coincidence!

If you place your hand on the bumpy hood of the car, even if it's only half there, the amount of metal that can be extracted must be considerable.

However......

In Ma Junyang's narration.

This Ah Zhe disappeared after the entire civilization was trapped in a virtual cage, and he was also a key figure.

But now.

It just so happens that the employee card of this key figure was fished out of this "empty" sea by himself.

I don't really believe in coincidences.

then......

He only placed his hand on it for a moment before withdrawing it, turning around and walking back to his deck chair without saying a word. He then cast the fishing line back into the sea.

"Captain, why don't you break it down? This thing is taking up space."

Sean asked, puzzled.

"Let's talk about it later."

The captain calmly and gently tugged at the fishing line.

"Let me see if I can catch the other half too, to make it a round number."

"..."

To round it up?

[Just rounding it up, hahaha! Is Coffin Bro serious?]

[While others fish, he fishes for his car—and it has to be an original model!]

Is there a Chevrolet dealership in the sea?

[I get it... Boss, he's testing the drop rate! The next bar is for the car keys and driver's license!]

The crowd looked at each other, then found places to sit down and watch the captain fishing in his luxury car.

Time passed by, second by second.

"Splash—"

A plastic mannequin missing an arm and a leg.

"Splash!"

A rusty bank ATM.

......

After Klaus had carefully inspected the cabin, he pushed open the door leading to the deck.

"!"

must......

He must have been too tired from working and was hallucinating.

Otherwise, why would you see half a red sports car parked in the middle, with a traffic cone next to it, a mannequin with a missing leg leaning against the car in a bizarre and alluring pose, and an ATM machine not far away?!

His teammates, as if attending a car show, surrounded the pile of garbage, pointing and commenting.

Klaus closed the door expressionlessly, turned around, leaned against the door, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

After a full two minutes of calm, he pushed the door open again.

The pile of garbage is still there.

Not only that... but there's also a new metal sign that says "Grand Opening Special".

Klaus: "..."

He walked over numbly, about to ask the captain what was going on.

"They're here! They're here!"

Nathan grabbed his shoulder and stared intently at the fishing rod that was bent into an exaggerated arc, which he was holding casually.

"You've come at the right time, this is a big one!"

"Amitabha, Holy Mary, I hope this time we can have something serious."

Aurora clasped her hands together and prayed devoutly for the captain.

"I think we can fish up a door!"

Esther imagined it with great joy.

"...The gateway to a new world!"

"I think it might be the other half of the car."

Luigi leaned against the gunwale and cautiously guessed, "Didn't the captain just say he wanted to fish the stern?"

Before he could finish speaking...

"Splash—"

With a loud bang, accompanied by Ivan's excited shout of "Hurrah!", a rusty red object was arbitrarily pulled from the sea, soaring over everyone's heads, and then—

"Bang!"

impartial!

The remaining half of the car body landed right behind the half of the front of the car on the deck.

moment.

A Chevrolet Corvette, though dilapidated, battered, missing glass and wheels, and broken in two, appeared intact on the deck.

"Wow wow wow~"

The dog's head on the left of the three tubes sniffed curiously, let out a soft whimper, and darted into Sean's fish tank.

Could this be someone with spirit rings?

Just as Klaus was about to say something again, Renyi's voice drifted over.

"Klaus, you've come at the perfect time."

The engineer's eyelids twitched, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.

really.

He casually pointed to the two halves of a red sports car that exuded a strong aura of death.

"Didn't you always say you build four-wheeled cars? Now you're actually working with your expertise, right?"

Is it a job that matches your major?

Klaus's eyelids started twitching.

He was talking about design and creation... not repairman, much less scrap collector!

Does the boss want me to perform an "autopsy" on this old car?

Since that's the case, then...

"Fix it."

"I need to completely disassemble it and... huh?!"

"Fix it."