Infinite Job Transfers Starting from Mechanic Chapter 5: Mechanical Parts, Mysterious Disc

Shelter No. 73 lacks any form of currency, mainly due to the absence of market exchange, and contributions made to the Sanctuary remain strictly personal, with no option for transfer.

As a result, residents in the Sanctuary mostly engage in bartering for trades.

Su Yu exchanged two weapons with Yang Lie: a Chain Saw and a double-range shotgun, both restored to peak condition among Basic Firearms.

In return, he obtained one-third of the mechanical creations and parts collected from Yang Lie's next three hunts.

This deal provided Su Yu with a handsome reward.

Moreover, Yang Lie kindly added ten boxes of Nutrition Meals as an extra incentive, hoping Su Yu would alert him first about any future repairs of similar high-quality items.

Su Yu gladly accepted this offer.

A minor issue arose when Yang Lie initially intended to assist his nephew by offering Su Yu five boxes of canned meat obtained from ruins scavenging points, but Su Yu declined outright.

The canned meat from outside the Sanctuary contained ingredients of dubious and complicated sources.

These could be raw Radiation Beast Meat or even remains from other species or fallen Scavengers.

Yang Lie respected Su Yu's decision, gave a reassuring pat on his shoulder, left behind the ten boxes of Nutrition Meals, and headed out with the two weapons. Soon after, he came back pulling a cart.

Every member of a hunting team gathers mechanical parts and broken creations to upkeep their own weapons and gear.

For someone like Yang Lie, the Hunting Team Leader, his stockpile was understandably extensive.

He handed over three massive boxes, each as tall as half a person, to Su Yu, fulfilling the portion from the first hunt.

Su Yu accepted them eagerly without a second thought.

After hauling the three boxes into his repair shop and bidding farewell to Yang Lie while shutting the door, Su Yu's gaze sparkled as he eyed the three large boxes before him!

During the exchange, he had made a point to instruct Yang Lie.

To prioritize bringing damaged weapons over spare parts, given that his repair shop already boasted a plentiful supply of parts.

The reason behind this choice lay in the origins of a Mechanic's experience points, which Su Yu had pinpointed to three key methods.

Repairing, recycling, and self-assembling.

Self-assembling weapons granted the highest experience, with repairing coming next, and recycling trailing behind.

Regrettably, Su Yu's collection of blueprints was limited, mostly to simple mechanical weapons.

Building one often consumed half a day for just about a hundred experience points.

In that same timeframe, repairing provided more Professional Experience than assembling, not to mention recycling.

Thus, until acquiring advanced blueprints, concentrating on weapon repairs proved crucial for swift leveling.

Yang Lie had followed through perfectly on this.

Two of the three big boxes brimmed with assorted damaged mechanical creations.

"Time to organize these first!"

The broken mechanicals salvaged from the ruins generally divided into five main types.

Melee weapons such as the Chain Saw Su Yu fixed the day before.

Ranged weapons like shotguns.

Additionally, there were shield-based defensive aids, body-worn armor-style mechanical guards, and vehicles.

Yet, mechanical guards and wrecked vehicles were exceedingly scarce.

Throughout Su Yu's three years in the Sanctuary, he had come across them only once, and solely the Sanctuary's core mechanics were allowed to handle their fixes and breakdowns.

Clearly, Yang Lie's haul omitted those final two categories.

To Su Yu's astonishment, however, he spotted two Mechanical Energy Shields amid the contents of those two boxes.

But just as excitement bubbled up in Su Yu,

With his Mechanical Affinity upgraded to lv2, Su Yu sharply noticed that the central cores of both Mechanical Energy Shields had shattered beyond recognition.

Repair seemed utterly impossible.

The system's shield panel data soon validated this harsh reality.

Staring at the prominent "Unrepairable" alert, Su Yu let out a heavy sigh.

He realized that if these Mechanical Energy Shields had been salvageable, they would not have sat unused in Yang Lie's possession all this time before being delivered.

A touch of regret washed over him.

Continuing his search, Su Yu uncovered an unusual object that appeared to have been ignored.

It resembled a finely crafted Metal Disc, which gleamed with a subdued golden hue once cleaned.

The disc featured intricate golden engravings that seemed almost enchanted. As Su Yu concentrated on it, his Spirit felt pulled in, almost lulling him into drowsiness.

Despite thorough inspection, Su Yu couldn't uncover its hidden secrets.

In earlier days, he might have dismissed it as a component from an odd weapon and moved on.

After all, Transcendents existed among humans in this world.

Types like the Physical Body Transcendent exemplified by Yang Lie were one variety; another, even more arcane and enigmatic, involved Spirit-based Transcendents.

Their armaments frequently carried such hypnotic mind effects, so Su Yu found it unsurprising.

Yet on this occasion,

Guided by the Mechanic's distinctive Mechanical Affinity, Su Yu chose not to set the small disc aside.

He sensed something vital lurked within, though his current skills fell short of revealing it!

"No worries, though."

Su Yu took a deep breath, his focus shifting to the orderly rows of two weapon types laid out ahead.

Melee mechanical tools and long-range firearms.

Determination flared in his eyes!

"After I finish repairing and recycling this load of weapons, the experience should suffice to advance my Mechanic level and core skill, Mechanical Affinity, even further."

"At that point, I might crack the mystery of this disc!"

Su Yu dove right in, lifting his hand.

"Nuonuo, time to dive into the work!"