Wade: "..."
Isn't this a rip-off? I couldn't pay this back even if I sold my ass!
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Chapter 8: Broke
If eighty thousand U.S. dollars isn't a rip-off, then what is?
In Wade's eyes, Lu Chen had already become a swindler.
"Lu Chen, you've fallen. The Lu Chen I used to know was an upright, sunny, kind, generous, adorable fat sheep… a good friend, but now…" Wade's face was filled with pain.
If Wade hadn't let it slip just now, Lu Chen would have believed him.
"Stop pretending, put away that look on your face, aren't you disgusted by it!" Lu Chen said speechlessly.
Wade clearly had no intention of putting away his expression until Lu Chen raised his fist and motioned it towards his head.
"Besides the knife, what else did you come here for this time?" Lu Chen put the 'broken watch' Wade mentioned on his wrist, calibrating it while asking Wade.
"I just wanted to let you know that I've taken care of all those people. You don't have to worry about them retaliating!"
Wade said this, but his eyes were fixed on the 'broken watch' on Lu Chen's wrist, which was being constantly adjusted.
Although he appeared indifferent, through the sci-fi streamlined style of the 'broken watch', its silver-White body, and the craftsmanship that had reached the pinnacle of manual work, Wade could still tell that this 'broken watch' was probably genuinely expensive.
Of course, whether it was really worth eighty thousand U.S. dollars remained to be seen.
Eighty thousand U.S. dollars, some top international luxury watches were only worth this much in recent years.
However, a few thousand, or tens of thousands of U.S. dollars, should be about right, shouldn't it?
Luxury watches are all hyped up; without fame, no matter how good the craftsmanship, they aren't worth much money.
When did Lu Chen acquire such craftsmanship?
Wade looked at the strange equipment and some material scraps on the table in front of Lu Chen's seat just now, muttering to himself in surprise.
Through all of this, Wade could basically conclude that this 'broken watch' was made by Lu Chen himself.
Although he found it hard to believe!
However, this also explained to Wade why Lu Chen would give up such a promising profession; with this skill, who would still do such a risky job?
Buzz!
Wade's thoughts were wandering when a sudden buzz startled him.
Wade looked in the direction of the sound and saw a stream of light suddenly appear on the 'broken watch' on Lu Chen's wrist, circling the watch body, entering the dial, and then disappearing.
"So cool! It must be worth a lot of money, right?" Wade praised.
"Just so-so!" Lu Chen said, looking at the 'broken watch' without raising his head.
"Um, we're all good friends, right?" Wade's eyes darted around, then he suddenly asked with a lecherous expression.
"What do you want to do?"
"Since we're friends, give me a few watches!"
Lu Chen gave Wade the middle finger.
"Our friendship, and you won't even give me a few watches? Is our relationship so fragile? Have you forgotten our friendship? I'm truly heartbroken!"
Wade said this, but his eyes rolled around, scanning the surroundings. Finally, they lingered on something, his feet moved lightly, and his hand also reached out.
As if he were invisible and others couldn't see him.
Zzz… Thud!
Wade's hand didn't touch anything; a triangular metal piece was stuck beside Wade's hand, its tail still trembling.
Wade froze completely.
"Why are you still here?" Lu Chen looked at Wade with a half-smile and said.
"It's just that you seemed very busy, so I wanted to help out!"
"No need, get lost!" Lu Chen said with a laughing curse.
What could Wade do? He reluctantly glanced at his precious knife, and under Lu Chen's gaze, he left again, looking back three times with each step!
Lu Chen also didn't know what to say!
He smiled silently, and his hand with the device trembled.
Buzz!
Another buzzing sound rang out.
At the location of the device on Lu Chen's wrist, another stream of light appeared, rapidly enlarging in front of Lu Chen.
Half a second later, a circular energy shield appeared on Lu Chen's wrist, protecting his front.
It was transparent, with faint traces of color settling within it.
The shield didn't last long; it quickly disappeared again due to insufficient energy, the energy shield contracted, and the stream of light on the setting also seemed to be about to vanish.
"It can manipulate Dark Energy, but there are significant problems with energy storage, the transfer efficiency is extremely low, and the strength is also very low. In reality, it can only block some ordinary firearms!" Lu Chen said with great dissatisfaction.
Although this device seemed very advanced, in fact, it was rather crudely made.
It wasn't a problem with the craftsmanship!
Coupled with powerful computing capabilities, even without using modern industrial equipment, the craftsmanship had already reached a certain level.
The crudeness was reflected in the materials!
Lu Chen only spent forty thousand U.S. dollars on materials.
Compared to general situations, forty thousand U.S. dollars is a lot.
However, Lu Chen was building a special device that could manipulate Dark Energy; forty thousand U.S. dollars couldn't even make a ripple.
Essentially, this device truly was a crudely made product.
However, it was barely enough for now!