Chapter 5: Wasn't This Supposed to Be Appliance Repair?

[Scanning...]
[Type 59 Medium Tank]
[Integrity: 11%]

After unloading the vehicle and sending off the girl’s brother, Wei Xiu glanced at the tank. The text appearing in his mind made his lips twitch.

What on earth had this machine been through in its past life? How could it be shattered so thoroughly?

[Begin module analysis?]

"Go ahead."

For a mechanical structure with such complexity, repairing it in one go was impossible. Even a system as powerful as his required modular analysis and step-by-step repairs.

The first thing to appear was the power module.

[Four-stroke water-cooled inline 12-cylinder diesel engine]
[Displacement: 38.88L (Bore x Stroke = 150mm x 180mm)]
[Rated Power: 520 horsepower]
[Torque Reserve Coefficient: 1.25 (1,200-1,400 rpm range)]
[Fuel Consumption Rate: 245g/kW·h (Full load condition)]

Without realizing it, chunks of knowledge began to flood into Wei Xiu’s mind in a bizarre fashion. Ever since the system was activated, every mechanical structure he repaired was automatically recorded and etched into his memory. A single glance was all he needed to master the ability of reverse engineering.

Take this engine, for example. Based on the current information, he could fully dictate its entire manufacturing process.

However, dictating was one thing; repairing was another. This engine was severely damaged. Seventy percent of the components were completely ruined and required replacement.

"List the components that are total losses."
[Received]
[Crankshaft *1, Flywheel *3, Piston Pin *1, Cylinder Gasket *2, Camshaft *5...]
[Total cost to redeem the above parts: 13,250 repair points]
[Note: The current plan is for a restoration version. An upgraded version is available for storage. View it?]

"Huh? An upgrade?" Wei Xiu was slightly taken aback, finding it rather novel. "View it."

[Upgraded Power Scheme]
[V-type 12-cylinder water-cooled turbocharged diesel engine]
[Displacement: 27.3L]
[Rated Power: 1500 horsepower]
[Peak Torque: 5400Nm]
[Total cost to redeem the above scheme: 330,000 repair points. Redeem now?]

"Holy cow!" Wei Xiu nearly choked on his water, his eyes widening. He recognized this configuration! It was the Type 99—the engine for the currently active main battle tank.

In other words, as long as Wei Xiu had 330,000 repair points, he could obtain a Type 99 engine. Following this plan, the repaired tank’s power would rival that of a Type 99. Wasn't that like upgrading from a bird-gun to a cannon?

Moreover, Wei Xiu was quick to extrapolate. If the power module could be upgraded, so could the others. He skipped past the power module and looked at the global overview.

[Weaponry upgrade: Unmanned railgun turret (440,000)]
[Armor upgrade: Electromagnetic armor (260,000)]
[Optoelectronics upgrade: Stealth coating + patch radar (530,000)]
[Other upgrades: Drone base station (800,000)]
[Click to view 33 other feasible schemes...]

"Feasible?" Wei Xiu chuckled. "More like 'criminally' feasible. Especially criminal!"

He felt a pang of temptation but managed to restrain himself. Every single upgrade scheme was enticing. If he went all out, the resulting vehicle could crush all current military equipment. But then again, he could, but there was no need. The cost of points was secondary; even if he could build this terrifying, cutting-edge electromagnetic tank, the girl’s brother might not dare to accept it. If he did, National Security would likely seal his coffin shut.

...

Three days later.
[Victory Appliance Repair Shop]

The livestream room already had over five hundred viewers. During the days Wei Xiu hadn't been broadcasting, his old fans had lost their source of joy, even dreaming about broken couplers. So, when Wei Xiu started the stream today, the front-row audience was already prepared with sunflower seeds, drinks, and mineral water.

"Welcome [Boiled Water] to the stream."
"Welcome [Mengmeng (Postgrad Exam Edition)] to the stream."
"Welcome [Armored Soul] to the stream."

Wei Xiu was in a good mood and welcomed the audience warmly. "Same old rules—send the free gifts and light up the fan badges. Once we hit 500 people, I’ll show you something good."

'Whoa, the missing person has returned.'
'You didn't need to go missing just because you couldn't fix a tank.'
'Brothers won't stop watching you just because you failed.'
'Host, stop playing dead. Where’s the tank?'

The watchers were all old fans. Half of them were here just to see Wei Xiu get slapped in the face. The new viewers were confused, not understanding what the tank-filled chat meant. Wei Xiu saw many familiar IDs. Seeing that the ones who had promised to eat poop earlier were still here, he felt relieved.

"Is the girl’s brother here? If so, type 1."
[Lv51 · Why Does the Girl Wear a Short Skirt] sent a Wave No. 1 (10,001 diamonds) *1.

Wei Xiu grinned. "The kid is a man of his word. The tank was finished today. I’ll let you take a look in the stream first. If you’re not satisfied, I can still perform some 'emergency resuscitation'."

[Why Does the Girl Wear a Short Skirt: That fast?]
[Boiled Water: For real? It takes me forever just to draw a tank in three days.]
[Reservoir Wanderer: Host, don't mess around, I don't want to eat it.]
[Keke Doesn't Like Cilantro: I just love how the host keeps his promises.]

Amidst the questions in the chat, Wei Xiu held his selfie stick and walked outside. After three days of hard work, the tank was finished. It was parked right outside. To avoid attracting a crowd, Wei Xiu had covered it with a tarp.

The viewers in the stream held their breath. As the tarp was pulled away, a tank with a greenish-yellow hue came into view.

"Brother, time was tight," Wei Xiu said. "I didn't fix the exterior for you. You can just find someone to spray-paint it later."

[Lv51 · Why Does the Girl Wear a Short Skirt] sent a Wave No. 1 (10,001 diamonds).
[Lv51 · Why Does the Girl Wear a Short Skirt] sent a Spaceship (50,001 diamonds).
[Lv51 · Why Does the Girl Wear a Short Skirt] sent a Luxury Cruise Ship (60,001 diamonds).

The girl’s brother was completely shocked. No way. This was too insane.

'Holy crap, did he actually fix it??'
'My god!'
'666!'
'Aside from the old paint, I really can't see any problems.'
'Newbie here, wasn't this an appliance repair stream? When did it turn into arms dealing?'
'Is this something that can be shown on a livestream?'

The viewers were going crazy. The tank on the screen looked incredibly lifelike. If you just applied a layer of green paint, it would be a real tank. It looked like it weighed dozens of tons. They couldn't fathom how Wei Xiu had put this behemoth together in three days.

Especially those who had boasted about eating poop—they were terrified, feeling like the moment was drawing near. Many "old sixes" (sneaky people) quietly left the stream, pretending they saw nothing. But some were still stubborn.

[Reservoir Wanderer: Host, don't try to cheat. We said 'repaired', just piecing it together doesn't count.]

Reservoir Wanderer felt incredibly clever. Anyone can assemble Lego, right? Welding steel plates together to look like a tank didn't count as repairing it.

"Brother Wanderer, please don't leave the stream," Wei Xiu said with a grin upon seeing the familiar ID. "To make sure you eat that with conviction, I’m going to take it for a test drive now."

Seeing Wei Xiu climb onto the tank, the viewers spammed question marks.

???

The host really went to great lengths just to make a fan eat his words. Could this thing even move?

[Why Does the Girl Wear a Short Skirt: Wei-ge, you’re the best! Hold on, let me call someone to watch this!]

Wang Qi held his phone, trembling with excitement. How could he watch such an amazing stream alone? He had to share it. He copied the link and found [Theater Equipment Department Zhang Mingrui] in his contacts. He pasted the link and added: "Minister Zhang, that tank you said couldn't be repaired? It's fixed!"