[Energy: 203,000/213,000]

When Xu Fei woke up, he found himself rich.

Looking at the value that had accumulated to "ten thousand," he was even happier than when he received a loan.

"800,000!"

"With another 800,000, I can openly become a boss!"

Xu Fei got up with great anticipation.

He lifted the lid of the pot and saw that it was rusty.

"Since I don't cook, why do I need this thing?"

[Obtained 2.6kg of metal iron.]

After freshening up, Xu Fei squatted on the doorstep, contemplating what he should do today.

But when a person has money, they always want to spend some.

It's like suddenly earning 200,000, knowing that you will definitely earn more in the future, and millions or billions are not a dream. It wouldn't be excessive to spend 10,000 today to reward yourself, right?

Besides, you have a magical thing that only costs 10,000 to uncover a corner of the iceberg.

Should you do it?

"I'll do it!"

Xu Fei summoned a translucent page and looked at the list on the right.

Modules to be repaired:

1. Image (garbled), requires 10,000 energy.

[Condition met, do you want to repair it?]

"Yes!"

[Repairing...]

With the prompt, the base core, which had been stripped from the basic production line, suddenly appeared in the yard, shrinking to a length of two meters and a height of one meter.

In the blink of an eye, a ray of light flashed, and there were fewer pieces of scrap metal and a hint of metallic luster, then it disappeared again.

[You have repaired the 'Camp'.]

Camp: Can recruit or train four types of units.

Unit one, engineer. You can consume 10,000 energy to construct an engineer, along with identification and relevant technical certifications. They possess construction and repair skills, but they are only effective for machinery and buildings.

Due to a confidentiality agreement, you need to recruit an additional person and provide compensation approved by the engineer, otherwise this construction will fail and the energy will be refunded.

Unit two, military dog...

Unit three, insufficient camp level.

Unit four, insufficient camp level.

[You have obtained a building: 'Camp', used to accommodate recruited units. You can adjust the model, but the maximum parameters cannot exceed 100 meters in length, 50 meters in width, and 15 meters in height.]

[Building the camp requires 20 engineers, 500 tons of metal iron, and some auxiliary materials. Please prepare in advance.]

[You have repaired the base core once, and the manufacturing capability of the basic production line has slightly improved, allowing the production of slightly more complex mechanical devices.]

...

Xu Fei studied for a long time.

First, he discovered that after repairing module one, the translucent page had an additional colored image.

When he focused his attention on it, a translucent building frame would appear in front of him.

And with his thoughts, the house could change its structure, shape, and appearance within the maximum and minimum range.

Moreover, the use of wooden structures would reduce the amount of metal iron used, while steel structures would reduce the amount of cement and sand used.

There was also steel structure + bulletproof glass...

As for the appearance, it was more complicated to adjust. It could not only disguise itself as a rockery or a small forest, but also as a retro building, European-style architecture, various temples...

"It's different from a game."

"I don't know how to recruit."

After thinking for a while, Xu Fei gritted his teeth and consumed 10,000 energy to construct an engineer.

[The engineer appears in your nearby area. Please recruit them.]

The next second, outside the snow-covered gate, a strong man appeared.

Wearing an old-fashioned worker's cap, green overalls, and a pair of high-top leather boots, he held an iron pickaxe in his left hand and played with a small gadget in his right hand. He had a wrench, pliers, hammer, and screwdriver hanging from his waist...

What was astonishing was that this man was tall and sturdy, nearly two meters tall, perfectly embodying the phrase "tiger's back and bear's waist." Especially his muscular and twisted arms, which were almost comparable to an ordinary person's thighs.

[Engineer: Lao Ma, countdown to disappearance: 55 seconds]

"With his physique, if he suddenly punches me, I'm afraid I'll be bedridden for half a year."

Xu Fei glanced at the character above the man's head, not knowing how to recruit him, and tried waving his hand to signal:

"Hey, uncle, come over here!"

Unfortunately, the strong man ignored him and acted as if he didn't see him.

"Do I have to recruit him like hiring workers?"

"Hey, uncle, looking for work?"

Strong man: "..."

"30 yuan a day!"

This time, the strong man reacted, turned his head to look, but still didn't say anything.

Seeing that there was a chance, Xu Fei continued, "Meals and accommodation included!"

The strong man hesitated, seeming a bit conflicted. "Any requirements?"

"Just be reliable and capable!"

"But I can only repair machinery and do some construction."

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"That's great, I need someone like you."

The strong man no longer hesitated and took big strides into the yard.

Xu Fei thought about how the man suddenly appeared in the alley and probed, "Uncle, where are you from?"

"I'm called Da Ma, from the Ma Family Valley in the Yimeng area. I usually like to tinker with machinery and occasionally do some construction. I heard that someone was hiring workers here yesterday, so I came to take a look."

"Based on my years of nonsense experience, this lie is quite plausible."

Xu Fei pondered for a moment, glanced at the gadget spinning on the man's index finger, and his eyelid twitched. "Da Ma, can you put away the little gadget, or, give it to me?"

"Understood, Commander."

"Call me Factory Director from now on!"

"Understood, Factory Director."

"Let's go, let's take a stroll on the street!"

Xu Fei filled in the hole and got rid of the little gadget, then patted Da Ma's arm. "I'll walk in front, you follow behind."

"Okay."

The two of them left the yard.The village was quiet, with the Electric Fan Factory having just started its shift and the recent snowfall. There were hardly any people in sight.

Xu Fei took a few steps, then suddenly halted.

His old house was not far from the village entrance, and he didn't need to take the alleyway. He could go straight to the north gate of Yellow Mud Hillock.

However, the Factory Director's house had a ferocious dog, and he always took a detour.

But today was different!

He had a big horse...

No, he could train a military dog.

"A military dog should be able to fight off a ferocious dog."

"Looking at the size of the big horse, a military dog shouldn't be too bad."

Xu Fei once again summoned the semi-transparent page and chose the camp.

Unit Two, Military Dog, you can consume 10,000 energy to train a designated dog. The base core will use mental enlightenment to give it the ability to identify spies and inject related vaccines.

Due to the confidentiality agreement, you need to conduct an additional recruitment and provide a reward that the dog approves of. Otherwise, the training here will be invalid, and the energy will be returned.

"Training?"

"Not construction?"

"Where do I find a dog..."

"Huh? Isn't there one right in front of me!"

Xu Fei's eyes lit up, and he sneaked to the Factory Director's front gate with the big horse.

Beyond the red-painted iron gate, through the half-open small door, he could vaguely see a ferocious dog the size of a calf, lying on the cement floor of the first floor, taking a nap.

"Ban'er, Ban'er!"

The ferocious dog heard the call and suddenly opened its big, bell-like eyes.

Xu Fei was scared and swallowed, lowering his voice, "Recruiting a dog, thirty a day, food and accommodation included..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the ferocious dog sprang out.

Xu Fei suddenly remembered something and turned around to run with the big horse.

But he saw that the big horse had already run more than ten meters away.

"Holy shit, I forgot to spend energy on training!"

............

Half an hour later.

Xu Fei walked in front, the big horse followed behind, and the ferocious dog was panting, swaying left and right.

The three of them arrived at the north gate, each with a cage of small meat buns, plus three bowls of mutton soup. The ferocious dog's was directly poured into a basin.

As they were enjoying their meal, a teenager walked by.

Seeing this scene, the teenager looked down on them, "Tui... a wealthy man!"

Xu Fei:???

He seemed to have insulted the Factory Director with this phrase before.

And, this teenager looked somewhat familiar.

"Kid, come back here!"

"What for?" The teenager was very stubborn.

"What did you just say?"

The big horse rolled up his sleeves, revealing his fists as big as a sand pot.

The ferocious dog bared its teeth on the side, taking the phrase 'a dog taking advantage of its master's power' to the extreme.

The teenager turned pale and was speechless.

Xu Fei smiled gently, "Call me brother, and I'll treat you to buns and mutton soup."

"Brother!"

"That's right, boss, get him set up."

"Alright!"

Next to them, an old man with a dry pipe in his mouth came over, "Brother."

"Sorry, calling me that shortens my life, I don't accept."

"Grandson."

"......"

Xu Fei was speechless.

If it weren't for your old age, I would drag you to the toy factory to clean the toilets.

Immediately, he looked around at the people eating, "Today is the grand opening of the Tin Toy Factory, a great joyous event. Factory Director Xu is treating everyone to breakfast."

The bun shop owner heard this, grabbed a bun and stuffed it into his mouth, "Thank you, Little Director Xu."

The mutton soup shop owner directly drank a bowl of soup, then grabbed a handful of meat, "Thank you, Little Director Xu."

"......"

Why are you all so clever?

Xu Fei took a deep breath, finished his meal, patted the dog's head, and signaled to the big horse, "Let's go!"

However.

When they arrived at the entrance of the toy factory.

Five glaring red marks suddenly jumped into Xu Fei's field of vision.

At the same time, the ferocious dog had already pounced.

Military Dog: Has the ability to identify spies.

"Did I let the enemy guard my own gate?"