Chapter 18 There Are Always Ups and Downs

"What? Two of them!?" Vincent's voice contained a suppressed excitement. For the research industry, the quantity of such rare samples undoubtedly directly determined the speed of research progress. If Vincent only had one chip, many destructive research methods could not be used. But with an extra chip for reference, the research speed would at least double!

"Just name your price." Vincent suddenly calmed down, sitting back in his chair. He felt that something was wrong. This damned guy in front of him was meticulous, completely manipulating him. He had clearly made thorough preparations before coming.

Since he came with these two things he was determined to get, he must have a pre-set price in mind. If that price wasn't met, anything else was meaningless!

Fang Senyan looked around at the noisy environment and said calmly, "Is there a quiet place to talk?"

Vincent obviously realized this as well. He was even more unwilling to leak information than Fang Senyan. He stood up with a sullen face, "My car has plenty of space. Let's talk there."

Vincent's car was an off-road SUV. The car's appearance, like its owner, was mottled and rough. Of course, it was also equally unkempt. After the two got in and rolled up the windows, Fang Senyan stopped beating around the bush and directly took out his piece of equipment: Cobalt Steel Alloy Exoskeleton (Left Hand Part) (Damaged):

"If you help me repair this completely, plus the dollars and pocket watch you took out earlier, then these two chips are yours."

Vincent took the cobalt steel alloy exoskeleton and looked at it repeatedly. His examination was very professional. First, he tapped it lightly with his fingers, then listened to it by his ear. Finally, he even bit it with his teeth, but what he said made Fang Senyan's heart sink:

"It can't be repaired."

Vincent continued coldly, "The design concept of this thing is as poor as a rotten sandwich. It almost completely copies the human body structure! Only the micro-drive program has some merit. If you only want it repaired... my answer is still no, because the material is very peculiar. It has the hardness of steel, and the elasticity is also considerable. I speculate that it is mostly the cobalt steel alloy that Rockefeller has been working on. I can't even find the materials to repair it. How can it be repaired?"

Fang Senyan seized a loophole in his words and immediately said, "You mean, you can't fix it just because you lack the materials."

Vincent snorted coldly, "That's right."

Fang Senyan immediately said, "Then use the best materials you can find to repair it. Just try to repair it as completely as possible. Go do it now, and we'll make the deal after it's repaired."

Vincent thought for a moment and said, "To repair this, I have to go to the engineering department, and I have to communicate with the metallurgy department in advance. It's still unknown whether it can be approved. Most importantly, this thing should be from the same source as the chips. I'm not interested in it, but that doesn't mean people in the metallurgy department aren't interested. So, no one can be present when it's repaired. Even if all the procedures are normal, it will take three hours! That will be the company's lunch time, and it will be convenient for me to come out."

Fang Senyan stared at Vincent and felt that he should not be lying, so he nodded. Anyway, the two chips that Vincent needed were still in his hands, so he wasn't afraid that he wouldn't do his best. And three hours... he could afford to wait.

Watching Vincent drive hurriedly towards Cyberdyne Systems, Fang Senyan returned to the steakhouse and chose a seat by the window, ordered a coffee. The waiter who had received a generous tip earlier brought the Los Angeles Times that day very diligently. Fang Senyan pretended to be reading the newspaper, but his mind had already flown to the magnificent building not far away. On the one hand, he couldn't help but worry about whether there would be any variables in Vincent's repair work, and on the other hand, he was extremely greedy for the various technologies and weapons inside. How could the strength of a company that could create a computer like Skynet be ordinary?

Time passed quickly. Fang Senyan looked at the clock next to him. Half of the agreed three hours had passed. He nodded slightly and couldn't help but guess the attributes of the repaired cobalt steel alloy exoskeleton. The coffee in front of him had been refilled four times, but the number of customers in the steakhouse had not decreased but increased, and the noise was even louder.

Before entering the Nightmare World, Fang Senyan's favorite thing to do was to be alone, listening to the Blue Danube or a saxophone solo of "Going Home." But now Fang Senyan felt that he liked this noisy, chaotic, and even a little greasy and dirty environment, because a person in it, like a pebble hidden on the beach, blended into it, difficult to be discovered, and could give people a rare sense of security.

Finally, Vincent's burly figure appeared at the entrance of the steakhouse, with a black briefcase under his left arm. He walked to the opposite seat and sat down. He placed the briefcase on the table, then took out the dollars and the gold pocket watch, and without saying a word, just stared at Fang Senyan with a hungry and cold look.

Fang Senyan had no intention of staying long at this time, so he simply handed over the chips and completed the transaction. After wearing the gold pocket watch through the Nightmare Mark, Fang Senyan found that his stamina had increased by 1 point, and his life value limit had also become 190 points. Just as he opened the briefcase, he found that the cobalt steel alloy exoskeleton was placed in a

transparent box, and slight shaking could reveal a transparent viscous liquid, soaking this deadly weapon from the future. He was about to ask, but Vincent had already said with a German's unique rigor and arrogance:

"When I was repairing this thing, I found that its internal structure was also slightly damaged, so I did some additional processing. Therefore, it must now be immersed in a special condensing liquid. If you take it out after an hour, you will get a perfectly repaired effect. Of course, you can also take it out early, but the price is that the slight damage to the internal structure cannot be repaired, and the repair effect can only be regarded as good."

Fang Senyan was even more delighted after hearing this. Waiting for an hour could get a "perfect repair" effect, which didn't seem like a loss. Although it was still unknown how this repair would be "perfect," it was still a surprise. Watching Vincent's slightly hunched and tall figure push the door and walk out, Fang Senyan's mouth turned up slightly, and he sat back in his seat.

Then a man in a gray suit walked over from the next seat. He had a large and red nose, and with a deadpan face, he took out a document from the inner layer of his suit, and said with a deliberately cold politeness:

"Sir, I am very sorry to tell you: lunch time is over. We have enough reason to suspect that your behavior has damaged the interests of the great United States of America. Please cooperate with us in assisting the investigation."

At the same time, several seemingly ordinary FBI agents stood up from the surrounding tables. In a neat movement, they half-opened their trench coats, and five black muzzles equipped with silencers were aimed at Fang Senyan's vital points!

Fang Senyan remained calm on the surface, but his heart was turbulent. So there was no free lunch in the world! As soon as he was pointed at by the muzzle, he immediately tried to complete the task and quickly return to the Nightmare Space, but he received a red warning prompt: "You are carrying relevant mission items and cannot complete the mission to return!" This also meant that if Fang Senyan wanted to obtain the perfectly repaired cobalt steel alloy exoskeleton, then he had to survive this hour under the pursuit of the FBI!

The police agencies in the United States are divided into two systems. One is the federal police agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, which has offices all over the country. The headquarters is in New York and is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice.

The other is the local police agency, such as the Los Angeles Police and the New York Police. They are under the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles Municipal Government and the New York Municipal Government, respectively, and are not directly under the central government. There is no doubt that the FBI, which is directly under the Central Department of Justice, is stronger and more excellent in terms of equipment and quality than the local police.

Of course, Fang Senyan also noticed another key point, that even in such an environment, the Nightmare Space still left a way out, that is, to immediately unpack and take out the cobalt steel alloy exoskeleton. Naturally, the task would be voided, and he would not have to wait for an hour, and then successfully complete the main task and escape within five minutes.

Everything depended on Fang Senyan's own choice. At the same time, Fang Senyan also thought of one thing: his perception ability did not give an early warning, which undoubtedly meant that there was an existence among the enemies whose perception was no less than his own!

In just a short moment, Fang Senyan had completely fallen from a triumphant situation to a trapped beast. The cruelty of the Nightmare World was evident!

"Hands on your head, face the wall and squat down slowly!" The FBI agent's voice became stern, as if to increase persuasiveness, this guy who had taken back his documents also pulled out a gun and aimed it over.

Fang Senyan slowly raised his hands first, indicating that he was not holding a weapon, reassuring these FBI, and then his thick, knife-like eyebrows raised, and he said calmly:

"I believe I will be treated unfairly. I want to call a lawyer."