295: Chapter 294 Wang Jie's Troubles

Donghai City.

Wang Jie looked up at the grand factory gate before him, gazing at the gilded characters on it, and nervously loosened the collar of his shirt.

He looked down at his attire and felt a bit speechless.

He didn't know who had purchased these work uniforms; the blue and white pattern was one thing, but the key issue was... the style of the clothing seemed strangely familiar.

If you added the words "So-and-so Housekeeping Services" to it, it would look even more like one.

Would he be kicked out for entering such a high-end factory complex wearing this kind of clothing?

But he couldn't not wear it.

That Team Leader Han, who was younger than him, had said that a unified uniform was meant to establish a brand image, increase a sense of honor and belonging, and make it easier to distinguish employees and communicate with clients.

In short, he had to wear it; there was no room for negotiation.

Besides... Wang Jie turned his head to look beside him.

A light blue zero egg was currently floating beside him, level with his shoulder, its two propellers emitting a faint buzzing sound.

If it weren't for this thing, Wang Jie figured he would never wear this work uniform even if it killed him; no matter how strict the rules were, it wouldn't matter.

He was, after all, a legitimate Weapon designer. If he accidentally ran into an acquaintance while wearing this thing, it would be as awkward as it could possibly be.

Fortunately, this was Donghai City.

Silently mourning for his colleagues whose destination was Shancheng, Wang Jie sighed softly and stepped toward the factory gatehouse.

He had already decided that in a moment, he would speak as little as possible, or not at all, and would ignore anyone who asked about the zero egg.

Along the way, the attention his zero egg had attracted was already enough—so much so that he had become somewhat numb to it.

He could tolerate the same question a few times or even a dozen times, but having to explain it dozens or even hundreds of times was truly unbearable.

Arriving at the entrance, Wang Jie met the security guard's gaze and said:

"Hello, I am an engineer from Frontier Technology Company."

The security guard was clearly taken aback and hesitated, "An engineer from Frontier Technology Company?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the zero egg floating beside Wang Jie.

Wang Jie nodded slightly.

"Please wait a moment, I will make a call."

The security guard was very polite and did not show any neglect just because Wang Jie looked more like a housekeeper than an engineer. After saying this, he immediately left the window, walked into the room, and made a call.

A few minutes later, a group of people hurried over from inside the factory.

Leading them was a bespectacled Middle-aged man, looking to be about forty years old, wearing a trench coat. He hurried to the security office and asked, "Where is the person? Where are the people from Frontier Technology?"

The security guard seemed startled and quickly pointed to Wang Jie, who was standing on the side as if he were invisible.

"General Manager Qu, here."

The Middle-aged man surnamed Qu turned his head, paused slightly upon seeing Wang Jie, and then saw the zero egg floating beside him; his furrowed brows immediately relaxed.

"Are you the engineer from Frontier Technology?"

The Middle-aged man greeted him enthusiastically.

"We've been waiting for you like stars waiting for the moon; we finally have you here."

Wang Jie, who was just thinking about how to greet him, was slightly stunned.

One could guess the identity of the Middle-aged man from the security guard's form of address. Someone who could be addressed as "General Manager" must at least be the head of a department, right? In such an enterprise, that was basically a mid-level leadership position or higher. Let alone an engineer, even if Liu Yemei came in person, he would be qualified enough to receive her.

A person of this level, being so polite to an engineer from a partner company?

Since when could an engineer stand so tall?

Wang Jie was a bit puzzled.

It was no wonder; the few of them had been entrusted with this task in a crisis, and they had only undergone crash training for one afternoon under Han Xiaoxin, who was a layman—at most, two hours or so.

In that amount of time, they had only remembered how to control the zero egg, and what they needed to do and how to do it.

As for everything else, they basically knew nothing.

Unable to figure it out, he stopped thinking about it. Wang Jie nodded slightly and replied according to the format Han Xiaoxin had taught him:

"Frontier Technology Technical R&D Department, zero egg certificate number 0037, Wang Jie, at your service."

The Middle-aged man beamed with joy, hurriedly grabbed Wang Jie's arm, and said enthusiastically, "You're too polite, really too polite. It is our company's honor that you could come; there's no need to talk about service."

Everyone: "..."

The Middle-aged man took two steps, seemed to remember something, slapped his forehead, and said, "Look at my memory. You came at this time; you haven't eaten yet, right? Let's eat first, and then talk about work after we've eaten."

As he spoke, he was about to pull Wang Jie away.

Wang Jie was a bit uncomfortable with the Middle-aged man's enthusiasm and quickly refused, "General Manager Qu, there's no need. After I finish the task assigned by Wang Jie as soon as possible, I still have to go to other places."

"Is that so?"

The Middle-aged man seemed a bit regretful, but seeing Wang Jie's firm attitude, he had to nod and say, "Alright then, thank you for your hard work, Master Wang."

Master Wang...

Wang Jie twitched his mouth, not knowing what expression to show, so he had to remain calm and nod steadily.

The Middle-aged man saw this and nodded inwardly; the people from Frontier Technology were indeed professional.

At their first meeting, with just a few words, he had already labeled the Frontier Technology engineer before him in his mind.

Calm, professional, few words, dislikes social contact, cannot engage in deep communication, maintain appropriate social distance.

These were basically the common traits that engineers should have. If it were some master engineers, they might have other manifestations, such as... arrogance, aloofness, and so on.

For the time being, the Frontier Technology engineer before him did not have these flaws.

Perhaps that was why they could develop a product like the Mark I System.

Withdrawing his thoughts, the Middle-aged man reached out to lead the way, "Master Wang, all the data is in the Engineering Department. Let's go to the Engineering Department first. This way, please."

The Engineering Department was located in a factory building within the factory complex.

Because they often had to change designs and manufacture parts, the Engineering Department was piled with scrap and blueprints. When Wang Jie and the others entered, there were still a few workers in the engineering area discussing something heatedly.

"I just said it, we need to adjust the machine tool zero point. Otherwise, the absolute dimensions and incremental dimensions of the machine tool will have errors, and even if the Tool Presetter is fully calibrated, it will be impossible to achieve the desired effect."

"Is the zero point that easy to adjust? If you move the zero point position, the input and output data of the entire database will have to be redetermined. It's not cost-effective for an accuracy of 0.001 mm."

"I still think we can put more effort into the computer; maybe we can get unexpected results."

Wang Jie listened silently for a few sentences and was stunned to find that he didn't seem to understand.

What "absolute dimensions," "incremental dimensions," and "computer"—these were all terms he had never heard of.

"Everyone."

The Middle-aged man clapped his hands, and the workers who were discussing the problem immediately stopped and focused their attention on the Middle-aged man.

"General Manager Qu."

"Hello, General Manager Qu."

Greetings rang out; it was clear that the Middle-aged man was well-loved by the workers.

The Middle-aged man nodded with a smile, turned slightly to let Wang Jie appear before everyone, and then introduced him: "This is the expert I invited from Frontier Technology. His name is Wang Jie. Let's welcome him."

Warm applause rang out, and everyone was looking at Wang Jie with surprised eyes.

Frontier Technology?

They certainly knew that very well.

This month, the thing they heard the most was Frontier Technology, whether in the news, in the factory, or even from the mouth of General Manager Qu before them.

God knows how many times General Manager Qu had mentioned Frontier Technology this month.

Whenever they encountered engineering problems and reported them to General Manager Qu, he would always say, "If only someone from Frontier Technology were here. Such a simple problem definitely wouldn't stump them."

Having heard and seen it so many times, even they began to wonder: Was Frontier Technology really that magical? If only someone from Frontier Technology could appear here.

And now, someone from Frontier Technology had actually appeared!

How could they not be surprised?

More importantly, there was a zero egg floating beside this engineer!

This was truly a rare sight.

The number of zero eggs released was just too small—so small that in their huge factory, not a single person owned one.

"Master Wang."

A bold female employee asked, "Is this one beside you a zero egg?"

Wang Jie frowned reflexively.

Here it came; this question, which he had already been asked over a hundred times by others, had finally come again.

He wanted to ignore it, but remembering Han Xiaoxin's words, Wang Jie nodded slightly and said, "Yes."

His stern expression and brief answer did not make the female employee who asked feel alienated; instead, she continued to ask with great interest, "What can it do?"

Wang Jie's brows furrowed even deeper.

Sure enough, the second question still came.

Exhaling softly, Wang Jie replied, "Many things."

Then, glancing at the female employee, he continued, "This is our company's property. It cannot respond to commands other than work-related matters, so I cannot let you experience it."

The female employee was stunned.

Is it a zero egg, what can it do, can you let me try it.

These were the three questions Wang Jie could not avoid all along the way. Even though he had answered them many times, there would still be an endless stream of people coming up to ask.

Therefore, this time, Wang Jie decided to just pre-empt them.

Turning back and ignoring the female employee, Wang Jie looked at General Manager Qu standing to the side, just about to say something, when a voice came from the side.

"Master Wang."

A man in the crowd said, "I heard from General Manager Qu that your company has a very thorough research and understanding of processing equipment. We just encountered a problem here; I wonder if we could ask you to answer it for us?"