Chapter 2772
Level 5 Engineer
Chapter 2772 Level 5 Engineer
After getting off work and returning home, Yang Xiaotao had dinner with Old Ye and the old Taoist priest, and then, unusually, went to bed early to rest.
The night was still young, and the courtyard was filled with the laughter of children, the chatter of adults, and the chirping of insects from the vegetable garden.
At this moment, Yang Xiaotao was lying on the bed, Xiaowei was flying around beside him, and Wangwang was lying at the door with its ears perked up, not letting anyone get close.
In Yang Xiaotao's mind, the system panel appeared.
Looking at the more than 50,000 credits, Yang Xiaotao had been waiting for this moment for far too long.
Even if there are still Level 4, Level 3, and so on that require more credits, I can't worry about that at this moment.
"Ding, congratulations host, your credits meet the upgrade requirements for the main skill engineer. Do you wish to upgrade to level 5 engineer?"
The system beep sounded again.
Every time I checked the system panel today, the other person would thoughtfully remind me, as if they were even more anxious than I was.
That makes sense, considering it's been almost three years since I was promoted to Level 6 Engineer.
Considering that I haven't been sending any credits to the system for a while, it's no wonder the system has some complaints.
Of course, this is also related to the situation I am currently facing.
Previously, the skills of a Level 6 engineer were sufficient for my needs.
Now...
Yang Xiaotao felt it was time to upgrade his skills, otherwise he was afraid he would fall behind the times.
Just like with CNC machine tools, if one becomes a Level 5 engineer, wouldn't it be possible to complete the design better and faster?
It's hard to say, but Yang Xiaotao is certain that his abilities will improve significantly after becoming a Level 5 engineer.
This will be of greater help to future technological research.
"Hopefully, the system will give us something good in return for all these credits."
Yang Xiaotao felt a surge of anticipation.
"promote!"
As Yang Xiaotao realized this, the credits on the system panel rapidly disappeared, dropping from five digits to four digits.
When I checked my credits again, I only had 4515 left.
"Ding, congratulations host, your main skill has been successfully upgraded."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, on becoming a Level 5 Engineer. You will receive a monthly reward of 300 yuan, 40 jin of pork, 40 jin of mutton, and 40 jin of beef."
"Ding, congratulations host, your storage space has increased by 200 cubic meters, and the current space is 660 cubic meters."
"Ding, congratulations host, your main skill has reached level five. You are rewarded with a sub-skill—Computer Proficiency."
As the system notifications sounded one after another, Yang Xiaotao quickly skipped over the messages.
Money and supplies were glanced at.
These supplies are no longer necessary.
However, it's not bad that the system space has increased by 200 cubic meters. Last time it increased by 100, so will it be 400 next time?
Upon seeing the reward given by the system, he opened his eyes wide with excitement.
What you need will come to you.
As expected of my own system, it didn't cause me any trouble.
On the contrary, it's a good helper.
He's an expert in computers.
In my past life, I was only good at using computers, and at most, I passed the C programming exam and got a certificate.
But to say that they are experts is an understatement.
But in today's world, if you want to develop, you have to work with computers.
The future belongs to computers.
Unfortunately, Yang Xiaotao is quite weak in this area, only slightly better than the average person.
If it weren't for his memories from the future, which gave him insight into the future of computer development, he might not even have been able to keep up with the people at the computer research institute.
Now, I can finally relax.
Now that we have this sub-skill, are we still worried that computers won't develop?
Now, with the help of the system and his existence, will China still be dependent on others as before?
No, definitely not.
Because of this sub-skill of computer proficiency, because of all the things he has done over the years since he came into this world, he has changed the fate of so many people.
Based on these alone!
Yang Xiaotao was determined, and then looked at the credits required to unlock computer skills.
Five thousand.
Okay, I need to start accumulating credits again.
However, this time it shouldn't last long.
Yang Xiaotao then prepared to check other information, but before he could see it clearly, he suddenly felt his eyelids become heavy.
I felt exhausted.
The next second, a long-lost sense of familiarity returned, and the body seemed to awaken some kind of memory, slowly beginning to respond.
As Yang Xiaotao lay in bed, his mind seemed to be recalling memories that originally "belonged" to him.
Then a surge of energy erupted from his body, entered his mind, and firmly imprisoned the memory, making it a complete part of his consciousness.
Gradually, Yang Xiaotao's breathing became steady, and he then fell asleep.
Xiao Wei landed next to the pillow, then reached out to help comb Yang Xiaotao's hair, while her body emitted a green glow.
When Yang Xiaotao woke up again, the sun was already high in the sky.
I glanced at the time; it was 11 a.m.
"Have I slept until now?"
Yang Xiaotao muttered to himself.
My wife and children went to the countryside with my grandparents, and I'm all alone here, with no one to wake me up.
I slept so soundly!
Yang Xiaotao got up, stretched, and went out to wash up.
After washing his face, Yang Xiaotao saw Wang Dashan's family at the door and asked curiously, "Brother Xiaotao, have you been feeling unwell lately?"
“This morning, Teacher Ye and Lao Zhang came to call you. They were worried because you didn’t respond.”
Yang Xiaotao brushed his teeth, then rinsed his mouth before saying, "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired, so I slept in a bit."
"I'm in great health!"
Wang Dashan's family was finally relieved. "You work too hard. Sometimes when I get up early to use the bathroom, I can see your light is on. You can't keep working like this at your age..."
Yang Xiaotao listened and smiled, readily accepting this concern.
After Wang Dashan finished speaking, seeing that there were only a few people in the courtyard, he then approached Yang Xiaotao and asked, "Brother Xiaotao, do you still have any of that kind of liquor at home?"
Yang Xiaotao was taken aback. "What kind of wine?"
Wang Dashan's family member wasn't shy at all and said directly, "It's the kind of wine that's used to help with childbirth!"
Yang Xiaotao understood what they meant; they were talking about medicinal wine.
Although the medicine in the Imperial Jade Liquor is now a controlled substance, it can still be purchased at hospital pharmacies.
Of course, Yang Xiaotao's research with the old Taoist priest was more authentic because it did not contain any anti-theft drugs.
Yang Xiaotao gave Wang Dashan's wife a strange look. "Auntie, you're getting on in years, you should take a break. Besides, Uncle Dashan's health can't take any more strain!"
"Bah bah bah!"
Wang Dashan's wife quickly waved her hand, spitting out a curse, before saying, "What are you thinking? I prepared this for Xiaojun and his wife!"
"We've been married for over half a year, and there's still no sign of marriage." "If this continues, people in the alley will start gossiping. That's why I'm getting anxious!"
Upon hearing the explanation, Yang Xiaotao immediately understood the meaning behind it, and then smiled and said, "Okay, when Qiuye comes back in a couple of days, I'll have her send some to your family!"
Yang Xiaotao didn't give it directly; it's better for women to handle these kinds of things amongst themselves.
"Okay, that's great."
"Thank you in advance!"
Yang Xiaotao waved his hand, "It's nothing, it's all trivial!"
After talking for a while, Yang Xiaotao was too lazy to cook, so he went out and rode his motorcycle to the Ninth Division.
Riding a motorcycle that day was cool and refreshing.
When Yang Xiaotao arrived at the gate of the Nine Departments, he ran into Liang Zuoxin waiting at the entrance. He stopped the car and casually asked, "Old Liang, it's almost time for dinner. Who are you waiting for here?"
Liang Zuoxin shook his head after hearing this, "Nobody's here, just come and take a walk!"
Then, looking at Yang Xiaotao, he said, "You've been working sporadically, so you'd better be careful. Secretary Li has been to your office several times, but he couldn't find you."
Yang Xiaotao scratched his head. "Don't talk nonsense. What do you mean by working hard for three days and resting for two? Don't talk nonsense. I'm working hard to improve myself, you know?"
Liang Zuoxin nodded perfunctorily, "Anyway, I reminded you, so be careful."
He patted Yang Xiaotao on the shoulder, looking on with amusement.
Yang Xiaotao raised an eyebrow, as if he had just thought of something, "Hey, when are Wang Hao and the others coming back?"
Getting down to business, Liang Zuoxin nodded hurriedly and said, "I should be back around October 1st. The situation in Persia looks good, but it's also the most dangerous time."
"If something happens to that person, we won't be able to do anything!"
Yang Xiaotao nodded, then laughed and said, "Someone will naturally take care of this. We're just the factory security department, why should we worry about so much!"
Liang Zuoxin curled his lip. The security department of his Ninth Department was much more powerful than the unit he used to work for.
We have the best main battle tanks, the best Kui Niu III armored vehicles, rapid reaction squadrons, special operations teams, and now we even have water-based ones; all that's missing is flying ones.
Thinking of this, Liang Zuoxin hurriedly asked, "I heard the helicopter is almost ready?"
"Don't forget what you promised last time, three planes, at least three!"
Yang Xiaotao was speechless. Had he promised that last time?
How come I didn't know?
While thinking it through his mind, he readily agreed, "Okay, no problem!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the motorcycle roared and sped into the ninth station.
Liang Zuoxin watched the motorcycle from behind, stroked his chin, and seemed to be deep in thought.
Upon arriving at the cafeteria, Yang Xiaotao held his rice bowl and lined up to get his food.
Before it was my turn, someone cut in line behind me.
Yang Xiaotao turned around and saw that it was Li Hongfeng.
"Old Li, you're only just getting here for dinner?"
Yang Xiaotao greeted him, but Li Hongfeng chuckled twice, "This is my lunch, and this is your breakfast?"
Yang Xiaotao immediately shook his head, "No, I ate breakfast at home, this is lunch."
"I don't believe you."
Li Hongfeng looked incredulous. Ever since this guy finished the design drawings for the CNC machine tool, he had returned to his old lazy state. Not only did he arrive late in the morning, but this time he didn't arrive until noon.
Looking at Yang Xiaotao, Li Hongfeng had a lot to say, but he didn't know how to say it.
Finally, he snorted coldly, "This morning, Old Chen called to inquire about the photocopier, Old Huang called and asked you to go to the First Ministry of Machine Building, saying there was something going on with the tunnel boring machine, and Old Wang from the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building called to see you, saying that the first phase of the Xizhou launch site project is about to be completed and he wants you to come and discuss the second phase, and Li Rong from the foreign trade department called to say that automobile production is still insufficient, and there's also the matter of Dengzhou."
Li Shengli was talking about what happened that morning behind Yang Xiaotao, and with each word he said, Yang Xiaotao's face darkened. Li Shengli was still talking when they reached the window.
"Sister Meng, I want all meat and vegetables."
Yang Xiaotao was starving, so he took out his money and handed it to Sister Meng who was serving the food, and then said, "I'll treat Secretary Li to the meal."
After saying that, he got his food and walked to a table to the side.
When it was Li Hongfeng's turn, he was speechless upon hearing Yang Xiaotao's words.
Sitting across from Yang Xiaotao, he said, "Let me tell you, don't even think about bribing me with a meal."
"I've spent most of this morning on the phone, and I still have a ton of things to do."
After saying that, he picked up the chili sauce that Yang Xiaotao had brought and smeared it on the cornmeal bun.
Yang Xiaotao bit into his steamed bun, but smiled wryly, "Old Li, do you think I can finish all this?"
Li Hongfeng was taken aback, then lowered his head to eat. "I have to do it even if I can't finish it. They've already called, what can I do?"
Yang Xiaotao took another bite, "Sigh, let's take it one at a time."
After saying that, both of them fell silent.
In truth, people of their stature should, in theory, be like Elder Chen and Elder Huang, spending their days drinking tea, reading books, listening to the radio to keep up with national affairs, and wholeheartedly nurturing the next generation of the motherland.
How come I'm so busy now that I'm here?
Yang Xiaotao couldn't quite understand it.
After lunch, Lou Xiao'e went to her office and placed the morning's plans on her desk.
He glanced at it, then reluctantly picked up the phone.
"Hey, boss, it's me. I'm a little busy this morning."
"Yes, I will definitely do my best!"
"No, no, no, I'm so busy, I can't afford to relax."
He hung up the phone, picked up the jar, took a swig, and dialed again.
After finishing calling all the people who had contacted him that morning, Yang Xiaotao finally sat down in a chair to rest for a while.
"Minister Yang, there are still some documents that need your review and signature."
"Oh, right, I have some things to do at the research institute this morning."
Just as Lou Xiao'e's matter was resolved, Liu Lixue came over carrying a stack of documents.
Yang Xiaotao looked at the stack of documents, swallowed hard, and then asked, "Is there anything extremely important?"
Liu Lixue shook her head, "It's all routine document processing."
"Alright, leave it for now. I need to go to the First Ministry of Machine Building."
With that, Yang Xiaotao got up and walked out.
Behind her, Liu Lixue had a "I knew it" look on her face, then she carried a stack of files back to her desk.
After leaving the office, Yang Xiaotao briefly said goodbye to Li Hongfeng and drove away from the Ninth Department.
Upon arriving at the Ministry of Machine Building, Liu Huaimin was waiting at the entrance.
"Old Liu, you've only been gone a few days, and you're already being so polite with me."
"They even came out to greet us."
Yang Xiaotao stepped forward and teased him, but Liu Huaimin chuckled irritably, "You little rascal, can't you be serious for once?"
"I'm very serious, okay?"
Liu Huaimin, having no temper, led Yang Xiaotao inside.
"Old Liu, what's going on this time?"
"It's still a tunnel boring machine. I've asked you here this time to think of ways to improve it."
Liu Huaimin explained simply, and Yang Xiaotao immediately understood the meaning behind his words.
Although the tunnel boring machine was completed, it had many problems, so the Ministry of Machinery Industry wanted to improve it and reduce the failure rate.
After several months of research, they still couldn't come up with an improvement plan, so they had no choice but to invite Yang Xiaotao over.
After understanding the situation, Yang Xiaotao felt clear-headed, and his face showed more confidence.
In the past, Yang Xiaotao might have thought about how to do it, but now that he has been promoted to Level 5 Engineer, this matter does not seem to be too difficult.
Perhaps it's because people have different perspectives, which leads to different solutions to problems.