"Alright, let's get down to business first."
Zhang Wei didn't pay too much attention to the mining area. He ran back from the mountain peak to his container truck and took out all the rat traps.
Why so many rat traps?
Because after the mechanical apocalypse descends, most creatures on Earth will become mechanized, and that naturally includes rats.
Once a creature is mechanized, an Origin Crystal will form within its body.
Ordinary Origin Crystals certainly aren't as valuable as high-grade or top-grade ones, but they can be used to increase a mech's evolution progress. So, the more, the better.
"If I can catch over a thousand rats, it should probably be enough for the first evolution, right?"
"Oh, right, I'm still missing something."
Zhang Wei slapped his forehead.
Currently, rats aren't large, but after mechanization, their bodies will explode in size to about one meter long and half a meter tall.
A regular rat trap simply couldn't hold such large creatures.
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Wei took out his phone and called the welding shop owner.
Once connected, the welding shop owner's cheerful voice came through: "Little brother, is there a problem with the goods?"
"No, I still need something."
"What is it?"
Hearing this, the welding shop owner immediately stood up. This was another job, and it wasn't often he met such a generous customer.
"I need some thumb-sized iron chains, each about two meters long." Zhang Wei stated his request.
"Okay, little brother, how many do you need?"
"About 1000 pieces."
It was a big order again, as expected.
"Little brother, this isn't our first time cooperating. As your elder brother, I won't rip you off. How about forty yuan per piece, what do you think?"
"Deal!"
Zhang Wei's policy was simple: no haggling. Money would be worthless in a few days anyway, too stiff even for wiping his backside.
"But, elder brother, you'll have to deliver the goods to Xinfeng Mountain for me, alright?"
"My connections, this is a small matter. I already have the chains in stock. Just tell me when to deliver them."
Zhang Wei thought for a moment before speaking: "No rush, tomorrow will do. Oh, and both ends of each chain need a small iron ring, small enough for the chain to pass through, finger-sized."
"This..."
"1000 pieces, I'll add 10,000 for you, elder brother."
"No problem."
The welding shop owner's mouth was practically splitting with joy.
2000 iron rings for 10,000?
At this moment, the welding shop owner most wished Zhang Wei a long and prosperous life.
Such a gullible customer was practically extinct in society nowadays.
"That's settled then."
"Okay, I'll have someone deliver them tomorrow morning."
The call ended.
Zhang Wei began setting up the rat traps.
After being busy for most of the day, Zhang Wei opened a certain delivery app and ordered some takeout.
With four days left, Zhang Wei planned to stay on Xinfeng Mountain.
It was foreseeable that some delivery riders would also make a small fortune because of Zhang Wei in the coming days.
Food delivered to the mountain, the delivery fee was quite expensive.
However, Zhang Wei didn't care.
That night, after eating, Zhang Wei entered the container truck's cab and slept soundly.
The next day, close to noon, the welding shop owner personally drove a car with his staff to Xinfeng Mountain.
When they arrived on the mountain, everyone was stunned.
Because Zhang Wei was meticulously attaching chains to the rats caught in the traps, with a wicked smile on his face.
"Brothers, is my little brother here...?" The welding shop owner pointed to his own head.
The few people who came with him nodded in unison.
This person, driving such a large truck, came all the way up the mountain to catch rats.
So then the question arose, what did he need such thick chains for?
"Elder brother, you're here?" Zhang Wei turned his head and greeted them enthusiastically.
"Yes, little brother, all your chains are here. Do you want to check them?" The welding shop owner felt a little nervous in his heart.
In this day and age, a madman killing people isn't against the law, is it? This little brother...
"No need, I trust you, just unload them." Zhang Wei waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Okay, unload."
While the shop staff were unloading, Zhang Wei transferred 50,000 yuan to the boss.
Afterward, the welding shop owner consciously kept a bit of distance from Zhang Wei.
Zhang Wei could sense it, but he merely chuckled inwardly.
Others laugh at me for being too crazy, I laugh at them for not seeing through me.
So this was what it felt like.
It felt pretty good.
Once the unloading was complete, the welding shop owner and his staff hurriedly left, without even looking at what Zhang Wei was going to do with the chains.
The chains were, of course, for tying up the rats.
There were quite a lot of rats on this mountain, perhaps because no one would be idle enough to come to the mountain to catch rats, so the rats on this mountain weren't very clever.
Over a hundred rats fell into the traps in a single night.
"These are all Origin Crystals."
Zhang Wei, with a smile on his face, approached the caught rats with the chains.
With the iron rings, as long as both ends were threaded through each other, a loop could be formed at each end. Zhang Wei wrapped the thumb-sized chain around the rat's neck, then used thin wire to secure the loop.
With the current strength of the rats, they couldn't escape. When these rats become mechanized, they will be able to break through the wire.
One rat was tied to each end of a chain. This way, two mechanized rats would become a single entity. At that point, they would become obstacles to each other, and neither would be able to escape.
Zhang Wei gave himself a thumbs-up for his ingenious idea, then got busy.
Tying collars on rats was quite cumbersome; anyone who did it would know.
While Zhang Wei was busy, Han Xu found the welding shop. He had been investigating Zhang Wei for several days.
Originally, Han Xu didn't have such great perseverance, but ever since he learned that Zhang Wei had mortgaged the house under his name to a loan shark company, Han Xu became unusually motivated.
That was hundreds of thousands of yuan. As brothers, he absolutely had to spend it with Zhang Wei.
"Sister, you just pretend to agree to him. With his personality, he'll buy you anything you want. That kid actually has hundreds of thousands in his hands right now."
Han Xu stood beside a fashionable, somewhat revealingly dressed beauty.
It had to be said, Zhang Wei's taste was indeed quite good; Han Xiao's appearance was definitely above average.
Coupled with Han Xiao's bold attire, she was indeed very likely to attract the attention of young boys.
"I know, you've said it many times. Don't worry."
Don't let Han Xiao's current age of 20 fool you; she had long since experienced the emotional battlefield. Handling young boys was effortless for her.
Coincidentally, she had recently taken a liking to a handbag and needed a gullible rich guy.
"Let's go. I heard that kid came here before. I'll go in and ask."
Han Xu eagerly walked into the welding shop.
"Boss, did my brother Zhang Wei buy something from you?" Han Xu immediately asked after entering the shop, a hint of arrogance in his voice.
In his heart, Han Xu looked down on the people working here.
"Zhang Wei?"
"That kid."
"If they're brothers, this nephew probably isn't normal either."
"I'll go call the boss."
The shop assistant immediately went to call the boss. No one dared to talk to Han Xu; who was this "psychotic society" boy?
Han Xu obtained accurate information about Zhang Wei from the shop owner. Hearing that Zhang Wei was spending money lavishly, Han Xu dragged Han Xiao to buy a heavy motorcycle worth over ten thousand yuan, then headed straight for Xinfeng Mountain.
When Zhang Wei heard the roaring sound of the heavy motorcycle, he turned his head and saw the two faces that made him lose control of his emotions.
"Wei Zi, I brought my sister to find you. You're quite leisurely, huh, haha. Look at the motorcycle I just bought, how about it, isn't it handsome?"
Han Xu started yelling before the motorcycle even came to a complete stop. He wanted Zhang Wei to gasp in admiration and help him pay the remaining balance of the motorcycle.
Bought a car?
Was this a butterfly effect caused by his rebirth?
In this desolate mountain wilderness, should he just stab these two dogs right here?