CH 137

There was a lot of discussion about this matter on the virtual net, but An Yan, as a party, did not take it seriously at all.

For one thing, he had been alive for more than 10,000 years. It would be too incompetent if he was still affected by such a trivial matter.

Secondly, Cheng Yi was already helping him investigate. The results of the matter will be released soon. It would only make Chen Yi worried if he was affected.

Besides,  wouldn’t that be a disguised way to let the person behind this win if he showed that he was affected?

An Yan was not that stupid.

So no matter what happened elsewhere, An Yan’s life didn’t change. If anything, his relationship with Cheng Yi had become closer after he learned something. He had to cherish it. I

must be because of his long and diligent training that the heavens had brought him such a good lover.

With this in mind, An Yan secretly went to the Cheng family’s mecha manufacturing company and paid a high price to hire a senior mecha designer to design a unique mecha for Cheng Yi.

As an excellent mecha warrior and with his family being in the mecha business, Cheng Yi had many mechas, each one custom-made and costing a lot of money.

However, An Yan was sure that the mecha he intended to customize for him would be a model he had not seen before.

After signing a series of agreements with the senior mecha designer, An Yan finally spoke to him about his customization requirements.

"I want to customize a beast-type mecha, which takes the shape of a white tiger. It will be a bit larger than a normal mecha, and use silver as the main color for its appearance. Make the color as uniform as possible, " An Yan carefully described his requirements: "In addition to that, I want the spiritual power connection to fully cover the mecha. This will enable every action of the pilot to be perfectly reproduced by the mecha, while trying to do so without any delay. "

The agreement he had signed before included a confidentiality agreement, so An Yan did not mind stating his requirements in as much detail as possible. That way, his requirements during the design and production processes would be met perfectly.

He also took out a drawing of the white tiger shape he had drawn earlier, which was based on Cheng Yi’s animal form. There was some body shape data recorded on it, which should help the designer to make a more accurate mecha design.

After handing the drawing to the designer, An Yan continued to add, "I hope the overall flexibility of this mecha can meet the pilot’s operational requirements, rather than only being able to move in a few directions in a fixed manner."

Zhang Lei, the designer sitting opposite, was holding the drawing of the white tiger in his hand. He carefully listened to the requirements put forward by the client while silently wailing in his heart.

As a senior mecha designer with a good reputation in the industry, he had received many clients before.  There were obviously cases where the cllients would have some unconventional requirements, but the situation in front of him was something he had never encountered before.

A beast-shaped mecha? A white tiger as a prototype? A mecha fully covered with spiritual power? Complete flexibility?

He had never even heard of these before, okay!

But even though he was frantic, Zhang Lei hid his inner wail and put on a serious expression as he listened to all of An Yan’s descriptions. He then asked politely and deliberately, "Sir, may I ask why you want to customize this beast-type mecha?"

If one was just making an ordinary mecha, or a mecha model, then whatever shape one chose would not be strange. After all, the cost of both would not be too high, and it was understandable to make such a splurge to satisfy one’s interest.

But this customer’s demands were clearly outrageous. He wanted the highest grade of material for his mecha, and his requirements for the interior design were so high that even the cost would be in the hundreds of millions for an ordinary model, not to mention the many more difficult demands he made.

Let’s not mention whether these requirements could be met, and even if they could, was it really worth spending so much money to build such a mecha?

An Yan paused for a moment and replied, "I have my own plans."

After saying that, he thought for a moment and took the initiative to add, "But please rest assured. As long as this mecha can be designed according to my requirements, the funding aspect is not a problem. "

Although the new concept of body potions had already been proposed, and An Yan did not intend to continue selling body potions to make money, he possessed a very high talent for spiritual potions. He could make a lot of money in a minute.

"Perhaps you have misunderstood my words. I’m not worried about funding. I may be a bit abrupt in saying this, but I still want to give you a heads up. " Zhang Lei waved his hand and explained with deliberation, "I think that the amount of money you pay is hardly proportional to the results you can get."

“I’ve never heard of a thing like a beast-type mecha. While a mecha fully covered in spiritual power connection can be done, very few people can pilot it."

“As for absolute flexibility, I think it would rather hinder the mecha warrior from handling the mecha better. So as for your request, I personally think there should be a certain rationality, and I hope you can reconsider it."

If it was any other mecha designer, they would not raise an objection in order to get the huge compensation even though they would spit in their hearts when they saw such a customization request.

After all, An Yan had already made every point of the requirements very clear. This was equivalent to translating the detailed textual requirements into a representation through the design drawings, so the matter itself was not difficult for a mecha designer. It will be the mecha builder who would find hardships.

Therefore, although Zhang Lei’s words sounded nosy, he was actually thinking about An Yan. He was worried that the other party did not know much about mechas and was rashly asking for such a design.

An Yan had also looked up the relevant information before, otherwise it would not have been possible to make these requests with precision.

So he didn’t feel angry at Zhang Lei’s words, but rather felt warm in his heart.

However, his attitude was obviously not going to change: "Thank you for the reminder, and at the same time, I appreciate your willingness to say these words to me, but I personally do not intend to change my mind. This mecha is a choice I made after much deliberation.  No matter what result I get in the end, I can bear it openly.  

“I won’t be angry at anyone for it. If that is your worry, then we can sign another separate waiver agreement. "

Zhang Lei stared at An Yan’s expression for a few seconds. After he was sure that this customer was determined and could not possibly listen to advice, he cupped the drawing in his hand and said, "I understand. I will finish the design of this mecha as soon as possible. Before that, you need to find a mecha builder who can take over the design drawings as soon as possible. You can contact me directly if you need me to introduce you to someone in this regard. "

Although mecha designers and mecha builders were responsible for different stages of work, it was common for them to be acquainted with each other because there was a link between the two.

Or should it be said that many mecha designers would often take the initiative to introduce their clients to mecha builders that they were familiar with, or where there was a trade of interests, in order to seek more benefits for themselves.

However, this was clearly not the case with Zhang Lei. He really didn’t want to be involved in the selection of mecha builders. He had been contacted by a number of them, all offering to work with him with benefits, but he had turned them down.

It was only in consideration that the design of this mecha was really too unique and the requirements for the mecha builder were indeed very high that he added the latter half of the sentence.

Although their contact time was very short, An Yan already had a good feeling about Zhang Lei, the mecha designer. He smiled and asked in a smooth manner, "May I ask if Designer Zhang has any candidates he can recommend?"

Zhang Lei did not expect An Yan to ask him directly. After a moment’s thought, he hesitantly gave his recommendation: "I know a mecha builder who has very high attainments in mecha building, but he does not take many orders anymore because he is getting older. If he could be invited to manufacture this mecha, I think both the manufacturing cycle and the final product would be much better. "

An Yan asked, "May I ask what this mecha builder’s name is?"

"His name is Ren Bo," Zhang Lei put down the drawing in one hand and opened his light brain. "I can give you his contact information, but I can’t guarantee that he will take this order."

An Yan smiled and said, "Your willingness to give me the contact information of this mecha builder is already a great help. Thank you very much. "

After some more discussion with Zhang Lei regarding the mecha design, An Yan got up and left the company.

He didn’t contact Ren Bo directly, but wrote an email and sent it on his way home.

He obviously could not tell the other party about the design of the mecha before he was sure of their intentions, so he expressed his sincerity, hoping that they would be willing to take the order and help him build a uniquely shaped mecha.

An Yan could only wait patiently for the other party’s reply.

At the same time, in the Ren family’s home on the other half of the Central Star, Ren Bo was tending to the flowers and plants in his garden.

Although it was already November, some flowers and plants were still in full bloom.

On a chair not far away, Ren Bo’s granddaughter was sitting there playing with her light-brain while helping her grandfather to guard his.

Perhaps it's because he’s getting older, or because he doesn’t want to be constantly nagged by others, Ren Bo often takes his light brain off. He fears that he will miss some important information, so he must have someone to guard it for him.

And today was no different. He left the light brain by his granddaughter’s side while he worked in the garden.

He finished watering a bunch of flowers and was about to loosen the soil when Ren Bo saw his granddaughter trotting over.

"Grandpa, your light brain just received an email from a stranger," she said as she ran to her grandfather’s side, "Do you want to see it?"

Ren Bo didn’t even look up, "Open it and read it to me first."

"Okay," His granddaughter dutifully clicked on the email. After reading it roughly, she concluded, "The person who sent the email is called An Yan. He wants to invite you to help him make a very uniquely shaped mecha. Do you need to reply?"

His granddaughter, who had just finished a game, was still a bit confused. She only thought the name An Yan was a bit familiar for a moment, but didn't think about it much.

Ren Bo hadn’t paid much attention to other industries lately and didn’t react much to the name. He simply waved his hand and said, "No need to reply.  Just go over there and sit down. "

"Okay." His granddaughter nodded and took two steps back, then suddenly let out an "ah".

Ren Bo glared at his granddaughter, "Why are you stammering?"

His granddaughter turned around with an excited look on her reddening face and said, "No, no, I just suddenly remembered who An Yan is! Grandpa, do you think this An Yan could be the one on the virtual net?"

Ren Bo frowned and said, "What is this An Yan, that An Yan? How come you can’t even speak clearly? "

"Grandpa, you don’t even know him?" The girl looked at her grandfather in surprise, as if she was shocked by his ignorance, "He’s the one who came up with the new concept of body potions!"

Ren Bo finally straightened up, "What new concept of body potions?"

"Grandpa, you really don’t know?!" The amazement on his granddaughter’s face intensified, "It’s a new concept of making body potions where most pharmacists can easily make high quality potions. In addition, the side effects of these form potions are often minimal, so you don’t have to worry about suffering huge side effects after taking them at all!"

Ren Bo disapproved of the shock on his granddaughter’s face as he had some doubts about the authenticity of the story. Although he didn’t know much about the pharmaceutical industry, he knew how rare high quality body potions were: "Is this true? You didn’t read some minor media news and get tricked, did you? "

The granddaughter raised her eyebrows and said, "I wasn’t deceived! Everyone on the planet knows about this, except you! Moreover, this new concept has been approved and supported by the Institute of Body Potions; An Yan was even made an academic of the Institute! "

A flash of embarrassment crossed Ren Bo’s face. This information must be true since it was released by the Institute of Body Potions, but: "That An Yan you mentioned does sound very impressive and has made a considerable contribution to all mankind, but what if the An Yan who sent me the email might just have the same name with that An Yan?"

His granddaughter was also thinking about this and couldn’t help but say, "Why don’t we reply and ask about it? Maybe this An Yan is the same An Yan? "