From Scrap Mecha to Sci-Fi Heaven

"Only a safe can bring a big surprise; I once opened one to find three hundred thousand in cash."

In response to Lin Yu's speechless sarcasm, Xu Xiaotu appeared quite justified.

"Alright then."

Lin Yu shrugged slightly.

He could see that Xu Xiaotu was indeed just here for fun, hoping to open a treasure chest and strike it rich.

However, as a poor guy, he was more practical; even a mosquito's leg is meat.

"One thousand!"

With the auctioneer's opening, Lin Yu directly joined the bidding and raised the price to one thousand yuan.

If there were valuable items in the warehouse, unless the owner was truly wealthy or there had been an accident, it was clearly impossible for them to leave it unattended for long, allowing the port manager to sell the items.

Therefore, most of the time, the warehouses contained worthless junk.

Moreover, the auctioneer also had to handle the cleanup of this warehouse trash, which meant they had to pay labor costs, so not every warehouse could fetch a good price, and not every one would have buyers; most warehouses didn't even have a starting bid.

Lin Yu's immediate bid of one thousand yuan quickly attracted the attention of many who were hoping to snag a bargain.

"Hey, are you bidding on this warehouse?"

Xu Xiaotu was somewhat surprised when Lin Yu spoke up to bid, saying:

"Aren't you going to take a look? It's best to buy less and observe more when you're new to this; the price analysis from smart glasses can only provide limited reference."

"I feel that there are some valuable items inside, so I'll give it a try."

Lin Yu said while raising his hand to bid.

"Oh."

A few thousand yuan wasn't a lot of money in the eyes of Xu Xiaotu and her fellow mercenaries who engaged in desperate trades, so she didn't press him further after hearing Lin Yu's words.

"Fifteen hundred!"

"Two thousand!"

"Two thousand! Is there anyone else?"

"This gentleman bids two thousand one!"

"Three thousand five! This gentleman bids three thousand five!"

Soon, the bidding for this warehouse heated up, and Lin Yu successfully secured it for three thousand five.

Overall, this wasn't considered a particularly good price.

From the visible items, the estimated value was around three to four thousand, and one had to consider potential discounts during the transaction, subsequent cleanup costs, etc. Moreover, everyone had different perspectives, and their judgments on valuation varied.

One could say this was a somewhat gambling price, betting on whether there were any valuable items among the remaining goods.

If there were valuable items, he might make a small profit; if not, he would have to pay cleanup costs for nothing.

The reason Lin Yu was willing to take the gamble was that he saw those motors and cutting machines, feeling that the warehouse stored parts and machinery, and perhaps he could find something useful among the remaining items. Even if he encountered something broken, he could fix it up and sell it for some money.

After paying, the two of them stayed behind and quickly began to sort through the items in the warehouse.

All the various items that had been covered and stacked were uncovered, and with the help of smart glasses for analysis, it was quite convenient for them to identify the items.

"Ah, why is it all just junk?"

After the cleanup, Xu Xiaotu was very disappointed.

Most of the items that had been covered and stacked were worthless junk, with nothing useful, and even the cutting machine that was somewhat valuable didn't respond when powered on.

"It's normal; if it weren't junk, it wouldn't be left here. Finding a big treasure isn't that easy."

Lin Yu smiled blandly, using a screwdriver he found to take apart the cutting machine and fiddled with it for a while, quickly getting the cutting machine to operate again.

Next, he rummaged around and found a toy robot in the warehouse, which also had lost its response due to being an old item, but with little effort, it was revived in his hands.

In the end, after counting the scattered valuable items, they totaled around four thousand, plus the toy robot.

However, this toy robot did bring a small surprise.

"Five thousand yuan! This toy robot is actually worth five thousand!"

"Wow! We actually made nine thousand one, no, you made nine thousand one on your first warehouse auction!"

After selling the items, compared to Lin Yu, who already knew he could at least make a small profit, Xu Xiaotu was even more excited, bouncing around in joy.

"That's not counting the auction costs and cleanup costs; making five thousand is already pretty good."

Lin Yu couldn't help but smile wryly.

Since they were newcomers, the two of them weren't very familiar with the various channels here, and in the end, they had to bring in a treasure hunter who had also auctioned a nearby warehouse. After paying a two hundred yuan tip, they found a buyer and a cleaner to dispose of the remaining trash through him.

Including the auction money and these additional expenses, they actually didn't make even five thousand.

"So happy; it seems like you made quite a bit, little brother?"

After selling the items and returning, they encountered the treasure hunter they had brought in for help.

He was a young man who looked like a skinny monkey, giving off a rather shrewd impression.

"Not much, just a few thousand yuan; this girl is just being silly happy."

Lin Yu smiled.

"You're the silly one; this is called fully experiencing the joy of making money."

Xu Xiaotu retorted unhappily.

Next, after arranging for the cleaner to clean the warehouse, the two of them, along with the skinny monkey youth who had also finished cleaning his warehouse, continued on to the auctioning warehouse.

During the journey, they chatted and learned that the skinny monkey's nickname was indeed Skinny Monkey; at least when they exchanged names, he referred to himself that way.

He didn't seem to have any intention of forming a close relationship; he was purely helping out for the sake of money, and their small talk was just for show.

Upon returning to the auction warehouse, the two quickly parted ways and began bidding separately.

Before long, the afternoon passed in the repetitive process of auctioning and cleaning warehouses.

Throughout this afternoon, Lin Yu's gains were quite substantial; he either didn't bid or when he did, he was absolutely confident.

He mostly bought items that had various electrical or electronic components; since these items had been idle for a long time, they were likely to be broken, and if they were broken, they were just waste, so the competition was often not fierce, allowing him to buy within an acceptable risk.

Then, he would pick and choose, repair and fix, or at worst, swap for some second-hand parts, and he could still sell them for a decent price.

Although he didn't make any windfall profits, he could generally earn a few thousand to tens of thousands, with one even netting him thirty to forty thousand.

By the end, the funds in his hands had reached a full one hundred and ten thousand!

With a bit more, he could almost put together another Dawn.

Of course, that was just a joke.

It still took a bit of luck to build a Dawn for two hundred thousand.

Most of the components of Dawn were the result of his own keen eye and skills in scavenging and repairing, and it was impossible to replicate them exactly, especially the core components.

The Hercules G-1080 Hydraulic Transmission System, and even the Hydraulic Oil inside, were military-grade items; even as scrap, encountering them was a stroke of luck, let alone getting them at a low price.

The other components, like the Two-Phase Battery pack and the core power motor, were also not easy to come by. Even if he had enough funds now, without the corresponding channels, it would be very difficult to replicate another Dawn.

"Only three warehouses left today; those who haven't made any gains should seize the opportunity."

As the sky began to darken, the auctioneer hurried to keep the atmosphere lively among the increasingly fatigued treasure hunters.

With another shutter door being raised, Lin Yu's gaze was drawn over.

"Damn, are they messing with us? They're auctioning off this empty space?"

After the auctioneer's words had finally stirred some excitement among the treasure hunters, they were immediately disappointed and began cursing when they saw the scene inside the warehouse.

The warehouse was completely empty, with only a few scattered items that looked like leftover trash from someone else's cleanup.

"How about it, Brother Lin, should we bid on this one?"

Xu Xiaotu took a quick glance and then excitedly turned her gaze to Lin Yu, as if to say that even if it was an empty warehouse, it would definitely be worth bidding on as long as Lin Yu spoke up.

After an afternoon, Lin Yu had fully earned her respect with his performance.

Never losing money!

Simply terrifying!

For someone like her, who had always lost more than won, or rather, had rarely made a profit, Lin Yu seemed like a god at this moment.

"It seems like there's nothing good here, but there probably won't be many people interested either. If the cleanup isn't difficult and it's not expensive, let's buy it."

Lin Yu's gaze fell on a small pile of junk in the warehouse, his expression shifting slightly before quickly moving away.

Among that pile of junk that looked like trash… there seemed to be quite a few laser heads.

They were well hidden, submerged among the paper scraps, with only a tiny bit of the tip exposed.

Since the outline wasn't even visible, not even the smart glasses could analyze what they were.

But this couldn't escape the eyes of Lin Yu, a versatile Level 4 Mech Engineer with experience and knowledge, who had long been mingling in junkyards and even built Mechs from ultimate scrap.

Although he didn't know whether these laser heads were from laser weapons or laser cutting machines, such laser heads weren't cheap; each could easily sell for around ten thousand.

"Five hu

ndred."

As the auction began, the treasure hunters remained silent for a long time without bidding. After waiting for a moment, Lin Yu could only speak up.

"I bid one thousand!"

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