The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Cheng Jie's auto repair center was brightly lit. Cheng Jie, full of flesh and with a small braid on his head, looked at the pickup's completely damaged parts on the repair table and shook his head at Ye Qiu beside him, a bit helplessly: "Ye Qiu, what exactly did you do that caused all the pickup's parts except the engine to be ruined? But it's also true that the pickup's parts were due for a replacement."

"What are you thinking, to replace the car or the parts?" Cheng Jie asked.

Ye Qiu said, "Replace the parts."

Cheng Jie said anxiously: "Your pickup's clutch, transmission, drive axle, piston crankshaft, oil tubes, oil pump, radiator, fuel filter, etc., all have issues at the moment. Replacing the parts would require a significant amount of money. With this money, you might as well buy a better car directly."

Ye Qiu shook his head, "My dad definitely wouldn't agree to buy a new car, so I'll just replace the parts."

Cheng Jie said troubledly: "But, Ye Qiu, replacing all these parts will cost a lot of money. If you were changing a tire or something, I'd help you out, but all of this... You know this repair center belongs to my dad."

"Leave the parts to me. I will bring them to you tomorrow," Ye Qiu said.

"What? You're bringing them to me tomorrow? Where are you going to get them, Ye Qiu? Do you even have that much money?"

Ye Qiu nodded, "Don't worry, pal, I have a way to get them."

After speaking, seeing Cheng Jie's doubtful eyes, Ye Qiu explained: "Today, I passed the assessment for the A-level driver's license, and the Automobile Guild rewarded me with some car parts. I haven't collected them yet."

"Passing the assessment gets a reward and that reward is car parts?"

Cheng Jie felt a bit confused, but he thought since he hadn't taken the A-level assessment himself, it might really be as Ye Qiu said. So he nodded and said, "Alright then, bring the parts to me tomorrow, and I'll modify it for you."

Ye Qiu nodded, "See you tomorrow."

After saying that, Ye Qiu walked home.

Cheng Jie's repair center was some distance from his house. Ye Qiu walked under the night light, thinking about the parts matter.

"I could now exchange the system's Level 1 parts. With my 630,000 Popularity Points, it's enough to get the car thoroughly modified. But Fle told me he has already detected the whereabouts of the Energy Crystal Chip. Should I wait for the system to upgrade to Level 2 and then exchange for Level 2 car parts?"

Ye Qiu fell into deep thought.

After a long time, when Ye Qiu saw the two-story building ahead with the Tianxiong Tofu Shop sign, he finally made a decision.

"Let's not talk about whether I can enter Minshan Manor; when the system upgrades to Level 2 after obtaining the Energy Crystal Chip, the exchanged parts will be all Level 2 parts. The price will definitely be much more expensive than Level 1 parts. Perhaps my 630,000 Popularity Points might not be enough then.

Moreover, if I don't get the pickup repaired now, then I won't have a car to drive, and I couldn't deliver goods every day. Forget it, I'll exchange for Level 1 parts, and I'll deal with upgrading to Level 2 system later. Popularity Points are easy to gather."

Having made his decision, Ye Qiu walked home.

Opening the door and entering the house, he was greeted by a strong smell of alcohol, which made him frown involuntarily. Then he saw the messy room, and Ye Qiu shook his head helplessly.

After tidying up for a while, Ye Qiu saw that it was already 12 o'clock, washed his face, and went back to his room.

Lying on the bed, Ye Qiu moved his thoughts and then opened the System Mall.

System Mall: LV1 (Due to insufficient system level, temporarily opening Level 1 Mall)

Chassis, car body, engine,

Ye Qiu thought that since he was going to modify the pickup, he might as well modify everything all at once.

Entering the chassis category, inside were Level 1 clutches, manual transmissions, universal drive shafts, drive axles, automatic transmissions, frames, axles, wheels, and tires, suspension, etc...

Seeing the prices, the Level 1 clutch required 3,000 Popularity Points. Ye Qiu squandered a lot and exchanged it.

Then, he sequentially exchanged all the parts he needed to replace.

After finishing the chassis category exchange, Ye Qiu found he had spent nearly 100,000 Popularity Points, which made him feel a bit helpless. This is only Level 1 parts; what about Level 2 and Level 3?

However, Level 2 and Level 3 parts would cost a fortune if purchased externally. He only needed to compete in matches to let others develop a sense of admiration towards him to gain Popularity Points, so Ye Qiu felt relieved thinking of this.

Then he proceeded to exchange for the car body. However, after thinking about it, Ye Qiu felt that it was better not to replace the pickup's body. Otherwise, his dad would definitely not agree.

So after some thought, Ye Qiu decided not to exchange.

Then proceeded to the engine part exchange.

This category is exceptionally important. The engine parts are subdivided into body parts, power systems, alignment systems, lubrication systems, cooling systems, fuel systems, ignition control systems, etc...

Of course, some super high-tech sports cars have some more impressive configurations.

And in these subcategories, they are divided into many types. Seeing so many classifications and the ridiculously high prices, Ye Qiu felt a bit helpless.

Body parts (cylinder head, cylinder liner, cylinder block, oil sump, flywheel cover)

Power systems (piston, connecting rod, crankshaft, flywheel)

Alignment systems (air filter, intake pipe, camshaft, valves, tappets, valve guide)

Lubrication systems (oil filter, oil tubes, oil pump)

Cooling systems (radiator, thermostat, water pump)

Fuel system (fuel filter, fuel pump, injector, high-pressure oil rail)

Ignition control system (timing gears, spark plugs, distributor, ECU, various sensors)

All these little parts are Level 1, and the lowest price is 5000, so after a series of exchanges, Ye Qiu's more than 600,000 popularity points were reduced to just over 2000...

"Ah, playing with cars is indeed not for the poor, but luckily I can exchange parts with popularity points instead of money."

Back when Ye Qiu was in the Highway Hero Team, the car he drove was his SSS-level driver rank, a race car at the pinnacle of Level 3.

According to what he knew, the modification cost of that car was more than 600 million, of which he spent more than 300 million himself, putting in all the money he had earned.

And this was still just a Level 3 race car, and Ye Qiu's endorsement fees and such were also as high as his status at the time.

Generally, drivers usually don't perfectly equip all parts; it's typically just the engine that's replaced with the best, while other components are mixed with various levels.

They'd buy parts to upgrade once they've earned enough money.

"I've exchanged all Level 1 parts anyway, so when I modify the pickup, due to the compatibility of all the parts, the performance of the pickup can be close to that of a Level 3 race car, and the engine can even reach the limits of a Level 3 car, putting it in the middle range of Level 3."

Ye Qiu thought about it and showed a satisfied smile.

"When my system upgrades to Level 2 or Level 3 in the future and I exchange all Level 3 parts to modify the car, what kind of speed will my car achieve then?"

The thought made Ye Qiu a bit excited, but realizing system upgrades require energy crystal chips, and the only detected energy crystal chip is at Minshan Manor, Ye Qiu suddenly felt a bit troubled.

"How do I get to Minshan Manor?" Ye Qiu stared at the ceiling, and as he pondered, he fell asleep.

...

Time passed, and at 4:30 AM, Ye Qiu woke up to his alarm clock, clutching his aching head as he got up, and then groggily went downstairs. As usual, he arrived at the door, but was stunned to see his father standing there.

Suddenly, as if realizing something, he snapped awake.

Ye Xiong looked at Ye Qiu and asked, "Where's the car?"

Ye Qiu lowered his head nervously, "It's broken..."

"Broken?"

"Yes, it broke because I drove too hard during the driving test!" Ye Qiu replied.

"What parts are damaged, and where is the car now?" Ye Xiong asked.

Ye Qiu answered, "It's at Cheng Jie's repair center, and all the parts except the engine are totaled."

Ye Xiong nodded, "Did you get your A-level driver's license?"

"Got it."

Ye Qiu nodded, but suddenly added, "Dad, how do we deliver the goods today?"

Ye Xiong glanced at Ye Qiu, then walked to the side. Ye Qiu was puzzled when Ye Xiong returned with a 28-inch bicycle and pushed it to the surprised Ye Qiu, saying, "You can use this to deliver goods today."

"This, this... "

Ye Qiu looked at the 28-inch bicycle, bemused, then put the tofu on the bike's rear seat. After saying a few words to Ye Xiong, he wobbled away on the bicycle he hadn't ridden for a long time.

Watching Ye Qiu leave on the bicycle, Ye Xiong's murky eyes sparkled with a glint. Muttering to himself, he said, "Letting you go for an A-level driver's license and you managed to wreck the car, haha, truly worthy of being my son. Just like me back in the day."

As he spoke, Ye Xiong did not return home but walked towards the repair center, mumbling to himself, "I'm going to see what this little rascal made of my car..."

...

Ye Qiu was riding the 28-inch bicycle, speeding on Minshan Highway at 5 AM. With his physical ability increased to Level 5 by the system, Ye Qiu felt no fatigue despite the fast pace.

After reaching H City and delivering goods to various households, he headed back. It was Saturday so he didn't need to go to school.

It was already past 7 when he got home, and Ye Qiu directly rode the bicycle to the repair center.

On the way, he exchanged the parts into reality and found a small tricycle to head to the repair center.

Upon arriving, he saw Cheng Jie sitting on the hood of his pickup, waiting for him.

Ye Qiu smiled, tossed the buns he had just bought to Cheng Jie. Cheng Jie caught them, took a bite, and sitting on the hood like Ye Qiu, asked, "Did you get the parts?"

Ye Qiu nodded, pointing to the tricycle loaded with various parts, saying, "They're all there..."

Cheng Jie followed Ye Qiu's finger towards the tricycle, and when he saw the bed filled with automobile parts, he was momentarily stunned.

After running over and finding all these parts were Level 1 parts, the buns dropped from his mouth.

In disbelief, pointing at the Level 1 parts, Cheng Jie looked at Ye Qiu, unsure as he said, "These... Are these the rewarding parts you mentioned? All Level 1?"

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