Incredible Insight: Toy Factory Discovers Swarm Drones

Chapter 12 Factory Manager, how do I use this new machine?Li Jiajun’s shopping efficiency was terrifyingly high.

In just a single day, the equipment that had only existed on his procurement list yesterday began appearing one after another at the dilapidated front gate of the Li Family Toy Factory.

Leading the way was an extra-long flatbed truck, carrying a massive object covered in thick waterproof canvas; its silhouette alone suggested it was incredibly heavy. Following closely behind was a long line of box trucks bearing the logos of various international logistics companies, nearly blocking the already narrow road in front of the factory.

”Good heavens... did he move a whole shopping mall here?”

”Are... are these all for our factory?”

”Little Factory Director Li has truly struck it rich!”

The workers spontaneously poured out of the workshops and gathered at the factory gate. Watching the spectacular sight before them, they all craned their necks, their faces filled with shock and curiosity. The ecstasy from receiving their wages and bonuses yesterday hadn’t fully faded, and today they were stunned again by this even grander gesture.

As a Master Craftsman of the factory, Wang Defa’s face was flushed with excitement. He hurried to Li Jiajun’s side, his voice trembling slightly: ”Director, are... are these all the new machines you bought?”

”Of course,” Li Jiajun said, a cigarette dangling from his mouth as he directed the forklifts and cranes to unload. He couldn’t hide the pride on his face. ”To do a good job, one must first sharpen one’s tools. Without good equipment, how can we create works of art?”

As the crane slowly lifted the first massive piece of canvas, a brand-new machine—shimmering in the sunlight and brimming with futuristic technology—finally revealed its true form.

It was a gargantuan machine painted entirely in grayish-white, even larger than the oldest Injection Molding Machine in the factory. Its body was covered in various incomprehensible buttons and interfaces, with the most prominent feature being a large glass dome containing an extremely complex multi-jointed robotic arm. On the machine’s body, the German ”TRUMPF” logo glistened in the sun.

”Holy crap... what on earth is this?” a young worker stared wide-eyed.

”It looks like... a machine tool? But why does it look like a space capsule from a movie?”

”It’s all in foreign languages; I can’t understand a single word.”

The workers surrounded this German-imported Five-axis Machining Center like a group of primitive people observing an alien spacecraft—with both awe and bewilderment. They reached out, wanting to touch the smooth metal casing, but pulled their hands back in mid-air, afraid they might break it.

This machine formed a stark, almost cruel contrast with the grease-covered, rust-stained old partners in the workshop behind them. On one side was the cutting-edge technology representing Industry 4.0; on the other was industrial scrap metal that even a museum wouldn’t bother collecting.

In Li Jiajun’s livestream room, the hundreds of idle Netizens online also saw this scene through the lens, and the bullet chat instantly exploded.

”Holy crap! Holy crap! The Main Streamer actually bought that two-million-plus machine tool! I thought he was just bragging yesterday!”

”Is this thing a Five-axis Machining Center? It looks so badass; I feel like it’s more expensive than my car!”

”Person above, be more confident and drop the ’feel like.’ The final price of this thing could buy your family a whole fleet of cars!”

”I’m crying. I said the Main Streamer photoshopped the picture yesterday, and today I’ve been proven wrong. Top Supporter, you’re my real father!”

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Li Jiajun looked at the bullet chat, his mouth twitching, but he ignored them. He was busy directing the workers to carefully transport the new equipment into the workshop one by one.

The second one, the third one...

That Industrial-grade 3D Printer from the Ugly Country that could print metal; the Swiss-made Laser Cutting Machine that cut silently; and the high-tech fully automatic SMT Machine from Huawei...

Every time a new piece of equipment was moved into the workshop, it elicited a chorus of gasps from the workers.

They felt like they weren’t in a toy factory, but rather visiting some national-level key laboratory. This ”high technology” they had only seen on TV and in the news was now standing vividly before them.

After the excitement came a deeper sense of bewilderment and helplessness.