From scrap mecha to sci-fi heaven

"Has it started yet? Come on, come on, let's go there quickly."

All the way to the storage area of ​​Paradise Port, from a distance, I saw about twenty or thirty people gathered in front of a warehouse.

According to Xu Xiaotu's introduction, these people should be so-called warehouse treasure hunters. Some make a living from this, and some are simply people who like the feeling of opening treasure boxes for fun.

For example, Xu Xiaotu, she is obviously the latter.

She was dragged into the crowd hurriedly, and the fierce shouts and claps immediately became loud and clear.

"One thousand and three, is there anything higher than one thousand and three?"

"One thousand and fourteen, someone offered one thousand and fourteen."

"This one bids one thousand and fifty, is there anything higher?"

In the center of the crowd was a bald and slightly fat white auctioneer. He was not very serious or professional, but he was very quick-tongued and talked about everyone's bids. He spoke so fast that it was difficult to hear clearly.

But it was precisely this extremely fast speaking speed that gave him a tense and intense feeling, causing the treasure hunters around him to keep bidding.

"This kind of warehouse looks like a household sundries warehouse at first glance. It's not interesting. It's best to have a safe. It's likely to produce good things."

Xu Xiaotu glanced at the opened warehouse behind the auctioneer, with a hint of disappointment on his face, and quietly shared his experience with Lin Yu.

Lin Yu nodded slightly and asked: "The auction process is to open the warehouse for us to see and then bid?"

"Yes, but you can't go in, you can only watch from the outside."

Xu Xiaotu explained: "Actually, it's a matter of luck and vision. We need to value the things we can see, and bet on those that are obscured and overlapping, and then bid for them at the right price."

"Then we seem to be at a bit of a disadvantage. Should we get two telescopes first?"

Lin Yu glanced at the warehouse treasure hunters next to him who were making a living from this. Many of them wore equipment that looked like goggles, and some even had mechanical prosthetic eyes directly implanted.

Under the premise that they cannot get close, these people use prosthetic eyes to directly enlarge the image and even perform big data analysis, which is not their role.

"Hey, you don't need to tell me, I have already prepared. Stan Group's sixth-generation reality augmented glasses come with high-definition cameras and a variety of image processing programs, automatic magnification and focus, and automatic big data analysis to identify and value items. "

Xu Xiaotu proudly took out a pair of silver-white smart glasses.

The temples and frames of the entire glasses are made of silver-white metal. They are square and one finger thick, but there is only an upper frame, embedded with two transparent lenses without a lower frame.

The so-called reality augmented glasses, to put it simply, add additional images to the visual field without affecting the normal visual field.

The general principle is also simple. There is a miniature lens on the frame, and the picture the wearer sees through the lens is actually the picture captured and displayed by the lens.

Since it is a shooting screen, it is natural to perform additional image processing, such as adding various special effects and virtual items to the screen like P pictures, or scaling the screen to enhance clarity, brightness, contrast, color processing, etc.

In addition, combined with image recognition and big data analysis, it can also achieve a series of effects such as rapid identification of objects, counting, and valuation.

These are not uncommon functions here. From mechas to mechanical prosthetic eyes, everything with basic imaging functions will be equipped with these small auxiliary functions.

Of course, since it is a small function, it can only play a supporting role.

After all, it is only based on image processing technology. Simply put, it means taking a photo and then letting the program analyze and identify it from the appearance. It cannot be guaranteed to be completely accurate, and it is even more difficult to identify the authenticity. As for the valuation of collectibles and artworks, it is even more difficult.

"Now, here it is for you."

Xu Xiaotu generously handed the smart glasses to Lin Yu.

"how about you?"

Lin Yu did not answer immediately, but looked at Xu Xiaotu.

"Hehe, I must have a spare."

Xu Xiaotu dug into his pocket, took out another pair of identical smart glasses and put them on his eyes. Then he picked up the one he was going to give to Lin Yu: "Here, I'll put them on for you."

As she said that, she put the smart glasses on Lin Yu's eyes. After putting them on, she looked at them carefully and nodded with satisfaction: "They are quite handsome. They really suit you very well."

Lin Yu glanced around and found a floor-length mirror abandoned outside the warehouse. He wiped the dust on it, took a look at it, and then nodded with deep sympathy.

Augmented reality glasses are not a high-end technology here, so for the sake of sales and originality, manufacturers naturally have to put a lot of effort into their appearance.

This thing looks very technological, and it's very intimidating when you put it on. Plus, he looks pretty good, and he looks very handsome indeed.

Due to the eye-tracking and gravity-sensing interaction technology, it only requires normal eye movement to operate, so Lin Yu quickly adapted to the use of smart glasses.

His eyes fell on the warehouse being auctioned, and he called the big data analysis program. Soon, connecting lines and floating boxes appeared on the items in his field of vision, listing all kinds of information.

"Unknown brand plastic chair: online shopping mall reference price 20."

"XX brand sofa: reference price in online mall is 1,200."

"XXX toilet paper: online shopping mall reference price..."

"They are all brand new quotes, and many niche brands are unrecognizable..."

After a brief try, Lin Yu knew that this thing could only be used as a reference, but he was not disappointed.

All he needs is the ability to zoom.

After all, he is a level 4 mecha engineer, and he has been hanging around in various scrap yards for a long time. As long as there are electronic machinery related things in the warehouse, he can basically make a relatively accurate judgment.

The most important thing is that he does not expect to sell them directly. He can completely repair all kinds of broken equipment by himself, and even dismantle various parts to assemble some practical props, which can always sell them for more money.

In this way, this is indeed a good place to make quick money.

"Congratulations, this warehouse is now owned by this gentleman!"

During the conversation between Lin Yu and Xu Xiaotu, the auction of this warehouse also came to an end soon.

The auction winner stayed and began to look for valuable items excitedly, while the others followed the auctioneer to another warehouse.

Clang!

When they arrived at the place, the simple rolling shutter door opened, and another messy warehouse was revealed in front of everyone. Everyone began to watch, some alone, and some in groups of three or five whispering.

"There's no safe."

Xu Xiaotu looked at it excitedly with his smart glasses for a moment, but soon showed disappointment again.

"So you're here just to open the safe, right?"

Lin Yu was a little helpless.

He also looked carefully. Although most of it was blocked, there were still a few valuable things in the warehouse, such as a few motors, a few alloy plates, and a cutting machine piled in the corner.

On the bright side, it's no problem to sell these for three or four thousand yuan, and it's a small profit if you can get them for less than three thousand yuan.