Life is like a box of chocolates of all kinds, you never know what the next piece will taste like - Forrest Gump.

Ever since that ridiculous night on the twelfth basement floor of the Academy, Renault had realized that everything had changed.

There is no misunderstanding.

On the day of the incident, Renault explained everything to Claire.

He explains to Claire that nothing had happened to him and Nora, that they had just drunk too much and then slept together in a groggy state.

Just slept together and nothing happened.

Claire believed, no accusations, no complaints, no so-called "I don't listen to explanations and I hate you".

She just said faintly that I knew, and then she didn't react.

Renault thought that after the matter was explained, everything was over.

But he found out he was wrong.

Nothing passed, on the contrary, everything began to go bad.

Claire no longer pays attention to him, at least not again, and Nora begins to move away from him.

When he was training on the twelfth basement floor, he could no longer hear Nora's wild roar, hear her stern reprimand, and see no care or visit from Claire.

Sister Jia seems to have stopped caring about Renault, what he does, and no longer paying attention to him.

Without themselves in their lives, everything has become indifferent and unfamiliar.

This troubled Renault for a long time.

He was too young to understand the emotion and why it was happening.

Seven days later, Alpha Academy officially closed for the holidays.

Claire didn't choose to be with Renault, but just disappeared quietly.

Renault had to pack his bags alone, leaving the Alpha Academy, where he had studied more than three hundred days and nights, and heading to the city of Schgwani, in the Great Lakes region of the Hongrals.

This is the famous mecha city of the Central Star, where the headquarters of the famous Storm Consortium is located, and the storm series mecha they produce is one of the top ten most famous mecha of the new federal government, and the new federal government has even formed a storm war group for this purpose, and the soldiers in it use the latest storm mecha.

In addition to the Storm Consortium, a large federation-level consortium across the river system, there are at least seven star-level mecha groups in Shgwany City, dozens of planet-level mecha brands, and countless small local brands.

Every day, hundreds of mechs fly through the air.

Countless amateur mech enthusiasts show and compete their mechs here.

There are more than 30 kinds of mecha competitions here every year, with a total of more than 1 million mechas, more than 2,000 broadcast TV stations, more than 50 billion viewers, and a cumulative prize amount of 10 billion.

There are thousands of mecha sales companies, tens of thousands of mecha repair shops, and up to millions of mecha enthusiasts. The resulting massive torrent formed the now famous Mecha City.

There's no better place to become a mech mechanic.

On that sunny day, Renault arrives in the city of Schwani with his bag on his back and knocks on the door of the first mech repair shop.

Like most young people who are new to work, Renault was slightly nervous when he sat in front of the interviewer in a suit and leather shoes. He listens carefully to the interviewer's tirade and tries to extract any bit of it that works for him.

“…… Lankaot company is a company with a long history of more than 300 years, with rich experience in mecha sales and maintenance, there are the best mecha maintenance personnel in the city, the most comprehensive mecha technology, the most advanced mecha, more than 300 young people come every year, want to become a member of Lancourt company. So young man, tell me, what attracted you here? ”

"What?" Renault paused, he didn't understand the interviewer's question.

The interviewer's face showed a hint of dissatisfaction, but he hid it well, and continued to say patiently: "I said, what do you value most about Lancourt?" There are tens of thousands of repair companies in Schgowani, what made you choose us? ”

When he said the last sentence, there was a hint of smugness on his face.

Renault understood, thought for a moment and said, "I'm sorry I think you may have misunderstood, I didn't come here because I had heard of the Lancourt company, and to be honest, I didn't know there was such a company until I entered here." I came in because it was the first workshop I'd seen, and it looked pretty stylish. ”

The interviewer's face froze.

Young people who have just stepped into society always bring some innocence and a sense of justice, and they have the courage to forge ahead and do not know how to turn around.

Renault was brushed off without accident, and he was not even qualified for the written exam.

Renault didn't have time to get frustrated, and quickly started visiting the next repair shop.

This time he learned to be obedient, and he won't say that I just came in by the way.

Fortunately, the next repair shop is not as obsessed with its own glory as the Lancourt company.

The interviewer was a middle-aged woman with a slight amount of hair.

She looked at Renault repeatedly with suspicious eyes, as if examining a prisoner, and then said, "Your resume says that you are a student of the Alpha Military Academy's Naval Branch?" ”

"Yes, I want to do a part-time job here."

"Then why would you choose mech maintenance over ship maintenance?"

"It's like this, there are many classifications of ship maintenance, which are usually only for a certain part of the ship, and not for the whole ship. I applied for the command department of the Ship Branch, which requires a comprehensive understanding of ship construction, so a single ship maintenance will not help me much for my credits. However, mecha maintenance can take care of the maintenance of the entire mecha by one person, and it can completely improve my mecha course. And the command department has three disciplines in mecha alone. In terms of credits, it is clear that this is the most suitable choice. ”

"Just for credit?"

"I know it's not right to just pursue credits, but as a student, I think the first thing to consider is still to raise credits, as for actual ability, sometimes it's not necessarily a good thing to think too far, and I also need a full scholarship to support me to study."

"In that case, why would you want to be a mechanic instead of a driver?"

Renault shrugged: "I want to be a pilot, but only if I can afford a mech." ”

The woman's face changed.

Renault didn't know that he had poked the interviewer's G/spot again.

The interviewer is an attitude determinist through and through, convinced that attitude determines success or failure. Renault's answer was undoubtedly telling her that he didn't love repairs, which was exactly what she couldn't accept.

Out again.

Renault was not discouraged, the young man was not tactful enough, he could not read words and looks, but he also had the energy to not give up and be full of momentum.

He soon knocked on the doors of a third, fourth, and many more.

Without exception, Renault faced rejection.

When he interviewed for the seventh house, Renault met the first one who was willing to hire him.

"We can recruit you, but you have to sign a ten-year contract with us."

"Ten years? No, no, sir, I think you misunderstood, I just wanted to find a part-time job, I didn't plan to sell myself! ”

"I'm sorry, but this is the core condition of the company to sign you. You must know that you don't know anything now, you can't contribute to us after you join the company, and we have to spend a lot of effort to train you. ”

"Spend a lot of effort cultivating me?" Renault was furious: "What are you guys kidding? I'll admit that I can't contribute much when I join the company, but I don't think I'll need any effort from you in my learning process! It was enough for me to watch, at most I would occasionally ask some questions for answers, and I would do my duty as an apprentice, serving tea and water, moving things, etc., as long as I could do it. And when I finish my studies, I will contribute to the company according to my ability, so why use the phrase "I put in my heart" to train me? I don't see anything you pay for this that can be described in the word "hard work!" ”

The interviewer was expressionless: "The techniques you have learned, the tools you have used, and the masters you have taught are all products of our company, and it is impossible to use them for free." ”

Renault understood: "You just want to squeeze people, right?" Apprenticeship contract, ten years? It's insane. ”

"If you do a good job, you still have a chance to become a full-time employee."

"Is this the bait that was put on the contract to sell one? There is no formal agreement, no statutory binding, only verbal promise, and the contract is other than binding or bundling? I wouldn't agree. ”

"It doesn't matter, some people will agree anyway."

"No matter how down-and-out I am, I won't be reduced to the point of selling myself!" Renault got up and left.

For the first time, he took the initiative to refuse the other party.

For the rest of the day, Renault continued to hit a wall.

In the blink of an eye, a day passed, and Renault did not find any repair company willing to ask for him.

He had to find a small hotel with the cheapest price to stay.

Lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze, Renault sighed deeply and then turned to sleep.

The next morning, Renault picked himself up and continued to set off.

On this day, he visited a full 18 companies, twice as many as yesterday, and it was a non-stop journey.

Unfortunately, he still failed.

Renault also discovered that the main reason for his failure was because he was a student of Alpha Academy.

Being a cadet meant that he was destined to not be able to sign any long-term contracts in a company with no future to pay.

In addition, the students have only 60 days of vacation.

Sixty days is almost the time that Renault can create benefits for the company after completing the internship.

That said, when Renault will leave here when he can really be worthy, it will be unacceptable for the vast majority of maintenance companies.

This is the core of his failure.

For three whole days, Renault went to hundreds of companies, but he did not find a single one willing to accept him.

Still, Renault was undeterred.

He believes that there will always be an exception.

Later, Claire asks Renault what keeps him going. Renault replied: "Schgerwani has tens of thousands of repair companies, even if it is a charity, it is not difficult to find one, right?" And I've only run hundreds of them, but it's only one percent, so what's the reason to give up? ”

At that time, Claire's eyes at Renault finally became gentle again.

Things took a turn for the worse on the fourth day.

He still ran all day that day, and the result was still a failure.

It was getting dark, but Renault didn't give up, and walked along the boulevard, and then he saw a factory.

The factory building is not large, just behind the tree-lined road, and through the sparse shadows of the forest, you can faintly see a few mechs sitting on the flat ground.

Through the shade of the trees, Renault entered the gate.

There was no one in front of the gate.

Renault approached straight away, and then he saw a wide playground.

There were several old and broken mechs on the playground, and on one of them was a man lying on his stomach with an ion welding torch in his hand, repairing the damaged parts of the mech.

"Hey!" Renault let out a shout.

The man on the mech turned around and took off his goggles.

Renault saw that it was an old man with gray hair.

He looked down from the mecha and made a suspicious voice: "Are you ......?" ”

"Hello, my name is Renault, Jonny Reno. I would like to ask if you are still recruiting people here? ”

"Recruitment?" The old man smiled on his face: "You want to work here?" ”

"Maintenance apprentices, to be exact." Renault replied.

The old man grabbed the mecha's arm and swung it down, landing on the mecha's knee, and a few ups and downs came to the ground.

He came to Renault's side and stretched out his hand: "Show me your resume." ”

Renault handed it over, and the old man flipped it over: "It turned out to be a student of Alpha Academy." How much do you know about mechs? ”

"It's not a lot, in fact, I've only been in contact for about ten days, but I've been able to drive small mechs and learn about the structure and main performance of some large mechs...... There's a video of me driving my mech on it. ”

Renault said, pointing to his resume.

The resume is electronic, and the image information is directly recorded on the resume, which can be seen directly, making the information richer and more sound.

"I see, ten days? Then your progress is not bad. The old man said with a smile.

Renault smiled, and after countless failures, Renault had learned some lessons. He knew that his practical experience was far from enough, and emphasizing that the short time and fast learning speed became his only magic weapon.

"I think I know why you're here." The old man nodded and said, "Tell me how many repair companies you've been to?" ”

Renault lowered his head embarrassedly: "There are about a hundred of them, and I've been here for four days." ”

The old man looked at his legs: "Came over?" ”

"The use of scooters is not allowed in the college, and we think that too many life assistants will make us lazy because of comfort, and our will will will be reduced, and we will not want to make progress."

The old man nodded: "I know this, but I know that most students will not implement it outside the academy. ”

Renault shrugged: "I thought it was right, so I did it." ”

The old man laughed: "The biggest difference between the winners and the losers is that the former always do what they think is right, while the latter always do what they want to do. So...... What are your requirements to become a mechanic? ”

"Oh, nothing to ask for, I can do without a salary, just provide food and lodging."

"Sure enough." The old man returned his resume to Renault.

Just when Renault thought he was about to face another failure, the old man said, "If you don't like this factory is too broken, then come on." ”

"What?" Renault paused for a moment.

"How?" The old man asked, "Do you think there should be any more problems?" ”

"Oh no." Renault shook his head: "I mean you shouldn't ask anything more?" For example, do I know your company? Do you love this business? Whether a long appointment is required, etc. ”

The old man looked at Renaud with sympathetic eyes: "God, what have you been to be ruined by those idiots these days?" I just need an apprentice helper, I can meet the basic needs, I need to know more about what to do? I don't take in my son-in-law. ”

Renault was dumbfounded.

The old man stretched out his hand: "So, welcome to the Belgard Machine Repair Factory." ”