Chapter 217 - 154: So You Play Speeding Frenzy Too! (Part 2)

So he ended up with the name Xuan.

Looking back, he feels it’s a pity. If his grandfather hadn’t persuaded against it, he might have been traveling across Dou Qi Continent by now, returning to his youthful days to reach new heights.

But then again.

Every cloud has a silver lining!

Although he missed the chance of traveling to the Otherworld and becoming the Flame Emperor, his life now isn’t too bad either.

The elders at home said they missed their grandson, so early this morning, Xiao Xuan got up and drove his wife and kid to his hometown.

It was all highway driving and they arrived quickly.

However, just after getting off the highway near his hometown on the national road, Xiao Xuan collided with a white sedan that was crossing the street.

Fortunately, the speed wasn’t fast, and they had seat belts on. It just left a dent on the car door and scraped some paint, but nothing major.

The other party was fully responsible. After the accident responsibility was clearly determined, since the other party didn’t want to go through insurance, they decided to settle privately.

"How about fifteen hundred?"

"Oh! Such a precise estimate?"

"Of course, I play Speeding Frenzy, and you can tell this kind of car damage at a glance. The repair costs at most a thousand, the rest is just my apology to you."

Upon hearing that the other party also played Speeding Frenzy, Xiao Xuan was taken aback, then laughed: "What a coincidence? I play Speeding Frenzy too!"

Upon hearing this, the two began to chat.

Since they are both veteran players, they’ve experienced in-game crashes at least hundreds of times, what accident haven’t they gone through?

For damage like this, it would cost at most a thousand in the game, and that’s being generous.

"No way, did you two settle it so quickly?"

Seeing her husband settle the private negotiation with the other party in a few words, his wife was a bit surprised: "Shouldn’t you find a professional car repair person to look at it?"

"No need!"

Xiao Xuan, speechless: "Why find a professional? I’ve played Speeding Frenzy for two or three hundred hours, you need someone else to estimate this kind of car damage?"

Who do you think you’re underestimating?

Even if he can’t repair it, basic damage assessment like this is not a problem, given the frequent in-game crashes and his substantial real-world experience.

The other party is also a Speeding Frenzy player.

That’s why the negotiation went smoothly; after all, this car damage was obvious, and comparing it to in-game repair costs, settling privately and agreeing on a price was effortless.

Spoiling people is impossible.

Firstly, Xiao Xuan’s upbringing doesn’t allow him to do such things, and secondly, trying to spoil someone in front of a Speeding Frenzy player?

What kind of international joke is that?

Everyone’s repaired cars countless times in the game; the basic repair costs are well-known—shouldn’t it be clear by now?

"You are enchanted by the game! Repairing a car in-game, isn’t the same cost as real-life repairs?"

His wife was still dissatisfied.

It’s not that she wanted to play the blame game; she just thought her husband handled things too hastily, the private settlement price should be reconsidered.

But with things at this point, there wasn’t much to say.

Back home, handing the child over to the grandparents, Xiao Xuan took his wife and headed to the auto shop intending to repair the car and buy some snacks.

"It’s really a thousand?!"

Upon hearing the repair shop quote, which was exactly as her husband and the car owner said, Xiao Xuan’s wife was greatly shocked.

"I told you."

Xiao Xuan raised an eyebrow: "I’ve repaired so many cars at Darun Market... oops! I mean in Speeding Frenzy, I know these tricks better than anyone."

"He quotes a thousand, he’s making profit; had the quote been more than a thousand, I would’ve turned around immediately, do you believe me?"

"Wow!"

His wife rolled her eyes: "You sure gain some self-confidence from playing games, huh?"

"That’s why you don’t understand!"

Xiao Xuan didn’t bother to explain to his wife.

Only players who have played Speeding Frenzy, like the car owner who collided with him, know where his confidence comes from.

The most real physics engine is the primary reason; only the most real physics engine can make him aware of the approximate damage after a crash.

Secondly, in-game, the entirely realistic repair process and the transparent parts pricing system.

In other words.

The same car damage situation, real-life repair costs compared to the game, only differ in terms of "labor cost".

That’s why he dared to say this.

He knew that for this car damage, a thousand is more than enough, and the repairman would still make a profit. More than a thousand would be treating him as a sucker.

In Speeding Frenzy’s online mode, many players run repair shops.

Xiao Xuan, who frequents these player-run shops for car repairs in-game, roughly knows the standard labor costs. So he said, if this shop prices more than a thousand, he’d turn around and leave.

"You guys are really..."

The old repair master, hearing the young couple’s conversation, couldn’t help but interject: "I don’t know where you all learned this, one smarter than the next."

"Yesterday I met a young guy, just like you, he quoted a price right off the bat, even told me the labor and parts replacement cost precisely."

"The most absurd thing is, while I repaired the car, he even said my skills were lacking, he repaired cars faster in the game."

"A whole set of theoretical knowledge, I handed him the tools to let him do it himself, he said he couldn’t, he wasn’t a repair guy..."

"Hahaha!"

Xiao Xuan couldn’t hold his laughter.

There’s no need to think, the person the master was talking about must also be a Speeding Frenzy player.

It’s the only explanation for why he’s so informed, with theoretical knowledge all set, yet couldn’t figure out even basic car repairs.

"What’s the name of the game you guys play, something Frenzy..."

"Speeding Frenzy!"

"Oh yeah, Speeding Frenzy!"

The master sighed: "This game is truly harmful, you say, how can anyone negotiate prices for car repairs anymore?"

The owner knows everything except how to repair themselves, even when encountering apprentice repairmen, they can point out what needs disassembling and replacing...

My goodness!

The more the master thought, the more uncomfortable he became, fearing that the car repair industry might collapse.

"Not really, most people are just bookish strategists. They read game guides, filled with theoretical knowledge, but once in action, their shortcomings are exposed."

Xiao Xuan explained.

Although the Speeding Frenzy game community is jokingly called the "auto repair crash course", allegedly training hundreds of thousands of auto repair specialists for the country.

Among these people, aside from a few players with strong practical skills, most are just armchair strategists.

Even though the in-game repair process and environment are represented, one thing can’t be replicated.

That’s repairing a car using a mouse and keyboard, compared to using a wrench in real life—certainly not the same...

But the good news is.

Though their practical skills aren’t great, their theoretical knowledge has truly become robust from playing the game. At least in real-life repairs, they’re not easily duped.

This is one of the biggest changes the game has brought to reality!

Before playing Speeding Frenzy, Xiao Xuan didn’t know these tricks. He could at most add some windshield washer fluid, replace an air conditioning filter, and not even change a tire.

But now things are different.

Now with the tools, he can complete simple operations like tire replacement or repair independently.

For slightly more complex issues, as long as it doesn’t involve precision parts, asking him to change a component, he most likely can do it.

"You should teach me sometime."

The master repairing the car casually instructed Xiao Xuan: "I’ve got two apprentices, teaching them is a real hassle, and they’re still completely clueless."

"Now I’ve understood, rather than spending time teaching them slowly, I should let them play the game you mentioned."

This teaching effect seems much better than his hands-on lessons.

Teaching requires suitable car models and conditions for targeting lessons. Playing the game, you can find any car conditions by crashing into a streetlight for yourself.

Only learn theories?

That’s not losing out! Once theoretical knowledge is mastered, there are ample practical opportunities in reality, combining theory and practice, wouldn’t learning efficiency be faster?