As the saying goes, don’t hit the smiling person. If the Grand Duke is aggressive as soon as he appears, someone will inevitably put on a good show that is not afraid of power. Anyway, we are in Estali, the territory of the magician, and he is doing this now.
confidence, and the other party only brought a few people with him.
However, the other person was like a big child looking forward to a new toy, his eyes were shining, and it was difficult to make someone feel disgusted. On the contrary, several people behind him had serious expressions, and they could only express disgust on their faces.
Someone has some self-knowledge and retreats when he sees difficulties.
After thinking about it, Lin said: "Your Excellency, instead of me introducing a bunch of things, how about experiencing what a car is for yourself. When we understand it, we will discuss other things. Otherwise, we will do anything in a hurry when we don't understand anything yet."
This decision is irresponsible to you and me."
"Of course, that's what I meant."
Not long after entering the reception room, hot tea had not even been served on the table. A group of people ran out of the house again and came to the workshop of the silver-bearded dwarf. The two knights brought by the grand duke consciously guarded the door.
Only the others followed Lin into this workshop full of science fiction.
Except for the Ruan brothers who came in once for a visit on the first day of their visit, they spent the rest of the time discussing cooperation plans and never came in again. But within a few days, things changed drastically in the workshop. The silver-bearded dwarves
It's not just about eating and not doing anything.
Babak Abunahan looked around in confusion, but did not see the car he had been in. Instead, there was a large metal object in front of him, the structure of which was similar to that of a car. He asked: "Sir, could this... be the same?
car?"
"This is the car that you guys rode in before." Lin replied casually. Suddenly realizing what the problem was, he said shyly: "I went out to test the car last time and found some problems. When I came back
After that, I asked Jermaine to improve. So no wonder you guys can’t recognize it.”
The silver-bearded dwarf whose name was called raised his head proudly and wiped his nose. Duke Kawei still showed great respect to this legendary dwarf royal family. After entering the door and saying a few polite words, he surrounded the car and started asking questions.
The dwarf has no intention of hiding anything. Whatever he knows, he just says it. Anyway, according to what someone said, even if you give the car to someone else to copy it, no one can imitate it in a short time. Just listen to the introduction, of course.
I can't figure out why.
But unlike the Grand Duke who saw the car for the first time, the Dharma Saint who saw the car for the second time could not see that the big guy in front of him was even remotely similar to the car he had been in that night.
First of all, there is a folding top made of cowhide, with door glass on the side, and the rear seat also has a door design. The engine room in front of the vehicle is finally covered with skin.
Moreover, under someone's strong request, most parts of the engine room were rearranged. Simply put, the height was made as uniform as possible. The overall effect is that the height of the front of the car is reduced a lot, and the space is used more effectively.
Second, of course, the paint is polished and waxed, and the main color is still very bright silver. The overall texture has been improved by more than one or two points, and it looks like a different car. The appearance already looks like a certain car
The Silver Ghost, the antique car that people remember, was a sedan built by Rolls-Royce before World War II.
Third, the tire area should be further widened. However, due to the design of the inner and outer tires, it is difficult to achieve flat tires like those of Earth cars, but it is still much wider than the wheels of ordinary carriages. This is mainly to increase grip. Now The car's performance in all aspects does not dare to be increased to the limit. The biggest reason is that the tires are not up to par. Without good grip, acceleration and braking are both problems.
Just like the computer CPUs at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, no matter how fast they are, they are still limited by the speed of the hard disk, resulting in limited improvement in overall performance. It was not until the emergence of solid-state drives that the actual performance of computers was significantly improved. There has been a significant improvement. As for the MIDI version of the car, the tires are a drag on the overall hard drive.
The reason for lagging behind in terms of tires is because the silver-bearded dwarves have no intention of doing so. On the other hand, the rubber used to make tires does not have magical materials. In the past, just dealing with the problem of hardening would almost make someone's hair turn gray.
The result was achieved by accident, using the same old method of exhaustion and trial and error. If you expect a few silver-bearded dwarves to improve tire technology, you might as well wait until you have time to do it.
In addition, the instrument panel is reset. Some things that are obviously not used are deleted, and only the rotation speed, speed, water tank temperature, fuel tank capacity, and Midi-specific power meters are retained.
In short, in Lin's mind, the car in front of him is 70% or 80% complete, and the benchmark for comparison is probably the level of the first half of the 20th century on earth.
After confirming that the fuel tank was full and the power absorption tank was replaced with new magic stones, Lin opened the rear door and made a gesture of invitation, saying: "Your Majesty, please. I have been thinking about this trip for a long time and plan to Let’s do a test and run a longer distance. I’ve just been busy discussing things with Mr. Ruan these days, so I haven’t set off yet. Since you also want to test drive, don’t mind doing this test on the way to see how the car performs. .”
If you were dealing with ordinary funders, you might go out for a walk and that would be the end of the matter. However, the Grand Duke’s expression of curiosity and excitement was not something you would enjoy just by walking around. So I simply proposed to take a walk. Testing advice, go a little further.
As expected, Grand Duke Kawei nodded with satisfaction. However, the silent deacon behind him crossed the crowd and came to Lin and asked: "Your Excellency Tripwood, may I know where you plan to go?"
Someone who had not yet decided on his destination thought about it seriously and said: "Go in the direction of Mount Vesu and see where you can go in an hour or two, and then return. I hope you can return to San Francisco in the afternoon." City. Because I still have a math class to teach, so I can't just miss it."
Mount Vessu is a very important transportation hub near the holy city of Estali. The mountain is not high and the slope is quite gentle. It takes about a day for ordinary merchants to go there.
If the army were to advance at a forced march speed, it would take more than half a day to arrive. Even if Duke Kawei's Duke's Guards were all riding horses, we still had to consider the heavy weight of the accompanying army and the impossibility of galloping on horseback throughout the march. .
Considering that the magician claimed that he had to return to the holy city of Estali before the afternoon, he probably had to turn back halfway. Anyway, he only said to go in the direction of Mount Vesu, not that he wanted to get there. Deacon Thinking like this, he added: "Since we are going to the wild, the Duke's Guards will accompany us, so that's no problem."
"Of course there is no problem." Although Lin answered quickly, after thinking about it for a moment, his expression became a little tangled and he said, "But the distance is a bit far, so I will speed up. It doesn't matter if I can't keep up. I still want to cooperate.
What’s your speed?”
In response to such contemptuous remarks, Mr. Kawei did not get angry, but said directly: "Don't be afraid of getting rid of them. I just want to know the limits of your car."
In fact, not only Duke Kawei, but also the knights and deacons he brought with him didn't believe someone's crazy talk.
The war horses of the Duke Guard are all divine horses with Warcraft blood. The best ones are not ordinary horses, but the kind that can eat meat. Their speed and endurance are not comparable to ordinary horses. Whether it is marching
Still charging, the performance of this Duke Guard ranks among the best in the empire.
However, the head of the family is in front, and he is obviously in high spirits, so it is not his turn to taunt others with sarcastic words. If, as a servant, he does this without permission, it will be considered as overstepping his duty and he will be punished.
I don't know whose face it is.
As the Grand Duke's personal deacon who handles affairs, he only needs to make sure that the things the family master wants to do can be carried out smoothly. Expressing emotions or opinions is not within the scope of his work.
After getting the Grand Duke's nod of approval, the deacon walked out and ordered a knight to prepare the horses. The space in the car obviously couldn't fit all the people. So if these servants wanted to follow, they could only use their time to come.
means of transportation, that is, war horses.
At the same time, the deacon took out the magic letter from his arms. This is a set of two magic items. After writing words on one of them, the words will appear on the other piece of paper. As a one-time consumable, the magic letter
The production cost is very high and cannot be used as a regular contact method.
As used this time, it conveys a military order to mobilize troops. It orders the Duke's Guards stationed outside the city to prepare for the march and may leave at any time.
Lin did not set off immediately. Because the destination was a bit far away, he asked Kaya, who had nothing to do for the time being, to go to the kitchen to prepare some dry food that could be eaten during the journey.
For a magic apprentice who has been accustomed to taking risks for the first half of his life, preparing these things is no big deal. After a while, he brought out a bamboo basket with some sandwiches in it and handed it to his teacher. The group of people looked like they were going out.
Just like a picnic.
In the middle, Lin met the lich who was walking out of the silk room with the blond girl, and asked casually: "We are going to drive to Weisu Mountain, do you want to go together?"
Those cold eyes glanced at someone. In the past few days, Fen was busy discussing with Halumi about increasing the production of silk cocoons. That is not just about raising more moths and laying more eggs.
.We must consider the load of the breeding environment and the supply of food, which will affect the survival rate of moth larvae and thus the number of silk cocoons produced. So to someone's invitation, she just said coldly:
"I won't go. That thing is too slow and I don't have time."
"So what if it's slow. Beautiful cars and beautiful women, this is a man's romance."
Fen suddenly flashed up and appeared in front of someone who was talking nonsense. With his fingers spread out, he grabbed someone's disgusting ugly face and said through gritted teeth: "Don't you dare to say that women are only worthy of being your romantic accessories?"
.”
Feeling the pressure exerted by those five fingers on his face, the man in cold sweat said vaguely: "I'm sorry, sister, I was wrong, please forgive me."
The Lich disappeared, and everyone had the same idea: That car was indeed very slow, and look at you, no one else is applauding it.