Half an hour later, a wide asphalt road appeared ahead. Chen Xing stepped on the accelerator, and the armed cricket soared to a speed of 150 kilometers per hour. The strong wind made it difficult to keep his eyes open. Chen Xing fumbled on the console, found the switch of the car hood, and pulled it down.
"Click"
With a soft sound, the hood rose from the trunk and covered the vehicle. The car became a sealed space, the speed of the armed cricket increased again, and the pointer on the dial turned to 200 kilometers per hour.
After driving for a while, a spiral approach bridge appeared in view. Chen Xing reduced his speed, drove onto the approach bridge and entered the expressway. A sign with white characters on a green background hangs above the entrance, which reads: Section 1809 of the Ambergris National Highway of the United Kingdom.
The road has become wider, from a two-way four-lane to a two-way twelve-lane, a full three times wider.
"You have entered the national expressway. The two lanes on the right are slow lanes with a speed limit of 60 to 120 kilometers per hour. The three lanes in the middle are fast lanes with a speed limit of 120 to 200 kilometers per hour. hour, the left lane is the speed lane, and the speed limit is not less than 200 kilometers per hour.”
After driving onto the highway, Armed Cricket's on-board computer automatically connected to the highway's navigation network, and a female mechanically synthesized prompt came from the speaker.
"Buzz"
Chen Xing entered the speed lane from right to left and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. The V12 engine roared tremendously, and the needle soared to 300 kilometers per hour. Indescribable pleasure filled his head, as if electricity was flowing through every cell.
Every man has a dream of racing, riding fast to the roar of the engine and enjoying a life of freedom. Chen Xing also likes racing, but he was too poor in his first two lives and had no chance to drive a good car. In the first life, I envied people driving Ferraris, Bentleys, Jaguars, and BMWs. In the second life, I envied people driving Dream Flyers, Blue Discs, Meteor Fires, and Land Shuttles. In the third life, I finally drove a sports car, although it was a first-speed car. But at least it is equivalent to the BMW 5 Series on earth, which is a small dream come true.
The national highway is brightly lit, and every 100 meters there is a street light that is 20 meters high, with extremely long sight distance. The neon billboards on both sides kept flashing by, and the electronic road sign above turned up a line of green prompt information. It was a completely different world from the wasteland.
This highway was invested and constructed by the Malan royal family. Its original intention was to run through most of the cities built along the Ambergris River in the United Kingdom and strengthen the closeness of the kingdom. But in fact, most principalities do not want highways to run directly through the country, because this will lead to a decrease in the independence of the territory. Therefore, national highways are section by section, mainly used for travel between major cities within the principality.
Seeing that the plan went bankrupt, the Malan royal family also terminated subsequent investments.
The Red Dragon Principality has a large land area, occupying half of the northern wilderness, and its national power ranks among the top five in the entire kingdom. However, its infrastructure is mediocre. The national highway has only built sections of Crow City and Monitor Lizard City. The biggest reason is that the output of the wilderness is too little, the environment is poor, and the cost of road maintenance is too high, making it not worth the investment.
"Boom boom boom"
Heavy container trucks passed by one after another, making a huge sound of air friction. Chen Xing held the steering wheel tightly with both hands and drove with all his concentration. At such high speeds, a small mistake can lead to a car crash and death.
However, his danger perception has given him the talent of a super racing driver. As long as there is the slightest sign of trouble, he can immediately sense it and avoid danger.
After another half hour, the endless green wheat fields came into view. Whenever the wind blows, the wheat waves pile up like the sea. This marked that he had entered the Ambergris River basin from the wasteland. There is sufficient water and fertile land. Looking around, there are many water towers and ditches.
Huge agricultural machinery is parked in the fields. It's mid-April now, just over a month after sowing, and the wheat has grown to over half a meter tall. Scattered scarecrows are planted in the fields to keep birds away.
Chen Xing was driving at an extremely fast speed. There were more and more billboards on both sides, and the neon lights were becoming more and more dazzling. After turning a big bend, a cluster of brightly lit high-rise buildings appeared on the horizon.
Among the four major cities in the Red Dragon Principality, Dalingshan is the city of mining, Gray Horn City is the city of wilderness and industry, Lizard City is the city of war, and Crow City is the city of trade.
In the very middle of the city, there is a skyscraper soaring into the sky. Among the buildings, it stands out like a chicken. That is the iconic building "Crow's Nest" in Crow City, with a total of 333 floors and a height of more than 1,000 meters including the lightning rod. It is the tallest building in the entire north of Ambergris River, so it is also called " Crow's Nest in the Clouds."
In fact, the location of Crow City is not good. Looking around, behind Crow City are the towering Red Rock Mountains.
From the map, it looks like a dead end. But the Red Rock Principality is located inland, and the only river entrance is the tributary next to Crow City, and all merchant ships must pass there. And Crow City and Heque Principality are only separated by a river. Invisibly, Crow City became the trade center of the three principalities.
Driving at high speed, Chen Xing quickly entered the territory of Crow City. After getting off the national highway and driving for a while, there was a fork ahead. A large LCD screen is erected in the middle, and there are electronic railings at the intersections on both sides.
For suspended vehicles, please take the left channel and enter the city directly.
For wheeled vehicles, please take the right aisle, park your vehicle, and then transfer to the subway or bus to enter the city.
Chen Xing's armed cricket is a wheeled vehicle, so naturally it can only go through the right channel. The management of big cities is very strict. In order to protect the environment and urban sanitation, wilderness vehicles are not allowed to enter. Most of the vehicles in the wilderness are wheeled, because wheeled vehicles have the advantages of low cost, easy repair, and large load capacity, and can meet the needs of wilderness transportation.
Before coming here, he had made an appointment with others to meet at Parking Lot 59.
A moment later, Chen Xing followed the instructions of the electronic road signs and parked the armed cricket into parking lot No. 59. There was a 24-hour convenience store at the entrance of the parking lot. Chen Xing bought a cup of coffee and sat on a wicker chair at the entrance to wait for others.
About two hours later, the remaining three people and the caravan's vehicles arrived at the parking lot one after another. Next, the four people packed the supplies in the car and called a city's floating transport vehicle through the convenience store clerk.
The shape of the car was the same as a van on Earth, except that it had no wheels and was suspended half a meter in the air. After loading the things into the car, the middle-aged businessman also completed the entry procedures for Chen Xing, Cassie, and Danny, and gave each of them a red electronic watch as a temporary identity. This kind of watch is called a "red watch". Its style is similar to that of a black watch, but its functions are far different. It can only provide identification and some basic information queries.
"Sir, where are you going?" After getting on the city transport vehicle, the driver turned around and asked.
"The Wilcox Hotel." Chen Xing reported the location based on his memory from the previous life.
"Ah" the driver frowned, thought for a while, and asked with some uncertainty, "Is there a place like this at the Wilcox Hotel?"
Chen Xing suddenly remembered that at this point in time, the Wilcox Hotel had not yet been built, and immediately changed his words, "Big Banyan Tree Hotel."
"Okay, sir." The driver started the vehicle and the car slowly levitated, then turned out of the parking lot and drove towards the city.
