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, he was in Estali, the magician's territory, and he had the confidence to do so now, 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 bad about him. On the contrary, the few people behind him had serious expressions, with only explicit disgust on their faces, so that someone would have some self-awareness and retreat when faced with 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 to me."
"Of course, that's what I meant."
Not long after entering the reception room, and before the hot tea was 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 the workshop full of science fiction.
Except for one visit on the first day of their visit, the Ruan brothers spent the rest of their time discussing cooperation plans and never came in again. But within a few days, things changed drastically in the workshop. The silver-bearded dwarves did not just eat and do nothing.
Babak Abunahan looked around in confusion, but did not see the car he had been in. There was a large metal object in front of him, the structure of which was similar to that of a car. He asked: "Sir, is this... also a 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. After I came back, I asked Jermaine to improve it. 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 respected the legendary dwarf royal family. After saying a few polite words when entering, they started asking questions around the car.
The dwarf has no intention of hiding anything, he just says whatever he knows. Anyway, according to what someone said, even if you give the car to others to copy it, no one can imitate it in a short time. Just listening to the introduction, of course, I can't tell the reason.
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, 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 heights were 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 a point or two, it just looks like a different car. The exterior looks a lot like someone's impression of the antique Silver Ghost, a sedan built by Rolls-Royce before World War II.
Third, the tire area is widened. However, due to the design of the inner and outer tires, it is difficult to achieve flat tires like those of cars on Earth, but it is still much wider than the wheels of ordinary carriages. This is mainly to increase grip. Nowadays, the performance of cars in all aspects does not dare to be improved to the limit. The biggest reason is that the tires are not up to standard. Without a good grip, acceleration and braking will be 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. As for the Midi version of the car, the tires are the drag on the overall hard drive.
The reason for lagging behind in terms of tires is because the Silverbeard 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 results were also achieved by accident, using the same old methods 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.
Also, is the dashboard reset. Delete some things that are obviously not used, and only keep the rotation speed, speed, water tank temperature, fuel tank capacity, and the unique power meter of Midi.
In short, in Lin's mind, the car in front of him is 70% or 80% complete. The benchmark for comparison is probably the level of the first half of the twentieth century on earth.
Make sure the fuel tank is full and the power absorption tank is replaced with new magic stones. Lin opened the back door and made a gesture of invitation, saying: "Your Majesty, please. I have been thinking about this trip for a long time. I plan to do a test and run a longer distance. It's just that I have been busy with Ruan these days. Sir, we didn’t set off after discussing things. Since you also want to test drive, don’t mind doing this test on the way to see how the car performs.”
If you are dealing with ordinary financial sponsors, you might just go out for a walk and then you're done. However, the Grand Duke's expression of curiosity and excitement is not something that can be enjoyed by just turning around. So simply suggest a side test and go a little further.
As expected, Grand Duke Kawei nodded with satisfaction. However, the silent deacon behind him crossed the crowd, came to Lin, and asked: "Sir 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 we can go in an hour or two. Then we will return. I hope I can return to Sanctuary in the afternoon." City. Because I still have a math class to teach, so I can’t just miss it."
Mount Vesu is a very important transportation hub near the holy city of Estali. The mountain is not high and the slope is quite gentle. The trip for an ordinary merchant would take about a day.
If the army were advancing at a forced march speed, it would take more than half a day to arrive. Even if all the Duke of Kawei's Duke's Guards were riding double horses, they still had to consider the heavy weight of the accompanying troops and the impossibility of riding horses at full gallop 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 midway. Anyway, he only said to go in the direction of Mount Weisu, not that he wanted to get there. The deacon thought so. Then he said: "Since we are going to the wild, the Duke's Guard will accompany us. This is no problem."
"Of course there is no problem." Although Lin answered quickly, after thinking about it for a while, his expression became a little tangled and 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 have 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 words.
The war horses of the Duke Guard are all divine horses with the blood of Warcraft, and the best ones are not ordinary horses, but the kind that can eat meat. The speed and endurance are not comparable to ordinary horses. Whether marching or charging, the performance of this Duke Guard ranks among the best in the empire.
However, the head of the family was in front, and he was obviously in high spirits, so it was not his turn to make sarcastic remarks. If, as a servant, you do this without permission, it will be considered as exceeding your duty, and you will be slapped in the face of who knows who.
As the deacon who personally handles affairs for the Grand Duke, he only needs to make sure that what the head of the family wants to do can be carried out smoothly. Expressing emotions or opinions was not part of his job.
After getting the Archduke's nod of approval, the deacon walked out and ordered a knight to prepare the horses. There was obviously not enough space in that car to fit all the people. So if these servants wanted to follow them, they could only use the means of transportation they came with, which were war horses.
At the same time, the deacon took out the magic letter from his arms. This is a set of two magic items. If you write words on one of them and use it, the words will appear on the other piece of paper. As a one-time consumable, the production cost of magic letterhead is very high and cannot be used as a regular method of communication.
Like this use, it conveys military orders to mobilize troops. Order the Duke's Guards stationed outside the city to prepare for the march and may leave at any time.
Lin didn't 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. A group of people acted as if they were going out for 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 Mount Weisu, 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's not just raising more moths and laying more eggs. It is necessary to 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 regarding someone's invitation, she just said coldly:
"No. That thing is too slow. I don't have time."
"It doesn't matter if it's slow. Beautiful cars, 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: "I 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 yourself, no one else is applauding it.
