"You want to move the workshop to the R&D center?"
In the evening, after dinner, Jermaine made such a request.
"Yes, Mr. Ahanu made such an invitation, saying that he can help us build an independent studio within the scope of the center. Many of my research can also be carried out with the help of the center's resources, without having to earn my own money, or I accept your funding."
At this time, the other three dwarves nodded in unison, indicating that they all agreed.
Although the Silverbeard dwarves have had the experience of almost selling themselves out many times, as adults, who wants to be discouraged or criticized for their own decisions.
Besides, Lin himself doesn't like to have his life planned by others, especially when he starts with "I'm all for your own good." So he always warned himself not to treat others with this attitude. Regarding Jermaine's request, Lin just nodded and said, "If you think about it carefully, I have no objection. Will all the things be moved there?"
"Well, except for the peaceful weapons, the other items will be moved over with the second set. There will still be one set of tools left at home."
"Oh, keep the peaceful armed forces?" Lin asked.
At this time, Jermaine rubbed his hands and said shyly: "I'm not very confident in the center's internal confidentiality measures. It's safer to leave it here. Also, I have a question. Can you give me some advice?" Yeah, big brother."
"What's the problem? Let's talk about it."
"You see, now I have to go to the center to do things every day. Although they will send a car to pick me up, it is not convenient. I want to get a transportation car for the four of us, but as you know, the design of the car now is It's in line with you humans, but it's not very convenient for us dwarves. I just want to ask, do you have any good solutions?"
"Want to get a customized car that meets dwarven specifications?"
"I have thought about it. But that thing is too expensive and takes time. I was wondering if there is an easier and faster way to do it?"
"If it's simple, fast, and cheap, just take 732A and modify it. What's there to think about?" It's already a daily routine for someone and the silver-bearded dwarf to dismantle and reassemble things and change them beyond recognition. . Lin couldn't figure out why Jermaine was afraid to take action.
"I also thought about using the 732A model to modify it. The foot pads for getting on and off the vehicle can be solved, and the visibility problem can also be solved, but I can't think of any better solutions for the accelerator and brake. I have tried shrinking the steering wheel and improving the The position of the pedals, coupled with the gear lever, will make the entire driver's seat very crowded, making it easy for hands and feet to fight. Moreover, if the pedals are raised, the structure will be less stable, and it is easy to step on them crookedly or miss, and the force is difficult to control. .Brother, you have many ideas. Do you have any good opinions in this regard?"
"It would be nice to use a new device to replace the pedal. As long as this is solved, other gear shifting, steering wheel and controls should not be a problem."
"New device? What kind of device?" Jermaine asked with concern.
"Make an extra grip on the steering wheel to control the clutch. And at the position where the turn signal is controlled, you can make a thicker grip to replace the accelerator and brake. Pressing down is equivalent to stepping on the accelerator. , pushing it forward is equivalent to applying the brakes. I don’t need to teach you how to change it specifically. From the past to now, we are familiar with these modifications such as digging holes, pulling wires, and installing brackets."
Modification is a trivial matter for the Silverbeard Dwarf, and all Jermaine wants is an idea. But he asked in confusion: "Why do you push down to accelerator and push forward to brake? Can it be reversed?"
Although anything is fine, Lin still thought about Jermaine's question and said: "Think about it, when an emergency occurs, for example, a cow rushes towards you, or you are about to hit it. A wall. Subconsciously, will your hands push forward or push down? If you want to use the push rod device to replace the accelerator and brake, it makes sense to push down on the accelerator and push forward on the brake. You You don’t want your body to subconsciously accelerate for you when danger occurs.”
"That's true." At this time, the younger generation of silver-bearded dwarf lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and asked: "Brother, do you think it is possible for the center to manufacture a car specifically for dwarves in the future? I am It refers to a mass-produced model, not a special car with only one or two units.”
"Judging from the structure of the Homo sapiens race in Midland, there are quite a few groups with similar body shapes to dwarves. It is understandable to design a car suitable for such people to drive. But it is not really necessary to do this. It is decided by the market. , we are not guessing here. To put it simply, the car is built, but how many dwarves, goblins, and gnomes are willing to buy it and have the ability to pay for it? Besides, there is a mentality that you have to pay attention to. "
"what is that?"
Lin didn't show off and said directly: "It's natural to play with big cars. In addition to the large internal space of big cars, the appearance of big cars also represents stability and gives people the feeling of being able to protect the people in the car more. So under such a premise, would a small car designed to fully conform to the body shape of a dwarf be more popular, or a vehicle that may be a little difficult to operate, but has a body shape similar to that of other vehicles driven by humans, would be more popular? "
Jermaine's eyes widened and he asked, "Would anyone think like this?"
"Let's talk about practicality. Unless they live in a world where people around them are exactly the same size as themselves, then these dwarves are bound to have some friends who are normal people. So when this friend wants to hitchhike with you, the result will be, obediently. , an exclusive version of the car for dwarves! So how is he going to sit in it? Is it enough to sit hunkered down? Or do you have to chop off your hands and feet to fit a human into a dwarf car?"
"It sounds bad to say it this way. So, designing a car for dwarves is a wrong thing?"
"I wouldn't say it's a mistake. Maybe some dwarves just don't want to give rides to normal-sized people, and having a car they can't fit in is just a nice excuse."
"So, is this correct? Why do I feel like I'm getting more and more confused?"
Seeing Jermaine shaking his head, Lin smiled and said: "There is no right answer to this kind of thing. It is determined by the market and demand. Both of these can be cultivated. It depends on what attitude you want to use." Face it."
When the four silver-bearded dwarves scratched their heads, Jermaine seemed to remember something and said: "By the way, big brother, about car No. 1. Mr. Ahanu asked me to convey that the car No. 1 The design project can now enter the second stage. He also wanted me to emphasize that since it is just a design assignment, irrelevant people should not be allowed to go to the center."
Was he scared to death by the Demon Prince?
Azad spent this time hanging out in the automobile manufacturing and R&D center, and did not go on a killing spree as anyone imagined. On the one hand, it was because no one dared to provoke him, and on the other hand, it was because William Greco was there.
The White Sword Master was like a lubricant, coordinating the communication between the Demon Prince and others very well. Although his character can be considered weird, he is still much better than Azad.
The original magic circles of the vehicle are all inside the vehicle body. Connecting the engine, energy center, magic stone power conversion array, etc., it is purely used to transmit power and convert the engine output into power. These functions are just necessary designs for the vehicle to operate normally.
As for the second stage of the design of the customized car, it is to make the car made of magic material and depict a magic circle that has nothing to do with the function of the 'vehicle' itself, turning it into a true magic prop. The magic previously requested by Mr. Kawei's agent, the old butler Ahanu, to test - Brutal Crash, is an offensive magic for custom-made cars.
The reason why car No. 1 is designed to be faster than cars No. 2 and 3 is because the theme of this car is safety. It doesn't require extreme performance, but it requires driver safety to an outrageous level.
In other words, all the magic that is going to be written on this car will also revolve around the theme of 'safety'. Then add one or two offensive magics to achieve the point where offense and defense are integrated.
Once the magic circle is carved, the customized car becomes a finished product that is difficult to change and modify. In order to allow the magic circles carved on the car body to exert the greatest and most effective effects, the connection between different magic circles was a subject that Midi had never been exposed to before the New Great Sage's Tower.
This part is a job that no one can replace at this stage except Lin. That's why Jermaine sent a message for Ahanu. Recalling the old butler's explanation, the silver-bearded dwarf said again: "I heard from Mr. Aihanu that the relevant requirements have been stored in the central system and are on the second phase requirements list of Special Project No. 1. You can do it when you are free. Let’s go take a look first.”
Many of the industrial functions designed by Lin cannot be separated from the first coffin system based on the purple-level magic stone. These things are placed in other magic stones. Although they can be taken to other places for display, they are only for display and cannot use other functions. Therefore, in order to facilitate the magicians and craftsmen who join the automobile manufacturing and R&D center, Lin also established a similar system for the center.
It replicates 70% of the functions of the first coffin, but does not include the accumulated data of the first coffin. As the core of the central system, the purple transformation magic stone was provided by Kawei Gong. The background of being a great noble of the empire once again shocked someone's little heart.
In particular, the center occupies a vast area, and a single purple-variant level as the core is not enough to cover the entire area. Therefore, Lin also designed some nodes, using secondary magic stones as relays, so that all magicians within the range can utilize the functions and computing power of the central system. The disadvantage is that each magician must have a magic stone as an operating system in order to use the central system.
In fact, a better way is to build an energy pool for the magic tower, which is also more versatile. However, the magician group has remained silent, or rather pretended to be stupid, regarding the construction of energy pools in places other than the magic tower.
At first, a certain time traveler wanted to break through this professional barrier, but later after getting to know more about it, he gave up. While the magic tower uses the energy pool to gain semi-infinite power semi-permanently, it also suppresses the core of the energy pool in a sense. Because that is something very dangerous.
Think about it, on Earth, it is such a desperate act to build a nuclear energy generator based on nuclear fission technology for temporary power supply.
The Starry Sky of Magic Tower /book/61599/
