Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

When the store received the goods, Drogo was not there. He was chatting in the city lord's mansion, talking about transportation and driver's license issues.

"So what you mean is to divide the road into several lanes, with cars in the middle and people on both sides." The city lord asked as he looked at the schematic diagram given by Drogo.

"Yes," Drogo answered, "Because vehicle travel itself is dangerous, and diverting traffic will make travel smoother, faster transportation, and better economic development. If you want to learn more, you are welcome to visit Waterdeep."

Traffic in most places nowadays is a paradise for people who love to cut in line. There are no clear rules at all. There is no first come first served rule, just quick eyes and hands.

What’s even worse is that the carriage company also invented a foot-operated horn, which was much more convenient than the previous hand-cranked bells, resulting in the sound of horns everywhere in the city.

Drogo woke up every day wondering if he had arrived in India.

"And this, traffic lights. Stop on red and go on green. Save the chaotic intersections in the Twin Towers City."

"Oh, this thing is indeed useful, but where can I find so many, uh, traffic lights?"

"What a coincidence! Bilong happens to be involved in the field of traffic light manufacturing."

The city lord understood and was waiting for him here.

"But a light that turns on for a certain period of time doesn't seem to have any special technical content, right?"

The implication is that he doesn't have to buy Drogo's lamp, he can find a factory to produce it himself.

"Ha, it's no exaggeration to say that we are in an absolute leading position in the field of color vision research." Drogo said confidently.

Thanks to Dr. Fabrice's contribution, the Drogo Group's research on the color vision of various races has become very mature.

It is suspected that Fabrice's team relied on this thing to write a watered-down paper.

I will post one article on dwarf color vision, one article on orc color vision, one article on adult dwarf color vision, and another article on elderly orc color vision...

"The traffic lights we produce are guaranteed to be readable by people of all races, even those with color blindness."

"Color blind?"

“There are some people who can’t tell the colors apart.”

"Oh, so this thing has a special term. There is a servant in the City Lord's Mansion who can't tell the difference between red and green."

"Yes, so in our traffic lights, other colors are added under the main color. We even make brightness distinctions for people with total color blindness who cannot recognize any colors."

Drogo didn't want to see those completely unscientific color charts in Phailin that treated color blindness and color weakness the same.

"That's very thoughtful."

"Besides that, if you want to drive, you must obtain a driver's license. Only with the license can you drive on the road. As for what you need to take the test for."

Drogo pulled out a small notebook.

"The theoretical part is about traffic rules. There must be rules to ensure traffic flow. Then there are the field test and the on-road test."

"Do I need to memorize theory to drive?" The city lord flipped through the small book and felt a headache after reading each item. "Doesn't that mean you must be able to read before you can drive?"

"Of course, aren't you also involved in a literacy campaign?"

"That's true, but there are so many prerequisites just to drive a car. Will people accept it?"

Not only in Twin Towers City, almost all regions now realize the importance of literacy among civilians. In the industrial age, literate workers are generally much more efficient than illiterate ones.

At the very least, you only need to be taught once how to use the machine and then given an instruction manual. If you forget anything, you can look it up yourself.

The illiterate workers could only ask again and again.

"As long as the vehicle can bring enough convenience, people will definitely accept it."

In addition to the driver's license, Drogo also educated the city lord about traffic rules, traffic police and a series of other things.

Cars can only demonstrate their advantages in a relatively mature system.

Otherwise, with the current traffic environment, once the per capita car ownership increases, driving a car will be no different from crawling on the ground, and neither is as good as riding a bicycle.

And predictably, the accident rate is extremely high.

It is best to avoid avoidable pitfalls in advance.

Drogo's idea is to use the Twin Towers City as Felin's pilot city, so that people can first see how much convenience can be brought by combining vehicles with relatively reasonable traffic rules.

In fact, these have already been popularized in Waterdeep, but because Waterdeep is not well-known enough now, promoting them in Twin Towers City will attract attention from other places more quickly.

Most of the countries here are still in the transition stage from feudal lord system to constitutional monarchy. In each country, only the constitution is formulated by the king and parliament.

As for other laws in each territory, it all depends on the local lord.

Therefore, once Twin Towers City implements a useful transportation method, other territories will naturally learn from it.

Drogo talked about all this for hours.

The city lord is also a smart man. He quickly understood and digested such a large amount of new knowledge.

There was just one thing he didn't understand.

"Why are you pushing these policies so aggressively? It doesn't feel like something you would care about."

Although the city lord asked in a joking tone, he was actually very nervous.

He was afraid that the Drogo Group was starting to get involved in politics.

This is a very common phenomenon.

When many business groups become big, they will try to get involved in politics in order to seek greater benefits.

There are only a few companies like the Zhuoge Group that focus solely on business.

This is also why the city lord has such a close relationship with the Drogo Group.

Create jobs, make money, pay taxes when necessary, and have no additional demands. It is a treasure no matter which city it is placed in.

But if they wanted to get involved in politics, the city lord had no doubt that with the strength and influence of the Drogo Group, it would take less than overnight for them to decide to sideline him and actually sideline him completely.

"Of course, it's to sell the cars across the continent as quickly as possible!"

Drogo had a look on his face that said "How come you don't understand this?"

"What do you think? Why would I care about all this mess? There must be a stable and safe driving environment so that the car can continue to sell. Otherwise, it will just be a decoration when you buy it home. Who would be willing to buy it?"

Hearing Drogo's answer, the city lord breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Drogo has always been the same Drogo.

"But, there are road construction, traffic police, and driver's license exams. All these are required..." The city lord pretended to be in a difficult situation.

"Don't pretend. How much did you make from the lottery?" Drogo saw through the city lord's attempt to ask for money.

"We can't always use the lottery money to subsidize this side."

Drogo thought about it and it made sense. Felin never advocated taking from the people and giving back to the people. Only benefits could give them long-term motivation.

So, Zhuogo started talking about driving school tuition fees and compulsory insurance that should be avoided if possible.

And some more unethical tricks, such as "trap"-style illegal intersections composed of solid lines that are not even noticeable.

The garrison regiment was responsible for the traffic team, and they sometimes caught people strictly and sometimes not strictly. When people just let down their guard, they would conduct a severe investigation to generate performance and income...

After hearing this, the city lord couldn't help but admire it.

I admire how Drogo could come up with such a wicked, no, such a brilliant design.

After solving the funding problem, Drogo made more promises in order to motivate the city lord.

"You know, if you want to be rich, you must first build roads and improve transportation. This will facilitate transportation, strengthen exchanges, and promote commerce. Other lords will learn from you, and your achievements will spread throughout the continent. The king will also praise you highly. Do you just want to be a viscount for life? Don't you want to make progress?"

Although the city lord did not give a direct answer, it was not difficult to tell from his determined eyes that he really wanted to make progress.

Thanks to the template provided by Drogo, the city issued new traffic rules in just one day and ordered many traffic lights from Drogo.

The city lord personally held a press conference and explained in detail the importance and necessity of the new traffic rules.

After people realized that they could not drive the cars they bought for the time being and were only allowed to test drive them in a few fixed areas, sales in specialty stores finally leveled off.

Instead, the driving school exploded.

People who have come to the store in recent days are mainly here to "admire" the super sports car placed in the middle of the hall, to receive a free booklet of "One Thousand Questions You Must Pass in Subject One", and some are children who come to play on the four-wheel drive track.

Players who have some knowledge of four-wheel drive vehicles probably know that if the track is a little longer, it will be more expensive than the car.

Apart from the price, the more important thing is that there is no place to put it.

In the Twin Towers City, there are two four-wheel drive tracks that are the longest, most luxuriously equipped, and have illusionary landscapes. One is at the Drogo Toy Store, and the other is at the Drogo-Benz Car Store.

There is a large area outside the store, which is equipped with a real car test drive track, a small "kart" track, and a four-wheel drive track.

Enthusiasts who frequent the two 4WD tracks have formed different circles and despise each other.

Specialty stores look down on toy stores for not being hardcore enough, and toy stores look down on specialty stores for not having a complete range of accessories.

Craig is a big fan of the specialty store track.

The reason he was drawn to this circle was not because of the four-wheel drive car, but because of the supercar in the store. Drogo Benz, the Son of Wind.

Limited to 25 units.

The graceful curves, top-notch craftsmanship, perfect design and ultimate performance made him obsessed.

But he couldn't afford it.

The price of one unit is as high as 88888 gold coins.

It was beyond what he, a minor rich man of several generations, could afford.

I heard that the buyer of the first machine Sutton sold was the eldest prince.

Although the Craig family is a high-ranking noble family, they are still inferior to the royal family.

However, after asking the price, the smart Craig did not directly answer that he could not afford it when facing the sales lady's expectant smile.

Instead, they said, "I'm not allowed to drive it now if I buy it. I'll wait until I'm older."

The sales lady did not expose him. Instead, after confirmation with the store manager and Mr. Benz, she took Craig to test drive the Son of Wind on the track.

This was allowed mainly because of Craig's good relationship with the Drogo Group over the years.

After that, Krieger became fascinated with cars, especially the roar of the engine and the powerful thrust generated when the accelerator was stepped on to the bottom.

That was a feeling of power that he had never experienced before on the magic car.

But because he couldn't get a driver's license for the time being and couldn't afford such an expensive car, Craig turned his attention to "meal replacements."

Go-karts and quads.

And because everyone uses the same karts, Craig cannot use his greatest strengths in the competition.

rich.

As a result, he gradually lost interest in karting.

You can’t achieve this by relying on technology.

Especially after being brutalized by a six-year-old with a perfect line one afternoon, he vowed never to drive a go-kart again.

Projects that can be solved with money are more suitable for him.

For example, four-wheel drive vehicles.

Today, he finally put in a lot of effort and collected a complete set of the most expensive four-wheel drive accessories currently available on the market.

These things are difficult to get, perhaps because Drogo toys are doing a hunger marketing campaign, or perhaps because four-wheel drive vehicles are so popular recently that the supply cannot meet the demand. In short, these accessories were purchased by Craig from players at high prices.

But for him, as long as he can kill everyone on the track today, the money will be worth it.

Craig arrived at the four-wheel drive track with a reckless step.

He opened the suitcase, revealing the accessories he had painstakingly collected.

Krieg deliberately tore them apart so that other players could have a good look.

"Wow, it's a purple gold frame. It's actually a purple gold frame! I thought it was just a legend?"

"Oh my god, look at the tire, it's a Red Devil Slime tire."

"And the motor, the most powerful Hiden No. 3 motor!"

……

It was worth it for him to dismantle the car completely; these veteran players really knew what they were talking about.

Amid exclamations, Craig put on the shell of the Hurricane Sonic. According to the rules, cars without a shell are not allowed to go on the track. The assembly is complete.

"Who wants to compete with me?"

He shouted proudly, like a confident little lion.

No one present accepted the challenge, nor did they know how powerful this four-wheel drive vehicle that smelled of money was.

The way this circle plays is that the loser has to lose his car.

"That's boring. What's the current maximum lap speed?"

Seeing that no one was willing to take up the challenge, Craig decided to break the fastest lap record on this track.

At this moment.

"Let me compete with you."

A voice came from the crowd, an adult's voice.

Craig looked at his opponent, he looked familiar.

The other players have already called out that person's name.

"Mr. Benz."

Benz has been staying in the store recently because it allows him to receive consumer feedback first so that he can make improvements to the next generation of models.

When he has nothing to do, he will come and play with his four-wheel drive.

No matter how old you are, you love playing with toys.

Craig looked at the car in Benz's hand. It was ordinary. Although he didn't know what the parts were specifically, they were definitely not as expensive as the ones he used.

"Okay." He responded confidently.

However, the course of the game was not at all what Craig had imagined. The Hurricane Sonic, who was supported by a lot of money, won easily.

On the contrary, it was left behind by Mr. Benz's car for several seconds.

"why?"

Craig asked, confused.

Mr. Benz did not answer directly, but picked up Craig's 4x4 and looked at it carefully.

"Too light, not enough friction."

"What is friction?" Craig's knowledge base did not support his understanding of friction at all.

"Ha, it's the force that resists the relative motion of objects when they come into contact."

Benz's explanation was almost the same as saying nothing, and Craig looked confused.

"To put it simply, it's the friction between the tire and the ground."

"Shouldn't it be as small as possible?" Craig asked back. It is an obstructive force anyway.

"No, on the contrary. The car can move forward because of friction. Friction is also moving forward, so it can't be too light. The motor is already at its highest, but it can't generate enough acceleration."

“Why does friction force move forward?”

Craig felt like his head was going to burn.

"That's a lot to talk about."

Out of boredom, Benz taught Craig the friction course from the beginning and unexpectedly discovered that this kid was quite smart.

Then we went on to talk about air resistance, what the rear wing is for, and what effect the car model has...

Most of the other people who came to join in the fun felt dizzy after listening for a while and stopped listening, but Craig became more and more excited as he listened.

He seemed to have found a higher level of fun than a four-wheel drive vehicle, studying how to make it run faster.

Over the years, because we are used to solving everything with money, life is like turning on a modifier, something feels good for a while, but then it becomes boring.

But there are things that money can't solve, such as technology, and he doesn't have the talent for it.

Until today, Craig seemed to have found his purpose.

Under Benz's guidance, the adjusted Hurricane Sonic successfully broke the lap record.

But Craig's excitement comes only in small part from breaking records. More of it comes from the pleasure of mastering knowledge and solving problems with that knowledge.

“Where can I go to continue learning this?” Craig asked excitedly.

"Find a good teacher, go to a good school, then get into a good university, and then go to graduate school, or the graduate school in Waterdeep."

"I see." Craig looked serious and didn't seem to be joking.

"Oh," Benz was a little surprised to meet a kid who was interested in science, "What's your last name?"

“Craig.”

"Craig? That's quite suitable for scientific research." (End of this chapter)