Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 216: "Magic" Motorcycle Test Drive

The thrilling and highly entertaining rugby match finally ended with the victory of the "Northern Team" composed of territorial soldiers. They celebrated around the field with their hands in the air, enjoying the cheers and praise from the people in the stands like battlefield heroes.

Harvey waved to Vaughn, the team captain, to come up to the stands and personally pinned a brass star badge representing a victory on Vaughn's leather armor shoulder. The orc captain knelt on one knee excitedly and touched his forehead to the back of Harvey's outstretched hand with the etiquette of a blood warrior.

Pierce and Asdalen gathered together, discussing the result of the game.

"In terms of strength and endurance, the extraordinary warriors who have awakened their talents are indeed no match for these National Police Agency players who possess partial bodies of steel... After all, most of their modifications are to their limbs, which are very practical and have obvious advantages in competition."

Pierce smacked his lips and concluded, "But when it comes to coordination, they're far inferior to the Northern Army team. They've forged a tacit understanding through life-and-death battles, and their tactics are far more sophisticated and advanced."

Egno and Chris, who were sitting on the other side, were completely different. They didn't even quite understand the rules of the game, but they were also infected by the enthusiastic atmosphere and kept clapping and laughing.

Chris leaned forward and suggested to Harvey, "Sir, why don't we give these players a deep alchemical prosthetic transformation? If each of them had four rock-solid mechanical prosthetic legs, plus six to eight mechanical tentacles that could replace their hands, wouldn't the competition be even more intense and exciting?"

Harvey couldn't help but roll his eyes at his perverted idea and quickly changed the subject, asking, "Have you completed the commissioning of the first batch of magic vehicles? Have you made any new progress in the development of magic vaccines and potions? How did you find the time to come and watch the game?"

Chris was immediately shocked by the three consecutive interrogations that touched his soul, and he retreated silently with a wry smile.

……

Before the harvest season arrived, Chris finally completed the official debugging of the "Magic Car" under Harvey's supervision, and realized the industrial production of this epoch-making magic-powered vehicle.

The core part originally responsible for generating power, the internal combustion engine, is replaced by a modified version of the magic steam engine. It can be driven by directly injecting liquid magic energy or by using a focusing array to inject compressed gaseous magic energy.

Harvey knew nothing about gearbox design, so he could only tell Chris through simple oral instructions to create a sophisticated speed gear module to strengthen and adjust the power transmission of magic energy.

The frame is entirely made in the blast furnace steel mill in the territory's industrial zone, using molds for split casting and assembly. A small amount of the magical mineral Lizard Scale Ore purchased from the Exploration Club is added to the steel, which can greatly improve the steel's ductility and affinity with magic.

As for the detailed design of the lights, dashboard, electrical components and auxiliary wires, Harvey didn't care at all and just kept it as simple as possible. Even the braking system used the most crude form of foot-operated metal brake pads.

After all, being able to produce mass-produced power vehicles by hand in this world with manual labor and partial alchemical technology is already a very difficult goal to achieve, and Harvey cannot expect all aspects to be perfect.

This also means that currently only physically strong bloodline warriors and police officers who have undergone mechanical prosthetics are capable of controlling and driving vehicles like the Motocar. They can only rely on extraordinary vision and reaction power to replace the vehicle's missing steering assistance system to achieve emergency obstacle avoidance when driving at high speeds in rugged and obstacle-filled wilderness and forests.

Braking also requires a strong body. You have to press the brake pedal with great force to make the speeding car stop.

Even so, during the test drive of the prototype, several bloodline warriors still had rollovers and collisions due to their unfamiliar control techniques, and had to stay in the hospital for several weeks before recovering.

“Thump, thump, thump… Boom! Boom! Boom!”

The roar of the magic vehicle starting up resounded throughout the entire playground. A large number of Northern Army soldiers gathered around to watch, drooling over the row of brand new, shiny, single-person vehicles on the playground that exuded the beauty of metal and machinery.

Wayne and Duff stood side by side, looking at Battalion Commander Vaughn with eagerness as he sat astride the brand new magic vehicle, lowering his head to listen to the lord's repeated instructions - he was the first test driver of this batch of finished magic vehicles.

Wayne muttered softly, "Only those who can ride this thing and gallop through the mountains and forests can be called true knights. The stupid guys riding on the backs of horses and livestock that we saw on the way to Alaye with the lord last time are nothing compared to us..." "Understood, sir."

"Yeah, yeah, I'll hold the handle firmly."

"Okay, okay, just tap the brake pedal lightly while turning... Uh-huh, how light is light?"

"No problem, just go in circles, oh oh oh, I get it!"

Vaughn responded to Harvey's theoretical guidance incoherently, but in fact his entire attention had long been focused on the metal beast under his crotch. He gripped the handlebars tightly with both hands and kept turning the accelerator, waiting for Harvey's order so that he could release the brake pedal and speed away.

Harvey took a few steps back and nodded to his test driver, indicating that he could begin the driving demonstration.

After a more violent roar, the magic car stirred up a cloud of dust and rushed out like a wild horse.

Vaughn only felt a buzzing in his ears, and the roar of the wind and dust blowing in his face almost covered everything. The car body under him was shaking violently, forcing him to try his best to keep his balance in order not to be thrown out of the car.

Compared to the prototype car I tested before, it was more than twice as fast...

Vaughn keenly noticed the subtle difference between the two and couldn't help but twist the throttle handle again, causing the energy inscription engraved on the magic power machine on the front of the car to burst out with strong light, increasing the speed to the limit!
Almost in an instant, he rushed from one end of the military camp playground to the other at lightning speed. After slowing down and circling the flagpole, he once again cut through the wind and waves and headed towards Harvey.

He stomped his foot hard on the brake pedal, and with a loud bang, the front of the Modulo car suddenly stopped, and the rear end lifted up and almost flipped over. Vaughn relied on his strong body to hold down the car body, and finally managed to stop the car.

Although Harvey had a smile on his face and kept praising and affirming Vaughn's driving skills, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. There was no shock-absorbing suspension, no electronic braking system, and no steering assistance... It was easy to drive out but difficult to stop. If the driver was not a blood warrior who had awakened extraordinary abilities, I'm afraid anyone else would have overturned the car on the spot and been sent directly to the hospital.

Thinking back to when I was learning to drive in driving school in my previous life, I drove a shabby pickup truck that was despised by everyone. If I moved it to the present, I'm afraid it would be of the same quality as a Rolls-Royce in their eyes.

After all, in terms of industrial manufacturing technology and design structure, the broken pickup truck is indeed much more advanced than this magic car.

Although the power system of this magic car currently uses the metaphysical version, the feedback is too slow. In addition, it is matched with a pure steel frame without any buffer, and steering and braking devices that rely entirely on manual operation and foot kicking. The driving experience can be imagined.

But even so, Vaughn's face was full of smiles when he got out of the car after the test drive. He kept rubbing his hands and scratching his head. His eyes could not leave the vehicle for a second, and his satisfaction was beyond words.

Harvey sighed helplessly and turned to look at the others who were eagerly waiting. "Who else wants to try?"

"Me! Sir! Let me try!"

"I can drive better than Captain Vaughn!"

"My Lord! Let me do it! I can drive it around the territory!"

Almost instantly, he was surrounded by a group of ferocious territorial officers.

(End of this chapter)