This is not how you drive a machine!

Chapter 258 Modification
No one knows what emotions will be in the team before the battle, will it be tension, relaxation, joy, or anxiety?

Thor, who was participating in the competition for the first time, leaned against the window and looked at the track lights passing through the night fog outside the modification workshop.

She had fantasized about this scene many times at night.

Now that she has a contractor who is willing to take her to the race and is about to go out for the glory of the team and the tribe, she finally knows what kind of emotion she should feel at this moment.

It's busy.

Extremely busy.

Busy people don't even think about victory and failure.

She turned her head and looked at the members of the Yun Yi team who were busy in the next room, and she was overwhelmed with emotions.

A mecha girl like her who has always been rejected has to compete against the top domestic opponents in her first competition.

Can you win?
For a moment, her heart became slightly restless.

"It's so uncomfortable to be naked."

Jackdaw squatted beside Thor, looking at Thor, who was wearing only a thin armor like a 'school swimsuit'.

"It's always like this before the game. I have to take it off and put it on again, and then take it off again over and over again."

"Take off the bubbles and take off the bubbles... Come, I'll tell you a secret."

Thor glanced at Zhou Yun who was swinging a sledgehammer to hit the hood limiter. Although his face was expressionless, his eyes suddenly became bright.

Zhou Yun’s little secret?
So she squatted down and listened attentively.

"Every time this happens, I eat raccoon with chili sauce to prevent myself from eating too much."

"Liuhua's chili is really delicious. It makes you savor it. Do you want to try some and spread the chili flakes on your butter pudding?"

"..."

Thor lowered his head and contributed all his cream pudding without hesitation.

"it is good."

After a while, the two mecha girls shed tears together.

Feeling her stomach rumbling like a raging river, at that moment, all her pre-match nervousness disappeared.

“Uh…ah…uh…”

Jackdaw turned his head, looked at the red corners of Thor's mouth, and laughed.

"Hey, the redox reaction has disappeared, and the deflector shield is stable again. Great!"

"Is the chili pepper effective? Are you less nervous now?"

"Don't worry about it. If you're still nervous, just close your eyes on the track and leave it to Zhou Yun."

It wasn't just spicy, but also because he really relaxed, the corners of Thor's mouth curled up slightly.

Yes, after so many days of training, she trusts Zhou Yun very much.

Believe in Zhou Yun's skills, believe in Zhou Yun's persistence in winning, believe in everything about Zhou Yun.

She murmured to herself: "Well, I will definitely win."

Through the tears in her eyes, she looked at Zhou Yun who was using a jack to chisel the chassis, and Jiang Xiyue who was swinging a large wrench to violently attack the spiritual pressure release grid, and her anticipation for the game gradually grew in her heart.

"I am so surprised."

She stood up trembling.

"You're right, Jackdaw. I shouldn't be so nervous. Oh, and I think I have a method that works better than chili peppers. Do you want to try it?"

After saying that, she took out a bottle of medicated oil from her work clothes beside her.

Seeing this, Jackdaw's eyes lit up and he gave away all the Raccoon instant noodles in his pocket without hesitation.

……

"Whoo~"

"I hammer, I hammer again!"

"Why is the Thor's hull structure so complicated?"

Jiang Xiyue's vest was soaked with sweat. She gasped for breath and looked at the dented chassis parts. She said loudly, "Is this size enough now? Can we put in an extra slow-release grid?"

Che Wanzheng, who was not far away, made a gesture.

"That should be enough. This way we can handle the increase in spiritual pressure in the middle of the Hot Wheels track."

Hearing this, Jiang Xiyue relaxed all over. Looking at the chassis in front of her that looked like a "decorative prop in a battle-damaged area", she sat on the ground, gasping for breath without caring about her image.

After the Hot Wheels track is upgraded to Class B, in order to stably maintain the polarity of the "Reiatsu Adsorption System" and prevent the car from falling off the track.

Therefore, a long section in the middle of the track is the 'curve amplification zone' where spiritual pressure is filled to the extreme.

This leads to a phenomenon.

The kinetic energy stabilization system's 'kinetic energy conversion spiritual pressure' device will be charged to the point of explosion due to spiritual pressure.

This will indirectly lead to the complete destruction of drifting technology.

Gasping and panting, she began to laugh.

"Now that we have three more sets of spiritual pressure buffer grids, we don't have to worry about this anymore."

Zhou Yun put down the jack in his hand, grabbed a bottle of water on the table and drank it down from the top of his head.

"I also knocked off the tire triple-charge system on the roll cage. Now the load situation..."

Seeing this, Che Wanzheng quickly shouted, "That's enough! That's all!"

"Don't worry anymore!"

"You've knocked over three hundred pounds off the car body! Now one ton and one ton is just right!"

After saying that, he covered his chest in fear. At this moment, his head felt like it was being poured with shampoo, making a "DuangDuang" sound.

Xiyue, why didn't you tell me this guy was so crazy before you came?
He had seen reckless drivers who removed a lot of safety devices in order to save weight, but he had never seen anyone so reckless!

This guy would rather not even have the car shell anymore and just weld a chassis onto the roll cage!

Hearing what Che Wanzheng said, the other former Guanglun staff also put down their tools.

"Ah... yes, Boss Zhou, here's the underlying logic of Thor's transformation architecture. Her car can't reach the weight of Jackdaw."

"We can definitely make up for the gap in other areas..."

They thought that tonight they would just modify some small parts and adjust the track parameters.

It was done in a few hours.

Unexpectedly, as they were adjusting, they received the first big gift package after joining Yunyi.

Zhou Yun wants to reduce the weight of Thor's car from one and a half tons to less than one ton!
What kind of heavy version of Zhou Pa Pi is this?
"Not enough, still not enough."

Zhou Yun spread out his hands, pointed at himself and said, "The car weighs this much. If you add the weight of me and Lei Shen, it will be one ton and two tonnes!"

"That would mean a difference of more than ten meters per second. Converted to the entire race, how many meters would that be?"

"Every bit of weight saved brings us one step closer to victory!"

Manager Ye, who was sitting on the other side of the workbench, also spoke quickly.

"That's right, in this game, we have to accelerate as much as possible."

"Everyone knows the data of the Hot Wheels track. With such a long spiritual pressure amplification area, Ye Qing's sword-breaking performance in the S5 provincial finals will definitely happen frequently."

"Even armored runes have difficulty defending against such frequent and powerful attacks."

"The only thing we can rely on is speed."

"Using the speed advantage of the catapult start, we must be at least 500 meters ahead at the start, and play against Ye Qing outside of Jian Xue's skill range. This way, we can ensure an absolute advantage before the first maintenance..."

Hearing this, Che Wanzheng immediately became unhappy.

“I really can’t lose any more weight!”

"All the safety devices were removed, the outer wheels were removed, and the aerodynamic kit was made of the lightest materials. It's almost like a convertible."

He looked at the pile of scrap parts in the corner of the modification workshop that looked like a small mountain, and his tone was quite helpless.

"There's nothing that can be changed. We can't just throw the mecha girl out of the car."

Hearing this, everyone looked towards the center of the modification workshop and sighed.

Reducing the weight of a car body is one of the most basic tasks of a racing engineer. Everyone has been studying this for many years and really can't think of any other effective methods.

It's not that there are no ways, such as changing the shape of the wing bellows, reducing the spiritual pressure buffer grid... But these will either affect the ground effect or the stability of the spiritual pressure, and will greatly lose the final speed, which is not worth the loss.

It can be said that this solution is the best solution that can maintain the maximum speed effect under the existing conditions.

For a moment, everyone lowered their heads.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiyue stood up.

"I'll ask my dad if we can optimize the system a bit more..."

Zhou Yun nodded, then looked at the interior of the car, which looked like a wreckage from a car accident, and sighed inwardly.

In fact, he also has many plans in mind.

In the end, technology comes down to materials science. It's very simple. He just needs to replace the chassis with lighter materials.

Replace the steel casting material mixed with spiritual pressure dust with fiberglass (glass reinforced plastic), then carbon fiber, or aerospace aluminum alloy, and replace the front and rear impact-resistant parts with alloy...

The place where spiritual pressure is transmitted can be replaced with a fishing net, or... just stick stickers on it.

But these all need to be customized long in advance, and there is not enough time.

"en..."

He squatted down, looked at the chassis of Thor that had been modified beyond recognition, and fell into deep thought.

The modification workshop suddenly became quiet.

After a long time, Manager Ye rubbed his eyebrows and stood up.

He knew in his heart that this matter could not be rushed for the time being, so he asked, "Zhou Yun, how are you doing now?"

"If possible, install it on Thor and take it for a test drive."

"Once we have the specific parameters, we'll think about how to optimize them tomorrow..."

However, before he could finish his words, he heard Zhou Yun muttering to himself.

"Just...get rid of the chassis."

???

Three question marks suddenly appeared in Che Wanzheng's head.

Are you OK?

Why don't you listen to what you are saying?
"Yes! Throw away the chassis!"

Zhou Yun clapped his hands suddenly, and his eyes lit up instantly.

"Well, it's not like we're throwing away the entire chassis."

"You see, the surface of the Hot Wheels track has a spiritual pressure absorption device, so it doesn't need a complete chassis to stabilize the center of gravity."

"Furthermore, Thor's deformation module is the suspension. The overall deformation of the engine and the car body has minimal impact on the chassis..."

"Why don't we just weld the suspension, engine, and spiritual pressure relief components directly to the roll cage, and then use existing materials to weld in the areas that need structural reinforcement?"

"What do you think?"

As soon as Zhou Yun finished speaking, the whole room suddenly became silent.

Jiang Xiyue looked at the chassis of Thor, then looked at Zhou Yun, opened her mouth, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

The evil god from outside the domain...has started to use his power again.

The new engineers all lowered their heads and looked at their hands, not knowing whether they should speak.

"..."

"..."

Time passed by little by little in silence. Zhou Yun looked around and blinked.

"This way, we can reduce the weight by hundreds of kilograms... Why don't you say something?"

Che Wanzheng suddenly felt the blood rushing up and his scalp felt hot.

Throw away the chassis?

This was the most shocking sentence he had ever heard in all his years in the industry. For a moment, he even doubted whether Zhou Yun was a racing novice.

Not crazy?
Even a newbie knows that you can’t throw away the racing chassis.

But this is Hot Wheels Raceway…

"Well, it's not impossible."

He gritted his teeth and said this, throwing all the experience he had learned out of his mind.

That’s right, doing this on other tracks would be tantamount to seeking death, but this is the Hot Wheels track, so it is possible to do it.

Forget it.

Just be crazy.

"Well, you're right. This is a Hot Wheels track. There's no need to worry about the stability of the vehicle's center of gravity. It can be modified."

After breaking through the bottom line, he suddenly felt a surge of blood.

Since you are going to go crazy, why not go completely crazy for once?
"In this way, we can add an extra set of redundant devices to the kinetic stabilization system."

"We only need one set of spiritual pressure release grids. We can definitely try the more powerful 'Gas Release Form' jet."

"Use the spiritual pressure amplification of the Hot Wheels track to maximize the charge effect after drifting."

Hearing this, Manager Ye thought for a moment and his eyes lit up.

"If we can fit an extra set of redundant devices, can we store the spiritual pressure converted from inertia and release it after the amplification zone disappears?"

Manager Ye's words immediately excited all the engineers present.

"That's right. We only need to improve the energy storage device. We can completely resist the chaotic spiritual pressure environment and achieve a stable 'full-time burst' amplification effect."

"We just need to optimize the kinetic stabilization system module..."

The discussion in the workshop became more and more intense, but as the discussion progressed, more and more questions arose.

"Where is the right place to put this redundant device?"

"It can't be placed forward or backward. It will disrupt the release environment of the Thunder God's skills, causing the skills to be deformed, and it will also destroy the stability of the spiritual pressure..."

"It can't be placed in the middle either. Placing it under the driver's seat will damage the jet effects of 'Gas Escape' and 'Meteor'."

"That's not okay either. It will destroy the stability of the frame."

"Yeah, there's no chassis to begin with. Aren't you afraid that the parts will scatter when Thor transforms?"

"..."

The problem became increasingly complex, and after a while of discussion, the engineers fell silent.

Seeing this, Zhou Yun stood up with a smile and proposed a simple solution.

"It's time to activate Maple Mode!"

In the early hours of the morning, when everyone was asleep, Thor shakily put on his 'new armor' and stood on the track fully armed.

Fengyoujing plus raccoon are so stimulating!
Fighting spirit surged up.

At this moment, she couldn't wait to try out Zhou Yun's new modification.

The cold wind blew, and she suddenly felt refreshed, so she gestured to Zhou Yun, who was wearing a racing suit at the side of the track.

"I'm totally ready."

After she finished speaking, accompanied by a roar of thunder and lightning, she unfolded the car body again.

"Huh? Why do I feel chilly down there?"

……

After the holiday, when I had more time, I thought about writing more and revising more. As I was revising, I felt that my ideas were a little off, and then I had to write urgently.

Then I accidentally forgot how long I hadn't slept, and my head was buzzing.

I took two hours of sleep in the afternoon and had an outrageous dream. After waking up, I thought about it again and again and decided to post this chapter first.

There are still two chapters in my hand, and I feel dizzy and my thoughts are in disarray.

I'm sorry, I'm not in a good mood right now. I'll take a nap first and I should have a better idea when I wake up.

(End of this chapter)