"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the thing that His Royal Highness Anna is driving... what is it?"
Roland turned his head and saw that Echo and Soraya also ran out of the castle.
"It's a car! Rubik's cube car!" Before he could speak, Miyue answered first, "If you want to experience it, queue up behind me, don't jump in the queue!"
"A car... a car?" Soraya repeated the new term, "A car powered by a steam engine?"
"Hmm, but the boiler was partially replaced by the relics of the radioactive family, so that it can be reduced to this level." Mystery Moon shouted the information she had inquired again, "But compared to the electric motor, they are still too big. If you use Dawning No. 1 to drive, is the perfect form of the car... No, it should be called a magnetic car at that time!"
"Who is usually arguing that enchanting dozens of copper rods is going to be exhausting?" Lily pouted, "Now you still think about wrapping the car?"
"Uh" Miyue said in a low voice, "I, I've only just grown up, and now the lack of magic power does not mean that it will be the same in the future. Maybe the next awakening will be able to easily enchant a lot of Dawning Ones."
"It's better to expect Miss Doris to achieve a breakthrough in her magical ability." Lily shrugged.
"I'm going to steal your Chaos Drink if you keep talking!"
"you dare"
"Haha..." Phyllis covered her mouth and chuckled, "Actually, whether it's powered by steam or powered by electricity, it's called a car."
"Eh? Really?" All the witches looked at her in unison.
"Well, in the dream world, that's how it was named." Phyllis's words were filled with complacency, "Compared with the one driven by His Royal Highness, the car there is much more complete, and it can not only avoid the wind. In the rain, there is heating in winter and air conditioning in summer, and it can even be used as a free-moving house. As for opening, it is so fast that even the best horses can’t catch up!”
"Have you... opened it?" Miyue was so envious that her eyes almost popped out.
"Of course," Phyllis said intoxicated, "I once drove His Majesty's car across the endless highway. When the speed was increased to the limit, the roar of the wind almost covered everything, and the body was trembling, as if cutting through the wind and the waves. It's a really exciting feeling!"
In fact, that's because the sound insulation of the vehicle itself is too poor, and the suspension of the scooter makes it feel like it will fall apart when it hits the high speed. Roland couldn't help holding his forehead. It was obviously just an unpretentious van, but he forced the other party to describe the feeling of a luxury car. This contrast really made him a little ashamed.
But then again, even the cheap noodle, the degree of completion is indeed much higher than this Rubik's cube car.
From hand-made to finished product, this car only took less than four days. It adopts the arrangement of the front steam engine and the rear heating water tank, and the whole power system is simply and rudely fixed on the frame, and another one is installed in the middle. Sofa, even if you're done. It doesn't have a gearbox in the traditional sense, not even an accelerator, and aside from the steering wheel, clutch and brakes, the only thing that controls speed is the air valve next to the seat.
When the ritual cube heats the water high enough to drive the steam engine, the vehicle can move, and as the steam pressure in the pipes gradually increases, the speed will also increase. At this time, the opening and closing degree of the air valve is selected, and part of the steam will be leaked from the tail pipe, so that the steam engine will not be overloaded, and the driving speed can also be controlled in a disguised form.
In other words, if you want to slow down, hit the brakes and clutch, and the only way to speed up is to release the brakes and let it return to top speed a little bit. At the same time, under high air pressure, the direct engagement of the fast-rotating gears may cause damage, so once the vehicle comes to a complete stop, the air valve must be opened to reduce the air pressure and start climbing again from a low speed.
With such a sluggish power system, coupled with an unbuffered frame and a purely hand-operated steering device, the driving experience of this car can be imagined. But even so, Anna still smiled extremely happily, like a little girl who got a favorite gift, running around the courtyard again and again, and she has not stopped until now.
Not only Anna, but other witches who heard the news also showed extraordinary interest in the car, and there were endless exclamations and discussions. This was after the decisive battle of Taquila, and the long-lost laughter returned to everyone's faces.
The only thing Roland regretted was that Tilly was not among the crowd.
I heard Nightingale say that recently, she devoted all her time to the training of Aerial Knights, and even came to the castle much less often. Probably for her, before the devil is completely eliminated, this knot may be difficult to untangle.
When Anna slowly stopped the car and asked everyone, "Who is going to try it?", she was instantly surrounded by witches.
In the end, Sylvie, who first noticed the Rubik's Cube car and rushed to the scene, came out on top and became the second driver after Anna.
"How do you feel?" Roland asked Anna who returned to him.
"It's more fun than I thought," she laughed. "Thank you, Roland, it's great that you can teach me this."
Such a serious answer and that gleaming smile made Roland a little lost. After a while, he turned away embarrassedly, as if he had returned to the way he was when he first met her, "Well... you Just be happy."
"By the way," Anna blinked, "If Celine can find a way to stably make a ritual Rubik's Cube, it should also be useful in the Battle of Divine Will?"
"Theoretically," Roland coughed twice, pulling back his drifting thoughts, "Compared to other power sources, as long as the water supply is guaranteed, the machinery driven by the Rubik's Cube steam engine can continue to run. The logistical advantage will be more obvious.”
"Like the kind of war machine that is covered in armor and has a fortress cannon on its head?" Phyllis interjected enthusiastically, "If you can build them, there is nothing to be afraid of even encountering spider demons at close range. already."
Indeed, as long as the power reaches the standard, the armored force will no longer be out of reach, especially the tanks that can attack, defend and have powerful firepower, and have become the protagonists of the land since their inception. Even if it was just in the form when it was just born, it was enough to withstand the spear and bone needle attacks of mad demons and spider-shaped beasts, and cut a bloody path for the soldiers behind the attack.
However, in the same way, the manufacture of such weapons requires a lot of accumulation, not only in terms of technology and practice, but also the requirements for workers. It is impossible for Anna to take into account the production of biplanes and armored weapons at the same time. In the final analysis, with limited resources and production levels, this part of the work must be done by the ever-expanding Neverwinter City workers.
Therefore, the first project that came to Roland's mind was not a tank or an infantry fighting vehicle, but a civilian equipment.
It can greatly improve the efficiency of agricultural cultivation and save more industrial population for the kingdom. In addition, the technology it uses is of the same origin as armored vehicles, so it is very suitable for accumulating relevant talents, and when necessary, its production line can also be transferred immediately. into the manufacture of weapons and equipment.
That is the tractor.