Qualifying Race
Moonlight Bay Race Track was built on the coast about three hundred kilometers away from the training camp. It was a famous vacation spot on Hek, and every year, a large number of tourists would come here for sightseeing. Whether they were looking for a night of passion or just lying on the beach and basking in the sun, they could all be satisfied here.
The race track had a total of three floors, covering a large area. Its length was 1,355 kilometers, and it was of the best standard in the Star Region. It was like a majestic dragon, entrenched between the beach and the ocean.
The main race would be held the next day, and today was the time for the various teams to test their cars. Xia Fei and the other team members walked through the long passageway into the race track.
Xia Fei was deeply shocked the moment he saw this super race track.
The concrete road was over a hundred meters wide at its widest point, and the narrowest was less than thirty meters. It was vertically and horizontally, twisting and turning like a giant spider web. Xia Fei had no idea how such a huge race track was built.
Xia Fei found his red hovercar in the logistics area. In order to prevent cheating, the transfer of hovercars was done by the training camp, so there was no need for the teams to participate.
This fiery-red hovercar was shuttle-shaped, looking like a sharp sword from afar. Its body was long and slender, and the front of the car was sharp. Its number was painted on both sides: 99.
Xia Fei walked up to it and opened the hood, checking the hovercar's mechanical systems one by one. After making sure that there were no problems, he put on his equipment and entered the cockpit.
The cockpit was a little like the cabin of a fighter jet. The interior was very narrow, barely able to fit a single person, and the dashboard was filled with buttons.
Xia Fei made a gesture to Chen Dong and the others, pressing a button and turning on the powerful ion engine.
* Whoosh! *
The loud roar was unparalleled and filled with the smell of metal. The people around hurriedly covered their ears.
"Why is this hovercar so loud? My eardrums nearly burst. "
"This hovercar doesn't have a sound suppressor, does it?"
The other teams in the logistics area were all complaining about the sound of hovercar 99. Actually, Xia Fei did have a sound suppressor installed, but in order to save space for the other parts, he had reduced it by half, so the effect was not that obvious.
As he drove his hovercar onto the starting grid, a staff member came up to Xia Feis side and said, You can do a total of three laps, and the shortest lap will be used as your final ranking result. Do you understand?
The starting positions of the racecars were arranged according to the fastest time during the test. The racecar with the shortest time would be placed first. The closer to the starting position, the more likely it was to occupy an advantageous position in the first place. Therefore, during the test, everyone would try their best to run as fast as possible in order to obtain a good starting position.
Xia Fei nodded, and under the guidance of the staff, he entered the starting line.
Since it was a test, the 300 cars would not start at the same time. Instead, one car would enter the track every 15 seconds.
Xia Feis foot lightly tapped the controller, and the hovercar shot out from the starting grid with a whoosh, the ion engine exploding into a long trail of flames.
The roar of the engine rang crazily in his ears, and the surrounding scenery quickly retreated behind him. In his eyes, there was only the front and forward! Forward! Forward again!
Although the stands were empty, with no flowers or cheers, Xia Fei could still feel the blood coursing through his veins.
The exhilaration brought about by this extreme speed was indescribable. It was like a person who took the public bus every day, only to suddenly get on a motorbike one day and fly into the wind. Although the motorbike and the public bus were both means of transportation, there was no comparison between the two.
Xia Fei deliberately suppressed the excitement in his heart, moving forward at a constant speed of around a kilometer per second. What he needed to do now was to get the feel of the race and familiarize himself with every turn and corner. He needed to memorize even the tiniest crack on the ground.
Xia Fei turned on the recording function of his microcomputer, recording everything he saw and felt as he moved forward. Hovercar after hovercar sped past Xia Fei, leaving him in the dust. However, Xia Fei did not pay any attention to these flamboyant fellows, continuing to carry out his plan.
In Xia Fei's opinion, there was no point in being arrogant and showing off how good his driving skills were. His true strength should be left for the race.
Why is Xia Fei driving so slowly? More than a dozen hovercars have already overtaken him, complained Moon Song with a pout.
Chen Dong pointed at the red hovercar on the screen. What are you in such a hurry for? Xia Fei is just scouting out the path. He'll pick up speed on the second lap.
Soon enough, Xia Fei entered the third level of the race track. The first and second levels were both four hundred kilometers long, while the third level was five hundred and fifty-five kilometers long. It was the longest of the three levels, and it was also the most difficult.
There was a series of S-shaped bends here, known as the Star Region's Number One Devil's Bend.
The S-shaped bends were also known as hairpin bends. It was already good enough for a normal track to have a few hairpin bends, but the third level of the Moonlight Bay Racetrack had a total of one hundred and twenty-eight bends, known as the Devil's 128!
There was a hairpin bend almost every kilometer. Not only was this a huge test for a hovercar, but it was also a test of the driver's stability and adaptability.
After all, passing through such bends required a high degree of concentration, and both the driver and hovercar would be at their limits. The slightest bit of carelessness, even if it was just the slightest loss of control, could result in a catastrophic outcome!
It must be mentioned that this was no ordinary hovercar, but an extreme racing hovercar that could reach a top speed of over 3000m/s!
Setting up a total of one hundred and twenty-eight consecutive hairpin bends in an extreme race track was nothing short of insane!
Xia Fei slowed down his car and steadily made it through the one hundred and twenty-eight consecutive hairpin bends. He passed through the long passageway and returned to the first level, where he began his second lap.
Chen Dong, Moon Song, Beihai, and Manjun were all waiting excitedly. They believed that Xia Fei was familiarizing himself with the track on the first lap, so he should at least be able to increase his ranking on the second lap, right?
As they had expected, Xia Fei had indeed sped up, though not by much, at around 1500m/s. For an extreme racing hovercar, this speed was only half a speed, and it was still far from the limits of a racing hovercar.
Moon Song pulled out a cucumber from her pocket and took a big bite, staring at Chen Dong. Didnt you say that Xia Fei would definitely speed up during the second lap?
Chen Dong looked helpless. How would I know? Perhaps he still doesnt feel that he is familiar with the track?
Bai Ye's 201 hovercar sped past Xia Feis side. Once it passed Xia Feis car, it suddenly came to a screeching halt in front of Xia Feis car, waiting for Xia Feis car to overtake it once more.
This was a blatant provocation, yet Xia Fei continued to drive at a leisurely pace, completely ignoring the white hovercar.
Moon Song could no longer suppress the rage in her heart. She picked up her communicator and yelled at Xia Fei, Xia Fei! I order you to overtake Bai Yes car! Kill that b * stard! Otherwise, this lady will not let you off!
Very quickly, Xia Fei gave a simple reply from the other end of the communicator.
* Snap! *
The communicator lit up with a red light, and Xia Fei immediately turned it off, not even giving Moon Song a chance to complain.
Moon Song had an ugly expression on her face as she gave Xia Fei a good scolding on the screen.
Everyone was puzzled. Why did Moon Song seem to dislike Bai Ye so much, getting so angry whenever she saw him?
Bai Ye saw that Xia Fei had no intention of accepting his challenge, so he drove his hovercar away, feeling a surge of joy in his heart. Everyone says that Xia Fei is a madman, but I see that he is nothing much. I challenged him, yet he did not even dare to accept my challenge.
Beihai pulled up the ranking of the test cars on another screen. Currently, the hovercar in first place was Nie Wei's 63 from the mechatronics division. His fastest lap time was eight minutes and two seconds, with an average speed of nearly 3000m/s.
In second and third place were the 21 and 194 from the mechatronics division, respectively, both with a time of less than eight minutes and thirty seconds.
The 33 hovercar from the vanguard division, on the other hand, only managed a time of eight minutes and fifty-seven seconds, placing twenty-first.
As for the 99 hovercar that Xia Fei was piloting, he was tragically placed last, more than three minutes behind the second to last place.
Everyone was speechless. The starting grid was very important. Being at the front would allow one to take the lead and quickly escape the encirclement of the masses, while the hovercars behind would undoubtedly lose the initiative.
That was when a deafening roar of an engine came from the starting grid, no less than Xia Fei's 99.
Everyone looked up and saw a black hovercar madly stepping on the accelerator, ready to enter the track at any moment.
"Zero! Thats the hovercar from the Twin Dragons team, "Man Jun said in a deep voice, recognizing the hovercar at a glance.
This hovercar did not use a standard exterior but instead had an extremely exaggerated double streamlined body. Just from the roar of the engine, one could tell that this hovercar had been modified even more than Xia Fei's.
* Whoosh! *
Hovercar 0 roared as it entered the track, disappearing in the blink of an eye. Its speed was so fast that it left everyone speechless.
Beihai swallowed his saliva and said, "As expected of Endaro's number one team; they sure are fast."
Chen Dong nodded. "Their hovercar isnt a standard model but one specially made for advanced racing, so its much faster than the average extreme racing hovercar."
Moon Song heavily punched Beihai and Chen Dong twice. "Dont boost the morale of the enemy and diminish our own! We will definitely win this race! "
Though Moon Song's words were very beautiful and encouraging, the truth was that Xia Fei was still leisurely driving on the track as if he was taking a stroll.
After passing the 128th consecutive hairpin curve for the second time, Xia Fei entered the passage leading to the first level.
Shaking his head to relax his muscles, Xia Fei prepared to charge for the starting grid.
There was a yellow line in front of him, and once he crossed it, he would enter the third lap.
Xia Fei pushed off with the tip of his foot, and the red hovercar roared as it charged forward.
1,800m/s.
2,100m/s.
2,400m/s.
2,700m/s.
3,000m/s.
In a mere 1.21m/s, his speed suddenly increased from 1,500m/s to 3,000m/s.
This hovercar had been modified by Xia Fei, so its acceleration was much faster than the average extreme racing hovercar.
The speed of the hovercar was still increasing, and in the blink of an eye, it was already nearing the insane speed of 3,400m/s.
"Xia Fei is finally going to charge for the starting grid!" Moon Song jumped up in joy, her eyes glued to the hovercar that was speeding up on the screen.
"Oh my god! 3,400m/s. Quick, look! Hovercar 99 is already at 3,400m/s, "a member of another team exclaimed.
"Hovercar 0 is already at 3,900m/s. Is it going to break the barrier of 4,000m/s? "a short-haired man exclaimed almost at the same time.
Everyone began to tune in to watch Twin-Headed Dragons hovercar 0. In contrast, Xia Fei, who was at 3,400m/s, was very unremarkable.
Moon Song coldly harrumphed and continued to cheer Xia Fei on. Beside her, Chen Dong, Beihai, and Manjun were also very excited.
After all, they had been holding it in for far too long, hoping that Xia Fei would give it his all and run a lap.
A few moments later, Xia Fei and that fiery hovercar 99 returned to the logistics area. He was finally in fourth place, behind Twin-Headed Dragons hovercar 0, Nie Wei's 73, and Bai Ye's 201.
Moon Song appeared very unhappy, pursing her lips as she asked, "Xia, why can't you even outrun that b * stard Bai Ye? That's just too embarrassing."
Xia Fei leaped out of his cockpit, furrowing his eyebrows. "This is just a qualifier. What's the point of being a hero for a while?"
Chen Dong agreed with Xia Fei's opinion. He brought over a glass of fruit juice and used his Freeze ability to create four to five ice cubes, which he tossed into the glass.
He handed the juice to Xia Fei and said, "I support you. It's not a good thing to show off too much in the qualifier. Save your true strength for the finals."
Xia Fei took the juice and took a few sips, his expression very serious. "Chen Dong, lower the engine immediately. I need to make some modifications to the system."
"Okay." Chen Dong nodded. He opened the hood and reached in with one hand. Soon enough, the engine was shrouded in a white, cold mist, and the engine, which was already slightly red, sizzled as the temperature dropped rapidly.
Moon Song anxiously asked, "Whats going on? Did something go wrong? "
Xia Fei nodded. "There's a small problem with the 128 consecutive hairpin curves on the third level. The wind will become turbulent when it passes through the curves, so I need to make some adjustments to the balance system.
"The second level has about seventy meters of track that was recently repaired, and there's a drop of about 0.1 centimeters between it and the rest of the track. Plus, the level of the track isn't very good, either, so I need to make some changes to the hovercar."
Xia Fei listed several details that most people would not notice, and his four teammates were all dumbfounded. None of them had expected Xia Fei to have such precise control over the track, even taking into account the drop of 0.1 centimeters, as well as the disturbance of the wind.
It must be mentioned that the hovercar was not driving on the road but was floating in the air. Even if there was a drop in the ground, it would at most cause the hovercar to shake a little.
As for the airflow, that was even less of a problem. The hovercar was designed for high speeds, so how could it not withstand a little bit of wind?
Moon Song placed her hand on Xia Fei's shoulder and gave him a thumbs up. "Bro, you're still the best. You even noticed the drop of 0.1 centimeters!"
Xia Fei lit a cigarette, not saying a word.
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