"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what is that thing that Princess Anna is driving?"
Roland turned around and saw Echo and Soroya running out of the castle.
"It's a car! A Rubik's Cube car! " Before he could speak, Mystery Moon had already answered, "If you want to experience it, stand behind me. Don't jump the queue!"
"A... car?" Soroya repeated the new term. "A car driven by a steam engine?"
"Uh-huh, but the boiler part was replaced by the relics of the radioactive people, so it can be reduced to this size." Mystery Moon yelled the news she had heard. "But compared to an electric motor, they're still a bit too big. If it's driven by Dawn I, it'll be the perfect form of a car... No, it should be called a magnetic car!"
"Who's the one who says that it's too tiring to enchant dozens of copper rods?" Lily curled her lips and said, "Now you want to enchant a car?"
"Uh..." Mystery Moon lowered her voice. "I, I haven't been an adult for long. I don't have enough magic power now, but it doesn't mean I'll be like this in the future. Maybe the next time I awaken, I'll be able to enchant a lot of Dawn I easily."
"It's better for Miss Doris to have a breakthrough in her demonization ability than for you to evolve." Lily shrugged.
"If you keep nagging, I'll steal your Chaos Drinks!"
"Don't you dare..."
"Haha..." Phyllis covered her mouth and chuckled. "In fact, whether it's driven by steam or electricity, it's still called a car."
"Huh? Really? "All the witches looked at her in unison.
"Well, in the Dream World, it's named like this." Phyllis could not hide her pride in her words. "Compared with the one driven by Her Highness, the cars there are much more complete. Not only can it avoid the wind and rain, but it also has heating in winter and air-conditioning in summer. It can even be used as a mobile house. As for driving, it's as fast as lightning. Even the best horse can't catch up with it! "
"Have you... ever driven one?" Mystery Moon was so envious that her eyes almost popped out.
"Of course," Phyllis said intoxicatedly. "I once drove His Majesty's car across the endless highway. When the speed was at the limit, the roar of the wind almost covered everything, and the car was shaking as if it was cutting through the wind and waves. That feeling was really exciting!"
In fact, it was because the soundproofing of his car was too poor. Coupled with the suspension of the scooter, it was as if it was going to fall apart once it was on the highway. Roland couldn't help but facepalm. It was clearly just a plain van, but the other party described it as a luxury car. This contrast really made him feel a little ashamed.
But then again, no matter how cheap it was, the completion rate was much higher than this Rubik's cube car.
From the beginning to the end, the car only took less than four days. It used a steam engine at the front and a heating tank at the back. The entire power system was simply and crudely fixed on the frame, and a sofa was installed in the middle. Then, the car was completed. It did not have a traditional gearbox or even an accelerator. Apart from the steering wheel, clutch, and brake, the speed was controlled by the air valve next to the seat.
When the Magic Ceremony Cube heated the water enough to drive the steam engine, the car could start to move. As the steam pressure in the pipe gradually increased, the car would move faster and faster. Depending on the opening and closing of the air valve, part of the steam would leak out from the tail pipe, so that the steam engine would not be overloaded and the speed could be controlled.
In other words, the only way to slow down was to release the brake and the clutch, and the only way to speed up was to release the brake and let the car gradually return to its maximum speed. At the same time, under high air pressure, the gears that were rotating at high speed would probably be damaged. Therefore, once the car came to a complete stop, the air valve must be opened to reduce the air pressure and then the car would start to climb again at a low speed.
With such a sluggish power system, coupled with a frame without any cushioning and a steering mechanism that was purely manual, it was not hard to drive this car. But even so, Anna was still smiling extremely happily, like a little girl who had received a gift she liked. She ran around the courtyard again and again, and even now, she still had no intention of stopping.
Not only Anna, but the other witches who had heard the news also showed an extraordinary interest in the car. Exclamations and discussions could be heard without end. After the final battle of the Taquila, the long-lost laughter returned to their faces.
The only thing that disappointed Roland was that Tilly was not among them.
According to Nightingale, Tilly had recently devoted all her time to the training of the Aerial Knight and even came to the castle less often. Roland guessed that it would be difficult for Tilly to untie the knot in her heart until the demons were completely destroyed.
When Anna slowly stopped the car and asked the witches, "Who wants to try it?", she was instantly surrounded by the witches.
In the end, Sylvie, who had first noticed the Magic Cube car and rushed to the scene, became the second driver after Anna.
"How do you feel?" Roland asked Anna, who had returned to his side.
"It's more interesting than I thought," she said with a smile. "Thank you, Roland. It's great that you could teach me this."
Hearing her serious answer and her dazzling smile, Roland was slightly dazed. After a while, he turned his head away in embarrassment, as if he had returned to the time when he first met her. "Well... as long as you're happy."
"By the way," Anna said, blinking. "If Celine can find a stable way to make the Magic Ceremony Cube, it should be useful in the Battle of Divine Will, right?"
"In theory, yes." Roland coughed twice and pulled back his drifting thoughts. "Compared to other power sources, as long as the water supply is guaranteed, the machinery driven by the Magic Cube steam engine can keep running. The longer the battle line is, the more obvious its logistical advantage will be."
"For example, the armored war machines with Longsong Cannons above their heads?" Phyllis interrupted excitedly. "If you can make them, there's nothing to be afraid of even if you encounter the Spider Demons at close range."
Indeed, as long as the power was up to standard, armored troops would no longer be out of reach, especially the powerful tanks that could attack and defend. Ever since they were invented, they had become the main characters that dominated the land. Even if they were just born, they could withstand the spears and bone needles of the Mad Demons and the Spider Monstrous Beasts, creating a bloody path for the soldiers behind them.
But at the same time, the production of such weapons required a lot of accumulation, not only in terms of technology and practice, but also in terms of the workers. Anna could not produce biplanes and armored weapons at the same time, so it was unrealistic to directly start the project of the King of Land Warfare. In the end, given the limited resources and production level, this part of the work had to be completed by the constantly expanding number of workers in Neverwinter.
Therefore, the first project that came to Roland's mind was not a tank or an infantry fighting vehicle, but a civilian equipment.
It could greatly improve the efficiency of farming and save more industrial workers for the kingdom. In addition, it used the same technology as armored vehicles, so it was very suitable to use it to accumulate relevant talents. When necessary, its production line could immediately be transferred to the production of weapons and equipment.
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