A certain someone, who had escaped the disaster, laughed and put the bamboo basket with food into the back of the carriage as if nothing had happened. After opening the garage door of the short room, he invited everyone to get in. Everyone had a tacit understanding to forget what had just happened and do what they were supposed to do.
Because Grand Duke Carvey was the main character this time, he was invited to sit in the passenger seat. Warlock Saint Babak Abnahan and Ruan Wenyue of the Jialong Chamber of Commerce were also with him.
For the Ruan brothers, without a certain someone, the discussion could not proceed, so they might as well go and take a look. The others from the Jialong Chamber of Commerce were also preparing their own horses, intending to follow along.
Grand Duke Carvey was adamant about not fastening his seat belt. Perhaps for someone of his status, being tied up or fastened was a taboo.
In any case, this fellow was very strong in a certain someone's observation, and the speed could not be too fast. If something really happened, he would be able to save himself. Thinking this, Lin did not force everyone to fasten their seat belts before setting off.
Before setting off, the cowhide roof was put down again, because this way, the view was wider. It was also because of the lowering of the roof that the Grand Duke's subordinates could see their master more clearly, instead of being covered by the roof.
Even though there was a Warlock Saint in the carriage, he was also a good friend of the Grand Duke. But as servants who protected and served the Grand Duke, they could not let their master disappear from under their noses, even if their master was stronger than them.
However, the carriage was not sealed, so they had to consider the issue of cold wind. After the new year, it was technically spring now, but the weather was still following the tail of winter. When the wind blew on their faces, even if they did not freeze, they could not avoid the bone-piercing chill. No matter how unkind a certain someone was, he would not hide his method of protecting himself from the wind this time. An apprentice-level spell, the standard Wind Barrier, was quickly attached to the few people in the carriage.
Such a simple solution, but it caused the Warlock Saint to complain. Babak said as if complaining, "Okay, Little Guy, not to mention this method, what did you mean by letting me be exposed to the cold wind for an entire night that day?"
Knowing that this person's complaint was just a show of intimacy, Lin did not pretend to be cold. Instead, he smiled and said, "Sorry, sorry, I didn't think of it that day. Many of the things that I'm doing now are things that I only thought of and said how to solve after the first time. "
With this Warlock Saint taking the lead, the two of them seemed like old friends who had known each other for many years.
On the other hand, Karweigong was conversing with everyone, especially Ruan Wenyue of the Auspicious Dragon Chamber of Commerce. Although his steward had made deals with people from the Jia Long Chamber of Commerce, it was with other stewards with the surname Ruan, and not the one in front of him.
However, most of his attention was placed on his beloved horse. Demonic horses with the bloodline of the Inferno Demons were not tame creatures. In order to tame him, he had spent a lot of effort. If an unfamiliar person approached it, they might be kicked away by the horse. It also did not allow other horses to walk beside it. Once it saw them, it would either kick or bite them.
Such an arrogant demonic horse was especially well-behaved today. Carvey looked thoughtfully at the main residence. It was rumored that a black dragon lived here. Was the aura of the Black Dragon suppressing it?
When the Grand Duke came back to his senses, he realized that the carriage he was in had already left the workshop and was moving forward slowly. Of course, the movement of the carriage could not be so steady that one could not feel anything. However, compared to the bumpiness of a horse or carriage, it was a world of difference. This difference inexplicably made the Grand Duke look forward to it a little more.
The attendants who were ready to follow on their horses quickly gathered around the carriage and moved forward slowly. Although they belonged to two different organizations, they still divided their areas very well to protect the Grand Duke and the manager of the Chamber of Commerce sitting in the carriage.
It was just that someone was blocking the front and the carriage could not move forward, so a certain someone was a little discouraged. If not for the fact that the ones opening the way were the Grand Duke's knights and that the roads in the Sacred City were not wide enough to overtake, a certain someone would really want to run over them or at least sound the horn.
Moreover, the knight opening the way thought that he was considerate of the 'very slow' carriage, so he controlled the warhorse to stop every step it took. It was as if an army was going to war or returning in triumph and was being cheered and encouraged by the people parading through the streets.
Lin took a deep breath and calmed his emotions. Anyway, he had to follow this group of people to meet up with the Duke's guards, so Lin held back his temper and stepped lightly on the accelerator.
The two people sitting in the back seat knew the capabilities of this carriage, so they were a little puzzled by the speed. Even if the carriage they were sitting on now was quite obviously different from the one they sat on a few days ago, it should not be worse. However, looking at the guards around them, they also seemed to understand something.
No matter how much trouble they had to go through, the group finally arrived outside the city and met up with the 500 Duke's guards. The most special thing about this troop was that there were no auxiliary soldiers.
Whether it was Medieval Europe on Earth or the reality of the mysterious land, a knight would have six or seven infantrymen. Usually, they would be auxiliary soldiers or knight attendants. During wartime, this group of people could be gathered together, or become the knight's backup team, or become another infantry team.
The Duke's guards were quite a rare light cavalry, but a certain someone would not underestimate this troop. Because the spiritual light and oppressive feeling emitted by the magic equipment showed that this troop was more deadly than a fully armored knight team, and it also cost more money.
They also attached great importance to long-range weapons. There were two barrels of crossbow bolts on each side of a horse. With a barrel of twenty crossbow bolts, this kind of ammunition reserve was enough to fight a small war. The horse crossbow was a small crossbow with a special bowstring mechanism. It was also fortunate that it was a crossbow. If it was a bow, no matter how good an archer was, it was rare to be able to shoot eighty arrows in a war. The stronger the bow, the more so.
The warhorse they were riding was also tall and majestic. At a glance, one could tell that it was not an ordinary horse breed. But at this speed, f * ck, it was like walking on the street.
In the city, limited by the width of the streets, a certain someone endured. Outside the city, they were still walking like they were half dead. A certain someone could not stand it anymore. After a laugh and a forced smile, Lin turned to look at Grand Duke Carvey and said, "Grand Duke, we have to speed up a bit, otherwise even if we drive until night time, we will not be able to reach Mount Vesu."
"You can speed up as much as you want, my troops will catch up. If they can't catch up, I will deduct a year's salary from them and send them to do things for you for free. "
The knights following beside him only found the words of this master laughable. The reason why the duke's guards chose warhorses and not camels was because this breed of horse had the bloodline of a magical beast. Its endurance and explosive power were far superior to ordinary warhorses or camels. Especially when compared to the guards of the Jialong Chamber of Commerce, the difference in warhorses was even more obvious.
Lin didn't take the old man's words seriously, but he couldn't stand the feeling of being suppressed. He said, "Very well, let's go." He turned the steering wheel, stepped on the gas pedal, and squeezed through the gaps in the ranks. Everyone was shocked to see that the car had already sped far away. The duke's guards and the guards of the Jialong Chamber of Commerce hurriedly waved their whips and sped up to keep up.
Although the sudden acceleration caught everyone off guard, it wasn't a problem. After a few more whips, the horses caught up to the speed of the car. Some of the knights who were opening the way even wanted to run back to the front of the car.
However, although this speed was not yet the limit of a warhorse's charging speed, it was already much faster than a normal forced march. Other than being startled by the initial acceleration, Grand Duke Carvey still sat calmly and watched his subordinates trying to catch up. He said, "Oh, this car is actually so fast. Not bad, not bad, to be able to catch up to the guards I spent a lot of money to build, it's quite outstanding. "
Lin smiled happily and said, "Thank you for the Grand Duke's praise. Then let's change to second gear. "
"What's second gear?"
Release the gas pedal slightly, step on the clutch, change gears, release the clutch, step on the gas pedal again! The car's speed suddenly increased. Although it didn't feel like it was sprinting forward like before, the Grand Duke could still clearly see that the duke's guards he had spent a lot of money to equip were … slowly falling behind.
Only a few knights had the ability to keep up with their horses. And the horses that these people rode were the best horses that he knew of in the guards. Perhaps the most relaxed of these horses was his own mount. It only carried an empty saddle and snorted as it followed easily. But the other horses' noses were much rougher. Carrying a knight, they had to use all their strength to keep up.
Grand Duke Carvey's first thought was that this mage was using the speed of a charge? But anyone who had led a cavalry before knew that a charge couldn't last long and would eventually be exhausted. So he was waiting, waiting for this speed to be unable to continue and slow down.
Understanding how fast a charge could be and how long it could last was also very valuable information. So Grand Duke Carvey didn't criticize or ridicule him, but silently counted in his heart.
But when he looked back and couldn't see the duke's guards falling behind, he was moved. Originally a magnificent army of five hundred cavalry, now there were only a few left who had the ability to keep up. The only thing that could be considered gratifying was that those who could keep up were all members of the duke's guards. The guards of the Jialong Chamber of Commerce had long since disappeared.
Of course, Lin didn't care if those people could keep up or not. He was only paying attention to the condition of the car. A speed of seventy kilometers per hour was easily achievable by the cars on Earth. However, there was not a single good asphalt road in the mysterious land. He was curious about the quality of the car that was built with magic materials and a half-baked Engineer like himself. He was also a little worried.
When he tested the car previously, it was at night, when the dew was thick and the ground was slippery. Plus, most of the places in the Holy City were paved with stone. Considering the problem of tires and brakes, a certain someone didn't dare to drive as fast as he wanted.
Now that they were out of the city, the roads that everyone used were often crushed by carriages, so even weeds couldn't grow there. They were basically dirt roads. And the roads weren't like the city, where he didn't have to worry about someone jumping out at any time to stop a car he hadn't seen before. So a certain someone also planned to test the speed of this car.
Although the path to Mount Vesu wasn't full of twists and turns, it wasn't a perfectly straight path either. Especially after entering the forest, they had to follow the old road that everyone was used to. It wasn't like before on the grassland, where they could run wherever they wanted and no one cared how they went.
But after getting used to the controls, Lin drove the car and increased the speed by another gear.
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