"You want to move your workshop to the R&D Center?"
In the evening, after dinner, Jermaine made such a request.
"Yes, Mr. Akhanu made such an invitation, saying that he could help us build an independent workshop within the boundaries of the R&D Center. A lot of my research can also be carried out with the help of the R&D Center's resources, and I don't have to work hard to earn it or accept your funding. "
At this time, the other three dwarves nodded in unison, indicating that they all agreed.
Although the silver-bearded dwarves had experience in almost selling themselves out many times, as adults, who wanted to be discouraged or criticized for their own decisions?
Besides, Lin himself didn't like having his life planned by others, especially when they started with "I'm doing this for your own good." So he always warned himself not to treat others with such an attitude. Lin just nodded at Jermaine's request and said, "If you've thought it through, I won't object. Will everything be moved over? "
"Yes, other than the peace equipment, everything else will be moved over. There will still be a set of tools at home. "
"Oh, the peace equipment?" Lin asked.
At this time, Jermaine rubbed his hands and said shyly, "I don't have much confidence in the R&D Center's internal security measures. It's safer to leave it here. Also, I have a question that I need your help with, big brother. "
"What's the question? Tell me."
"You see, I have to go to the R&D Center every day to work. Although they will send a car to pick me up, it's not very convenient. I want to get a car for the four of us, but as you know, the design of the cars now is in line with you humans, it's not very convenient for us dwarves. I just want to ask, do you have any good solutions? "
"You want to get a custom-made car that fits the dwarves' specifications?"
"I did think about that. But that thing is too expensive, and it takes time. I want to ask if there's an easier and faster way to do it? "
"If it's simple, fast, and cheap, then take the 732A and modify it. What's there to think about?" Dismantling and reassembling when he had nothing to do, changing things beyond recognition, this was already a daily routine for a certain someone and the silver-bearded dwarf. Lin Xiang didn't understand, what was there that Jermaine didn't dare to do?
"I've also thought of modifying the Model 732A. The stepping pads for getting in and out of the car were easy to solve, and the problem of vision could also be solved. However, he couldn't think of a better solution for the accelerator and the brake. I've tried to shrink the steering wheel, raise the pedals, and add the shift lever. The entire driver's seat would become very crowded, and it would be easy to get into a fight. Moreover, if the pedal was raised, the structure would not be very stable. It would be easy to step on it crookedly or lose it, and it would be difficult to control the strength. Big brother, you have a lot of ideas. Do you have any good suggestions in this regard? "
"Just use a new device to replace the use of the pedals. As long as this is solved, the other gears, steering, and controls shouldn't be a problem. "
"A new device? What kind of device? "Jermaine asked with concern.
"Make an extra grip on the steering wheel to control the clutch. He could also make a thicker grip to replace the accelerator and brake. Pressing down was equivalent to stepping on the accelerator, and pushing forward was equivalent to stepping on the brakes. I don't think I need to teach you how to change it. From the past until now, digging holes, connecting wires, and installing brackets, we're all very familiar with these modifications. "
Modification was a small matter for the Silver Bearded Dwarf. What Jermaine wanted was an idea. However, he was puzzled and asked, "Why is pressing down the accelerator and pushing forward the brake? Can it be the other way around? "
Lin thought about Jermaine's question and said, "Think about it, when there's an emergency, such as a cow charging towards you, or you're about to hit a wall, you're going to have a hard time dealing with it. Subconsciously, will your hands push forward or push down? If you want to use the push-lever device to replace the accelerator and brake, it makes sense to push down the accelerator and push forward the brake. You don't want your body to help you push the accelerator when you're in danger. "
"That's true." At this time, the young Silver Bearded Dwarf lowered his head and pondered for a while. Then, he raised his head and asked, "Big brother, do you think that in the future, the center will be able to make cars specifically for Dwarves to drive? I mean mass-produced cars, not just one or two custom-made cars. "
"Looking at the structure of the Homo sapiens in the mysterious land, there are many races that are similar to Dwarves. Designing a car for them is understandable. However, whether or not we really want to do that will be decided by the market. It's not something we're guessing here. To put it simply, if the car is made, how many Dwarves, Goblins, and Gnomes would be willing to buy it and have the ability to afford it? Besides, there's a mentality that you have to pay attention to. "
"What's that?"
Lin didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "It's natural to play with big cars. Because in addition to the large interior space, the appearance of a big car also represents stability and gives the feeling that it can protect the people in the car. So, under such a premise, would a small car designed to fit the body shape of dwarves be more popular, or would a car that may be difficult to operate but is similar in size to other cars driven by humans be more popular? "
Jermaine's eyes widened and asked, "Would anyone think that way?"
"Let's talk about practicality again. Unless they live in a world where the people around them are exactly the same size as them, then these Dwarves are bound to have some normal friends. Then when this friend wants to hitch a ride with you, but when he sees it, it's a car exclusive to Dwarves! How is he going to sit in it? Is it enough to curl up? Or do you have to chop off his hands and feet to squeeze a human into a car for Dwarves? "
"Now that you mention it, it seems pretty bad. Then, is it wrong to design a car for Dwarves? "
"I wouldn't say it's wrong. Maybe some Dwarves just don't want to give rides to people with normal bodies, and having a car that they can't fit in as an excuse is not a bad thing. "
"So, it's right again? Why do I feel like I'm getting more and more confused? "
Seeing Jermaine shaking his head, Lin laughed and said, "There's no right answer to this kind of thing. It's decided by the market and demand. And these two could be nurtured. It depends on what kind of attitude you want to use to face it. "
When the four silver-bearded Dwarves scratched their heads, Jermaine seemed to have thought of something and said, "By the way, big brother, about Car 1. Mr. Akhanu wants me to convey that the design of Car 1 can enter the second phase. He also wants me to emphasize that because it's just a design assignment, unrelated people shouldn't be allowed to go to the center. "
Had he been scared witless by the Demon Prince?
During this period of time, Azad had been hanging around in the Car Manufacturing and Research and Development Center, and he didn't go on a killing spree as anyone expected. On one hand, it was because no one dared to provoke him, and on the other hand, it was because William Greco was there.
This white Sword Saint was like a lubricant, coordinating the communication between the Magic Prince and the others very well. Although his personality could be considered strange, he was still much better than Azad.
The original magic array of the car was all inside the car. It was connected to the engine, the energy center, the magic stone power conversion array, and so on. It was purely used to transmit power and convert the engine output into power. These functions were only necessary for the car to function normally.
As for the second phase of the custom-made car design, it was to carve a magic array that had nothing to do with the function of the "car" itself on the car, which was entirely made of magic materials, to become a real magic prop. The magic that the old butler Akhanu, who was Duke Carvey's agent, had requested to test — Barbaric Charge — was an offensive magic used for custom-made cars.
And the reason why Car 1 was finalized faster than Car 2 and Car 3 was because the theme of this car was safety. It didn't require extreme performance, but in terms of driver safety, the requirements were to a point that made people's hair stand on end.
In other words, all the magic that was going to be carved on this car would revolve around the theme of "safety." Then, one or two offensive spells would be mixed in to achieve the point of offense and defense as one.
Once the magic array was carved, this custom-made car would become a finished product that was difficult to modify. And in order to maximize the effectiveness of the magic array carved on the car, the connection between different magic arrays was a topic that had never been touched on before the new Tower of the Great Sage.
This part was also a job that no one could replace at this stage except for Lin. That was why Jermaine had passed on the message for Akhanu. Thinking of the old butler's instructions, the silver-bearded dwarf added, "According to Mister Akhanu, the relevant requirements have been saved in the central system, on the second phase of the special project 1's list of requirements. You can go take a look if you have time. "
Many of the industrial functions that Lin had designed could not be separated from the First Coffin system that was built with the Purple Change grade magic stone as the foundation. These things were placed in other magic stones. Although they could be taken to other places to be displayed, they could only be displayed and could not be used for other purposes. So, in order to facilitate the mages and craftsmen who joined the car manufacturing and research center, Lin also built a similar system for the center.
It duplicated 70% of the functions of the First Coffin, but did not include the accumulated information of the First Coffin. And as the core of the central system, the Purple Change grade magic stone was provided by Duke Carvey. As a great noble of the empire, the foundation of a certain person's little heart was once again shaken.
In particular, the central system occupied a large area. A single Purple Change grade magic stone as the core was not enough to cover the entire area. So, Lin also designed a few nodes, using magic stones of slightly inferior quality as relays, so that all mages within the range could use the central system's functions and computing power. The downside was that every mage had to have a magic stone as the operating system to be able to use the central system.
In fact, the better way was to build an energy pool for the Magic Tower, which had a wider range of uses. But the mage community, regarding the matter of building an energy pool outside of the Magic Tower, remained silent, or rather, played dumb.
At first, a certain transmigrator wanted to break the barriers of this profession, but after a deeper understanding, he left it at that. While the Magic Tower used the energy pool to semi-permanently obtain semi-unlimited power, in a sense, it was also suppressing the core of the energy pool. Because that was a very dangerous thing to begin with.
Think about it, on Earth, in order to temporarily use electricity, it was a suicidal act to create a nuclear power generator based on nuclear fission technology.
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