Chapter 213, galloping through the desert

It's really lucky, and someone sends pillows when you doze off.

Ding Xiu has been in the desert barracks for nearly 19 years, and from the time he can hold the steering wheel, the veteran Zhang Rongshe has been teaching him to drive.

The environment, which was very harsh for others, was not worth mentioning at all in Ding Xiu's eyes, after all, he would drive in and out of the desert almost every day.

"It's you, my desert." Choosing a desert environment gives Ding Xiu a feeling of being at home. Once selected, the screen directly in front of you suddenly changed, and the previous options disappeared, replaced by a long sand.

As usual, the system gives a one-minute acclimatization time.

Ding Xiu's ears heard the sound of wind and sand passing by, and the sand and gravel in the screen in front of him flew and crackled. Although these scenes and sounds are simulated by systems and devices, they feel extremely realistic.

The temperature in the cockpit suddenly rose, and the familiar feeling of heat enveloped Ding Xiu's body.

"It's home...... Ding Xiu muttered, this feeling might be torture for others, but he didn't care.

His skin and physique had long since adapted to the harsh environment of the desert. Compared with Ding Xiu, who went out of the army, the children of other powerful families are afraid that this environment will be regarded as hell.

As the test began, the cockpit shook regularly, and Ding Xiu's foot stepped on the pedal that simulated the accelerator, and the scenery on the screen in front of him quickly receded to the sides.

The cockpit was still in the room, but it was already running in the simulated environment.

Most people who have never been to the desert think that driving in it is easy and that they can go on a rampage without any scruples. In fact, this is not the case.

Ding Xiu was in the border army as early as when there was such a saying, that is, "bicycles" do not enter the sand, which means that if there is a car, it is best not to drive into the desert alone.

At the beginning, the border guards always followed the principle summed up by their predecessors with their lives, so everyone acted in the defense area as a squad. Only Ding Xiu's squad was special, because the attrition was serious, and there were no new personnel added to it, so Ding Xiu risked the danger and patrolled alone for a long time. When he didn't return to camp in time, the rest of the team would go out to look for him.

There are countless sand dunes and bunkers in the desert, and the sand and gravel on the ground are soft, and although there are no obstacles to be seen, the actual environment is actually very harsh.

Ding Xiu's first step in starting the car in the simulated environment is to adjust the tire pressure, which can improve the vehicle's passability in the desert.

After adjusting the tire pressure according to my own experience, the body was not as bumpy as before.

As the car moved forward, Ding Xiu soon ushered in the first challenge on the road.

A tall sand dune stood in front of him, stretching for miles, with no edge visible on either side, and Ding Xiu needed to step over it to continue his face.

"The environment is so realistic!" When Ding Xiu saw that sand dune, some familiar feelings appeared in his heart.

This is probably the first "pit" encountered by those who choose the desert environment in the test, and many of the testers who chose this terrain have been deducted points here.

Driving a vehicle to climb sand dunes is actually very skillful, especially the steep sand dunes, people who are not familiar with the environment will often suffer a big loss, at least overturned, or more dead.

The technique of climbing the sand dunes is called "pot brushing", which means that when the car loses power on a steep slope, it has to immediately turn and accelerate back to the bottom, just like the action of brushing the pot in daily life. Remember to stop at this time, because once you stop, there is a high chance that the car will slide down with the sand under the wheels and cause accidents such as continuous rollover.

Ding Xiu really encountered the lack of power of the car when he was rushing the slope, but fortunately, he was experienced, and decisively chose to turn halfway up the slope and turned back to the bottom.

"Again." This time, Ding Xiu made more preparations.

Combined with the feeling of the first slope, he increased the throttle appropriately, and was optimistic about the angle of the slope, and went straight to the top of the slope in one go.

The field of vision suddenly became wider, and under the sky and daylight, the long yellow sand seemed to be boundless.

There was a positioning system in the cockpit, so Ding Xiu didn't have to worry about running in the wrong direction, he stopped the car on the top of the sand dune and observed the situation of the slope.

The sand dunes are very large, the slope is steep and long, Ding Xiu knows that he can't do nothing down this kind of slope, he has to step on the brakes and go down slowly.

The car was in low gear, and Ding Xiu carefully controlled the speed of the car, while avoiding brake failure caused by pressing the brakes for a long time.

Finally went down to the bottom of the slope, and Ding Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. The simulated environment in this test was too perverted, and Ding Xiu hadn't seen much of it in the desert before.

Coming to the bottom of the slope, Ding Xiu did not stop, but continued to move forward. He had observed the environment in the distance ahead when he was at the top of the slope, so there was no need to stop when the view at the bottom of the slope deteriorated, which would only be a waste of time.

There is a time limit for the virtual driving test, and points will also be deducted if there is an accident such as a rollover or crash in a simulated environment.

Ding Xiu values every point as precious, because the third physical fitness test, the swimming test, is his shortcoming, and he needs to score more points in advance to make up for the subsequent shortcomings.

After the car drove a certain distance, the temperature in the car became higher and higher, and Ding Xiu's body sweated like rain again.

The road seems to be halfway through, and some green is starting to appear on the sand ahead, with light grass all over the roadside, but there are still rolling sand dunes ahead.

Having to concentrate for a long time in a boring environment is undoubtedly a torture for ordinary people, but Ding Xiu is used to it. Whether he was on patrol or accompanying Zhang Rongshe or Chen Jiansen to the surrounding towns, he often sat in the car all day.

"When you get to a place like this, you have to start paying attention to what's under the wheel." Ding Xiu muttered quietly, as if reminding himself.

The area where shallow grass grows on this gravel is a common area for car accidents, and once the wheels are stuck in the bunker, it is difficult to get out of the pit on its own unless another vehicle is nearby.

Ding Xiu was worried about this problem, although he had encountered the problem of the wheel falling into the sand pit before, and he still had the solution and experience, but now it was the part of the physical fitness test, and if he needed to deal with this kind of trouble, he would have to delay a lot of time.

Ding Xiu sped up his speed and prepared to use the method of increasing the power of the wheels to pass through this relatively dangerous road.

The wheels skidded a few times in the process of advancing, because Ding Xiu's attention was always in a state of high concentration during the process, so each time he responded in time and brought out the wheels that were about to sink.

The car rushed towards a sand dune again, and as long as it crossed the sand dune, the area prone to crashing accidents was passed.

The sand dunes in front of him looked like a hump, and Ding Xiu roughly estimated the height of the chassis based on the degree of bumpiness of the vehicle in the process, and after coming to the conclusion, he immediately changed his intention to stop at the top of the slope.

The sand dunes placed in the desert where Ding Xiu used to live might be called the "Desert Blade", which is the top of the sand mountain that is propelled by the wind, and it is as close as a blade to the direction perpendicular to the wind.

The "desert blade" is long or short, high or low, no matter what it looks like, parking at this kind of hump is very prone to "stranding", that is, the vehicle chassis is resisted by the "blade" on the top of the slope, causing the car to be unable to move.

The rescue at the top of the hump is even more difficult than in the pit, Ding Xiu put a lot of effort into this slope, he stepped on the accelerator almost to the bottom, desperately let the car parts damage the risk, rushed up in one go.

The speed of the car was very fast, because it did not slow down near the top of the slope, and the moment it rushed up, the wheels flew in the air.

Then the car crossed the "blade" and landed on the other side of the hump. On this side, the vehicle was already going downhill, and Ding Xiu slowed down the speed in time.

"Whew~ It's finally safe."

The car drove through a dangerous road, and the rest of the journey was no longer wave-free.

"You've reached the finish line, you're done, and the results are excellent. Depending on the terrain you choose, you get an extra 6 points. ”

Hearing the prompt sound from the instrument, Ding Xiu's tense spirit finally relaxed, and compared to the excitement when he passed the previous test, his mood was much calmer at this moment.

"Next, it's my turn to swim, do I choose 3x gravity or 5x gravity?" Taking advantage of the end of the test, Ding Xiu hurriedly thought about this problem.

He thought about it seriously for a while, and finally decided to choose 3 times the weight to strive for stability.

Ding Xiu has scored a total of 32 points in long-distance running and simulated driving, and he has passed the test according to the standard of 28 points in the physical fitness test. Next, you only need to get 8~10 points stably to enter the excellent list, so that thinking about it, seeking stability is indeed the best choice.

"The third fitness test - swimming is about to start, please leave the cockpit and enter the elevator in front of you to wait."

"Elevator?" Ding Xiu got out of the cockpit and looked ahead, where there was only one wall.

"Please enter the elevator in front of you and wait." The chime urged again.

"But I don't see the elevator?" Ding Xiu walked forward with a puzzled expression, and when he was about to approach the wall, a light suddenly lit up there.

The lights flashed, and another hatch opened.

Unlike before, the space in the open hatch this time was very small, and only one or two people could barely stand inside.

Ding Xiu stood inside, and the hatch closed immediately. He felt his body descending, and after a few moments, the elevator stopped.

When Ding Xiu stepped out of the elevator, he was greeted by a passage more than ten meters long.

"Please take the clothes that need to be changed in the closet on your left."

Hearing the sound of the prompt, Ding Xiu looked to the left hand side and opened the door of the wardrobe with his hands.

Inside is a row of men's swimsuits, the size of which matches almost all adult men's reminders.

Ding Xiu found a set of clothes suitable for him according to the size on the swimsuit, quickly changed them, and locked the changed clothes back into the cabinet.

"Please be ready for the test, and the test will start in 30 seconds." When Ding Xiu changed his clothes, the prompt sound sounded again.

"What? Over here?! Ding Xiu was stunned for a moment.

"Please select a gravity multiplier."

"Triple as much." The prompt didn't answer Ding Xiu's question, but Ding Xiu had to answer his question.

As soon as Ding Xiu's words fell, liquid suddenly came out from under the floor under his feet.