Chapter 1211: Agricultural Armor
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what Her Highness Anna is driving...... What the hell is it?"
Roland looked back and saw that Echo and Soloya had also run out of the castle.
"It's a car!Rubik's Cube car!" Before he could speak, Mi Yue had already replied first, "If you want to experience it, you are behind me, don't cut the line!"
"Steam...... "Cars," Zoroya repeated the new term, "a car powered by a steam engine?"
"Uh-huh, but the boiler part has been replaced by the relics of the Radiant Clan, so it can be reduced to this extent. Mitsuki shouted again about the news she had inquired about, "But compared to the electric motor, they are still too big, and if they are driven by the Dawning One, they are the perfect form of the car...... No, it should have been called a magnetic car at that time!"
"Who's usually tired and tired of enchanting dozens of copper rods?" Lily pouted, "and still want to wrap up the car?"
"Uh-" Mitsuki's voice lowered, "I—I've only been an adult for a long time, and the lack of magic power now doesn't mean that it will be like this in the future, maybe the next awakening will easily enchant a lot of Dawn One." ”
"It's better to expect Miss Doris to make a breakthrough in her demonic abilities than to expect you to evolve. Lily shrugged.
"If you talk too much, I'm going to steal your Chaos Drink!"
"How dare you—"
"Haha...... Phyllis chuckled, "Actually, whether it's powered by steam or electricity, it's called a car." ”
"Huh, is it?" the witches looked at her.
"Well, in the dream world, that's how it's named. There was a smug look in Phyllis's words, "Compared to this one driven by His Royal Highness, the car there is much more complete, not only can it be sheltered from the wind and rain, it is heated in winter and cold in summer, and it can even be used as a house that moves freely." As for driving, it's even more galloping, and even the best horses can't catch up!"
"You...... Have you ever opened it?" Mystery Moon was so envious that her eyes were about to pop out.
"Of course," said Phyllis, intoxicated, "I once drove His Majesty's car across the endless highway, and when the speed was at its limit, the roar of the wind almost drowned out everything, and the body trembled as if the wind was chopping through the waves, and that feeling was really exciting!"
In fact, it is because the sound insulation of your own vehicle is too poor, and with the suspension of the board car, it is like falling apart as soon as you get on the highway. Roland couldn't help but hold his forehead, it was obviously just an unpretentious van, but he insisted that the other party described the feeling of a luxury car, and this contrast really made him a little embarrassed.
But then again, even if it is a cheap small noodle, the degree of completion is indeed much higher than this Rubik's Cube car.
From the hand-made to the finished product, the car only took less than four days - it uses the arrangement of the front steam engine and the rear heating water tank, and the entire power system is simply and rudely fixed to the frame, and a sofa is installed in the middle, which is considered a complete achievement. It doesn't have a gearbox in the traditional sense, not even a throttle, and apart from the steering wheel, clutch and brakes, the only thing that controls speed is the air valve next to the seat.
When the festival cube heats the water warm enough to drive a steam engine, the vehicle will be able to move, and as the steam pressure in the pipes increases, the speed will get faster and faster. At this time, select the opening and closing degree of the air valve, and a part of the steam will be released from the tail pipe, so that the steam engine will not be overloaded, and the driving speed can be controlled in disguise.
In other words, if you want to slow down, you can press the brakes and clutch, and the only way to speed up is to release the brakes and let it return to its top speed little by little. At the same time, at high air pressure, the direct engagement of the fast-rotating gears can cause damage, so once the vehicle comes to a complete stop, the air valve must be opened to reduce the air pressure and start climbing again from low speed.
With such a sluggish powertrain, a cushionless frame and purely hand-fold steering, the car is a driving sensation. But even so, Anna smiled so happily that she ran around the courtyard like a little girl who had received a gift, and she didn't stop driving until now.
Not only Anna, but also the other witches who heard the news also showed extraordinary interest in the car, and the exclamations and chatters were endless. This is still after the decisive battle of Tachira, and the long-lost laughter and laughter returned to everyone's faces.
The only thing to Roland's regret is that Tilly wasn't in the crowd.
Nightingale said that lately she has devoted all her time to the training of the Sky Knights, and even comes to the castle much less often. Probably for her, before the devil is completely destroyed, this knot may be difficult to untie.
When Anna slowly stopped the car and asked everyone, "Who is going to try", she was instantly surrounded by witches.
Eventually, Sylvie, who first noticed the Rubik's Cube car and was the first to arrive at the scene, came out on top and became the second driver after Anna.
"How does it feel?" Roland asked Anna, who had returned to him.
"It's more fun than I thought," she said with a smile, "thank you, Roland, it's great that you've taught me that." ”
Such a serious answer and that smile that sparkled so brightly that Roland was also a little distracted, and it took him a long time before he turned his head away in embarrassment, as if he had returned to the way he had when he first met her, "Hmm...... It's good if you're happy. ”
"By the way," Anna blinked, "if Selene can find a way to make the Ritual Cube consistently, it should also come in handy in the Battle of the Divine Will, right?"
"Theoretically," Roland coughed twice, pulling his drifting thoughts back, "compared to other power sources, as long as the water supply is guaranteed, the machinery driven by the Rubik's Cube steam engine can continue to operate, and the longer the battle line is stretched, the more obvious its logistical advantage will be." ”
"Like those war machines covered in armor with fortress cannons on their heads?" Phyllis interjected with gusto, "if you can build them, there's nothing to fear even if you encounter a spider demon at close range." ”
Indeed, as long as the power is up to standard, the armored forces will no longer be out of reach, especially the tanks that can attack and defend and have strong firepower, and they have become the protagonists of dominating the land since their inception. Even in its newborn form, it was enough to charge through the spear and bone needle attacks of mad demons and spider-like freaks, and make a bloody path for the soldiers who accompanied the attack in the rear.
But again, the creation of such weapons requires a lot of accumulation, not only in terms of technology and practice, but also in terms of the demands of the workers - Anna could not have produced both biplanes and armored weapons at the same time, and it was not practical to go directly to the project of the King of Land Warfare, which in the final analysis had to be done by the ever-expanding number of workers of Neverwinter with limited resources and production levels.
So the first project that popped into Roland's mind was not a tank or an infantry fighting vehicle, but a civilian device.
It greatly increases the efficiency of agriculture and saves the kingdom more industrial population, and the technology it uses is the same as that of armored vehicles, which is suitable for accumulating relevant talents, and if necessary, its production lines can be immediately transferred to the manufacture of weapons and equipment.
That's it – a tractor.