Chapter 264: Road Test
After arranging the promotion of the magic car, Xia Lin drove the magic horse No. 1 to prepare for a road test to see how the magic horse No. 1 performed on the current roads in the imperial capital, and by the way, he was building momentum for the headlines of the day after tomorrow.
The destination is the Dragon's Sleep Palace, where Xia Lin prepares to discuss with Empress Dorothea a major matter that is important for the development of the Demon Motive.
So in the surprised eyes of the people in the new district, a strange vehicle with a strange shape and can be pulled by a horse on its own drove onto the road and drove towards the city of Hurgana, because the road conditions in the new district are not good, and many sections are undergoing preliminary repair and leveling work, Xia Lin only dared to drive the magic horse No. 1 to the level of fifteen yards.
The MD1.4.2 type magic motor applied on the Magic Pony 1 has poor performance, in order to reduce the weight consumption of the body, and the glass team has not been able to take out a large piece of flat glass suitable for use as a window, Xia Lin adopts an open-top design, seeing that this strange "carriage" is driven by someone in it, many young children on the side of the road are attracted by the Moju 1 to chase and chase after it.
From time to time, bold children took advantage of Xia Lin's eyes to look away, stretched out their dirty little hands and left handprints on the shell of the magic horse No. 1, which made Xia Lin's face full of helplessness. However, the curious behavior of these children did not affect Xia Lin, and he went with them.
After driving in the new area for a while, Xia Lin soon came to the junction of the new area and the west area, the magic horse No. 1 adopts solid rubber tires, and there is not much shock absorption suspension design, the shock absorption performance is not good, Xia Lin drove such a road, I feel that if I didn't put a soft cotton pad on the seat, I am afraid that even the butt would be upside down.
Overall, though, rubber tires are always much better than wooden tires, and the experience of driving the Pony One is better than riding in this world's carriage.
"You have to pay attention to the design of the shock absorption system, and leave the research to Master Holguin!"
Stopping at the Magic Pony One in a remote clearing, Xia Lin took out his small notebook and wrote down the question, and then started the car again.
After entering the West District, the road situation has changed a little better, and there are no people on the roads in the West District, Xia Lin was finally able to drive the Magic Horse No. 1 to the highest speed, and the occasional pedestrians who passed by watched Xia Lin drive "at a gallop" on the road, and they all cast curious and surprised eyes.
Xia Lin looked at the reactions of these people and felt quite interesting in his heart, and casually pressed the car bell a few times, and the car bell of "Jingle Bell ~ Jingle Bell ~" made more people discover this strange-shaped "carriage".
A coachman who was driving a carriage full of goods in front of Xia Lin looked back at the sound and his eyes widened suddenly.
Moving at full speed, the Pony One quickly overtook the fully loaded carriage, and the strange appearance of the Pony One frightened the two horses pulling the cart to the side of the road, but the young coachman quickly and skillfully calmed them down.
Walking into the bustling streets of the Central District, the figure of the Magic Horse No. 1 is even more eye-catching, the almost two-meter-wide Magic Horse No. 1 line occupies a lot of space on the road, Xia Lin also slowed down again, and the close conversation of the people around him is also clearer.
"Hey! Look at that carriage, how can it go without a horse?"
"Don't think about it, don't you see that coachman is wearing a mage's robe? It must be the magic of the mysterious mage!"
"I see, it makes sense! But why did the Master Master still be a coachman himself?"
"Who knows? Do you still have any control over the thoughts of the Master Mage?"
Xia Lin heard the conversation of those passers-by, but he was a little helpless in his heart, but there was nothing wrong with their guesses, although the principle of the magic motive was borrowed from various engines in the previous life, but it was still magic like spinning at work.
"The city guards pass! Idlers give way!"
"That strange carriage in front, stop and be inspected by us!"
Such a strange-looking "carriage" suddenly appeared on the road of the imperial capital, which naturally attracted the attention of some well-intentioned people, and Horace Carey, the captain of the city guard squad, was one of them, because of the previous assassination of Xia Lin and the change of the throne
The city guards were tense in their hearts for a long time, always keeping an eye out for some possible signs.
Now that he saw this strange-looking "carriage", in order to prevent possible hidden dangers, Horace immediately led two patrol team members through the crowd and blocked the front of the magic pony one.
"City guards? Is there anything you have stopped me for?"
Xia Lin didn't expect the city guards to stop his magic horse No. 1, so he stepped on the brakes a little unexpectedly, stopped the car and leaned on the door and asked Horace as the leader.
"So it's a mage?"
Horace saw Xia Lin's outfit at this time, and probably understood the origin of this strange "carriage", thinking that it must be something new made by these mages or alchemists with magic.
With a reasonable explanation in mind, Horace's left hand removed from the scabbard of the long sword at his waist, stepped forward and carefully examined the strange-looking "carriage" for a moment, and then said apologetically:
"Your Excellency the Mage, according to the orders of Brigade Captain Siso Gregg, it is necessary for our city guards to eliminate all potential threats from Helgana, we stopped you only because this strange carriage seems to pose some danger to others, please wait here for a while, our city guard mages will come soon to check on us, I hope you don't mind our offense."
"It's not okay to offend, you are also duty, but I am in a hurry to go to Longmian Palace, so I won't wait for you to check, this is a token given to me by Her Majesty the Empress, you should know it, right?"
Xia Lin knew the reason why the city guards stopped him, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, took out a brooch from his sleeve pocket and said. This gold brooch is carved with a delicate star blue pattern, and a sapphire the size of a pigeon's egg is inlaid in the center, so even ordinary people can see how expensive this brooch is.
"This badge...... You're ......."
Horace didn't care about the young mage at first, but after looking at the badge for a moment, his face immediately changed, and his gaze wandered in surprise between the brooch and Xia Lin's young face.
"That's right, I'm Charlem Carr, and this brooch is a token given to me by Her Majesty Queen Dorothea, and with this token as a guarantee, you should be able to trust me, right?"
Xia Lin saw that the captain of the city guard squad seemed to recognize the origin of this brooch and his identity, and nodded and admitted.
"It turned out to be His Excellency Viscount Charin, the captain of the Siso Brigade had told us about you, if it weren't for your help, I'm afraid we would have fallen into the conspiracy of the conservatives, and we have strengthened our security recently because of your assassination before, I hope you can forgive us for our offense!"
Combining the impression of Charleen Karl who turned the tide with the face of the young man in front of him, Horace hurriedly greeted respectfully.
"No need to do that, you're just doing your job, and I'm not angry, but I've been delayed for a while, so please get out of the way!"
"Do your will, Your Excellency Viscount Charlin!"
Horace greeted respectfully, did not stop moving, waved his hand to let his two subordinates get out of the way, and then hurriedly added:
"Thank you for your understanding, then I wish you a smooth journey, Your Excellency Viscount Charlin!"
Xia Lin nodded, and when he was about to leave with the Demon Horse No. 1, he watched the city guard squad leader think about it, and asked by the way:
"What's your name?"
"Huo ...... Horace Carey."
When Horace heard Xia Lin's question, his heart suddenly burst out, and his heart should not be held against this alliance wise man, right? Secretly complained, but still obediently said his name.
"Horace Carey? I'll remember you."
Xia Lin's impression of this city guard squad leader is not bad, and it is also a fate to meet this city guard squad leader during the first road test of the Demon Horse No. 1.
Looking at this dutiful city guard squad leader just now, Xia Lin suddenly thought that if he wanted to let the magic car on the road, he would at least have to prepare a traffic police brigade and a department of the vehicle management office, so
asked him by the way, if the magic car has the possibility of popularization in the future, when these two departments are to be established, Xia Lin will probably recommend Horace to hold the relevant positions in the two departments.