Chapter Eighty-Three: The Tram

"You open it, you open it." Shang Luo took a step back and took a step away from the console: "So, how to operate?" ”

[It's too much trouble to take me out of my phone again, I'm quite comfortable in it.] Wait, I'll add a feature into it. Toot tut, dot tut. 】

"Okay?"

[OK, do you see, there is an airplane mode switch on the desktop, and I can fly the plane after pressing it.] Once you click, I'll retract all non-essential functions, disconnect from the Akashic Records, and focus on what's in front of me. It's a switch. 】

"Is this necessary?"

[It is very necessary. You're going to be in Introduction to the Occult this weekend, right? You'll understand it after you finish it. But I can give you a more vivid example. You've seen Harry Potter, right? In Harry Potter, Hogwarts students practice using wands to cast spells. But there is also a magic school in Africa where they practice wandless casting. Actually most modern wizards use wands, do you know why? 】

"Also because of the switch?"

[Yes.] From an occult point of view, magic needs to be switched on and off. Because if you don't join the 'switch', then every action you make has the potential to have occult significance, with unpredictable consequences – because being everywhere is equal to not being everywhere, and only an extremely powerful inhibition can harness this uncertainty. This ability can even turn into the ultimate punishment: for example, in ancient Greek mythology, there is the story of King Midas and Goldfinger. The king turned stones into gold, but every time he 'touched' things turned into gold, and he was almost killed; this is a limit case, let's talk about a limit, such as a fortune in the left eye and a disaster in the right eye. Do you want you to get rich every time your left eye jumps, and bring disaster every time your right eye jumps? 】

"Then you don't have to..."

[So that's the case.] The switch is a self-limiting measure for me, because I don't have the energy to check whether my every job has a occult meaning. So just get a switch that narrows my possibilities, but also makes it easier for me to do the job — for you and for myself. There are also many other benefits to adding a switch, such as allowing each caster to get a similar effect through a similar cause without going too far. 】

"Is the occult such a troublesome thing?"

[You haven't learned anything, and suddenly you hear something as troublesome as a self-built technique, then of course you won't understand.] By the time you're done with the lesson, you'll almost understand. If you don't understand, I can make up for you, relax. Just as Dao Ancestor can personally bring out the Dan Dao of the Son of Heaven, I can also bring out your occult attainments. The reason why learning is learning is because it has a path to learn. 】

"You've finally been useful..."

[I've always been useful, okay. Now, press the button~ After holding it for so long, I want to experience the beauty of the real world. 】

Shang Luo pressed the "airplane mode". The whole car "shook" a little - but it seemed to be just a psychological effect. The car itself did not move, but he himself had a feeling of shock.

But as Apollonia connected to the train, the car itself really began to move.

The electric brake in the car fell, and the commutator toggled itself in the forward direction.

...

"Gone? That's gone? Shouldn't you get into the car and do a black box operation for a while? ”

[Please, is it good to consume phlogiston. It's just a little train, so serious about what to do. And I just thought of a compromise - any action I make that requires force is to consume phlogiston. Moving the switch is nothing, and pulling a switch is easy. But I just tried the speed control lever, and it's quite heavy. So let's divide the work, I'll do the other parts, and you can control the speed. 】

"Automatic, huh?"

[Ah, yes, yes, you can use it as an automatic transmission. This way we can both have fun driving, and you've just eaten a lot of meat, and you're much more energetic than I am. Poor Apollonia is still hungry. 】

"So, departure?"

【Good!】 Apollonia is leaving! 】

The flop display in front of the vehicle flipped over the afterimage, skipping a series of commonly used Chinese characters and jumping to the part of the phonetic symbols. The "water sign" used to display the train number is now hung high above the "Apollonia".

[Platform on the left, close the door on the left.] The instructions are correct, the vouchers are correct, and the drive is on point. 】

...

[Let you drive at the point, cooperate with it, and pull the handle up! ] Can you understand the mood of railway fans? Do you know how beautiful the train is? Ah, the mechanical beauty of human beings, the small front of the car has led the whole world towards civilization. What a noble and interesting profession a train driver, I've been waiting for a day for a long time~]

"Okay, okay, I'll cooperate with you. Drive to the point! Shang Luo turned the speed control handle clockwise and adjusted to first gear.

[Okay, let's start accelerating now.] I'll do the rest, and you go up a gear every three seconds. Gear up, gear! 】

...

In just ten minutes, Shang Luo felt as if a century had passed. Sure enough, the driver is a professional job, and just the operation of a speed control lever has made him not stop for ten minutes. However, it also surprised him, because it was the first time that Apollonia had become interested in something. She really liked the train.

[Ah, the happy time is really short, there is only one stop. 】

The train can only have one station. One stop away is the main line of the Xiamafang subway station, and it will be troublesome to go outside. Because the car wasn't in the records of any dispatch room, no one knew that it was just a wall away from the main line.

At half past six in the morning, the morning train was about to enter the station. Across the wall, there are already passengers entering the Xiamafang subway station.

Shang Luo also got off the train here - if he drove a little further, the other passengers in the subway station would be able to see the mini train coming in.

Directly across from the door, there is a small door that looks like an employee passage. According to Zhu Xianene's introduction, he used to get off the train from here, and then enter the station from the staff passage to take the main train.

"Wait..."Standing on the platform, Shang Luo found an important question: "It's over!" I entered the station without a ticket, so what should I do when I get off the train? I can't skip the ticket on the first day of school! And there is no way to escape at all, there are people at each ticket gate to cut the corners of the ticket, and you can't get out without a ticket. ”

[It's okay, your acting skills are not bad, right? ] Let's just say that you lost your ticket, go and make up a ticket. 】

"But I can't just say I've lost my vote every time, can I? I don't just use it once. ”

[Hmm... Now it's time to put your acting skills to the test. 】

...

"Uncle~" Shang Luo stood outside the ticket window, still carrying a schoolbag.

"Is there something wrong?" The old man at the ticket window pushed up his glasses and glanced at him.

"I accidentally lost my ticket, I thought..."

The old man inside suddenly lit up:

"You bought your ticket when you entered the station, and then you lost it on the platform, so you came up to make up the ticket? From Xiamafang to Confucius Temple, right? How can there be another one? ”

"No, no, no, from Xiamafang to Wutai Mountain. Had the same before? ”

"When I first came here to work, I had a child about your age who came to me twice in three days to make up for his ticket, and he always wore a mask. I've been here for years, and I can see him occasionally... To Wutai Mountain, right? Take a look at your student ID and I'll give you a half-price student ticket. Well, it's done, and 5 cents is just right. Tickets are given to you. ”