Chapter 415: Camel cart test run
The camel carts built by Lei Changye, Wang Mang and others are all made of rare wood such as iron willow, which is strong and light, and is very consistent with the physical characteristics of camels.
Lei Changye sat in the driver's seat of the camel cart, holding the steering wheel designed on the car in his hand. This rudder is very similar to the steering wheel, except that it is not round, but crescent-shaped. The magic circle on the rudder wheel is a teleportation array, which is connected to the Tianshu Exorcism Array, and has a heaven and earth wire interface. Lei Changye took out a Heavenly Thunder Talisman and pressed it on the interface, and the teleportation array suddenly lit up with blue and white electric sparks.
The silent camel cart let out a steady roar. It was the sound of the Heavenly Pivot Exorcism Array being activated by the Heavenly Thunder Fu, driving the operation of the nine Spirit Transmission Arrays. Driven by the Spirit Transmission Array, the Tianxing Nine Palace Array, which had been running quietly and silently, also let out a calm roar, and began to absorb a large amount of heaven and earth spiritual energy.
Lei Changye nervously clutched the rudder wheel, and listened sideways to the sound of the core circle of the camel cart running. It was the first time that he did not rely on his own electric true qi, but relied on absorbing the aura of heaven and earth and converting it into mana to run the machinery. This seemed to him to be a bit like a steam machine, but he didn't use the power of steam and the spiritual power of heaven and earth.
Half of the cultivation of all the monks in the Great Tang Illusory World is to develop their potential, and the other half is also to absorb the essence of heaven and earth. Therefore, the cultivation speed in the Cave Heaven Blessed Land will be particularly fast. The spiritual power of heaven and earth is also the source that constitutes a core of the Dao Law world of the Tang Dynasty.
Lei Changye thinks that the so-called spiritual power of heaven and earth may be similar to the dark energy of the blue starfish, which is inexhaustible, or maybe the spiritual power of heaven and earth also has its limitations, and if the machinery is used too much, there will also be a problem of depletion. This needs to be observed while using it, and if there is a problem, restrictive measures will be taken.
Of course, he would not choke on food for fear of the depletion of the spiritual power of heaven and earth, and did not design a camel cart. At present, the main contradiction in the Tang Dynasty is still the control of the Western Regions and the crisis of agricultural and commercial decline in the north during the severe cold period in the future. The camel cart and the commercial prosperity brought by the camel cart are an important magic weapon for Datang to breathe a sigh of relief.
The roar of the circle gradually became low, and became like the sound of a gurgling stream. This is the sound of the eleven circles at the core of the circle running and stabilizing.
"Huh......" Lei Changye and Wang Mang and others sitting in the car all breathed a sigh of relief.
Lei Changye pushed the rudder forward, and the camel cart began to move forward calmly, and the twenty-four camel legs were mechanically linked with each other, staggering gracefully and calmly, supporting the camel cart to move forward up and down. Sitting in a camel cart is basically the same as sitting between the humps of a camel. When I first started sitting, I wasn't particularly used to it, but after sitting for a long time, it was like riding a boat in the waves, and I got used to it.
Lei Changye drove the camel cart out of Jinchangfang, turned right onto Anmenmen Street, and began the parade around the city. As soon as he went to the street, he was seen by Jin Wuwei on duty.
Such a peculiar wooden carriage and horse immediately caught their attention. But Lei Changye's eye-catching five-flower head appeared in the car, and the Jin Wuwei immediately knew that they couldn't stop it, but they just followed behind the car intentionally or unintentionally to see what kind of new thing it was.
The circumference of the city wall of Chang'an City is 72 li, and the total length of the street around the city is about 50 li. Lei Changye started the camel cart to the fastest speed, and it took about half an hour to circle the city, and the speed was about 50 miles per hour, which was much slower than the running camel, but five times faster than the usual walking speed of the camel.
Lei Changye drove the camel cart for a while, and then handed over the rudder to Wang Mang, asking him to continue the test to see how long the camel cart could continue to run, and at the same time let him pass the driver's addiction.
Wang Mang took the rudder, immediately became excited, and drove into Chang'an's Lifang District with the Shushan disciples to show off along the street.
In the evening of the same day, Lei Changye went to the Craftsman Bureau after Baiyinyi Congsi and Mi Zhu agreed on the detailed rules for the distribution of a new round of Baiyinyi's military salary, but found that Wang Mang and his group of Shushan disciples had not returned.
Lei Changye hurriedly mobilized the Baowa all over the city to find someone, and finally met Wang Mang and his party in Pingkangfang. On their camel cart, Su Daji, Bao Xi, Meixi, Zixin, Sun Shangxiang, Liu Xiu, Yin Lihua, Zhang Jiao, and Li Xiangchun and Li Shuyi in the Sixteen Mansions had already sat on their camel cart, and even Guo Liugui, who had been with Li Xiangchun, ran up.
The camel cart, which was originally spacious, became crowded and crowded, but there were still many big players of the Martial Arts League along the road who were scrambling to pick up the cart and want to get up.
This scene suddenly reminded Lei Changye of the jubilant scene when he bought the first mammoth in the whole server in the mountain pass, I don't know how many people rushed to jump on the auxiliary seat of the mammoth to play, and some people went to repair equipment and buy things, and they had endless fun.
Under the enthusiastic pursuit of the members of the Wumeng and the magnates of the Sixteen Houses, the nobles in Pingkangfang were also interested in the new thing of camel carts, and chased after them to ask who made them, how much it cost, and how many cars could be built at a time.
Wang Mang was smiling so much at this time that his teeth came out, and he was the most majestic among everyone. He was on the verge of saying, "I made this thing."
Fortunately, the desire to survive accumulated over the years stopped him from getting carried away. He honestly said that this was designed by Lei Changye, the lord of the Martial Alliance, and it was made by him, and it was worth 10,000 gold, and it was only rented and not sold.
Lei Changye smiled in his eyes and said nothing. He decided to let Wang Mang for another night, and at the same time to see how long the camel cart could run.
The interest of the people in the Wumeng in the camel cart is unusually great. In fact, among the eight factions, there have long been disciples who think that since the wooden figures that fight can be made, the wooden chariots and horses can also be made. It's just that there haven't been enough treasures and knowledge reserves for these whimsical disciples to fulfill their long-cherished wishes.
Now Lei Changye made a decisive move, fulfilling a dream that was not big or small, which gave them a great sense of novelty and satisfaction. Wang Mang and the others were tired from driving for a day, and they were immediately replaced by Su Daji and others. The driver also became Su Daji.
When Lei Chang got up at night the next day, he saw that the driver had been replaced by Zhang Jiao. Next to him, Zang Ba, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang fell asleep in a car.
Lei Changye originally wanted Zhang Jiao to get out of the car, but suddenly he felt that someone seemed to be looking for him in the painting box. He immediately separated a trace of his divine consciousness into the painting, entered the Lei Gong Opera Immortal Palace, and saw that Xuan Jin's divine consciousness was possessing her painting body, trying to contact him.
"Jin'er, what's wrong?" everything is okay in Yangzhou?" Lei Changye hurriedly asked.
"Brother Lei, Yangzhou is fine. It's just that there are more than 50,000 Baiyin Yicong from all over the country who have joined the army here. The Yangzhou Metropolitan Envoy is a little overwhelmed, I heard that the Chang'an Protectorate has trained a lot of political envoys, I think it is more efficient to transport this group of people to Chang'an to train together?" Xuan Jin said.
"There are already 50,000 people?" Lei Changye was taken aback. Because there are only more than 20,000 people in Nanying in Chang'an.
"Brother Lei, Jiangnan water transportation is convenient. Those who defected to the army came quickly. Chang'an is far away, and there are obstacles from the Xuanwu Army, so those who want to join the army have come to me. Xuan Jin said with a smile.
"In that case, I will sail to pick you up at once. Lei Changye said in a deep voice.
"I'm going too?" Xuan Jin was slightly stunned.
"Yes, I sent Kuang Zhang and others to Shazhou to rescue the Guiyi Army, and now the Baiyin Yi Army in Chang'an lacks a commander. I am not suitable to be a general, it is more suitable to be a military advisor, you have rich experience in commanding the army, you have prestige in the Wumeng, and you are suitable to be the commander to come to the town. Lei Changye said.
"In this case, I will arrange with my brother, and I will take Lin'er and Xiaohei to Chang'an. Xuan Jin said excitedly.
"Well, in three days, I will be in Yangzhou. Lei Changye nodded.
Lei Changye entered and exited the painting box, glanced at Zhang Jiao, who was getting carried away, smiled and shook his head, the camel cart had been running for two days, and he wanted to see if the camel cart was still moving when he came back from Jiangnan.
Three days later, Lei Changye came to the camp of Yangzhou Badu soldiers, at this time the people in the camp were shouting happily, Xuanjin and Xuanxiu were surrounded by a group of political envoys to clean up the team, and they were very busy. Lei Changye hurriedly transferred a group of Chang'an envoys brought by the ship to them for use.
After a long period of purge and dispatch, the 50,000 silver volunteers in the Badu barracks have been incorporated into the capital team, and under the guidance of the capital envoys, they are walking towards the dock in batches.
Xuan Jin also brought her spirit pets Bai Lin and Xiao Heizi to Lei Changye at this moment: "Brother Lei, everything is okay in Shazhou?"
"Uh......" Lei Changye opened his mouth, and suddenly felt that he couldn't say a word clearly.
The situation in Shazhou has been extremely tense lately. The Xihu Gedai riders entered the territory of Shazhou in phases and batches, burning and looting everywhere. Their invasions are all based on hundred-man teams, which are extremely difficult to defend against. Kuang Zhang was determined to send Bai Yinyi to encircle and suppress it, but Jia Xu insisted on waiting patiently until Xihu felt safe enough to invade in large numbers.
Zhang Yichao and Zhang Yitan both felt that if they waited like this, the people of Shazhou would be slaughtered too much. But Jia Xu argued with reason, believing that fighting the grass and scaring the snake now would cause more people to die in Shazhou in the long run.
Pang Hengyi actually agrees with Jia Xu's point of view. But he is not as cold-blooded and ruthless as Jia Xu, and he can use the lives of the people as bargaining chips, so he has been silent.
This matter, because Kuang Zhang stood on Jia Xu's side at the last moment, finally made everyone decide to wait for a while.
And this time is the darkest and most torturous waiting period. Lei Changye wanted to tell Xuanjin about this, but he couldn't make it clear for a while.
"Brother Lei, if the battle situation in Shazhou is complicated, you only need to believe in the fellow martial arts alliance who leads the troops. There is no doubt about this old saying, I believe that there is no need for Jin'er to remind Brother Lei. Xuan Jin smiled slightly.
"That's exactly how it should be. This time, if Jin'er is in charge of the whole army to attack Xiao Pass, I will not interfere with your decision-making. Lei Changye also smiled.
"You'd better be like that. Xuan Jin took Bai Lin by the hand, carried the little black on his shoulder, smiled at him, and got on the boat with his head held high.
Lei Changye boarded the boat with her, turned around and glanced at the endless silver torrent on the pier, and his heart was excited: the effect of the Leaping Circus was finally fully revealed. In the future, 100,000 silver will be conquered to the west, and it is by no means a dream.