"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's Lady Anna driving?"
Roland turned around and saw Echo and Soraya rush toward him .
"It's a car, a Magic Cube-powered car!" Mysterious Moon supplied the answer fervently . "If you want to drive it, go line up . "
"A . . . car?" Soraya echoed, "A car powered by a steam engine?"
"Yup, but the boiler of the steam engine has been replaced by the relic of the radiation clan, so that's why it's so small," Mystery Moon boasted . "It's still a lot larger than an electric motor though . I wish it could be powered by Dawn I . That'll be perfect . . . No, then we should call it a magnet-driven car!"
'You can barely manage to work with dozens of copper rods," Lily retorted while twitching her lips . "And now you want to power a car?"
"Er . . . " Mystery Moon faltered . "I, I just came of age, so obviously I'm not that powerful . Perhaps I could manufacture tons of Dawn I after I upgrade . "
"I would rather put my hope in Miss Doris," Lily said scathingly .
"Shut up, or I'll take away all your Chaos Drinks!"
"I dare you — "
"Haha . . . " Phyllis burst into a laughter . "Actually, no matter it's powered by steam or electricity, we still call it a 'car' . "
"Really?" All the other witches said together while looking toward her .
"Yes, in the Dream World, it's called a car," Phyllis replied triumphantly . "The cars in the Dream World are much better than this one Her Highness is now driving . They could not only shelter us from rain and wind, but they're also equipped with an advanced heating and air-conditioning system . It's pretty much like a mobile house, and it's a lot faster than horses!"
"Have you . . . driven a car before?" Mystery Moon asked, her eyes widening in curiosity .
"Of course," Phyllis bragged . "I once drove His Majesty's vehicle on an endless highway . The vehicle literally trembled when I drove at the maximum speed . I could only hear wind howling around me, and I felt I could conquer the whole world!"
Roland mopped his forehead, amazed that Phyllis could drive his battered mini van in the same manner as she drove a luxurious sports car . The truth was that his vehicle had poor noise insulation and it always wobbled violently on highways .
Nevertheless, even the old mini van functioned better than this cube-powered vehicle .
It had taken Roland only four days to complete the production . The vehicle was comprised of a steam engine at the front, a heating system at the rear, a power unit attached to the automobile frame, and a couch in the middle . Apart from a steering wheel, a clutch and a brake, the vehicle had no gearbox but only a valve next to the seat to adjust the speed .
Once the Magic Ceremony Cube heated up the water and set the steam engine in motion, the vehicle would start to move . As the air pressure in the conduits increased, the vehicle accelerated . Then the driver could switch the valve on to release some steam so that the steam engine would not overload . In this way, the driver adjusted the speed of the vehicle .
In other words, the driver simply needed to press on the brake and the clutch to slow down and release the brake to accelerate . Due to the high air pressure, the spinning cogwheel might sustain some extent of damage . Therefore, once the vehicle came to a complete stop, the driver must open the valve to release the steam and reduce the air pressure in the steam engine .
Despite the cubersome power unit, the primitive automobile frame, and the crude steering device, Anna was over the moon . Like a little girl who had just received the best present in the world, she drove around the yard with the slightest intention of taking a rest .
In addition to Anna, the other witches were also aroused by the vehicle . They exchanged excited murmurs . It was the first time they laughed so heartily after the battle of Taquila .
Roland wished Tilly could share this happiness .
Nightingale told him that Tilly invested most of her time in training aerial knights, so she rarely came to the castle lately . Perhaps, for Tilly, the happiest thing was to defeat the demons .
When Anna finally alighted from the vehicle and asked who would like to try out, all the witches pressed forward to take the share .
Sylvie, who was the first to arrive at the scene and spot the car, got the opportunity to drive .
"How do you like it," Roland asked Anna .
"It's more fun than I thought," Anna replied with a smile . "Thank you, Roland . I'm so glad that you taught me how to drive . "
Roland dazed for a second as he saw Anna's face split into a dazzling smile . He quickly averted his eyes, a little embarrassed, as though he had suddenly traveled back to the time when they had first met . Roland said, "Well, I'm glad you like it . "
Anna blinked and said, "By the way, Celine found a way to stabilize the Magic Ceremony Cube . Does it mean that we could use the Cube in the Battle of Divine Will?"
"Technically, we could," Roland replied on a cough and pulled himself together . "We just need to keep supplying water to make sure that the cube-powered steam engine works . Time will tell how much this new steam engine could help with the logistics . "
"Can we use the steam engine to create an armored war machine with a Longsong Cannon anchored to the top?" Phyllis cut in . "If you could make such a weapon, then we don't have to be afraid of the Spider Demons anymore . "
It was true that a competent power unit would make an armored unit possible . With a powerful tank, they could instantly dominate the war . Even the crudest tank could easily repulse Mad Demons and block spears and bone needles ejected by Spidery Monstrous Beasts . It was a weapon as well as a defense .
Nevertheless, extensive research was required to create such an advanced weapon . Not only did they have to improve technologies, but they have to also educate workers . Anna could not manufacture the biplanes and the armored weapons at the same time, it was also unrealistic to directly create a tank . In short, considering the limited technologies and resources, most of the work had to be completed by plant workers .
The first project that came to Roland's mind, however, was not a tank or an infantry fighting vehicle but a transportation tool for civil services .
This transportation tool could considerably increase farming efficiency while saving a lot of manpower . As the principle and technologies applied to this transportation tool were quite similar to those related to armored vehicles, Roland could also, at the same time, provide soldiers with some training . Meanwhile, workers in the plant could also immediately start to produce armored weapons, if necessary .
This transportation tool was — a tractor .
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