Chapter 115 115 Chapter - Power Railcar
115 Chapter - Power Railcar
The main reason Bai Cheng chose to build this powered railcar was that she would be traveling back and forth between special Stations later on.
One trip was to help Yu Nian forge a Life Weapon, and the other purpose was still in deliberation.
However, now that she had the powered railcar, Bai Cheng naturally wouldn't give up the idea of annoying someone.
Of course, it not only saved Bai Cheng fuel but, more importantly, time.
At this moment, she and Yu Nian had already arrived outside the train.
The installation process was completed in an instant, so they immediately saw what the train looked like after the modifications were finished.
The third carriage, which was their bedroom, now had two long tracks added to its top edge, and the powered railcar was parked on top of them.
This railcar was not that railcar; although it was also called a railcar, it was completely different from the one Bai Cheng operated during her novice period.
It was encased in green Armored Core, with a height similar to an Employee Watchtower, about 1.5 meters, and a length of about half a carriage, approximately five meters.
The railcar had a streamlined design and a complete interior space.
The moment Bai Cheng and Yu Nian saw it, they both thought of something from the real world.
A car! Isn't this just a car!
The only difference between the two was that the powered railcar moved on tracks and couldn't choose its own direction.
"It actually seems feasible!" Yu Nian praised, as she had originally expected a simple, open-air railcar.
Bai Cheng also smiled, "Its maximum speed can reach 120 km/h, far exceeding our train's speed."
This meant that even when the train was in motion, the railcar could approach it, shortening the distance by fifty kilometers per hour.
The two went to the rear of the train, intending to figure out how to lower the powered railcar.
Bai Cheng quickly found the switch on the balcony at the rear of their carriage.
As the switch was pressed, a mechanical vibration immediately came from above.
Then, the two saw the two tracks on the roof begin to tilt, slowly connecting the powered railcar with the ground tracks.
At this point, the rear of the carriage, the powered railcar's track, and the track behind it formed a right-angled triangle.
Bai Cheng then realized the switch had two sections; she immediately pressed it to the very bottom.
Click! The mechanism activated, and the inclined track chains began to rotate, steadily sending the powered railcar to the ground and precisely interlocking with the train tracks.
But the railcar didn't detach; it seemed there was another switch restraining it.
Bai Cheng guessed that this switch was very likely inside the powered railcar.
However, just as she, out of curiosity, was about to check the interior space of the railcar, Yu Nian beside her posed a probing question.
"So how do we get on?"
"I mean, even if the railcar is lowered while the train is moving, how do we get on when the distance is so great?"
This made Bai Cheng freeze. At this moment, both the train and the railcar were stationary, and the lowered distance already exceeded five meters.
This distance was definitely too far to jump, and it wasn't a convertible anyway.
It seemed impossible to board the railcar while moving?
"Just climb up from the roof," Bai Cheng said matter-of-factly.
Their train's rear happened to have a semicircular balcony.
Although Bai Cheng didn't think they would choose not to stop just to save a little fuel, this wasn't too big of a drawback.
Moreover, looking at the powered railcar's not-so-refined appearance, Bai Cheng concluded that it could also be upgraded.
Arriving at the car, their feelings were completely consistent.
Four doors, four seats, and even a sunroof and trunk, with almost no difference from the layout of an ordinary family car.
However, the interior and overall style appeared simple and rugged.
Bai Cheng sat in the driver's seat. The seat was very hard, and there was no steering wheel in front of her, but a screen.
It displayed some basic information about the vehicle and also synchronized some functions of the train.
Bai Cheng curiously checked it and found that most of the car's functions were complete, including 【Channels】, 【Friends】, 【Personal Information】, and so on.
The functions that were omitted were 【Exchange】, 【Cultivation】, and some other irrelevant modules.
And in the center console, there was also a strange reddish-black hemisphere, appearing abrupt and peculiar.
"What is this?" Yu Nian, sitting in the passenger seat, curiously placed her hand on it.
Then she felt her power rapidly draining, and the powered railcar suddenly started moving.
"Drive device!"
Yu Nian quickly let go in fright, and Bai Cheng in the driver's seat immediately stepped on the brake.
The vehicle instantly stopped steadily, and Yu Nian also exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh my, I almost got sucked dry!"
Bai Cheng immediately realized, no wonder the powered railcar didn't consume fuel; it was driven by infusing one's own power.
"So how far this car can go completely depends on the driver's own power?" she mumbled.
However, power could be restored, so it was harmless.
Bai Cheng then opened the railcar information to view it.
【Affiliated Vehicle: powered railcar】
【Level: Lv.3 (Synchronized with bound carriage level)】
【Drive Core: None (Determined by current driver's ability)】
【Maximum Speed: 120km/h】
【Destination Station: ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ Not yet selected】
The information was brief, even allowing one to understand it immediately at a glance.
And the reason the drive core didn't show an ability was probably because Yu Nian hadn't yet integrated an Armored Core.
Bai Cheng also curiously placed her hand on it, and the information above indeed changed.
Consistent with the Armored Core's ability, it was 【Spatial Matrix】.
This was something Bai Cheng hadn't expected.
"If it's five times the speed, wouldn't it directly reach 600 km/h?!"
Bai Cheng was shocked; this speed...
She would really be sucked dry, wouldn't she?
At the same time, Bai Cheng also noticed that the powered railcar had undergone some subtle changes after integrating her ability.
The car body had more lines, and even many translucent spatial prisms appeared, reflecting a faint luster.
"It can also change according to the driver's ability," Bai Cheng concluded.
Yu Nian, beside her, also pinched her chin: "Hey, if it's bound to the carriage, the railcar won't need to be upgraded, right?"
Speaking of this, Bai Cheng's face immediately darkened. She opened the carriage information to show her.
Yu Nian was slightly stunned: "Eh? The materials required to upgrade a Level 3 carriage are actually more than for a Level 4 carriage?"
She immediately reacted: "Because it's bound to the railcar!"
Bai Cheng also replied rather speechlessly: "On the surface, it says no additional upgrades are needed, but this dog-system directly raised the upgrade materials; it's simply despicable."
But there was no choice; both the Employee Watchtower and the powered railcar modifications were of considerable use to them.
Bai Cheng clicked on the reset button on the screen, and then a ten-second countdown began.
She and Yu Nian also opened the car doors and got out one after another.
However, the moment the door opened, Bai Cheng's gaze was directly facing a cave entrance not far away, and she happened to see a figure walking out from there.
For a moment, all the employees present simultaneously looked over.
And Bai Cheng and the other person met each other's eyes, both seeing the bewilderment on each other's faces.
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