Chapter 1556
Chapter 1556 - 1552 Tourism
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The desolate land stretched endlessly, with the intense rock music of the wasteland echoing around. The man behind the steering wheel twisted it joyfully, his blind eyes making a lasting impression.
Besides him, the car was filled with memorable girls... On the half-open roof, Meow and a little devil with horns were singing happily together, swaying side by side, while Big Cat below covered her ears.
For her, this "metal bottle clinking against wine bottles – a junky noise of the depraved era" was pure torture... She profoundly regretted and missed her ballet and symphony reserves (all ruined by Lu Ping’an).
Suddenly, on a ramp, the car flew up and began spinning mid-air.
The four passengers on top sang even louder, with Big Cat closing her eyes while covering her ears, and the blind man seemed even happier.
However, it seemed they had a bit of bad luck as the car was set to land roof-first.
The blind driver stood up and reached towards the roof with his hand.
With a gentle tap, he brought the car to a halt.
Then with one finger, two fingers, a light flick.
The car spun back around.
"Watch my handbrake! Profound Meaning. One-hand parking!"
"...Handbraking is definitely not what you just described." And Big Cat and Energy were the first to complain.
But the speeding vehicle had already reached far away.
Dozens of kilometers zipped by, and despite the Mechanic’s repairs, the dreadful environment caused rapid wear and tear.
Lu Ping’an tossed it directly into the Courtyard...
"Let’s get another one, I want to have some fun today!"
Actually, Lu Ping’an seldom saw such a spacious and boundless area, no need to worry about hitting other...
This time, it crashed into a slow-moving Thunder Dragon.
The car was instantly totaled, marking the end of today’s journey.... Lu Ping’an gnawed vengefully on Thunder Dragon meat while waiting for the Mechanics to patch together a new vehicle.
"Tomorrow three at most... Our project schedule is totally full, the production timeline for the engineering equipment has long been overwhelmed, don’t trouble us, boss."
"Uh, I am the boss, aren’t I? Can’t you show some respect?"
"....Didn’t you say yourself, ’Cut losses on ineffective investments promptly’? Today, all nine got wrecked. There’s no difference between thirty cars or three tomorrow. Here’s our work schedule; please consider us workers."
The technicians and Mechanics didn’t really have to show him respect... In every aspect, as long as it didn’t involve principle issues, Lu was a quite approachable boss.
"Alright, alright, after they’re all wrecked, I’ll just ride a horse."
"What horse? The Beasts here are quite wild, and your Magical Beasts die within minutes."
"Then I’ll ride a cat."
Instantly, the atmosphere went silent.
From what everyone knew about him, he might be playing around or teasing the cat and if someone picked up the jest or he got carried away, it would most likely happen.
Just thinking about Lu Ping’an riding frenetically across the Wilderness on top of Big Cat, the scene was too beautiful to behold.
Yet, the pleasant journey ended there, and even during the trip, Lu Ping’an had too many tasks to attend to... At other times he could be a hands-off manager, but with numerous ongoing research projects, he spent a lot of time just looking at reports and tracking progress.
Finally, when he conscientiously sat down to work, both cats simultaneously showed a relieved expression.
𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
"What are you nervous about?" Big Cat asked Kitten.
"Meow? What can’t he do, meow? If he fails to ride Big Cat, he will surely opt for Kitten as a replacement, meow!"
According to Meow’s reasoning, should there actually be a series of traffic accidents tomorrow, Lu Ping’an could indeed forcefully ride a cat; at that time, Big Cat might forsake control over its body and run back to the Courtyard, and failing his purpose, he would naturally seek himself as an alternate meal.
"Suddenly, I kind of want to see..." the elder with a wicked sense of humor, however, was somewhat looking forward to it.
Yet the next day’s development was a bit beyond expectations.
Not to mention the anticipated three vehicles being scrapped by noon, the campsite at Lower level six point had all three vehicles accounted for normally without a single accident occurring.
It seems, as many had speculated, Lu was not incompetent at driving or unable to control the steering wheel; he simply didn’t want to control it...
"Time is tight and tasks are pressing; better to save some reserves."
Lu Ping’an rubbed his temples, feeling somewhat overwhelmed; he had just checked his work schedule, and unsurprisingly, it was completely overbooked, and industrial resources were insufficient in all aspects.
The "industrial" state of this world was too dire; even with his Courtyard factory processing, industrial products were still insufficient.
Domineering Three Faces had already introduced a complete set of "Earth to Phoenix City World" technology, but the environment of this world was too special, industrial products would naturally corrode, turning only into consumables.
Today Lu Ping’an had earnestly driven all day, consuming three vehicles in the process. Even considering crude technology and his rough usage, the lifespan of a modified vehicle might just be a little over a day, too costly for ordinary people.
And Lu Ping’an’s rough handling was also due to his extremely tight schedule...
"This is the frontline, huh..."
Here, he had already reached the high-floored area beyond four hundred layers, which was also a high-intensity battlefield of this world.
"Why haven’t we been intercepted all day? We clearly saw two squads engaging in battle..."
"Because we are not part of the conflict. If this was really our War Zone, I wouldn’t have brought you here."
Leading the team was Trina, a Quasi-God; even in the worst-case scenario, escaping wouldn’t be a problem.
And this special trip was mainly to collect high-level Materials and specimens, after all, some things rapidly decay once removed from their site of origin, in addition to...
"Sure enough, visiting the frontline in person is necessary to truly ascertain needs."
Lu Ping’an’s identity was that of a researcher, and also an "Arms Dealer."
Even with written and video material, without the frontline’s direct experience, the "products" he produced always lacked something.
"Is that the neutral nest on level 422 ahead? Uh, why a nest?"
"Because building a city... to let various Wisdom Life forms create mixed Ethnic groups, is not the common practice of this world."
At least in this world dominated by beastly nature, a "nest" led by one or several Beast Kings, along with their mates and claws, represented a more direct gathering place.
"...Sounds like a multiple population city too. How is this different from human cities? Historically, humans have had feudal cities with Kings as well."
"The biggest difference is that outsiders are either food or treasure... This is the territory of Beasts, there is no law, or rather, the will of the Beast King is the law."
Now, it was Lu Ping’an’s turn to fall silent; if this is what the city was like, what exactly was their group here for? To wage war?
"Ha, that’s the case most of the time... Since the will of the Beast King is the rules, then, there are always some special Beast Kings who set more lenient rules, naturally becoming the gathering spots for most of the population and trade areas..."
— End of Chapter 1556 —