The absolute safety express, that name sounds incredibly auspicious and incredibly safe…
What a load of nonsense!
Even if Lu Wei is a true genius! Even if he is the chief Engineer of Tian Zhu Mountain! Even if he developed Cordova, a Rune Body that can be called heaven-defying! Even if he is learned beyond fifty carts of books…
There are still two crucial factors that make Mo Tan hesitant to believe that this thing in front of him is truly safe…
First, Lu Wei is a Goblin.
Second, he is an Engineer who studies Engineering.
And countless well-known tragic cases and common sense are constantly reminding us that when the words 'Goblin' and 'Engineer' are combined, they often produce chemical reactions under a mysterious force, like the will of the great universe, so that the final outcome is often—BOOM, BOOM, or BOOOOOOM!!!
If Engineering can be equated with 'might malfunction', then Goblin + Engineer can pretty much be synonymous with 'will definitely explode'.
Even if it doesn't necessarily explode, there will be some strange consequences, and of course, they are generally not good consequences.
Of course, Lu Wei is different; after all, he is no longer an ordinary Goblin or Engineering expert. Take the Gia Fei Cat that Mo Tan had the good fortune to witness, and Cordova unfortunately experienced…
Master Lu is fully capable of making his creations 'energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, and long-lasting' with his brainpower, which is learned beyond fifty carts of books, but that last phrase, 'powerful explosion', is definitely not a joke!
Cordova, who looks very much like a human, will OTZ when he runs out of power, which is a minor annoyance.
The Gia Fei Cat, which looks a bit like a mount, explodes when ridden, which is a major annoyance.
The 【absolute safety express】, which looks very, very much like an explosive…
A drop of cold sweat slid down Mo Tan's forehead, and he gave Lu Wei a shaky, dry laugh, “Well, actually, it’s not a big deal if I just walk there myself.”
“Time is limited, didn’t I tell you earlier?” Lu Wei said without looking back, while rummaging through several spatial runes for items, “Although Tian Zhu Mountain doesn’t intend to interfere with your freedom, we also can’t let you die just anywhere in the middle of nowhere, so it’s best if you return as soon as possible after you’re done in Dragon Soul Town. Isn’t that what you intended to do anyway?”
【But I originally just wanted you to help me set up a random teleportation array or something…】
Mo Tan sighed dejectedly. Lu Wei was right; he had indeed expressed his desire to go to Dragon Soul Town to gain some experience (do quests) and, if possible, bring back two companions (Ya Ya and Jia Deka) to challenge the Noob Arena’s team battle…
Anyway, he couldn't continue fighting in the Individual Tournament anymore. The reason was as mentioned before: players couldn't get much experience regardless of winning or losing when facing repetitive opponents, and there weren't many participants in the Noob Arena. Except for the first two days, Mo Tan rarely matched with new opponents now.
So he decided to go to Dragon Soul Town to find Ya Ya and Jia Deka. Anyway, those two were free, and it would be great if they could play 3V3 with him.
Even if not, he could at least do some quests and get some equipment in Dragon Soul Town before returning. After winning a few matches in the Noob Arena, he could go to the Tier 1 Arena to get abused, which should also provide a lot of experience.
And Lu Wei, who occasionally watched Mo Tan's live stream, also felt that this kid had recently reached a bottleneck (couldn't level up). After a brief discussion with Feimigeer, he also thought it was more reliable to let this guy go to Dragon Soul Town first.
Although they didn't understand 'experience points' or 'levels', they could see that it was pointless for Mo Tan to continue getting abused in the Noob Arena's Individual Tournament.
And so…
“And so I made this for you,” Lu Wei patted the large iron shell beside him and said to Mo Tan, “It’s enough to get you to Dragon Soul Town at the fastest speed, and I’ve also registered Tian Zhu Mountain’s coordinates inside, so you can use it to return directly to Seventh Outer Mountain after you’re done.”
Mo Tan nodded stiffly…
‘Ahem, brother, why is my mind now filled with the words ‘plane crash’ flashing across it?’
Cordova twisted the knife again…
“Let me see.” Mo Tan pondered for a moment, then stepped over to the ‘absolute safety express’ and examined it closely.
This thing was entirely… well, you can just imagine a 7.62 mm NATO standard rifle bullet, and then imagine it a bit fatter, and that’s pretty close.
【absolute safety express (Semi-finished)】
Category: Special Vehicle
Quality: Excellent
Restriction: Max three occupants, at least one of whom must be registered.
Features: No riding specialization required, Movement Speed 【Extremely Fast】, Flight, Fortified, Stable, (To be continued)
【Note: The absolute safety express is a flying vehicle handcrafted by Lu Wei. Master Lu did not apply any extra 'innovative' ideas during its creation, but rather built it based on principles such as stability, safety, energy efficiency, and sturdiness, which are remarkably different from most Goblin Engineers.】
“I see!” Mo Tan nodded with great relief, then gave Master Lu… Lu Wei a apologetic smile, “Sorry, I was a little nervous just now.”
Item attributes and system notes don’t lie, which immediately put his mind at ease. At the same time, he felt quite regretful that if Cordova had thoroughly read the user manual for that Gia Fei Cat back then… he might not have had to die that one time.
‘I just checked the attributes of this express. It seems Master Lu really put a lot of effort into helping this time. Safety should be relatively guaranteed.’
Mo Tan also sent a message back to Cordova at the same time.
‘Won’t explode?’ The person on the screen blinked and replied instantly.
‘It’s very safe, won’t explode.’ Mo Tan replied with relative certainty.
‘Unhappy, unbalanced.’
Mo Tan: “…”
“Don’t space out.” Lu Wei glanced at Mo Tan, pointing at the pile of messy things on the ground, “If you have nothing to do, come help me move materials. Although we can work simultaneously, I don’t like physical labor.”
While speaking, the old Goblin was already leaping around, fiddling with Cordova’s new body and the absolute safety express. He wielded two wrenches, moving agilely between the two, constantly installing runes or parts of unknown purpose by chiseling, embedding, or stuffing them in. His methods were so rough they were almost unbearable to watch…
But if one looked closely, they would find that those runes, parts, screws, springs, fried eggs, and gears were automatically adjusting their positions under the guidance of some power. This was clearly some ability of Lu Wei at work, so…
Wait a minute!
“Fried egg?” Mo Tan, who was moving materials under Lu Wei's direction, looked at the half-fried egg on 'Cordova's' face, a bit stunned…
“Oh, my mistake, that’s my breakfast.” Lu Wei said distractedly, then flicked away the half-fried egg and inserted a round crystal that was supposed to be an eye. “It’s fine…”
【It’s fine… is it… ?】
Mo Tan suddenly had a very subtle, ominous Premonition. He whirled his head around to look…
Good, there were no sausages, ham, bacon, or fried dough sticks on the express, which was embedded with a bunch of runes.
So, it should be fine, right?
…
An hour later
“Done!” Lu Wei jumped down from the huge black cannon shell in front of him and said to Mo Tan, whose stamina had completely bottomed out, “The absolute safety express is complete, you can depart now.”
Mo Tan asked with some surprise, “Now?”
“Yes, no time to lose.” Lu Wei nodded, “I’ve already registered your information. Now you just need to approach the express and say the password to enter.”
“Password?” Mo Tan walked to the express and turned back to ask Lu Wei, “What is it?”
Lu Wei shrugged, “It’s the activation password, just say it directly.”
“What is it?”
“Load.”
“Load???”
Hiss…
A puff of white mist slowly sprayed from the pitch-black cannon shell, and then Mo Tan saw that the absolute safety express, which had no visible seams, had a large hole appear out of nowhere, big enough for him to effortlessly crawl inside.
“Yes, just like that.” Lu Wei nodded in satisfaction, then kicked Mo Tan into the pile of soft cushions inside, “Then you say ‘Fire—Dragon Soul Town’, and it will… uh…”
As soon as Lu Wei’s words fell, the hole instantly sealed, and then the rear cross-section of the absolute safety express began to fill with blue light. A few seconds later, with a deafening ‘bang’, the thing instantly shot into the sky, soaring straight into the clouds!
Lu Wei and Cordova on the screen watched foolishly as the ‘cannonball’ vanished into the sky like an anti-air meteor…
“Oh, right, it seems my own command also works.” The former slapped his head, mumbling awkwardly, then shrugged, “Whatever, it’s done anyway.”
Cordova rolled his eyes helplessly, “Is that really okay? You don’t seem to have told him how to stop…”
“It’s fully automatic,” Lu Wei said while tapping the Rune Body’s leg with a wrench, “There are only two steps throughout: 【Load】 and 【Fire】, which means activate and depart. It’s the same two steps for the return journey. Before reaching the destination, the gravity runes will automatically activate to slow it down. Even an idiot can learn it…”
Cordova nodded and mumbled, “Alright.”
Then he quickly sent a few messages back to Mo Tan, who was currently in a daze.
…
Half an hour later
“Holy crap!” Cordova looked at the Rune Body kneeling in front of him, exclaiming in shock, “Old man, what did you install on me?!”
Lu Wei, however, also looked bewildered and asked, “I installed a Hurricane Acceleration Rune on you. Why did you suddenly kneel down for no reason?”
“Are you sure that’s an acceleration rune?” Cordova looked at him suspiciously.
“Nonsense, of course it’s an acceler… huh?” Lu Wei yanked off the hexagonal metal rune that was originally stuck to the outside of the Rune Body’s thigh, exclaiming in surprise, “Why is it a Gravity Rune?”
Cordova sighed, “I knew you picked the wrong one…”
“Then where’s the Hurricane Acceleration Rune?” Lu Wei carefully examined the hexagonal plate in his hand, which was about the size of his head, and pulled hard on his ear, “The quantity was exactly right.”
Cordova yelled frantically, “I don’t care! Hurry up and fix my body; I can’t stand being stuck in this restraint device anymore, quick!”
“Shut up!” Lu Wei turned and cursed at the former, then suddenly widened his eyes, “Wait a minute!!”
“What’s up?” Cordova asked impatiently, “You’re not wearing underwear?”
Lu Wei ignored him, just muttering, “The quantity was exactly right, so since the Gravity Rune is here, that means…”
“That means what?”
“The Hurricane Acceleration Rune that was supposed to be installed on the Rune Body…”
“Hey!!”
“I installed it on…”
“Hey! You’re not serious, are you…?”
“The absolute safety express!”
“Holy crap!!”
Cordova’s eyes went wide, “Then Mo Tan’s situation next, isn’t it extremely, extremely bad?!”
Lu Wei narrowed his eyes, “Uh, actually it’s not particularly bad, it’s just that…”
“Just what?”
“It’s just that when it’s supposed to decelerate upon reaching the destination…”
“When it’s supposed to decelerate…”
“The mistakenly installed Hurricane Acceleration Rune will activate.”
“Holy crap! And then?”
“Then… it will probably land very quickly… at twice the normal speed…”
“So, he’s dead, right?”
“Not necessarily, half dead.”
“…”
At the same time
Inside the ‘absolute safety express’, which was speeding through the high altitude.
Someone who had been in a daze for over half an hour suddenly shivered.
【Why do I feel like something very bad is about to happen.】
“Hmm, let me see.” Mo Tan glanced at the poorly drawn minimap in front of him, then looked at the perfectly normal virtual panels on both sides, and smiled slightly, “It must be my imagination.”
After all, Cordova had just sent him a message saying that although this thing looked a bit explosive, it should theoretically be quite safe. Besides, he had already read the instructions for this thing earlier…
Just as he thought of this, his message bar began to flash wildly!
Sender: Cordova
‘Mo!’ ‘Be careful!’ ‘Something’s going to happen!’ ‘Something big!’ ‘Lu Wei made a mistake!’
A few seconds later
Mo Tan replied, almost trembling, ‘Made a mistake about what?’
‘He forgot to install your brake pads!!’
‘And then…?’
‘And then he accidentally changed your automatic braking to an equally automatic burst of acceleration!’
Mo Tan: “…”
He was a little flustered.
Because he was inside the vehicle, Mo Tan couldn't seem to observe the properties of the absolute safety express from the outside at this moment. But it didn't matter, we could take a look from a God's perspective.
【absolute safety express (Finished Product)】
Category: Unconventional Vehicle
Quality: Seemingly Excellent
Attack Power: Strong
Restrictions: Max three occupants, at least one of whom must be registered, fearless of death, fearless of falling, fearless of crashing.
Features: No riding specialization required, Movement 【Extremely Fast】, Flight, Fortified, Stable, Brake Failure.
【Note: The absolute safety express is a flying vehicle handcrafted by Lu Wei. Master Lu did not apply any extra 'innovative' ideas during its creation… However, he installed an extremely strong, extremely high-quality, supreme luxury limited edition 【Hurricane Acceleration Rune】 as a brake pad on this thing. So, pray.】
Chapter 110: The End