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Chapter 288: [287] The Dream of High-Speed Rail, The Palace Lord is Confused by Cheng Han, The Special Envoy is Studying an Extraordinary Profound Technique

"You may proceed!"

With this shout from the team leader, the inspection was declared over.

Several soldiers in red armor immediately moved the obstacles and cleared the way.

Jie Qing, a servant of the Third Lingye level, politely thanked them and drove the crystal energy car slowly towards the forest ahead.

It's not that he didn't want to go fast.

It's that he didn't dare to.

The steward of the living quarters had repeatedly reminded him that the Spirit Oak Demons were not easy-tempered creatures, so he should be as gentle as possible to avoid angering them.

"Hoo~"

A cold wind blew.

The branches and leaves of the Spirit Oak Demons swayed gently, as if they were in a deep sleep.

But Jie Qing couldn't help but curse in his heart, "What a damn place!"

Because this servant strongly felt that he seemed to be watched by countless pairs of eyes.

This eerie feeling made the hairs on his back stand up, and even the hands holding the steering wheel couldn't help but tremble.

In the midst of Jie Qing's shock and fear, he muttered softly, "That thing is probably true."

The "thing" he mentioned was a rumor in the Profound Palace.

More than a month ago, the Special Envoy had used astonishing means on the Spirit Oak Demon forest, causing a shocking spiritual tide.

It was said that the next day, a mid-level Profoundist who mastered the Wood Spirit Profound Technique wanted to study the Spirit Oak Demons, but ended up being captured by them.

Many servants didn't believe this rumor.

Because the combat power of the Spirit Oak Demons was obviously inferior to that of the Profoundists, and the Wood Spirit Profound Technique of a mid-level Profoundist was definitely stronger than the Spirit Oak Demons.

Many people believed in another rumor, that thousands of Spirit Oak Demons had undergone a strange transformation after the spiritual tide, and their strength had greatly increased.

Jie Qing now tended to believe that the latter was true.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

"Clang!"

Friction sounds rang out densely.

Hundreds of branches swiftly coiled from all directions.

In an instant.

The crystal energy car was entangled by the branches and lifted up gently. The four wheels could only rotate in mid-air, unable to move forward even a bit.

Jie Qing was so scared that he shouted, "Oh my god!"

He immediately remembered the steward's words and couldn't shout loudly, so he quickly closed his mouth tightly.

The next moment.

An even more astonishing scene appeared.

Because dozens of branches swiftly interlaced in mid-air, they actually formed a line of words - "The Special Envoy is working, you are not allowed to disturb!"

Jie Qing couldn't believe his eyes.

My god!

The Spirit Oak Demons can write?

I've never heard of such a thing!

Jie Qing gathered his courage and stammered, "I... I was ordered to deliver... deliver an important batch of parts to the Special Envoy!"

After saying that.

He realized, was he being foolish?

The Spirit Oak Demons are not human, they can't understand human language at all. Extraordinary means must be used to communicate with them.

However.

Something unexpected happened.

"Swoosh! Swoosh!"

More than ten branches rapidly extended to the back of the vehicle. Looking through the rearview mirror, it seemed like they were inspecting the parts inside the wooden box.

One second later.

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound.

The crystal-powered vehicle was placed back on the ground, and the wheels slowly propelled the vehicle forward.

Hundreds of branches quickly retracted, as if the scene just now was just an illusion.

Obviously.

The Spirit Rubber Demon allowed them to pass.

Jie Qing's heart "thumped" and a thought suddenly occurred to him: "Was this trained by the envoy?"

This moment of distraction.

The crystal-powered vehicle veered to the side and the front of the car collided with a Spirit Rubber Demon.

"Swoosh! Swoosh!"

Several branches immediately reached out, assuming a solemn warning posture.

Jie Qing quickly turned the steering wheel, controlling the crystal-powered vehicle back to the center of the road.

The branches immediately retreated.

Jie Qing breathed a sigh of relief and muttered, "Impressive!"

This is a pun.

On one hand, it is marveling at the Spirit Rubber Demon's intelligence.

On the other hand, it is admiring the methods of the master, who actually found a way to train such a temperamental creature.

*

Not long after.

Jie Qing finally saw Cheng, the envoy.

The servant stopped the crystal-powered vehicle and quickly got out, bowing respectfully, saying, "Envoy, a new batch of parts has arrived."

Jie Qing hadn't looked up yet, but he heard a gentle voice say, "Thank you for your hard work."

He replied, surprised and flattered, "It's not hard! Serving you is my greatest honor! It's also my duty as a servant."

"Click! Click!"

A slight sound came.

Jie Qing instinctively looked towards the sound and a hint of astonishment flashed in his eyes.

He saw a rather large sand table, carved into the shape of a spirit leaf, with a row of miniature rail cars running along a circular track.

It has to be said.

The model is exquisitely crafted, with every detail identical to a real rail car.

At a glance, it is clear that this thing must have been made by a highly skilled craftsman, and it would cost at least a couple hundred gold coins to make.

Jie Qing instantly realized that this was the little toy that the envoy had been obsessed with recently, the Tai'an Miniature Spirit Realm rail car model.

Of course.

This inevitably seems like a frivolous act.

A dignified Xuan Shi spending his days playing with such a small thing and having the Heavenly Craftsmen spend time and effort to build the model, is it really appropriate?

But for a genius, even the Palace Lord remains silent.

Forget it!

Let him be!

Cheng Han glanced at the servant and smiled, asking, "What do you think if the speed of the rail car is faster than a Xuan Shi's flight?"

Jie Qing was stunned for a moment and quickly replied, "That is a very good idea."

The servant thought for a moment and boldly said, "The current rail cars are not much faster than bicycles, and there have been many derailments over the years. It can be imagined that once the speed of the cars is increased to the speed of a Xuan Shi's flight, the frequency of accidents will definitely increase many times."

Cheng Han smiled and said, "That makes sense."

He then said seriously, "But I believe that as long as we persist in continuous improvement, the speed of rail cars in the future will definitely be much faster than a Xuan Shi's flight, and safety will be guaranteed."

Cheng Han silently muttered to himself: "Why can't this world have high-speed trains? Let the transformation of the world begin with high-speed trains!"

Jie Qing couldn't imagine it.

Faster than Xuan Shi?

Isn't that too exaggerated?

Railway vehicles have been around for over a thousand years, and their speed has always been the same.

But the servant didn't dare to refute, only cleverly agreed: "Your vision sees further than us, I believe that day will come eventually."

Cheng Han nodded lightly: "It will!"

He smiled again and said, "Thank you for today, you can go back now."

As soon as he finished speaking.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Large branches rushed over and placed the wooden box on the ground.

Jie Qing respectfully bowed again and left in his crystal energy car.

The tranquility returned to the forest.

"Click! Click!"

The miniature railway car continued to circle.

Cheng Han stared at the model and muttered, "The gray crystal machinery is too heavy. Increasing the power will cause a sharp increase in weight, making it unsuitable as a high-speed train power source.

"But the laws of this world are different, and it is impossible to generate electricity. The only solution is to start from the internal combustion engine."

Recently, during this period of time.

In the eyes of others, the genius envoy was indulging in mechanical gadgets and enjoying himself.

In fact, he had officially started the development of the world's first internal combustion engine.

This had always been his idea.

It's just that he didn't have the time to implement it before.

Now that he has become a Xuan Shi and has some power in his hands, he decisively put it on the agenda.

Cheng Han made up his mind: "First, establish a five-year plan to create a high-power internal combustion engine, and then build a high-speed railway."

He looked up at the sky, his gaze becoming profound: "Powerful engines can make machines fly in the sky. Ordinary people can fly faster than Xuan Shi. This is the true revolutionary change!"

Once the airplane is officially introduced, not only will there be a change in lifestyle, but even the way of warfare will undergo a huge transformation.

For the entire Wan Hao clan, this is undoubtedly a good thing!

Cheng Han turned his head to the wooden box and ordered, "Open it!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The branches rolled over and easily opened the wooden box, bringing the metal parts one by one.

Cheng Han buried himself in his work.

An hour later.

Strange sounds rang out.

"Boom! Boom!"

Accompanied by a noisy and rhythmic explosion, a strange-looking machine with a metal pipe on top spewed out billowing black smoke.

It was the experimental machine for the internal combustion engine.

Cheng Han looked at it with a face full of joy: "It's a success!"

A dozen seconds later.

"Bang!"

A sudden sound came.

The experimental machine slowly came to a stop.

Cheng Han's joy disappeared, replaced by distress: "Although the initial experiment was successful, it still requires extensive improvements to become practical.

"Due to the obstruction of crystal energy technology, the internal combustion engine is a technology that has never existed in this world. The All-Knowing Eye cannot find much information from the ocean of information, and the deduction efficiency is not high."

He sighed: "I have it too hard!"

As a low-level Xuan Shi, he was worrying about the future of the Wan Hao clan!

Soon.

Cheng Han found pen and paper and quickly began writing a letter:

"Mr. Master Craftsman,

Today, my experiment was successful for the first time, which proves my theory of the internal combustion engine. The heat generated by combustion can produce powerful force.

I regret to inform you that you have lost this bet..."

*

Jinshan Palace.

At this moment.

The palace lord, Yun Changshan, was reading through a stack of letters quickly.

Many of the phrases and sentences in them were difficult for this profound supervisor to understand.

But considering that the writer of the letters was an extraordinary genius, Lord Yun patiently continued reading.

"Heat value is a key indicator, and fuel with higher heat value can output more powerful power..."

The profound supervisor muttered in confusion, "What does heat value mean, and what is power?"

"The internal combustion engine is a power conversion system, and its working process can be divided into four stages: intake, compression, power stroke, and exhaust..."

The profound supervisor was completely bewildered.

What is this?

Clearly, I recognize every word on the letter, but when they are put together, I can't understand them at all.

Lord Yun reluctantly read for a while but was forced to give up.

He shook his head and muttered, "Others think this kid is fooling around, but from his correspondence with the master craftsman, it seems there is some insight!"

Just then.

A profound scholar walked quickly over and respectfully said, "Palace Lord, the results of the profound array detection are out."

Lord Yun put down the letter, "Go take a look."

The profound scholar immediately turned and led the way.

One minute later.

In a stone hall.

The profound supervisor saw a rather large and peculiar illusion, with a radius of over twenty meters, floating above a huge profound array.

Upon careful observation, there were constantly flowing lights circulating along the veins of the illusion.

The profound scholar's tone was filled with astonishment, "Thousands of spirit oak demons have established an incredibly complex root network, extending as deep as five hundred meters below.

"This 'Returning to the Origin Spirit Detection Profound Array' shows that there are extremely mysterious extraordinary fluctuations between the root systems, as if there is some kind of communication with the divine banyan tree..."

This person went on and on, and finally exclaimed, "I can be sure that the envoy is studying an extraordinary profound technique."

The use of "extraordinary" here clearly indicates high praise.

Lord Yun stared for a few seconds and nodded, "Indeed, it's quite interesting!"

He then chuckled, "The entire palace thinks this kid doesn't practice properly and just messes around with inexplicable things, but in fact, he's busier than anyone else."

This palace lord cleverly concealed the fact that he couldn't figure out what this experiment was all about.

There was no way.

Even profound supervisors have their limits.

When Lord Yun used his secret technique, he failed to recognize the Lingmiao Wansen Profound Seal and had to secretly instruct his subordinates to find out its name.

Regarding Cheng Han's experiment, he only judged that it was related to the Lingmiao Wansen Profound Seal.

Lord Yun looked at a profound master and decisively ordered, "Palace Pei, from now on, whenever Envoy Cheng has any needs, make sure to prioritize them!"

According to the most basic logic, something that even a profound supervisor couldn't understand must be unimaginably good.

If that's the case, of course, it should be strongly supported.

Palace Pei immediately responded, "Yes!"

The surrounding profound scholars immediately understood that from this moment on, Envoy Cheng's position in the palace had risen even higher than before.

This chapter is not short.

(End of this chapter)