Luo Songxi felt an unusually heavy feeling press down from the top of his head, and everything he saw and heard in front of him became blurred, and then he found himself in a wilderness full of wind and sand in an instant.Earthy yellow wind and sand rise from the surrounding labyrinthine abandoned mine pits, staining the sky with an earthy yellow.In the far reaches of the wilderness is a small town, lined with dilapidated buildings that are yellow, telling of the town's decay.This scene is all too familiar to Luo Songxi, this is the town of Tarta where he grew up.In the wind and sand, a middle-aged man in a crimson suit with meticulously combed hair walked towards him.His face was a little blurry, but judging from this outfit, there was no doubt that it was Ivan.He walked up to Luo Songxi and let out a gentle "huh".He was about to say something to Luo Songxi, Luo Songxi felt a soft sound of "ding" from the depths of his brain, and the scene in front of him became blurry again, and he returned to the banquet table in the VIP room of the Good Luck Casino.He saw Ivan raise his head from his prone position on the table and let out another "huh"."
It was a dream technique just now?"
Luo Songxi asked 77."
Well, he's trying to reconstruct in your dreams the places you've been most familiar with since you were a child, so as to determine where you're from."77 said, "It's a pity that that place in Tarta Town is too small and too far away, he doesn't know it, haha." ”"Was that the dream you pulled me out of?"
Luo Songxi asked again."
His level of dreaming is not high, I have the ability to wake you up.But from now on you have to keep your mind connected to me. ”77 said.At this time, Ivan had already rearranged his hairstyle, smoothed the folds on his collar, and said to Luo Songxi, "Good ability, I appreciate you." ”Luo Songxi looked at him noncommittally."
So be it," said Ivan, "that you give me a tuft of your hair, and swear allegiance to me, and I will inquire no more about your origins." ”A tuft of hair.Luo Songxi immediately remembered the puppet that the secret inspector tried to control him through his hair.He felt a danger even more terrible than death, and he stared at Ivan, his eyes narrowing and his gaze sharpening."
Even the Soul Muppet knows?
I'm really getting more and more interested in you. ”Ivan's expression relaxed, "I guess what you're going to do next?"
Threaten me with a dead net?
”"Okay, I'll take a step back, I'll give you a chance."
Ivan crossed his fingers again and placed them on the table, "Let's make a bet, you choose what you want, the bet is a tuft of hair." ”Ivan said that he took a step back, and naturally Luo Songxi was no longer allowed to refuse, and the young man who brought him over didn't know when he had walked behind him, and a gun was against his heart."
What do you want to bet on?"
Ivan asked politely.The tone is like that of an enthusiastic dealer asking for the opinion of a gambler.………… Playing cards and dice with a psychic mage, Luo Songxi felt that it was looking for death.With a word of prophecy, he may be able to determine the number of points drawn.Since Luo Songxi had to choose what to bet on, he chose the only one he felt had a chance of winning, and the only event he had ever participated in - drag racing.The rules of Imperial Drag racing are similar to those of the Federation, with the addition of racing and modification, which allows drivers to take to the field in their own modified sports cars.This is also in line with Luo Songxi's identity as an alchemist."
A wise decision."
After hearing about Luo Songxi's choice, Ivan did not raise an objection, he instructed the young man who pointed a gun at Luo Songxi, "Skoy, take him to the modification factory."
Young man, you have the time to modify from now until tomorrow morning. ”In the modification factory, Luo Songxi unexpectedly saw that the sports car that Ivan prepared for him had four tires with extremely exquisite patterns on the four wheels.The young Skoy, who had been following Ivan since the train, seemed to be the leader of Ivan's men.Luo Songxi stroked the elastic texture on the tire and asked Skoy, "Is your boss talking?"
I won him in drag racing, he won't regret it, right?
”"We, the Hulks, never break our word.""
But I don't think you can win, because Leader Ivan never loses." ”Luo Songxi didn't dare to take out tires, but since Ivan had prepared a sports car with tires for him, he didn't believe that anyone in the whole empire could outrun him.He quickly threw himself into a state of focused work.Of course, he didn't come up with the ability to press the bottom of the box, he just changed the power of the engine, and changed the two-speed gearbox originally driven by the hydraulic arm to a three-speed gearbox that can withstand high torque with gear transmission.As he modified, he remembered the night he first met Ivelan.He remodeled Illilla into an extremely ugly-looking sports car, which looked like a giant lying on the ground with small shoes on, and like a crab with its back peeled off on the dining table, and finally had a problem during the race, and could not be stopped.The corners of his mouth involuntarily showed a smile.In the days of the empire, he often thought of Lin Xiaoman, and rarely thought of Ivelan, but every time he thought of Ivelan, he still had a heart-pounding feeling.………… In the morning light, on an inconspicuous hill outside the Fifth Ring Road of Gilles.Ivan and Luo Songxi stand together on a platform with a gravel track underneath.The track is not long, less than three kilometers by sight, and it is an irregular oval, far from being as reverberating as the track on Xichen Mountain back then.The two sports cars are parked at the starting point of the track.The morning light shone on Ivan's meticulous hair, and he looked energetic.On the other hand, Luo Songxi, who had been busy all night, had oil stains everywhere on his face and body that had not been washed off, and with his unkempt hair, he undoubtedly looked a little haggard."
Your hair is messed up like that pirate leader today."
Ivan teased Luo Songxi with ease."
I hope you keep your promise after the game."
Even if he was confident that the sports car he modified would definitely be able to ride the dust, Luo Songxi still had no mood to joke with the powerful gang leader in front of him."
Of course," Ivan said with a smile, "do you know when I first became interested in you?"
”Luo Songxi shook his head."
You left Da Lore's body and ran away that day, but in fact, you got Da Lore's body, which proves that the Hulk Party killed the big cole who came to make trouble, and our demands have been satisfied.I didn't intend to find you out, the whole Gilles has a population of 20 million, even if the Hulk party has a few thousand members, it is not so simple to find someone to come out. ”"But of the four pirates brought by Da Lore, we killed three of them, and the last one did not die.We caught him, and he told me where you were and told me a lot about you. ”"For example, a silver-level martial artist is so bold as to kill the owl of the Secret Ombudsman, and then dump the pot on the Lore Brotherhood.After being controlled by Da Lore with a popping ice pick, he actually ran to my casino without hurrying. ”"Let me guess, you used the psychic power interference device on the table to interfere with the big Lore to detonate the exploding ice pick.""
The key is that after you got rid of Da Lore's control, you actually forced me to help you hit that pirate leader.""
So bold, so brainy, young man, who are you?""
So I tried to use the vision to see what the hell you were doing.After I was almost healed the other day, I've been in the little bar across the street from your alchemy shop. ”"I see you sitting at your desk every night drawing a blueprint.Oh, and my vision wasn't enough for me to see what was on the blueprint, and I could only read a few simple keywords, tire technology, gearbox, and high torque.But luckily, I had studied both alchemy and mechanics, and I immediately remembered something the pirate had confessed. ”"One of the purposes of the Great Lore infiltrating Gilstur was to send one of his men to the Imperial Academy of Engineering to steal the kind of colloidal technology used in tires.Oh, you can't imagine how much that colloidal would help their ship. ”"So Da Luoer spent a lot of money to get the admission permission for today's mysterious examination of the Engineering Research Institute, and there is also an examination paper for the mysterious examination.""
Let me think about what the exam questions are?
You must be preparing for the second subject.High-torque gearbox, what a genius design, we gangsters, but we can't even think of it when we break our heads. ”"So I'm more interested in you, and I'm sure I'll invite you to talk about old friendships together.You didn't live up to my expectations, and decisively offered to bet with me on drag racing.I'm guessing that the car you modified must have used your new design from the other day. ”"Let's try it out together, if your design works.If it works, the Hulks can be the exclusive owners of this revolutionary technology, and if it doesn't......
I have nothing to lose anyway.Aren't you right?
”"By the way, there is also the Wind Meteorite, we have to get it back, we killed Da Lore, but we refused to return the Wind Meteor Iron to Neku, those owls, maybe they will come to me for trouble."
Luo Songxi frowned and asked, "Since you know that I can use new technology, do you still think your car can outperform me?"
Or do you still want to eat me without keeping your promise?
”"No, no, young man, don't be nervous.Who are you and Ivan?
I said that I bet with you fairly, and I will definitely give you the opportunity to gamble.It's just that you also said that your modified car uses that new technology, so your chances of winning are really small. ”Ivan said with a smile."
Now I announce the rules of the race: both sides race with each other's modified vehicles, and the first to complete three laps wins!"
He nodded at Skoy, who jumped off the platform and unceremoniously got into the sports car that Luo Songxi had modified."
I'm sorry, this is my territory, I have the final say in the rules of the game.Please. ”Ivan politely pointed to another sports car.The car had four huge metal wheels and no tires."
What are you worried about?
Even if I lose, I'll just have you cut a tuft of hair for me.If you are willing to cooperate and do not resist, I guarantee that you will not have any pain. ”