This is not how you drive a machine!

Chapter 183 Old Friend
"This is the 'Burn and Ashes' series we are launching this time!"

"In this series, we've made a breakthrough, with stickers comprehensively optimized! The effects of spiritual pressure skills have been doubled!"

"And the previous prints have been comprehensively enhanced!"

"No longer needing to go to the pits every two laps to change them, this time our decals will maintain a steady increase of over 120 kilometers!"

As she spoke, Ling Yu's car sped up faster and faster, and the flames on his body continued to burst out in rhythm with the engine.

She extended her hand and said, "Let's experience 'Fire and Ashes' together!"

The panoramic HIFI audio system at the press conference exploded.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Ling Yu on the screen started driving instantly and sped away, and everyone present felt the immersive and refreshing feeling.

Lin Qinglei quickly gave up the stage, allowing the audience to fully enjoy Ling Yu's gallop.

Looking at the scene on the screen where Ling Yu was covered in flames, Zhou Yun's heart was deeply moved.

Although he did not use launch control, drifting and other techniques, Ling Yu's starting speed and steering performance were enhanced this time.

"A simple skill enhancement? The drag coefficient seems to have changed as well..."

Lin Qinglei's voice continued to resound: "In the flames, the power of the mecha girl will be continuously and steadily enhanced!"

"The basic attributes of Ling Yu's core skill [Ling Feng Che Yu] have increased by 8%, and the skill effect has been enhanced by 12%!"

"But just me saying this won't satisfy you, will it? Everyone, please take a look!"

As soon as she finished speaking, another blue and white mecha girl appeared in front of Ling Yu on the screen.

The moment he saw this mecha girl, Jackdaw's breathing became slightly faster.

"wreath?"

Zhou Yun quickly turned his head: "What?"

"The mecha girl from the United Tribe, who came to this world with me back then, is actually still in Kyoto."

The jackdaw seemed to have thought of something, narrowed his eyes and laughed: "Hehe."

I don’t know if her sister Thor is still in Kyoto. In order to get her to play, Hualei stuffed Coke into Thor’s exhaust pipe.

During that period, the two sisters quarreled every day.

Thor said that she either had to contract a perfect driver or she would never want to play again.

I don’t know if it has been found now.

Thinking of this, she grabbed Zhou Yun's hand and said, "Zhou Yun, hey, you're the best."

Jackdaw leaned on Zhou Yun, she could find the most perfect contractor!
"???"

Zhou Yun was a little confused. Why did the initial synchronization rate increase again?
Before he could react, Ling Yu's attack began.

In the picture, the blazing wind on Ling Yu's body suddenly exploded, then condensed into vortexes of flames, which were absorbed by the United Wreath.

Suddenly, sparks of fire appeared on Huahuan's body, and the flashes of her skills weakened.

The tail wing that was caught by the wind chain began to vibrate, and as the rear wheel became weak, layers of ashes emerged from Huahuan's body and flowed towards Ling Yu.

In an instant, the prints on Lingyu's car body began to flicker, emitting an orange-red light.

“Now everyone can see that it’s not just the basic skills that are enhanced, but also the special effects brought by the stamps, which also bring unexpected and miraculous effects.”

"Hua Lei's rear tire temperature rose early, causing her cornering speed to drop slightly and destroying her 'galloping mode'!"

As soon as her sword fell, the spiritual pressure on the garland was instantly shattered, and she began to push her head as she came out of the turn.

After the torrent state disappeared, she seemed to be trapped in a quagmire, and was dragged into Ling Yu's vortex of fire and wind and couldn't extricate herself, completely giving up the way to the bend.

“Thanks to Chongzhuang Lingyu and Lianhe Huahuan for a wonderful overtaking performance!”

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yun’s mind was completely free.

If this print is available, can the frost and snow released by the Jackdaw Engine also be transformed into the 'gate technique' shown in the video effect?
Or, will the stamps work better with [Wind Style: Dust Realm], [Meteor], and [Shooting Star]?
In an instant, his heart began to stir.

Printing is equivalent to "dyeing" the mecha girl's skills, which has a special effect enhancement.

Looks like there are a lot of ways to play!

After the press conference, we will see if we can import a batch of goods in the name of the team so that we can test them on the track.

Lin Qinglei turned her head to look at the bottom of the press conference, thinking that the groundwork had been laid.

So she decisively switched the screen and moved the press conference to the next stage.

"Everyone here is a team manager from all over the world, as well as a driver participating in the Lightyear Project. I'm sure you've heard about it."

"That's right, for this Light Year Project selection competition, our Jiuyuan Company will provide a full set of stamp sets!"

“And it’s all free!”

When this gossip was made public, there was a burst of prolonged applause from the audience.

Suddenly, many drivers had the same idea as Zhou Yun.

I must bring back the new varieties of prints and study them thoroughly.

After the applause died down, Lin Qinglei smiled and said, "I believe it's just me saying it, but you guys are not satisfied. Instead of saying it a thousand times, it's better to experience it once!"

Upon hearing this, the eyes of many drivers and pilots present lit up.

Could it be that Jiuyuan Company has prepared a surprise?

Can I try it on site?
"Our company understands the eagerness of all the drivers to try, and we've already made preparations! Everyone here, please put your hands under your chairs..."

"You'll find there's nothing there."

Suddenly, many audience members who were groping under their chairs were amused by this joke.

"Ha, if we want to experience it, how can we miss the track?"

Lin Qinglei waved her hands, and a track in mid-air suddenly appeared on the screen behind her.

"Today, the Hot Wheels racetrack is reserved by our Jiuyuan Company!"

"We'll be hosting an obstacle course on the Hot Wheels track to fully showcase the unique characteristics of the prints!"

“Any interested driver can come and participate in the competition and experience the printing technology. If you can win first place.”

"Not only will we give away 50 sets of new prints for free, we can also provide a 'print customization' service!"

"Whether you can get it depends on the strength of each driver."

When she said this, she couldn't stop smiling.

This will be Jiuyuan's first step.

If the stamp set performs well in this Lightyear Project qualifier, maybe it can enter the S game!
As long as we can enter the S game, it means that the "printing technology" has been officially recognized, and cooperation with Jigsaw Island will inevitably increase.

Jiuyuan Company can also develop more spiritual pressure technologies.

"Everyone, if you are interested, please follow me to the Hot Wheels track."

……

Time slowly passed and the sun reached its highest point in the sky.

At this time, many drivers have gathered below the Hot Wheels track.

Because the drivers were not here to compete, they did not bring racing suits with them, but Jiuyuan Company had already made preparations and provided racing suits for every racer.

At the same time, they also set up a live broadcast system to showcase the masterpieces of this new print product on the entire network.

"All contestants please collect your racing suits in turn. Due to the large number of participants, please wait patiently for the lottery."

"Don't be anxious."

After walking out of the locker room provided by Jiuyuan, Zhou Yun adjusted his racing suit bit by bit while glancing at the drivers around him.

These drivers are basically here to participate in the Light Year Project trials.

There are so many people.

Yes, 88 drivers are enough to form eight football teams.

"It's just right. Let's take a look at the opponent's strength in advance."

“It would be nice if I could meet a few interesting ones.”

While he was thinking, a pleasant voice sounded in his ears. The voice was a little indifferent, mixed with a little magnetism.

"Welcome to the obstacle course race hosted by Jiuyuan Company."

"Here's your admission ticket. You're number 24, and you'll be competing with numbers 28 and 36. Please keep it safe."

Zhou Yun turned his head and saw a pair of gem-like blue eyes.

A girl wearing a blue and white sportswear and a baseball cap with the Jiuyuan Company logo came to his side at some point.

She held a scroll in her expressionless hands and handed it to Zhou Yun.

"After the race begins, just follow the staff's instructions and head to the maintenance room for adjustments. The track records will be integrated into the Hot Wheels leaderboard..."

Her gaze followed the edge of the hat brim to look at Zhou Yun's face, and a strange look flashed in her calm eyes.

Is this the contractor chosen by Jackdaw?

"However, I'm very sorry." "This event is a D-class competition. The engine on the mecha girl you registered, Jackdaw, does not meet the regulations."

"If you don't have any other mecha girls to choose from, you will be deemed to have given up this competition."

Zhou Yun suddenly felt overwhelmed.

Depend on!
forget!

The day Jackdaw's D-class module let him chase the smugglers, he got blown up!

Due to the scarcity of resources in the Linye tribe, he has not yet made another one.

Anyway, there will be no D-level S competition next, so this matter will be put on hold.

"It's okay, I have other mecha girls here..."

Before Zhou Yun finished speaking, a cheer of surprise rang out beside him.

"Thor? Why are you here?"

Jackdaw came to Zhou Yun with two ice creams in his hands and handed one to Zhou Yun.

Then he looked at the only one left in his hand, struggled for a moment, and handed it to Thor.

"Long time no see." Jackdaw waved his hand, then introduced Zhou Yun beside him with a very proud expression.

"Anyway, Zhou Yun is incredibly strong. There's no corner he can't handle. Hehe, and the Yunyi Racing Team he founded is... the team that provides freedom to the raccoons! Isn't that impressive?"

Thor held the ice cream in one hand, looked at the happy expression of the crow, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

It sounds like Zhou Yun is indeed a pretty good contractor.

Where is my contractor?

Thinking of this, she sighed to herself and then raised her head.

"Sorry, I still have to hand out numbers to other drivers, so I won't bother you anymore. Thank you for the ice cream."

After saying that, Thor turned and left, walking towards another driver.

As she was leaving, she turned and said, "Jackdaw, Garland is on the telemetry console in Area A of Track. You can find her by following the signs. She's bored to death right now."

"After hearing that you were returning to the S-League, she's been wanting to see you. If you want to go, go and see us."

After hearing the news, Jackdaw's face suddenly showed surprise and he turned to look at Zhou Yun.

"Zhou Yun, I..."

She really wanted to take Zhou Yun with her to meet her friends, but she knew Zhou Yun was going to a competition soon.

"Go, go, just don't get lost. Call me if you have anything."

"Yeah! I'll cheer you on on the court!"

After watching Jackdaw leave, Zhou Yun found a bench not far from the entrance of the racetrack, sat down, and lowered his head to read the content of the competition.

"An obstacle course."

The obstacle race is an individual points event.

The official event organizer will randomly place phantoms made of spiritual pressure on the track, some inside the curves and some outside the curves.

These phantoms are invisible and intangible. When the mecha girl touches them, she will be forced to slow down and a certain number of points will be deducted.

A small part of them, if touched, will provide attribute enhancement or increase points for the mecha girl.

Each contestant will have 50 points at the beginning. The one who reaches the finish line in the shortest time and has the most points will win.

It is a great test of the driver's gaming ability and reaction ability. Once he makes a mistake, it may ruin the normal race.

Zhou Yun looked at the schedule in the brochure, lowered his head, and frowned.

"Ah."

"Ok?"

"Ah."

"Hmm... isn't this just a mobile racing game?"

At this moment, a voice sounded beside him: "Yes!"

"You figured it out, didn't you? It copied the game 'RoboCity Racing', right?"

"Let me tell you, the practice of copying the competition system from mobile games started with the S-League officials."

"The S-League officials simply couldn't come up with a good format, so the decision-makers just copied it."

"Last season, they copied a lot of racing systems from a mobile racing game. The mobile game company even sued them. This is a serious infringement of intellectual property rights!"

Zhou Yun turned his head and saw a racing driver wearing the same racing suit as him sitting next to him.

The other party leaned on the bench very familiarly and started chatting.

"When this matter was reported to the Kyoto Court, the judge had never seen such a case before and didn't know how to rule."

"Then this lawsuit has dragged on until now, and the mobile game company is almost bankrupt."

"What do you think they think?"

"After copying the skills of so many racers and mecha girls from the S-League, you still dare to report the S-League officials?"

After listening to this story, Zhou Yun fell silent.

"..."

What did I hear?
"Hello, I'm Han Yu from the Kunlun Racing Team. Jiang Wuyang asked me to come here to compete."

"I saw you just now, but I didn't recognize you. Are you Zhou Yun from the Yunyi team?"

When he heard that it was Jiang Wuyang who introduced him, Zhou Yun nodded and put down the schedule in his hand: "Hello."

"Idol!"

Han Yu smiled and said, "I've studied your drift flow. To be honest, I've always wanted to witness it in person. Now I finally have the chance."

Then he held up his number plate and said: "The race will start soon. I saw 82 drivers participating, and I happened to be the last one."

"Just now when I turned around, I found that there were several ruthless people coming this time..."

The two were just about to get to know each other when suddenly an urgent horn sounded on the racetrack.

"Drivers, please enter the venue. The race is about to begin!"

"Drivers, please enter the venue. The race is about to begin!"

Han Yu quickly jumped up and ran away: "Let's talk later. I have to find my unlucky mother as soon as possible. Where has this kid gone crazy again..."

Zhou Yun grabbed the helmet beside him and looked around.

What a friendly driver... Hey, where are the two little ones?
……

Not long after, Zhou Yun spotted the two little ones not far from the entrance of the track.

The two little ones, each holding a bottle of milk tea, stood under a Hot Wheels suspended track.

Their eyes followed the huge wall-like track pillars all the way up, almost breaking their necks.

"Wow even!"

"So high."

"It's so exciting."

"Well, that's scary."

"How did it get built so high..."

Yinling raised the camera, took a few photos, and then sighed.

"If I run on it, I'll get dizzy."

"Everything is protected, and the new generation of spiritual pressure buffer technology has also been applied, so there's no need to worry about falling."

“But it looks so dizzy.”

Seeing Yin Ling trembling, Feng Ying asked with a smile, "You're not scared anymore, are you?"

She suddenly remembered that Yinling was a girl who was afraid of heights and would be so scared that she would leak oil when riding on a pirate ship at the amusement park.

Yinling, who is afraid of heights, turned pale instantly when she thought of the scene on the track.

"I, I'm not afraid!"

Zhou Yun immediately smiled: "Yinling, how about we go up later..."

"Wow!"

Yin Ling screamed and left quickly, running behind a building, her teeth chattering, "Just go for it! I, I'm not afraid!"

Feng Ying couldn't help but sneered, "Humph, you coward, just stand aside and watch."

After deciding on the players who would be on stage, Zhou Yun waved his hand and said, "Let's go."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Feng Ying was just about to catch up when she found that her legs were unable to move.

"Hey?"

Why are you shaking?
(End of this chapter)