The car is going very fast, please bear with it.

Sister Yueyue shoved Song Dongdong away: "Get lost! I may be a woman now, but I'm not interested in men."

"It's okay," Song Dongdong teased. "You don't need to be interested. Just help your brother out."

"Ugh~"

Sister Yueyue gagged.

Liu Jun and the others couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Amidst the laughter and chatter, the previously somber and eerie atmosphere vanished.

The dinner was quite enjoyable.

After all, we're friends, and it's not like we've never met before, so there won't be any awkwardness.

During this time, Lao He specially toasted Gan Ning with a beer, but of course, he drank the beer while Gan Ning drank a soft drink.

"Gan Ning~"

Old He sighed, "I really envy you."

"You have such great talent at such a young age. You have no idea. When I first partnered with Lao Wu, I was so drunk that I threw up."

"There wasn't much teamwork in the following games either."

"Actually, I know that I don't have much talent. I just rely on rote memorization and practice to barely make a name for myself."

"I watched the videos of both of your races. Seriously, you were born to be this racer. Liu Jun is the same, a natural-born racer."

"You two are a match made in heaven!"

"Right now, I just hope you all move forward steadily and climb to new heights, so that I can see who the truly talented navigators are..."

"How far will we eventually go, and what kind of scenery will we see?"

Old He downed his beer in one gulp: "I hope you can finish the journey I once wanted to take, but no longer have the chance to."

Old Wu's expression changed slightly: "Old He?!"

Old He smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing, just something I felt like saying."

"After all, family members know their own business, right?"

Old Wu remained silent for a moment, then raised his glass: "A toast to the past."

Everyone drank a glass.

The two elderly people fell silent.

Seeing this, Liu Jun chuckled and raised his glass, suggesting, "You two are in your prime, why are you acting like old people reminiscing about your youth?"

"Well then, since you've toasted to the past, let me raise a glass to tomorrow."

"Okay!"

Sister Yueyue got excited: "One cup to the past, one cup to tomorrow."

"We are all young and have a bright future ahead of us."

Old Wu gasped, "Well, whatever makes you happy."

A bright future and all that.

Given Yueyue's current state, he felt, emmm...

It's a bit hard to say.

Fortunately, she takes it all in stride.

After a few drinks, Liu Jun hummed softly, "One cup to the past, one cup to tomorrow~"

"Hey? That sounds great!"

Several people were surprised.

"What song is this?"

"Never heard of it."

"You didn't make this up first, did you? You pulled this trick on me?"

Liu Jun was taken aback.

hiss!

It's a mistake to drink!

He had completely forgotten that he was a time traveler. This world didn't have the famous song "Eight Cups of Wine to Toast a Lifetime," so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Ah, I just made it up."

"I only wrote a few lines, just a few lines."

"He can make up a few lines off the top of his head, and they sound so good!" Old Wu exclaimed. "Indeed, there are a hundred kinds of flowers, and people are all different."

"Damn! I'm so jealous of your talent, it's so awesome."

Old He sighed, "He could have been a popular singer, or even just made a living as a pretty boy, but he insisted on competing with us for a living in racing."

Everyone laughed when he said that.

Drinking and late-night snacks, you know.

Of course I have to brag.

If you don't brag, why eat late-night snacks?

······

The next day, early in the morning.

Everyone strolled around together to see the pandas undergoing a crash test.

I'm afraid the ladder is up to something behind my back again. With more people around, we can see things more clearly.

Fortunately, there weren't too many unexpected incidents, and the crash test went smoothly. We just need to wait for tomorrow's race.

Everything went smoothly, and Liu Jun and his companion breathed a sigh of relief.

That afternoon, Yueyue and Song Dongdong mysteriously disappeared.

They said they went to prepare for tomorrow's grand event.

On the day of the competition.

Early in the morning, Sister Yueyue and Song Dongdong appeared at the starting point parking lot.

They rode motorcycles, banners flying in the wind.

The banner's message was simple and blunt.

Wishing General Big Monster and Corporal Little Monster the best of luck in winning first place!

Go, go, go, go, go!

They rode their motorcycles around the area, their banners fluttering, making them very conspicuous; anyone with eyes could see them.

Many of the participating drivers who watched it all had complaints.

"Two conspicuous bags."

"It's still uncertain who will take first place!"

"He's really good at drawing hatred."

"Heh, I think that big, weird general is going to be targeted."

"Well, everyone, I think if that 'Big Strange General' gets first place in this competition, we're all responsible. We've been too inactive!"

"You guys are way out of touch. It's not that easy for him to take first place. Did you see the Tianti team? They brought a full five cars this time, led by Huang Sichen from the first team. Considering the result of the Sichuan West race, do you think Huang Sichen and Tianti will let that Panda car go up?"

"That's true, haha, then we don't need to target them."

"I can only say this newcomer is indeed quite formidable, but going head-to-head with the top players is a recipe for disaster. Also... he's far too arrogant. What's that saying again?"

"The tallest tree in the forest will surely be felled by the wind."

"right!"

「···」

Sky ladder car team.

Huang Sichen squinted at the two fluttering banners.

Behind him, his teammates called out, "Brother Chen!"

"Are you really not involved in the tactical system? If you were involved..."

"I'm not participating." Huang Sichen said without turning her head. "He's just a lucky newcomer. Do I really need to go to such lengths to target him? You can decide for yourselves."

"If I just play to my normal level, he will naturally know what despair is."

"...provided the engineering team doesn't let me down again, especially with the cooling system!"

······

Old Wu and Old He exchanged a glance.

Old Wu laughed and cursed, "Damn it, they got away with it again."

"Sister Yueyue, it's the same. We were drinking together the night before last. Instead of making a separate banner for us, you could at least have our names mentioned, or even just in small print on the edge!"

After taking a closer look, Old He's expression turned strange: "You know what, there really are small characters."

Old Wu: "???"

「···」

······

Liu Jun: "Vehicle self-check complete, data normal."

Gan Ning sat in the passenger seat, took off his gloves and put them in the glove box: "The routine check showed no abnormalities, you can play normally."

"This race is very long and will be quite troublesome. Although the entire route is desert and there is no chance of the axle breaking, I still replaced all the related parts with more robust and durable ones. The only thing missing is a suspension system that costs as much as a house."

"You can build whatever you want!"

Liu Jun nodded: "Then let's build it!"

This time, they didn't even prepare a route map.

Because it's not really necessary!

Navigation is all you need.

Since it's almost entirely desert, as long as you don't stray too far from the path, it's fine.

This race tests not so much driving skills, but rather the limits of vehicle modifications and the driver's control over the car's operating conditions and power distribution.