Chapter 11: The Wooden Vehicle for Burning Charcoal is Really Unscientific
“Immortal, are we not going to gather soil and stones to refine the divine earth essence today? For this matter, I specially brought three strong servants from home,” asked Wu Xiu curiously after breakfast.
“This matter is not urgent. The divine earth essence cannot be refined in a short time. Coincidentally, since you are here, I actually have something that needs your help,” Chen Xiyi said.
“Please give your orders, Immortal,” Wu Xiu respectfully replied, not daring to be presumptuous.
“I dare to ask, in Lingqu City, who is worshipped, and which gods or buddhas are prayed to,” Chen Xiyi continued with an air of importance. “Could you take me to visit and see if there are true immortals or mere wild mountain spirits.”
Upon hearing this, Wu Xiu was taken aback. Visit the place?
This was more like challenging the authority there.
At first, Wu Xiu may have been a bit panicked, but upon second thought, he became somewhat excited.
If he were to visit and challenge the authority, wouldn’t he witness immortals dueling?
“Yes, Immortal,” Wu Xiu felt a bit excited inwardly, but then thought again, “However, Lingqu City is several miles away from here, and we…”
“It’s alright, I have my ways. Come with me.”
With that, Chen Xiyi got up and left first. Wu Xiu had nothing to say and could only follow. Upon exiting the stone house, he felt like he was pulled back from a fairyland to the mortal world, feeling quite uncomfortable.
The three servants naturally didn’t dare say anything.
After everyone left the stone house, the door closed automatically, almost startling Wu Xiu and his group.
Chen Xiyi threw out five wooden knots, one of which turned into a wooden puppet carrying a wooden sedan, while the other four transformed into majestic wooden horses.
[Wooden Puppet Sedan]
[Durability: 20/20]
[Comfort: 10]
[Speed: 10]
[Consumption: 5 units of charcoal/coal per hour]
[Puppet Wooden Horse]
[Durability: 10/10]
[Speed: 10]
[Consumption: 1 unit of charcoal/coal per hour]
These five items were the transport vehicles he made the previous night. Because they were all made of wood, their durability was not high, and they required charcoal or coal as fuel.
He lacked coal but had charcoal.
Charcoal could be synthesized in the furnace. He hadn’t found it useful before, given the constant temperature in his homestead throughout the year, which didn’t require charcoal for heating.
However, charcoal couldn’t replace coal in the homestead system, even though both were combustible materials.
“Mount up, and lead the way ahead.” After saying that, Chen Xiyi entered the wooden sedan, and the four wooden puppets stood up immediately.
This amazed Wu Xiu and his servants.
They didn’t expect the wooden puppets to move. Being asked to mount up also stirred excitement in their hearts.
“Yes, Immortal.” After replying excitedly, Wu Xiu mounted the wooden horse. At that moment, he somehow had the idea that he could freely control the wooden horse.
Thinking in his mind to make the horse move forward, he was surprised to see the wooden horse actually moved and at a decent speed, very steadily.
“Immortal, follow me closely,” Wu Xiu said before riding off on the wooden horse at a fast pace.
The three servants followed suit, but they knew their place and remained behind the wooden sedan, imitating but not daring to overstep their roles.
To Wu Xiu and the servants, the sedan was definitely slower than riding a horse. But for Chen Xiyi, the speed was the same. Of course, the speed was the same.
This was also one of Chen Xiyi’s plans.
He was supposed to be an immortal. If he had to execute a plan, he had to act. But should he just walk over like that? Isn’t that a bit too low-profile?
He couldn’t fly in the clouds or had a universe in his sleeve. Opening his mouth would give him away.
Then, he found the wooden sedan and wooden horse among the transportation vehicles in the workshop. Both of these transportation tools were made of wood. The wooden sedan cost thirty units of wood, while the wooden horse cost fifteen units.
Although it was unknown why all were made of wood and could be fueled with charcoal without igniting, Chen Xiyi knew one thing. It was best not to apply common sense in the game. When he made beef noodles, a bowl appeared out of nowhere. There was no point in reasoning with that.
The wooden sedan and wooden horse were very illogical, but they also maintained Chen Xiyi’s characterization.
At least, from the astonished eyes of the other person, it could be seen that there were no moving wooden objects in this world.
From this aspect, Chen Xiyi felt that there should not be supernatural beings in this world.
While leading the way ahead, Wu Xiu felt the wind rushing through, thinking to himself, “This wooden horse is even three points faster than the one-thousand-li horse and so stable, without any bumps.”
Riding a horse would naturally be very bumpy. But being a product of the game, this wooden horse was definitely not influenced by normal physical rules. Wu Xiu sitting on the wooden horse felt like sitting on a chair, without the slightest bump.
Approaching the city gate, Wu Xiu quickly stopped the horse.
“Go, clear a path, an important person is coming,” Wu Xiu, not dismounting, stood at the city gate, addressing the soldiers guarding it.
The soldiers guarding the city immediately saw Wu Xiu riding the wooden horse.
“Young Master Wu, you…” The soldier naturally knew that Wu Xiu was the son of an outsider in the Wu family, a first-class wealthy family in Lingqu City, but even the wealthiest families were only landlords and gentry who had bought regular official titles. They couldn’t compare to Wu Xiu, who had the status of a scholar.
Of course, these matters were another issue. What truly surprised the soldier was the fact that Wu Xiu was riding a wooden horse. Could a wooden horse have such speed?
Taking a closer look, there was a wooden sedan following behind, with three servants riding wooden horses.
“Don’t say more, clear a path. This is an important person. If you neglect them, you’ll be in trouble,” Wu Xiu felt a little anxious. How could you not have any vision?
Seeing this, the soldier paid no attention to anything else. He couldn’t afford to offend Wu Xiu. If something happened, he could always push the blame onto the other party.
If there were indeed any benefits, it was possible to remember his kindness.
“Yes, yes, Young Master Wu, please wait a moment,” the soldier said and quickly had people clear a path.
Then Wu Xiu rode the wooden horse towards the east gate of the city.
The wooden sedan naturally followed closely behind.
This scene shocked the soldiers guarding the city and the residents who came and went.
“Wow, these wooden horse and wooden sedan can move. This is truly unheard of.”
“Let’s go and see what’s going on.”
“Sure.”
Then everyone followed along.
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