Chapter 775: Outside of Work (Part 2)

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was shining all over the northern guard station. Below was a long, slightly dinner-like road. This 20-kilometer-long road looked new and ran directly through the mountains near the northern guard station in District 19. The road is a four-lane road. A long time ago, this road was connected to the city and was an important road around the city.

Over time, the ring road disappeared, but this section of the road remained. The road in the mountains was not damaged due to disrepair, but seemed new.

On the west side of Phoebes Resort Hotel Manor, there is a 5-story building that is like building blocks and each floor is smaller than the first floor. All the windows are black and use the best photoelectric coating to improve the photoelectric conversion rate. Reaching 95%, this material is extremely expensive, costing more than 30,000 yuan per square meter.

At this time, Jean and Ran Zai were standing in front of this building. Jean was smiling and smoking. One of the joys of coming to Phoebus Resort Manor is to drive here. Human beings have been driving here for centuries. An important means of transportation is the car.

“It’s really laid back.”

Ran Zai yawned. He remembered that he was in the era when automobiles were in decline. At that time, there were many scrapped cars on the streets and alleys, waiting to be dismantled. Because a large number of automobile industries were disintegrated, people who wanted to maintain cars had to find a way to repair them. There is no place to buy the necessary parts, and Congress has issued a ban on automobiles.

Ran Zai clearly remembers that it was very hot that year, with the surface temperature reaching nearly 40 degrees. The heat made everyone look exhausted. At that time of year, cars were abolished, and you could often feel that they were about to die at night. Houses were blown away by strong winds.

Serious problems have arisen in the ecosystem, so Congress was decisive and without any objection, abolished cars and used the huge and intricate underground transportation network. It was at this point in time that the Angus family finally completed The Jedi turned around, but Phoebus, another one of the eight major families, was not so lucky.

Ran Zai still remembered that when the order to abolish cars came down, his grandfather was so excited that he spent the whole night drinking and having fun surrounded by women.

Ran Zai looked at the old Locke in front of him. He must have wanted to hang himself at that time. All his assets were basically wiped out due to the purchase of a large number of car companies. This was like a big gamble, or a trap set up by his grandfather. After being deceived, I lost everything.

"I really can't imagine that there will be a day when cars are really outlawed."

Locke watched the door in front of him open little by little, and a large garage appeared. Ran Zai looked at the rows of cars inside with some surprise, ranging from sports cars to off-road vehicles to box trucks, etc. There are hundreds of cars of various sizes placed here.

"It's really quite luxurious. The cars here are worth more than one billion by any calculation. I'm afraid it won't be easy to pay for the annual maintenance!"

Locke smiled slightly and shook his head helplessly.

"Choose one, Mr. Jean."

Gene walked in with a smile, glanced around, and stopped in front of a pure black streamlined sports car with wrinkled skin that looked like a lizard. He put one hand on the hood of the car. The wheels are a little bigger than the front wheels.

"This car was a new product that we were proud of before, but unfortunately it died before it was launched. It only takes 2 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 600 kilometers. It can be equipped with a semi-AI recognition system and can complete the detection of nearby ground in 0.01 seconds. The calculation of the road ahead only takes 1 second to reach 300 meters away, it can be done manually or automatically, and it has an extremely comfortable feel. "

Gene nodded, and immediately several technicians in black clothes came over. They all looked very old, in their eighties or nineties. The moment they wanted to open the car door, a light and shadow screen popped up, and a The technician pressed his hand on it.

With a creaking sound, the door of the car began to fold up and then tilt back, like a pair of black bird wings. There were only two seats. Jean entered the room directly and found that the view was very good and he felt very comfortable after doing so. Immediately as a series of measurement beams swept across Jean's body, the seat began to adjust automatically. In front of him was a long steering wheel with many functions. It only needed to be slightly turned left and right to complete the turn. , because the car’s built-in driving assistance function can complete precise turns and make turns based on where the person’s eyes are looking.

There are many driving modes to choose from, and these modes can all be switched. The engine uses an aerodynamic system, which does not require the use of electricity or other energy sources. It is surrounded by densely packed holes almost the size of needle tips, which will instantly absorb the surroundings. The air is compressed in the engine and converted into kinetic energy, and then the kinetic energy is transmitted to the wheels through special mechanical components, and then braking begins.

"Come up!"

Jean said and pointed to the seat next to him. Ran Zai walked over and sat in the passenger seat. Immediately after the beam of light swept across the seat, the seat began to adjust its position.

"Cars were indispensable to people in the past, but it is the same in all cities later. After a car is on the road, it may take an hour or more to cover a 10-kilometer stretch."

"Why?"

Gene smiled slightly and adjusted the fast mode directly. He was as excited as a child. He hadn't driven a car for many years. Gene could drive at the age of 12. He and a group of bad friends drove cars bought from the waste treatment plant. After spraying paint, they often raced with others on the streets at night. Gene was arrested and imprisoned for this matter 6 times.

Ready to start!

Accompanied by a burst of mechanical sound, a slight whistle-like sound appeared outside the moment the car door closed. The car slowly drove out of the warehouse, with only one throttle to control the speed.

At this time, the car was in darkness, and the road in front of him was very clear. Gene stepped on the throttle suddenly. In an instant, accompanied by a flash of light, the car sped away. Ran Zai swallowed, without the slightest shake, the sight in front of him was rapidly closing, and even felt slower and slower.

Looking at the car speeding out, Locke looked back at the cars behind him with some heartache. Test driving here used to be a very good paid experience project, but in recent years, fewer and fewer people can drive, and no one is willing to learn. After all, the test drive fee is quite expensive, 2,000 yuan per time.

Later, Locke lowered the price to 500 yuan, but still no one was willing to come here for a test drive. Instead, the motorboats on the sea were very popular.

Locke looked at the manor at the foot of the mountain and could see the Sea House opposite the sea of ​​trees. He didn't know what was going on with his granddaughter. Now these two huge bills of the Action Department are their life-saving straw.

In the past, they could make a lot of money from vegetation, but because of the degree of sunlight exposure and the need for nutrient solution in the soil, many districts at the bottom even stopped renting their trees. It seemed that they didn't want this expense to affect the economy in the region. Many councilors cut the cost of renting trees.

Trees also need to be regularly trimmed and maintained by employees of the Phoebus family, but this involves labor costs. Now even some middle- and upper-level councilors are considering that instead of planting trees, it is better to install air purifiers. After all, the conversion rate of photoelectric coatings in many middle- and upper-level districts is 60%, and electricity is enough to support the deployment of air purifiers.

Some companies have developed air purifiers with the appearance of trees, which can completely replace the original trees planted, and can change color and glow at night, without the need for real trees. Originally, this sea of ​​trees was an important source of income for the Phoebus family, but the income has been declining year by year.

Most of the trees can only be cut down because they are too vigorous, and the wood is made into some carvings or solid wood furniture. Of course, the cost is also very expensive, and it is very troublesome to transport. People in the city are getting more and more accustomed to this extremely convenient life.

Locke quietly walked to a red convertible, pressed the hood with one hand, and looked at it with some heartache. He used to drive this car with his wife. It is an antique car, and it is still powered by electricity. This is the only car that Locke is reluctant to modify.

Locke felt more and more like a product that was out of date and was slowly dying. The same was true for the entire family. If the price of Phoebus Resort was reduced, it would indeed increase the number of tourists, but if the number of tourists increased, it would mean an increase in the maintenance costs of expensive facilities, and the result would be the same.

The car slowly stopped at the wall in front of him. The original road had been irrigated with Titan alloy and concrete. In order to prevent the collapse of the northern mountain, Gene opened the door and got out, leaned on the hood, and lit a cigarette.

"Not bad."

Ran Zai smiled with some joy.

"It costs 500 yuan to drive once."

As Gene said, Ran Zai knocked on the hood and sighed.

"Mr. Gene, you didn't come here accidentally this time!"

Gene shook his head.

"Just wanted to come here for fun."

"Really?"

Ran Zai asked with a skeptical look, and Gene smiled and looked up at the northern guard post not far above.

"Okay, let's talk about something serious. It is true that the construction of the agricultural base in the Barrier Zone and the construction of the sewage treatment plant in the Gully Zone require the use of cars."

"Just let Section 10 produce them directly. Use full mimicry x. Even if there will be some wear and tear, they can be recycled directly after use. I see that the old man's car is made of metal, and the cost is a bit high."

"Indeed, the cost is a bit high, but it is necessary. Vehicles are still quite common in the Barrier Zone."

Ran Zai seemed to have thought of something.

"Mr. Gene, your vacation is just a cover, and it's not for work!"

Gene shook his head and exhaled a puff of smoke.

"It's indeed a vacation!"