The two returned to the villa and saw a large group of people surrounding the yard, all looking at something curiously.
Leo rolled his eyes and shouted loudly: "Let it go, let it go. I've got the boss back."
Lorraine couldn't help but frown, and thought to herself: Why is this little ruffian talking like this now? He really needs to be dealt with~! The next time Catherine beats him, she must not stop him, she must teach him a lesson. Maybe
Would it be better to pass a whip dipped in chili pepper water next to you? Well, that’s a good idea...
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw that the crowd on the opposite side had separated, revealing the thing in the middle.
Lorraine looked up and was immediately overjoyed, saying, "Did it really happen?"
Then he walked over in a few steps.
The big man next to him bowed and said: "Yes, Master Earl Hamel built it part by part according to the drawing you drew. But the price is too..."
As he said this, he smiled bitterly.
Lorraine raised his head and looked around, but did not see the figure of the master builder. He couldn't help but wonder: "Where is the master?"
The big man laughed along and said: "Sir, my teacher is still busy right now and has no time to come here in person. By the way, look at this bill..."
Looking at his expression, Lorraine suddenly understood. The old guy felt sorry for the money and was embarrassed to ask for it in person, so he sent an apprentice over.
He suddenly felt extremely disdainful: These stinky old men all have this bad habit. They pretend to be quite noble on the surface, except for putting a note on their foreheads saying they don't care about money. But if you really owe them something,
For a dime, these guys will suffer from liver pain for three days and be unable to sleep all night long.
He snorted coldly, showed the majestic appearance of a nouveau riche, waved his hand heavily, and said: "Do you still need to talk to me about these two small coins? Just leave the account of Black Hawk Company later."
"Ah?" Leo was touching the metal bracket of the thing with a curious expression. Hearing this, he was immediately dumbfounded, and then said: "Old... boss. I've seen the bill. This thing costs five dollars."
Where's the hundred gold coins~! How could it be taken from the company's account..."
Lorraine glanced at him disdainfully and said: "What do you know? What do you know? Do you know what this is? This is a new product I developed for the company. If it is done well, it will be another major increase in the company's profits.
, of course the account will be removed from the company’s accounts.”
Leo is now the chairman of the Flying Eagle Company and often deals with profiteers. His little mind is much smarter and he understands a lot. How could he not understand that Lorraine was pretending to be public for personal gain? He couldn't help but swallowed.
He looked at the faces of the people next to him with a look of help.
Luolina couldn't stand it anymore, so she stepped forward and said, "Lorraine, it's not impossible to use the company's accounts. But at the very least, you have to explain what the use of this thing is. Let everyone understand.
Bar?"
Adele was interested in showing partiality. Seeing him push the thing skillfully and walk it for a few times, she suddenly understood and said to smooth things over: "So this is just a cart..."
When she said this, she couldn't help but feel suffocated when she saw the strange looks from the people around her. She also felt a little unable to explain herself. She could only bite the bullet and continue muttering, "...It's just that it's a little... weird."
Catherine spat disdainfully, and then said softly: "Dale, even if you want to flatter him, you don't have to do it so obviously, right? None of us are blind~! This kind of tandem
A two-wheeled cart can’t even hold anything, so what’s the use?”
This last sentence was a question to Lorraine.
Lorraine sighed and said: "Don't guess, this is just like riding a horse, it is for riding."
Leo suddenly opened his mouth wide and said: "Ride?"
Although the rest of the people also knew that Lorraine often tinkered with some weird things, they were also surprised at this time: Can these two wheels not fall down?
Lorraine glanced at them, raised her right leg, and straddled it. Then she stepped on the pedal and pushed hard. With her feet off the ground, she stepped on the pedal, and the thing swayed slowly forward.
Everyone's eyes widened in shock. Some people gasped and made a hissing sound.
Lorraine could even hear the pinging sound when their eyeballs fell to the ground.
Yes, he is riding a bicycle.
The structure of this thing is not complicated, and there are no insurmountable technical problems. Although there are several difficulties, they were easily solved in front of the master builder, Master Hamel.
The only troublesome thing is its cost. Because it is purely handmade, the price is extremely high. Although it is a little unaffordable for Lorraine, but for the daily money, and by the Eastern Governor of the Empire and
With His Majesty the Future Emperor as the backstage, it is just a piece of cake for the Flying Eagle Company, which can be regarded as a model of government-business collusion.
He made this bicycle just on a whim.
Back then, Vera was always late for sleep because she was young and had a confused personality. Every time she went to school, it was like going to war. Even so, she was often late, even though she was a genius magical girl with Maple Leaf Danlin.
Due to his reputation, he was often scolded by teachers.
Fortunately, she was heartless and didn't take it seriously. But the disadvantage was that she was heartless and didn't have a long memory. After being scolded, she was late again the next day.
But in addition, there is also the terrifying existence of the college inspection team, who controls the sky, the earth, and the air in the middle. As long as she is late for attendance more than three times, Lorraine, as her guardian, will be called over for tea.
Those scoundrels had long disliked Lord Lorraine, so when they got the chance, of course they did all the evil in a disgraceful manner. It was hard to hear anything.
With Uncle Lorraine's temper, if he hadn't known that he couldn't defeat so many of them, he would have fought those bastards long ago.
Later, Lorraine got a headache when she saw those guys with armbands.
It's not like he hasn't thought of other ways.
For example, I call Vera for a while every morning, but the girl is born in the year of the dragon. The earlier I call, the later she wakes up. And when she wakes up, she has a very bad temper and bites whatever she catches.
One time when he ran to wake Vera up, the girl didn't even open her eyes. She just opened her mouth and took a bite. If he hadn't been quick with his eyesight, she would have bitten off a piece of flesh from her hand.
In desperation, Lorraine thought about buying a horse or something, but running wildly in Maple Leaf Forest? Not to mention those guys from the inspection team staring at them all day long, it was enough for the teachers and students in the college alone.
.
You must know that this is a maple leaf forest.
The saying 'the more knowledge you have, the more reactionary you will become' is absolutely true in this place. None of these hooligans are good, and they all have vicious minds. Who knows one day when you are running happily, a piece of cake will fly from behind?
Bricks and other things beat people to pieces.
I think back then, this was how he dealt with Almohad's advance knights, and he won a round of applause from the Maple Leaf Forest.
Later, Lorraine had an idea and remembered when she was riding a bicycle and rushing all the way to school. She drew a drawing and gave it to Master Hamel.
He was forced to be anxious, and he didn't expect too much. He just had the attitude of giving it a try. But he didn't expect that it would only take less than a month to complete it.
Lorraine rode her bicycle and circled the yard twice under the surprised eyes of everyone, experiencing it seriously. It felt pretty good.
Although this era is not as accurate as that of the big machine era, Master Hamel's painstaking efforts to build it by hand have completely made up for this shortcoming. This bicycle is almost completely comparable to the one he bought for fifty yuan.
Used cars are very comparable.
It reminded him of the feeling of running all the way in the school. Especially when he brought a girl behind him and then suddenly braked, that feeling... For those men who came here on bicycles from their student days, this feeling
There’s no need to go into too much detail about this kind of thing, right?
At this time, everyone around them was dumbfounded.
Luolina thought of the ominous prophecy made by the old mage, and couldn't help but feel a little bitter in her mouth. If things continue like this in the future, who else will seriously study magic and practice hard?
Adele was beside her and couldn't help but murmured: "This world will be dominated by alchemists in the future. Is it true that grandpa's crow's beak is so clever?"
Lorraine didn't care what everyone thought. He rode back and jumped off. He patted the seat and said with admiration: "Not bad, very good."
As he spoke, he squatted down and carefully inspected the bicycle. The front and rear wheels were the same size and kept balanced. The steel rims were tightened with slender steel bars as supports. The axles were mounted on
It features the ball bearings newly developed by Hamel. The frame is also entirely made of fine steel.
Moreover, carefully designed springs are added to each connection part to reduce vibration.
Lorraine nodded as she watched.
When he saw the bulging tire, he couldn't help but be startled. There was no rubber in this place. He hurriedly stretched out his hand to pinch the tire of the car and asked in surprise: "What are these tires made of? The elasticity is quite good. Huh?"
It’s actually still hollow.”
The big man next to him finally came back to his senses.
He closed his chin that was about to hit his feet, then shook his head and sighed, saying: "I didn't expect that Sir Alex is really, as my teacher said, a genius. Such a thing does not need to be awesome.
Pulling the horse, you can walk freely just by sitting on it, it's really amazing, amazing..."
When he saw Lorraine's angry look, he calmed down and replied hurriedly: "Sir, this... this tire is made of a tree vine called Labo tree. That tree vine is not only
It is extremely elastic, strong and hollow. My teacher tested dozens of materials before selecting it. If it shrinks after running for a long time, just pour some water on it and it will swell up again immediately.
of."
Lorraine couldn't help but be stunned. She thought to herself: Isn't this great? I no longer have to worry about someone pulling out my valve core. I don't have to worry about those black-hearted car repair shops deliberately spreading glass on the road and puncturing my tires~
!
At this time, the big man added: "Of course, it also has a lifespan. It needs to be replaced if it takes too long."
At this time, everyone also came over and watched curiously.
Catherine pressed the tire with her hand and found that it was just as he said. She couldn't help but feel something in her heart. If this thing was installed on the wheels of the carriage, it would not only reduce the vibration, but also be very convenient for driving.
She pondered for a moment and then asked casually, as if casually: "Is this kind of tree vine very precious? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
The big man smiled and said: "Your Highness, this kind of thing is very low-level. How can a person as high as you care about this? But it is strange to say that this kind of tree is in the northwest of Almohad.
The black forest is very common here, but it is also very rare in other places.”
Catherine thought about it and immediately found the file about that place in her mind: the Black Forest, located in the mountainous area northwest of Almohad. It faces Rumain across the sea, with a straight-line distance of only five kilometers. It is a disputed area. Because
The terrain is complex, covered with swamps, uninhabited, has no resources, and has no utilization value.
She couldn't help but look at each other with Lorraine, and they both saw each other's thoughts at the same time: During the next negotiation, they must pry that place over~! Get it into their own hands.
At this time, Leo squeezed through the crowd with a smile on his face.
While drooling, he stretched out his chubby little hand and carefully stroked the bicycle. He murmured: "This thing is really good. When you run away, ride this and no one will be able to catch up~!"
After a long time, he gritted his teeth, raised his face and said, "Boss, how about giving me this car? The money will be deducted from my salary."
Catherine snorted coldly, then raised her hand to pick up his ears. Amidst Leo's screams and loud protests, she threw him aside and said, "Speak as adults, and children, don't interrupt."
After finishing speaking, he straightened his hair, then gave him a wink and asked nonchalantly: "Lorraine, after spending so much money, who do you want to give it to?"
Everyone was immediately moved, and they all looked at Lorraine without blinking.
Lorraine smiled bitterly, and then said: "This car is just a test model. We will continue to make new cars in the future. By then, can't I buy it with my own money and give it to you? But this car is
For Vera."
Vera heard this in the crowd, and immediately let out a loud scream, then flew up, put her arms around Lorraine's neck, and screamed and jumped.
In her excitement, she exerted so much force that Lorraine rolled her eyes and almost died.
The other girls saw it, but because they deeply hated his favoritism, they pretended not to see it and turned their backs one after another.
Finally, Luolina saw that his limbs began to twitch and that he was really in danger of dying if he continued, so she took a step forward and rescued him from Vera's hands.
Seeing him dying, coughing and panting, Vera knew that she almost got into trouble again, so she hurriedly spit out her sweet tongue and said hurriedly: "Master, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
As he spoke, he repeatedly beat his back and showed his courtesy.
Lorraine gasped for a long time before crawling up from the ground. He first raised his hand and gave Vera a violent shudder, then looked at her pitiful look with tears in her eyes as she screamed in pain, and then cursed in a hoarse voice.
: "If it weren't for my stubbornness, young master, I would have died in your hands sooner or later~!"
At this moment, a "plop, bang" sound was heard not far away, followed immediately by a "wow" cry.
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned and turned their heads to look.
But it turned out that Leo, that little scoundrel, took advantage of everyone's commotion to secretly push the car away, and then wanted to imitate Lorraine and ride away on the car.
He never expected that when he saw Lorraine having fun, riding a bicycle was also a technical task. He was not stable and fell down, and he was also heavily pressed by the car.
He might have fallen hard and cried out in pain, but when he turned his head and saw everyone's eyes, he was immediately ashamed, angry, and extremely embarrassed.
While crying, he tried to struggle out, but after several attempts, he was pinned under the car because he was small and weak, and could not even move.
Everyone looked at his big eyes full of tears, crying miserably, with runny noses filled with tears, which turned his fair and tender face into a blur, and they couldn't help but feel angry and funny at the same time.
Lorraine sighed, then walked over, fixed the car, and dragged him up from the ground.
He patted the dust off Leo's body, looked carefully, and found that there was no injury on his body, so he took out a handkerchief, wiped the tears on his face, and said, "Why are you so anxious?
Riding a bicycle requires skills. I will teach you later when I have time. Don't cry now, or I won't give you a bike in the future."
Leo immediately stopped and looked up at him, but couldn't help but sob twice.
Lorraine added: "Don't you think about it, Vera has to go to class every day. She only goes to and from school for a while. The rest of the time, doesn't the car belong to you?"
After hearing this, Leo immediately ignored the tears still on his face, bared his little white teeth, and smiled shamelessly. He said: "I...I know."
Seeing his shameless appearance, which looked very much like his own back then, Lorraine couldn't help but have a headache. He thought to himself: If he becomes the emperor in the future, he will still have the same virtue of taking whatever he sees, and she will definitely leave him then.
Far away.
Seeing that Leo was becoming more honest, he didn't want to say much. Then, with the jealous eyes of the girls that could kill someone, he first invited Vera to study - after all, he had to deal with Vera's always being late first.
A headache has been solved.
Although Vera has a confused personality, she is extremely talented in doing things that require no brains but rely on instinct. Lorraine just held the frame of the bike and let her slide around twice.
She has already gotten the hang of it and can ride a bike easily.