Chapter 157 Anchor Point
"There are so many people applying for a driver's license. Some people even come from other cities to sign up. There are too many people who want to sign up! We only have 150 cars in total. This is bad." Kavi was surprised by everyone's enthusiasm, but also annoyed.
Harold: "Everyone just wants to try something new."
"I know, but this means that residents who really want to move things won't be able to use the cars. Harold, do you think someone will get a driver's license and ride a bike on the road all day?" Kavi was worried.
"Of course there are," Harold chuckled helplessly, "Look, senior, some people have come all the way to take the exam. If they pass, they will not spend more time riding, which would be a waste of money."
"Ah?! If that's the case, it's bad. I didn't limit the time the car can be used! Oh no, oh no... How could I be so careless? The locator can obviously be improved to tell the time on time...
Our project has been approved, but the process of modifying it and applying for more permissions for the open locator is extremely cumbersome and may not be approved for more than one or two months.
Hey, Harold, what do you think? Ask the wise men to approve the postponement of the driver's license test and add a clause to the traffic law: each person cannot use the car for more than one hour, and if the time exceeds the limit, a fee of one thousand molas per hour will be charged. "
"Well... there's no need to rush to report it. Wait until the first test is over and the residents are riding on the road, then collect some feedback and deal with it together." Harold thought for a moment and replied.
Kavi: "Yes, the monitoring room, vehicle recovery, and car parking...are all prone to problems. It's really worrying."
"Anyway, the first phase will be on a small scale, and there will only be 300 people who have obtained driver's licenses, so management won't be very troublesome. If anything goes wrong, we can still ask Senior Sino for help."
Kavi: "...Well, that's too much. By the way, Harold, do you want to get a driver's license? As the initiator of the project, the Ministry of Education has reserved places for us."
"I don't need it, but I really want to go to the test site to take a look." Haroldt said, "I can guess what activating the vehicle, passing obstacles continuously, and parking are, but what is the item in the syllabus 'responding correctly to the whistle'?"
Kawi: "I asked about this, and the test director said that different whistles are used to indicate various emergency situations, and the driver is required to respond within a specified time. This is to test the examiner's reaction ability, including emergency braking, ringing the bell, turning on the lights, etc."
"It sounds interesting. Hmm... I want to go and see it in person," said Haroldt.
I wonder if anyone has ever ridden a tricycle to visit a tree? It’s really exciting just thinking about it.
Kavi: "Then I'll go ask the person in charge. There shouldn't be any problem. I checked the test cars at the test site this afternoon. They are really beautiful, especially when so many cars are parked together. Harold, you must take a look before the test. Now those cars are all brand new!"
"Okay." Harold responded, then walked into the laboratory and said to Dishiya who was scalding the seeds, "Miss Dishiya, I will return to Xumi City tonight, and I will leave tomorrow's daytime experiment to you."
"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Dixia. We have a project that is about to be officially put into use, so Harold will be a little busy these days." Kavi's voice came from the communication device.
"You guys go about your business. As long as there's no emergency, I can handle this by myself." Dixia was full of confidence. "Anyway, the communication equipment is with me. If there's any emergency, I'll call Harold back immediately."
Haroldt has placed a teleportation anchor in his residence in Xumi City and in the research institute in Huachengguo. The former is placed in Elhaisen's study, and the latter is placed at the door of the research room.
With these two anchor points, Haroldt's frequency of returning to Xumi City to spend the night increased sharply. Dixia has become accustomed to her employer saying from time to time, "I'll leave it to you tonight. Contact me via the communicator if you have anything."
Moreover, after being able to teleport between the two places, they no longer need to spend two or three hours on the boat to buy daily necessities and experimental supplies. As long as Harold activates the anchor point, they can arrive at Xumi City in an instant.
After truly feeling the magic of this anchor point, Dixia curiously asked Harold where to buy the anchor point and the principle of this anchor point. Harold replied, "This is a mysterious device left over from ancient times, which contains magical power." "I bought it at a street stall, and I only bought three in total."
She was disappointed, but then asked, "Where are you going to put the third anchor?"
She hoped that Harold could place the third anchor point at the port of Omos, which was the largest port in Xumi and also the location of the "Bright Beast Hunter" base.
Although it was impossible for Haroldt to take her with him every time he teleported, she still hoped to visit her friends when she went out with Haroldt, and then ask the leader about some recent rumors in the desert.
"It's most likely Kawanyi. When I have time in a few days, I will go there to investigate the terrain and soil. If there is a large area of land suitable for sea rice experimental fields, I will drop anchor there." Harold replied.
Kawanyi is not bad either, it's very close to the desert, and our mercenary group has a small base there... Wait?!
"Are you going to study rice?!" Dixia realized it belatedly and shouted out in a rare loss of composure.
Harold: "I've been researching. I've planted a round of this year on the mudflats of Port Omos."
After hearing Harold's reply, Dixia couldn't help but mutter in her heart: "I must find a suitable experimental field..."
As Harold's roommates, Kavi and Elhaisen naturally also knew the purpose of the anchor points, but the marks left by these pocket anchor points could only be seen by Harold, and only Harold's elemental power could activate them, so there was no change in their daily life.
It was only after learning that the anchor point could teleport people that Kavi became curious and wanted to try it. He had always been interested in Haroldt's laboratory, especially after watching the process of Haroldt extracting the nectar of the deception flower through the light screen.
This was not a difficult request, so Harold naturally agreed.
Accompanied by Harold, Kavi visited all places in the institute except Dishiya's room (after Dishiya and Harold established a long-term employment relationship, Harold added a room for her as a bedroom. Dishiya always brought some decorations into the room and asked Harold for two pots of peaches).
Harold invited Kavi to watch the Flower of Deception dance, which he had always wanted to see live, and received Kavi's comment that it was "quite artistic".
Kavi also met Dishia during this time. After both parties introduced themselves, Kavi said in a happy tone that he had heard the conversation between Dishia and Harold. He did not hide the fact that Dishia was really talented, and then asked her if she was willing to come to the Order.
Dixia had a good impression of Kavi and thought he was comfortable to talk to, but she still rejected Kavi's proposal outright. She didn't like the atmosphere of the Order House, and in her opinion, she was more suitable to be a mercenary.
Harold and Dishia put the blanched seeds of the deceitful flower into the petri dishes and numbered them. Kavi had learned the whole process through the light screen before, but he did not cut off the communication. Instead, he drew illustrations for "Dundun Peach Elf" while listening to their conversation.
"Dundun Peach Fairy" is adapted from the fairy tale "Calabash Brothers" from Harold's hometown. It changes the objects and characters that are difficult for Xumi people to understand, such as "gourd" and "immortal", into things that are familiar to everyone.
Because it is used for the enlightenment of desert children, the story is not set up with many twists and turns. The first half is just mentioned briefly, and the second half focuses on describing the plot of seven elves working together to seal the demon. At the end, a philosophical story about "breaking chopsticks" and a summary provided by Harold are added.
Elhaisen wrote the whole story in just one hour. After the content of the story was verified and confirmed by Harold, Kavi began to draw illustrations for the story, and he had to finish it within half a month.