The bicycle whizzing by, the little girl's silvery laughter, and her red and black mage robes fluttering in the wind drew the attention of passersby, who looked on in surprise, resulting in an extremely high rate of people turning their heads to look.
"What is that? Is it new magic?"
"May be so. With only two such small wheels, how come it doesn't fall over? And it's so fast!"
"Hey, isn't that Boss Mai and Little Boss?"
Passersby began to murmur among themselves, and some even recognized Mai Ge and Amy.
"Dad, look! There's a two-wheeled vehicle that's moving by itself!" a little boy shouted, tugging at a man buying breakfast nearby.
"What nonsense are you talking about so early in the morning? Here, your favorite scallion pancake." The man smiled, patted the little boy's head, and handed him the still-warm scallion pancake. The man looked up in disbelief, and was immediately stunned. He blinked and looked again, but still saw a man with a little girl in a mage's robe riding a two-wheeled vehicle quickly away.
"What's that?" the man asked, equally puzzled.
"Dad, that's so cool! It's faster than our carriage!" the little boy exclaimed enviously.
"Hmph, what is that? Old Huang, drive the carriage, catch up with that person riding that strange thing, and prove that our carriage is faster!" The man was immediately unconvinced and said to the skinny old man who had stopped the carriage by the roadside, and led the little boy into the carriage.
"Yes, sir." The coachman replied, flicking the horse's rump with his whip, and the two horses carriage immediately sped forward, with pedestrians making way to chase after Mai Ge.
The Ugly Duckling rolled around in the basket, and every time it tried to get up, it would be bounced back up. Finally, it gave up and lay on its back in the basket, its eyes vacant as it stared at the sky.
"Fun! Bicycles are so much fun!" Amy happily spread her arms. She had never ridden in a carriage or on a horse since she could remember. This was the first time she had experienced a speed other than running. She was both curious and very excited.
"Hold on tight." Mai Ge's face was full of smiles. The bicycle produced by the system was indeed excellent. Even with his current physical condition, he could ride it without any effort. Moreover, he had been eating Yang Zhou Fried Rice and Rou Jia Mo everyday during this period, and his strength had increased.
The streets of Aden Square are paved with bluestone slabs that are 20 centimeters wide and 40 centimeters long, and each stone fits perfectly without a single gap.
It is said that the best craftsmen of the dwarf tribe laid it up piece by piece, and people patrolled it everyday to replace the broken bluestone slabs. This has been the case for hundreds of years. There is not much difference between driving on it and driving on a cement road. The full suspension frame can perfectly absorb most of the vibrations.
"How could a two-wheeled thing possibly outrun my carriage? Young Master, get ready, we'll overtake them right away." The coachman said with a hint of pride, full of self-satisfaction with his driving skills and the carriage itself.
The man in the carriage also had a smile on his face. Although he only wanted to show off in front of his son for a moment, but he was in a good mood because he could outshine others in the morning.
However, Old Huang's words seemed disrespectful. He noticed that Mai Ge and Amy's attire was unusual. Although Amy's mage robes were a bit out of place, but it was rare to see such a young mage. Perhaps she was a little genius from some family. So, he decided to apologize and get to know them.
"Daddy, that little boy seems to be provoking you." Amy glanced back at the scallion pancake in the little boy's hand, swallowed, and turned back to say.
"Then I'll just have to show him the true speed of a bicycle." Mai Ge also glanced at the smug-smiling coachman, his words were somewhat provocative, and Mai Ge's competitive spirit flared up immediately.
On this street with pedestrians, someone dared to provoke him, who was riding a bicycle that had been modified to the point of being a professional grade racing car. It seemed that a battle between the bicycle and the carriage in another world was inevitable. Mai Ge looked at the coachman seriously and said, "The destination is the gate of Chaos Academy. You will see my bicycle there. Of course, by then I will have already sent the child inside."
"Daddy is so handsome!" Amy clapped her hands, looking at Mai Ge's profile as he issued the challenge, and turned to the coachman to encourage him, "You guys have to do your best too, otherwise Daddy might already be home."
"I guarantee you with my forty years of driving experience, you absolutely cannot beat me!" the coachman glared, not expecting that Mai Ge would dare to provoke him.
These two horses are Vic horses in their prime, with gentle temperaments and great endurance. They are among the best horses for pulling carriages. Goblins use them to haul ore, and only a limited number are sold to outsiders each year. Only someone of his status can buy a few to use as the family's carriage horses. When they really run, they are faster than many horses that don't pull carriages.
"This person is quite interesting." Dix, who was about to speak, smiled. As a mid-level official in the city lord's mansion, he was magnanimous and naturally would not harbor hostility towards Mai Ge over such a matter.
However, he had specially asked someone to buy this Vic horse, and just a few days ago he had used one of its racehorses to beat a friend's prized steed.
Now that Mai Ge has said this, Dix doesn't mind having a match between Old Huang and Mai Ge. He's more interested in seeing if the two wheels under his seat are really as powerful as he claims.
Mai Ge withdrew his gaze, his expression turning serious. A few crisp clicks of gear shifting rang out, and with a powerful push of his feet, the bicycle, which had been lagging behind the carriage by half a carriage length, shot forward, speeding along the street where there weren't many pedestrians in the early morning. He rode faster and faster, whizzing past pedestrians like a gust of wind, and in the blink of an eye, he was over a hundred meters away, getting further and further away.
"This...how is this possible!" Old Huang, who was about to crack his whip, stared dumbfounded at the bicycle that was about to disappear from sight, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"Old Huang! Go Old Huang!" the little boy shouted excitedly, patting the side of the carriage with his little hands, watching the bicycle disappear into the distance, his face full of anxiety.
"We've already lost." Dix's eyes also betrayed his shock. He reached out and patted the little boy's head, then looked around the corner where Mai Ge had disappeared, a hint of interest in his eyes. He chuckled, "Old Huang, follow him to Chaos Academy."