Chapter 126: War Chariot Plan

After leaving the Martial Artists’ Alliance, the sky had begun to darken.

Cang Luo rode an electric motorcycle, using his feet as a human engine to pedal furiously, reaching at least forty kilometers per hour.

The yellow vehicle sped like the wind through the streets and alleys of Danyang County, drawing curses from street vendors lining the roadside.

It even attracted a patrol unit chasing after him—they mistook Cang Luo for riding a beast companion in reckless haste within the city, causing disturbance, and sought to apprehend him.

This was explicitly forbidden by Chu Kingdom’s laws.

Martial artists were prohibited from riding beast companions at high speed within city limits, and even more so from summoning large beast companions; violators faced either corporal punishment and imprisonment, or immediate execution of their beast companion.

If they resisted, the master themselves would be killed.

When Cang Luo saw the soldiers chasing him, he was stunned—he wanted to stop and explain, but feared that a scholar could not reason with a soldier, and risked having his vehicle seized.

So Cang Luo made an immediate decision to flee.

No—escape!

As long as I didn’t hit anyone, it wasn’t fleeing!

At this moment, the satellite’s function became evident: the entire Danyang County lay under Cang Luo’s surveillance, as if a real-time map of the city were projected into his mind.

Where the traffic was jammed, where the traffic police were... pfft pfft pfft!

Wherever soldiers were located was perfectly clear; after weaving left and right, Cang Luo slipped into a roadside inn.

“Sir, beast companions are not allowed inside—please recall your companion...” The innkeeper’s assistant rushed forward, but his voice trailed off.

He noticed how strangely this yellow beast was shaped.

Where was its head?

Were those round, wheel-like things its legs?

Cang Luo grumbled, “Which eye do you think is a beast companion? This is a mechanism vehicle crafted by the Mo Family’s Mechanic City!”

The assistant froze, then quickly bowed with a smile: “I knew it! I’ve worked here two or three years—I’ve seen every kind of beast companion. Yours is truly unusual—it’s a mechanism vehicle! Please, sir, come in.”

Cang Luo waved him off, entered the inn without delay, ordered a room, carried the electric motorcycle upstairs, shut the door, and began a thorough inspection.

The tires—he’d noticed earlier they were slightly flat, but still held his weight.

The front and rear lights, turn signals—some brat had punctured them; likely that Seven-Star bounty hunter. Only the taillight remained functional, though its cover was cracked.

The rearview mirrors—both gone, with clear signs of being forcibly broken off.

The dashboard—the plastic cover was smashed, but the LCD panel seemed intact...

“Damn! Did that Seven-Star bounty hunter steal the battery? Is his surname Zhou?”

Cang Luo startled, quickly opened the seat compartment, and immediately exhaled in relief—the battery hadn’t been stolen; he probably didn’t know how to open it.

Inside the compartment was a raincoat—useless.

After inspection, the electric motorcycle was badly damaged, but all issues were minor—not enough to impair riding.

Next, he needed to charge it and confirm the internal circuits were intact.

There were two methods of charging.

The first was to insert a finger directly into the motorcycle’s charging port and input Thunder-element Qi—the same method used to charge a phone.

The battery voltages differed; after several trials, adjusting the flow rate and output speed of Thunder-element Qi would suffice.

The second method was to directly convert the battery into a Qi battery.

Previously, Cang Luo had modified the Basic Lightning Array to make its lightning output controllable, then improved it several times.

Now, the fully modified Thunderlight Array could emit Thunder-element Qi and was usable for charging.

Simply connect the array’s output terminal to the motorcycle’s charging port to input Thunder-element Qi; the array’s energy source would be Qi stones.

In short, the method of crafting a Qi battery involved a special array that transformed unattributed Qi from Qi stones into Thunder-element Qi before outputting it.

The array had been developed, but several problems remained unresolved.

Where should the array be engraved? On what material? Where should the Qi stones be embedded as the energy source?

How should the array, Qi stones, and motorcycle battery be connected? With what material?

Finally, how should it be controlled?

Cang Luo had no solution yet—he planned to visit a weapons shop or forge to see if he could find one; for now, he’d use the first method to charge.

Also, he should repair the damaged parts—replace the lights, repaint the scratched and dented body, and inflate the tires.

As for the rearview mirrors—he had satellite surveillance; he didn’t need them...

Thinking of repairing the exterior, Cang Luo suddenly paused—why not use the Yuanwu Continent’s method of forging rune weapons to fully modify the electric motorcycle?

Install a set of rune armor engraved with defensive arrays?

And offensive arrays?

Cang Luo recalled his duel with Long Zhantian of Kong Sheng Academy—Long Zhantian’s rune sword could unleash wind blades.

Engrave a set of arrays capable of firing wind blades?

Then the electric motorcycle wouldn’t just be a vehicle—it would become a steel war chariot.

Forge the armor from third-grade, even fourth-grade materials...

At close range, it could plow through enemies—kill men who stood in its way, slay beasts that blocked it!

At long range, it could launch wind blades and fireballs—become a tank, a mortar...

On ordinary days, it could replace the Second Dog as a personal transport—absolutely stylish!

On the Yuanwu Continent, where people still relied on ordinary horses or beast companions to pull carts, a steel war chariot would be utterly unique... a dating miracle!

Riding a steel war chariot, leading a two-headed Flame-Devouring Wolf—pure aristocratic decadence!

Cang Luo grew more excited by the thought, exclaiming: “Yes! Yes! Charge first, charge first—confirm the motorcycle works before thinking about modifications!”

Saying this, Cang Luo extended a finger into the motorcycle’s charging port and began charging.

He slowly output Thunder-element Qi, increasing the quantity from low to high, and the output speed from slow to fast.

Thanks to his prior experience charging his phone, after several attempts, Cang Luo quickly found the optimal Qi flow rate and output speed for the motorcycle’s battery, successfully charging it.

The electric motorcycle’s battery capacity was typically 24AH—that is, 24,000mAh—while his phone’s battery was 4,000mAh.

On the surface, the motorcycle’s battery capacity was six times that of his phone.

But because their voltages differed—the motorcycle’s was over ten times higher—the actual stored electricity in the motorcycle’s battery was at least dozens of times greater than the phone’s.

Cang Luo had filled his 4,000mAh phone battery in one minute with Thunder-element Qi, so he assumed the motorcycle would take about an hour to fully charge...

Yet, after five minutes, Cang Luo stopped charging.

Because he sensed the Thunder-element Qi in the motorcycle’s battery had reached saturation—no more could be input, or it would explode.

“Fully charged? Already?” Cang Luo murmured in confusion.

“What’s going on? Did my cultivation improve, speeding up charging? Or did the battery malfunction, reducing its capacity?”

Cang Luo couldn’t figure it out, and didn’t bother trying—he’d just try starting it.

He turned the key—the cracked dashboard, now reduced to only the LCD panel, flickered to life; Cang Luo’s heart leapt.

“Not broken! It starts!”

Cang Luo stared eagerly at the display, which, after a few flickers, showed a full battery icon!