Chapter 1478: Was that modified by Jaghatai?!!
Leman Russ spoke up from the side.
"Wait, this isn't right, is it? I suggested taking her for a ride, and you scolded me. She asks you once, and you agree? Isn't your double standard a bit too obvious?"
Fulgrim turned his head to look at Leman Russ.
"Because your purpose in taking her for a ride and the purpose for which she asked me to agree are not the same thing."
Leman Russ wanted to retort, thought for a long time, and finally turned to walk toward the three motorcycles.
"Fine, then one for each of us."
He had already climbed on after saying this.
Fulgrim watched him, not retorting immediately, his gaze lingering on the edge of the gunship for a moment, as if confirming whether he really wanted to get on this vehicle.
"...... Go and check that white one too."
Leman Russ looked back, as if he hadn't expected him to say that, then smiled, as if nothing had happened.
"Don't worry, I already checked them all just now, there are no problems."
Yingxin had already run to the side of that white motorcycle; she stood on tiptoe to take a look at the seat, and after confirming it had been specially modified for her, she said to Fulgrim.
"Brother Fulgrim, can I ride this bike?"
Fulgrim looked at the motorcycle, using his gaze to estimate its height and stability.
"...... You get on, and I'll push you along."
Yingxin said.
"No, I can do it myself!"
"Alright."
Fulgrim finally compromised.
He stood beside the gray motorcycle, watching Yingxin, who had already climbed onto the white motorcycle; her feet could just reach the pedals, and this white motorcycle had clearly been modified so that Yingxin could ride it perfectly.
"Alright, don't let it happen again."
"Yay!!!"
Leman Russ had already ridden the green motorcycle in a circle and returned to their side; he glanced at the posture Fulgrim took as he mounted the gray motorcycle, then said.
"See, that's more like it, relaxing once in a while won't hurt."
Fulgrim did not reply; he adjusted the angle of the handlebars, his gaze falling toward the open, flat ground ahead.
Yingxin had already twisted the throttle, and the white motorcycle drove forward.
"Let's go!"
Her voice carried back on the wind; Fulgrim released the brake, and the gray motorcycle followed.
Leman Russ followed closely behind, the three motorcycles forming a loose line on the open, flat ground, driving toward the gray-green plain in the distance.
The sound of the wind continued to ring in their ears, the roar of the engines cut into intermittent fragments by the wind.
Fulgrim tilted his head and shouted to Leman Russ on his left.
"Leman Russ, that modified motorcycle of yours is for the little sister, right? Otherwise, her frame wouldn't be able to ride such a large vehicle at all."
Leman Russ turned his head, the wind making his voice intermittent.
"...... Yes...... it was specially modified...... the seat was lowered...... the pedals were raised too...... the control system was also readjusted...... otherwise she couldn't reach."
Fulgrim's brows furrowed slightly.
"Who helped her modify it?"
Leman Russ was just about to answer when Yingxin's voice came from ahead, mixed with the sound of the wind and the roar of the engine.
"Brother Fulgrim! Brother Leman! I'm going to accelerate! You have to keep up!"
Fulgrim's words were stuck in his throat.
He saw Yingxin's white motorcycle suddenly dart forward, its speed clearly increasing, kicking up a small cloud of dust.
Fulgrim twisted the throttle, and the gray motorcycle accelerated to catch up.
He turned his head to look at Leman Russ, discovering that Leman Russ was also increasing his speed, but both of their speeds had reached their limit and were not continuing to rise.
Yet Yingxin's white motorcycle was still accelerating, carving a smooth trajectory across the open, flat ground, pulling the distance between them further and further away.
Fulgrim shouted.
"Leman Russ! That motorcycle of hers...... how fast can it go at its fastest?"
Leman Russ's voice was mixed into the wind.
"...... I didn't ask...... it should be faster than us!"
Fulgrim said.
"Who modified it for her? Jaghatai?"
Leman Russ replied.
"Hahaha...... you guessed right!"
"What the hell, Jaghatai modified it for her? Then can she control it?"
Leman Russ's voice became uncertain.
"...... She should be able to, right? Probably?"
Fulgrim's gaze was fixed on the white figure ahead that was becoming smaller and smaller.
He gripped the handlebars tightly and twisted the throttle to the end, but still failed to shorten the gap between him and the white motorcycle.
"...... Leman Russ, has she ridden a motorcycle this fast before?"
Leman Russ's voice came from the side.
"...... She has a few times! Jaghatai took her to practice last time! On the open ground on the outskirts of Central City!"
Fulgrim's voice rose.
"Can she control it?"
Leman Russ replied.
"...... When she came back last time, she didn't crash!"
"She is still accelerating......"
Just then, the white motorcycle began to decelerate.
Fulgrim saw the speed of that white figure slow down significantly.
Yingxin stopped in front of a complex of buildings; her engine was still running at a low idle, the vehicle body vibrating slightly.
Her gaze fell upon the area under construction ahead, where several rows of fences had already had their frames erected, the ground was still being leveled, and Orcs were moving building materials.
Nearby, Fengqi workers stood at a height, holding recording boards in their hands, directing them on where to place the building materials.
A Fengqi worker noticed her, put down his recording board, and walked toward her.
He stopped at a distance of about two meters from her, his three eyes sweeping over the white motorcycle she was riding, then over the riding-appropriate clothes on her body, and finally over that face which clearly did not belong here.
"Who are you? How did you get here? This is a construction zone; unauthorized persons are not allowed inside."
Yingxin turned her head to look back at the road she had come from.
She saw two small dots approaching from the distance.
Oh my, I drove too fast just now and left Brother Fulgrim and Brother Leman far behind.
Yingxin turned her head back and looked at the Fengqi worker.
"I came with my family. I was out for a ride with my two brothers; I rode too fast and left them behind."
The Fengqi worker followed her gaze to look at the two small dots approaching in the distance and spoke.
"Are you from the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance?"
Yingxin nodded.
"Yes."
The Fengqi worker did not ask any further questions; he simply stepped back half a pace and pointed toward the fences in the distance that had already been partially erected.
"The construction site over there is not yet fully completed. You can look around nearby, but don't get close to those unfinished fences; they haven't been reinforced yet and are prone to collapsing."
After he finished speaking, he turned and walked back to the construction site, picked up his recording board, and continued to direct the Orcs in moving the building materials.
End of Chapter
