The battle between the bicycle and the carriage in another world was decided within the first hundred meters.
After bypassing the crescent-shaped bend of Aden Square, Mai Ge glanced back at the carriage that had been left far behind, a nostalgic smile spreading across his flushed face. Back in college, he had participated in a bicycle race and achieved a pretty good result.
"Wow! That's so fast! They can't catch up at all, Daddy is so awesome!" Amy looked back and exclaimed happily.
"Hold on tight, let's go to school." Mai Ge said with a smile, feeling even happier than if he had won the Tour de France, after hearing his daughter's praise. He slowed down a little, but still drove towards Chaos Academy at a steady pace.
Mai Ge once entered the Tour de France and his fastest speed on flat roads reached 70 km/h, which was already considered a mid-range result. However, professional cyclists could reach speeds of 80 km/h, which even racehorses might not be able to match, let alone a carriage with two horses running side by side.
However, Mai Ge's physical condition was somewhat poor at the moment. After sprinting for a while, he felt a little out of breath. Fortunately, the vehicle modified by the system was indeed very powerful. It maintained a speed of 40 km/h on flat ground without any effort, while the speed of the carriage was only about 25 km/h, and it was impossible for it to catch up with him.
Accompanied by the occasional clear sound of bells, a black bicycle carrying two people, one adult and one child passed through Aden Square, attracting the attention of passersby.
Haider, who was standing by the roadside carrying a black cloth bag and deep in thought, looked up when he heard the bell. Mai Ge, riding his bicycle, happened to pass by him. His eyes lit up and he exclaimed in surprise, "Huh! What's this? No magic, no animal power, yet such a thin man can have such speed. What kind of machine is this? Has he solved the problem of the huge loss in converting human energy into mechanical energy?"
"Hey! Sir, wait a minute..." Haider was increasingly surprised as he looked around. He didn't care that he was already over fifty years old. He grabbed his cloth bag with one hand and ran while waving and calling out.
However, Mai Ge was so focused on riding that he didn't notice anyone following him.
"Daddy, it sounded like someone was calling us just now." Amy turned around with a puzzled look, but there was no one behind them.
"They're probably just handing out flyers." Mai Ge didn't pay any attention and continued pedaling his bicycle forward. In this Chaos City, apart from the customers who came to the restaurant, he didn't know anyone. Even if they were customers, they would at most greet him, but there was no contact or important business between them.
"Dean Haider, why are you in such a hurry? Would you like to ride with me?" A carriage stopped beside Haider, who was jogging. Dix lifted the curtain and looked at Haider with some surprise, his tone carrying a hint of respect.
"Hello, Grandpa Haider." Udir, who was still biting into his scallion pancake, also called out, slowly putting down the scallion pancake in his hand, looking a little afraid of Haider.
"It's Little Dix! Quick, let me get on the carriage and help me chase after that man who just rode by on two wheels." Haider's eyes lit up when he saw Dix, and he took a couple of deep breaths before climbing up the carriage, holding onto the shaft.
"Is that the young man with a little girl in a red and black cloak behind him?" Dix's expression immediately turned strange upon hearing this.
"Huh? You know him?" Haider was somewhat surprised.
"I don't really know him, but if you want to find him, don't worry. His destination is Chaos Academy. He's probably a parent dropping off his child at school. That's your territory." Dix smiled and shook his head, then instructed, "Old Huang, go to Chaos Academy, and be quick."
With a snap, the carriage sped up even more.
"What's wrong with you?" Dix looked at Haider sitting opposite him, his bald head covered in sweat, panting heavily, and his cheeks flushed. This was a rare sight for the old dean of the Mechanical Academy of Chaos Academy.
"It's good that he couldn't run away. He didn't exhaust this old man to death." Haider breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, leaned against the carriage wall, and after a while, said, "I saw that the thing he was riding was very peculiar. He looked thin and weak, yet he was carrying a child and still managed to go so fast. There was no magical fluctuation at all during the whole process, it was purely mechanical transformation, and it didn't seem to take any effort at all. If that's really the case, then this kind of tool might be able to replace horse-drawn carriages as a means of short distance transportation for people."
"Yes, I only followed him because I thought his thing was pretty unique. It's lightweight, simple, and more agile, easier to control than a horse, and it doesn't produce any kind of excrement. For city management, if it could be promoted, it would definitely be a good thing." Dix nodded with a smile, his eyes filled with anticipation.
"Dix, you really do think from the perspective of city administrators. If there were more officials like you, the principal's blueprint could be implemented much faster. It seems you'll be promoted again in a few years." Haider looked at Dix with admiration.
"Dean, you flatter me. It's my duty to fulfill my responsibilities, it's your pursuit of knowledge that we should learn from." Dix said humbly.
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The bicycle came to a steady stop at the entrance of Chaos Academy without making a sound. The orc security guard and the gatekeeper standing at the gate looked over at the same time, their eyes first drawn to Mai Ge's bicycle with its metallic sheen. The white steel rims and spokes of the wheels were dazzling in the morning sun. It was the first time they had ever seen a vehicle with two wheels, one in front of the other.
Then their gazes fell on Mai Ge and Amy, and they immediately remembered that they seemed to have been here a few days ago. They didn't know where they had come from, but they had run into the academy from and left the school gate openly. They didn't expect them to come again today.
"We're here, get off the bicycle." Mai Ge was about to get off and help Amy off the bicycle.
"This is so much fun! I'm so happy!" Amy stood up on her own, grabbed the handle and jumped to the ground, looking up at Mai Ge with a happy expression on her face.
"From now on, Daddy will take you to school everyday." Mai Ge parked the bicycle, fastened the triple alarm anti-theft lock provided by the system, and picked up the Ugly Dckling lying on its back in the bicycle basket. The little one was still in the position of curling up its front paws and looking up at the sky, its eyes unfocused and looking bewildered, as if it hadn't recovered yet.
"Could it be carsick?" Mai Ge looked at the motionless Ugly Duckling and his expression suddenly turned strange. Whose cat gets carsick on bicycles?