Chapter 33: Since Things Have Come to This, Applying a Paint Protection Film Is the Only Way

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‘What the hell kind of “safe travels” is that?’

‘Is the streamer trying to laugh me to death so he can inherit my credit debt?’

‘I’m dying. Who understands wiring two electric scooters in parallel?’

‘Streamer, your hands are so fast!’

‘You just kept running your mouth and dismantled a perfectly good vehicle.’

‘The old man asked you to repair his car, not take it apart.’

Wei Xiu pointed at the heap of parts, looking like a man who had accomplished a great deed without seeking credit.

“Uncle, your car was broken beyond repair.”

“It needs a complete overhaul.”

“To guarantee your driving experience, I’m going to provide the kind of repair service that practically amounts to a brand-new replacement.”

【Can’t Sleep During the Day, Level 33】: “666. A sexy mechanic repairing a car live.”

【September Moon, Level 21】: “You could rebuild it from scratch and it would still be an old man’s scooter.”

【That Sea from Long Ago, Level 18】: “Stop pretending. Just skip ahead to replacing the coupling.”

【Reservoir Rogue Fan Debiao, Level 41】: “I have a question. What exactly is a repair service equivalent to replacing the old with the new?”

The entire chat was filled with question marks.

It was just a battered old man’s scooter. Why was the streamer taking it so seriously?

Even if a Range Rover were scrapped, it would still be a Range Rover.

No matter how beautifully you repaired an old man’s scooter, it would still be an old man’s scooter.

Wei Xiu already had a rough blueprint in mind, so he was completely unruffled.

“First of all, considering that Uncle spends all year traveling through fields and country lanes…”

“The vehicle’s durability has to be our top priority.”

“So I’m going to replace the chassis frame and crash bars with something rugged and virtually indestructible.”

“The entire vehicle will use a titanium-alloy structure.”

The best steel should be used where it mattered most.

He had just finished smelting several batches of Ti-6Al-4V, the perfect material for a chassis.

He would replace everything on Uncle’s vehicle, from the crash bars to the chassis. It would be rock-solid.

After that, Uncle would never again have to worry about encountering a tractor-trailer on the rural roads.

But the moment those words left his mouth, the chat instantly lost it. Not one punctuation mark believed him.

‘Does the streamer know how much titanium alloy costs?’

‘Replacing the whole vehicle? Even if he sold his entire family, it wouldn’t be enough.’

‘Question from someone who doesn’t know: what is titanium alloy?’

‘Question from someone who doesn’t know: why do you always have questions from people who don’t know?’

‘Titanium alloy is an advanced lightweight metal used to build aircraft.’

‘If the streamer can really make the entire car out of titanium alloy, I’ll eat it right here.’

Wei Xiu had expected the viewers to talk big.

That was exactly what he wanted.

It made for good entertainment.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen anyone actually eat something on stream. I’ll write down your IDs.”

“Also, I’ve taken into account that Uncle has two granddaughters at home.”

“He usually uses this vehicle to pick up the children, so passenger comfort has to be guaranteed.”

“I’m going to install two high-definition screens.”

“It’ll be connected to an intelligent voice-control system.”

“The entire vehicle will be equipped with lidar and come standard with assisted driving.”

As they listened to Wei Xiu paint his grand vision, the viewers became one hundred percent certain that he was talking nonsense.

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They believed he could install two high-definition screens.

After all, televisions weren’t expensive these days.

But what was this nonsense about intelligent voice control and lidar?

Both required chips and an onboard computer.

This old man’s scooter didn’t even have a radio, and he expected it to be intelligent?

Artificially stupid, maybe.

‘Wake up, streamer.’

‘Anything is possible in your dreams.’

‘I wouldn’t doubt that you could install a smart system for Uncle, but would he even know how to use it?’

‘Don’t underestimate Uncle. For all you know, he’s sending giant rockets to female streamers every night.’

Wei Xiu continued, “Don’t interrupt. I haven’t finished yet.”

“In the end, the heart of the automotive industry is power.”

“That’s the most important part!”

“Judging by the look of it, this vehicle can do fifty miles per hour at most.”

“It takes half an hour to get from Uncle’s house to town. That’s far too slow.”

“We need to increase the speed.”

This time, the viewers didn’t argue.

He had a point.

The speed of electric vehicles was a mystery.

The dashboard always claimed twenty-five miles per hour, but the moment you checked the navigation speedometer, every one of them seemed to be doing seventy-five.

Uncle’s fifty-mile-per-hour Range Rover was indeed only fit to sit at the children’s table.

‘True. Uncle’s vehicle should have a top speed of seventy-five.’

‘The two-wheelers on the streets these days are practically flying.’

‘Increasing an electric vehicle’s speed is easy. Just change the motor.’

‘The battery needs replacing too.’

‘Exactly. Otherwise, you’ll get five minutes of range and two hours of charging.’

The viewers began offering suggestions one after another.

Wei Xiu dismissed them all with disdain. They were far too conservative.

Uncle had worked hard his entire life. Was he not allowed to enjoy himself a little?

A top speed of seventy-five was the limit of an old man’s scooter, not his limit.

“I’m going with dual motors and all-wheel drive.”

“Peak output: 495 kilowatts, or 673 horsepower.”

“Peak torque: 871 newton-meters.”

“Zero to sixty should take less than three seconds, at the very least.”

“The top speed should be around 300 kilometers per hour.”

“And the range should be at least 1,000 kilometers.”

“It’ll also need 800-volt fast charging. Otherwise, range anxiety becomes a problem.”

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Countless question marks floated across the screen.

The viewers were completely dumbfounded.

‘Is the streamer speaking English?’

‘I understand every word individually, but I have no idea what they mean together.’

‘Did the streamer just recite the specs for a Model S?’

‘You’re turning an old man’s scooter into a supercar?’

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‘How many dishes did you have with that booze?’

Even the most loyal fans in the stream felt that Wei Xiu was talking rubbish.

Never mind whether an old man’s scooter could support all that technology.

The crucial question was this:

Did he even possess that technology?

If he did, wouldn’t all those electric-vehicle giants be blown away?

They had spent years struggling through public relations and research, and he was going to mass-produce all of it on an old man’s scooter?

No one believed him.

‘A top speed of 300 kilometers per hour? Are you trying to get Uncle killed early?’

‘Wouldn’t you need a racing license to drive that thing?’

‘You wouldn’t need a driver’s license to drive it. You’d just need an exceptionally lucky fate.’

‘To be fair, we assumed everything before this was just empty promises. But if you can really achieve that range and acceleration, I’ll eat shit upside down.’

‘Plus one.’

‘Plus one hundred and eleven.’

‘Plus ten thousand and eighty-six.’

Seeing that everyone in the stream had worked up an appetite, Wei Xiu nodded solemnly.

“Then I’ll see you all in the stream three days from now.”

“Make sure you bring your own ingredients, everyone.”

As a mature and popular streamer, he had to know how to indulge his fans.

He would definitely give them something to eat.

But the viewers’ heckling had also reminded Wei Xiu of something.

If he modified the power system like this, getting the vehicle onto the road would become a problem.

Safety was not an issue.

With the “Safe Travels” plaque on the door, its safety rating would be more than sufficient.

The real problem was the law.

Known fact: Uncle Yang had no driver’s license.

Question: How many years in prison would he get for driving this modified vehicle?

Ordinarily, traffic police did not bother with old man’s scooters. They were afraid of getting dragged into trouble themselves.

But if one of those scooters could reach 300 kilometers per hour, there was no way the traffic police would ignore it.

Wei Xiu was kindly helping Uncle Yang repair his vehicle.

If he ended up getting the old man a pile of speeding tickets, that would be rather unethical.

Back at his shop, Wei Xiu pulled up a map of the town.

There were no fewer than seventy-seven speed cameras along the national highway alone.

Speeding fines depended primarily on those cameras.

In other words, if he wanted Uncle Yang to drive comfortably, he had to make sure those cameras could not capture the vehicle.

At that thought, Wei Xiu’s gaze drifted toward the corner.

There lay the five-square-meter sheet of nano-absorbent coating he had just produced as a trial.

“Since things have come to this, I have no choice but to give Uncle a protective layer of stealth film!”