Chapter 271: Sit Tight! We’re About to Roll!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. 120 Acting Tough Points rewarded!"
Xu Que was glad to see the notification as he had now regained a portion of the Acting Tough Points he had lost to the teleportation spell. He then turned to the two women and said, "what do you think of that? Aren't you completely mesmerized by such a beautiful chariot? I've got much better chariots than this within the Exploding Heavens Faction, you know!"
The expressions on the faces of the women altered slightly. Although they were indeed impressed by the car, they were careful not to show it in their expressions—after all, they were from the temple of the Ling Bao.
"So what if it looks great?" said one of the women coldly. "We've got the divine chariot of the Ling Bao Deity, all we need is a Spirit Stone and we can use it for ten days! In fact, it's incredibly convenient because there's no need to use Soul Strength. All we have to do is memorize a few runes and we can use it however we desire!"
"That's true," agreed the other girl. "We in the temple of Ling Bao Deity do not care for outward appearances. What's most important is convenience and practicality. Although what you have there does look good, it's simply useless. You don't even have a place to put the Spirit Stone!"
Xu Que was immensely amused by the women's words and laughed at them mockingly.
"Spirit Stone?" he jeered. "I'm sorry, but this divine chariot of mine has no need for such a primitive thing. All I need to do is to add a little gas and that's it. In fact, all I need to control it is my hands and feet, I don't even need to remember a single rune! Anyone can drive this chariot of mine—oh, but you do need a driver's license, of course."
"What? It doesn't need the Spirit Stone or the runes?" The two women were startled by Xu Que's outlandish claims. "That's preposterous! How would it work without the Spirit Stone? And did you say anyone could use it? Now that is simply impossible!"
"Oh, so you don't believe me, huh?" replied Xu Que. "Hop in, then! I'll show you what real driving skills look like!" As he spoke, Xu Que opened the car door with a smug grin on his face.
The moment the car door opened, the luxurious interior was revealed. It was very alluring and inviting to both girls, who stood there with their eyes wide open and their jaws almost hitting the ground.
This… this just looked too good to be real!
The two girls couldn't help but climb into the car as if in a trance. They couldn't believe how beautiful the interior of the 'chariot' was and couldn't stop staring as they sat there.
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. 150 Acting Tough Points rewarded!"
And once again, Xu Que had managed to earn a small fortune again.
There was a slight curve in the corner of Xu Que's lips as he hopped into the driver's seat. He looked at the two girls behind him through the rear-view mirror.
"Fasten your seatbelts, ladies!" he said. "And get ready to have your mind blown! Sit tight! We're about to roll! Vroom… vroom!"
"Huh?"
The two women looked at each other in confusion, but before they could ask Xu Que what he had meant by 'fasten your seat belts', he had already started the engine and the car was beginning to move!
As an experienced driver, it was only natural that Xu Que didn't want his driving skills to be taken lightly. He deliberately spent 10 Acting Tough Points to increase his driving skills with the system's help.
Then, as soon as his foot stepped on the gas pedal, the engine roared and the car sped forward like an arrow!
"Ahh!"
The two girls shrieked in shock, although the speed that the car was moving at wasn't particularly scary to them. No, what truly shocked them was Xu Que's driving!
Because he knew that he'd been boosted by special driving skills from the system, Xu Que sped through the small lane without a care and rushed towards a tree at high speed. Just as the blood had drained completely from the two girls' faces in the backseat as they thought they were going to hit the tree, Xu Que suavely drifted the car with a handbrake turn which changed the direction the car was going abruptly.
The two girls knew nothing of seatbelts, so they were flailing and hurled around in the backseat. This was by far the bumpiest ride in their lives! Their faces had now turned deathly pale and they started to feel unwell… for those who had never sat in a modern car before, much less a sports car, Xu Que's driving was definitely mind blowing—no, more like stomach-churning!
If it had been their Ling Bao chariot, they would have had to exert laborious effort just to control it, and they would also need a huge amount of Soul Strength just to turn the direction slightly or bring it to a stop.
Moreover, if they had been driving Ling Bao Deity's chariot, they would have had to spend each second controlling the vehicle. That would become very taxing and demanding for the driver, and this meant that a high amount of Soul Strength was needed.
But there was one advantage to this, of course. Because of its difficulty, many priests used the driving of the Ling Bao chariot as practice to advance their own Soul Strength. That was why both common folks and priests kept themselves far out of the way the moment they saw a Ling Bao chariot on the road—because they knew that this might simply be Soul Strength practice!
And so the two girls normally drove their chariots on the road with pride and grace, with everyone eagerly making way for them wherever they went. Yet today, although they were riding in Xu Que's luxurious Lamborghini, all they felt right now was how much they wanted to throw up!
It was then that they believed Xu Que's boasts. Compared to this luxurious and powerful Lamborghini, their chariots seemed like old dogcarts! Oh, how they felt like two country bumpkins!
Xu Que noticed the girls' expressions and brought the car to a sudden halt.
"Are you alright?" he asked as he turned around. "Should I slow down a bit?"
The two were still in a daze and stared blankly at Xu Que for a while. When they finally came to their senses, they both nodded slowly in reply.
In all honesty, Xu Que wasn't all that concerned about them. He was just afraid that they might throw up.
Let's be real, this was a precious Lamborghini after all! Xu Que would never forgive them if they ever dared to vomit in this car!
What if the system acted up again and wanted to charge him for cleaning up the car? Who would fork out the Acting Tough Points then? The points he had earned from these two earlier wouldn't be enough to cover what he had lost previously!
No! He had to take very good care of this Lamborghini, because it would help him earn back innumerable Acting Tough Points for sure!
He would drive this car and take hot chicks for a ride, then earn point after point for acting super tough for it – what a worthy investment! Where else could he find such a good deal? This had to be the easiest tough-acting Xu Que had had to do ever since he'd received the system's help!
Still, after having put the two girls into shock, Xu Que no longer dared to show off any more of his driving skills. He just kept on driving slowly and carefully.
Meanwhile, the two girls slowly recovered and gained back their senses.
They now truly believed that this 'divine chariot' truly didn't need the Spirit Stone or Soul Strength. They had also noticed that Xu Que hadn't used any kind of rune at all—he had merely used his two hands and two feet to start the chariot moving, and this truly shocked both of them!
"You were right! This divine chariot of yours is simply extraordinary! We've never seen anything like it before!"
They realized they had to say something to please him, now that they'd both calmed down.
"Don't mention it," replied Xu Que with false modesty. "This is just one of the many varieties of chariot we've got in Exploding Heavens Faction." Another notification had rung in his mind now, and he'd received another hundred Acting Tough Points and was about to earn back all that he'd lost.
The two girls were still full of doubt though, because after all these years in Fire Country they'd never even heard a whiff of hearsay about this mysterious Exploding Heaven thing. Yet their first encounter with this faction had been with such an impressive object that was so superior to the chariots of Ling Bao Deity that they knew so well and were once so proud of.
After a moment of silence, one of the girls couldn't hold it in her questions any longer. "If I may be so bold, would you please tell me your name, sir?" she asked. "Would it be possible for your faction to consider cooperating with us from Ling Bao Temple?"
"I am Takumi Fujiwara of the Exploding Heavens Faction," answered Xu Que with a sly smile, "also known as the Speed Star of Mount Akina, nicknamed the Old Driver!"
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