Witch Special

Looking at the scenery outside the car window, which was already taller than the trees on the roadside and was still rising, Lin Zhenxi's vision was a little dull.

what?

This hover car was driving fine on the road, how could it suddenly fly? In the six months since she was away, what new technology has Xinlan City come up with?

Seeing the surprise on Lin Zhenxi's face, Yan Qing couldn't help but laugh. Leaning forward, she nudged Lin Zhenxi's arm with her shoulder and explained, "Mashi, you probably don't know this, but this is the Void Magnetic Track technology that the Xinlan City Road Administration recently tested. It can launch a constrained magnetic field into the air. Combined with the hovercraft, it can now escape the constraints of the pre-buried magnetic track and operate in the air."

"However, this technology currently doesn't allow for cornering. It can only travel in a straight line for now, so the hovercar still can't break free from the constraints of the ground and freely choose its route."

"But with this technology, crossing the river has become very easy. We just need to connect two magnetic tracks above the New Blue River. Even without a cross-river bridge, the hovercraft can easily reach the other side."

"With this technology, the problem of the traffic limit on the river bridges has been solved. The city government is even holding a seminar to prepare to demolish all the bridges on the Xinlan River so that taller ships can sail on the Xinlan River."

"Maybe in the future, we'll be able to take a cruise directly from New Blue City. Maki, how about we go on a cruise together then? Meow!"

You haven't forgotten your habit yet...

Lin Zhenxi internally grumbled, but she also considered the possible future Yan Qing described. Her rationality told her it was impossible, as the Xinlan River wasn't deep enough for a 10,000-ton ship—perhaps only about 3,000 tons. Furthermore, even if Xinlan City demolished its own bridges, what would happen? Other cities downstream still had bridges across the river.

But who can be sure of the future? Perhaps the "company" could, with a single move, bring levitation car technology to the world. Xinlan City's decade of operating experience has proven the safety and efficiency of combining intelligent driving with levitation cars. The only limitation to magnetic levitation technology is the embedded magnetic track. If even this limitation is overcome with new technology, levitation cars will have a significant impact on all other types of vehicles in operation.

After all, for most people, the primary purpose of a vehicle is transportation, with only a small minority enjoying it for fun. Hovering cars, on the other hand, draw energy directly from magnetic fields, requiring no recharging or fuel. Since there are no wheels in contact with the ground, road wear and vehicle strain are minimal. Coupled with New Blue City's mature autonomous driving technology, drivers will no longer be necessary. People can simply place an order on their phones, and a hovering car will instantly pull up to their door, allowing them to go wherever they choose. This is far more convenient than the gasoline-powered, battery-guzzling, and driver-driven cars we use today.

Perhaps in the near future, the future described by Yan Qing will really come?

Seeing that Lin Zhenxi did not refute it immediately, but was seriously considering the feasibility of this proposal, Yan Qing couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly.

Maki, I will use lots and lots of strings to tie you up tightly, and I will never let you become a kite with a broken string. I swear.

Just when Lin Zhenxi was distracted, the hover car had already flown to the highest point of the cross-river void magnetic track. With a very slight bump, the hover car completed the switch of the staggered magnetic track and began the descent process.

As they reached the highest point, Yan Qing excitedly poked Lin Zhenxi, urging her to look out the window. Lin Zhenxi followed Yan Qing's finger and looked down. She saw several white finless porpoises tumbling and chasing each other on the surface of the Xinlan River, which had a drop of nearly fifty meters. The water created circles of white water.

"Those are white finless porpoises. They used to be rare, but they've only started to increase in the last five years, meow."

"After all, the efforts to protect the environment have been very strong in recent years, and many animals that were on the verge of extinction have begun to reproduce again." Lin Zhenxi withdrew his gaze from the leaping river elves in the mountains and continued.

Today's China has crossed the line of sacrificing the environment for economic development. Compared with sacrificing the environment, the benefits of protecting the environment are greater, so people have begun to spontaneously protect the environment around them. The once damaged environment has gradually recovered, and animals that were driven out of their homes by humans and moved to more remote places have gradually returned.

The most typical example is the proliferation of wild boars. As humans gradually withdraw from the forest, the expansion of living space and the lack of natural enemies have caused the number of wild boars to continue to grow, even to the point of becoming a disaster, forcing various places to issue pig-killing orders and even use high-tech equipment such as active phased array radars to locate the position of wild boar groups in order to achieve accurate killing.

So the two of them started talking about environmental protection. Of course, the information Lin Zhenxi had was mostly out of date, so it was mostly Yan Qing who was doing the talking, and Lin Zhenxi only had to occasionally make an "Ah, is this true?" expression.

At this time, the hover car had also completed an entire cross-river void magnetic track, landed smoothly on the other side of the New Blue River, merged into the driveway, and continued to move towards its destination.

The rest of the journey was much faster. They walked straight along the riverside avenue and soon arrived at their destination, the Sailing Holiday Hotel "Xin Ju Xia Lou" located in a prime location at the fork of the Xinlan River.

This place was originally called "Big Joy," and was owned by Tang Niu, Liu Angxing's opponent in the first round of the God of Cooking competition. However, after Tang Niu conceded defeat, he and his employer apparently fell out, leading to a scandal that revealed the owner of "Big Joy" was colluding with the organizers of the God of Cooking competition to designate Tang Niu as the first God of Cooking.

Of course, the boss of "Big Joy" doesn't have that much power to make the entire competition go exactly according to his wishes. At most, he can influence the judges who set the questions and the suppliers who prepare the ingredients for the contestants, hide the better quality ingredients in an inconspicuous corner in advance, and then give Tang Niu a hint of the questions in advance.

Tang Niu's skills were certainly there, and they were top-tier. In the eyes of the big boss, all top chefs were roughly equal, so even if he had cheated on Tang Niu, he would still have won. But as a mortal, he clearly couldn't grasp the meaning of genius, so even with the cheating, Tang Niu still lost to Liu Angxing.

And he admitted defeat himself.

This result made the boss of "Big Joy" very dissatisfied with Tang Niu. Although it was not clear what happened later, Tang Niu and the boss of "Big Joy" had a complete falling out, and Tang Niu exposed the fact that "Big Joy" colluded with the organizers of the competition to cheat for him.

This is a major scandal. The God of Cooking competition, which had already been settled, has once again become the center of the storm of public opinion, and the reputation of Liu Angxing, the new king of the chef world who defeated the cheating opponent, has once again skyrocketed.

In stark contrast to Liu Angxing's meteoric rise, the dismal end of "Big Joy" was a stark contrast. Xinlan City adhered to a different underlying logic than other cities, and while the actions of the "Big Joy" owner might have been brushed off in other cities, in Xinlan City, they met with the harshest punishment.

The huge fine alone was enough to make the owner of "Big Joy" extremely anxious. The negative public opinion on the Internet was like the rising tide, one wave higher than the other. Coupled with the issuance of the notice of suspension of business and rectification, it directly overwhelmed the psychological defense line of the owner of "Big Joy", and he finally made the decision to close down the business.

The waters of Xinlan City are too deep. I don’t want to play anymore. I’m going to cash out and run away!

So this newly built luxurious riverside sailing hotel became an asset for sale and was listed for sale.

After a series of relatively complicated business operations, including but not limited to business battles such as pulling out network cables and grabbing official seals, this ready-made luxury hotel fell into the hands of the Xinju Xialou Catering Group, which had a huge cash flow.

Yes, it is the company under Zhou Meili’s name. Lin Zhenxi is just listed there but does not hold any shares.

"Da Kuaile" itself is one of the top hotels in Xinlan City. It didn't take too long from the time it was listed for sale to the time it changed its sign. The furnishings inside are all new, and they don't even need to be replaced. Zhou Meili simply changed the decoration of the lobby from the clichéd gold bricks and green tiles to the ancient Chinese style of green pines and willows in Juxialou, and then reopened the hotel for business.

With Liu Angxing, the new generation of chef god, at the helm, Xinju Xialou's business was booming. In just two months, Xinju Xialou surpassed other top hotels in Xinlan City and topped the list of Xinlan City's luxury hotels, becoming a benchmark in the industry.

Although the hotel's sailboat shape has nothing to do with its name, Juxialou, the facilities inside are absolutely top-notch, so Liu Angxing and Zhou Meili were not dissatisfied at all. They happily began to build their catering empire based on this sailboat hotel. At most, they slowly changed the hotel's decoration style and replaced the previous owner's tacky bright gold and red colors.

Today, Xinjuxialou is the most popular luxury hotel in Xinlan City, boasting the highest per capita spending among similar hotels. Its most notable feature is its delicious food, especially the feast prepared personally by chef Liu Angxing every afternoon. Entries must be auctioned, and the daily hammer price is jaw-dropping.

This information was not even said by Yan Qing, but was found by Lin Zhenxi on the Internet. Now, if you just search for "Xin Ju Xia Lou" on the Internet, the relevant results will directly reach 100 million, which can be said to be very popular.

After putting away his personal terminal, Lin Zhenxi looked at the long line of hovercrafts on the road ahead and the towering sailboat-shaped hotel at the end of the road, and remained silent.

She seemed to have given Liu Angxing 1 billion, right? Could such a big thing be solved with 1 billion?

It shouldn't be... enough, right?