Liberation

Of course, whether it could even be called an automobile was another matter. Compared to the earliest steam-driven self-propelled vehicles in history, not a single part of it had anything to do with steam.

This thing was clearly driven by a Heavenly Motion Instrument.

Logically speaking, if they could build Xuanwu, building a vehicle should have been easier. Xia Fan had not asked the Mechanical Bureau to manufacture one because Xuanwu was more useful in war, and their limited production capacity had to be spent where the blade cut deepest. According to his original plan, he had intended to hand the concept drawings to Mo Yun for design after the war had settled down. He had not expected her to move faster than his plans; she had already built a prototype ahead of him.

The machine had three pairs of wheels. The steering wheels were placed at the front, with an inner diameter of about an arm's length. The wheels at the rear were a size larger and arranged symmetrically on two axles, forming a standard four-wheeled carriage. Interestingly, Mo Yun had designed the steering wheels with handlebar controls, making it operate much like a bicycle. This design had many advantages. First, steering felt extremely intuitive, unlike a steering wheel that could leave one unable to tell left from right. Second, the two grips were also channels for transmitting qi; while holding them, one could activate the Heavenly Motion Instrument as well, combining propulsion and control.

But the drawback was equally obvious.

People without much strength could not drive this vehicle.

Of course, those were only minor details.

What drew Xia Fan's gaze most was probably the wheels.

Their greatest difference from those early historical products was that the four rear wheels were thick and wide. Cast entirely from iron,