A medium-sized Cargo Magic Locomotive sped along the road from Norton City to Karamay City.
Although a speed of over forty kilometers per hour would have been considered slow on Earth, it was astonishingly fast in a world where horse-drawn carriages were still the main means of transportation.
As the trees on either side of the road raced backward, Bateru tightened his grip on the steering wheel and kept his eyes fixed on the road ahead, not daring to relax for an instant.
Beside him, Sakeqi snorted at his nervous expression. "Come on, Bateru, do you really need to be this nervous? We're not even going that fast. What are you afraid of?"
Bateru kept his eyes on the road, not daring to turn his head, but spat and snapped, "What do you think? I only got my driving license a few days ago. Of course I'm nervous."
Sakeqi laughed. "That's why I told you ages ago to come take the driving test at the Xinfei Merchant Guild with me, but you wouldn't listen. Look at me. Driving this thing is child's play now. Easy as anything."
Bateru grew even angrier and wanted to curse at him, but his agitation made his hands tremble. The steering wheel jerked, sending the vehicle into a sudden swerve that nearly took it off the road.
Sakeqi jumped in fright and quickly reached over to steady the wheel, bringing the vehicle back onto the road and straightening it out.
Bateru slowed down and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead before finding a moment to glare fiercely at Sakeqi. "Stop winding me up! See? We nearly had an accident!"
Sakeqi had received quite a fright himself. Normally, he would have snapped right back, but this time he wiped his forehead, still shaken, and nodded