After all, Shen Qi had beaten Shan Sheng. Even if Shan Sheng had been unfamiliar with Route 6 at the time, he still wasn't someone you could beat just by driving any old grocery runabout.
"Think this through. Being a Racing Driver is a brutal road. Everyone who races on the mountain roads in the Sevii Islands has a Racing License, but how many actually make a living from it? It's purely a hobby..."
"Don't worry, everyone. I'm not planning to devote myself to becoming a professional Racing Driver or joining a team. It's just another skill, another way to make a living."
Shen Qi added something that put parents most at ease. "I'm still a student. My main focus needs to be on my studies."
Those words sent his score through the roof in the eyes of these fathers.
"Then give it a shot! Let us old guys feel that fire of chasing our dreams again!"
"Even if you never make money as a Racing Driver, we folks on Island 6 certainly won't let you go hungry!"
"Thank you, everyone!"
"Hahaha." Dev rubbed his hands together and laughed. "No need to thank us. If you really beat Shan Sheng, you'll be getting some serious payback for all us motoring enthusiasts on Island 6."
"If we actually help Shen Qi win the Car Badge Duel, we can at least claim an assist."
"Exactly, exactly."
Amid the lively atmosphere, everyone crowded around Shen Qi and went outside to move their vehicles, heading off to find the famously eccentric old man.
Chapter 64: T2 racer Kadabra
In a mountain hollow five or six kilometers from the Market, a winding dirt-and-gravel road curved around half of Duan Mountain. The stubborn, eccentric Huzang lived there.
Shen Qi had heard of this old man but