With a Class B Car engine modified by Huzang and its safety back up to standard, it was already far better than Little Sheep's accident-damaged engine.
The 70,000b expense amounted to most of Shen Qi and Lilligant's combined savings, and they still had to buy assorted parts.
It sounded like a painful hit to their wallets... even a financial bloodletting, but getting an engine of this caliber for 70,000b was an absolute steal.
More importantly, Huzang had not charged any labor fees.
Whether for repairs or modifications, hourly labor charges made up a substantial part of the expense.
"Thank you, Mr. Huzang."
"That much thanks won't do."
Huzang waved the spoon in his hand. "Get out there and fight seriously. Win the race... or at least don't lose too badly. Consider it a successful experiment along the road to my dream."
"I'll give it everything I have. And... we really do stand a chance now!"
Previously, Shen Qi had judged that he could not compete with Shan Sheng because they were on entirely different levels in two respects.
The differences in horsepower and torque were severalfold, and with the grocery-getter's low enhancement ceiling, even overclocking it until it blew would offer little hope.
Now that the biggest weakness had been addressed, what they needed was time to get used to it.
There were nearly two days left before the Car Badge Duel with Shan Sheng. Excluding rest time, the schedule was actually quite tight.
"Let's try a few laps first." Huzang got into the passenger seat. He still needed to observe the car's condition during an actual road test.
"Okay!"
Shen Qi opened the driver's door and discovered that the seat had already been replaced with a Bucket Seat fitted with a five-point harness.
"This..."
"Dev and the others stripped