Assembly

At around ten thirty in the morning, less than an hour after A Lie left the physical store, the whole place had already changed completely.

Liang Xing Toys Factory's Baisha City physical store could be considered the flagship store.

The entire store covered nearly two hundred square meters, with a half-meter-wide track already installed along the walls.

The track was nearly a hundred meters long, with straightaways for speed, curves and downhill sections for balance, as well as uphill sections and a Loop-the-Loop to test the racers' motors. It basically covered the most fundamental types of tracks.

Neat metal display cabinets stood in the center, leaving plenty of room for the track along the walls.

Later, tempered glass would be used to separate the track from the display cabinets. That way, it would not obstruct viewing, and there would be no worry about racers running alongside the track and bumping into people.

But there was definitely no time for that now, and there was not enough money on the books either. The early sales were meant to bring in capital.

"Star Uncle, won't they crash into each other like this?"

The three of them returned to the physical store together. Qi Tian darted over to the track and immediately pointed out the most unusual aspect of the store's layout.

The little guy had played Mini 4WD before.

Although his age meant he could not—and had no way to—enter privately organized competitions.

Still, he had watched plenty of Mini 4WD races online, and they were basically always one car per lane.

That was actually an unavoidable choice.

After all, physical stores only had so much space, while GD Racers had far too many parts. The tracks could only be designed a little more simply.

As for collisions, those were originally a test of the car body's stability. They should count as part of the competition too.

Of course, Liang Xing prohibited openly installing destructive parts, but he had not completely blocked off that path. He allowed racers to use the chip to disguise them properly.

After all, reality was different from anime. Adding concealable weapons would inevitably increase the burden, which also meant extra power consumption.

Besides, defeating an opponent who would stop at nothing would not that make victory even more satisfying?

Heh, are you mad? You still can't beat me even with cheats!

As for racers that were unfortunately destroyed, they could just buy new parts. Liang Xing would not lose out either way.

"Oh, I get it!"

Collisions were allowed!

If Qi Tian's parents had not always liked using force to suppress him, the little guy would definitely have been the sort everyone hated.

He was far too mischievous!

He had improved a lot over the past few years.

Though he was still playful and restless, he knew what he could and could not do.

His expectant little eyes stayed fixed on Liang Xing, eager to begin modifying his racer.

Following Liang Xing's instructions, the modification area was located opposite the counter by the entrance.

There were tables and chairs in that area. By the time Liang Xing and the others arrived, several people were already discussing modifications.

At the same time, this area was also the finish line of the track.

"Sister Zhou, don't forget to put what I take later on the tab."

Liang Xing handled the initial GD Racers training himself, so naturally he recognized the store manager he had appointed.

"Mm-hmm, I've got it noted." Zhou Shuya made a gesture to show that she had heard him.

During the training period, she had learned that Liang Xing did not like being disturbed.

Although she was curious about the little Qi Tian and the customer A Lie from earlier, she wisely did not interrupt them.

Her job was to guide purchases. Serving customers first was what she should be doing.

And as the track assembly was completed, more and more customers gradually began entering the toy store.

Some had come specifically after seeing the promotional video, while others had entered simply because they noticed the new renovations. They were all potential customers, and she should try to get some money out of them.

The other salespeople were working hard as well, so Liang Xing left them to it.

He began formally teaching his nephew how to modify GD Racers.

"Let's start with a simple modification. Uh—bro, what should I call you? My name's Liang Xing, so you can call me A Xing." As he casually opened a box containing a basic GD Racer, Liang Xing suddenly realized that he did not know A Lie's name.

"Huh? Oh! I'm A Lie, the Four-Wheel Kid streamer on Douyin. Just call me A Lie." A Lie had been watching to see how Liang Xing would handle those tiny wires. Caught off guard by the question, he paused for a moment.

"My name is Qi Tian!" Thinking this opponent looked a little foolish, the little guy deliberately tilted his head and leaned close to A Lie's face.

"You used to play with four-wheel-drive cars? Then this should be easy..." Before Liang Xing finished speaking, he immediately changed his words. "Tiantian, this wire needs to connect to the chip, or the overall fine-tuning of the car body won't take effect."

The GD Chip was embedded in a slot on the base, with many tiny screws around it that could secure the wires.

A Lie had merely assembled it out of habit, and the viewers had kept urging him on, so he had not had time to inspect it closely.

Now that Liang Xing had pointed it out, he hurriedly took apart his Charge Horn.

"Come on, Tiantian. Try it yourself." Liang Xing pushed the toolbox directly in front of Qi Tian and had him do it himself.

"Star Uncle, what should I do if I don't want my car to get knocked over?" Qi Tian had been listening intently. The moment he was suddenly told to do it himself, he immediately became interested.

He began awkwardly stripping and cutting the wires, then embedded them into the chassis to connect them to the chip.

The little guy was actually pretty good with his hands.

Though he was clearly not very skilled yet, he secretly watched A Lie's practiced movements beside him and managed to make a decent imitation.

Taking advantage of the gap, Liang Xing picked out some parts with better balancing effects for the little guy and explained why he had chosen them while comparing the parts.

A Lie had experience assembling Mini 4WD cars, so he understood plenty of the theory.

It was just that GD Racers had more parts, and they were more complicated.

For example, parts like the Wind-Resistant Cowl, which increased wind resistance and seemed to have no clear purpose, did not actually increase wind resistance from every angle. By adjusting the angle through the chip, it could be made to produce wind resistance only at critical moments, increasing grip.

If the little guy did not want his racer to be knocked over, he only needed to give the command before the collision.

It was that simple.

Only after Liang Xing finished explaining did A Lie realize that GD Racers differed from Mini 4WD in many ways. His experience with Mini 4WD had instead become shackles that bound him.

Having figured it out, A Lie hurriedly began selecting new parts, while Qi Tian also began assembling his first GD Racer.

The little guy was full of enthusiasm. Whenever he did not understand something, he asked someone nearby, and his progress was not slow at all.

Seeing how professional Liang Xing was, the surrounding customers unconsciously formed layers upon layers of spectators centered around the three of them.

They had asked already.

A Lie would be racing Qi Tian later. This could be called the first proper GD Racers competition.

Quite a few customers had tried earlier, but not a single one had managed to complete the whole course yet.

Even though it was only the most basic track, racers who had not grasped voice-control techniques clearly could not make it through the sharp turns at those corners and the Loop-the-Loop.

While Liang Xing taught Qi Tian, the spectators benefited a great deal as well.

Oh—so it could be played like this too!

At two in the afternoon, Qi Tian and A Lie were ready.

Qi Tian's was the War God, focused on stability with a reinforced body.

A Lie had changed the chassis to reduce the weight of the body, placing more emphasis on speed while still accounting for stability.

The race was about to begin!

Today was Teachers' Day. Happy Teachers' Day to all teachers!