Chapter 364: Major Contribution
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Bai Wutong looked at them one by one and smiled at Zhao Yuan.
Zhao Yuan’s emotions surged and he was greatly encouraged. His two sons jumped up excitedly and shouted, “Father, I think you will definitely win the reward!”
The families of the other participants were immediately unhappy. ‘The Consort hasn’t said anything yet!’
“That’s right!”
“I think our husband’s two-wheeled carriage is very good and sturdy!”
Her husband was Iron Bull, a carpenter who came up with especially big and wide wheels.
Even if such a huge wheel was made of light wood, it weighed more than 50 kilograms.
Everyone immediately snorted at her. “Can such a big wheel move?” The Consort did not want it for decoration. She had already made it clear that it must be able to move.
The woman frowned. ‘Why can’t it move?! It can even move several steps!” The Consort did not say how far it had to move! Compared to those things that would fall apart once ridden on, the woman felt that Iron Bull was determined to win.
They were about to argue when Bai Wutong suddenly spoke and asked all the contestants to sit on their “two-wheeled vehicle”. If this vehicle could circle the newly built field and complete ten rounds in one go, and the quality and speed were the best, they would obtain the final reward.
The quality and speed were both important. They had to ride ten rounds in one go without any problems. Many people looked at their two-wheeled carriage and were already discouraged before they could even sit on it.
However, since they had already started it, they should continue. For all they knew, what if the other party was even worse than him? There were many people who had such thoughts.
On the track, there were still 20 men with their two-wheeled vehicle in position.
Everyone had been in the southern frontier for a few months. They were usually working and rarely had any entertainment.
Seeing them push out strange vehicles, the children were very surprised. The uncles and aunties even brought over small stools. They were just short of holding a few handfuls of melon seeds.
“Ready, go!’
The referee blew the whistle, and Zhao Yuan’s carriage shot out with a whoosh.
Everyone widened their eyes in shock!
The two-wheeled carriage could actually run so fast and not fall!
The contact area was so small. How did Zhao Yuan do it!
Zhao Yuan’s two sons shouted crazily, “Father, go go go! Take the first place!”
“First!’
Village Chief Zhao and Auntie Yang clenched their fists excitedly. In the end, they couldn’t help but shout together, “Son! Best of luck!”
Zhao Yuan’s agile bicycle was out of the ordinary, but the participants behind him kept creating funny scenes.
Because the hem of his clothes was too long, a man had yet to ride on the cart when he accidentally stepped on the foot of his clothes and his robe was torn.
Fortunately, he still had undergarments under his clothes. Otherwise, his fair butt would have been seen by everyone for free.
There were also many people who had just ridden on their homemade two-wheeled vehicles. As soon as they put their weight on it, the two-wheeled vehicles were directly crushed. They fell in all kinds of manner, and everyone’s stomach hurt from laughing.
With such worrying quality, they could only make everyone laugh.
The super large wheeled carriage made by Iron Bull did not rely on the pedals. Instead, it moved forward by grabbing onto the handle. If he shook the handle, the two-wheeled cart could slowly move forward.
However, the moving step was too slow, giving Bai Wutong the feeling that he was driving a turtle-speed tank.
There was a man riding a balancing cart that looked like something modern children played with. When he kicked with his foot and grabbed the handle, the balancing cart would move out a few meters.
It could not be used as a transportation tool, but it would definitely be liked by children.
As an outstanding carpenter, with his younger brother, Zhao Yuan, building a bicycle, Zhao Yuan had also built a short iron-wheeled vehicle that could control direction flexibly and even put his feet on it. It was a little like a miniature two-wheeled car.
However, the two-wheeled car he had designed did not have pedals or automatic circulation chains. It could only rely on one’s foot strength to move forward. It was very slow and was more suitable to be a children’s toy car.
Zhao Yuan rode his bicycle to the fifth round. He had exhausted his stamina too quickly, so his speed in the next five rounds clearly slowed down.
Even so, he was much faster than the other contestants.
Everyone watched him ride the bike and found it very interesting. Cui Muzhi pinched Lan Jingbai ‘s sleeve excitedly. “When Brother Yuan has reached the finishing line, ket’s borrow it and give it a try.”
Lan Jingbai nodded. “Okay.”
When more commoners saw this scene, an idea suddenly popped up in their minds. If they had a bicycle to ride to work, wouldn’t it be very convenient to travel back and forth?
Seeing that Zhao Yuan was about to reach his final destination, the other contestants no longer persisted. They chose to observe beside his bicycle. As they pondered, they wondered if their luxury vehicles could be improved.
If they could improve it better than Zhao Yuan, they might be able to get first place the next time Bai Wutong held such an event.
Seeing Zhao Yuan make it pass the finish line, everyone in Youjia village jumped up excitedly.
Zhao Yuan was too awesome!
100 taels of gold!
A goo-square-meter house was so easily obtained!
Everyone cheered. Bai Wutong walked closer to check on the bicycle.
The bike’s tires had no latex. After riding ten rounds, they were slightly deformed.
Secondly, there was no brakes. Fortunately, Zhao Yuan was slow and stopped steadily.
In addition, there was no bell and backseat. She wondered if the bike could withstand the weight of a second person.
However, it was still considered strong overall. The brackets were welded very tightly, and the chain did not show any signs of falling. It also seemed very agile when it turned.
After improvement and repeated experimentation, it could immediately be put into production.
Bai Wutong said to the commoners who were looking forward to the announcement of the winner, ‘The final winner of our first Flying Sky Award is Zhao Yuan!”
In an instant, everyone cheered enthusiastically for Zhao Yuan.
Everyone was indeed impressed that he could put two wheels together and ride for so long.
Zhao Yuan deserved the award. However, when they saw Zhao Yuan obtain the 100 taels of golden ingots and the huge 300-square-meter house exchange coupon, everyone could not help but feel jealous.
When more participants heard the words “first Flying Sky Award”, their eyes immediately lit up.
Could it be that Bai Wutong would hold a few more rounds in the future?
Before they could ask, Bai Wutong announced to everyone, “In the future, there will be a Flying Sky Award every June. The Flying Sky Award will be divided into eight categories. Those who have made a huge contribution to the entire
Ling Kingdom can win the Flying Sky Award, receive a high reward, and enjoy lifelong honor and allowance from the Imperial Court.” Everyone was stunned. There were so many categories!
Wouldn’t everyone be able to participate as they pleased!
Yang Quanzi hurriedly asked, ‘Then what are the criteria for a major contribution?”
The others also said, “That’s right. What are the standards?’
Moreover, didn’t Zhao Yuan just make a two-wheeled carriage? Why did it become a huge contribution to the Ling Kingdom? No one understood.
Bai Wutong took the bicycle developed by Zhao Yuan and said, “Not only can the two-wheeled car developed by Zhao Yuan make daily travel more convenient, but more importantly, according to the chain and foot structure of the two-wheeled car, it can also be developed into a three-wheeled car here. The four-wheeled car can be used to transport goods and further increase the efficiency of production and life.”
“It’s more convenient for everyone to travel, and the production speed has increased. This is a huge contribution to the entire Ling Kingdom..’
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