232: Chapter 232 It's not a motorcycle, it's a road built to the sky.

After Lu Li walked in, the first thing he looked at was also that object in the middle of the yard.

He didn't rush to pay attention to these two characters, but walked straight over, squatted down, and traced his fingers inch by inch along the casing, seams, heat sinks, and the edges of the energy bay, as if confirming every single detail.

His expression was focused almost to a fault.

He wasn't looking at a novel toy.

Instead, he was looking at something that had finally fallen from blueprints and laboratories into reality.

Wang Peng and Lu Yaoguang exchanged a glance.

Both of them saw the same thing in each other's eyes—

This was definitely no ordinary piece of equipment.

Moreover, there was a high probability that it was yet another new piece of technology that would blow the outside world away.

But since Lu Li didn't speak, neither of them had the guts to touch it recklessly.

The yard fell silent for a moment, leaving only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the treetops and the corners of their clothes.

It wasn't until headlights flashed outside the yard gate again that Su Qingxue returned.

She walked in wearing high heels, her coat still carrying a hint of the night's chill, clearly having rushed straight back from the company. But after entering the yard, her gaze swept forward just once, and her footsteps paused.

Looking at the vehicle in the center of the yard, she spoke directly without almost any hesitation:

"Is the flying vehicle finished?"

The air fell still for a moment.

Wang Peng was completely dumbfounded.

"...Flying vehicle?"

He whipped his head around to look at the jet-ski-like object, then at Su Qingxue, and finally at Lu Li, the flesh on his face seemingly frozen.

"Wait, no."

"This thing can actually be driven into the sky?!"

Lu Yaoguang was even more direct, rushing to Lu Li's side in a few steps and grabbing his arm.

"Bro, don't tell me this thing can actually fly."

Lu Li finally looked up, his lips curling into a lazy smile.

"Pretty much."

Wang Peng: "..."

Lu Yaoguang: "..."

Pretty much?!

You call this pretty much?!

Wang Peng was completely stunned, standing frozen in place for several seconds before taking a deep breath of cold air.

"Bro, you're not just blocking DJI's path."

"You're completely hijacking their imagination for the next ten years."

Lu Li didn't reply to that, but simply patted the vehicle's casing and said in a low voice.

"Just watch first."

"Save your shouting for later."

The wind swept through the yard, causing the shadows of the trees to sway gently.

And at this moment, the silver-gray vehicle parked quietly in the center of the yard truly exuded a sense of pressure, as if transitioning from a still object into reality.

Wang Peng's curiosity was completely hooked tonight.

The chubby guy stood beside the vehicle, looking left and right, the flesh on his face almost trembling uncontrollably from shock.

"Bro, let me touch it."

"No."

"Why?"

"You have grease on your hands."

Wang Peng instinctively looked down and sniffed his hands, almost feeling aggrieved by his own scent.

"Wait, I did eat some braised pork at the restaurant just now, but that shouldn't affect my reverence for future technology, right?"

Standing to the side with her arms crossed, Lu Yaoguang's eyes were also shining brightly, yet she still couldn't help but mock him.

"Wipe your mouth clean first before you talk about reverence."

Unwilling to back down, Wang Peng was about to argue further when Lu Li reached out and gripped the side of the flying vehicle. With a single hand, he lifted it slightly off the ground and set it back down steadily.

The movement wasn't heavy, but it instantly made both of them fall even quieter.

The more they saw this, the more they understood—

This thing was no toy.

Lu Li patted the fuselage and finally offered a brief explanation.

"It's not a traditional aerodynamic aircraft."

"Nor does it rely on fans to force the vehicle upward."

Wang Peng blinked.

"Then what does it rely on?"

Lu Li pointed to several barely visible structural points on the lower and middle sections of the fuselage.

"It's closer to neutralizing its own gravity, and then further lowering the gravity threshold of the entire carrying system."

"Once you stand on it, you and the device are treated as a single entity."

"Simply put—it doesn't push you to fly."

"It makes you and the vehicle become lighter together."

In the night breeze, everyone fell silent for a moment.

This explanation wasn't particularly complex.

But the more they could understand it, the more their scalps tingled.

Lu Yaoguang stared at the flying vehicle, countless images flashing through her mind: high-rises, overpasses, skyways, urban stratification, building connections...

Her eyes lit up bit by bit as she whispered:

"This isn't just a flying vehicle."

Wang Peng instinctively responded:

"Huh?"

Lu Yaoguang looked up at Lu Li and said, word by word:

"This is building a road right into the sky."

Hearing this, even Su Qingxue glanced up at her.

And Lu Li merely smiled, taking it as silent agreement.

After all, an Anti-gravity flying vehicle really was the optimal solution for urban sky transportation.

If it were flying cars like the ones DJI was working on, the accident rate would be very high. Worse, if an accident occurred, falling down would cause secondary accidents.

But with Anti-gravity, that wouldn't be an issue.

Wang Peng really couldn't hold it in anymore.

"Holy crap..."

"Holy crap, bro, you're for real?"

"Then what about the three fans underneath? Are they just a decoy?"

Lu Li said casually:

"Heat dissipation and stabilization assist."

"They aren't the primary source of lift."

As soon as these words came out, Wang Peng felt as if he had been struck by a club.

It wasn't fans blowing it up.

The fans were just for heat dissipation.

Then just what level of technology was this thing?

Compared to this, those personal flight devices DJI was researching would probably only count as oversized, battery-powered flying drones.

Su Qingxue stood to the side, quietly observing the details of the fuselage.

She knew better than anyone how significant this line of development was, and realized faster than anyone else that if this technology matured, the entire spatial structure of cities would be rewritten.

Previously, her imagination of a "future city" mostly revolved around smart scheduling, Robot services, Virtual Helmets, and system integration.

But now, the skeleton had emerged.

A true future vehicle was already standing right in the yard.

Lu Li didn't let them stand around guessing blindly anymore.

He stepped forward and pressed the start button on the side of the flying vehicle.

With a soft click,

a section of the center control lever that had been flush against the fuselage slowly popped out, then extended upward, stopping at a height perfectly suited for the rider to grip with both hands.

Wang Peng's eyes nearly popped out of his head.

"You can actually ride it?!"

"Duh," Lu Yaoguang said. Although she was also deeply shocked, she couldn't resist mocking him. "Otherwise, did you think my brother brought it out to wish you a Happy New Year?"

Lu Li swung his leg over and mounted it.

The riding posture of this flying vehicle was indeed somewhat similar to a jet ski, but it was lighter and more compact. The waist, abdomen, and legs could fit in naturally, making the overall posture feel less like "sitting in a machine" and more like being steadily supported by some streamlined future vehicle.

And the very moment his hands gripped the control lever, Number 18 moved.

She had been standing under the villa's eaves all this time like a silent shadow. But seeing Lu Li actually preparing to test fly it himself, she stepped down from the porch almost instantly.

"Wait."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it was incredibly sharp and cold.

Lu Li turned his head to look at her and asked, "What's wrong?"