Beyblade: You call this a four-wheel drive vehicle?

Chapter 284: Xiangjiang Station, Hong Kong Circuit
At this time, the media invited by China also rushed forward, surrounded the few people, pointed their cameras at them, and the head of the aviation department had to come out to maintain order.

"Dear media friends, our astronauts who have come from afar still need to rest and undergo rehabilitation training to adapt to gravity again. Please be considerate and don't take up too much of their time."

With big news right before their eyes, the media couldn't hold back. However, since this was indeed happening on someone else's property, they could only discuss it among themselves and then send out a few representatives.

"Hello, Mr. Brett, first of all, congratulations on your safe return to Earth. Do you have anything to say now?" asked a reporter.

"Now, what can I say." Brett shrugged on the stretcher, "Thanks Huaxia."

"And what about Miss Joe and Mr. Edge?"

"What I want to say is similar to what Brett said. Thanks to China. This matter had nothing to do with them, but they were willing to provide us with rescue out of humanitarianism. They made an indelible contribution to our safe return to Earth." Edge said.

As for Qiao, he is busy flirting with Eagle Feather Dragon.

"So, do you have anything to say about the whole process of this accident?" asked a reporter.

"I'm trapped in a dilapidated space station, and then I learn that the person I'm loyal to has abandoned me without hesitation, and the one who is willing to save me is my childhood friend. What do you think I should say?" Brett said.

Brett didn't say anything, but it was equivalent to saying everything. For these media, this kind of ambiguous statement is their favorite because it gives them more room to play.

After the media left satisfied, Brett and the other two were taken for a comprehensive physical examination.

At this time, a small number of people jumped out and questioned when China planned to arrange for astronauts to return to the United States.

This attitude made everyone laugh.

[Hasn't NASA already planned to give up on them? Why is it that now that China has rescued them, they are eager to let them go back? ]

[Honestly, if I were Brett, I wouldn't go back.]

[Why go back? Are you going to be sent into space to die again? ]

However, compared to the more aggressive words of netizens, China's official statement was flawless.

"The three astronauts are still recovering from their return to Earth from space and are not suitable to continue traveling. As for the return date of the three astronauts, China respects their own opinions."

As for the three astronauts' own opinions, after the photo was taken of Brett and Joe in wheelchairs entering the venue with Lin Che on the training day at the GPX Hong Kong Station, it should not be made more obvious.

"Long time no see, Brett." It was not yet time for DRS training, and everyone was still doing nothing in the maintenance area. When they saw Brett, they all came over to say hello.

Brett seemed to be in a good mood to see these old friends again. Although he was unable to stand up and greet them for the time being, he still responded to them one by one.

"Is this your CF car?" Brett seemed very interested in the two people's cars. "Looking at it up close, it is completely different from what I saw on the broadcast."

"Hehe, that's pretty impressive, isn't it?" Xiao Hao, who had already changed into his racing suit and was ready to go on the field for training, patted the tail wing of the Tornado Charge. "You haven't touched a racing car since you retired from WGP, right? If you ask me, being an astronaut is not as interesting as being a racing driver."

Brett, who was in a wheelchair, smiled knowingly after hearing this familiar way of speaking, and then said, "Really? But the speed of the spacecraft I drive in space is much faster than the speed of your car."

"It's different! How can a spaceship be compared with a racing car!" Xiao Hao said.

"They're all means of transportation, so why not?" Brett chuckled. Although so many years have passed, it's still fun to tease a fool like Xiao Hao.

"Damn it! If you have the guts, come on over and compete!" Xiao Hao said unconvinced.

"That's enough. We don't have a car that can pass AI verification." Lin Che pushed Xiao Hao into the car and put the helmet on his head. "Besides, even if you really compete, you may not be able to beat him. He is also someone who can enter the realm of zero."

"Really?" At this time, Michael's voice sounded behind them.

After completing today's training, Michael heard Brett coming over and wanted to say hello, but he didn't expect to hear such heavyweight news as soon as he arrived.

"When did it happen? Were we to enter the Zero Realm on a spaceship?" Michael said to Brett.

"That's true." Lin Che said, "If he hadn't entered the Zero Realm at the critical moment, he probably wouldn't have been able to come back."

"I see." Michael said, "What are your plans next? How about coming and racing with us?"

"Sorry, I don't have such plans for the time being. The reason I followed Lin Che here this time was just to see my old friend again." Brett said, "As for the future, I may stay in China."

In the past few days, he has talked with the head of China's aerospace department. The Chinese Space Agency has shown great sincerity. More importantly, perhaps only in China will he have the opportunity to go to space again. Therefore, not only him, but also the first generation of space roamers have chosen to stay in China. Their rooms have been arranged in the northwest aerospace base.

"Really? Congratulations then." Michael smiled. He was quite familiar with Brett and naturally knew what Brett's goal had always been. But to be honest, after China's rise and NASA's failure, it was probably only China that could truly realize his ambition.

"Since we're here, why don't we have a meal together after training to celebrate Brett's safe return?" At this time, Fujiyoshi, whose life motto is "Let's order first", suggested a meal together.

"Okay, let's call Carlo, Nie Ming and the others as well." Michael nodded.

At this time, it was time for DRS training. Xiao Hao took the lead in driving the Tornado Charge, and Lin Che changed his clothes and got into the Tai Chi War Dragon, slowly driving the car out of the maintenance area. The race venue of the Xiangjiang station this time was quite special, so during the training, we only used the small racing track that was transformed from the home field built by the French team in the previous WGP. As for the race venue, we started from here and after circling the field ten times, we went to the outdoor road and ran around Xiangjiang for a full 200 kilometers.

The total length of the race is the shortest among all the races held so far. However, after breaking away from the rules of the lap race, how to consider the supply of the cars is a headache for Xiao Lie, the technical director.

In this race, there are not too many regulations on the setting up of the maintenance areas for each team. It is only stipulated that each team can set up three maintenance points on the track in advance. As for the location of the maintenance points, there are no regulations. In other words, this is entirely a problem that the technical directors of each team should consider.

It's okay on the DRS side. We only need to consider the wear and tear of the tires and don't need to worry about energy at all. For a 200-kilometer journey, the battery of either Tai Chi War Dragon or Tornado Charge is more than enough to complete the journey.

Teams that are still using traditional energy sources are facing a headache. Given the performance of the CF racing car, if traditional energy is used, refueling will be required approximately once every 200 kilometers. However, the most important thing is how to refuel without affecting the rhythm of tire changes.

However, what worries Xiao Lie the most is the problem of insufficient manpower. As a new team, DRS currently has the fewest technicians among all the teams. Even if the traditional giants that have teams at all levels of competitions are short of manpower, they can directly transfer personnel from the F1F2 teams temporarily. But they don't have this condition. As for recruiting temporary workers, forget it. Without professional training, temporary workers will only cause trouble.

"Why not just divide the existing people into three groups? Although the speed may be a little slower than other teams, at least there will be no problems." Chen Hewang said at this time, "I will be in charge of one group, Yuesheng will be in charge of another group, and then call Hei Ze from the headquarters to be in charge of another group, and you can dispatch them. It shouldn't take long."

"It seems that this is the only way we can do it now." Xiao Lie said, "But this way, our inherent disadvantage will be even greater."

"Each car is delayed for only about three seconds at each stop, which is about the same time it takes them to refuel," Chen Hewang said. "If we really hire temporary workers, we will lose more money if we make an operational mistake."

After making the decision, Xiao Lie divided the existing technicians into three groups according to their level, and then called Kurosawa, who was in charge of the manufacturing of the second-generation car at the team headquarters in Beijing.

At this time, Xiao Hao and Lin Che also finished their training and returned to the maintenance area.

“Hey, this track is so small and the difficulty is not so high. It’s not fun to run on it, but it’s a pity that the track for the main race can’t be used for training.” Xiao Hao complained after taking off his helmet.

"The track for the main race is a road. You can't close the road for two weeks just for us to train," Lin Che said unhappily.

"Well, now that we're back, don't delay any longer. Take a shower and change clothes so as not to miss dinner." Fujiyoshi said at this time. In today's training schedule, their DRS training time is relatively late. After such a long time, Master Fujiyoshi must be very hungry, especially after he had tasted the sweetness of five different meals a day in Guangzhou some time ago. For Hong Kong, which is also in Guangdong, Master Fujiyoshi is also looking forward to the delicious food here.

"Okay, let's go." Lin Che nodded.

After Lin Che and Xiao Hao changed their clothes, they called up their old friends and set off to the hotel they had booked in advance.

"I didn't expect you would come." After arriving at the dining area and everyone was seated, Brett looked at Carlo and chuckled. The relationship between the two of them was not very good, especially since Brett had focused on training after retiring. His impression of Carlo remained at the stage during the WGP period when he kept to himself and didn't like to talk to anyone.

"Why, you're not welcome?" Carlo said after raising his eyebrows.

"Not really." Brett shook his head. "I just think it's a little strange that you're hanging out with the War Dragons and Victory Teams."

“What’s so strange about that?” Michael laughed. “Among those of us who were once WGP players, we are the only ones who are still active in the racing field.”

"Okay, I made a slip of the tongue." Brett nodded.

"By the way, are you really not going to try to drive a CF car? If you can enter the Zero Realm, you will definitely be able to make achievements in the GPX arena." Michael wanted to persuade Brett to come and drive a car. "Even if you join Huaxia, it will not affect your participation in GPX."

"Astronaut training is very busy." Brett in the wheelchair shook his head, "Especially after I decided to join China's astronaut sequence, there are still a lot of new things I need to learn. It is only during this recovery period that I have time to go around. When my body can withstand the intensity of training, I will have to start training again, otherwise I may not catch up with China's Callisto exploration plan."

"Is going to space so attractive?" Nie Ming exclaimed, "You just escaped death in space, and now you're thinking about going to space again?"

"Of course, after entering the universe and facing the vast starry sky, I knew that exploring this starry sky as much as possible is the meaning of the rest of my life," Brett said.

"What about you, Sister Qiao?" Jenna looked at Qiao who had been sticking with Eagle Feather Dragon.

"Me?" Qiao glanced at Yingyulong who had been guarding beside him. "As for me, I will probably stay in China as a ground crew member. As for space, I probably won't go there again, because there are people I care about on Earth."

"Eh~" Qiao's straightforward words made everyone present feel a little embarrassed, especially the single guys.

"It seems like good things are coming to you soon." Okita Kai said with a smile at this time.

After Qiao glanced at Okita Kai, although the muscles in his arms were still weak due to weightlessness, he still tried his best to move the wheelchair so that he could completely block Yingyulong and this guy. Then he continued, "We plan to hold the wedding after my body is fully recovered."

"Really? Congratulations." Jenna said with a hint of envy in her eyes. Lin Che noticed the little girl's expression and reached out to ruffle her beautiful white hair.

"What are you envious of? Chinese law stipulates that I have to be 22 years old to register for marriage. How can I run away?" Lin Che said with a smile.

"How could I!" Jenna pouted and pushed Lin Che's hand away, but her beautiful eyes were already full of smiles. She was very satisfied with Lin Che's answer.

"Or we should leave. This place doesn't seem very friendly to us." Huo Yuesheng lowered his head and said to Xiao Hao beside him.

"That's right." Xiao Hao nodded in agreement.

"Heh, men." Gao Xiaoman heard the two people's muttering and said after giving Huo Yuesheng a blank look.

(End of this chapter)