Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi

Chapter 351 - 271: Using Mind Control to Annex Factions and Become a Behemoth (2)

At this moment, Terry, judging from Wang Ye’s demeanor and the context, had already slightly guessed Wang Ye’s intentions, but he really couldn’t imagine how Wang Ye planned to lead them to crush those gangs.

However, as Wang Ye pondered how to lead the gang to dominate during his stay in Utah,

suddenly, a hurried sound of footsteps reached Wang Ye’s ears.

About half a minute later, a middle-aged white man in his forties or fifties walked through the corridor into the room. Upon seeing Wang Ye in a suit sitting on a chair, he displayed a wary look and shouted harshly, "Who is he? Terry, who is he?"

Wang Ye slowly raised his head, realizing that the man before him was the real leader of the Sloos Gang.

In an instant, a blue light flickered in his pupils,

and in 0.3 seconds, he controlled the man’s mind.

The leader who was shouting loudly suddenly stopped.

His gaze changed from hostile to slightly puzzled and confused.

"Sorry, leader, I got dizzy just now and acted out of character."

"No problem, Terry and I are discussing how to deal with the enemies, would you like to join us?"

"No... I’m too tired, you guys go ahead and chat."

The "former leader" waved his hand tiredly and returned to his room.

Terry was left looking completely baffled.

Because Wang Ye had altered his memory, replacing the image of the "former leader" with himself.

So now, Terry didn’t recognize the "former leader" at all.

Hence, his bewildered expression was quite normal.

Wang Ye wiped the thin sweat that appeared on his forehead with his sleeve.

He found his mind control becoming increasingly proficient. Although the energy consumption was still high, the speed had significantly increased.

Almost in an instant, he could completely control a person’s mind, making them wholly submit to him.

Mind control is like solving math problems; when encountering different people, you need different approaches to solve them. People with more complex minds are harder to find an appropriate solution for, but fortunately, Wang Ye’s thinking was agile enough, and the minds of the two people before him were relatively simple, allowing him to easily control them.

Now that he had subdued these two core members, Wang Ye had essentially taken over the Sloos Gang. As for the yet-to-be-subdued core member Little Jack, he was dispensable; he couldn’t stir any trouble alone. Next, Wang Ye just needed to wait for Sloos Gang to clash with other gangs, then secretly take action to annex them.

After leaving Terry a few tasks,

Wang Ye returned to the hotel.

On his way back,

suddenly, he received a new message on his phone’s chat app.

An old friend of his—

Bright, had come to Utah.

Bright was an athlete Wang Ye met at the track cycling arena in Chicago while gearing up for a marathon, proficient in both track cycling and long-distance running.

Bright had once helped Wang Ye assemble a track bicycle free of charge and offered many constructive suggestions, directly contributing to his Emergence of Power challenge, so Wang Ye had a very positive impression of him.

According to Bright, he was in Utah for a business trip and competition, planning to participate in a track cycling championship being held here.

After learning online that Wang Ye was also in Utah preparing for the Emergence of Power challenge, Bright, interested in Wang Ye’s "special bicycle," proactively reached out via social media, wanting to witness the special bicycle rumored to be able to reach 200 mph in the wilderness.

Upon receiving the message, Wang Ye headed to the nearby station to pick him up.

Bright was visibly more spirited than he had been a while ago.

This was because he had primarily been training for marathons earlier and was now preparing for track cycling, requiring more anaerobic training and a doubled food intake, making him appear more energetic.

Throughout the journey, Bright continuously inquired about Wang Ye’s recent status and plans for the challenge. Wang Ye, with a mysterious air, kept things under wraps. He eagerly anticipated Bright’s reaction upon seeing the special bicycle for himself.

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Soon, the two arrived at the location of the hotel.

Bright first marveled at the desolation of this place, then expressed amazement at Wang Ye’s audacity to mountain bike here. Although he knew Wang Ye could reach over 300 mph on a track bicycle, this place was extremely steep and rugged. In his knowledge, without a motorcycle, it would be impossible to speed up such near-70-degree slopes.

Since Wang Ye’s video of mountain biking and overtaking numerous motorcyclists in the wild had been erased by Sloos Gang, Bright had never seen Wang Ye’s cross-country biking firsthand, so it was natural for him to have doubts.

As the two walked into the hotel’s bike shed, Wang Ye pushed out his special bicycle.

Since this bicycle was 1.5 times the size of a regular bike,

Bright initially thought it was a motorcycle.

But as he approached and saw the details of the bike, he froze instantly.

"Damn! This thing is actually a bike? The geometry and material of this frame are ridiculously rugged. The whole bike must weigh at least sixty or seventy kilograms! And this drive system is actually a dual transmission? Plus, the main gear looks to be over 100T. The gear ratio must be close to thirty to one!" Bright’s eyes were wide open like ping-pong balls.

Dual transmission here means adding an intermediate transmission device based on primary transmission, transmitting power to downstream equipment through intermediate shafts and gears, suitable for medium load and speed requirements. If the gear ratio upper limit for primary transmission bicycle is around 1:15, then the upper limit for dual transmission is over 1:30, turning the rear wheel thirty times for every pedal turn. More outrageous than dual transmission is triple transmission.

Wang Ye designed this special bike with a transmission method where the primary sprocket and inverse wheel drive the same direction through an inverse chain, with the primary wheel and inverse chain’s circumference driving in coordination, while the secondary sprocket and secondary wheel drive the same direction through a regular chain. Simply put, he doubled the number of gear and chain sets compared to a normal bicycle, where the pedal force initially directly transfers to the rear wheel through one chain, now goes through two sets of gears.

Bright stepped forward, struggled to lift the rear wheel of this bike, and tried to manually rotate the front sprocket.

But encountered unprecedented resistance, like turning a large millstone.

"Dude, can you still call this a bicycle?" Bright was utterly shocked.

"It has a frame, steering system, brake system, drive system, and wheels, how is it not a bicycle?" Wang Ye stood beside, arms akimbo, chirped.

"Dude, you... you must quickly ride it. I really want to see how fast you can ride with this gear ratio!" Bright was so excited he was almost incoherent.

Wang Ye had once reached terrifying speeds of over 300 km/h at the track cycling arena in Chicago. Now that the bike had been transformed, and his skills improved, Bright could only imagine what Wang Ye’s top speed could be.

However, Bright came for just this reason. Upon hearing Wang Ye intended to bike the Emergence of Power challenge, he realized Wang Ye’s speed had long exceeded what it used to be. He came to see firsthand what Wang Ye’s ultimate speed had reached.

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