Chapter 54 Driving Classes

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nCurrently, Baymard had a lot of heavy construction machines available.

nWith 6,000 workers making these machines on a daily basis, Baymard presently had 388 different machines ready for use.

nAtleast for now, Landon was satisfied with the number they had made.

nAnd as time went on, this number would surely increase by an even larger amount.

nFor construction and Mining , Baymard had:

n•26 Bulldozers

n•14 Track-Type Bulldozers

n•43 Excavators Types (including Trenchers)

n•40 Loading Trucks (dump trucks)

n•14 Road Graders

n•16 Scrappers

n•11 Lowboys

n•13 Forklifts

n•37 Pipelayer Vehicles (Drain layer)

n•29 Road Pavers

n•8 Slipform Pavers

n•8 Lift Cables

n•2 Cranes

n•7 Street Sweepers

n•3 Reach Stackers

n•6 Tunnel Boring Machines

nFor Wood cutting:

n•12 Feller Buncher's

n•7 Wheel forwarders

nAnd finally, for Agriculture, Baymard had :

n•11 Harvesters

n•15 Farm Trucks

n•10 Balers

n•16 Reapers

n•4 Agricultural Roller machines

n•9 Planters

n•9 Manure Spreaders

n•8 Sprayers

n•7 Swathers

n•3 Grain trucks

n•8 Farm loaders

n•4 Telescopic handlers

nLandon had created the farming machines because, he didn't want the workers to be out on the fields by winter time.

nBack on earth, Farmers would use tractors and other machines to harvest and roll the soil, during winter.

nThe farmland in Baymard was too big and wide to cover up. It was bigger than most plantations back on earth.

nDuring winter, he wanted the workers to sit in the machines and work.

nHe couldn't afford for them to go out in that weather and start picking up food or fruits with their hands... That was just wrong.

nThat's why he made harvesters, planters and so.... Some of those machines could work on, up to 24 farm beds in one sweep.

nThe same thought process went for the miners.

nNow that he had built these heavy machines, they could use the excavators and other machines, to dig out the ores from the mines.

nHe couldn't possibly allow them to continue using pickaxes during the winter.

nAnd some of these equipment's could be shared with other departments.. like excavators, which is used for digging.

nSome of these machines could also be used by both, the food and construction industry.

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/Alchemy industry, also needed trucks, loaders and so on to move their products and chemicals from place to place.

nThese equipments were for everyone, that's also why he decided to use this month, to start driving lessons.

nFor the entire month of June, Landon had decided to make a schedule to teach 2 times a day.

nOf course, they still had to attend their math and language classes daily... That's why he made 2 sessions a day.

nPlus, it wasn't compulsory.. expect on their days off.

nPeople could attend it once a week or twice a week if they liked.

nThose who have evening shifts, can join any of the morning shift sessions. And vice versa, for those with morning schedules.

nThose that have their off days, could come and spend an entire day learning and driving... It was really up to them.

nLandon had decided to have 15 people for one session.. So in a day, he would be teaching 30 people.

nHe also decided that those who were proficient enough in driving, could come to class and teach new people as well.

nThis way, everyone would learn how to use the machines faster.

nThe overseers and the supervisors, would also join him in teaching the workers.

nLandon didn't want all the overseers and supervisors to be out at once, so he created a teaching schedule for them.

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nBasically, 9 people including himself, would teach the workers how to drive, on a daily basis.

nSo a day, the workers would have access to 18 driving classes.

nOnce the first trencher was made last month, Landon had been teaching the overseers and supervisors how to use the machines, designated for their departments.

nTo make things easier, Landon decided that each of the overseers and supervisors, would only teach those within their departments.

nHe couldn't very well tell the alchemy supervisors, to teach the construction workers how to use a paver, could he?

nAs for him, he would teach all departments.

nOn day 1, he could teach the construction industry, Day 2 would be food industry.. and so on.

nThis way, he wouldn't have to move up and down the place a lot.

nIf today was the day for teaching the food industry workers, Landon would take the machines to the farms for an entire day. He would spend time there, showing them how it's done.

nIf he were teaching the construction workers, he would take them to a site, and show them how to use the machines fore digging and so on.

nHe also decided to give the mining and wood cutting departments separate days as well.

nThe same thought process went for the alchemy industry.

nToday was his first driving lesson aimed at teaching the construction workers.

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nRandy was a slave that had come from Carona, a while back.

nEver since he came to Baymard, he had been so shocked and impressed by how many things they had built.

nHe now got a better understanding of what chemistry was about and now new how to properly measure lengths and other dimensions.

nLast month, their new king had assisted them in creating this gigantic carriages... no! no! no! They were not carriages but heavy machines.

nAll the machines were painted yellow and had a name printed on them.

nAll the machines started with the name Baymard.

nToday, he was going to take driving classes for the Baymard Bulldozer A23, or B-Bull A23 for short.

nAfter Landon had explained the basic safety functions involved with the machine, he showed them what each panel, wheel gears and buttons did.

nNow, it was time to drive.

nRandy jumped in the large wheel, just like Landon did previously, and opened the clear see-through glass door.

nOnce he strapped his waist seat belt, and inserted the key and turned the ignition key beyond the on position.

n'Peep!'

nA very low sound came from the interior of the car... Randy started getting really excited.

nHe remembered that Landon said that the engine would need time to start.

n30 seconds later, he was good to go.

nHe looked out side his window and also saw all his driving classmates in their own bulldozers.

n'How exciting', everyone thought.

nHe looked at his full fuel tank and nodded. His highness said that it was important to always make sure that it never went below 30% full.

nThere were 2 gear joysticks at each of his sides and one lever slightly at the back of his right gear. There were also a lot of buttons around him that had different labels on them.

nAll the machine cars were placed at a distance between each other. Landon had given them different areas to work on.

nLandon had hoped that while they worked, they would get better at using the machines.

nRandy used his right joystick to go forward gear.

n'Vrmmmmmmm'

n'Its moving... its moving', he thought.

nHe quickly moved around a barrel and started pushing a pile of dirt that Landon had previously placed. Randy's goal was to level the ground.

nRandy was pumped up and ready to learn.

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nThe lessons went on for a while, and finally, it was time for the show to end.

nThe workers didnt eant to leave and kept sighing helplessly.

nLandon could understand their plight. This was their first time driving or even using such machines to dig and what not.

nFor them, this experience was the same as using sports cars or a Lamborghini.

nWho wouldn't want to atleast go for a test drive?

nRandy looked at his machine, and decided that he would sign up for the next available class.

nIn his mind, he had already started calling the B-Bull A23 his baby.

n'Ahhh!!!... I must register for the next class... My baby, wait for me.'

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