Cultivating through increasing my stats in America-Chapter 117 - 116: Obtaining a Driver’s License, Driving Legally

This whole day, Pigeon Martial Edge had been flipping through videos of Li Ang’s matches.

He knew only that his master had told him if someday, your palm could produce a sonic boom when you strike, your realm would be comparable to the Grandmaster who created this martial arts technique.

But when his disciple asked him why a human palm could produce a sonic boom, he couldn’t explain it.

It wasn’t until his disciple stumbled upon a video by a science blogger analyzing Li Ang’s match that they finally understood the principle behind it.

"Did you notice? At the moment he strikes, the tip of his palm whips like the end of a lash, turning his arm into a carrier of an energy wave. The energy of a wave is constant, so at the start, as the arm is thicker, it has more mass, but the mass of the palm is much smaller compared to the arm. To make the energy equal for both, if the mass cannot change, the only variable left is speed. And thus, the speed of his palm will reach an astonishingly high value, generating a sonic boom," explained the blogger.

In simpler terms, a part of the arm’s mass multiplied by its speed equals the mass of the palm times the speed of the palm.

Therefore, as the arm’s mass is several times that of the palm, the speed of the palm will be several times that of the arm’s.

With such exponential accumulation, naturally, the speed of the palm becomes irrationally fast.

This video also gained Li Ang a large wave of fans; it’s just a pity he didn’t have a domestic account yet to enjoy this surge of popularity.

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When Li Ang returned home, the first thing he did was to take advantage of this lull to take his driving license test.

Upon hearing this news, Sheila immediately said that she would handle everything.

America’s driving license requirements are lenient with age; generally, you can take the test at 16.

The application for a driving license usually consists of three parts: document verification, submitting the application—this first step posed no issue for Li Ang.

With the help of Sheila, an official from the relevant department assisted him directly. He spent only half a day to complete the entire series of tasks, from preparing documents forward.

They say that America’s bureaucratic efficiency is low, but today he experienced what a fast track truly meant.

The second part was the theoretical examination. Here, they do not divide it into subjects like one and four, just thirty-four questions. A correct answer rate reaching a certain proportion was sufficient to pass.

As it covered basic traffic regulations and driving common sense, even if there were some differences from his home country, Li Ang only spent half an hour looking at the question bank before he easily mastered it.

His speedy preparation surprised the officer leading him through the "fast track," but they could only conclude that students, especially those of Chinese descent, simply learn things faster.

In fact, having passed this stage, Li Ang was already qualified to drive.

However, under one condition: there must be a professional driving instructor in the car, or an individual over 25 with a driving license.

In other words, it was equivalent to freely practicing the third subject of driving; one could find an experienced driver for guidance or pay for an instructor.

After mastering the practical driving operation, the next step would be to apply for the road test.

Usually, for regular people applying for a road test, the soonest available slot would be ten days later, but the official directly informed Li Ang that he could schedule the test at his convenience.

For caution’s sake, Li Ang decided to take one day in between passing the theoretical exam and the actual road test, allowing himself to become as familiar as possible with local driving habits.

The officer wasn’t surprised, as he knew very well. A young man like Li Ang, who could secure his assistance and owned a GTR at a young age, likely had considerable driving experience, even without a license, so there was no need to worry about his driving skills.

With Li Ang’s current [Spirit] and [Reaction], passing the driving test was as easy as playing a game. Not to mention, American examiners hold considerable discretionary power in this area; even if he weren’t up to par, they’d make sure he passed in the end.

By the time Li Ang received his license, he was still somewhat in disbelief. He hadn’t expected that in just three days, from start to finish, he would have acquired the license which, in some places in America, could even substitute for an identification card.

This was not only related to his own foundation, but it also reaffirmed the strength of Miss Sheila’s connections.

What surprised him even more was the emergence of a new skill in his skills column.

Vehicle Driving 121/200 (Proficient)

But driving is also very reliant on physical ability, and hitting the road might be something a normal person, after some training, could manage; however, to drive really well still requires talent and a fair amount of effort.

It was not surprising that this skill started at a proficient level, considering his previous driving experience, but what he didn’t expect was that his four to five years of driving hadn’t even filled up the experience bar for proficiency.

But on second thought, vehicle driving also involved various types of cars – two-wheelers, three-wheelers, front four rear eights, etc. The knowledge encompassed within was by no means small.

Unbeknownst to him, it was Sheila who was most astonished by the speed at which Li Ang got his license.

While she had pulled strings for Li Ang, it was only to spare him from wasting too much time on unnecessary application processes, but she hadn’t specifically arranged for any examiners to go easy on him.

After all, driving is a matter of safety, and letting someone casually take to the road without ensuring their ability would be irresponsible.

But once she learned about the entire testing process Li Ang went through, she found it hard to believe that a seventeen-year-old who, in her mind, had never touched a car, could completely master this skill in such a short time.

To her, it could only be attributable to Li Ang’s extraordinary talent—after all, he was the bicycle racing champion of Florida.

After successfully obtaining his license, Li Ang finally had multiple options for transportation.

For very short distances, running. For short trips, cycling. And for medium to long distances, he could now drive.

Moreover, he had already acquired the necessary skills for these three modes of travel, meaning that no matter how he was on the road, he could keep increasing his skill proficiency.

While there were no urgent competitions to attend, Li Ang still kept up his daily training, sticking to his medication regimen. Soon, the twenty-day supply of medication he had stored would be running out.

Li Ang decided to visit Qiu Ruyue again, not only to stock up on medication but also to report the changes he had experienced from his medication, as he had promised her last time.