With a screech of the wheels, the carriage finally reached the research centre. If a steam-powered car had been used, Vijay could have gotten to the research facility faster, but since all the road-legal cars powered by steam engines are still in the research and testing phase, the good old horse-drawn carriage was the only option.
Stepping on the arid landscape, the salty air violently assaulted Vijay's senses. Vijay looked around at the facility, and as he took in the surroundings, he couldn't help but admire human ingenuity. Being next to the sea, and especially next to Lake Chilika, the largest black lagoon in Asia, is normally not good for metals; they get corroded too quickly due to the higher rates of oxidation with the presence of salt in the atmosphere. But this environment, which is usually the nemesis of any metal, turned out to be the best place to test the new engine developed by his son, considering that its corrosion resistance is not less than that of bronze.
