Building The Strongest Family-Chapter 82: International Auto Show [ 3 ]

As the crowd buzzed with excitement, the exhibition hall lights dimmed to a haunting twilight.

The last black shroud fell away, revealing not just a car but an experience: the Silver Ghost Celeste.

Where the Hyperion GT20 had roared and the Aegis had loomed, this masterpiece of automotive design simply existed,a whisper of polished metal gliding on a shimmering pool of light.

The murmurs of awe faded into silence as spectators took in the spectacle before them.

This wasn’t merely a vehicle; it was automotive alchemy at its finest.

Oscar Osborn let the moment hang in the air for three deliberate heartbeats before breaking the stillness.

"The Celeste isn’t about numbers," he said, his fingers gliding along its fender, leaving no trace on its self-regulating nano-lacquer. "It’s about what lies between them."

With that, a holographic display sprang to life, unveiling secrets that made even seasoned luxury engineers gasp in disbelief.

The hologram zoomed down to a molecular level, showcasing the Celeste’s remarkable exterior.

"Our Reactive Liquid Metal coating isn’t just paint," Oscar announced as he tapped his tablet.

Suddenly, the car’s surface shimmered and shifted from silver to deep midnight blue,gasps erupted from the crowd! "

Ten million microfluidic channels circulate temperature-reactive pigments. Park it in sunlight? It lightens to reflect heat. On a winter night? It darkens to absorb warmth."

An engineer from Elegance Motors dropped his glasses in shock. "That... that can’t be possible at scale!"

Oscar smirked confidently. "Our nano-deposition printers would beg to differ."

Next, the hologram dove into the engine bay, revealing an awe-inspiring 6.6L twin-charged W12 engine like nothing else on the market today.

"No turbo lag here," Oscar continued smoothly. "No supercharger whine."

The display highlighted twelve individual electric compressors feeding each cylinder with surgical precision.

"With 48-volt hybrid integration providing 900Nm torque from just 900rpm,silent and seamless yet savage when you need it."

An engineer began scribbling furiously as they observed that this marvel idled at an astonishingly quiet 28 decibels,quieter than a whisper!

The doors opened without handles, unveiling an interior that seemed to defy physics itself.

"Active Noise Cancellation isn’t new," Oscar admitted casually, "but ours doesn’t just block sound,it erases frequencies."

The hologram illustrated how opposing sound waves were calculated in real-time to cancel out tire roar and wind noise, even passenger conversations in the backseat.

A Paragon Automotive executive turned pale as they saw a dB meter reading -3 inside the cabin: "That’s below ambient silence levels! You’re measuring pure absence of sound!"

Oscar simply nodded with pride. "We call it Sonic Vacuum."

The seats flexed and shifted as the hologram dove into their intricate design. "Each seat is equipped with 2,147 micro-sensors that monitor everything from pressure and body temperature to blood oxygen levels,"

Oscar explained, his enthusiasm palpable.

The display showcased how the seat adjusted its lumbar support before the driver even felt a hint of discomfort.

"Tired of feeling worn out on long drives? Our bolsters provide massages in patterns inspired by cardiac muscle movements!"

A medical tech reporter from BioAuto gasped, "Wait, did you just say you built a heartbeat into the seat massagers?!"

Oscar smiled knowingly. "What we built is prevention. Our trials show an impressive 82% drop in deep vein thrombosis rates."

As the hologram transitioned to the cockpit, it revealed a sleek interior devoid of screens, until Oscar touched the steering wheel. "Holographic interfaces can be gimmicky when they’re always on," he noted.

The display illustrated how controls only appeared when needed, projected at just the right focal depth to minimize eye strain.

"Your eyes focus naturally here, just like reading a book, goodbye digital fatigue!"

An automotive designer from Elegance let out an exasperated groan. "We’ve been trying to crack that for years..."

As the presentation approached its climax, Oscar leaned in conspiratorially and whispered, "But wait! The Celeste has one more secret."

Suddenly, the hologram morphed into a live feed from Osborn’s Arctic testing grounds.

The sedan glided effortlessly across a frozen lake at -40°C, its surface pristine as everyone realized...

"No ice! No snow accumulation!" Oscar beamed with pride. "Thanks to our phase-change nano-coating, moisture simply doesn’t solidify on contact."

An engineer from a well-known car brand dropped his tablet in disbelief. "You... you just eliminated winter maintenance!"

With a razor-thin smile, Oscar replied, "We didn’t just eliminate winter woes; we eliminated compromise."

The moment Oscar Osborn wrapped up his presentation, the exhibition hall erupted into a frenzy.

Reporters surged forward like a tidal wave, their recording drones buzzing overhead like an angry swarm of bees. freeweɓnovel.cøm

Industry executives from rival automakers stood frozen in their seats, their faces shifting through disbelief, horror, and begrudging admiration.

Then came the first question, sharp and incisive, from a journalist at AutoVision Panterra.

"Mr. Osborn! You claim the Celeste’s W12 engine produces 900Nm at 900rpm with zero turbo lag. That defies every known combustion principle! Where’s your proof?"

Oscar remained unfazed. With a tap on his tablet, he conjured a holographic display that showcased live data from Osborn’s

Arctic test facility,a Celeste prototype screaming under load on a dynamometer. The torque curve appeared as a flawless flat line stretching from idle to redline.

"The electric compressors eliminate lag entirely," Oscar asserted confidently. "We’re no longer bound by mechanical limitations."

A murmur rippled through the crowd, curiosity mingled with skepticism.

From the VIP section rose Marcus Veyd, Chief Engineer of Titanis Motors,the reigning luxury performance brand in Panterra. "Pretty graphs, Osborn," he scoffed.

"But dynos can be faked." His voice dripped with doubt. "Where are the third-party verification reports?"

With a sly smile, Oscar replied, "They’re in your inbox, Marcus. We sent them just an hour ago."

Veyd’s expression darkened as his assistant leaned in to whisper, confirming that indeed those documents had arrived.

Next up was a slender woman from Future Materials Weekly who pushed her way forward. "You’re saying this ’Reactive Liquid Metal’ coating changes color based on temperature? That’s thermochromics,which fades over time! How do you prevent degradation?"

Oscar gestured toward the Celeste on stage with pride. "Traditional thermochromics rely on dyes; ours uses nanoparticle lattice restructuring,just like how chameleons change color! No decay and no fading."

A scoff echoed from the front row, it was Darien Kole, Head of R&D at Aurum Luxury Vehicles.

"That’s lab tech,not production viable! Show me a fleet of these after five years of ownership before we talk."

Oscar tilted his head slightly and replied coolly, "We already have! Our beta test fleet has been running in the Southern Wastelands for three years now,no coating failures whatsoever."

Kole clenched his jaw in frustration.