Sky-cracking Rider

"Of course, it was designed by myself."

Chen Fei didn't conceal the fact, but rather than saying he designed it, it was more accurate to say he copied and then modified it. Now it had become his own.

As for designing a fighter jet from scratch, forget about it!

"Hehe, you're not playing for real, are you?"

Teacher Shen felt more and more that Chen Fei was serious, and this made the situation rather amusing.

If it weren't for his B-grade metal elemental psychic power reaching an industrial grade, she would have taken it as a joke or just a common hobby.

After all, men sometimes are like children who never grow up, loving handicraft models and such—perfectly normal.

At first, when Chen Fei said this, she and her father, Shen Songling, both took it as a joke. But now, having seen the blueprints and hearing the somewhat meaningful comments from the Nangong Chief Designer, she realized this might not be just a normal hobby.

"I'm definitely playing for real!"

Chen Fei had never lied from the start, but after speaking his outrageous truths, only a few believed him.

Jiu Defense Company colleagues, who were desensitized by the repeated crashes of the crystal jet, had collectively become numb. It seemed ordinary to them, and without courage, none dared to test-fly it.

After all, Chen Fei crashing was one thing, but if it were someone else, one crash might be enough to kill, no matter how many lives they had.

Shen Fei tentatively asked, "Are you...a Sky Knight now?"

Logically speaking, if Chen Fei had become a Sky Knight, she should have been the first to know.

"How could that be possible!"

Chen Fei had never undergone the full assessment and training of a Sky Knight, nor had he ever learned those advanced aerial combat skills. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been completely unable to control the crystal jet, even the original generic ones from the "Physical Evolution Database."

Without custom adjustments, crashing was inevitable.

A real Sky Knight could easily control an unperfected copy of the crystal jet; they just couldn't exhibit their strongest combat capability.

The Global United Defense Committee didn't pursue Chen Fei for his killing of a prisoner because he truly had killed a Sky Knight. The "Water Bear" organization suffered a significant loss and likely wouldn't have another Sky Knight for a long time.

Such a loss of elite talent was something even sovereign powers could hardly afford.

So, in the end, they considered his faults and merits and let Chen Xiao'er off lightly, removing him from the Huntsman Squad. Apart from the parties involved and a few top members of the Joint Defense Committee, few knew of his glorious achievements. The "Water Bear" organization definitely wouldn't publicize this incident.

Luckily, the crystal jet ridden by that Sky Knight was an unmodifiable copy version that couldn't perform at 100%, otherwise, Chen Fei would have been the one crying.

Shen Fei breathed a sigh of relief, then warned, "You gave me a scare, the crystal jet is too dangerous, don't foolishly try to pilot it."

Playing around with DIY crystal jets using industrial-grade abilities is one thing, flying them yourself is another.

"It is indeed quite dangerous!"

As Chen Fei touched the back of his head, his next sentence almost scared Teacher Shen into a misfortune.

"But crash after crash, you get used to it."

You can imagine how, every day, the Aircrew Base's control tower saw the radar signal disappearing for no reason, and the duty manager would display a despaired expression.

Whenever that crystal jet took to the skies, the other members of the 'Genuine Fragrance' Combat Flight Squadron would obediently stay inside the base, knowing better than to add to the tower's troubles.

"Ah?"

Not just Teacher Shen, but others present who heard what Chen Fei said were all staring at him incredulously.

You damn crashed what?

Wait a minute!

Everyone started sizing up Chen Fei together.

There were no missing arms or legs, no disability, and he looked completely intact, quite fine actually, umm... Everyone came to the same conclusion.

Good grief! The guy's bluster seemed quite something.

"All talk!"

Teacher Shen didn't indulge Chen Xiao'er, wielding a small punch in a move called 'Black Tiger Heart Extraction' targeting his chest while rolling her eyes adorably.

The others around couldn't help but collectively sigh in envy.

The pursuing Nangong Chief Designer's son had become so jealous that his whole demeanor was twisted.

With utmost seriousness, Chen Fei claimed, "No bluffing, I crash at least three times a day, but the expense is a bit high."

Not only was the damage to the machine severe, but it was also taking a toll on him. The machine crashing to the ground could daze him completely, taking a long while to recover. Sometimes, if the crash was severe, he could experience mild concussion symptoms like dizziness, nausea, and sickness.

"Expense? What expense? No, wait, are you talking about those things you're printing? Oh, are you trying to kill yourself?"

Secretary Shen finally caught on, realizing that Chen Fei's operations were clearly a straightforward scheme.

National Treasure Artifacts were almost always customized individually without mass production value or purpose. Most of the time, if the machine is intact, the pilot survives; if the machine is destroyed, the pilot dies. At most, there would only be one backup machine. But with so many parts for crystal jets being used, if there were no consumption, there wouldn't be production, so it definitely wasn't meant for mass production but rather... A one-man's consumption goods!

Then the question arose—how massive was such consumption, enough to wage a world war?

Chen Fei's intentions were glaringly obvious, not just daring to dream, but also daring to act.

"It's fine, it's fine. The gain is actually quite substantial, and now I crash less often. I estimate it won't be long before the crystal jet can be finalized."

Regarding the frequent crashes, Chen Fei had even accumulated some insights.

With "Adam" playing second fiddle, the tactical armor and cockpit protection design could now be said to be on par with a genuine Crystal Jet.

After all, actual Crystal Jets had never acquired technology by crashing like this, and no one had ever imagined that after crashing down with a bang, not only would the aircraft remain more or less intact, but the Sky Knight inside the cockpit would even survive.

Crashing without ejecting, isn't that stupid!

"As long as you're happy!"

Seeing Chen Fei still standing whole before him, Teacher Shen could hardly imagine just how wild, exhilarating, and daring his escapades had been.

"Did you really crash?"

The Nangong Chief Designer was a keen one, he caught some undertones and took them seriously, really took them seriously!

He felt not only sour but also twisted with jealousy.
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For a moment, the expressions on the faces of father and son were almost carbon copies of each other.

However, their thoughts were different.

The former because the "Canglong" project didn't have the capital to forcefully push the research and development process with crash counts, the latter because of romantic affairs.

"This 'Canglong' is progressing a bit slowly!"

Chen Fei reached out his magic grasp toward the nearby "Canglong" concept machine.

A silver-white color spread from the palm of his hand, swiftly covering more of the aircraft's surface.

Although it was just a shell, it didn't hinder making a mold on-site for aerodynamic design mapping or something similar.

By absorbing this shell, just like a mold, didn't he just get the data for the aircraft's exterior?

Ding! The famed original manufacturer's large device was in hand!

The Northern Weapons Industry Group took all precautions, but couldn't guard against Chen Fei's lively mind, right in front of the R&D team, tampering with their machine.

When Nangong Ruiyang saw an unusual silver-white color appear on the surface of the "Canglong" concept machine, he immediately glared at Chen Fei.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

"It's alright, I'm just rubbing against it, not going in!"

Chen Fei touched the main wing, accelerating the coverage speed, and in the blink of an eye, the surface of the "Canglong" concept machine displayed a mirror-like silver-white, even penetrating successfully, giving it a coating of silver-white metal inside and out.

Then the "Metal Devouring" could selectively absorb it.

Teacher Shen rolled his cute eyes again.

Last time Chen Fei said he was just rubbing and not going in, but what about in the end?!

The meddlesome expert succeeded again.

"Don't touch it!"

Nangong Ruiyang, burning with anger, tried to push Chen Fei away from the "Canglong" concept machine, as the latter's Metal Elemental Psychic Power, especially after reaching industrial grade, was simply an industrial cheat device, something good must not be touched by it.

But the silver-white covering the entire surface of the machine disappeared in a blink of an eye, and he was a step too late; the "Canglong" was no longer clean.

"Alright, alright, you miser!"

Before the other's hand reached him, Chen Fei raised his hands and stepped back willingly.

His goal had been achieved.

Once again, he achieved the scoundrel achievement!

In the "Physical Evolution Database," the exterior data of the "Canglong" advanced fighter jet won't miss even a micrometer.

Just like messing with Crystal Jets, stuffing as many modules inside as possible, setting the center of gravity and total mass right, it turns into a superb fighter jet.

Aircraft development can fall into three major categories: first is aerodynamic design, second is the main engine thrust, and third is avionics and flight control; other details are negligible, if these three are complete, even a brick can be made to fly for you.

"What a pity!"

Not intending to meddle in the squabble between his son and Chen Fei, the Nangong Chief Designer looked regretful.

On one hand, he was unable to pull Chen Fei into the "Canglong" project team, on the other, he was surprised at the other's boldness, daring to fiddle with Crystal Jets alone, and by sheer brute force at that, crashing one to make a Crystal Jet, is still a Crystal Jet.

The "Canglong" project team didn't even have the capital to brute-force it like this, a group of people making a jet, yet no one could handle a Crystal Jet adeptly, who would believe that?!

The deputy chief designer was starting to feel a bit depressed.

"Let's go, let's go, I'll ask about the Crystal Jet experts for you later."

Seeing the expressions of the Nangong father and son Duo being a bit off, Shen Fei quickly gathered the blueprints, stuffed them back into the tube, and pushed Chen Fei away from the scene.

Secretary Shen mentioned this to Vice President Shen.

Old Shen almost jumped up.

Goodness, the Chen Family Gate disciples of the National Defense Star Aerospace Company finally showed their true colors, targeting the core talent of the Northern Weapons Industry Group, one of the major competitive areas between the two large manufacturers just happened to include Crystal Jets.

Those in high positions tend to overinterpret some things.

So without consulting other leaders, Shen Songling directly refused.

No way!