Sky-cracking Rider
Chapter 888 - 888: Section 881 - SB Partner

"I really envy you superpower users!"

Without any Elemental Affinity talent and having never awakened a superpower, Shen Fei naturally expressed the words of jealousy that ordinary people feel towards superpower users.

Even with an Alchemical Artifact, ordinary people can barely use it a few times even if they go all out.

"I didn't choose this, the greater the power, the greater the risk. I'd rather just honestly stay at the 911 Aircrew Base fixing planes."

Chen Fei had no intention of boasting at all.

Working a nine-to-five job at the aircrew base in the Xingdu Kush Mountain Area, and being able to chat and goof off with Chekhov and others after work is not too bad. With a debt of 5 million Star Yuan, if you endure and gain some experience, you can pay it off in a decade or two at most. In the end, you might even make a fortune. After all, while the 911 base might be a bit remote, the benefits aren't bad at all; at least they don't treat employees like cattle.

Look at now, constantly having to charge to the frontline, engaging in life-threatening tasks, he'd rather not have such abilities.

Of course, this is the inertia of ordinary people's thinking. To position oneself with the proper mindset of a superpower user probably requires more time.

"Then you can come here to fix planes!"

Shen Fei's father is the deputy general manager of the group company, and she herself is the deputy general manager's secretary. It's not a difficult task to use some connections and get Chen Fei in.

Even considering the biggest local competitor, National Defense Star Aerospace Company, it's not impossible to arrange a non-technical position or a management post in logistics.

Large state-owned enterprises like the Northern Weapons Industry Group, with nearly 100,000 employees in the main company and subsidiaries, and close to 300,000 job positions including partner units, arranging a relationship-backed position is really not that much of an issue.

"Forget it, the complex personnel relations in big companies aren't something I can handle."

Chen Fei shook his head.

The personnel relations at Jiu Defense Company are so simple; there are just a few people, and you can hardly see any mind games, plus they have a protective chief mechanic as the boss, so there's no fear of being bullied.

Inside the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee, there are quite a lot of conflicts, but thankfully, with the scheming Miyoshi Monk in front, it's already a blessing not to bully others; how could they still be bullied? Many troublesome things get blocked outside without even realizing it.

If he went to the Northern Weapons Industry Group, how could he rely on his girlfriend to cover for him in everything? It would be too useless, and the endless office politics would leave a person exhausted, not nearly as comfortable as the current work environment.

"Learn slowly, I'll teach you."

With a deputy GM father giving backing, Shen Fei grew accustomed to the filthiness of the corporate world and was quite confident in handling those messy matters. Plus, with years of teaching experience, she wasn't worried about not being able to help her boyfriend adapt to the corporate ecosystem!

"Oh dear, young lady, poaching is not right."

A white man holding a tray sat down next to them, wearing light armor with a cloak draped over his back.

He looked just like an ordinary middle-aged uncle with stubble, someone you'd see on the street.

Shen Fei looked at him suspiciously and then shifted her gaze to Chen Fei.

Chen Fei had to introduce, "This is Mr. Heseman Brown, one of my current partners, an S-Class Space Series Ability User from Gamada, not a bad guy."

Miyoshi Monk is also one of his partners, though not always on track, he is undeniably helpful when needed.

"A superpower user, and an S-Class at that?"

Shen Fei found it hard to believe.

S-Class superpower users are rarer than big panda bears, regular people might not see one in their entire life.

Chen Fei said with a tinge of regret, "That's right! There was yet another S-Class, but unfortunately, they retired."

From around ten years old to retirement, it took less than a month; for the Blue Star Civilization, The First Sovereign almost directly lost an S-Class, the cost was not small.

Shen Fei tried asking, "Chen Fei, are you really B-Class?"

Being able to work with S-Class superpower users, being just B-Class seems a far cry from being suitable, especially with two S-Class partners.

An S-Class, a B-Class, it's hard for people to imagine how they became partners.

Chen Fei spread his hands and said, "Genuine!"

Officially certified, there's no doubt about it.

"Ahem, Mr. Brown, your seat is not here!"

A monk holding a tray stood by the table, signaling to the self-seated S-Class superpower user.

Emotional intelligence is unrelated to the superpower level; the A-Class Miyoshi can look down on the S-Class.

Heseman Brown said righteously, "Huh? Isn't there an empty seat here? Monk, aren't you sitting down?"

Miyoshi Xuesen replied irritably, "Can't you see the two of them?"

You big lightbulb, hurry up and get lost!

The S-Class Space Ability User, not understanding the meaning, righteously said, "There's nothing wrong with my eyes. Isn't there a seat available here? Aren't you coming to sit?"

"Are you an idiot?"

Whiz! ~ Just as the Monk finished speaking, Heseman Brown casually snapped his fingers, and the former disappeared from sight in an instant.

"Huh?~"

Holding a tray, upon seeing a lingering glow gradually vanish on the horizon, Miyoshi Xuesen couldn't help but sneeze when the sudden cold wind hit him.

He was stunned to find that as far as his vision could reach, there were still vast wheat fields, and the lush green wheat had grown knee-high.

Where's the cafeteria? The airship? The airport?

Where am I?

"Mr. Brown!"

Having witnessed the Monk vanish on the spot, Chen Fei had no choice but to look at this S-Class Superpower User, fearing that he might send the Monk to Mars, which would be quite a problem.

Heseman Brown laughed heartily, dismissively saying, "Relax, twenty miles away, you need to eat well to have the strength to walk back."

It was no joke; when Miyoshi Xuesen was sent away, he also took his dinner with him.

Shen Fei figured something out.

This sudden appearance of the airship over 310 Airport was most likely the work of this Superpower User, and to be able to move such a large vessel, he must indeed be S-Class, and from the Space Series.

Being with such a big shot like this, no matter what situation arises, at the very least, your life is secured, just like that Monk earlier, who swiftly escaped from danger.

"Just consider it post-dinner exercise."

The gloating Chen Fei had no intention of going to retrieve the Monk.

The Artificial Intelligence AI "Adam" just issued a reminder that the exploration team on Emerald Star has confirmed the ore veins, and the Advance Base, named Base No.1, has sent professional mechanical equipment for preliminary operations to prepare for subsequent excavation.

Radiation pollution clouds in the atmosphere of Emerald Star have spread up to 20,000 meters, affecting the planet's weather patterns, blocking sunlight in large areas, and an abnormal increase in radiation dose was also detected in the air at Base No.1.

While having dinner with his girlfriend, Chen Fei multitasked, giving instructions to the AI "Adam" to remotely intervene in the operation of the Emerald Star Base No.1, preparing to construct a physical barrier to isolate the increasingly high radiation levels in the atmospheric environment.

High radiation not only affects biology but also impacts electronic products. The best method for physical isolation is either constructing a roof or going underground, and Chen Fei chooses both. The engineer is not small.

Because the Combat Mech AI core stranded on the side of Emerald Star is a "Cybertrom" derivative and is offline, its intelligence level and execution efficiency are inevitably greatly reduced,

Upgrading all AI cores to copies of "Adam" requires time, slowing down the progress of the entire base modification project significantly.

After dinner, Chen Fei arranged accommodations on the airship for Nangong Ruiyang and others.

In the originally empty cabins, laying various pipelines and establishing living facilities takes at most a meal's time, especially with ample supplies and numerous mechanical beings. The giant battleship has 2,000 dormitory cabins.

One person per cabin can accommodate 2,000 people. If a bit crowded, with double-deck beds, four or even eight people per cabin, the capacity can easily exceed ten thousand.

Also, considering the size of this airship, the Blue Star Sovereignty prepared a passenger list of over a thousand people for it.

Shen Fei did not return and stayed on the giant battleship. Both publicly and privately, she would stay.

If the crystal jet Chen Fei and Nangong Ruiyang developed was merely theoretical, the Northern Weapons Industry Group wouldn't even have the slightest interest in taking a look.

But they indeed produced something tangible and even conducted eighteen consecutive crash tests at the collaborating unit, 310 Airport, generating valuable experimental data. Even if there's no research value, at least there's referential value.

Shen Fei is not only Chen Fei's girlfriend but also needs to represent the Northern Weapons Industry Group in this project and maintain a certain degree of attention. Even if the company is ultimately indifferent, a related report is still required.

If a suitable Sky Knight emerges, it might be used directly, which would save big time (money) since almost half of the crystal jet's cost is in design. Once a final model is achieved, manufacturing costs are minimal.

A Sky Knight's entire career might not allow for more than a few crashes of their ride. Often not even one, it's a case of the rider being united with the machine, a crash being fatal.

The next morning.

After a night's discussion among Nangong Ruiyang and other young engineers, the crystal jet, slightly modified in details, inaugurated a day of frantic test flights with its first crash five minutes after takeoff.

The top leader of 310 Airport painfully watched the nearly hundred-year-old lawn, where not a single good spot remained. Each crash left the area resembling a scene after a heavy artillery bombardment, with a hundred-meter radius of devastation, thanks to the meticulous efforts of mechanical spiders and robots in collecting every fragment.

However, the number of crashes significantly reduced on the second day, with only three crashes throughout the morning. Modifications to the jet body became less frequent, with more focus shifting to the writing of aerial combat techniques. Most crashes were due to the immaturity of maneuvering combat techniques.

Lacking an authentic Sky Knight, the aerial combat techniques compiled by Nangong Ruiyang and others involved a great deal of borrowing, turning them into true theoretical exercises.