Sky-cracking Rider

"Where did you get that extra money?"

Relying merely on the allowances from the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee was certainly not enough. Hanna Gagel could only guess that Chen Fei had secretly earned some extra cash.

"Extra money?"

Chen Fei laughed and shook his head, saying, "There is a bit of extra money, but not much. The main thing is the mission bonuses."

The savings were still quite short, but that didn't stop them from killing a big fish this time.

Killing a Sky Knight for five million Star Yuan was simply a steal. Even if the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee was reluctant, they had to pinch their noses and pay up, otherwise morale would plummet and the team would be difficult to manage.

At that time, the passenger plane had already come to a stop, and everyone disembarked orderly with their carry-on luggage.

Chen Fei could have gone directly to the apron where the light transporter was located, but Xiao Jiu was still in the pet transport crate, which required retrieval from a specific area.

Although Little Bird was a recognized Magical Beast and a harmless Pure Light Sparrow, not all airports allow magical beasts into the cabin.

Of course, there were some that allowed it. Actually, there was no unified standard. The size of magical beasts varied, and it was difficult to set a standard. If one were to go through the process of applying, the plane might have already flown several flights by then, and it was not worth wasting time and effort unless it could be done ten days to half a month in advance.

Upon finding the location and receiving the transported pet crate, as soon as he opened the small door, Little Bird fluttered out and landed on Chen Fei's shoulder.

The crate had food, water, and a little nest, but it couldn't see Chen Fei, Dad, and the long flight of over ten hours had almost stifled it.

"Let's go, Xiao Jiu!"

Chen Fei extended his hand and cradled Little Bird in his palm.

The crate was promptly stored away by Xiao Jiu into its own storage claw ring, maybe to be used again another time.

Upon reaching the apron where the light transport aircraft was located, Boss Hanna was indeed present, waiting for a long time under the wing of the aircraft on a small stool.

She sat with her legs crossed, displaying a clear S-shaped body curve.

"Just you and Xiao Jiu? Where's the luggage?"

Hanna Gagel looked at the man and bird, puzzled, thinking that traveling light did not usually mean having no luggage at all.

"Right here with Xiao Jiu!"

Chen Fei pointed to the small creature in his hand.

Xiao Jiu was in charge of the Storage Magical Device; it was not easy for people to guess that such a precious item was fitted on its tiny claw, like hiding in plain sight.

Playing the role of a tiger, if anyone dared to target Chen Fei, they might fall hard.

"You are joking!"

Boss Hanna couldn't believe it, her gaze drifted behind Chen Fei, but still she saw nothing.

This Rookie, always coming up with some new trick!

"Xiao Jiu, my suitcase!"

Chen Fei prodded Little Bird's claw.

The little guy lowered its head and pecked at one of its leg rings, and a large suitcase appeared out of thin air.

Being a magical beast didn't mean it couldn't understand human speech; in fact, Little Bird was quite intelligent.

Uh...

Hanna Gagel involuntarily widened her eyes, even the one covered by the eyepatch.

Now, she fully understood. A Spatial Storage Magical Device.

She also noticed that the leg ring she had bought for Xiao Jiu had been switched for a brand new one, with a surface engraved with strange, intricate pattern lines, evidently a high-end, unusual item.

"Is this what you earned this time?"

Boss Hanna dared not point at Xiao Jiu's leg ring, fearing it being noticed by some unknowing eyes around. At this moment, any misunderstanding would only concern Chen Fei himself.

"No, more precisely, it was somewhat of an old gain!"

Chen Fei pointed to what was actually a ring-shaped Space System Alchemy Storage Device, and then pointed to another leg ring, saying, "This one is my recent gain."

When exactly he had obtained the Space System Alchemy Storage Device, he could only roughly guess the time period.

Now, it seemed even Boss Hanna was fooled, easily deceived by the little critter's outward appearance.

"Could there be... any other meaning?"

Hanna Gagel astutely caught a hint of crucial information.

Chen Fei wouldn't have introduced a leg ring without reason, unless there was more to it.

"It's also an Alchemical Artifact, besides the location functionality, it provides protection by shielding the spirit and repelling psychic series power intrusions and attacks."

Chen Fei had worked hard to barely earn some hard-fought money, probably not even enough to buy the two Alchemical Artifacts on Little Bird's legs.

"How much?"

Boss Hana sharply inhaled, "Customized alchemical artifacts are incredibly rare; you can't just buy them with money alone."

Money, resources, and connections—all three are indispensable.

"No need for money!"

Taking a vote from the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee without any guilt, Chen Fei felt he rightfully deserved it.

Compared to such a huge entity as the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee, it wasn't hard to manage.

"It seems you've gained quite a lot from the 'Bear Hunting Special Operations Division!'"

Hanna Gagel packed up her stool and, along with Chen Fei, boarded the small transport aircraft which would soon have its scheduled takeoff time.

Just this artifact alone made this deployment worthwhile.

"No, the biggest gain isn't this."

Chen Fei shook his head, "This is just the tip of the iceberg."

Even now that he'd been kicked out of the "Bear Hunting Special Operations Division" and the Hunt Squad, he was not at a loss at all.

"There's something even bigger?"

Boss Hana was taken aback.

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The difference between the two scenarios was vast.

"Got a Crystal Jet, but it's a knockoff."

As he spoke, the entire cabin seemed to mute instantaneously, even as the turboprop began spinning at high speed outside.

"A Crystal Jet?"

Hanna Gagel wore an "Are-you-kidding-me?" expression, completely overlooking the word "knockoff."

For military contractors, even touching a knockoff Crystal Jet—let alone retired main combat aircraft, even refurbished ones—is forbidden.

The likes of the Big Mouth Monster and MiG-28, with at least a fifty-year technological gap from the current active sovereignty tech, wouldn't be allowed for private enterprises. Slightly more advanced military hardware could easily give sovereignty its Tiananmen moment, complicating matters for itself.

"An entire 'sacrifice' of a knockoff!"

Seeing that Boss Hana hadn't grasped it, Chen Fei emphasized the word "knockoff" once again.

If it weren't for the knockoff's drastically reduced performance, just with his bootleg Crystal Turboprop alone, he would have likely been knocked down long ago, not managing to let Xiao Jiu sneak in an "Element Dispel" attack.

A genuine Crystal Jet would definitely consider elemental energy interference and counter-interference.

"Sss!~"

Boss Hana began to contribute to global warming, her face filled with disbelief.

This guy actually did it, and he got away with it!

Initially worried he had suffered from the Joint Defense Committee, it seemed now as though the committee had taken heat from him.

"You're not kidding?"

She even began to speculate that Chen Fei's forced expulsion wasn't due to a major error during the mission, but because he touched something he shouldn't have.

Chen Fei was notoriously daring at Aircrew Base 911.

It was all thanks to that overly casual guy Chekhov—none of the pilots from the Genuine Fragrance Combat Flight Squadron were fainthearted.

"Hehe!"

Chen Fei laughed without a word.

Though he had been kicked out, this round was still a win!

Inside Aircrew Base 911, a wrecked Crystal Jet remained, now with a downsized knockoff as a model. Even though it was a knockoff, it was still a complete Crystal Jet, which meant they might be able to fix the Crystal Jet, maybe even go further.

Ouch, ouch, ouch, don't even think about it! Don't even think about it!

Speaking of which, Chen Fei's "Physical Evolution Database" still had a wrecked Crystal Jet sample. Putting broken together with broken, plus a downsized bootleg version, they should be able to piece together a Crystal Jet that looked somewhat decent.

Delicious!

It's no wonder Chen Xiao'er wouldn't deal with Franco; he dared to confront directly.

The Blue Star Global United Defense Committee couldn't extract the Crystal Jet samples from his skills either.

Since they couldn't extract them, they had to shamelessly acknowledge the debt.

Seeing Chen Fei recklessly testing the limits of death, Hanna Gagel said with great concern, "Take it easy!"

Any day now, someone might just take him away.