Sky-cracking Rider

"You? Where did you come from?"

The repairman who had snapped at Chen Fei finally took a serious look at him, then glanced at the others before realizing...

This person was unknown to him!

"I'm with Secretary Shen... um, you know!"

Chen Fei blinked.

Only then did the other party notice Shen Fei standing nearby, and had a sudden revelation—it turned out to be a secretary from the big boss's side.

Don't underestimate the bean bun as mere provisions; even a vice president of the corporate group is one of the big bosses and can directly influence the higher-ups of the board of directors.

The few repairmen exchanged glances and collectively caught on in a second.

"Then you give it a try!"

Other's methods could potentially break new ground—maybe it might just work?!

"Hey, hey, don't mess it up, okay?"

Shen Fei was afraid that Chen Fei, with an itch to meddle, would "sacrifice" this large industrial special printer on the spot with lightning speed.

Once the bun's in the dog's stomach, not even vomiting will get it out.

"Don't worry, I'll use standard procedures, guaranteed to fix it." Your journey continues with My Virtual Library Empire

Chen Fei pulled off the bracelet (the "Universal Data Transceiver") from his left wrist, pulled out the data terminal, found the data port on the printer, and rammed it on.

Mismatched port specifications?

That's unheard of!

Sine it's called "Universal", adaptive transformation is a basic capability.

Adam: Connection complete, high-precision molecular polymer 3D printer model L991 detected!

"'Adam', search sensors, analyze error codes!"

Chen Fei ordered the artificial intelligence AI.

Utilizing the "Universal Data Transceiver" was standard operation, and anything beyond was simply "sacrifice"—the utterly thorough kind.

Adam: Servo motor drive circuit unresponsive, X-axis servo motor response delay exceeds threshold, software fault cannot be resolved.

The control system related functions of the large industrial special printer were not fully developed, especially the general-purpose circuits, which only guaranteed the most basic applications. Superfluous functions were indeed unnecessary for normal use, so manufacturers did not bother to fully develop them.

At the hands of AI "Adam", every electronic component's performance was exploited to the fullest extent. Assisted by Chen Fei's boundless computing power, a second development was completed in an instant, and all the printer functions were integrated.

After unplugging the data line, Chen Fei buckled the "bracelet" back onto his wrist.

"Servo motor drive circuit fault, need to take apart the circuit board. Folks, get the multimeter ready."

He didn't understand these things, but as long as "Adam" did, that was enough.

"Ah? Servo motor? Which part of the servo motor?"

The repairmen were surprised; they had not expected Chen Fei to pinpoint the fault location so quickly.

Before this, some repairmen had suspected that a fault in a certain servo motor part was causing the entire printer to malfunction; they just hadn't conducted a thorough investigation, leading to inconsistent judgments, and hence the dispute.

The answer provided by Chen Fei confirmed one of the speculations, instantly giving it the upper hand.

"Feeder servo motor, there also seem to be some issues with the X-axis servo motor."

Chen Fei waited for the repairmen to make a final decision, certain today that the large industrial special printer would undoubtedly be dissected.

So much for just a rub, heh, men!

"Take it apart, let's open it up and see!"

The repairmen of the Northern Weapons Industry Group were bold, immediately getting to work. With their electric screwdrivers whirring, they began dismantling the casing and quickly revealed a complex structure inside.

They soon located the feeder servo motor, took it completely apart, and the multimeter's probes began prodding all over the electrical component.

Without even discussing the verification of the electrical parameters, a visual inspection alone clearly revealed several integrated circuits charred by overheating, and neighboring capacitors burst their tops.

The excessive wear found in the X-axis servo motor and the ball screw transmission controller was also confirmed on the spot.

Wear issues were easy to fix, just manual labor, but electrical faults lacked spare parts, especially those integrated circuits including specialized chips—there weren't even any generic parts available as replacements.

The problem was indeed identified, but for the moment, this printer was toast.

Just as the repairmen were about to give up, Chen Fei spoke up again.

"Why not use an analog circuit instead?"

"An analog circuit? You mean a microcontroller?"

A repairman with some advanced technical knowledge shook his head, considering solving hardware problems with software a viable approach, but at a significant cost, requiring simultaneous secondary development of both hardware and software.

"No, just use a development board directly; if there's none, a PC can substitute. Hmm, dismantling a smartphone might also do."

The artificial intelligence AI "Adam" listed hundreds of solutions for Chen Fei, and all he had to do was choose the most effortless one.

Fortunately, the servo motor's drive circuit wasn't complex, especially replacing part of the circuit. If Chen Fei had to deal with the logic circuit of a general processor, it would indeed cost him dearly.

"Can, can we do it?"

The maintenance crew looked at Chen Fei with admiration, as if he were an industry guru.

"Immediately, right now!"

Chen Fei was waiting to use the printer; he didn't want to waste time.

This was called self-reliance.

A spare mobile phone was quickly brought before him.

Using a smartphone as a microcontroller through "dimensional reduction strike" wasn't impossible since it had all three essential elements: computing, memory, and control units. As for whether the performance was overkill, that wasn't the primary concern at the moment.

Chen Fei gathered a few plastic boards, cutting them into uniformly sized small squares. Under the influence of his Metal Elemental Psychic Power, he laid out copper wires, sprinkling tiny electronic components on top, as the pins automatically fused with the copper wire endpoints, eliminating the need for solder, and finished it with thin shield covers.

Five layers of PCB separated by insulating barley paper, and a cigarette pack-sized circuit board was assembled. Jump wires were routed directly to the servo motor's circuit board, severing and replacing the original's faulty area.

"Install it, and then turn it on for a test!"

Chen Fei handed over the handcrafted circuit.

Although it was handmade, the neatly arranged serpentine lines and pin junctions were filled with an industrial precision.

Industrial-grade Ability was terrifying indeed.

The circuit design and drive system were "Adam's" work. Chen Fei merely needed to copy the circuitry his eyes could see, ensuring that neither the circuit arrangement nor the component placement would go wrong.

The excessive wear of the X-axis servo motor and screw transmission controller was even easier to address; simply adding a bit of alloy about the size of a sesame seed would suffice, and it could likely run continuously for a thousand hours or more without issues.

Ding!~

The L991 high-precision molecular agglomeration 3D printer started successfully, and self-check verification passed.

"Come on, print some test items."

Chen Fei then took off the "Universal Data Transceiver" from his left wrist.

This time, no one objected.

Forget about sneaking around; he confidently plugged it in.

The large industrial specialty printer quickly started whirring into operation. Hundreds of parts, large and small, took shape gradually, and new pieces kept appearing, little by little filling the entire workspace.

The layout of the printed workpieces was not flat but three-dimensional. After being solidified and shaped by a special band of blue light, they were refined by a laser beam to enhance precision and meet tolerance ranges. The final product was obtained from the output slot.

Under the guise of testing, Chen Fei continuously printed for over two hours straight, with others helping to manually check tolerances. The final product parts were more than double the original planned quantity. Good deeds get rewarded; it was definitely a steal.

Vice President Shen heard that one of the two industrial printers at the base was out of commission. Hearing that his daughter and Little Chen were also around, he found time to come over for a look, only to see Chen Fei standing in front of the malfunctioning printer, with a few maintenance staff wearing work attire seriously gathered behind him.

Wasn't the printer broken? What were they fiddling with?

Shen Songling asked curiously, "Little Chen, what are you working on?"

Looking further, he saw that the quantity of the finished products alone was at least in the tens of thousands, regardless of the type.

"Crystal Jet parts!"

Chen Fei spoke honestly. The future father-in-law couldn't just be casually fooled, especially since he was an expert in this field. Even if he could bluff his way through now, sooner or later, Shen would catch on, and leaving a bad impression would be terrible.

The modifications that could continue to be made to the Crystal Jet at Aircrew Base had become increasingly limited. It wasn't necessarily because the design was nearing its final form; it might also mean that his and "Adam's" ability to further tweak it had reached its limit.

So far, the vast majority of the progress had been made through trial and error—accumulated technology and experience were extremely hardcore. But neither Chen Fei nor "Adam" were specialists in aircraft design, so hitting a ceiling early wasn't surprising.

"Huh?"

Shen Songling's eyes widened suddenly, but he quickly returned to normal.

If Chen Fei had somehow stolen the design plans for the "Canglong", Shen might have believed it.

But the Crystal Jet?

Forget about it! No one would steal the design plans for a Crystal Jet. The key isn't in how to design and manufacture, but whether there are Flyers available—that's what truly matters.

Seeing his daughter's face, Vice President Shen didn't want to dampen the young man's enthusiasm. With an encouraging look that showed high hopes, he patted Chen Fei on the shoulder.

"Mm, ambitious, keep it up."

Old Shen didn't believe a word of it.

You've got to become a Sky Knight first!

But just having a Special Ability doesn't qualify you to be a Sky Knight.