Sky-cracking Rider
Chapter 572: Section 568 - Friends Come from Afar
Thunder Magic Shield (12), Mist (1), Water Bubble (1), once added to the "Magical Array Evolution Database" skill list, Dog System immediately provided the necessary Magic Array Inscription units.
It was evident that the magic arrays used in aircraft generally held a low rank.
Perhaps considering endurance and cost-effectiveness, even using Crystalline Blocks and Demon Crystals, they wouldn't opt for high-rank magic arrays that consume a huge amount of resources.
Moreover, the production of low-rank magical array inscriptions could also be ensured, making them more suitable for mass production.
Chen Fei saw a line of text appear before him.
Adam: Crystal Jet "Unnamed" and "Canglong" advanced fighter design plans have been derived!
No sooner had the three magic arrays arrived, the AI "Adam" had completed the design plan upgrades for two combat aircraft.
If it had been a human research and development team, this seemingly simple modification would have required over six months of work.
"Heh, Northern Weapons Industry is going to ask for more money! 'Adam,' make sure to keep a record of all the upgrade plans."
Chen Fei seemed to be talking to himself.
Adam: Historical versions saved, 174 in number.
It seemed that "Adam" was doing even better than Chen Fei had imagined, as it had already prepared in advance.
"Are you curious about 'Sky Falcon'?"
A voice came, from very nearby.
"Eh?"
Chen Fei looked in the direction of the voice, a few steps away stood a person looking at him.
If he wasn't mistaken, the voice should have come from that person.
He pointed at himself and tentatively asked, "Are you talking to me?"
Outside the isolation section, a crowd had gathered.
"I was up there, watching you for a long time, should we move somewhere else to talk?"
After the other party nodded, they took two steps forward and gestured toward the Comprehensive Center's commercial street in the distance.
Obviously, the speaker was very interested in Chen Fei who had been picking up "scraps."
"Up there?"
Chen Fei looked up and saw the high eaves of the Comprehensive Center building.
It was empty.
The "Sky Falcon" pilot who had been at one of the eaves was nowhere to be seen, and looking at the other's attire, Chen Fei immediately realized.
As the saying goes, "hang" high and see far, his every little movement had completely fallen into the other's view.
Taking his eyes back from the eaves, Chen Fei nodded immediately to the other person and said, "Sure, as a courtesy of the host, let me buy you a drink, what do you prefer?"
The other person appeared to be about the same age as himself, and by the tone, didn't seem intent on reporting him on the spot, which meant there was still room for talk, especially since they were both young, likely no barriers in communication due to generational differences.
"Great, great! Can I have a soda?"
The other person, clutching a helmet with a distinct Otherworld style under their arm, seemed very pleased.
Chen Fei squeezed out of the crowd while asking, "Are you a current pilot?"
Active duty pilots wouldn't touch such high-sugar content beverages.
Low-salt, low-sugar, nutritionally balanced—probably the air force is the only troop breed with strict dietary standards.
(Pilot meals aren't at all bland, author personally tasted, but mastering such a balance isn't easy)
"Uh! I am an intern pilot from Zhai Liuzhou, you can call me Minante, I haven't passed the Sky Cavalry Group's evaluation yet, planning to train for two more years, you know about Zhai Liuzhou, right? Originally part of Tessa Empire on Cangqiong Star, oh sorry, it's unified now."
The "Sky Falcon" pilot from Cangqiong Star shrugged apologetically, seemingly the traces of Tessa Emperor's rule over Zhai Liuzhou hadn't completely vanished.
Thirty years weren't enough to completely erode the presence of the previous rulers with a new generation growing up.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm aware, after all, it's in the textbooks, nice to meet you, Minante, I'm Chen Fei, you can also call me by my pilot call sign, 'Rookie'!"
Following the mutual communication of civilizations between the two planets, the thickness of elementary students' history books had doubled instantly, something Chen Fei knew all too well.
"'Rookie,' indeed, we're in the same field!"
Realizing Chen Fei was also a pilot, the "Sky Falcon" pilot also suddenly understood why Chen Fei was interested in the wreckage of "Sky Falcon".
In a teahouse, they both sat down.
Chen Fei ordered a tangerine-flavored soda for Minante and a simple unsweetened pure black coffee for himself.
"I have some bloodline of the Darknight Tribe, roughly from an ancestor about dozens of generations ago, who married someone from the Darknight Tribe."
Noticing that Chen Fei was curiously staring at him, Sky Falcon pilot Minante was not surprised at all. Blue Star people were always involuntarily captivated by his eyes, which is one of the Darknight Tribe's distinguishing features, a pair of eyes shimmering with a faint blue glow, also known as 'Night Eyes'."
Even in broad daylight, they were extremely striking, and it wasn't a reflection; they were actually glowing.
He had also inherited a racial trait of the Darknight Tribe, night vision.
Even in pitch-black darkness where he couldn't see his hand in front of his face, for Minante, the view was only slightly dimmer than in daylight.
"So that's it, it's my first time seeing this."
Chen Fei nodded. His eyes sometimes changed color due to his special abilities, so he was quite interested in eyes that were similarly unusual.
Based on the increasingly accepted 'Great World Tree Origin Theory', the mysterious giant that spread life seeds across life planet in different planes had proposed that humans of Cangqiong Star and Blue Star actually originated from the same source. The most compelling evidence is that the two sides do not have reproductive isolation, and could completely produce new mixed-blood descendants.
Just like the descendants of Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals on Blue Star, despite developing different forms of civilization, races such as Caucasians, Blacks, Asians, and other very rare skin colors were still genetically identical as humans.
Cangqiong Star had similar situations.
There were humans, the Feathered Tribe, Barbarian Tribe, Darknight Tribe, Spirit Tribe, Beast Tribe, and the Demon Tribe. Perhaps there were significant differences in physical features, but it didn't affect the birth of mixed-blood children. Apart from humans, other humanoid intelligent species had some genetic traits that were particularly stable, such as the Feathered Tribe's wings, the large physique of the Barbarian Tribe, the Darknight Tribe's unusual eyes, the spiritual power of the Spirit Tribe, facial features and claws of the Beast Tribe, and the horns of the Demon Tribe. Without ten to twenty generations of 'cleansing', these dominant genetic traits are difficult to turn into recessive ones, and might emerge again after a few generations.
The emergence of the 'Great World Tree Origin Theory' also debunked the origin theory that 'humans evolved from monkeys'. In fact, the difference in the chromosome count between humans and other primates proved that an evolutionary link between the two was impossible.
Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, whereas the closest primate, the chimpanzee, has 24 pairs, gibbons have 22 pairs, and most monkeys have 27 pairs.
If chromosomal fusion were the trigger for the evolution from monkeys to humans, then the olive tree and the chevrotain also have 23 pairs of chromosomes, but they are clearly not related to humans.
The emergence of these new theories directly resulted not in a clearer origin of humanity but in the students suddenly having a lot more homework.
Dammit!
"I think I saw the 'Sky Falcon' fragment disappear and then reappear in your hand; what were you doing?"
If Chen Fei were attempting to steal the fragments, that would be one thing, but since he didn't actually do so, Minante finally had a chance to voice his confusion.
"I am a Metal Elemental Psychic Power user, it's one of my abilities, 'Sacrifice', which can replicate metal objects. I apologize, I replicated some 'Sky Falcon' fragments, mostly out of curiosity."
Chen Fei did not hide it; after all, the other person saw it clearly. Being evasive would only make him seem less credible.
A single lie often needs many more lies to cover it up, so it's better to suppress it immediately and decisively with a single truth.
Using the truth to twist the truth is simply an impeccable strategy.
"You are a supernatural power user, sorry, I shouldn't pry into your abilities."
Sky Falcon pilot Minante was taken aback briefly before quickly apologizing.
Clearly aware of the taboos among Ability Users, casually asking about someone else's skills could put the other party at risk.
"No worries! It's not really a secret, to be precise, within a small circle."
Obviously, Chen Fei wouldn't blatantly publicize this to the whole world, but indeed a segment of the group was aware of his ability.
It was registered in his personal file with the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee, and while the superpower system was full of numerous and various abilities, since industrial-grade Ability Users were not only him, it wasn't given too much attention.
He was just worried about running into sticklers or someone with a real 'Sacrifice' ability, which could make things tricky if questioned seriously."
"Please be assured! I will guard this secret with my life."
Minante immediately made a solemn promise, although still not quite understanding what the 'Sacrifice' ability was all about, he felt it must be pretty impressive.
Chen Fei was amused by this straightforward boy and hurriedly waved his hands, saying, "Haha, there's no need for that, if someone tortures you for information, you might as well confess early on."
This time, even Minante laughed.
To him, Chen Fei was a very interesting person.
After laughing for a while, Minante said, "If you're really interested in 'Sky Falcon', I invite you to visit our 'Gale Team' hangar."
"Really?"
Chen Fei was overjoyed.
It seemed that the other party did not know what he was actually up to and innocently wanted to 'invite the wolf into the house.'
No, no, no, it should be a pleasure to have friends come from afar, yes, a joy indeed!
Hehehe!
So naive!
Chen Xiao'er was surrounded by proponents of conspiracy theories: Boss Hana, Assistant Lahar, Miyoshi Monk, and more opponents in this regard.
"Sure, sure, absolutely, my teammates would probably be very happy to meet you."
Participating in the 'Abyssal Gladiatorial' battle, the 'Gale Team', newly arrived on Blue Star, Minante was naturally very willing to make new friends from Blue Star.
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