Sky-cracking Rider

"Is all this stuff really just picked up?" Minante couldn't help but stare widely, not believing that Chen Fei was telling the truth, as he personally had never encountered such good fortune. "As long as you live long enough, you'll eventually find something." There was an underlying meaning in Chen Fei's words, though it was uncertain if this pilot from Cangqiong Star could discern it. A ringtone for a cellphone sounded, distinctive to Teacher Shen Fei. Chen Fei had set individual ringtones for important friends and colleagues to tell who was calling without needing to look at the display. "Chen Fei, come over right away, the Northern Weapons Industry has a plan ready, there's a car waiting for you outside the 'Gale Team's hangar. The voice of Teacher Shen came through. Huh? The last sentence grabbed Chen Fei's attention. There was a car waiting outside the hangar—when had the Northern Weapons Industry Group become so proactive? There was definitely room to do more research, to discuss, to ponder, to consider... He wasn't in a hurry anyway! True to expectations, there was a vehicle belonging to the Northern Weapons Industry Group parked outside the "Gale Team's" hangar. This was the treatment for a sponsor's golden daddy, not something they'd give to just any regular observer's team squashing into public transport. Shen Fei was vague on the phone, presumably details would be discussed face-to-face, and after ending the call, Chen Fei bid farewell to Minante and the others from the "Gale Team," exchanging contact information before leaving. It was another fruitful departure. - The long-missed encampment of the Northern Weapons Industry Group, where even the security guard at the gate was able to call out Chen Fei's name. Secretary Shen Fei and her father, Shen Songling, had been waiting for Chen Xiao'er in the vice general manager's office for quite some time. Despite the team's attendance at the "Abyssal Gladiatorial" event, administrative tasks still had no reason to cease. For such a large group company, it would be a nightmare to even think about management negligently frolicking around, as the grassroots employees may rebel due to delayed paychecks! After all, everyone had elders to support and children to raise, all needing to be fed. "This is the sincerity of the Northern Weapons Industry Group!" As soon as Chen Fei arrived, Secretary Shen did not say much, directly presenting a large stack of documents and placing them on the table. Behind closed doors, there was no need for niceties among insiders. After flipping through a few pages, Chen Fei lifted his gaze. "Are all these for me?" The design schemes for the Crystal Jet were indeed overthought. With so many different types of magic arrays and special alchemy technologies involved, the Northern Weapons Industry Group couldn't possibly be that generous. But the items in his hands were still no small catch. "Right, all these are licenses opened specifically for you by the corporation." These days really brought about many complications. Shen Fei didn't know to what extent the "Canglong" technology in Chen Fei's hands had evolved, only hoping that the project team's experts could catch up, otherwise, it would be problematic. If the technology path could not keep up, the project would be as good as scrapped. Such disastrous incidents weren't scarce in history. Take the heavy example of the legendary Jian-9, which lost control due to technological progression detaching from the practical situation, and nearly caused the subsequent Jian-10 to repeat the same faults. Chen Fei tentatively asked, "Can I choose to take everything?" Kids do multiple-choice, he was already an adult. Shen Songling and his daughter exchanged looks, their lips twitching as they responded, "We... can!" This was also one of the situations they had anticipated. The Northern Weapons Industry Group had extracted the complete technical details of eleven battle aircraft designs, viewed as failures over the past fifty years, including their main engines. Although regarded as discarded failures, they still held significant reference value, with many verified technologies even applied to successfully mass-produced products, essentially laying bare nearly fifty years of the Northern Weapons Industry Group's technological evolution in front of Chen Fei. Beyond that, there were also a few magic array details, primarily intended for application in the "Canglong" advanced fighter. Magic arrays weren't something ordinary people could access, but the Northern Weapons Industry Group knew that Chen Fei had some understanding of them and was still within regulatory limits, so they didn't offer anything beyond. There was only one Third Rank Light-based "Light Distortion" magic array, the rest were what Chen Fei already possessed. After all, as giants in the aerospace manufacturing industry, they couldn't really let people take whatever they wanted. Chen Fei was just lucky this time, but to freely ask for whatever he wanted was still out of the question. "This one, this one, this one—I already have these!" Chen Fei sifted through a stack of documents, filtering out parts he didn't need, mostly repetitive magic arrays that were irrelevant to him. Blue Star didn't possess strong Alchemy research capabilities and essentially relied on the technological support from Cangqiong Star. "You already have all these?" Shen Songling looked at the magic array information that had been picked out, surprised that the other party had actually managed to gather most of the magic array schemes needed for the advanced combat aircraft "Canglong" all by himself. "That's right, the aeronautical magic arrays I have come across are just those few, nothing much of novelty. By the way, do you need optimization services for the design plan of 'Canglong'? It's to optimize your existing plan, and I can do it quickly." Chen Fei proactively offered relevant technical support. "No, that won't be necessary, we only need the plans you provide," Shen Songling decisively refused, as the technical data for the "Canglong" project could not possibly be leaked under any circumstances. Those who truly want to get work done must do it themselves and not rely entirely on outsiders. Otherwise, the Northern Weapons Industry Group would indeed become the sheared sheep. "Alright, then I have three proposals!" Chen Fei stretched his hand out and, with a sweep over the office desk, three palm-sized aircraft models exquisitely appeared on the table. Evolving large objects took more time, but small items like these were a blink of the eye's work. The Shen family, father and daughter, looked closely and simultaneously gasped in shock. The thing the two of them feared the most had indeed happened. The first "Canglong" was a design deduced before coming into contact with the shells of "Canglong", even showing notable differences in external detail from the original "Canglong", mainly because this scheme was the product of the artificial intelligence AI "Adam" during a glut of computing power, simply thankful that it could fly. The second "Canglong" was a design used in the Abyssal Gladiatorial duel battle, also exactly what the Northern Weapons Industry Group urgently wanted — a mature plan. The third "Canglong" underwent radical changes in appearance, miraculously featuring three pairs of slim, thin wings, distinctly characteristic of "Sky Falcon" yet retaining the air intakes and wings, essentially merging Cangqiong Star's constructed aircraft and Blue Star's jet aircraft into one, very imaginative. The three "Canglong" models followed a clear technological progression. Chen Fei's "Canglong" used in the duel battle wasn't a spur-of-the-moment design, but a highly completion-finished craft, and its combat results also confirmed this, with no evidence more persuasive than its shootdown achievements. "Is the third model influenced by the 'Sky Falcon'?" Shen Fei was lucky to have watched the battle jointly with the Jiu Defense team in the box; otherwise, she probably couldn't have guessed the source of the odd wing design resembling a light wing. Chen Fei was actually able to apply "Sky Falcon" technology to the "Canglong". "Exactly! Just some immature ideas," Chen Fei flicked the three-winged "Canglong" model, and the three pairs of blade wings trembled rapidly, resembling a peculiar dragonfly. The advanced "Canglong" fighter originally used internal weapon bays, and switching to flapping blade wings did not much affect its weapon carrying capacity, not even hindering missile launches. "The third plan is too complicated!" Although Shen Songling wasn't an aviation design expert, he was still an old aviation professional. He might not have eaten pork but had seen pigs run. Despite saying this, he still couldn't help but inhale sharply. Despite the much more complex structure, which brought about production and logistical maintenance difficulties, it endowed the aircraft with extraordinary maneuverability. The affected high-speed performance could completely be compensated and optimized through magic arrays, reaching hyper speeds might be a bit difficult, but achieving speeds below Mach 5 was certainly not impossible. For a support combat aircraft, having hyper speed capabilities was not essential at all. They could continue optimizing the structural scheme, reducing the deficiencies to an acceptable level. For a moment, Old Shen thought a lot, but he finally clenched his teeth and said, "I want the second plan!" He immediately picked up the middle "Canglong" model in his hands; it was completely identical to the shell displayed and also the most suitable plan for the "Canglong" project team. The first plan had obvious shortcomings and was not worth considering, while the third plan, although having great potential, couldn't be waited for as long as the "Canglong" project team needed. Instead of aiming too high, it was better to be pragmatic and focus on the present to quickly deliver a mature finalized product and release the "Canglong's" competitive capabilities. Only when tangible profits were secured would the corporate group truly be relieved. Moreover, Richie, who eyed "Canglong" eagerly, waved their checks impatiently. If the delivery of the goods were delayed, the sovereign military purchase cake was only so big, and it could easily be snatched away by peers, possibly already in motion. "A wise choice, deal on site or set a time?" Chen Fei shook the documents in his hand. Although not complete, it itself was a technical catalog, but part of it could already be utilized. Shen Songling nodded and said, "Deal on site! Can it be in electronic form? Including the magic arrays!" Given his daughter's relationship with the other party, he was not worried about Chen Fei holding back or tinkering with the delivered plans. Chen Fei promptly said, "It's best to have the magic arrays in full metal form, other technical data can be in electronic form, two data storage devices, one for you, one for me." "Deal!"