Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 1237 - 1206: Face Value

In the hangar, no trace of Little Shan and Shen Fei could be seen, leaving behind only two large fruits called SPA fruits and two bewildered Sky Knights, Ding Xiu and Sun Ruzheng, along with the unflappable Heseman Brown and Dang Wei Jun.

Anyone who had seen the "Life Tree" wouldn't be surprised to see Chen Fei produce various plants.

The "Life Tree," in some sense, is a tree-shaped "Seed Nest," more accurately defined as a universal bio-manufacturing factory, capable of replicating existing organisms and customizing new ones as needed, all within the bounds of basic natural laws — nothing beyond genetic rules would emerge.

One took fifteen minutes, the other seventeen minutes.

The two large fruits with tender, firm exteriors quickly dehydrated and withered at a speed visible to the naked eye. The substantial consumption of water, which conveys metabolic substances, indicated a tremendous rate of material transport and metabolism.

After drying up, the SPA fruits turned into thin slices of various sizes amidst a crackling sound, with their dense tendrils becoming fine filaments. Little Shan and Shen Fei, emerging from deep sleep, were covered by those slices. Their breathing was uneven; they opened their eyes in succession.

"What's going on?"

Little Shan pushed away the paper-like slices pressed on him like a blanket, stretched lazily, looked around in confusion, then glanced at the slices of unknown material he had pushed aside. His mind seemed to freeze for four or five seconds before snapping back to reality. Suddenly, he shrieked, "Ahhh, I was swallowed, swallowed, help, help!"

In the large hangar, of course, there weren't only two Sky Knights and the people Chen Fei brought, but no one came to respond.

They're all brothers from the Chen Family Gate; no matter how noisy, it's still family business.

"So noisy!"

Shen Fei finally woke up as well, her brows furrowed by Little Shan's loud yelling.

"Here, take a look!"

After helping his girlfriend up from the ground, Chen Fei handed her a mirror-like piece of stainless steel, thin with folded edges, though slightly heavy to hold.

"Eh? It's really gone!"

Holding the stainless steel piece used as a mirror, Shen Fei examined herself closely and was delighted to find her dark circles gone.

Not only the dark circles and accumulated blood vessels under her eyes, but her skin and hair also appeared much more radiant.

In just over ten minutes, even the top skincare products couldn't achieve such results.

"How's the effect?"

Chen Fei, pleased to finally have something nice for his girlfriend, thought other items were either combat-related, like the "Dragon Slayer Missile," which weren't suitable for pleasing Teacher Shen Fei!

"It's amazing!"

Shen Fei stretched, feeling full of energy.

It indeed felt like having a super deep SPA; the giant fruit Chen Fei took out was aptly named.

"Glad you like it; I'll let you use it again after some time, but don't get too dependent!"

Chen Fei used the same excuse to decline Lord Landon Louis; it wasn't about cost, but fear of developing dependency, which might lead to neglecting one's own health.

Shen Fei tentatively asked, "Is this thing... easy to get?"

"It's easy, just not easy to store; it has to be used on the spot."

Chen Fei immediately guessed Shen Fei's thoughts and said, "After Little Shanzi finishes training, I'll pay a visit to Uncle and Auntie."

He winked after speaking.

SPA fruits are best for family use, not suitable as gifts for others.

Originally meant for accelerating human repair, its preservation ability isn't great. Once detached from the "Life Tree," its effectiveness diminishes over time.

Half an hour later, the effect is halved, and after an hour, it starts to rot and becomes completely useless.

"You're so sweet, I have to reward you, MUAH!"

Clearly, Chen Xiao'er's gift delighted Teacher Shen.

Ding Xiu covered his eyes with one hand and Sun Ruzheng's with the other, while Sun Ruzheng used both hands to cover Little Shan's eyes, refusing to partake in the dog food show, as kids shouldn't watch.

Heseman Brown and Dang Wei Jun turned forwards and backwards.

"Little Shanzi, are you going to stay here?"

Chen Fei pointed to the newly upgraded tactical jet and casually upgraded several others as he passed by.

Interrupted from his state by Chen Fei, Little Shan grumbled, "What's the point of staying, I'm heading back!"

Turning around, he called out to the staff in the hangar.

"Bring a car, I'm leaving!"

The airport is huge, and relying solely on two legs would probably take an hour to exit.

Then he turned back to Chen Fei and asked, "Chen Fei, do you have any more of that SPA fruit?"

Despite being startled, Little Shan had to admit the fruit covered with tendrils was indeed effective; not only did he physically and mentally recover to optimal states, but the pressure from facing trials had also diminished significantly.

Chen Fei replied, "I have plenty; as much as you want. It just can't be stored and has to be used on-site."

Little Shanzi seemed to be considering one for his dad as well, and maybe several of his elder sisters would get to enjoy the SPA benefits too.

"Uh, can we try it too?"

Sun Ruzheng finally had his curiosity piqued.

Although Sky Knight Ding Xiu didn't speak, he shared the same sentiment.

"No problem, coming right up!"

The "Life Tree" immediately ripened two more SPA fruits, which detached naturally and were sent out of the Life Space of the "Boundary Pearl" by Chen Fei's spiritual power even before they hit the ground.

The two giant fruits, almost identical in size, were colored slightly differently; one was green with a hint of red, and the other yellow with a hint of white. These slight details in skin pigment didn't matter, as the color wasn't expected to signal different effects.

With two soft cracks, the skins split into wide gaps, extending tendrils that captured the two unresisting Sky Knights and enveloped them completely, as if nothing had ever happened.

The men were gone, but the fruits remained.

"Let's go!"

Chen Fei, holding Teacher Shen's hand, interlocked their fingers.

"All aboard!"

Little Shan couldn't stand these two, so he boarded the transfer vehicle first.

The open-topped, ten-seater shuttle car was limited to internal airport travel; to go outside, they would need to switch vehicles.

Little Shan's ride was an ordinary family sedan costing no more than fifty thousand Star Yuan, even less than the luxury cars the airport prepared for Heseman Brown and Dang Wei Jun.

Casually getting on Little Shan's car with his girlfriend, Chen Fei looked around the back seat then asked curiously, "Eh? Little Shanzi, why are you driving such a cheap car? It doesn't fit the image of a Crown Prince of National Defense Star."

Elder Brother Chen's private car was even more expensive than Little Shanzi's cheap one.

"Ha? What image? Why would I need some millions or tens of millions Star Yuan luxury car to show status when I'm flying fighter jets worth billions or even tens of billions? I'd have to be crazy to buy some luxury car," Little Shan retorted immediately.