Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 1242 - 1211: Preparation

"Hello, 'Three Yellow Chickens' senior!"

The two Sky Knights stood upright and saluted Chen Haiqing, clearly recognizing this elder from their same batch.

"Chicken Nest" is one of the important local strategic air force bases, where Chen Fei's uncle served as a combat pilot during his youth.

"Ah, good, good!"

Chen Haiqing shook hands excitedly with the two Sky Knights; they were all like chickens from the same nest, naturally family.

Many Sky Knights have emerged from the "Chicken Nest," but Chen Haiqing regretted not having the qualifications to become one, not even as an Ability User. His past regrets might now be fulfilled through his youngest son, Chen Shan.

Although having connections with two of the four examiners, they might not necessarily be lenient with Chen Shan, and could even be stricter.

Sky Knights often undertake the most dangerous and challenging flight missions; sending someone without the Sky Knight's abilities to the battlefield facing this level of danger is undoubtedly highly irresponsible.

Thus, because of familiarity, it requires even greater caution.

"The list for the trial training subjects is out!"

An airport staff member aiding the Sky Knight trial training brought over a stack of printouts, interrupting Chen Haiqing's chat with the younger members of the "Chicken Nest."

Chen Fei and Shen Fei each received a copy.

"Can the performance parameters of the tactical jet meet these requirements?"

Shen Fei pointed to the tactical maneuvers on the trial training list; many fell under the category of Aerial Combat Skills. If they could fully and satisfactorily achieve these, they would indeed reach the threshold for a Sky Knight in flying capabilities.

But... it would be only a threshold.

The number of combat pilots reaching the Sky Knight aerial combat skill threshold is not small, yet that does not mean they have the ability to confront Sky Knights. If encountered in real combat, they'd likely be effortlessly shot down from the sky.

Aside from the Nangong Team, as the prototype designer of the tactical jet, Chen Fei was not unfamiliar with the professional aspects. He glanced at the list in his hand, and the AI "Adam" immediately highlighted the theoretical completion probability on the visual AR interface.

Aerial combat skills test not only the piloting ability of Sky Knights but also the performance of the combat aircraft itself.

Chen Fei looked over the automatically generated supplementary statistical report by "Adam" and said, "No problems! The minimum completion rate is over 98.3%, and most can be completed 100%. It still depends on Little Shanzi's personal actual performance."

The tactical jet was aimed from the start at the Sky Knight's Crystal Jet orientation, inherently undergoing various aerial combat skill changes, and fit surprisingly well with Chen Shan. If he can pass this trial, the next step is further design refinement and customizing exclusive aerial combat skills to release the Sky Knight's combat power to its full potential.

At this stage, even if a machine gun were aimed at their heads, the Nangong Team wouldn't walk away.

"It seems the most difficult part should be the confrontation project, Chen Fei, have you ever battled a Sky Knight?"

Shen Fei accurately grasped the key point of the trial training subjects; the major section followed after that where Chen Shan would face off against four Sky Knights in turn—he might not win, but at least he needed to gain recognition.

"Yes, my ranking isn't low!"

Despite not possessing the Sky Knight's qualifications, Chen Fei could single-handedly challenge Sky Knights with a combat spaceship, their proficiency undeniable.

After all, on the battlefield, where is there fairness? Combat of Crystal Jets versus spaceships is the norm.

Curiously, Shen Fei asked, "Have you ever thought of participating in the Sky Knight trial training?"

"No, I can't!" Chen Fei shook his head frankly, "Space perception, spatial awareness, visual estimation, and dynamic target tracking—all these aspects fall short, making it impossible to become a Sky Knight."

With the assistance of AI "Adam," he could indeed meet the Sky Knight trial training standards, but relying on such assistance would be a critical weakness, and reaction delays could be fatal at crucial moments.

The combat pace of a Combat Spaceship is not as rapid as a Crystal Jet, making Chen Fei's weaknesses negligible in contrast. Even if opponents noticed, they wouldn't easily exploit them.

In the Sky Knight simulated ranking battles at Barksdale Air Force Base, Chen Fei's successive advancements and victories against Sky Knights were due to dragging opponents into his rhythm, often reversing situations to clinch wins.

Shen Fei lamented, "That's really a shame!"

"Nothing to be regretted. My specialty is fleet battles, and in my field, Sky Knights are just cannon fodder, uh, sharp knives, yes, sharp knives!"

Mentioning "cannon fodder," Chen Xiao'er immediately received angry glares from the four Sky Knights present—really daring to say that.

Luckily, almost getting into trouble for blunt truths!

All Sky Knights are Ability Users; one-on-one real matches, Chen Fei might not be a match for them.

If the specialty was just one-on-one and Chen Fei had the bearing of a Sky Knight, Sovereignties wouldn't have pushed him to the front line against the "Sagali" civilization as cannon fodder—he wasn't needed even then.

"I'm ready!"

Having just completed a physical exam, Chen Shan came over energetically, dressed in the interception-type "Flying Dragon" Tactical Armor, with the Tactical Helmet in hand, but had a black eye over his left eye, appearing a bit odd.

The black eye had faded since leaving home, likely having undergone warm compresses and Healing Spell treatment, yet it remained visible.

"That black eye—were you hit?"

Sky Knight Ding Xiu examined Chen Shan's eye socket and then shot a look at Chen Fei, frowning as he spoke, "Was it you?"

The black eye wasn't there yesterday, clearly inflicted freshly, but at such timing, who else could have done it? The suspect wasn't hard to guess!

"He ran into it himself."

Chen Fei spread his hands, continuing, "Anyway, it's not a problem; he's used to it."

"You're the one who's used to getting hit!"

Chen Shan reverted to his typical provocation mode.

With many siblings, older ones bullying the younger was common in the Chen Family.

Without Chen Xiao'er, would Little Shanzi have avoided getting hit?

The answer is obviously no—those four elder sisters weren't just decorations!

The eldest sister's prowess exceeds even Chen Fei's.

"Let's hurry; we'll start now! The confrontation project will be in the afternoon, no objections, right?"

Lu Xia, a Sky Knight from the "Chicken Nest," interrupted Chen Shan's untimely bickering with the trial training list—such a light black eye was trivial and didn't impede the trial subjects' progress.

"No problem!"

Chen Shan responded loudly with fighting spirit.

"Board the aircraft, open the data link, and perform according to the subjects."

Sky Knight Lu Xia handed over the trial project list to Chen Shan.