Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 433: Section 429 - Questioning

In fact, Chen Fei couldn’t just waltz into the scene, touch the "Canglong" project and take it away.

He had to rely on the so-called "sacrifice" to do so, and even the pile of shattered machine debris before him was far from enough. Wanting to repair the wreckage completely, even the "Physical Evolution Database" was powerless. What kind of fairy-tale joke was this!

Chen Fei crouched down and picked up a piece of debris the size of a palm, examining it carefully before his eyes.

The moment he touched it, the Dog System issued a prompt.

System: Ding! Found Alloy Body 157 grams, absorb: Yes/No｜?

Of course, it’s a no!

He couldn’t be too blatant, and he wasn’t in need of those few Energy Points, especially since that didn’t even amount to a whole number.

The debris had already cooled through, entirely blackened, leaving a hand filthy upon touch and accompanied by a pungent residual odor, with the silver-white luster of metal faintly visible at the torn edge.

As if he’d discovered something, Chen Fei picked up a few more thin fragments and tried piecing them together before examining them again closely.

Secretly, he picked up a nail-sized fragment and activated the "Metal Devouring" skill. Compared to the large piece from before, this one was almost inconspicuous, practically negligible.

System: Absorbed Alloy Body 2 grams, composition ratio: Aluminum 57%, Titanium 18%, Magnesium 4%, Zinc 3%, Copper 2%, Chromium...

"Skin Fragment, it must be a Magic Array!"

Chen Fei turned his head and looked at the experts who had ceased their quarreling and were now evaluating him, and tentatively asked, "Is this a Crystal Jet?"

The base material most commonly used for Magic Arrays on Blue Star is titanium, known as Mithril on Cangqiong Star, a high-quality conductor of magic power, and occasionally platinum is also used.

But apart from the Crystal Jet, other aircraft rarely use Magic Arrays, partly because they require large-capacity Crystalline Blocks in place of high-quality Demon Crystals or Magical Beast Crystal Cores, and also because maintenance is quite troublesome—probably enough to drive the logistics department to collapse.

Chief Designer Sun Qiuguo smiled and said, "You’ve figured it out!"

The others all gave him a thumbs-up.

If one observed carefully and let their imagination run, it would be easy to guess that the special texturing on the surface of the skin fragment could very possibly be part of a Magic Array.

Chen Fei’s reaction was quick, guessing the truth right away. Even if he wasn’t an industry insider, he was definitely not as ignorant as a rookie.

No one could have guessed that Chen Fei didn’t deduce the answer but copied it, and his way of entry was something others couldn’t learn.

"A titanium-based Magic Array, that should be correct!"

While saying this, Chen Fei approached the largest main body, subtly absorbing a few more fragments to confirm that the high percentage of titanium was not incidental but essential.

However, he could only copy so much information. He couldn’t absorb all of the debris, or else he could have reconstructed even more information.

"...There should be twenty-nine aerodynamic control surfaces, if I’m not mistaken, and AI-assisted flight... such a familiar storage unit style, is it ’Adam’...?"

Chen Fei was still examining the wreckage when Chief Designer Sun Qiuguo interrupted his murmuring.

"Wait a minute, Little Chen, how do you know it’s ’Adam’?"

Upon hearing Chen Fei mention "Adam," the faces of those experts all showed a drastic change, and one thought crossed their minds: damn it, a security breach!

Like other projects initiated by the company, either there was no leak, or a leak would be a major issue, even threatening the survival of the whole project. If the company assessed that "Canglong" had lost its confidentiality and thus canceled the project, it wasn’t out of the realm of possibility. That would mean a loss of many people’s year-end bonuses or even their jobs.

The steady maintenance of a state enterprise might be comforting, but job security wasn’t guaranteed. Once you lost your hold and it broke, that meant you were completely cut off from the state enterprise route. How could those accustomed to the reassurance of state enterprise life adapt to fully competitive private companies?

"’Adam’?" Chen Fei smiled and then said, "Technically, the ’Adam’ in use here was brought back by me from the American Federation."

"Adam" had multiple patrons domestically, and as industry leaders, how could they not snatch such a useful AI? Chen Fei had long known that Northern Weapons Industry Group was one of those in need and that it was being applied in new projects under development; he was not surprised at all.

The AIs derived from Cybertrom’s digital intelligent constructs were indeed useful, but compared to "Adam," they were more than a bit behind. There hadn’t been significant progress in over thirty years.

Mentioning "Adam" might be sensitive for others, but not for him.

"What?"

Chief Designer Sun Qiuguo couldn’t help but widen his eyes in shock.

Was this young man truly the source of the domestic "Adam"? That was far too coincidental!

Although there were rumors that someone else had tried and failed to bring "Adam" back, blocked tightly by the American Federation, ultimately, "Adam" had made its way into the country.

Chen Fei nodded affirmatively, "Well, being a military contractor, I occasionally take on some private work!"

Accepting money to solve problems for others, nothing wrong with that; earning money while on one’s feet is not embarrassing!

Jiu Defense Company didn’t prohibit its employees from taking private jobs, but they couldn’t interfere with the company’s business, couldn’t use the company’s name, had to HOLD their own, and were responsible for the consequences. Personal behavior was not connected to the company.

Still somewhat skeptical, Sun Qiuguo said, "Heh, so that’s how it is!"

Shen Fei asked with surprise and delight, "Chen Fei, do you have any other goodies here?"

Chen Fei pointed to his head and said, "Not much good stuff, just ’Adam’s source code, designs and technical manuals for the A-29 ’Big Mouth Monster,’ MiG-28, and F-22 ’Raptor.’ Are you interested? The price is negotiable!"

The storage space of the "File Management Plugin" was still vast. He had only utilized a drop in the ocean, but that’s as far as it went.

As one of the top ten designers and manufacturers of combat aircraft on Blue Star, Northern Weapons Industry Group certainly wasn’t short on good items. Shen Fei might not have eaten pork before, but she certainly had seen pigs run and immediately lost enthusiasm, saying, "Why is it all these antiques!"

"Military contractors, right. Where would they get good stuff!"

Nangong Chengyu, the deputy chief designer of the project, didn’t find it odd at all.

How could private military companies possess overly advanced weapons and equipment? Maintaining a technological gap was essential. Whoever dared to step beyond set limits would invariably face the merciless crackdown of Sovereignty.

After rummaging through the rubble without much gain, Chen Fei didn’t continue any further and returned to the center of the group of experts, affirming: "This is not a Crystal Jet!"

This was his final judgment, although it featured the design of a magic array, it ultimately wasn’t one.

It seemed that the experts of the Northern Weapons Industry Group also intended to test their knowledge.

There was a magic array, but it wasn’t a Crystal Jet, it must be a future main combat aircraft that found a new entry point, striking a balance between combat effectiveness, production costs, and maintenance.

Worker Ge, one of the experts, didn’t hold back as he said, "Hey, Little Chen, it seems like military contractors can’t get their hands on Crystal Jets, right? You came to that conclusion so easily?"

In fact, it was true that military contractors couldn’t even obtain current active-duty equipment, let alone the national treasure, the Crystal Jet.

Just for Chen Fei personally owning the "Flying Dragon" interceptor-type single soldier tactical armor, Henghai Tactical Weapons Group had to expend much effort to smooth things over so that the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee would turn a blind eye to this rule-breaking piece of active-duty equipment.

"It just so happens that I have a Crystal Jet in my possession!"

There was no better evidence than this for Chen Fei; if the answer was still questioned, it might be beyond help.

"You’re lying!"

"That joke isn’t funny at all!"

"How is that possible, it must be a toy, right!"

"Yeah, yeah, if it’s a toy then that’s not surprising!"

"That’s kind of interesting, haha!"

...

The experts were incredulous, some scoffed, some were sour, and some were obviously amused... In the end, no one was willing to believe what Chen Fei said.

Even Shen Fei didn’t think, given Chen Fei’s financial situation, that he could afford a Crystal Jet, not in this lifetime or the next, if Sovereignty were willing to sell.

So this must be a little joke meant to lighten the mood.

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Alright! Chief Designer Sun Qiuguo from the "Canglong" project admitted he had a low threshold for humor, and he was successfully amused by the other party’s remark.

"Look! This is my Crystal Jet, named ’Holy Grail’!"

Chen Fei took out his phone and showed a photo to the experts.

Laymen watch the excitement; insiders look for clues. Whether it’s real or not is apparent at a glance.

These experts were not easy to fool.

"Eh! It kinda looks real!"

"Is it a rendered image? The proportions and lighting look so accurate!"

After careful consideration, the experts unanimously determined that this was an artificially created image so masterfully done that it could rival the real thing.

"Rendered image?"

Shen Fei looked at Chen Fei with puzzled disbelief; she was unaware that he had such skills.

"How could it be a rendered image, why does no one believe me when I’m telling the truth! Look, some people even think this photo was rendered!"

Chen Fei brought up another photo.

Chief Designer Sun Qiuguo sneakily glanced at it, laughed, and said, "Isn’t this rendered too?"

The young man in the photo was posing with the Dragon of Slaughter, with a rope tied to his hand. If that was a real photo, it would have to be a posthumous portrait; the next second, his head would surely be bitten off by the Metallic Dragon.

"This photo... uh, it’s real!"

Shen Fei couldn’t help but laugh as she vouched for Chen Fei.

Because she was the one who had taken the photo; she was the living proof.

"Huh?" said Chief Designer Sun Qiuguo.

"Huh?" said Deputy Chief Designer Nangong Chengyu.

"Huh?" said Worker Ge.

"Huh?" said Worker Ma.

...

All the expert friends were shocked.

So, this actually worked?

Was it that the human’s head contained a bundle, or that the dragon’s head contained one?

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The truth was that both the human and dragon had bundles in their heads; otherwise, this photo wouldn’t exist.

"So... this Crystal Jet is real."

Chen Fei finally proved he wasn’t joking.

The question now was...

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