Sky-cracking Rider

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"Awoo!"

Shen Fei's shadow suddenly expanded, and a black-furred large wolf jumped out.

Chen Fei stretched out his hand, smiling as he patted the wolf's head.

"Long time no see, Ah Mao!"

The Third Rank Magical Beast Shadow Wolf lived quite a comfortable life; its fur was glossy and slick, and it felt good to the touch.

Such fine fur! Such fine fur! Truly great!

The Shadow Wolf always felt Chen Fei's smile was a bit scary, and it was uneasy inside. It wondered if showing up to eagerly please was akin to walking into a trap on its own.

Not far away, Nangong Ruiyang's eyes were glued on the scene. The fierce magical beast that could easily suppress small thugs was just like a domesticated dog under the other's hand, allowing its head to be stroked and even wagging its tail.

Where could he have imagined, this Third Rank Shadow Wolf was actually tamed by Chen Fei before being handed over to Teacher Shen Fei as a gift.

Ah Mao, like Chen Fei, was in the midst of repaying a debt. It was only fitting to be polite to its creditor "dad."

Otherwise, it would be beaten again!

"Tweet!"

A little bird's voice came from inside the motorhome.

Even returning to the Northern Province, where the latitude was a bit lower and not as extreme cold as the Siberian Tundra that froze you to death, it was still winter in the Northern Hemisphere. The outdoor temperature wasn't high enough for the little one to be active outside, and though it liked to flit about, it still had to behave and stay inside the motorhome, enjoying the protection of the heater.

"Xiao Jiu is here too? Wow, you're driving such a big car? Is it a motorhome?"

Shen Fei stood at the door, curiously peeking inside.

"No, it's a Mobile Base Vehicle with a railgun mounted on top. Get in, let's find a place to eat."

Chen Fei led Shen Fei into the vehicle.

The security guard who happened to overhear the word "railgun" while curiously examining from up close immediately snorted in disbelief. Just keep bragging. A motorhome with a gun mounted, what was he implying? Did he think they were fools?

Shaking his head, he walked away, thinking that the rich really knew how to play!

Traffic surveillance equipment capable of automatic recognition of license plates, vehicle types, and responsive to signals was widespread at intersections. If it really was an illegal vehicle, it would have been stopped by the traffic police long ago.

"It's so big inside!"

Once on board, Shen Fei was astonished by the interior of the Mobile Base Vehicle.

A kitchen, two bathrooms, several beds, modular tables and chairs, and even a stable at the back—it was simply a display of obscene wealth.

There was no help for it, Holy Knights' mounts like the Blue Scaled Colt deserved a separate room for their status. They couldn't be as space-saving as Pure Light Sparrow Xiao Jiu, which only needed a nest the size of a palm to settle down.

Chen Fei saw someone peering curiously at the door and asked Shen Fei, "Teacher Shen, is that your friend?"

Nangong Ruiyang, after all, couldn't help himself and came over to inspect the Mobile Base Vehicle with a reluctant heart. When he heard "stable," his nose was nearly bent out of shape from frustration.

So, being rich is great, huh?

Alright, being rich is indeed great!

"Just a curious colleague, don't let him on!"

Despite being the scion of a corporate group, Nangong Ruiyang was no different from a stranger in Teacher Shen Fei's tone—she didn't want to introduce him even in half a sentence.

"Understood!"

Chen Fei made a hand gesture.

The door of the Mobile Base Vehicle closed with a clang, tightly secured. The fence should be tight, and the door even tighter.

He wasn't stupid, how could he not catch the subtext in Teacher Shen's words? You had to be quite unwelcome to provoke such a comment.

So keep your eyes to yourself, think as far away as you like, you can just keep rolling that far too.

Nangong Ruiyang, nearly bumped on the nose, left with a face as green as iron. Turning around, he even pulled out his phone and began grumbling and shaking someone up.

"This car... did you buy it?"

Shen Fei recalled the car keys that Nangong Ruiyang had been showing off on his fingers, whether intentionally or not, knowing that he had just bought a limited-edition high-end sports sedan worth over three million Star Yuan.

But three million Star Yuan could never compare to this gigantic vehicle, not even close enough to be called a competitor.

"Not me, I couldn't afford this!"

Chen Fei shook his head straightaway—he still owed a buttload of debt, where would he get the extra money to build such a thing?

"Is it borrowed, perhaps from your lady boss?"

Teacher Shen immediately thought of Boss Hana from Aircrew Base 911, as the lady boss lending a super-luxury motorhome to her employee for a flamboyant return to his hometown seemed quite possible.

In the military contracting business, those who could own an Aircrew Base often didn't lack funds—they were the true magnates.

"Not at all! This is mine, not borrowed."

Chen Fei shook his head again.

Boss Hana would never allow him to flaunt his wealth like this. At most, she'd share some good booze to drink together, which already made her one of the world's most conscientious and good-hearted bosses.

The fine liquor that Boss Hana now provided had already far surpassed the value of the debt Chen Fei owed, and she left these bottles so trustingly in the cottage he lived in, without even a lock on them.

Shen Fei expressed her amazement, "You didn't spend money, yet it's yours. Was it stolen?"

"Hardly! There's only one of these in the world; there's nowhere to steal it from. I pieced it together from a junk heap, what do you think?"

Chen Fei proudly put his hands on his hips, feeling quite smug about himself.

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"So that's how it is!"

Shen Fei suddenly understood; this was indeed something Chen Fei could pull off.

To put it nicely, it was called frugality, but bluntly, it was just poverty illness. Three years to wear the new, three years to wear the old, and with patching and matching, another three years, that was exactly how it went, wasn't it?

Assembling such a vehicle must not be an easy task.

Thinking about Nangong Ruiyang showing off his sports car worth over three million Star Yuan, and the person in front of her, who probably hadn't spent even half a coin.

Dingling, dingling, dingling...

A series of cell phone ringtones rang out.

Shen Fei saw her phone's screen lighting up with the caller's information.
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"Sorry, I have to take a call!"

She walked to a corner of the compartment with her phone and clicked to answer.

A moment later, the call ended.

Shen Fei apologized, "Sorry, there's been an issue with a project my father is in charge of, and I must head over immediately. Dinner will have to wait until next time."

She felt regretful; the matter wasn't trivial. It wasn't just dinner that she couldn't guarantee, but possibly several busy days ahead.

"No problem, why not eat something in the car, and I can take you there on the way?"

Chen Fei looked at the time, which happened to be the lunch hour, and even with urgent matters at hand, one should not delay lunch, right?

Shen Fei glanced around and asked tentatively, "Is that convenient?"

"Convenient! Very convenient! I don't have other plans anyway, so I can be Teacher Shen's driver and chef for a while, let's see how my cooking skills fare."

Chen Fei snapped his fingers and said, "Adam, drive! Teacher Shen, where to?"

The Mobile Base Vehicle began to move slowly.

Half an hour later, Nangong Ruiyang, who had failed to track down Secretary Shen, finally gathered his people and even brought two large fierce dogs for courage. But as he looked toward the entrance of the Administrative Center...

Emmmmmmm... where were the people and the vehicle? Where had they gone?

Only the security guard was still muttering to himself, "A motorhome plus cannon, driving and shooting, geez, what a pro!"

"Huh? Is it also auto-driving?"

Shen Fei obviously hadn't expected the second-hand assembled vehicle to actually come with an artificial intelligence AI auto-driving feature.

"Of course, it's a basic function!"

Chen Fei headed towards the fridge, where vegetables, eggs, and meat were stored, sufficient for two people to have a meal without any issue.

After entering Earth, he had even specially stocked up; enough food for one person to last at least a week without shopping.

"Go here, to the 310 Airport on Summer Solstice Fourth Road, it's a flight testing base."

Shen Fei pulled up the electronic map on her phone, pinpointed the location, and showed it to Chen Fei.

There were no street numbers, as the entire road belonged to the airport; one simply needed to know which direction the main gate faced.

"Understood, I've passed by there, I'm sure I can find the place."

What Chen Fei knew equated to Adam, the AI controlling the Mobile Base Vehicle, knowing as well.

He rifled through the fridge, selecting vegetables and fresh mushrooms, and from the freezer, he took out a few pounds of frozen beef and lamb that he had recently purchased, which didn't even need thawing.

If you wanted a quick, convenient, and tasty meal, hot pot was, of course, the top choice.

Just clean the vegetables, throw the hot pot base into the pot, fill it with water and start boiling, and that was nearly the whole job done.

The drive from the Northern Weapons Industry Group's Administrative Center to the 310 Airport was just enough time for a hot pot meal, without wasting a single minute.

"On the way here, I saw a military aircraft crash. I'm not sure if it's the project your father is responsible for."

Chen Fei said while efficiently washing the vegetables and simultaneously rinsing the rice.

He tore off half of a big head of cabbage and chose a few plump, green vegetables. With meat rolls and frozen tofu cooked in a white broth, when the hot pot was almost finished, a bowl of white rice with hot pot soup poured over it made for a satisfyingly hearty meal.

"Ah! You saw it? What exactly happened? Could you tell me about it?"

Shen Fei did not deny it; she had not expected Chen Fei to be a witness.

After carefully recalling, Chen Fei said, "It was flying back and forth quite normally at first, then suddenly it started smoking. Then all kinds of colored sparks burst from the fuselage, and it crashed to the ground at an angle. The pilot managed to eject in time, I don't know what happened after that, I only saw it from a distance. But from the sound of it, it seemed like a malfunction happened during acceleration, although the color of the sparks was a bit off, really strange!"

As a certified repair technician, he couldn't understand why an aircraft would emit such large and colorful sparks, which looked like fireworks.

Actually, most aircraft are quite simple, without complex alloys composed of multiple elements, so producing multicolored sparks is not an easy feat.

"Really? A malfunction during acceleration?"

Shen Fei thought it was an important point, and quickly noted it down on her phone. As a professional, Chen Fei's analysis might be correct.

But to know the truth, they would have to extract the black box from the aircraft debris for full details, as the data stored inside would be more comprehensive than what was synchronized to the cloud with a delay.

"Let the experts rack their brains over this— the soup is boiling, let's add the vegetables, the meat first!"

Chen Fei started dropping slices of lamb into the hot pot, blanching them for just a bit, and they were ready to eat, dipped in peanut butter and leek flowers, a top tier delicacy for sure.

Better leave the brain-racking to the experts. He was just a mechanic, not a scrappy analyst.

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