Sky-cracking Rider

Seeing Chen Fei's face twitch slightly, the black kid Randy flashed a triumphant look and even flashed a hip-hop hand gesture that roughly meant, "Wait till after school, don't you run away!"

Damn it, I'll beat you to 90% dead later!

He summoned the Dog System and checked the various interfaces.

Skill Shop:

1. Material Evolution Simulation (replaces non-metal parts): 1000 Energy Points

2. Crystal/Electric Energy Conversion Module: 1000 Energy Points

3. Basic Particle Beam (upgradable): 1000 Energy Pointsn/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

4. Basic Microwave Emitter (upgradable): 1000 Energy Points

5. Evolution Accelerator Level 0 (0-9 level): 500 Energy Points

6. Electromagnetic Induction Acceleration Module: 200 Energy Points

7. Evolution Accelerator Level 0 (0-9 level): 500 Energy Points

8. Radar Synthesis Module: 1000 Energy Points

9. Particle Acceleration Component: 100 Energy Points

10. Battery (upgradable): 500 Energy Points | Long-term charge storage

Note: updates every 24 hours

Chen Fei was startled, were there that many pages of skills before?

How come there's only one page left, and only ten skills to choose from?

Dog System, come out, did you devour them?

We agreed on an upgrade, but now it looks more like a downgrade.

Dog System: …

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The two teachers, along with twelve students, had just finished visiting each exhibit in the gallery, and it was precisely lunchtime.

The students, in groups of two or three, headed to the airport cafeteria. The food here wasn't bad; the ingredients came from nearby farms and ranches, making the cost very low. With three buffet meals a day including dairy, fish, meat, fruits, and vegetables, quality and quantity were guaranteed, allowing one to eat to their heart's content.

The incident this morning where Chen Fei and Randy almost came to blows over a few words still caught their classmates' attention.

"Hey, Randy, Chen Fei is a classmate, you shouldn't fight him."

"Don't worry, this is a man's contest, I'll be gentle with him. Chen Fei insulted my idol, and I need to teach him a lesson," Randy replied.

"Randy, your tone of voice makes me sick, ugh, are you even serious?"

"Buddy, I'm straight, don't get me wrong. I'll have a fair and square friendly match with Chen Fei. Look at this face of mine, I'm a good boy!"

"Fighting is not right, we should love peace!"

"I love peace too, Lim, but I must remind you, peace is fought for, not spoken into existence."

"Let's not rush into fighting, how about I get Chen Fei to apologize to you?"

"Alright, Joel, for your sake, I'll give him a chance."

"I'll talk to him later, huh? Where's Chen Fei? Hasn't he come out yet? Never mind, I'll wait for him in the cafeteria. Randy, no rash moves."

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Although only a few were indifferent, no one deliberately instigated further conflict, and most tried to mediate.

Walking with a cane, David Sid saw that Chen Fei hadn't joined the others for lunch in the cafeteria but instead stood motionless next to an F-22 jet in the exhibition hall and approached. Looking at the aircraft he had once lovingly polished, he said,

"Young man, this is 'Raptor', my ride back in the day. When I retired, I bought it outright. Did you know that if it's well-maintained, this old guy can still fly!"

This "old guy" ambiguously referred not only to the jet but also to himself.

Regrettably, the F-22 had long been out of production, and parts had been unavailable for ages. Even with skilled mechanics, you can't cook without rice. Due to the lack of necessary parts and consumables, maintaining this adequately preserved jet was no longer feasible.

"It's a cool fighter jet."

Chen Fei stared at the obsolete jet in front of him, his mind racing with ideas.

Hearing Old David say this, he knew the task ahead might be very challenging.

The old man made a fine steak, had great wine, was a good person, and the jet was his pride and joy. Chen Fei felt reluctant to act.

Old David proudly declared, "This is the beauty of industry, a strong fighter is always stylish."

After thinking for a long time and lacking a good idea, Chen Fei finally resolved himself and spoke outright, "Old David!"

"Hmm?"

The old man responded in confusion.

Chen Fei hesitated for a moment, but persisted, "How can I acquire this 'Raptor'?"

Since he couldn't find a solution immediately, he might as well consult the person who posed the challenge; perhaps he could offer some hints.

"Huh?"

Old David stiffened, gradually losing his smile as he said, "This is not for sale!"

The atmosphere at the scene became somewhat tense.

Chen Fei spoke more firmly, "Sorry, I can't afford it, but I still want to obtain it."

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"Do you really want it that badly?"

Old David was utterly baffled by Chen Fei's notion, as it did not seem like a joke to him.

Even if it were "a joke," it was not funny at all.

"I'm serious!"

Chen Fei nodded with utmost certainty.

If it were not for the energy points, he wouldn't have given it another glance.

Old David suddenly laughed, pointing at the F-22 Raptor, and said, "If you can make it fly, I will give it to you!"

So many years had passed; he really wanted to see, once more, the graceful prowess of the Raptor soaring across the sky.

Just like Old David, this fighter aircraft was deeply wounded and too old to fly.

Chen Fei tentatively asked again, "Just make it fly?"

He had traveled far to reach this remote private airstrip for mechanic and flight training, specifically to repair and pilot aircraft.

Old David clenched his cane tightly, his knuckles turning white, and pointing at the F-22 Raptor in front of them, he said word by word, "As long as you can make it fly, it's yours!"

Owning tens of kilometers of land and a private airstrip with a collection of many famous fighters, money was not an issue for him. His only pursuits were the dreams of his youth and his current sentiments.

"No problem! I'm a Level B supernatural power user with a Special Ability called 'Sacrifice'!"

The Metal Elemental Psychic Power obviously didn't sound as grand as "Sacrifice." Determined, Chen Fei decided to use the name "Sacrifice" to publicly absorb metal products, ranging from small weapons to large aircraft and ships.

Blue Star was abundant in all sorts of metal products; one could say that the entire civilization was built on metal materials.

"Level B supernatural power user, 'Sacrifice'?"

Old David was startled, looking at Chen Fei incredulously as if he was meeting the young man for the first time.

A Level B supernatural power user coming for mechanic and flight training—it seemed somewhat incomprehensible.

He grew even more dubious.

"With the 'Sacrifice' ability, I can fix it!"

Chen Fei felt he was getting closer to success.

The Dog System probably hadn't expected that he hadn't used any tricks; he had succeeded in persuading Old David just by being straightforward.

"Then let me, Old David, see your 'Sacrifice'!"

The old man stepped aside, leaning on his cane.

Begin your performance.

Chen Fei immediately stepped forward without ceremony, placing his hand under the nose of the F-22 Raptor jet fighter.

"Sacrifice (Absorption)!"

System: Ding! Absorbing one F-22 Raptor jet fighter, alloy weight 19113.7 kilograms, composition ratio: Aluminum 45%, Titanium 28%, Iron 9%, Copper 5%, Lithium 2%, Molybdenum 2%…

There was a clattering as numerous non-metallic parts fell to the ground.

System: Ding! Within 24 hours, sacrifice one F-22 Raptor jet fighter (Completed), receive energy points 1000!

System: Ding! Metal Devouring, receive energy points 2.

Energy Points: 1003/5000

Open the "Skill Shop," select "Material Evolution Simulation (substitute for non-metallic parts): 1000 energy points"

Energy Points: 3/5000

Physical Evolution Database (447), categories: Cold Weapons (7), Firearms (2), Tools (95), Components (339), Aircraft (2), Vehicles (2) | Search.../Manage...

Bring out the "F-22 Raptor," manually complete it.

Seeing his beloved collection, the F-22 Raptor, crumble unexpectedly, Old David was utterly shocked.

He finally confirmed that Chen Fei was truly a supernatural power user, though his ability was somewhat peculiar. He wondered whether Chen Fei could restore his fighter jet.

After seeing Chen Fei make his fighter jet disappear, and standing there with his eyes closed, Old David could not contain himself, and asked, "How is it now?"

Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes, exhaling deeply, and said, "It's done!"

Using the "Material Evolution Simulation" skill to replace those unabsorbable functional modules had truly drained a significant portion of his energy.

Chen Fei extended his hand towards the open space outside the display area.

"Come out, 'Raptor'!"

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