Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 778: Section 773 - Big Cat

"Dragon King" Assault-Type Mobile Armor crumbled into countless tiny geometric pieces and disappeared, revealing Chen Fei once again. He clapped his hands and said, "That's a preliminary fix!"

Looking at the time, it was still quite early before mealtime, giving ample time for detail adjustments.

The remaining unfinished engineering main included hydroelectric work, along with some soft decorations. Once various equipment was moved in and arranged, Hangar No. 3 would be officially ready for use.

It still needed a layer of sound dampening pads on the inside of the ceiling; otherwise, the clattering sound during rain and hail would be particularly moving.

"Hmm! Metal Ability is really useful!"

Standing inside the fully formed Hangar No. 3 and looking it over, Big Brother Xiao was very satisfied.

Having a supernatural power user with such a practical ability in his team was indeed a great help.

In fact, not all Metal Ability Users could achieve this extent. For instance, A-ranked Metal Ability User Kiterley, whom Chen Fei knew, could refine some special alloy, but as for engineering works like steel canopy houses, even if he exhausted himself to death, he couldn't handle it.

So, being called an Industrial-grade Ability was no empty name.

There was still a certain difference between metal products made through Metal Ability and those produced industrially,

The former had no internal stresses inside, making their mechanical properties very stable; even the most basic steel materials would not deform for a hundred years (As natural stress release causes steel deformation, machine tools use materials that have been stress-relieved over millions of years, Soviet Union).

The latter could use heat treatment techniques to utilize the originally harmful internal stresses, transforming decay into something miraculous, significantly enhancing mechanical properties, although not as stable as Ability-made products, yet for everyday use, their lifespan was more than sufficient.

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Chen Fei stayed at Aircrew Base 911 for two days, visited the now rabbit-infested Rabbit Valley, and met the still lively and adorable students of Patan Elementary School. Then, together with Boss Hanna, they took a light transport plane to the nearest public airport, incidentally picking up the supplies they had purchased and retrieving the Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet Er Lang from Jiu Defense's headquarters in Chapala City after completing an external mission.

Descending from the light transport plane, the first thing Chen Fei saw was the Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet squatting next to a huge supply box.

"Er Lang, long time no see!"

Being a magical beast that operated solo, it was accompanied by two airport security guards, waiting until Aircrew Base 911's light transport plane slid into the designated parking bay.

"I thought you weren't coming back!"

Big Cat looked Chen Fei up and down, its gaze landing on his shoulder, and exclaimed in surprise, "What rank is your bird now? It feels quite different!"

As a Seventh-Rank Dual-Elemental Magical Beast, the Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet also possessed strong spiritual power and keenly sensed an unusual flutter of Light Elemental Energy emanating from the Pure Light Sparrow.

"It's now Sixth Rank!"

Chen Fei reported the exact number.

"What rank?" The Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet twitched its fluffy ear tips.

"Sixth Rank!"

Chen Fei's tone remained unchanged.

"Huh? What did you feed it? Did it eat an Immortal Pill?"

The Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet Er Lang's eyes bulged out roundly.

A visit to Cangqiong Star, where Elemental Energy was active, made it easy for spellcasters and magical beasts who had been on Blue Star for a long time to advance in rank quickly, but an elevation of several ranks like Xiao Jiu's was unprecedented.

Having been away for just a few months, this little creature's growth had almost reached the level of a Seventh-Rank Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet, sincerely giving the big cat a tremendous shock. Goodness gracious! Was Xiao Jiu really a Pure Light Sparrow?

It was almost common knowledge that Pure Light Sparrows were among the least esteemed magical beasts. According to past records, their ceiling was Second Rank, and even that was among the most talented in the Pure Light Sparrow lineage.

Beyond that, throughout all history books, it remained unheard of.

"It's more about the collective will of the Pure Light Sparrow; unity is strength."

Chen Fei had witnessed firsthand how every time Xiao Jiu summoned its kin, not only did it induce significant fluctuations of Light Elemental Energy, but numerous Pure Light Sparrows also collectively advanced in rank, naturally understanding corresponding Light-based Spells of their new ranks.

The ease with which Xiao Jiu advanced in rank was undoubtedly facilitated by the magic potions Chen Fei had obtained at great cost for its cultivation, but those advancing Pure Light Sparrow had never sipped even a drop of Elemental Affinity Enhancement Potion. Not just from First to Second Rank, but even beyond Third Rank was not just an isolated case; both in numbers and proportion, they had shattered previous understanding of Pure Light Sparrows.

Every summoning of the flock achieved this, thus Chen Fei speculated that the mass advancement of Pure Light Sparrows could be due to the collective power drawing in Light Elemental Energy, achieving a qualitative change through quantitative change.

With the intensity of Elemental Energy capable of annihilating a giant dragon, it indeed was a possibility.

"Unheard of!"

The Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet admitted it couldn't understand.

There were indeed communal magical beasts on Cangqiong Star, and more than one kind, but if merely relying on collective strength could easily facilitate advancement, perhaps other creatures would stand no chance of survival, right?

"This is a fact!"

Chen Fei shrugged his shoulders, he didn't have a second answer.

"Er Lang, are things going smoothly for you?"

Boss Hana's words interjected.

Big Cat had left the Aircrew Base 911, not only to participate in field missions from headquarters but also to attend to some other matters.

Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet spoke irritably, "Don't mention it, there's a civil war on Cangqiong Star, and the items I wanted to buy have skyrocketed in price because of the situation—these profiteers!"

Being a Magical Beast, it needed to advance in rank on Blue Star, where the Elemental Energy activity was insufficient, and this required not just full meals but also the aid of specific materials.

"What are you trying to buy?"

Chen Fei thought about the local products he had brought back from Cangqiong Star.

"Wind and Psychic Series Magical Beast Crystal Cores, do you have any? Or Demon Crystals from minerals would also do, not too high-rank, even low-rank ones, ha... I knew it was futile to ask, these things are usually hard to come by."

The Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet helplessly swayed its tail, its furry cat face filled with disappointment.

The procurement channels of Jiu Defense Company hardly reached these materials, completely unable to help, thus it could only rely on itself to find a way.

After all, there were few Ability Users in the military contractor line of work, with meager demand; only at the headquarters of Blue Star Global United Defense Committee, in Hablav City located in the Central Great Desert, were a large number of Ability Users concentrated, enjoying the official allocated resources.

Items like Magical Beast Crystal Cores, natural Demon Crystals, magic potions, and Alchemical Artifacts were crucial materials that occupied the trading quota with Cangqiong Star and rarely entered civil channels. Luckily, as a Magical Beast, Er Lang could apply for a small quota; otherwise, even with money, might not be able to buy these items.

"What do you think of these?"

Chen Fei's hand flashed silver, and he held a box with both hands.

Click!

The lid of the box opened, and a wave of Elemental Energy drifted out.

"Ah!~"

The Big Cat opened its mouth wide, eyes fixated on the uniformly sized standard crystal boxes inside the box, securing objects of various sizes, colors, and textures—the largest the size of an egg, the smallest about the size of a soybean.

The cubic crystal boxes nearly filled the entire wooden box, neatly stacked.

"Magical Beast Crystal Cores? Where did you get these from?"

Hanna Gagel, who had traveled here in a small transport with Chen Fei, immediately realized what was stored inside these crystal boxes.

Goodness! So many Magical Beast Crystal Cores, could it be he robbed or stole the sovereign's trade quota channels?

This thought flashed through Hanna Gagel's mind momentarily. Robbing trade quota channels was simply impossible, not just for Grade B Ability Users, even the rumored Grade S Ability Users couldn't manage it. The trade level between the Silan Dynasty and Blue Star Sovereignty was untouchable and unmovable.

"Spoils of war, I initially planned to hand them over to the Mercenary Guild, but then..."

Sun Domain City had been ravaged by war, almost flattening the street housing the Mercenary Guild; Chen Fei couldn't wait for it to be rebuilt and had to take these spoils of war to Nandu City, then through the suburban Ground Portal Gate Management Substation back to Blue Star.

Originally hoping that the materials hunted would compensate for the significant expenditure on mercenary commissions, it now seemed there was no way to replenish his savings account balance shortly.

"I will take this one, this one, and this one!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh… The Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet's paws moved swiftly, nearly creating afterimages, and in the blink of an eye, it had scooped up more than a dozen crystal boxes for itself, all emanating Elemental Energy waves characteristic of the Wind Series.

The Psychic Series Magical Beast Crystal Cores were very rare, and there wasn't even a single one in Chen Fei's wooden box; mostly Wind, Fire, Earth, Water, Wood, Lightning, and two of the Dark Element, similarly absent of Light, Metal, and Space Series.

"'Rookie', what do you plan to do with these items?"

Seeing so many Magical Beast Crystal Cores, Hanna Gagel's mind started to race.

Just as Er Lang said, after the rebellion broke out on Zhai Liuzhou continent of Cangqiong Star, although other continents of Cangqiong Star could still provide special resources, things were not very stable on Blue Star's end, with even a sovereign formally declaring war on the Silan Dynasty, exacerbating the communication between the two civilized planets, impacting the prices of quota goods far more than just a few percentage points' fluctuation.

"I suppose, I suppose I'll find a place to sell them!"

Truth be told, after leaving Cangqiong Star, Chen Fei didn't know where to clear these spoils of war since Blue Star had no Mercenary Guilds specifically for handling these resources.

Although military contractors occasionally had to deal with ferocious Magical Beasts that lost control, the odds of Crystal Cores forming inside their bodies were minuscule at best, mostly nonexistent; and even if there were very few obtained, the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee could not offer a high purchase price.

The Elemental Energy activity on Blue Star couldn't compare with Cangqiong Star, and the basic environment was laid out there, causing the occasionally produced Magical Beast Crystal Cores on Blue Star to also be inferior in quality compared to those on Cangqiong Star.

Hanna Gagel ventured, "If you're willing, let me handle them for you!"

"Sure!"

Chen Fei agreed without hesitation, truly a big help, dear Boss!