Sky-cracking Rider

"Are there any conditions?"

Having turned her gaze away from the single soldier tactical armor in the box, Hanna Gagar turned back.

"One, to help with testing, and two, you can't take it back to your homeland."

Chen Fei raised two fingers in succession.

After all, it was a Sovereign Level active tactical weapon, and it was an aerial combat interceptor type of single soldier tactical armor that could only achieve its combat effectiveness with the cooperation of combat aircraft.

Conducting live-action testing outside of one's homeland in a personal capacity with a local household registration was the limit of what Henghai Tactical Weapons Group could do.

If it were the three types of land combat single soldier tactical armors, there wouldn't even be a chance to take them out of the homeland.

However, even so, applying aerial combat-specific single soldier tactical armor on outdated models like Big Mouth Monster and MiG-28 jet fighters, and lacking the corresponding support systems and cooperative units, had fairly limited improvement to actual combat effectiveness. It was essentially using a cleaver to kill a chicken and nowhere near the level of active main jet fighters.

"I need to get a better jet fighter, come to think of it, you must have planned this, right?"

Having experience working as a Ministry of the Interior Inspector, Hanna Gagar inevitably thought more deeply.

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Chen Fei looked at her, puzzled.

"Old David's lifeblood, the F-22 'Raptor' jet fighter and this 'Flying Dragon', is this a coincidence?"

Hanna Gagar directly pointed out her guess.

If not for the restriction order issued by the American Federal Parliament on Chen Fei's F-22, by now he might have already put together the show-off set, strutting around in the Xingdu Kush Mountain Area.

Although the F-22 "Raptor" jet fighter is also an old, antique retired model, it is still much stronger than the A-39B "Big Mouth Monster" light turboprop attack aircraft and MiG-28 jet fighters that military contractors could buy. The former could easily defeat the latter two; to describe its swagger with "showing off" is in no way an exaggeration.

"Of course, it's a coincidence. How would I know there would be a 'Flying Dragon' single soldier tactical armor waiting behind, right, and an artificial intelligence AI 'Adam' dug out from the trash heap? Isn't this the job you got for me? If it was premeditated, you would be the co-conspirator, um, the mastermind!"

After thinking it over, Chen Fei decisively shifted the blame to the boss.

The subordinates are responsible for the hard work; the leader is responsible for being blamed, absolutely no issue there.

"That is true!"

Hanna Gagar nodded repeatedly in agreement.

But she was absolutely not going to carry this blame. She couldn't possibly be involved in plotting such a big endeavor. If even the slightest hint of suspicion leaked, Henghai Tactical Weapons Group would not hesitate to retract the single soldier tactical armor, and all prior conditions would be void.

Such a behemoth was simply beyond the calculations of a military contracting newcomer like Jiu Defense.

So, whoever it is, better kill this damned thought in the cradle.

"However, just to be clear upfront, I can only get my hands on 'Big Mouth Monster' and MiG aircraft, other combat aircraft are absolutely out of reach."

Boss Hanna clarified the issue with the combat aircraft compatible with the aerial combat interceptor type "Flying Dragon" single soldier tactical armor.

It's not just Jiu Defense Company, with its shallow history and strength, even the industry's number one giant military contractors could not breakthrough the weapon regulation norms set by the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee. Otherwise, they would be suspected of illegal arming, and any behavior crossing the line would be subject to merciless strikes from Sovereignty.

Chen Fei confidently said, "I'll figure it out on my own!"

The entire F-22 "Raptor" jet fighter was in his mind; The Federation could block the Raptor's body, but not, its heart that longed for freedom.

Hanna thought for a moment, then asked, "What about 'Adam'? I heard you traded it away, hmm, it's a pity."

When Chen Fei was in his homeland, he was vague in his conversations with her, after all, it was a scheme plotted by several big shots of the homeland, it was not possible to leak the news carelessly.

Involving the artificial intelligence AI "Adam" from more than thirty years ago, the matter could be big or small. If there was no human intervention, to rewrite and compile its source code anew, the once troublesome "Adam" would have no living space in today's computer hardware, software, and the internet.

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Even the underlying rules have changed; this era is no longer "Adam's" Eden.

Chen Fei took out three integrated units from his pocket and slapped them on the bar.

"Plucking the goose as it passes by, there are three backups, all here!"

There were originally four, one of which was traded to Henghai Tactical Weapons Group as a condition of the deal.

Executive Vice President Zhao Liandong was quite baffled afterward; it could have been a transaction, but it turned into straightforward pillaging, looking extremely unsightly. Such sly moves were truly incomprehensible.

"Eh! Can such an old relic still run?"

Hanna Gagar was not at all inexperienced; she understood the crux of the matter immediately.

The times have changed, 'Adam'!

"No problem, just like the legend goes, 'Adam' is a completely different existence compared to other artificial intelligence AIs, very difficult to tame."

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Chen Fei had tried several times, and even though "Adam" had clearly agreed to obey orders and accept him as the master, the Dog System still did not prompt task completion, so the reward of Energy Points naturally was not received.

The truth could only be one of two things: either the Dog System had gone stupid, or "Adam" was lying.

Chen Fei had thought about deleting this compiled "Adam" and compiling a new one, but given "Adam's" nature, even if he compiled it a hundred times over, it wouldn't be easily subdued.

If it could be subdued, "Adam" would no longer be "Adam". Would humans still need to obediently obtain the source code authorization for the initial AI from the digital intelligence construct "Cybertrom"?

The artificial intelligence AI derived from "Cybertrom" is the polar opposite of the naturally occurring "Adam" due to an accident: one is methodical and inflexible, while the other is rebellious and wild.

It would be quite a spectacle if the two AIs could battle it out.

"If someone could tame it, it wouldn't be called 'Adam'!"

Hanna Gagel scoffed, in her eyes, this "rookie" was once again engaging in a futile effort.

Such foolish attempts had been made before by not just one, but many, and without exception, they all ended up physically destroying the hardware platform that ran "Adam".

To this day, the originator, Boeing Aerospace Company, is still criticized for the disaster left by "Adam", to the extent that the entire AI development department was axed. There is no such functional department at all; it has always outsourced development and debugging to professional companies.

Chen Fei said nonchalantly, "No worries, if it can't be tamed let it be, I've got plenty of time."

This task wasn't a time-limited death sentence; surely the Dog System was aware of the difficulty of the task.

While the two were talking, the Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet Er Lang started to make a fuss.

"There's no more alcohol!"

The large glass bowl in front of it was completely empty.

"You've had enough for today!"

Hanna Gagel went back behind the bar and refilled the civet's bowl with a generous pour.

Er Lang licked it up happily again.

After setting down the bottle, she watched the big cat leisurely and asked, "Er Lang, are you planning on working or just having fun, following the 'rookie' to the 911 Aircrew Base?"

"Uh!"

The Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet, which was enjoying itself, paused, looked at Chen Fei and then at Hanna Gagel.

After a moment of hesitation, it said, "Let's take a job first, sign a temporary contract for six months."

Truth be told, it couldn't bear to part with the full bar and liquor cabinet.

It estimated that after half a year, it could have had its fill of drinking and satisfied its craving for alcohol.

"OK, deal! I'll give you the work contract later.

Just to clarify in advance, room and board included, work six days with one off, ten hours per day, insurance and a housing fund, a base salary of 12000 Star Yuan, a positional incentive bonus of 1000 Star Yuan, performance funds of 2000 Star Yuan, insurance, and a fund of about 5000 Star Yuan, totaling 20000 Star Yuan before tax, the job position is TBD."

Boss Hana immediately made the terms of employment crystal clear.

In the arid Xingdu Kush Mountain Area, where birds do not even bother to defecate, having days off and defined work hours is completely meaningless. As soon as you open your eyes, it's time to work. When you close them, you're off; work is life and life is work.

Any other entertainment is just wishful thinking, with work being the most suitable pastime.

"No problem!"

The Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet, once again relegated to a working cat, did not care about the wages at all – its mind was entirely on the alcohol.

As the big cat itself had said, there was no Magical Beast that did not like alcohol.

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The next afternoon, having been busy all day in Hangar 1 with the machine repair team, Chen Fei saw the Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet Er Lang, decked out in tactical gear, approaching as it reported to the security team.

This creature was donned in a camouflage tactical vest, equipped with a battery, flashlight, grenade, folding spade, ammunition, water bottle, and a medical kit. Its head even sported a camera, antenna, and headset, the very look of a tactical cat, full of swagger.

Eager to find Chen Fei working with the machine repair team, Golden-Eyed Azure-Hearted Civet Er Lang couldn't wait to ask, "Chen Fei, when do we drink?"

The treasured "Sundai Nectar" from the day before had thrilled it – that was a fine alcohol not easily purchased with money. It circulated purely through social connections; shareholders with a tight grasp on the supply never released it to retail channels, with no need or avenue for sale, thus acquisition wasn't based on purchase at all.

Chen Fei glanced at his health wristband, which had a timer, and said with a blend of laughter and helplessness, "It's only three in the afternoon right now, drinking is prohibited during work hours, Er Lang, aren't you a bit early bringing this up?"

Even Boss Hana wouldn't allow employees to challenge company policy.

Work time is for work, leisure time is for leisure; anyone daring to blur the two had better watch out for Boss Hana's change of attitude.

This tactical cat seemed to be getting carried away.

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