Furball + Pressure Test
Xia Fei's warship cut in from an ingenious angle. The sharp bow of the warship was like a nimble knife as it gently sliced open the stern of Li Mo's warship.
Flames soared to the sky!
Li Guan jumped up from his seat and stared at the screen with an ashen face. He grabbed his chest with one hand and groped hard.
Li Mo was still his son, the first-in-line heir to Planet Conglomerate. It would be a huge loss to him and his family if anything happened to him.
Everyone in the audience was stunned!
No one had expected Xia Fei to do something so serious in front of so many people. If Li Mo died, not only would Xia Fei be removed from the Golden Finger Cup forever, he would not be able to escape the punishment of the law.
Xia Fei had an evil smile on his face. He was not a fool, and he would not kill Li Mo in public. All he wanted was for Li Mo to pay a small price for what he had done.
The reason everyone could see the flames was because Xia Fei had chosen to cut in from the side of the fuel injection system. When the warship moved, the fuel injection system would shoot out two columns of flames. Due to Xia Fei's destruction, the two columns of flames were no longer concentrated but scattered.
It was like the relationship between a faucet and a showerhead. The water from the faucet was far more powerful than the showerhead, so Li Mo's warship could no longer concentrate its thrust after Xia Fei destroyed it. It became clumsy and slow, moving at a tenth of its normal speed.
The image on the screen zoomed in. Li Guan heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that his son's warship had only lost its propulsion instead of exploding. At least he was still alive.
Xia Fei lit a cigarette in the command deck with a smile on his face. He looked at the scattered flames in front of him with satisfaction as if he was very satisfied with his work.
Phantom laughed heartily. "Well done! I've long found that kid an eyesore. However, I'm afraid you'll be banned from the Association of Machinists for life. "
Xia Fei's lips curled into a strange smile as he said, "Do you think I care? So what if I don't participate in the tournament again? Everything has a price. Most importantly, I'm in a good mood today. I can't wait to see Li Mo fuming. "
Phantom nodded excitedly. "That's true. Seeing the championship fly away just like that, this kid must be so angry that he fainted. That slap you gave him was really heavy."
Xia Fei's eyes gleamed coldly. "Actually, I want to kill him even more, but now is not the time. Let him enjoy the pleasure of being disappointed first."
Huh? Phantom exclaimed as he turned his head to stare at Xia Feis chest, his gaze extremely strange.
Xia Fei felt very uncomfortable being stared at, so he asked in a deep voice, "What are you looking at?"
"The egg in your arms is absorbing." Gui Ying frowned and said.
"What are you absorbing?" Xia Fei hurriedly asked in shock. The egg he had obtained from the Blood Matrix had been hidden in his bosom all this time, and he had yet to find someone to appraise it. How could Xia Fei not be shocked now that this strange egg had actually changed? After all, no one knew what kind of creature was inside.
Phantom swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with a look of disbelief, "When you attacked Li Mo just now, your body emitted an evil aura, and this egg is absorbing the evil in your body!"
"How did you see it?" Xia Fei reached into his bosom and took out that furry egg, placing it on the table. He carefully observed it, but he could not see anything.
"I'm a ghost, so of course I can see it," Phantom said. "The last time you snuck into Li Mo's house, I noticed that the egg seemed to be acting strangely, but I couldn't be sure because its absorption was very weak back then, but it's very obvious today. If I'm not mistaken, this egg has already grown!"
"It's relying on evil energy to grow?" Xia Fei found it unbelievable. The Beast Spirit Codex had plenty of descriptions of rare monsters, but Xia Fei could not think of any species that relied on absorbing evil energy to hatch. What kind of creature could it be?
At this moment, the furry egg on the table suddenly shook a little.
"Not good! It's about to hatch! If it's an evil creature, use your Beast Spirit Codex to control it. If you can't control it, just kill it! "Phantom said in a deep voice.
Xia Fei nodded and took out the Lifeseeker dagger from his spatial ring. The Assassin Sect's unique dagger was extremely sharp, so he figured that such a small creature would not be able to do much damage, so he should be able to deal with it.
The furry little ball shook even more violently, and it was obvious that the creature inside was struggling desperately to break out of its cocoon.
Xia Fei stared at it with a serious expression, the blade of his dagger at the side, ready to take its life at any moment!
Xia Fei and Phantom originally thought that this was an egg, and there should be some unknown creature inside, but they were wrong. This was not an egg, for a small red eye was growing out of its furry body, followed by a second eye and a small mouth.
It looked at Xia Fei like a newborn baby, its eyes filled with innocence and mischief. The little ball did its best to wiggle its body and crawl to Xia Fei's side, but unfortunately, its strength was still very weak, and it began panting after a few tries.
Xia Fei and Phantom were speechless. It had absorbed the power of evil to grow, and it had actually grown into a cute little ball of fur, looking completely harmless.
Xia Fei hesitated for a moment before he slowly extended a finger toward it. Phantom was very nervous. It would be very bad if he got bitten by this little ball of fur. No one knew if this thing was poisonous or not.
The little ball of fur excitedly opened its mouth, using its pink tongue to lick and lick Xia Fei's finger. Xia Fei felt a slight itch on his fingertip, and he could not help but think of a dog he had raised a long time ago. Not only was this little creature not a threat, it was also extremely cute.
After licking Xia Fei's finger for a while, the little creature used its furry body to rub against Xia Fei, as if it wanted Xia Fei to hug it.
Xia Fei looked at Phantom, and Phantom looked back at Xia Fei. The two of them did not say a word. They had originally thought that it would be a hideous monster, but they had never imagined that it would actually be such a round little thing.
Xia Fei picked it up with his palm and softly asked, "Little guy, just who are you?"
Phantom said, "Give it a name."
Xia Fei muttered to himself, "What should I name this little ball of fur?"
The little creature in his palm suddenly used its tongue to lick Xia Fei's palm again, appearing very excited.
"Looks like it likes the name Furball. Let's call it Furball from now on," Xia Fei said with a smile.
Furball seemed to understand Xia Fei's words, and it licked him again.
That was when a signal suddenly came through the communication system. Xia Fei kept Furball in his bosom, and the little creature swayed a few times before falling asleep. It was still very weak as a newborn, and it needed to sleep constantly to replenish its strength.
"Xia Fei, come to the chief judge's office immediately. I hope you can give us a reasonable explanation for what happened today," the chief judge, Floating Light, said with a cold expression.
Xia Fei nodded, turned off the screen, and had his warship descend.
Li Mo, who had been teasing Furball, had his warship land first. Having lost its propulsion, he would not be able to get a good result even if he forced himself to participate in the competition. Besides, it was not safe for a warship with a damaged injection system to enter space.
As soon as Xia Fei got off the ship, Li Mo rushed over with a livid expression, cursing at Xia Fei.
The television broadcast clearly transmitted this scene to every spectator. In the stands, Li Guan sighed and muttered to himself, "It's fine to lose the competition, but how can I lose someone else as well?"
Standing up, Li Guan left without a word. As a member of the upper class, no matter how angry Li Mo was, he should not have cursed in front of the entire Alliance. In Li Guan's eyes, it was a huge loss of face for his family.
Xia Fei smiled and said to the enraged Li Mo, "What? Are you trying to bite me? "
…
In the chief judge's office, the screen was broadcasting the award ceremony of the Golden Finger Cup. Li Mo had only gotten third place due to his withdrawal in the last round.
Seeing Li Mo gritting his teeth as he stood on the lowest level of the podium, Xia Fei revealed a satisfied smile. He turned to the frowning Years of Floating Light and said, "Chief judge, I've already said what I wanted to say. This is definitely just an accident. What could I have done if the warship suddenly lost control? Besides, I've already done my best to minimize the damage, and no one was injured or killed in the process. "
"Then how do you explain the blades installed at the bow of the warship?"
"I felt that everyone would hide the tokens we were looking for in a very hostile environment, and we might even need to pass through obstacles, so I installed them."
"Then how do you explain modifying the power output tubes of the warship? You clearly knew that doing so would cause the warship to instantly lose its speed! "
"In pursuit of maximum speed, I always have to take some risks. I didn't think that the temporary loss of speed would cause me to crash into someone else."
"You! You're just quibbling! "
No matter how the chief judges pressed him, Xia Fei insisted that he was innocent. There was no evidence at hand, and unless Xia Fei admitted it himself, no one could do anything to him.
Years of Floating Light helplessly waved his hand. "Alright, you can go back now."
Xia Fei nodded and said good afternoon to the judges before he turned around and left.
"Old Nian, how do you think we should handle this matter? Xia Fei must've done it on purpose!"
Years of Floating Light sternly said, "Remove him from the tournament and permanently ban him."
"Isn't this punishment a little too light?"
Years of Floating Light glared at the one who spoke. "What else can we do? Should we hand Xia Fei over to the court? It's not like we have any evidence! "
…
Xia Fei returned to his dormitory to pack his things. The Golden Finger Cup had already ended, so it was not convenient for him to stay any longer.
The crowd cast unfriendly glances at him. No matter what, Xia Fei's vicious and merciless image was something that the spectators would never forget. He had risked his life to drag Li Mo down with him, but no one knew what kind of grudge the two had against each other.
Storing his clothes in his spatial ring, Xia Fei strode out of the dormitory and saw Constantine leaning against the corner of the wall.
Smiling at Xia Fei, Constantine said, "Thank you."
Xia Fei shook his head. "There's no need to thank me. I can guarantee that I didn't send Li Mo flying for your sake."
"No matter who it was for, you've indirectly helped me. Do you know that if I don't become the champion this time, I'll have to marry a woman as fat as a bear when I get back? That's the promise I made with my royal father. Because of what you did, I'm free now, and I can choose the woman I like. This is very important to me," Constantine said.
He took out a black metal badge and handed it to Xia Fei. "Come find me in the Blood Candle Kingdom if you have the chance. I'll treat you to a drink. This is a token of my family, and it records the safest route to the Blood Candle Kingdom. Very few people know of this route."
Xia Fei nodded. "I recall that the Blood Candle Kingdom is very close to the Death Trio Star Region?"
Constantine replied, "Not far."
Xia Fei smiled as he kept the badge with the royal family's insignia. "Perhaps the two of us will really have the chance to meet again."
With that said, Xia Fei waved at him and left. Constantine walked over to the window and looked down, only to see Avril waiting for Xia Fei downstairs.
"Lucky guy. You've really done me a great favor this time," Constantine muttered to himself.
…
Military, secret research center.
The red-haired Chief of Staff Williams and Admiral Layton's arrival immediately caused the atmosphere in the research center to tense up. Everyone busied themselves with everything they had, none of them willing to leave a bad impression on the illustrious military triumvirate. Since they were in the military, they had to abide by the military's rules. Everyone had a saying going around in private, "Better provoke the King of Hell than the Three-Headed Wolf."
The Three Wolves referred to the General Staff Headquarters' Wolf Williams, the Admiralty's Wolf Layton, and the person in charge of the entire Alliance's military affairs, the King of Wolves, Tai.
The military was like a pack of wolves, and Williams, Layton, and Tai were the leaders of the pack. They were the strongest, most treacherous, and most intimidating existences to their enemies. Moreover, they had been working together for more than a decade, and their relationship was excellent. Their teamwork was flawless. Many people even compared them to Marshal Duris and his son, Duris Jr., in the military's golden age.
Countless generals had emerged during the long war between the Pan-Human Alliance and the insectoids, and the Duris father-son duo were the cream of the crop. They had appeared out of nowhere when the humans were at their most difficult, leading their armies to attack insectoid territory only a warp away. The Pan-Human Alliance had never been so close to insectoid territory in any war, and that was the closest the Alliance had ever been to the insectoids.
Military scientists generally believed that the military triumvirate was unfortunate because they lived in a peaceful era, unable to unleash their talents in military affairs. Otherwise, they would have become top-class generals like the Duris father-son duo.
Williams and Layton walked out of the control center of the research lab. The one who received them was an old man with a head full of white hair. He was as thin as a stick and wore a pair of thick glasses, looking like an old pedant.
"Is Tai here?" Layton asked.
The old pedant was startled. He pushed up the glasses on his nose. "Minister Tai is coming as well? Why didn't I receive any notice? "
Layton snorted. "Tai's whereabouts are a military secret. Why would they inform you? Don't screw it up this time. You won't have a good time if you make Tai unhappy! "
The old pedant immediately became frightened and uneasy when he heard this. Williams held his shoulder and escorted him out of the room. "Don't worry, sir. Minister Tai is actually very easy to talk to. Just do as I say."
The old pedant hurriedly nodded, full of gratitude toward Williams.
Closing the door, Williams took out a box of maple candies from his pocket and popped two into his mouth. "Layton, why are you so nervous? We're just giving the energy-shield booster to Tai. Whether he uses it or not is his problem."
Layton frowned. "Sigh, the energy-shield booster's effects are unquestionable, but it's a pity that Quantum Holdings is too small. I'm afraid they don't have the ability to supply the entire military. You know that Tai comes from a military family, and he values tradition the most. It'll be very difficult for him to agree to let an unknown company join the A-list of the military."
Williams was confused. "But you don't have to be nervous, do you? At most, he won't use it. "
Layton sighed. "To think that you're still a soldier. The energy-shield booster is like an outstanding soldier. Which commander doesn't want to recruit a good soldier under their command? Wouldn't you be anxious if you were in my shoes?" Layton sighed. "You're a good soldier, aren't you?
Williams chuckled. "So that's what you're worried about. Actually, it's true that Tai values tradition, but he's not someone who's too inflexible. As long as the product is good enough, I believe that Tai will consider it. Even if this Quantum Holdings is small and has no experience in supplying the military, the product is real. Besides, even if Tai doesn't allow Quantum Holdings to enter the A-list, you can still list it as a C-list supplier and assemble it in small batches for the local navy."
Layton pursed his lips. "Of course good things should be given to the main fleet first. What's the point of giving it to the local navy?"
As he spoke, the door to the room was opened by a guard, and a dark-skinned man rushed in.
This man was tall and sturdy, with a wide chin that seemed to be cast from steel. His cheekbones were high, and his eyes shone with determination. His pure fur military uniform was adorned with six shining golden stars! This was a reminder of his unique status in the military. He was the only six-star general in the Pan-Human Alliance, Tai!
As it was currently a time of peace, the Alliance did not have the rank of marshal, so a six-star general was the highest position in the entire military.
Tai took off his hat, revealing a head of shiny silver hair. His hair was like steel needles, each strand perfectly straight, like rows of high-spirited guards. This was why Tai had another nickname: the silver-haired general!
Tidying up his military appearance, Tai sat in the center of the command center and said in a deep voice, "What are you guys trying to demonstrate that I have to come here personally?"
Layton, who had always been carefree, became unusually reserved after seeing Tai, while Williams was still grinning from ear to ear.
"Layton and I discovered a pretty decent piece of equipment called the energy-shield booster, which can increase a warship's defense coefficient by thirty percent. If four energy-shield boosters are used to form a defensive shield formation, it can even reach a seventy percent increase in defense," Williams said with a smile. He took out the documents he had prepared beforehand from his briefcase and handed them to Tai.
Tai was slightly taken aback. He took the documents and skimmed through them, saying, "Isn't there a live demonstration? I'll read the documents as I watch. "
Being swift and decisive had always been Tai's defining characteristic, and he rarely only did one thing. He was used to reading reports when he was eating, and he liked to perform battle simulations when he was showering.
Williams nodded and turned on his communicator, ordering the experiment to begin immediately.
There was a large floor-to-ceiling window in the control center, and one could see the first testing zone of the research center from here. Tai walked to the window with the report in hand, calmly saying, "The parameters aren't bad. Have you done a level 5 stress test before?"
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