An Accident
Though the extreme hovercar race in Heaven Execution Training Camp was not considered a top-notch event, it still managed to attract quite a number of spectators to come and cheer.
Most of them had come because of the Adjudicator Union. After all, this organization, which was known as the largest elite warrior organization in the universe, had a broad base of support, and no matter where they went, they would always be respected by the people.
The Hek Planet TV station would also be broadcasting this race live, and there were quite a few broadcasting organizations in the Star Region that had already booked this race. Even the most famous Twin Dragon racing team in the Star Region was volunteering to participate, and they would not be receiving a single cent from the Adjudicator Union. To them, being able to compete with these future Adjudicators was an honor in itself.
The three words' Adjudicator 'was like a golden signboard. As long as these three words were hung on it, even an ordinary pie shop would experience a boom in business overnight.
The Adjudicator Union relied on this golden signboard to garner an astronomical amount of sponsorship and income every year, and this money would all be invested into the operations and expansion of the union, forming a virtuous cycle.
The Monastic Order, another elite warrior guild that was on par with the Adjudicator Union, was completely different from the Adjudicator Union in this aspect. They still followed the ancient tradition of obtaining their source of income, which was through quests.
Completing the missions of others and receiving payment was the Monastic Order's biggest source of income. Of course, they would also operate a few mines or companies in a low-profile manner, but they would never hang the Monastic Order's signboard.
In a certain sense, the Adjudicators were more like warriors who flaunted their strength, possessing honor, money, and women. These were all things that the strong deserved.
Meanwhile, the Monastic Order were like chivalrous warriors who roamed the world, living a poor life, obsessed with martial arts, exterminating evil and bringing peace to the people, yet never leaving their names.
In the most luxurious private room on the east grandstand of Moonlight Bay Race Track, Ye Jingshan and branch president Robert were seated near the window, enjoying the fruits and snacks provided free of charge by the race track.
Who do you think will win this time? Robert asked with a smile.
Ye Jingshan thought about it. Last year's champion, Nie Wei's team, has a good chance. Of course, if we're talking about first place, it'll surely be the five-time extreme racing champion Twin Headed Dragon racing team.
Robert nodded. Xia Fei is in fourth place, and his result is not bad. Do you think he has a chance?
Nope, Ye Jingshan said.
"Oh?" Robert's interest was suddenly piqued. Why do you say that? That young man is currently in the limelight. I heard that the five supervisors under you are about to get into a fight just to get Xia Fei to join your division.
Ye Jingshan sighed as he picked up his teacup and took a sip. Xia Fei is indeed a little smart, and his willpower is outstanding, too, but that young man is too fond of taking the unconventional path. He's the type who doesn't play by the rules.
"What's wrong with winning by surprise?" Robert asked.
Ye Jingshan pondered for a moment. "He gives me an indescribable feeling. He's a mixture of good and evil. Even if someone like him becomes a top-notch powerhouse, he'll never be the kind of hero who would sacrifice his life for justice or be willing to sacrifice himself for his ideals."
Robert laughed heartily. "Minister Ye, oh Minister Ye, I admire your sense of justice, but you should also know that not everyone is willing to sacrifice themselves for justice like you."
Ye Jingshan was speechless. He was an extremely righteous person, and he had suffered many times in his life because of his righteousness, so he understood Robert's meaning very well.
"You were once the youngest Gold Adjudicator in the Endaro Star Region, and the first person in the history of the Star Region to hold the position of a minister in the headquarters. How can you still not understand after experiencing so much?" Robert said half-jokingly.
Ye Jingshan furrowed his brows and let out a deep sigh. Forget it. Let's not talk about the past. Let's talk about the present. Your disciple, Xiao Haili, is only twenty-five this year, yet he's already received a five-star silver badge. I think it's highly likely that he'll break my record and advance to Gold before the age of twenty-seven.
Robert laughed bitterly. "Even if you didn't mention it, I was going to mention it anyway. Do you know why I sent Team 13 to the training camp?"
Ye Jingshan shook his head. Executive Team 13 is an important chess piece in your hands. Placing them in the training camp is tantamount to making them idle. Could something have happened to Team 13?
Robert stared at Ye Jingshan and said, "You guessed right. Not only is there a problem, it's a huge problem!"
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Xia Fei put on the Windshade Mark IV combat suit inside and put on a red protective suit specially made for racing cars. He looked to be in high spirits.
This racing suit was not only made of a sturdy material, but it was also fireproof and could withstand impacts. Most importantly, there was a special belt around the waist of the suit.
If anything were to happen to the racing car, the passive energy shield on the belt would immediately activate, protecting the racer in a white energy bubble.
Xia Fei tucked the ultra-lightweight helmet under his armpit and lit a cigarette as he strode out of the changing room.
Moon Song, who was waiting outside, suddenly had a glint in her eyes when she saw Xia Fei. She circled around him a few times and excitedly said, "Not bad! You look rather cool in a racing car suit. "
Xia Fei nodded indifferently and turned on his microcomputer to establish a connection with Avril.
Because there were quite a lot of people in the logistics area, Xia Fei had made the projected screen very small. On the screen, Avril was wearing a pink dress and holding a plush teddy bear in her arms, smiling at him.
Avril was already young, and with the fact that the projected screen was so small, Xia Fei suddenly felt that she was very much like Thumbelina from the fairy tales.
Xia Fei walked to the side of the racing car and stood next to the red hovercar. Didnt you want to see me and the racing car? Now that you have seen it, there really isn't much to see.
Hehe, I just want to see what Xia Fei, the racer, looks like, Avril said somewhat mischievously.
The race will depart soon. Ill talk to you when we get back, Xia Fei said.
Avril nodded obediently. Alright, go do what you need to do. Ill be waiting for you. Make sure you get first place this time.
Xia Fei smiled and turned off his microcomputer.
Moon Song's eyes sparkled as she walked over to Xia Fei and asked with a cheeky smile, That must be your girlfriend, right? What's her name? Where does she live? How old is she? Who's in her family?
Xia Fei was speechless. Why do you need to investigate so thoroughly? Avril and I are just friends who occasionally exchange a few words with each other.
Moon Song strangely hugged Xia Fei's arm and whispered, That young lady is so pretty. Does she have any sisters? Introduce them to me if you do.
Xia Fei hurriedly pulled his arm away from Moon Song's grasp. Stop dreaming. Introducing her to you would be a waste of a lady. You should just forget about it.
Moon Song's words reminded Xia Fei that aside from knowing Avril's name, he knew nothing about this lady's background. Every time Xia Fei asked about it, Avril would always find an excuse to change the topic, as if there was something taboo about it.
Shaking his head, Xia Fei tossed these random thoughts aside and said to Moon Song, Alright, go to Chen Dongs place and tell them to get ready. Ill take care of things here.
Moon Song made a funny face at Xia Fei. Understood, master. Your needs are my orders.
With that, Moon Song turned around and walked out of the logistics area. She gently bit her lip a few times, her face suddenly showing a hint of bitterness. That cheerful and cheerful attitude from before had disappeared in the blink of an eye.
A staff member came to Xia Fei's side with a microcomputer and took a look at the hovercar's serial number. Number 99 is ready to depart. First, head to the inspection area to verify the vehicle. Someone will guide you to your seat once you've passed.
Xia Fei nodded and hopped into the cockpit. He drove the hovercar to the inspection area, where the staff used a large scanner to verify Xia Fei's identity before letting him enter the starting area of the race track. Under the staff's guidance, he parked his hovercar at the fourth pole.
0, 73, and Bai Ye's 201 hovercar were already parked there. Their results in the qualifiers were better than Xia Fei's, so they were positioned closer to the inside, making it easier for them to enter the first turn.
Bai Ye nodded slightly in the cockpit, greeting Xia Fei. Xia Fei merely smiled and waved his hand in response.
More than three hundred hovercars needed to be inspected before they could enter the race track. Time passed very slowly.
Since he had nothing to do, Xia Fei looked toward the nearest grandstand and saw Ye Xiaohan and Xiao Haili sitting together.
Xiao Haili was very attentively chatting with Ye Xiaohan. Ye Xiaohan was as cold as ever, occasionally replying with a word or two. Her eyes were mostly on that red hovercar on the track.
Xia Fei had practiced ocular techniques, so his eyesight was slightly better than the average person's. His eyes were constantly on Xiao Haili, hoping to find some clues.
Xia Fei discovered that Xiao Haili had a very strange habit. He would often use his hand to touch his face. From a behavioral point of view, all human habits were formed for a reason. If a person frequently touched their face, there could only be two possibilities.
One was that their heart was in turmoil, so they would subconsciously do something to relieve the pressure on their body. The other possibility was that they cared a lot about their expression, so they would use their hand to cover a portion of their face, not letting others see the minute changes on their face.
Soon, more than three hundred hovercars had entered the starting area. Xia Fei took a deep breath and focused his attention on the long race track.
The red ready light suddenly lit up, and the ion engines of all three hundred hovercars roared to life, the sound reverberating through the air.
As the indicator light turned from red to green, the race officially began.
* Whoosh! *
The innermost hovercar, 0, was the first to charge out. The structure of a professional hovercar was different from that of a normal hovercar. Be it its acceleration or steering, they were all much more optimized.
Xia Fei's hovercar 99, Bai Ye's 201, and Nie Yuan's 73 were all running at the same speed, instantly pulling away from the rest of the pack.
After a few dozen meters, Xia Fei's hovercar began to show its advantage in terms of acceleration. By the end of the straight, Xia Fei had already pulled away from them by nearly a parking space.
As they entered the first turn, Xia Fei saw the opportunity and slammed his foot on the accelerator. At the same time, he swung the rudder to the left. The fiery red hovercar let out a shrill screech as it drew a strange arc, brushing against the concrete barrier as it drifted past.
The closest it came to was only a few centimeters away from the barrier.
After turning the corner, Xia Fei had already snatched the second position!
After Xia Fei's meticulous modifications and training, this hovercar was abnormally violent. It could be said that he had basically unearthed the greatest potential of an extreme hovercar.
The speed of the hovercar was much faster, and its steering was much more agile, but at the same time, the requirements for the driver had also increased.
Xia Fei was a Speed Ability User, so he had extraordinary reflexes. His weakness in controlling a hovercar could be made up for with his agility.
In the blink of an eye, Xia Fei was already on the second level of the track. That hovercar 0 was already quite a distance away from him. After all, they were a professional hovercar team, and Xia Fei had no intention of competing with them. As long as he could beat the other cadets, he would win.
The race had to run a full 30 laps, which was a huge test for every driver. They had to be calm and collected. They couldn't afford to make any mistakes at any time, let alone panic.
So far, Twin Dragon's hovercar 0 has unsurprisingly taken first place, and right behind him is this year's freshman from Heaven Execution Training Camp, Xia Fei. His hovercar seems to be better than the other cadets, with an average speed of 3200m/s, already approaching the speed of Twin Dragon's hovercar 0. On the television, a young, red-haired commentator was passionately commentating on the race.
Behind Xia Fei is hovercar 201, and the driver is also this year's freshman. His name is Bai Ye. Thats interesting; there are actually two new cadets in first place. As for the previous champion, Nie Wei, he has already been left in fourth place, and he's at least fifteen kilometers away from third place.
Thats truly incredible. Could it be that this year's champion is going to be taken away by a new cadet?
The red-haired youth's partner was a bespectacled middle-aged man, who looked very calm. He shook his head and said, This race will take a total of thirty laps, and only at the very end will we know who wins and who loses.
I'm still very optimistic about Nie Wei's hovercar 73. He has experience and skill, and young cadets are very likely to make mistakes when faced with pressure. As long as either Xia Fei or Bai Ye makes a mistake, Nie Wei will surely take the opportunity to overtake them, establishing his advantage in one fell swoop.
The red-haired youth suddenly exclaimed, According to the news we just received, Xia Fei, who is piloting hovercar 99, is the same Xia Fei who shook the entire Star Region three months ago. He is the one who battled with Chen Dongs for a total of twenty-one days in the ring.
Elder, do you still believe that Nie Wei will win this race?
The middle-aged man had a look of realization on his face. If it's this Xia Fei, then it's worth looking forward to. After all, the willpower and stability he displayed during the Crisis grade assessment far exceeded that of the average person, but all I can say is that I'm looking forward to it. This is an intense race to the limit, and willpower alone isn't enough.
Avril anxiously looked at the screen as she tore at the teddy bear in her hand, but it seemed to be very sturdy, and she could not tear it apart no matter how hard she tried.
"Hmph!" Avril pouted and took out a pair of scissors from her drawer, which she used for art. She began using it to cut off that innocent bear.
No matter how sturdy the bear was, it was still made of cloth, so there was no way it could be a match for the scissors. A few moments later, the bear was reduced to a pile of shreds.
Avril's old butler was peeking through the crack in the door, shaking his head as he muttered to himself, Sigh. Failed again.
At this time, the race had already entered the third lap. Xia Fei still maintained his lead over Bai Ye, and the gap was slowly widening.
He piloted hovercar 99 through the one hundred and twenty-eight consecutive hairpin turns on the third level and entered the passage, heading toward the first level.
All of a sudden!
A dull sound came from the engine, and the entire hovercar went out of control.
Xia Fei's heart tightened. His two hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, doing his best to maintain the balance of the hovercar and prevent it from going out of control.
The hovercar slid for several kilometers before coming to a stop at the end of the passage.
The passage was not wide, so if the hovercar behind could not evade in time, it was very likely that it would crash into Xia Fei's hovercar.
Xia Fei leaped out of the cockpit and tossed his helmet into the compartment, using both hands to push the hovercar forward.
* Whoosh! *
Bai Ye seemed to be doing it on purpose, brushing past Xia Fei at a very close distance.
The strong wind from the hovercar nearly caused Xia Fei to fall to the ground. Fortunately, Xia Fei was still wearing the Windshade Mark IV suit underneath his clothes, or else the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Nie Wei, who was right behind him, avoided Xia Fei, even stepping on the brakes to reduce the speed of the car so that he would not hurt Xia Fei due to the high wind speed.
Xia Fei was well aware of all this. With both feet planted firmly on the ground, he used all his strength to push the hovercar to a safer zone.
"Look! Xia Fei's hovercar 99 has malfunctioned. Now that he's pushed his hovercar to the quarantine zone, what's he going to do next? Is he going to quit the race? "asked the red-haired commentator in a hurried tone.
"What a pity. He originally had the upper hand, yet he just had to malfunction at this moment. According to the data from the betting company before the race, they seem to have some misgivings about Xia Fei's hovercar. Perhaps his hovercar really does have some malfunction," said the middle-aged commentator.
"That's not right. Why did Xia Fei take out his universal pliers? Is he not planning to quit the race? Could he be planning to repair his hovercar on the track? "asked the red-haired commentator in shock.
It was very rare to repair a hovercar in the middle of a race. Putting aside the question of whether or not the hovercar could be repaired, even if it could be repaired, the hovercar would fall behind the other competitors by a large margin, making it practically impossible for them to win the race.
Xia Fei was very puzzled. For the mechanical part of the hovercar to suddenly malfunction without any warning, just what exactly was going on?
The moment he opened the hood, Xia Fei, with his understanding of his hovercar, immediately determined that it was not an accident but someone else's fault.
There was no time to think about who had done it. The most important thing at the moment was to immediately repair his hovercar and get back into the race.
In Xia Fei's mind, there was no such thing as giving up. As long as the race was not over, he could not give up.
The part that was damaged was between the second hovercar and the pressure conduit. Fortunately, it did not damage the important energy system and the balance system. If these two critical parts were damaged, it would have been a fatal disaster.
In just a few seconds, Xia Fei determined that the hovercar could be repaired.
However, how was he going to make up for the time he had lost?
There was only one way now, and that was to unleash the full potential of this hovercar.
Only then could he overtake the hovercar in front of him.
There was a small controller under the hood of this red hovercar. Once this controller was turned on, the hovercar would be able to unleash a hundred and ten percent of its maximum power. The hovercar itself would also become even more unstable and violent.
The danger level was far greater than before.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, Xia Fei did not want to turn on this controller, but he had no other choice. If he did not turn it on, he would definitely lose.
Losing had never been a problem. No one could always win.
However, Xia Fei was not willing to lose in such a cowardly manner, losing without knowing why.
He could not accept it.
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