Sky-cracking Rider

The sudden termination of the exercise caught everyone off guard, not just Chen Fei; even the "Dragon King," who was exchanging punches with him, was equally stunned. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly withdrew his hand, stepped back a few steps, and looked around bewilderedly at the others.

Others were equally taken by surprise, exchanging perplexed glances.

The combatants of the Henghai Tactical Weapons Group had not yet fought to the last man, accepting this was definitely out of the question.

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"Repeating once more, everyone stay where you are, the exercise is over!"

The announcement from the test field's control center rang out once again in everyone's earpieces at just the right time.

Anyone who dared to continue fighting would be severely violating the rules.

"Brother, stop fighting!"

The voice of his younger sister, Chen Meng, came through, fearful that her elder brother wouldn't be able to stop himself and would end up beating someone up. She always seemed to easily get communication access and contact Chen Fei.

Her brother could always listen to his sister.

The technical staff responsible for secure communication silently sweated, then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The top brass had spoken, continuing the fight was completely pointless.

Fighting during an exercise and fighting after an exercise are two different matters.

Both sides were throwing heavy punches, and a small mistake could lead to serious injury.

"Understood! Deactivate skills!"

Chen Fei took a deep breath, recklessly releasing his power, yet he still felt somewhat unsatisfied, as if he hadn't had enough of the fight.

Of course, his punch strength wasn't limited to 2146 kilograms, but reaching the Dragon King's action support component's output limit would probably still be a bit insufficient.

Without some tricks, it would be hard to overwhelm this tactical armor that excelled in individual combat strength with mere physical force alone.

The "Dragon King" tactical armor covering Chen Fei instantly shattered into pieces, receded like a tide, breaking down rapidly, and finally revealing a plain set of overalls crowded with pockets, big and deep enough to hold quite a lot.

"What kind of tactical armor is that on you?"

The "Dragon King" he had been exchanging punches with just a moment ago took off his tactical helmet proactively, revealing a square face with a beard, looking at the young man before him with amazement and uncertainty.

"No, it's not tactical armor, it's a Metal Elemental Psychic Power."

Chen Fei shook his head, fished out from his pocket a very mini version of the Single Soldier Tactical Armor, about ten centimeters tall, but strikingly a detailed model of the "Dragon King,'" which he flaunted in front of the other party.

A one-to-one, proportionally scaled-down model of the "Dragon King."

In his pockets, he also had "Dragon Guard" and "Dragon General." During the exercise, Chen Fei successfully collected the detailed parameters of all three types of the Single Soldier Tactical Armors, including the most crucial "Individual Tactical Intelligence Units."

"Special Abilities can do this?"

The bearded square-faced man was dumbfounded, seemingly unable to believe it.

"If it reaches the industrial grade, it is possible!"

Chen Fei was not mistaken; an A-grade ability in control power could reach industrial standards. With the capability of Metal Shaping, plus various non-metal materials and "Individual Tactical Intelligence Units," equipped with different functional modules, it was indeed possible to create a tactical armor with most of the features of the original model.

But… it would consume a long time.

By the time a Metal Ability User with this capability finished creating the Single Soldier Tactical Armor, the battle would likely be long over, and grass three feet high would already be growing on their grave.

"Industrial grade level!"

Hearing these words transmitted through the headset, Zhao Liandong, the Executive Vice President of Henghai Tactical Weapons, his eyes lit up. The evaluation of the opponent's abilities seemed to contain no false elements, and this capability to alter Single Soldier Tactical Armor could be applied to product development...

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"Hiss…"

The bearded square-faced man drew in a breath of cold air.

This Special Ability was akin to a set of Single Soldier Tactical Armor that could change as desired.

He looked down at his own "Dragon King" and suddenly it didn't seem as appealing anymore.

"That, can I move around a bit?"

Someone on the ground yelled, and Chen Fei looked in the direction of the voice, it was the "Dragon General" number 155, whom he had previously disabled the "Individual Tactical Intelligence Unit."

"Can you handle it? Or should I call someone?"

The bearded square-faced man looked at Chen Fei, hoping that the person who tied the bell would be the one to untie it.

"It's very simple!"

Chen Fei walked over, squatted down, extended his hand, and delicate terminals entered the data port of the "Dragon General" like they had a life of their own, fully restoring the "Individual Tactical Intelligence Unit."

In the "File Management Plugin," a new folder named "Henghai Tactical Weapons" appeared, neatly storing the "Individual Tactical Intelligence Units" and various relevant driver programs for the three types of tactical armors, along with digitally numbered individual settings parameters for reference.

"I can move again, finally rescued!~"

The "Dragon General" number 155, once free, jerked up like a carp flipping through, twisting his waist, waving his arms, then hopping a few times, performing several complex movements before he finally took off his tactical helmet, revealing a face drenched in sweat, gasping the fresh air outside. Being trapped inside was not only stuffy but also embarrassing.

His hair also turned damp and clung together, although the internal temperature and humidity control modules were unaffected and continued working, they couldn't prevent the wearer's sweat from falling like rain.

"All exercise personnel, return to the Command Center!"

Once again, the command came from the monitoring control center of the test field.

"Brothers, let's withdraw!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the Command Center, each one leaping forward like martial artists employing light body skills, shooting through the air, each stride carrying them at least ten meters, effortlessly handling even complex terrains, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared from Chen Fei's view.

Chen Fei was about to follow but paused to glance around.

Energy Points: 2174/5000

Not long ago, he had his fill of bullets and completed the "Get Shot 1,000 Times" mission, earning 100 Energy Points, yet it was still not as fast as picking up and absorbing metallic materials at this test site. Four scrapped 59 tanks could easily contribute at least 100 Energy Points. Keep in mind there's more than one scrapped armored vehicle at the test site, and all of them are free of charge.

For the original owners, having someone take them away was already a relief; even if they had to pay the shipping costs themselves, it was no big deal. After all, all that dead-weight scrap metal just took up space.

Chen Fei stood still, his gaze fixed on the Dog System interface, selecting "Personal Armor Basic Body Level 0" under "My Skills".

Upgrade!

Energy Points - 2000

Energy Points: 174/5000

System: Ding! Personal Armor Basic Body (Level 1) | Light Armor Mode

"Light Armor Mode"?

Activate!

The next second, Chen Fei's body emitted a flicker of silver light, quickly enveloping him in a set of classical full-body armor.

Plate armor combined with scale armor and chainmail, covering from head to toe, leaving only slits for the eyes and holes for breathing. The whole person got "fatter" by three sizes, resembling a large human-shaped tin can.

Chen Xiao'er blankly looked at his hands, body, and the bulky combat boots on his legs, then touched his head, a helmet as flashy as a crown, the pressure alone feeling like at least three to five hundred pounds.

It was a complete set of armor!

If his Physical Energy index hadn't been above 30, for anyone else, this suit of armor would have been a living coffin, unable to even lift their feet, let alone walk.

Wait!

Dog System, you get out here, do you have some misunderstanding about "Light Armor"?

This is simply a human tank, okay?

Compared to this tin can, the three models of Single Soldier Tactical Armor from Henghai Tactical Weapons Group seemed as flimsy as paper mache.

The drones in the sky hadn't left yet, and nearby cameras were still functioning, naturally capturing the transformation occurring on Chen Fei, which caught everyone's attention. Chen Meng jumped three feet high, her eyes sparkling brightly.

"Damn, brother! This is cool!"

Master Yu's face turned the color of earth. This was a true show-off moment. Brother, might as well pack up your Divine Skills!

"A Metal Ability User!"

The three Executive Vice Presidents nodded simultaneously.

It looked high-end and classy but was impractical. However, as a showpiece at an expo, it was definitely top-tier attention-grabbing.

Chen Fei shook his head and withdrew the "Personal Armor Basic Body".

That was a waste of 2000 Energy Points.

He cast his gaze farther, taking advantage of the massive sale still ongoing in the Dog System, hurriedly sponging up more Energy Points.

On his way back to the Command Center, he grumbled all the way, causing everyone to wait nearly an hour for him; they almost started to suspect that this kid was deliberately freeloading off various metals.

Only then did Chen Fei contentedly step into the grand hall of the Command Center.

Energy Points: 5000/5000

In the "Skill Shop," he selected "Energy Points Storage Upgrade", GET!

Energy Points - 5000!

Energy Points: 0/10000

The "Skill Shop" was empty, skills left to humanity.

His compulsive disorder was finally cured.

Before buying the "Energy Points Storage Upgrade," Chen Fei forcibly suppressed the urge to upgrade his currently owned skills and immediately acquired the only two available "Gravity Adjustment Modules".

Always thinking the item worth 5000 Energy Points must be something good, but he never imagined it to be a flashy but impractical pitfall.

The Dog System had successfully tricked him.

Initially, he thought he could adjust the gravity to a negative value, perhaps achieving levitation, but the "Gravity Adjustment Module" was only a gravity percentage regulator within a ten-meter radius spherical space, adjusting between 0% and 100%.

Thinking of using it to achieve flight capabilities was wishful thinking.

It was like the weightlessness in outer space where even without any motion, one is still propelled by constantly changing air currents, countless minute dust impacts, and internal circulation, unable to maintain a fixed position, with the person's posture quickly becoming strange.

The only immediate benefit might be in piloting aircraft, where it could slightly reduce the weight, but not too much, as that would affect the center of gravity and aerodynamics, among other factors. Sometimes gravity is not entirely a burden.

If gravity control were lost, the structure would likely disintegrate instantly.

Yet, reducing the weight by ten or twenty percent within safety limits, for aircraft weighing tons or even tens of tons, was barely better than nothing, although it significantly increased the cruising distance.

Seeing Chen Fei again, Vice President Zhao Liandong personally poured him a cup of hot tea, then said with a bit of vexation, "Little Chen, you've really put us in a difficult position."

The other two vice presidents who witnessed the exercise nodded in agreement.

This guy was about to successfully mooch off the entire Henghai Tactical Weapons Group.

"Director Zhao, planning to welsh on the deal?"

Chen Fei nonchalantly tapped on his teacup.

There's only a thin line between welshing and recognizing the bill.

And so is he.

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