228 A Private Gathering (1/2)
It had been called at a rather short notice. There was no way Jiang Fei could gather forty players in such a short time and challenge the Heroic Difficulty of the ”Bottom of the Bloodpool. After breezing through the Normal and Elite difficulty, Jiang Fei went off to the wild like everyone else, joining their ranks as just another level grinder.
After an entire day, neither the guild members of The Aristocrats nor Smart Tomato returned with any news about Lord tier bosses. There was a good reason for it as well. Most of the players were simply incapable of venturing outside Level 30 maps. They simply would not survive, let alone stumble upon a Level 50 field boss.
When the night ended, Jiang Fei got up and proceeded to the training center to train. Even though Han Tianyu had said he would take him to a gathering, it would only take place in the afternoon. Hence, Jiang Fei spent the entire morning training. When noon came, Han Tianyu arrived to pick up Jiang Fei at the 80th floor of Manda Square, where the training center was.
”Let's go!” said Han Tianyu, and he took Jiang Fei to top. A helicopter sat waiting on the helipad.
”Woah. Where are we going?” Jiang Fei asked worriedly. What sort of meeting required a helicopter trip?
”Oh, just some island in the Pacific ocean.” Han Tianyu said with a smirk. He gestured to the pilot to start powering up the rotors.
”What the hell? That far? Can this chopper even make it there?”
”Relax little brother. We are just taking the helicopter to a private airport. That's where we'll find our real transportation. Don't worry though. It won't take more than an hour.”
Several minutes later, Jiang Fei arrived at a militarized air base. There, Jiang Fei finally caught a glimpse at the so-called ”faster mode of transportation.”
”Are we really going ride that?” said Jiang Fei, gaping at a fighter jet.
”That's right. This is Manda Group's latest prototype! May I present to you the FA41 Fighter Jet, codename Blacksheath. It would give those Westerners a run for their money. This one even has a cloaking system! Up for sale now!” said Han Tianyu, beaming across his face.
”Huh. Shouldn't you be worried about other competitors?”
Jiang Fei had little understanding about arms trading, but he did know that only faulty or obsolete products would be put up for sale. How could a newly made prototype be sent out into the market?
”Hoho. This baby was once the best in the world. But some happy, recent accident led to a boom in technological evolution. As it is, anything that gets exposed to the masses would quickly turn obsolete. I won't wait till this baby ends up in the trashcan. Before having such technology exposed, we might as well exploit it to our best. Get it?” Han Tianyu laughed.
”I see! Hoho!” Jiang Fei laughed along and asked no more. The government had very claim over such weapons. Even so, the government had the say in how and where those weapons were being sold. Even if Han Tianyu lost his mind, the government would never allow him to sell top-class weapons to just anyone in the world. If this jet was actually being put up on sale, it had to already be obsolete.
”Hop on! This jet is a two-seater. You can take the backseat. Relax, we're not going to fly into battle. I'll be piloting this,” said Han Tianyu, as he jubilantly hopped into the front seat, like a little boy calling shotgun.
”You… You can fly?” said Jiang Fei, his eyes close to popping out of their sockets.
”Naturally. What do you take me for? I spend my free time wisely! Always picking up something new along the way! Stuff that actually served a purpose!” said Han Tianyu, rolling his eyes.
When both of them were finally strapped in, Han Tianyu flipped some switches, did some check-ups before promptly blasting off into the blue sky.
The so-called latest prototype fighter jet was indeed carrying some modern technology. Jiang Fei knew his physics well enough to know that the jet was equipped with some sort of pressure dampening technology that adjusted the air pressure in the pilot cockpit to reduce the immense gravity load on the pilot. Jiang Fei, who never once rode a fighter jet in his life, was feeling rather comfortable.
At that point, Jiang Fei was sure that Han Tianyu would continue to surprise him. When he said that they would be taking a faster mode of transportation, he was not kidding. The jet tore through the sky at Mach 4, and they arrived at their destination within an hour.
When the jet landed, Jiang Fei took a while to regain his bearings. He still could not believe that he had just sat in the cockpit of a fighter jet! All young boys would kill for such an opportunity!