Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 349: Section 345 - Crystalline Block Prices

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However, within the team, there was a Second Rank Thunder Series Warrior, who could serve as a ready-made charger.

Not to mention, the power supply was more than sufficient.

If they could get their hands on high-capacity, high-grade Crystalline Blocks, their endurance would be even more secure.

Joshua slapped his chest, confidently declaring, "Let’s do it, let’s do it. Whatever we’re missing, leave it to me; I’ll handle it!"

He was not just an A-level Psychic Ability User, but also a professional Construct Puppet Master. His knowledge of construct assembly technology would be invaluable for the real-life implementation of this grand toy, and he might provide many useful suggestions.

"Then I’ll rely on you, Mr. Joshua. I’ll send you the design drawings later!"

Chen Fei stretched out his hand, swiping in the air as he began to browse through the design plans "Adam" came up with in the visual frame, picking the one that looked best to him and then further refining it with Joshua.

"It’s a deal then!"

The Puppet Master thought he was operating the AR visual interface of the "Dragon General" Single Soldier Tactical Armor, unaware of another dog system.

Poor artificial intelligence AI "Adam" repeatedly tried to be a "dog" but could never achieve it.

Because it’s not worthy...

"Wow! You guys have it too good, even able to do this—I want in too!"

In a flash, Twin Blades Sister Mouri Misono also hopped onto the large box, sheathing her swords and kicking her legs with a giggly smile. She had thought it would be a tough ride, but it turned out to be so relaxing!

Thankfully, the box was big enough to barely fit three people.

However, Chen Fei’s attention was entirely on the design plans in front of him, and he had not thought of reshaping the big box beneath him to be more suitable for people to sit on.

"Ah! You three, that’s too much, hey!"

Seeing the three of them sitting on Chen Fei’s large box, Knight Walter Sam, riding his mount, the Blue Scaled Colt, couldn’t decide whether to feel envious or jealous.

How convenient they were!

Joshua enthusiastically called out, "Could you let your Blue Scaled Colt pull us a bit? I’m using a lot of spiritual power!"

"I don’t think so!"

Knight Sam immediately refused; his mount was not a draft horse, so why should it pull a cart.

After all, everyone had legs; walking a few steps wouldn’t kill them.

Mini would probably dislike this arrangement too.

Buzzz! A mutant insect the size of a fist flew rapidly from afar, heading straight for the knight and his steed.

The Holy Knight didn’t even spare it a glance before drawing his sword and stabbing it.

Thud!

The menacing bug, frenetically waving its long, slender segmented limbs and producing a piercing buzz with its four narrow wings, was impaled by the Knight’s Greatsword. The ceaselessly surging Light System Battle Qi flooded through like a tidal wave, emitting a muffled boom, and the charging mutant insect struck the sword’s blade only to be blown to smithereens by the Battle Qi.

Having left the high walls of Habulav, the mutants were no longer just ambush predators underground; their species and numbers had increased as well.

And this was just the beginning.

The eleven-member team, although divided into three groups, kept each other within visual range, maintaining a tacit understanding. In case of emergency, they could come to each other’s aid promptly.

From a distance, Joshua saw a group of Constructed Puppets lagging at the front and back, with three Ability Users leisurely sitting on a large wheeled box, laughing with the Thunder Series Warrior Apu and the Earth Mage Ruan Tiankai, who led a group with the Tree Boundary Ape Lulu’an. These folks sure had ideas.

Lulu’an fumbled in the cloth pouch at its waist for a while, then pulled out a seed the size of a peanut. Muttering under its breath, it used the Withered Vine Staff to poke a small hole in the ground.

Releasing its grip, the seed, flickering with a faint green luminescence, dropped precisely into the small hole.

"Lulu’an, what are you doing?"

Ruan Tiankai, a Ninth Rank Earth Mage, immediately sensed a change in the earth’s vibrations.

"Just imitating what I saw."

Lulu’an, with its elderly laughter, was the oldest member of the group, over a hundred years old. It moved with effortless grace and power, showing no signs of old age.

No sooner had it finished speaking than two tender green sprouts emerged from the earth and shot up over a dozen feet high. The trunk thickened at a visible rate, more branches stretching out and swaying, while the leaves on the branches grew denser and denser. In a matter of a few breaths, it had become a towering tree.

The flexible branches intertwined, creating three hanging chairs.

The ground bulged as massive tree roots broke through the earth, flailing wildly.

"Holy shit! What’s this?"

The Earth Mage Ruan Tiankai was astounded.

In just a short time, a large tree had sprung up before his eyes, and now the tree seemed to lose its mind, pulling its roots out of the ground. What was it trying to do?

"Haha, there are chairs to sit on now!"

The Second Rank Thunder Series Warrior Apu couldn’t help but be intrigued by the tree-branch chairs.

"Let’s sit on them; it’ll save some energy."

Tree Boundary Ape Lulu’an gestured towards the dancing tree with its branches and roots and stepped forward. A branch reached out and lifted Lulu’an directly onto one of the chairs, where it sat back comfortably.

"I’m in for that!"

Apu didn’t hesitate either, swiftly climbing into one of the chairs. The chair was spacious and elastic, perfect for his burly frame, without feeling cramped in the slightest.

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"Oh, okay!"

The Earth Mage was the last to settle into the chair, glancing around nervously and tugging at a branch, finding it surprisingly sturdy, which somewhat allayed his worries.

"Sit tight, off we go!"

With a light wave of his wand, the Tree Boundary Ape Lulu’an set the towering tree, which had three branch chairs hanging from it, in motion. It moved its main roots like legs, swiftly carrying them away.

Sitting in the branch chairs, the ride was unexpectedly smooth, with no detectable shaking or jostling.

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On one side were horses and large wheeled boxes, while on the other, a gigantic tree seemed to run off on its own. A Grade A Metal Ability User Kiterley was itching to blurt out, "You guys really know how to have fun."

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The Neanderthal tribe’s Clan Leader Bassan snorted disdainfully through his nostrils and broke into a swift run without a change in expression.

Grade B Ice Ability User Susanna Jean Piault was left far behind, shouting in frustration, "Hey, hey, hey! Wait for me!"

Kiterley exchanged a glance with the crop-haired fire mage Adrian Benjamin and then both took off running.

"You inhuman jerks, wait for me, wait for me!"

It was surprisingly that all three of the big men in their group were unemotional steel scumbags. Susanna, trailing behind them and cursing nonstop, was actually closing the gap without falling behind.

Those who could pass Babylon’s stringent interviews and make the cut were no ordinary people.

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After six hours, everyone returned to Habulav, exhausted and reeking of the wild from their first sojourn.

This was just a simple and relaxed "outing," giving them a taste of Habulav’s daily life and the surrounding environment.

In reality, within a three-hour walking distance, the area had been swept so often that there were hardly any dangerous mutants left that could threaten the group.

However, had they ventured further into the wilderness, the number of mutants and the level of danger would have increased significantly.

When Chen Fei finished printing hundreds of vehicle assembly blueprints and shared them with A Grade Psychic Ability User, the Puppet Master Joshua, preparing to solicit opinions and suggestions, the towering figure of Babylon showed interest in the design instead.

The dimensions of the vehicles on the blueprints were even larger than the armored bus that brought them out of Habulav. Seeing Babylon "evaluate" with closed eyes, Chen Fei took the chance to probe, "Babylon, can I get high-grade Crystalline Blocks?"

The big man pondered for a moment before replying, "You can apply. Once approved, you can decide whether to rent or purchase."

Chen Fei continued, "May I ask how much the rental and purchase price is for a Crystalline Block with a capacity of one hundred thousand degrees that doesn’t exceed one cubic decimeter in volume?"

A Crystalline Block, coupled with ambient temperature superconductive conversion drive, has no upper limit on power release rate. One hundred thousand degrees of capacity signifies that it can output power at ten thousand kilowatts for nearly ten hours continuously.

"Are you sure you’re not making a Crystal Jet?"

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Joshua, who was contemplating the blueprints, looked up in amazement at Chen Fei.

Such high-density Crystalline Blocks are only used in Crystal Jets and devices with special requirements.

After a pause, Babylon said, "The daily rental is two million Star Yuan, with a deposit of thirty-five billion Star Yuan. The full purchase price is fifty billion Star Yuan, with no discounts."

If he could state the price, it meant that finished products were available and could be provided at any time.

Chen Fei and Joshua looked at each other, both clearly hearing the sharp intake of breath through each other’s clenched teeth.

Forgetting the deposit, just the daily rental of two million and an outright purchase of fifty billion, if one had that kind of money, would they need to come here and fight life-and-death battles with the "Water Bear" organization?

Chen Fei’s mouth twitched, and he said with an embarrassed smile, "So, are there any cheaper ones? For instance, a Crystalline Block with ten thousand degrees capacity and the size of one cubic meter."

The capacity was only a tenth of the previous one, but the volume had increased a hundredfold—this was a necessity.

"The daily rental is one hundred thousand Star Yuan, with a deposit of forty million Star Yuan. The full purchase price is one billion Star Yuan, with a 1% discount."

Babylon quickly gave the price—provided you paid enough money, he would really sell it!

Even so, the price of the Crystalline Block remained steep, absolutely out of reach for someone as destitute as Chen Fei.

"Forget it, I can’t afford it!"

Chen Fei shook his head, giving up on the idea.

Although Crystalline Blocks would ensure endurance, the money invested was more than he could bear.

He hadn’t even paid off the personal debt he owed to Boss Hana, yet he dared to set his sights on Crystalline Blocks. Was he getting carried away, or maybe just delirious?

He had forgotten his limited means.

"I think the price is acceptable!"

Puppet Master Joshua raised his eyebrows— one billion Star Yuan was not an insurmountable burden for him.

"I’m poor…" Chen Fei did not try to hide his financial situation; in fact, he was incredibly poor.

Joshua: "What?!"

Babylon: "…"

Asking tirelessly while being so poor?

That was being too outspoken!

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