Chapter 109: Money Made Him Capricious
Chapter 109: Money Made Him Capricious
At the Huhai Flyers Club.
Inside the indoor flight simulator room, Chen Zeyu sat before the control console, eyes fixed on the display screen before him.
He slid deep into thoughts that made him doubt his very existence.
Ten meters away, on the flight platform, Gao Jing, suited in full flight gear, gripped the control handles. In virtual panoramic mode, he skillfully maneuvered the simulator.
He completed flight maneuvers one after another.
His operations were textbook perfect!
Chen Zeyu, a professional instructor for the Dreamer III aircraft, found this absolutely unbelievable.
According to the standards jointly established by American Company and the club, a newcomer mastering the Dreamer III required three steps.
The first step was learning the foundational knowledge, usually taking seven days.
Only after passing the theoretical exam could one proceed to the next stage: simulation flight training.
This step typically took one to two months.
Chen Zeyu himself had spent nearly a month in the simulator room, finally achieving an outstanding score of 89.
Only then did he qualify for the actual flight stage.
Yet Gao Jing, whom he was now instructing, had been learning at Huhai Flyers Club for merely three days!
Watching the real-time training scores displayed on the monitor,
Chen Zeyu was speechless.
99 points!
Instructor Chen even suspected the system withheld the perfect score
just to prevent Gao Jing from getting too proud!
As today’s simulation flight training concluded, the platform gently descended with Gao Jing.
Nearby staff approached to help remove his flight gear.
Chen Zeyu stood up and walked over.
He gave Gao Jing a thumbs-up. “Perfect!”
Initially, when he received the club’s urgent assignment, Instructor Chen had refused.
Was having money that amazing?
Did instructors not deserve personal lives?
Someone needed to understand labor laws!
But sadly, they were offering too much money.
Chen Zeyu, ready to coast through it, discovered he had stumbled upon an incredible student.
Gao Jing finished the theoretical study and exam in just one day.
A 150-point electronic test.
He scored full marks!
The second day, he went onto the flight simulator platform.
Today was day three.
His training score was one point shy of a hundred!
Chen Zeyu felt like the biggest underachiever in the presence of this guy; his confidence took a brutal hit.
The only consolation was that such a monster was trained by him.
He could brag about it later.
“Instructor Chen,”
Gao Jing shook his hand and stated, “I want to do an actual flight tomorrow.”
Chen Zeyu was speechless.
Bro, do you have to be this ridiculously good?
Don’t you realize how awkward you’re making this?!
Gao Jing smiled lightly. “I’ll sign a safety liability form. I’ll bear all responsibility for the consequences.”
For ordinary people, mastering a solo aircraft like the Dreamer III
required long hours of rigorous training.
But Gao Jing was no ordinary person.
His overall abilities vastly surpassed normal standards; his control over his body reached inhuman levels.
Completing simulator training in three days felt slow to Gao Jing!
Of course, he understood Chen Zeyu’s concerns.
Actual flight wasn’t like simulation. If an accident occurred, the club would face significant trouble.
Hence, Gao Jing offered to sign the liability form outright.
Honestly, for anyone else, even signing the form wouldn’t convince the club.
But Gao Jing was the exception.
A genius with deep pockets – truly, the rich could do whatever they wanted!
On the morning of his fourth day at Huhai Flyers Club, Gao Jing suited up with the Dreamer III flight pack.
This flight gear, along with two others, were brand new units fresh off the assembly line of American Company. After testing, they were air-shipped directly to Huhai.
They already belonged to Gao Jing.
Standing in the middle of the flight field, Gao Jing performed the standard pre-flight self-check on the equipment.
After all data showed normal, he grasped the power control key and increased the output.
He soared into the air!
Gasps erupted around him.
Because Gao Jing’s lift-off speed far exceeded the standard regulation.
There was a risk of losing control!
Thankfully, no mishap occurred. Rising into the air, Gao Jing controlled the flight with utter perfection.
He swiftly adjusted his flight posture and performed various maneuvers.
Leaving Chen Zeyu and others utterly speechless.
They all went through nine years of compulsory education;
Why were you this far ahead?
Honestly,
Chen Zeyu had even suspected Gao Jing had trained in solo flight before.
But he couldn’t fathom a reason why Gao Jing would spend big money here just to be pretentious.
There were no shocked onlookers nearby, no arrogant rich kids to put down, not even any pretty young ladies.
Who was he showing off for?
Instructor Chen’s mind was filled with mush, while Gao Jing had already completed his first actual flight training session.
Gao Jing landed back on the ground.
After taking off the Dreamer III, he said to Zhang Qiang and Chen Zeyu, who had just approached, “Manager Zhang, Instructor Chen, thank you both for your help these past few days. I’m heading back.”
For the past four days, to save time, Gao Jing had eaten and slept inside the club.
“You’re leaving now?” Zhang Qiang couldn’t help but widen his eyes. “No more practice?”
Gao Jing smiled. “It’s more or less enough.”
He didn’t need to get a pilot’s license. Being able to fly the Dreamer III meant he had achieved his goal.
Right now, Gao Jing couldn’t wait to return to the Great World.
But he still needed to make other preparations.
To make sure nothing could go wrong.
Zhang Qiang and Chen Zeyu exchanged looks, neither knowing what to say.
They could only silently grumble about how money makes anything possible.
Even though Gao Jing wasn’t getting a license, he paid for the full training course.
Double the fee!
Plus the three Dreamer III jetpacks. The club had made a nice profit.
Otherwise, they would never have agreed to let Gao Jing fly today.
“Mr. Gao.” Zhang Qiang shook Gao Jing’s hand warmly and said sincerely, “Come back anytime you’re free.”
Gao Jing nodded. “Definitely.”
This club was pretty fun. The personal jetpack project was just their new side business.
Their main focus was real flight training, covering fixed-wing and rotor aircraft.
If he got the chance, Gao Jing wouldn’t mind trying out a proper airplane.
But he really didn’t have time right now.
Nor the mood.
After saying goodbye to Zhang Qiang and Chen Zeyu, Gao Jing arranged for the club to send a vehicle. The three Dreamer III jetpacks were delivered to a location he specified.
After the items were unloaded at the spot and the club staff had left…
He looked around to make sure no one was nearby and that there were no cameras.
He stored all the equipment inside his Storage Space.
That afternoon, Gao Jing returned to Yuncheng.
That night, he rode his much-criticized second-hand old motorcycle.
Under cover of darkness…
He arrived at a quarry located west of Lion Peak Mountain.
This area once had over a dozen quarries, big and small. They hollowed out large sections of the mountain, providing materials for the Provincial Capital’s construction.
Two years ago, due to environmental concerns and the expansion of the Lion Peak Mountain scenic area…
All the mines were shut down.
This quarry, abandoned for two years, was dark and deserted. The machinery had long been removed.
Only two rows of empty, simple sheds remained, enduring the wind and rain in silence.
Scattered stones littered the mining area.
Among them were huge ones blasted off the mountainside.
It was precisely these large stones Gao Jing had his eyes on!
He walked around the area, finally selecting seven boulders to place in his Storage Space.
Rock has a density around 3. A hundred-ton stone took up only thirty to forty cubic meters of space.
And now, Gao Jing’s Storage Space had a full 1,000 cubic meters capacity!
This was precisely the devastating weapon he had prepared for the Sin Giant!
But he wasn’t finished yet.
On the second day after returning to the Provincial Capital, Gao Jing bought a large quantity of supplies.
This included a visit to a private gas station.
Where he purchased a batch of high-energy fuel!
The amount he wanted to buy was substantial, impossible to obtain through normal channels.
Unless he set up a special company.
But with money power, the problem was easily solved.
Nothing can’t be solved by adding more money.
If it can’t be solved…
It just means you didn’t add enough!
Additionally, Gao Jing bought two 100kW diesel generator sets.
The latest smart models.
This way, he could also charge the Bronze Anchor in the Great World.
No more worries.
The advantage gained from the Bronze Anchor upgrading his Storage Space filled Gao Jing with confidence to face powerful enemies once more.
With all preparations complete, he returned to the basement of his villa.
He strapped on the Dreamer III jetpack and ran an initial system check. Everything was fine.
Gao Jing took out the Protective Talisman the Elder Shaman had given him.
He gripped it in his hand.
He took a deep, long breath.
Focusing his most resolute will, he directed it towards the Bronze Anchor.
“Let’s go!”