Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 597: Section 593 - A Bit of Gastric Motivation

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Fortunately, although the acid outside was highly corrosive, the rate of erosion was not as substantial.

With Chen Fei’s stockpile of Energy Points, he could sustain for quite a long time; had it been a case of losing a ton of metal every second to corrosion, he definitely would not have remained as composed as he was now.

Don’t be fooled by the seemingly large number of Energy Points, over thirty thousand; on ordinary days, he hardly ever used them, but once they started to be consumed, they wouldn’t even last half a day.

Seeing that everyone was showing signs of panic, Chen Fei calmly said, "Don’t rush, let me check the inventory list first."

He gestured to the Pure Light Sparrow, the only one that had not been restrained from the beginning to end.

Despite the escape craft being tossed around like a roller coaster not long before, causing everyone inside to be jostled about, Xiao Jiu was unaffected and still flitted happily around the cabin, as if taking a leisurely stroll.

Even now, as the emergency escape craft had been swallowed by an unknown behemoth and dragged to the seabed, such tumultuous upheaval seemed negligible compared to Little Bird’s daily flying maneuvers.

If one really wanted to inconvenience the little fellow, they’d have to stuff it into a jar and then exhibit the true skill of a cocktail bartender.

If not for the stormy weather that limited the power and precision of the Directed-energy Weapons, Chen Fei would definitely have let Xiao Jiu out to let those two "Sky Falcons" understand the formidable nature of Xiao Jiu’s power.

In the sky, even Chen Fei could not beat Xiao Jiu, let alone two Assembled Combat Aircraft.

But in such bad weather, once Little Bird left the escape craft, its small body would probably be swept away by the fierce winds in the next second.

Xiao Jiu came over when called and landed on Chen Fei’s hand, pecking at the Leg Ring which ejected a paper document.

Now that Xiao Jiu’s identity recognition Leg Ring had been remade, it not only had a Psychic Series attack protection effect but also shared the same style as another Storage Magical Device, making it extremely deceptive; such visual trickery made it difficult for others to immediately distinguish the Leg Ring’s true purpose—after all, fitting a Little Bird’s claw with one Storage Magical Device was an absurd thought, let alone two… Even Chen Fei wouldn’t go that far!

The paper document contained the inventory of everything stored inside the Little Bird’s Space Series Alchemy Storage Device, not just this paper medium but also a tablet computer, though the latter also held other data. Chen Fei, however, was only interested in the inventory list this time.

Immersed in the strong acid gastric fluid, the emergency escape craft could still last a considerable length of time; at worst, paying one or two more Energy Points would allow them to hold out even longer.

Quietness returned to the cabin, apart from the sound of Chen Fei flipping through the inventory list.

Quite regrettably, had he known earlier, he would have prepared seventeen or eighteen tons of quicklime; throwing it out now would surely give the colossal creature that swallowed the escape craft an immediate ulcer.

Unfortunately, there are not so many "if only"s in the world.

Most of it was living supplies, pots and pans, soy sauce and vinegar, tea, and the like, enough to enable so many people in the cabin to survive in the wild for a year without help, including a few transportation vehicles like the Mobile Base Vehicle, a whole set of modular buildings fashioned into a two-story structure. With bunk beds and converting corridors and living rooms into sleeping areas, squeezing forty or fifty people wouldn’t be a problem.

Then there were the weapons and munitions: about four belts of 12.7 mm caliber ammunition, each belt with 500 rounds, 24 hand grenades, 60 kilograms of Explosives, and the high card of the inventory, a "Dragon Slayer Missile," the KDK-1 air-breathing hypersonic smart missile—one of those could instantly take out the large creature outside but was definitely a strategy of Mutual Annihilation.

"Dragon Slayer Missile" was undoubtedly off-limits; while it could kill the large beast outside instantaneously, it would surely result in Mutual Annihilation.

Chen Xiao’er might be indifferent to life and death, ready to fight at any refusal, but if he dared to drag along the Princess of the Slan Dynasty into hell with him, The Chen Family could wait to be exterminated by the enraged ruler of Cangqiong Star!

The Empress only had two children; the Crown Prince to inherit the empire and another who was not only the youngest but also seen as the darling of the family—born into favor.

Unless all the sovereign powers of Blue Star united, forming a united front, they could never withstand the Empress’s wrath.

"Housekeeper Mars, do you have an inventory list or anything of the sort?"

Chen Fei turned to Mr. Butler, knowing that Xiao Jiu and Mars weren’t the only ones with a Space System Alchemy Storage Device inside the emergency escape boat.

After all, never before had he encountered something as absurd as being engulfed by some monstrous creature, not to mention having any contingency plans.

One could say they were utterly unprepared, caught completely off guard.

Although the items in Xiao Jiu’s Leg Ring might suffice to cope with the current situation, Chen Fei was still searching for a solution with a better cost-benefit ratio.

Housekeeper Mars fiddled with something on his arm, then produced a thick ledger and handed it over.

The two men exchanged a glance.

Both were clever people, even such meticulous habits closely aligned!

The Space Series Alchemy Storage Device the Butler possessed was of a higher grade, with a larger capacity and consequently contained more, higher-quality reserves of supplies.

The extensive ledger, of course, could not be compared to the small stack of printouts Chen Fei had.

All sorts of living supplies were naturally abundant, even more luxurious than what was in Xiao Jiu’s Leg Ring.

In terms of military equipment, not only were there Single Soldier Tactical Armors and powerful Combat Aircraft like "Sky Falcon," but there was also a small Armed Magic Cube Warship and an armed yacht.

All these supplies and equipments meant that, given the necessary personnel, Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Slan Royal Family could initiate a small-scale, high-intensity conflict at any moment.

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No wonder those who covet Princess Lin Ziyu dare only act in the shadows, a direct confrontation would undoubtedly result in certain defeat.

"I want this, this, and this one, get them out for me!"

Following the thick ledger in hand, Chen Fei requested a bunch of combustible and explosive treasures from Housekeeper Mars.

Since there was no way to give that big fellow outside an ulcer, let’s start with causing it some gas!

One should not speak carelessly, just as one should not eat recklessly.

He shook out the combustible and explosive materials, placing them into an open large barrel, roughly weighing around five to six hundred pounds, and added some ingredients, like chili and rubber tires.

Then he set the barrel adrift outside the emergency escape pod and lit it!

It was that simple!

Flames and thick smoke violently rose, and along with them spread high temperatures and intense, irritating gases.

The stomach walls, secreting acid, spasmed uncontrollably.

Gas bloating accompanied by stomach cramps, sorry, there’s no gastroenterologist here, no medicine either, only Chen Xiao’er mischievously at work.

"Burp..."

Deep beneath the sea, the currents trembled violently as an unimaginably enormous marine creature bubbled at the mouth. It twisted in severe discomfort, generating fierce submarine currents that impacted countless nearby aquatic creatures, causing them to drift helplessly with the waves.

At the sea surface, huge, distorted ripples also appeared.

The larger the creature, the more its movements could influence its surroundings.

Combustion produced a massive amount of gas, and the heat caused the gas to expand even more.

The direct consequence of gas bloating was the massive sea creature uncontrollably starting to float upward, still unclear about what was happening, but the discomfort in its stomach became increasingly unbearable.

To alleviate this pain, the creature caused the sea to roil unconsciously – here, "roiling the sea" isn’t an adjective but a verb.

The storm had not yet subsided, but the sea’s response was eerily excessive. Wave peaks rose one after another, with a height difference exceeding 500 meters. If this were near the coast, it could potentially trigger a tsunami, submerging villages and towns, leading to a catastrophic loss of life.

Outside was a tumultuous sea, but the emergency escape pod rolling in the strong stomach acid was its own ordeal. Once again, the people inside were tossed about, reviving the terrible experience, and there were no longer enough vomit bags to go around.

Xiao Jiu, fluttering its small wings and hovering in mid-air, seemed to be in a different world from the others. Everything was moving, spinning, except for it. The severe tossing seemed to have nothing to do with the little bird – and indeed, it had nothing to do with it!

A surge of stomach acid pushed the emergency escape pod as if it were being forcefully ejected.

The next moment, the fleshy stomach walls disappeared from the view of the portholes, replaced by the dark, ink-blue depths of the sea, where various marine creatures were tumbling and swirling.

The creature had vomited, expelling the emergency escape pod from its system.

Immediately after, an endless wall of scales whizzed past the pod, persisting for a long time before a giant tail flicked and disappeared into the deep sea.

The exterior of the escape pod, pitted from layers of acid corrosion, now had rough, uneven surfaces. The thinnest part of the outer shell was less than a foot from the inner cabin. If it weren’t for Chen Fei’s metal elemental psychic power covering it, the pod, along with its occupants, would have been digested by the stomach acid without a trace remaining.

The residual acid on the outside was quickly diluted and washed away by the seawater, and a silver glow surged again. The emergency escape pod’s appearance quickly restored to its original state, still resembling a small Magic Cube warship, only its pair of light wings was completely broken.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The sonar module taken from the single soldier tactical armor was activated, using active sonar waves to assess the surroundings.

The emergency escape pod didn’t float upwards but was carried off by the deep ocean currents to an unknown destination.

The pod’s exterior lights were immediately turned off; lighting up in the deep ocean only attracts more ferocious predators. Being swallowed once was more than enough; no one wanted to experience it again.

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The oxygen in the cabin began to deplete. Fortunately, there was no shortage of seawater around. Some were brought in for direct electrolysis to produce oxygen, which wasn’t a technically demanding process.

The excess carbon dioxide in the air had to be mechanically compressed into a liquid state using varying boiling points to separate out solid carbon dioxide, also known as dry ice, which was then ejected outside the pod.

The emergency escape pod, which was meant to fly through the skies, was now forced to undertake the role of a submarine.

"Now there are two pieces of news, one good and one bad. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Chen Fei received a new set of data from the artificial intelligence AI "Adam" and then looked towards the people who were slowly coming around again.

Here we go again...???