Chapter 85

Chen Fei had never imagined that he, an ordinary person, would develop pica in his lifetime.

Alright, let's tentatively call it "pica." After all, it's just about eating random things, and specifically things that shouldn't be eaten.

There are plenty of people with pica in the world, not just him. Some eat metal, glass, ceramics, even soil and rocks—just a bunch of weird stuff. Otherwise, it wouldn't be called pica.

In the past, he was cautious and didn't dare to indulge.

But now, after being urged by the female golden dragon Yiran, he decided to throw caution to the wind and let himself go.

To hell with it, let's just eat.

The taste of metal was surprisingly not bad, and it wasn't as hard as he imagined. He had even braced himself for the pain of chipping his teeth and not being able to bite through it.

But he easily bit off a large chunk, marveling at his good teeth. Chen Fei thought that the mysterious "My System" he had somehow obtained would open up a new world for him.

He never expected that after two beginner tasks, another task would suddenly pop up.

The alloy ingot in his hand suddenly lost its appeal.

"Mr./Miss System, what are you up to?!"

"Kill a good person?"

I am a good person, should I commit suicide?

Damn it!

Noticing Chen Fei's unusual behavior, the female golden dragon Yiran, who was happily munching away, looked over in confusion and said, "Why aren't you eating? Are you full?"

"Ah," Chen Fei was taken aback, then quickly regained his composure and nodded forcefully, saying, "Yes, I'm full!"

He had indeed lost his appetite due to the sudden system task.

Whoosh!

The remaining half of the alloy ingot, which had fallen to the ground, was picked up by Yiran's agile tail and dropped into her mouth. She chewed it noisily and mumbled, "Don't waste food!"

Ding ding ding ding It wasn't Chen Fei's system making noise, but the mischievous Chirp pecking around.

Seeing that his dad was enjoying something delicious, Chirp also wanted to taste it.

Even though the Pure Light Sparrow, which only ate chick feed and live mealworms, was a bird-type magical beast, it didn't have the same good teeth as Chen Fei and Yiran. It couldn't peck through the metal, only making a series of pleasant sounds without leaving any marks.

"Chen Fei, uh! Can't finish it, can I take it to go? Uh!"

The female golden dragon burped, emitting a satisfied groan. After two days of feasting, she was finally a bit full.

Very satisfied!

At least seven fighter jets' wreckage, after being disassembled into parts, was packed into cardboard boxes and neatly stacked in the recycling station.

Even a broken ship has three pounds of nails, let alone a fighter jet.

Even the wreckage was at least three-quarters metal, with each fighter jet yielding at least two tons of metal.

Apart from a portion that needed to be biodegraded in a reactor, the rest was melted in Chen Fei's smelting furnace.

Fresh alloy ingots, steaming hot, were produced, totaling over ten tons. Yiran, being a thirty-year-old young dragon, was a bit full.

"If you can carry it, you can take as many ingots as you want."

Chen Fei didn't mind Yiran eating and taking them.

These alloy ingots had limited applications and could only be used in low-demand settings, not worth much, and even less than the cost of transportation.

Recycled materials were not accounted for, so even if they were all eaten or taken, no one cared about their whereabouts. Over time, the 911 Air Base recycling station would accumulate new ingots. The use of reactors and smelting furnaces was just for environmental protection and waste management, to prevent pollution and space occupation.

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The mental illusion dragon Claudia's screening soon reached Chen Fei, who was accompanying the female golden dragon Yiran. He was placed among the last few people, and the Sky Dragon City diplomatic mission was about to be completed.

Compared to the temporary psychological counselors sent by the Tianqi Defense Group to the 911 Air Base for preliminary screening, the illusion dragon's methods were clearly much more advanced.

Even the most stubborn and resolute individuals were powerless against the powerful mental abilities of the illusion dragon, with no resistance at all.

Whether they spoke or confessed didn't matter, and it wasn't even necessary.

The illusion dragon's targeted search was comprehensive, including emotional changes, and the truth would be vividly reproduced in the mental abilities of the mental dragon.

Once a memory is formed, it is difficult to alter, even through self-hypnosis or self-deception, which couldn't escape the keen insight of the mental dragon.

In the past, when the extraterrestrial invaders attacked the Sky, the mental illusion dragons, though not the main combat force on the front lines, obtained important intelligence from these aliens and could accurately identify deeply hidden extraterrestrial parasites.

Claudia looked down at the young man in front of her and said, "Human, you give me the same feeling as Yiran."

Her mental abilities were ineffective, meaning she couldn't read Chen Fei's memories.

"Did something go wrong?"

The female executive manager had been supervising the entire process and hadn't missed anyone.

"I can't sense his mental energy."

The mental illusion dragon shook her head.

Even though Chen Fei was standing in front of her, he, like the female golden dragon Yiran, had no mental energy fluctuations.

The only source of mental energy was the little bird on his shoulder.

"Chirp!"

The Pure Light Sparrow, which hadn't even reached the first rank, wasn't worth much attention.

Hana Gager frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and speculated, "Maybe it's due to the ability suppressant."

Abilities include wind, fire, and metal, and naturally, mental abilities. The classification of abilities on Earth is similar to that on the Sky, with ten magic systems (excluding metal), ten combat qi systems (excluding metal), and eleven ability systems.

Earth's ability suppressant is a broad-spectrum functional suppressant that can effectively suppress all abilities, possibly even mental energy fluctuations, which is why the mental dragon from Sky Dragon City couldn't sense Chen Fei's mental energy and thus couldn't search his memories.

Hana Gager called over a subordinate, muttered a few words, and the subordinate hurried away, quickly returning with something.

It looked like a frame helmet with a small LCD screen.

Hana Gager took it and placed it directly on Chen Fei's head.

Beep!

The frame helmet-like device emitted an electronic sound.

"Mental energy 2.1, Chen Fei, you were 0.9 before you joined."

Hana Gager, as the executive manager of the 911 Air Base, was well-prepared. She knew the personal information of every employee in the base by heart.

"Ah! Yes!"

Chen Fei nodded, recognizing the device on his head.

It was a mental energy intensity detector, commonly used in physical exams. In college, he had to wear it every year, and it took only two seconds to measure the intensity of mental energy fluctuations. Advanced ones could even distinguish wave patterns.

Everyone's mental energy wave pattern is unique, with a similarity probability much lower than fingerprints. In some specialized fields, mental energy wave patterns are used as identification keys, ensuring high security.

"It's probably due to the awakening of your ability, which increased your mental energy intensity."

Hana Gager removed the mental energy intensity detector from Chen Fei and handed it back to the subordinate.

The average mental energy intensity for ordinary people is between 0.6 and 1.5, with the intensity related to willpower, attention, and the amplitude of mental energy waves. Ability users generally have higher mental energy intensity.

After awakening his metal ability, Chen Fei's mental energy intensity increased from 0.9 to 2.1, which was a normal phenomenon.

The mental illusion dragon Claudia asked in confusion, "What's going on?"

She couldn't sense anything, but the device detected it immediately.