"No problem, but how exactly do you pilot this thing?"
It was Su Han's first time flying a fighter jet.
He was so excited he could barely contain himself.
Back then, this was the kind of thing he could only see on television.
Now he actually had the chance to try it himself.
Just thinking about it was thrilling.
"This immortal already considered that issue long ago, so everything operates through thought alone."
Cloud Retainer was an invention expert, so she naturally considered every detail thoroughly.
Su Han rubbed his hands excitedly before leaping onto the aircraft.
"Uh... this is..."
He originally thought the inside would be filled with all kinds of control sticks.
But after entering the cockpit, he realized there was only a glowing sphere and a seat inside.
There wasn't even a seatbelt.
If the aircraft flipped over, he would probably go tumbling around inside.
Su Han could not help but smile bitterly.
"I almost forgot, the Adeptus has never seen what an actual cockpit looks like."
"But let me try it first."
He placed his hand on the sphere. As power flowed into it, a layer of white light wrapped around him protectively.
Next, Su Han's consciousness connected with the fighter jet.
At that moment, he could clearly perceive everything around him.
It felt like a third-person view in a game.
Soon, he discovered a second problem.
The fighter jet had no radar.
"Experts can naturally detect enemies through perception, but ordinary Millelith soldiers wouldn't be able to do that."
Su Han mentally noted the issue.
Then, the aircraft let out a roar and shot straight into the sky.
Although the ascent speed was extremely fast, the white light protecting him meant he no longer needed to worry about seatbelts.
Because the light firmly held him in place.
Above the clouds.
The black fighter jet sped rapidly forward.
The feeling was very novel, completely different from piloting flying magical treasures.
"It's incredibly fast, at least five times faster than the Green Bamboo Flute."
"Now then, let me try the weapons."
Su Han activated it with a thought.
The moment the Black Wing Fighter's weapon sequence was activated...
Rows of gun barrels slowly emerged beneath the wings.
Then countless bullets fired out from them.
Da da da da.
The bullets poured toward the sea surface.
A few seconds later.
Countless white flashes erupted from the ocean.
The terrifying power instantly turned the entire sea into chaos.
"Hey, this is a bit excessive, isn't it?"
Su Han's mouth twitched.
He hurriedly deactivated the weapons.
He was afraid that if he continued, a massive tsunami would hit Inazuma's coastline.
However, after that wave of bombardment...
Huge surging tides still rolled toward the shore.
Near Narukami Island, fishermen were leisurely chatting with one another.
Suddenly, enormous waves rushed toward them.
"This is bad, today's waves aren't normal!"
"Run!"
The fishermen reacted quickly.
But many boats were still destroyed by the waves.
Afterward.
When Su Han learned of the incident, he compensated everyone for their losses.
After the first test.
Su Han became more cautious and moved the testing area from Narukami Island to the vicinity of Tsurumi Island.
The Black Wing Fighter had a total of three weapon sequences.
The previous one was Sequence One, called: Strafing.
"Then what is Sequence Two?"
Su Han was curious.
He activated the Sequence Two switch with his thoughts.
Then a compartment beneath the Black Wing Fighter slowly opened, and a shark-shaped warhead emerged from inside.
Su Han stared at the missile head in shock.
"How does the Adeptus know that planes should carry missiles?"
"But this thing probably isn't real, right?"
He was not entirely sure.
Still, considering Cloud Retainer's level, she probably could not recreate Earth's technology exactly, so it was likely just an especially powerful bomb.
Although that was what he thought...
When testing it, he still aimed at the ocean.
Otherwise, if Inazuma's territory count suddenly dropped by one later, that would become a huge joke.
After all, he did not know how to reclaim land from the sea.
The moment Su Han confirmed the launch, the shark-headed weapon instantly blasted away trailing white smoke toward a distant reef region.
Its flying speed was ten times faster than the bullets from before.
It arrived almost instantly.
Just as Su Han was preparing to inspect the results, the Den Den Mushi in his arms suddenly rang.
"Hello, Adeptus? What's wrong?"
"This immortal almost forgot to tell you, it's best not to use Sequence Two's weapon. That thing is extremely powerful. One shot can destroy an entire island."
Su Han immediately sensed disaster.
But it was already too late.
The next second, a heaven-shaking white light rose from the distant sea.
The terrifying shockwave directly triggered a massive tsunami.
Although Tsurumi Island was far away, it was ultimately still swallowed by enormous waves.
On the other end of the line.
Cloud Retainer also had not expected things to line up this perfectly. But at this point, saying anything was useless. She could only pray that Su Han had tested it outside Inazuma's territorial waters, otherwise it might cause a serious disaster.
The aftereffects of the explosion lasted for a long time.
The sea transformed into a gigantic whirlpool.
Although the distance was immense.
Su Han's aircraft was still shaken by the shockwave.
Half a day later, after everything finally settled down—
Cloud Retainer's voice sounded again.
"Are you alright?"
"Uh... I'm fine, but Tsurumi Island was probably flooded."
"Tsurumi Island? You mean that ghost island? This immortal once saw it while traveling. The place was filled with eerie ghostly cries, there shouldn't be any ordinary people there."
"Correct. Otherwise I'd feel guilty."
How could Su Han possibly have expected Sequence Two's weapon to be this destructive?
If he had known earlier, he never would have tested it.
As for Sequence Three.
Su Han had completely lost interest in it now.
More than ten minutes later.
After circling through the skies, he returned to Cloud Retainer.
She was currently sitting on the ground studying data.
After stepping off the aircraft, Su Han looked at her scribbling and asked in confusion, "Adeptus, what are you doing...?"
"Oh."
Cloud Retainer pushed up her glasses and smiled.
"Practice reveals truth. This immortal is currently calculating the weapon form for Sequence Four. By the way, did you try the third form yet?"
"No. I was afraid the commotion would become too large."
Su Han shook his head lightly.
This was not Liyue.
And the Shogun was nearby as well.
Although Raiden Ei had changed her mind, if she suddenly wanted to fight, that would not be good.
Besides, Inazuma had only just regained peace, yet they were conducting explosive weapon tests here.
That was a bit unethical no matter how you looked at it.
Cloud Retainer put away her notebook and said regretfully, "What a pity. You really should have tried Sequence Three. That thing is this immortal's greatest creative masterpiece. It can gather the user's power and strengthen the other sequences."
Su Han asked in surprise, "Sequence Two can also be strengthened?"
"Correct."
Cloud Retainer nodded lightly, but soon sighed helplessly.
"However, using the enhanced version of Sequence Two has one drawback, namely the charging time..."
After thinking for a moment, Su Han suggested, "Then what if the cockpit added another person?"
"Hm? Your idea is quite unique. Let this immortal think... Ah, with an extra person, one could charge energy while the other pilots!"
Cloud Retainer's eyes lit up. She felt the concept was incredibly creative.
How had she not thought of it herself?
It was basically equivalent to the batteries Liyue was currently researching.
One person charging, one person operating.
This was extremely interesting.
"Su Han, your brain truly works well. How did this immortal fail to think of adding someone specifically for charging? Wait... what do you think about enlarging the cabin? Since one extra person can be added, why not ten?"
"The more people there are, the stronger the Black Wing Fighter becomes!"
"And the pilot only needs to be someone with exceptionally strong perception."
Multiple battery modules.
You really can think of anything, old lady.
Su Han gave her a thumbs up and praised, "That could absolutely work, but the powers wouldn't be compatible, right?"
"That's easy to solve! This immortal already thought of it. Just let each person control a different weapon. That way, both the weapon issue and compatibility issue are solved."
The more Cloud Retainer thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
She immediately pulled out the design blueprints and began modifying them.
Su Han did not leave either. He sat nearby and occasionally offered his own suggestions.
Gradually.
The second-generation Black Wing Fighter slowly began taking shape.
As for why they did not adopt Khaenri'ah's gigantic mechanical constructs—
The answer was actually very simple.
Khaenri'ah's technology was basically inherited from the Abyss, very likely originating from the previous era.
Researching that kind of thing was just asking for trouble.
So even though they could not manufacture mountain-sized giants, weapons like the Black Wing Fighter were already revolutionary enough.
Inside the Grand Narukami Shrine.
Kitsune Saiguu was chatting casually with Nahida.
The two got along fairly well.
But the fox was not here simply to build friendship. Her eyes shifted slightly as she suddenly asked, "Nahida, you mentioned earlier that you can hear the Den Den Mushi conversations. Have you heard anything interesting?"
"Interesting things?"
"Exactly. For example, whether Su Han's women have any conflicts. Or perhaps some major issue he himself doesn't know about."
"About that..."
Nahida felt conflicted, unsure whether she should say it.
Kitsune Saiguu had only asked casually in the first place.
She never expected there really would be something.
"We just became sworn sisters. Don't tell me you already don't trust your older sister? Sigh, forget it... it seems I overestimated myself. From now on, let's just address each other as Lesser Lord Kusanali and the Inazuman fox."
"No, no. I don't look down on you."
Although Nahida possessed vast knowledge, when it came to social manipulation how could she possibly match a fox?
Very quickly, Kitsune Saiguu tricked her into it.
But could that sort of thing really be said aloud?
Nahida hesitated briefly before speaking.
"I can tell you, but you absolutely can't tell anyone that it came from me."
"No problem, we're good sisters!"
Kitsune Saiguu's face filled with smiles.
Yes.
Success.
As expected, Lady Celestial Fox is the smartest after all.
Now then, what kind of gossip does Su Han have?
Let me hear it.
After obtaining the fox's promise, Nahida finally relaxed before revealing a huge secret.
"That shrine maiden who once spent a night with Su Han is now pregnant with his child."
"!!!"
Kitsune Saiguu's smile instantly froze.
This was a surprise?
This was clearly a shock instead.
"Wait, wait, wait, that's not right... It's only been a few days..."
Kitsune Saiguu was startled, but after calming down, she immediately realized the problem.
A few little girls had indeed attended to Su Han several days ago.
But getting pregnant that quickly had to be a joke.
In this world, the stronger someone was, the harder it became to produce descendants.
Everyone knew this.
However, Nahida's next words completely shattered her hopes.
"I'm not referring to those humans, but the Divine Priestess of Watatsumi, Sangonomiya Kokomi."
"She's been suffering from morning sickness this entire time."
"It seems related to some kind of secret medicine."
"Although the information is limited, she did discuss the matter while talking with her servants."
"That medicine appears to have been developed by Orobashi."
Bang.
Kitsune Saiguu's face turned dark as she slammed her fist onto the table.
Grinding her teeth, she cursed:
"That shameless seductress. Miko only arranged for Su Han to stay there for a while, yet she actually drugged him. Does she have no shame at all?"
Honestly.
Kitsune Saiguu was not a petty woman.
Otherwise, she would never have tolerated Ganyu and Shenhe's relationship with him.
But Kokomi's situation was different.
Su Han had only agreed to stay on Watatsumi Island out of gratitude and a desire to save the island.
Yet that woman drugged him.
In her fury, Kitsune Saiguu even wanted to fly over there immediately and demand whether that woman had any sense of decency left.
If you like Su Han, then pursue him openly.
I wouldn't stop you.
But drugging him, what kind of tactic is that?
Nahida instantly realized things were going wrong.
The information she revealed might have been too explosive.
So she hurriedly tried to calm her down.
"Don't get angry. I heard your soul has only recently stabilized again. You absolutely mustn't lose control because of this..."
Kitsune Saiguu's expression remained dark, but she also understood that now was not the time to lose her temper.
She quickly circulated the Iceheart Art.
Only after her mental state completely calmed did she continue asking for details.
"Nahida, isn't there something strange about this? Su Han returned from Watatsumi Island less than a month ago, so how is she already experiencing morning sickness?"
The more Kitsune Saiguu thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed.
Could that woman be trying to trick someone into raising another man's child?
If that were the case, then she could not blame the fox for becoming ruthless.
After hearing her question, Nahida thought for a moment before answering:
"It involves that mysterious medicine, as well as the Divine Priestess's physique. She... doesn't seem to be human, but rather a special race. That's why her pregnancy period is shorter than a human's."
At this point—
The Dendro Archon roughly guessed what Kitsune Saiguu was thinking.
So she explained the entire sequence of events from beginning to end.
That included the fact that Sangonomiya Kokomi had always remained chaste.
After hearing everything, Kitsune Saiguu's expression finally eased somewhat. She rubbed her temples and sighed softly.
"What troublesome times..."
Su Han's crystal palace was not even sorted out yet. (TL/N: Crystal palace often meant as person's harem place or gathering.)
And now another pregnant one had appeared.
Why does this immortal fox have it so hard?
Although this matter was not Su Han's fault, Liyue had an old saying:
A mother rises in status through her child.
What if Su Han really liked children very much?
Then wouldn't she, the one not even officially married yet, end up neglected?
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