Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 912 - 735 Flight Club

Chapter 912: Chapter 735 Flight Club

Xu Cheng opened her eyes and woke up.

She wanted to climb out of her warm bed, but felt too cold as she stretched her feet out, so she nestled back into the cozy blankets.

With a "quack," she spoke to the ceiling, and four drones flew over, combining into a 70-inch floating display convenient for watching while lying down.

"It’s time to eat." Xu Yang brought in a plate of sushi and placed it on the ground.

Xu Cheng quacked twice, her eyes still fixed on the screen above, emitting sounds of sword fighting. She enjoyed watching anime carefree. She didn’t like playing games or using virtual reality devices.

Xu Yang lay down as well, following her view to watch the anime.

It was the new anime broadcasted by Kyoto Infinity, "The Empire 3000 Years After the Witch’s Disappearance".

It is an anime with an alternate history premise.

What if our world had never experienced witches or any supernatural elements?

The anime’s scriptwriter emphasizes the role of the nomadic tribes, arguing in his design and deduction that the agrarian civilizations of the Middle Ages were able to withstand nomadic civilizations mainly because of their densely populated farming areas and a relatively high number of witches, allowing them to use supernatural powers to block the horse-based tribes.

In this fictional timeline, without supernatural interference, the nomadic tribes inevitably swept through, conquering and occupying vast parts of the Taixi Continent, the Near East, and Xia, and even the Northern Archipelago was destroyed by a fleet crossing the sea.

The barbarian Khan then established a vast world-scale empire, which inevitably fractured, but the main body of the empire still existed, with its influence continuing into modern times.

The main story takes place in a coastal emerging industrial and commercial city, where money has dulled the will of the barbarian rulers and softened their military edge. Young men and women use embryonic phase steam engines and firearms to end the nomadic turmoil, striving to establish an attractive modern army, shattering the barbarian cavalry in field battles, staging a magnificent romantic fantasy epic.

"Quack!" Xu Cheng saw many bloody scenes, those dreadful conflicts were blunt and glaring.

That was still manageable, but when it came to the male and female protagonists getting ready to stake, Xu Yang couldn’t take it anymore.

"Kids should turn on the children’s mode." Xu Yang told Xu Cheng.

In Jialong Slope’s rating review, this show is only suitable for those aged 16 and over. In other places, even children can access the most violent visual media.

"Bup bup?" Xu Cheng begrudgingly switched to children’s mode.

With real-time AI re-calculation and redrawing, the anime no longer showed dismembered limbs, red blood, or corpses; staking turned into candle-lit talks between men and women, luxurious nightclubs turned into debate forums, and straightforward sweet talk became educational knowledge for teens.

"Are you going to the Flight Club?" Xu Yang asked.

"After this episode, I’ll go." Xu Cheng watched the anime intently; although it was censored, the storyline was still good.

The works Xu Yang liked as a child have now become dust in history. Even though he tried to introduce them to Xu Cheng, she was not very interested.

Probably every generation has its own recreation, and literary works, like products, have a shelf life, consumption period, and a sales cycle, Xu Yang thought. Once they leave the market, they merely remain in the memories of a specific audience, attracting fewer and fewer newcomers.

Therefore, those lucky enough to catch a particular anime’s sales cycle are very fortunate because in just a few years, it will fade from view, and the later teens will dismiss it.

As for the pleasure and satisfaction gained from appreciating the work, it becomes the viewer’s personal treasure, enough to withstand the wear and tear of time.

After watching the anime, Xu Cheng, following Xu Yang’s adjustment of the indoor heater, finally managed to leave her warm bed, got dressed, and prepared to go out.

She summoned Snowball using Ninjutsu, and it landed on the ground, barking and spinning in circles.

Robotic dogs are now becoming standard in more and more households. They are easier to care for than regular dogs and are even cheaper than pet dogs. Keeping live cats and dogs has become a symbol of family wealth. After all, those who have the patience and money to care for live pets are certainly people without financial worries.

They took the Shuttle Machine to the Flight Club in District 24, a large area with not many people. This emerging sport, although safe, is rarely allowed by parents for their children to play, and it is expensive.

Flying small fighter jets has become Xu Cheng’s new pleasure, cultivated during her time at Jialong Slope. After spending a few weeks with Kanako, Xu Cheng experienced countless new amusements and sports.

The staff at this place were already very familiar with their family, quickly guiding them to the indoor area.

The Flight Club is like a giant cube, with enough airspace for children to practice flying and simulation cabins for practice.

Xu Yang helped her put on the pilot’s brown leather jacket, then helped her wear the flight helmet, oxygen mask, and headset. Xu Cheng now looked like a miniaturized version of a fighter pilot.

"Quack!" She put her legs together and saluted Xu Yang, then went to fly the small fighter jet.

She climbed into the rented children’s plane, expertly observed the dashboard, quickly checked the equipment to ensure everything was normal, then closed the cockpit and gave a thumbs up to Xu Yang in the distance. She requested take-off clearance from the control tower and then began to start the engine and pushed the throttle.

The small fighter jet started moving along the runway. The staff sent Xu Cheng the designated taxiing route to avoid collisions with other kids, then she grabbed the steering lever, pulled the joystick, controlling the aircraft torque to gradually lift the nose, the landing gear started retracting, officially taking off the ground.

It gradually climbed higher, moving further from the ground, cruising at a low speed at about 1000 meters, circling around the protected flight area of the Flight Club.

"How do you feel?" Xu Yang communicated with Xu Cheng.

"Guagua!" Xu Cheng initially felt this was very dangerous, but now she is getting used to the discomfort brought by gravity acceleration and even started to enjoy immersing herself in this high-speed motion, which is much more thrilling than street racing on the ground.

Especially when driving the small fighter plane in high-speed dives, the ground getting closer and closer, accelerating faster and faster, her small body bearing immense pressure, her brain buzzing from overload—it was even more thrilling than any roller coaster Xu Cheng had ridden, and it excited her even more.

Originally, Kanako at Jialong Slope had suggested Xu Cheng to visit the Flight Club for fun, and she found it very interesting but also dangerous, and didn’t dare to try. But Kanako told Xu Cheng that the experiences in the real world cannot be replaced by any electronic simulation, and that, sooner or later, she had to return to reality after countless simulations.

Thus, after lots of virtual training, Xu Cheng had consistently stuck with flying real aircraft.

"Shiu shiu, ba ba!" Xu Cheng fired weapons on her small fighter plane, most of which only had sound effects and fake explosions, but the simulation was quite good, just like firing real missiles and autocannons.

As she combated other young pilots, Xu Cheng displayed a highly independent character here. While other kids would pair up in twos, Xu Cheng preferred to strike alone, aiming to take down others single-handedly.

While she played in the sky, Xu Yang worked on the ground, his Digital Mind connecting and exchanging vast amounts of information at every moment.

Currently, the most energy-consuming tasks included working in Hot Tree Continent taking up 22%, and combating Laughing Star, taking up 71%.

Before the arrival of Flying God 7, things were quite challenging. It was fortunate that Rinne was now capable of managing things on her own, controlling Helis Sea, otherwise Xu Yang would definitely be overloaded.

This Laughing Star... is extremely troublesome.

Any slight carelessness, and Xu Yang could find his opponent exploiting any gaps.

Hidden behind the codename "Laughing Star" is likely a cunning and highly skilled technologist. Xu Yang pondered. There were few in the world who could push Xu Yang to such difficulties. The Seven Seals must have paid a heavy price to have Laughing Star work for them; otherwise, with Laughing Star’s capabilities, he could go anywhere in the world.

After 20 minutes of engagement, Xu Cheng felt intensely cold in the air, and as her fuel neared depletion, she commenced her descent.

Under the instructions of the Flight Club staff, she slowly circled to find the proper angle for landing, then rolled along the runway back into the hangar.

"Woof woof!" Snowball bounced happily as he greeted Xu Cheng’s return.

"Burp burp—" Xu Cheng felt like vomiting the moment she landed, but only after the cockpit opened and she removed her oxygen mask to take deep breaths did she start to recover.

Operating a vehicle was indeed a very powerful survival skill, and considering the various disasters that could occur in the future, Xu Yang also thought that knowing how to fly a plane would be useful. Perhaps Xu Cheng could stand out because of her piloting skills.

It’s a pity, human capabilities are sometimes limited; relying on just this generation, it might be tough to end the war, and Xu Cheng is likely to get involved in turmoil as she grows up.

"You fly brilliantly, when you grow up you can get your real pilot license," Xu Yang said.

"Guagua!" Upon hearing her dad’s words, Xu Cheng was very satisfied, she wanted to become an incredible Witch.

The control tower staff, however, were scratching their heads; they needed to remain in constant communication with the young pilots to ensure everything was normal. But no matter what they said to Xu Cheng, all the feedback they received was "guagua," leaving them clueless about what was actually happening in the sky; fortunately, there were no accidents, but it was still nerve-wracking for them.

Leaving the Flight Club, Xu Yang held Xu Cheng’s hand as they went to the indoor food court, her hands filled with skewers, ice cream, and pastries, spotting new delicacies every few steps.

"Oh, I have to go to the headquarters now," Xu Yang received a message; it was Farosa calling him.

"Guagua?" Xu Cheng looked up, giving her dad a reassuring gaze, then felt a bit worried, "Dad won’t get lost there, right?"

"I won’t be gone forever, I’ll be back soon," Xu Yang squatted down and hooked fingers with Xu Cheng.

"Guaya." Xu Cheng agreed, "Make sure you come back."

Xu Yang patted Xu Cheng, then headed back to the headquarters.

Farosa was waiting for him in the secret room.

As he passed through the corridor, he spotted a pair of discarded black stockings and a pair of leather shoes scattered on the ground, which made his heart skip a beat, immediately piquing his interest.

With an inexplicable emotion, Xu Yang turned the doorknob and opened the door, seeing Farosa’s coat and trousers hanging on the coat rack. His eyes then shifted to see her intimate garments lying on the floor beside the bed.

The room was filled with a warm and fragrant scent, and once Xu Yang’s gaze landed on Farosa, he couldn’t look away.

"Farosa..." Xu Yang walked toward her.

Farosa crossed her legs, leaning languidly on the couch, gazing at Xu Yang with a lazy look.

While raising one hand to beckon him gently, her other hand slowly touched herself.

This was the most splendid sight in the world, making Xu Yang’s heartbeat hasten.

"Fill me, I say, fill me," Farosa whispered softly.

Xu Yang felt like he was going to get lost here.