On the grassland next to the portal in the mage world. An airplane is taking off.
It's still Xiao Yan piloting the plane.
Su Han sits inside the plane, looking at the grassland below.
About five kilometers away from the portal, on a small hill, a assembled missile is propped up. This missile is already equipped with two sections of its propulsion module. With the warhead installed, it would be a complete medium-range missile. Chu Shi had also provided Su Han with some information about this missile. Its range is 1200 kilometers. This medium-range missile uses some materials from the dinosaur world, making it smaller than a normal medium-range missile from Blue Star. According to Chu Shi, three more of these medium-range missiles are needed to be truly safe.
Su Han looks around again. He sees the herds of horses.
The herds are calmly grazing. Some horses notice the airplane in the sky and start running along with it.
While piloting the plane, Xiao Yan also watches the horses below.
"Look, even the White Horse King is running along. Does the White Horse King recognize me? It seems like it does!"
Ye Fan debunks, "Don't be so narcissistic. The horses below can't see us clearly in the plane. They're just running because the airplane is moving. The White Horse King only recognizes the plane we're flying."
Su Han looks at the surrounding scenery and asks, "Chu Shi, how long will we be flying to reach Catherine, the city lord of Jiake City?"
Chu Shi replies, "According to the satellite feedback, Catherine, the city lord of Jiake City, is 2300 kilometers away from us. We need to fly for three hours."
The current airplane is completely different from the first one assembled. This time, the airplane has been fitted with an outer shell, so the people inside are not affected by the wind. Su Han and the others inside can only see the outside scenery through the windows. Lin Dong finds this inconvenient.
"Sigh, why don't I ever get to fly in panoramic planes here?"
Ye Fan says, "Lin Dong, don't say that. An airplane is better with an outer shell. Without it, the strong wind blowing directly on your face is very uncomfortable."
Xiao Yan agrees, "That's right. Without an outer shell, the strong wind on our faces prevented us from flying too fast. Now that we have an outer shell, the plane's speed is far greater than the previously assembled plane. This allows us more time to do various things in the magic world. Time is very important in the magic world."
After flying for about thirty minutes, a griffon in the distance sees the airplane approaching and moves closer to attack.
However, the airplane's speed far exceeds that of the griffon, so it easily shakes off the attacker.
Lin Dong watches the departing plane and says, "That griffon is so strange. Our plane is clearly much larger than it. Why did it dare to attack us? From a biological perspective, animals tend to avoid other animals more than twice their size."
Zi Han explains, "The animals you're talking about are from Blue Star. The animals in this magic world are different. They should be called magical beasts. The strength of magical beasts is determined by their magic power. So, the griffon couldn't sense the airplane's magic power, which is why it wanted to attack us. For such magical beasts, we can simply outrun them."
Lin Dong asks, "What if we can't outrun them?"
Ye Fan replies, "Then we'll let them experience our storm of bullets."
"We still have a long way to go, three hours. Are we just going to sit here idly like last time?" Lin Dong asks.
"No. Last time, there were elves in the plane, so it was inconvenient to talk. The time before that, the plane didn't have an outer shell, and the strong wind made it impossible to do anything. But now, I think we can do some things in the plane to pass the time. Therefore, I've specially made a chess set!" Ye Fan mysteriously takes out a chess set made of wooden pieces.
Su Han asks, "We have the chess pieces, but we need a board too! Where's the board?"
"I have a solution for that, of course!"
Ye Fan then takes out a paper chessboard and spreads it out.
"In Jiabo City, I specifically bought paper and pens. Now that we have this, we can play chess. Who wants to go first?"
"Me! Me! Me! I'll go first!" Lin Dong exclaims.
"Then let's play a fast game. Each move cannot exceed fifteen seconds."
"Alright, otherwise you'll drag the game out."
They set up the chess pieces and begin their match.
The others watch from the side.
Ye Fan and Lin Dong's chess skills are about the same. After about ten minutes, they finish a game, with Ye Fan emerging victorious.
"Alas, I lost at chess. Ye Fan, your chess skill is truly high."
"Who's next?" Ye Fan, having won one game, starts to provoke.
Su Han says, "I'll try."
Then, Su Han and Ye Fan play for ten minutes. Ye Fan wins again. It's not that Ye Fan's chess skill is exceptionally high, but rather that Su Han's chess skill is not very good.
"It seems I have the highest chess skill here. Zi Han, would you like a game?"
Zi Han shakes her head and says, "Sorry, I don't like playing chess. If it's okay, I'd prefer to play Dou Dizhu."
Ye Fan then turns his gaze to Chu Shi.
"Chu Shi, Colonel Chu, let's have a game. Let me see the chess skills of the one who claims to be the number one strategist in the army."
Ye Fan's tone is filled with provocation.
Zi Han remarks, "Ye Fan, although Chu Shi is highly intelligent, high intelligence doesn't necessarily equate to high chess skill."
Lin Dong says, "Zi Han, what you said is like a provocation. If it were an ordinary person, they would be provoked by you."
Lin Dong glances at Chu Shi next to him. Chu Shi's emotions remain completely unfazed.
Lin Dong sighs, "Well, it seems Chu Shi is completely unaffected by your provocation!"
Zi Han replies, "I had no intention of provoking Chu Shi. I know he wouldn't be affected by such things."
Just as everyone believes Chu Shi is immune to such provocations,
"Then let's have a game of chess," Chu Shi says.
Soon, the chess pieces are set up.
As they begin to play chess, Chu Shi can make his moves without a second thought, while Ye Fan needs considerable time to ponder each move.
Ye Fan, playing chess, wears an expression as if he's encountered a profound mathematical problem.
"Ye Fan, it's already been over fifteen seconds. Hurry up and make your move," Lin Dong urges from the side.
"I know, you don't need to rush me."