Legendary Captain

Chapter 307 Transfer Captain

In the lakeside pavilion of Ningyue Residential Area in Yunnan Province, Xu Xian sat on a bench with his arms crossed, lost in thought, his face full of contemplation.

Suddenly, someone gently patted his shoulder. Xu Xian was deep in thought when he was startled and turned his head to meet Wen Jingshu's smiling face. He immediately became displeased: "What are you doing? You're scaring me! You're terrifying!"

Wen Jingshu sat down next to Xu Xian and said, "News has come from abroad that Lian Shanxue's treatment is progressing very well. If there are no unforeseen circumstances, the probability of her regaining her sight should be quite high."

Xu Xian's initial disappointment was immediately reignited, and he regained some enthusiasm: "Really? Did they say when you're going back to China?"

"They didn't say, but it should be soon. What's the point of staying abroad once your eyes are healed?" Wen Jingshu said casually.

"That's true." Xu Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief. If Lian Shanxue's eyes couldn't be cured, he would probably regret it for the rest of his life. Now that her eyes can be cured, he can feel less guilty.

"Your reaction is a bit more subdued than I expected," Wen Jingshu suddenly said. "I thought you would be very excited to hear this news, but your reaction is actually quite normal."

"This..." Xu Xian licked his lips, then suddenly turned his head and stared at Wen Jingshu with a sincere expression.

Xu Xian's sudden action made Wen Jingshu's heart skip a beat, and a blush immediately rose on her cheeks. She managed to squeeze out a few words: "What are you doing?"

"I have something to ask you very seriously." Xu Xian's face was solemn, and he seemed to be dealing with something extremely serious.

Wen Jingshu's heart was already pounding: "You...you tell me..."

"Do you think I'm weak or not?" Xu Xian's words were surprising, causing Wen Jingshu's mouth to open slightly in shock.

A moment later, Wen Jingshu's cheeks turned as red as ripe apples, exuding a charmingly embarrassed and annoyed aura: "What are you saying? Why are you asking me if you're weak or not?"

Xu Xian sighed, his tone filled with deep self-doubt: "Isn't it said that you have to ask your girlfriend or wife whether a man is weak or not? I've only ever had you, so I can only ask you."

Ever since he returned from the Luohang Flight Base in Rongfu, he has been constantly recalling Ye Qing's evaluation of his physical fitness.

Being somewhat inferior to ordinary people was a blow to Xu Xian, making him almost question the meaning of life.

Finally, Xu Xian specifically asked whether he could pass the physical examination for Air Force pilot recruitment, only to be stabbed in the back by Wang Qi who came in.

The chances of it passing are zero!

The issue is no longer whether Xu Xian wants to fly fighter jets, but rather that his physical condition is failing.

If a man suddenly finds himself unable to function, then the problem is quite serious.

Xu Xian had been depressed for many days since returning from Rong Mansion. His low spirits meant that he wasn't as excited as he had imagined when he heard the news that Lian Shanxue's eyes could be cured.

Wen Jingshu had never expected Xu Xian to ask this question. However, her previous tension and panic vanished instantly upon hearing Xu Xian's words. Her eyes softened like a pool of water, and she suddenly leaned slightly towards Xu Xian, wrapping her arms around his waist. In an incredibly gentle tone, she said, "I only have you."

Then, she offered her red lips and kissed Xu Xian's lips directly.

In this situation, Xu Xian's mind went blank, but the smoothness between his lips indicated that this was not a fantasy or a dream, but something that had actually happened.

In Xu Xian's eyes, Wen Jingshu's pretty face, which was so close, became incredibly clear. Even at such close range, Wen Jingshu's skin was as smooth as milk, and her long, curved eyelashes fluttered playfully and adorably.

Xu Xian could only smell Wen Jingshu's delicate and gentle fragrance, just like he had smelled before, unchanged.

Wen Jingshu's lips were icy cold, almost intoxicating Xu Xian, who slowly closed his eyes. But just as Xu Xian was about to succumb to the sensation, a sharp pain shot through his lips. When Xu Xian opened his eyes, he found Wen Jingshu had stood up. Feeling the pain in his lips again, Xu Xian frowned: "What are you doing?"

It was obvious that Wen Jingshu had bitten him just now.

"I'll give you a stamp!" Wen Jingshu smiled, stepped forward, and pulled Xu Xian's head into her arms: "You really did come back to my side."

I felt my blood rushing to my head, and my nose almost started bleeding.

Although he and Wen Jingshu had consummated their marriage a long time ago, Xu Xian found it hard to accept such intimate behavior now.

Just now, when Wen Jingshu heard Xu Xian say that he had only ever been with her, she couldn't control her emotions and did something very unusual for the reserved Wen Jingshu.

"And one more thing," Wen Jingshu suddenly leaned close to Xu Xian's ear and whispered.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xian, whose blood was already boiling, lost all control. He pushed Wen Jingshu away, covered his mouth and nose, and fled in panic.

That's so exciting! That's so exciting!

Xu Xian felt that his innocent self no longer belonged in this world.

Rongfu, Operations Analysis Room, Luohang Industrial Flight Base.

At this moment, a video demonstration of the fighter jets flying towards each other was being shown on the large screen in the analysis room. The video showed the real-time speed of the aircraft and the distance between them, and even included the cockpit voices of both sides and the pilots' heart rate and blood pressure data.

In front of the large screen, Li Cheng, the captain of the Luohang flight team, stared solemnly at the screen. He waited until Wang Qi's plane began to climb before immediately pausing the video, turning around, pointing at the screen, and berating Ye Qing and Wang Qi: "Four hundred meters! Four hundred meters after your shortest distance! Do you know what four hundred meters means for two fighter jets flying towards each other at more than twice the speed of sound? It's less than the blink of an eye! Wang Qi, this is a major demerit for you. If you ever engage in this kind of shady behavior again, get out of here immediately! Forget about the Luohang flight team; you can forget about any work related to flying in the entire country!"

Wang Qi was clearly still somewhat unconvinced: "Captain, you know, this is all tradition."

"Tradition?" Li Cheng sneered. "Tradition means you bully newcomers, only to be humiliated in the end? I don't recall our Luohang fleet having a tradition of being humiliated. And you, Ye Qing! You're not part of our Luohang fleet, but I've already contacted Xi'an Air Force, and they'll deal with you."

Ye Qing was merely a researcher at Luoyang Aerospace Industry, not a member of the Luoyang Aerospace fleet. His pilot status was with the Western Air Force, a true Air Force pilot.

Compared to the stubborn Wang Qi, Ye Qing accepted Li Cheng's decision quickly without any complaints.

"And that Xu Xian! I've been leading this team for so long, and this is the first time I've ever seen someone so audacious. Two planes with a relative speed exceeding Mach 4, and he remained calm until the last 400 meters. I don't even know what to say anymore," Li Cheng said, his head aching.

Wang Qi said sarcastically, "Perhaps he was just too scared to react at the time, and his hands were already unaware of how to raise the price."

"Stubborn to the end!" Li Cheng kept an eye on Xu Xian's heart rate on the screen: "From the moment you started flying towards each other, his heart rate remained basically unchanged. Even when you were closest, his heart rate didn't exceed 100. But you! At the closest point, it had exceeded 160. You should have panicked then!"

Compared to Xu Xian, whose heart rate remained basically unchanged throughout, Wang Qi's heart rate showed a very obvious and continuous increase, with a peak of 160, which undoubtedly indicates how much psychological pressure Wang Qi was under at the time.

"Maybe...maybe he was just terrified and didn't know what fear was anymore," Wang Qi found it hard to accept that he had been completely defeated by a newcomer in a psychological battle, and he was still stubbornly searching for reasons.

Li Cheng released the video pause without expression, and the very next second after it resumed playback, Xu Xian let out a very obvious disdainful sneer from the speaker on the cabin's external speakers.

"whispering sound!"

It was right after Wang Qi took off that Xu Xian's disdainful sneer was recorded in the cockpit voice monitoring of Xu Xian's fighter jet.

It was this not-so-loud voice that shattered Wang Qi's last psychological defenses. Just a moment ago, he was saying that Xu Xian was merely terrified, but the reality was that Xu Xian was not only not terrified, but had even mocked him after he had taken the lead in raising his price. In comparison, he looked like a clown.

He didn't believe that Xu Xian would be able to distinguish a distance difference of 400 meters at a relative speed exceeding Mach 4.

"Ye Qing, what do you think of Xu Xian?" Li Cheng asked Ye Qing. "I was sitting right behind him at the time. Do you really think he could control an error of 400 meters?"

For two fighter jets both exceeding Mach 2, a distance of 400 meters is 0.3 to 0.4 seconds. However, Xu Xian's almost constant heart rate indicated that he was confident he could react within 0.3 to 0.4 seconds.

This ability to perceive space and time is terrifyingly suffocating.

"I'm not him, so naturally I don't know what he was thinking at the time. However, before that, I had advised him to raise the price as soon as possible, but his answer was always 'nothing's wrong.' From his tone, I felt a strong sense of trust, as if just one word from him could make me believe that he could control everything," Ye Qing said.

"You always say that?" Li Chang breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that only with strong self-confidence could he inspire others through his words. Since Ye Qing had spoken like this, it probably wasn't a coincidence this time.

However, Wang Qi burst into laughter: "Brother Ye, even if you praise him to the skies, he's still a physically weak guy. Six Gs of overload can cause him to blackout and faint. Do you think someone like that can fly a fighter jet?"

Upon hearing this, both Ye Qing and Wang Qi's expressions changed drastically. In fact, it had already been seen in the video footage that after Xu Xian's condition worsened, his heart rate rapidly increased, exceeding 170 beats per minute—a cardiac emergency response to cerebral ischemia. Such an alarming heart rate only reflected the severity of Xu Xian's cerebral ischemia at that moment.

"I heard about his blackouts and brief fainting spells, Ye Qing. Are you sure Xu Xian isn't sick?" Li Cheng pressed. He was worried that Xu Xian might have some health problems, but then he thought, if Xu Xian really had some serious illness, he wouldn't even pass the medical exam for civilian aviation, let alone military aviation.

It seems that Xu Xian doesn't have any major illnesses, but not having any illnesses doesn't mean he's in good physical condition. Nowadays, young people may not have any major illnesses, but they are lazy and eat all day long, so how can they be in good physical condition?

Just 6GB of data caused blackouts and brief fainting; is this body really that weak?

Ye Qing said speechlessly, "Captain Li, if he really had any health issues that didn't meet the medical standards, would I have taken him to experience flying? I specifically went to the Air Force General Hospital to have his only problem, high cholesterol, checked, and it wasn't a big deal. But who knew that even though there was nothing wrong, he was just too weak. I really didn't expect this."

Wang Qi, standing nearby, was practically bursting with snot, "Hey, Brother Ye, I'm impressed with your ability to find people. Xu Xian... when it comes to flying talent, we're convinced. We can't compete with innate abilities. But, heh heh, he's just wasting his talent. Brother Ye, even if you just randomly picked a young, strong guy off the street, I reckon their G-force tolerance would be better than his, right?"

"Wang Qi, shut up." Li Cheng let out a heavy sigh of relief. "I wonder if this kid can still train his body."

Talent is predetermined and cannot be developed through training alone, but physical fitness is relatively easier to cultivate. However, the most important thing in physical training is perseverance. Judging from Ye Qing's words, this young man named Xu Xian seems to be quite undisciplined. I wonder if he can persevere and achieve his goals.

Ye Qing smiled wryly: "This kid just can't stand the strict discipline and ground training in the military. I doubt he can develop a good physique. The kid told me that he would practice diligently for the next year and a half, and if he felt that his physique was good enough, he would contact me to try for the Air Force pilot recruitment physical examination."

"A year and a half? What's the catch?" Most people just give a round number when they talk about a time limit, not a year and a half.

Ye Qing: "He has less than a year left to become a captain. Add in the miscellaneous tasks, and he should be able to train and become a captain within a year and a half. If he hasn't passed the Air Force physical exam after a year and a half, he'll consider himself too old and won't try again. And if he becomes a captain but still fails the Air Force physical exam, he probably won't be interested in continuing in the flying profession. This kid's enthusiasm doesn't last long, and he can't endure hardship. A year and a half of training is probably his limit; if that's not enough, he won't spend any more time on it."

Although Ye Qing hadn't spent much time with Xu Xian, Xu Xian's personality wasn't hard to figure out. Ye Qing had basically seen through Xu Xian, and a year and a half was the limit that Xu Xian could endure.

"Some people train like crazy to compensate for their lack of talent, but it's all in vain. Others possess amazing talent but are lazy by nature. It's like some people are dying of thirst while others are drowning in water," Li Cheng sighed. "A year and a half is fine, let's wait and see!"

Since that black-screen incident, Xu Xian's dream of becoming a fighter jet has been temporarily put on hold. Anyway, it's not going to happen anytime soon, so he can just wait patiently to become a captain.

Even if some minor issues arise within a year and a half, that should be enough time for Xu Xian to be promoted to captain, and the gaps in that time should also be enough for Xu Xian to hone his physical skills. If Xu Xian still can't improve during this period, he doesn't plan to continue.

After experiencing three major emergencies in a row recently, Xu Xian finally calmed down and spent a year peacefully without any major incidents.

Xu Xian had a very fulfilling year. He usually focused on flying the fourth stage, which increased his experience time dramatically. During his rest time, Xu Xian used it to train his body, managing to do both well.

And so, after Xu Xian reached 2,700 hours, without Xu Xian having to apply himself, the Flight Standard team contacted him to discuss the matter of becoming a captain.

(End of this chapter)