Once he ca back, he was indeed at an altitude of ten thousand ters.
With the support of Minute Consciousness Control, the fighter jet, like an agile bird, appropriately activated its lift fans and auxiliary air intakes on the back, adjusting its posture for stable flight.
However, Lu Yao could clearly sense that several spots above, as well as the engines at the tail of the fighter jet, had developed so faults and urgently needed maintenance.
"Getting to Zhenhai City should pose no big problem," he said.
He had seized the plane and was heading in the direction of Xia Country; now he was just continuing on that path.
He lowered the flight altitude and speed to avoid misunderstandings, then took out his phone to scroll through it.
"Last ti I stirred up quite a scene, no idea how things are now."
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The mont the phone turned on, it was imdiately overwheld with chaotic alert sounds and a notification of 999 unread ssages
Looking inside, his social dia accounts had exploded, with countless people comnting and leaving ssages—friends and classmates from his childhood, both known and unknown, were all there.
[Lu Yao, I was the desk mate in your primary school!]
[Lu Yao once wrote a love letter]
[Supporting you, when are you going to steal another plane?]
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"I've completely gone viral..."
Lu Yao saw that he ranked first on the trending searches and had been dominating the chart for three weeks, which left him sowhat bemused.
He had now beco a top-tier traffic IP, attracting countless people for consumption, sustaining a massive amount of content creators, marketing accounts, and independent dia.
These people had thoroughly sifted through his entire history, intensely analyzing his personality, character, and ntal state.
And they'd co to a bizarre conclusion—Lu Yao had stord the Star Alliance airbase in a 'daring venture into the den of evil' to save his "uncle's family," who were unjustly abducted by the Star Alliance Country.
Dostic internet was largely supportive, not seeing Lu Yao as the so-called "terrorist", but rather elevating him to a near-heroic status.
In contrast, international public opinion flipped entirely, branding Lu Yao as a thoroughbred terrorist, utterly criticized and spat upon.
Regardless of the praises or curses, Lu Yao found it all amusing, experiencing for the first ti what it felt like to beco an internet sensation.
While laughing, he suddenly got startled, "Could this be the so-called Power of Collective Will!!!"
Focused his Mind Force at the center of his forehead to activate the Heavenly Eye, and indeed, in the void, countless "Tide of Wishes" were converging—more magnificent than what the Empress Dowager had summoned!
The difference between the two was like comparing lake ripples with ocean waves!
Lu Yao's heartbeat suddenly accelerated: that's it, the Otherworld has fewer people, it surely can't compare to Blue Star, especially since Blue Star encompasses the global netizenry!
Unfortunately, he now couldn't and dared not receive the Power, only forced to watch as the "Tide of Wishes" dispersed.
~~~~~~~~~
After calming his mind slightly, Lu Yao started reading the news again to see the official stance on this matter.
The front-page headline read:
[The State Council of Star Alliance Country has issued a statent claiming, offering a bounty of 200 million star dollars and seeking any information on Lu Yao!]
The statent indicated, the bounty is for any activity, contacts, and acquaintances related to Lu Yao!
Up to date, the highest bounty for a wanted criminal was rely 50 million dollars—Lu Yao had admittedly made history.
anwhile, dostic dia rely maintained a focus on the news and entertainnt aspects of the event, not concluding that it was a terrorist attack.
At this mont, the fighter jet was nearing the airspace of Xia Country, and he faintly sensed sothing sweeping over, increasing in frequency.
"Electromagnetic waves... it's radar!" he realized.
Then the radio on the plane chid in:
[Fighter jet at an altitude of 10,000 feet east of Zhenhai, you have entered our national air defense identification zone. Imdiately identify yourself, or you will be intercepted!]
He repeated it in English after finishing.
Lu Yao went straight to the point, "Hello, I'm Lu Yao, a citizen of Xia Country. I've found a fighter jet and wish to turn it in."
[…] There was a long silence on the other end, leaving a ssage: [Please keep the communication open.]
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After a while, the radio ca back to life.
The voice had clearly changed to soone older and more steady: [This is Wang Guowei. May I speak with Mr. Lu Yao?]
"Yes, it's ."
[Alright, I will guide you to Zhenhai Airport next.]
"That… ," Lu Yao asked, "I'm carrying an Interpol red notice on my back, can it be canceled?"
After pondering briefly, Wang Guowei replied, [The Red Notice from Interpol was directly issued by the governnt of Star Alliance Country but it won't affect your normal life dostically.]
Lu Yao nodded, thinking it sowhat acceptable, as he could at least go ho.
"Once I advance in the Martial Path, I'll personally go to Star Alliance Country and make them retract the warrant!"
~~~~~~~~
The airport wasn't far, and it took only a short while before Lu Yao, maneuvering the fighter jet, landed gracefully and elegantly like a bird.
There was no one around, nor did anyone co to inquire.
Wang Guowei said, [Mr. Lu, you can just leave directly. The international situation is highly tense, and our side will not make direct contact, but my contact number will be sent to your mobile. Please abide by the law while in the country.]
"Don't worry, I've always been a law-abiding citizen,"
Lu Yao hung up the radio and left the airport.
~~~~~~~~~
At this mont, Wang Guowei was in a conference room, surrounded by a few analysts.
"Where did he learn to pilot a fighter jet like that? He's even more proficient than our best pilots! That's not sothing you can learn in just a year or two."
"His life trajectory is very clear, backed by massive amounts of human and material evidence, he couldn't possibly have had ti to train!"
"Then there's only one explanation — he is a genius. Actually, we have quite a few of these in the Air Force…"
As they were discussing, a female subordinate reported, "The fighter jet has been received, no issues. But two cruise missiles have been used."
Wang Guowei stretched out his finger, tapping the desk slightly over Lu Yao's files, and said steadily:
"Loose on the outside, tight on the inside, find a few clever people to keep an eye on... Liu Man, you go personally.
Be careful—after all, he just delivered a plane, don't treat him like a suspect, prioritize protection.
This young man carries a two hundred million bounty on his back, and plenty are willing to risk danger for that amount of money!"
The woman nad Liu Man stood up straight, saluted and said, "Yes!"
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Hours later, Lu Yao finally returned to his villa where he had barely lived.
Scrolling through his phone and enjoying modern life a bit, he suddenly noticed two faint gazes,
Lu Yao stood at the second floor of the villa, waving at comrades in a car two hundred ters away, making them extrely embarrassed.
"How did he spot us!" Liu Man was sowhat flustered. Being noticed in less than five minutes made her feel exceedingly incompetent.
Her partner, a young man with an honest and ordinary face, casually said:
"If soone can infiltrate an air force base, they definitely have capabilities. Besides, we've studied him repeatedly, he almost never causes trouble dostically, so you shouldn't always see him as an enemy spy."
Liu Man was still sowhat unconvinced, baffled—how did he spot them from such a distance.
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