Spending more money can make things happen faster. The Hummingbird 206 helicopter that Suming had chosen to purchase, a small imported aircraft, could normally be obtained within half a year if all the proper procedures were followed—that''s already considered fast. At the suggestion of Zhao Yun, he found a domestic purchasingpany to handle the matter. He paid a service fee, plus an additional rush fee. What would have taken half a year was now aplished in just one month.


    This is just like buying a car. For many popr models, if you don''t pay extra for immediate delivery, the salesperson will tell you how hot the car is selling, how tight the inventory is, and that you''ll need to wait in line for three months or even half a year. But if you are willing to pay an extra twenty thousand yuan, then bam,e pick up your car next week.


    Every staff member of the zoo in the office building was leaning over the corridor railing, pointing and discussing the helicopter that hadnded below, thinking maybe some rich guy hade to woo ady. A couple of the female ountants, both of whom were of marriageable age, teased each other asking when one had snagged such a wealthy beau. In the whole office building, they were the only females of a suitable age—though the medical center also had some young nurses, it was too far from the office. Clearly, the ''big shot'' who came in the ne wasn''t there for the nurses.


    After watching themotion for a few seconds, they saw Suming rush onto the helicopter.


    The crowd suddenly realized that the biggest tycoon, the wealthy beau in the entire zoo, was none other than Mr. Su.


    "Mrs. Tong, that chubby, round, ck and white ''thing'' that Mr. Su is holding, it looks like a panda!" A junior ountant rubbed her eyes, unsure, as she asked Mrs. Tong.


    "Mind your own business! Can''t a leader bring a panda for an inspection?" Mrs. Tong waved her hand dismissively, "Scatter, scatter. Go back to whatever you were doing."@@novelbin@@


    The noise instion of the Hummingbird 206 was mediocre, mainly because the roar of the helicopter''s motor was too loud. Fortunately, once inside the cabin, they could finally hear each other speak. Suming greeted the pilot, "Hey, Tony, long time no see!"


    The pilot was a blond-haired, blue-eyed young man in his early twenties, whom he had met in early May. He was also the horse trainer of Lioncastle Dragons, that young man from Xiangjiang who was studying and working part-time as a horse trainer, Tony. Although his horse training skills were average, he had multiple other talents. Not only could he train horses, but he also had a license to pilot small helicopters—a truly multi-talented individual.


    When Tony saw the panda in Suming''s arms, his eyes nearly popped out and his mouth hung open for a full two or three seconds before he managed to exim, "If I''m not mistaken... is that a panda?"


    "Should I praise your extensive knowledge, or your good eyesight?" Suming chuckled, "Of course, it''s a panda."


    Zhao Yun was somewhat surprised too, but having been around Suming for a long time, he had developed some immunity to Suming''s habit of causing a sensation. He patted Tony on the shoulder, "Let''s take off, my Italian friend. I hope you can concentrate on flying, not on this panda."


    "Oh, oh..." Panda Yingying, whether she understood Zhao Yun''s words or not, sat in the back seat and let out a threatening roar at Zhao Yun, which, regrettably, wasn''t scary at all.


    "O, MY GOD. What a crazy country, but I''m kind of falling in love with it, ha ha!" Tony shrugged his shoulders, turned his head to look straight ahead, one hand on the control stick, and the other rapidly pressing a few buttons on the veryplex dashboard, "Mr. Su, please fasten your seat belt, and don''t forget to strap in Mr. Panda, as well!"


    You get what you pay for. The world''s smallest Mosquito helicopter can only amodate one person, and its cockpit is even smaller than a two-box Chang''an Benni, making it quite ufortable to sit in with one''s body hunched up. But this Hummingbird 206, its interior space could almost rival that of a mid-sized off-road vehicle, where sitting in the back seat was not cramped at all. Skillfully, Suming buckled himself in with the seatbelt and found another one to loop over Yingying''s plump belly.


    Yingying wriggled a bit, seemingly ufortable with the human-designed safety belt which sat too high on her body.


    "Ha ha, in the future I''ll go on Taobao and buy you a child''s car seat!" Suming rubbed Yingying''s head.


    The engine roared, and the propeller began spinning furiously once more. The helicopter slowly lifted off the ground.


    Suming and Yingying, one on each side, pressed against the windows, peering down through the ss, the view bing wider and wider. The Hummingbird hovered about thirty meters in the air and stopped climbing, rapidly bringing the majority of the zoo into view.


    If one were to recklessly aim for the sky, more robust civilian helicopters could break two thousand meters, and armed helicopters like the famed Apache could even reach six thousand meters. Continue your saga on My Virtual Library Empire


    However, the main purpose of helicopters is to assist on the ground with low-altitude operations and patrolling. Generally, there''s no need to fly too high—as it''s not safe andcks practical significance. You can''t use an Apache to fight fighter jets, so the flying height of ordinary household helicopters is usually no more than two thousand meters. For small civilian helicopters like the Hummingbird 206, they normally fly at about a hundred meters to ensure they don''t hit any tall buildings.


    Suming''s present altitude was almost exactly parallel to the top of Whisperwind Pavilion in the distance. Two women could be seen standing on the outside corridor of the top floor of Whisperwind Pavilion. Squinting and making out their features, one was Hong Feifei, who was even leaning on a crutch, and the other, dressed in a neat ckdies'' suit, was none other than Ding Jing.


    Seeing a helicopter suddenly appear in the sky, both women''s gazes turned this way.


    Suming could guess a thing or two about those two women''s sneaky antics. He couldn''t care less about others'' private affairs. After all, he couldn''t forbid his employees from falling in love, could he? What era was it now? Suming wasn''t some feudal patriarch and naturally wouldn''t stop lovers from having secret rendezvous. But by the looks of it, they didn''t seem to be having a secretive meeting, who on earth has a rendezvous standing eight yards apart?


    Regardless of what they were up to, no matter how much these two dames fussed, they weren''t going to get pregnant...


    Tony asked, "Mr. Su, where are we going?"


    "Is the tank full?" Suming asked.


    "Full, and we have a spare too, can probablyst for about seven hundred kilometers," Tony replied.


    "Let''s first have a look around, then head to Sun Town, I''ll treat you to some Huaxia local specialties!" Suming said loudly.


    "Fantastic, I''m really looking forward to tasting the authentic Huaxia game!" Tony replied without turning his head, giving a thumbs-up, rotated the control stick, and Suming immediately felt a centrifugal force as the helicopter turned around.


    From above, the hundred-acre Shuijun Lake looked just like arge basin, and Shuixie Lake couldn''t even count as a small washbowl.


    As they flew over the zoo area, lush greenery unfolded below them and they entered the back mountains. Tony lowered the altitude, almost skimming over the tops of the trees below. Looking down from the helicopter, it felt like the moving forest,posed of countless trees, streaked past swiftly underneath.


    A few road construction teams were busy working on the mountain.


    The construction work of the Ancient Moon Xian Residence was nearingpletion. From above, one could see the embryo of a small ancient vige, and arge group of foxes dressed in cute little Taoist robes scrambled out of the houses, gathering together to curiously point at the sky as the loud noises roared overhead.


    Outside Chen Youliang''s tomb, some workers were erecting scaffolding, busy with their tasks. Looking down from high above, one could see a dark entrance on the hillside, flickering with dim lights—that was the illumination from miningmps, creating a somewhat spooky atmosphere.


    The snake park... not a ghost in sight in the snake park, that ce wasn''t fully open yet, the road hadn''t even been paved.


    Further away, a vast bare slope was clearly visible. From this angle, it really looked like a reclining beauty. The construction team for building the hot spring resort had already arrived; batches of stone and timber were hauled up the narrow road, and a small clearing had been made beside the hot spring. From above, it looked like the mountain had gone bald in a small patch, where an excavator stood.


    Howls and barks rose from all around the mountain. The dogs scattered throughout the hills had detected the helicopter, lifting their heads to howl skyward.


    Even further up at the mountain''s mid-slope, it appeared to be enshrouded in a thinyer of mist. Amidst the fog, the silhouettes of ancient structures faintly appeared, even more reminiscent of a legendary paradise in the mountains. Only the trucks that periodically navigated the newly built winding road, transporting raw materials and finished wine, signified that this paradise was generating wealth every minute.


    Everything was thriving, much to Suming''s satisfaction.


    After inspecting the back mountains, the helicopter veered off in a different direction, heading towards the reservoir.


    The back mountain was all okay, and so was the reservoir, where a row of simple wooden houses had been built on thekeside as a temporary residence for the employees of the fisherypany.


    But midway through the flight, Suming noticed something amiss!


    He had encountered the same problem Zhou Jin had faced before: someone was stealing fish!