Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 250 Uncontrolled Expansion
"Wow? You want to learn to fly a plane?"

After hearing Ouyang's request, Berry looked astonished.

He had assumed that even if this Easterner didn't make any excessive demands, he would still ask for something outrageous or troublesome.

But he never expected that the final request he would hear would be like this.

Ouyang nodded very firmly: "Yes, is that okay?"

Berry scratched his head: "It's possible, but I don't have enough fuel or time... I can teach you how to fly, but I can't guarantee you'll learn, let alone take off!"

"I see!" Ouyang said, a little disappointed. "That's fine too."

He had never been involved in flying before; the idea just popped into his head and he casually mentioned it.

Ouyang was even prepared to be rejected, but to his surprise, Berry actually agreed.

Berry was surprised that O'Yan agreed, and suddenly looked constipated: "Wait, have you ever been exposed to flying?"

"No!" Ouyang shook his head honestly.

"Do you know why training a pilot is so difficult?"

Ouyang continued to shake his head: "I don't know!"

"God, am I crazy, or are you crazy?" Berry scratched his head hard. "Flying a plane is a very serious matter, unlike driving a car! Very different!"

“I know!” Ouyang said calmly.

"No, you don't know!" Berry gritted his teeth, took off his glasses, and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Let me put it this way: driving on land is very smooth; boats on water bounce up and down; but in the air, it's just a complete mess!"

Ouyang asked curiously, "And then?"

"And then?" Berry's voice suddenly became much louder. "Various air currents, wind directions, and special weather conditions you've never even heard of are all important factors affecting flight. One careless move and the plane will crash and everyone will die!"

Ouyang blinked: "So, all you've told me is to emphasize how difficult it is to learn to fly?"

"It's not a matter of difficulty. What I want to say is that flying is a very serious matter. You must have a sufficient theoretical foundation, enough flight time, and know how to handle unexpected situations. Only by doing all of these can you become a true pilot!"

Ouyang looked like he suddenly understood, but what he said almost made Berry furious: "If I have enough time, I don't mind learning properly, but I have no intention of becoming a pilot."

Berry was starting to lose his temper: "So you want to learn to fly? That's blasphemy, don't you understand what blasphemy is?"

As a flight professional, he does not allow anyone to take flying lightly.

"Don't do that!" Ouyang patted Berry's arm. "It's just that the conditions don't allow it. I'll learn how to take off first, and then I can learn how to land later when I have the chance, right?"

Berry wanted to argue, but Ouyang interrupted him: "What? Don't want to teach? Didn't you say you'd agree to any request?"

Berry was speechless for a moment, his face turning a deep purplish-red, before finally nodding and saying, "Alright then!"

Ou Yang chuckled: It's done!

It's always good to have more skills, and there are many small airports in the US, so you never know when you might need this skill.

As for landing... he did manage to land a few times when he played flight simulators, so he has some experience. But reality isn't a game, and even if he actually had the chance to take the plane into the air, he wouldn't risk landing.

Ou Yang has already thought it through. If the day ever comes when he takes off in a plane, he must prepare a parachute in advance so that he can just jump off when he reaches the ground.

Berry was very dedicated. Once the two parties reached an agreement, he immediately got into character, explaining the aircraft's condition to Ouyang while performing repairs: the functions of various mechanical components, the roles of each pipeline, pre-flight checks, and post-landing maintenance procedures...

He told Ouyang everything he could think of.

The advantage of this method is that it can impart a large amount of knowledge to Ouyang in the shortest amount of time.

The downside is that it's fragmented and disjointed, lacking a coherent system and making it difficult to remember.

Ouyang, like a dry sponge, readily agreed to everything, just kept saying "uh-huh" without asking any questions. This made Berry feel quite unsatisfied, and finally she couldn't help but ask, "Did you remember everything?"

He strongly suspected that Ouyang was deliberately playing a trick on him.

Ou Yang looked surprised: "Of course I remembered it, why?"

Berry became even more certain that Ouyang was playing a trick on him, and immediately asked about a point of knowledge that had just been mentioned.

Ouyang gave the correct answer almost without hesitation.

Ask again and answer again, still no problem.

While not 100% accurate, it's generally close to the truth.

Berry's gaze towards Ouyang had changed; was this even human?
"Don't look at me like that," Ouyang said reservedly. "I'm just a little bit smarter."

He's still far from being a top-tier brain.

Berry replied dejectedly, "This is what you call slightly better? Does that make me an idiot?"

It's just that he didn't know what Versailles was, otherwise he would have commented on it.

One continued speaking, and the other continued listening. However, after a short while, the former discovered that Ouyang's strength was extraordinary.

When Berry was being supported by Ouyang, he knew that this Asian man was quite strong, but it wasn't until they were moving the wings that he realized he had misjudged the situation.

This mysterious Easterner somehow managed to lift half of the wing all by himself, leaving Berry so astonished he nearly popped his eyes out.

Although it is only a small 12-seat aircraft, the wings weigh nearly one and a half tons, with each wing weighing over 700 kilograms. Even if it only bears half the weight, it still weighs 350 kilograms.

Moreover, people from the East tend to lift the heavier end!
Berry wasn't good at math and couldn't calculate exactly how much weight he was bearing, but he was absolutely certain that Ouyang was lifting more than 350 kilograms!

He vaguely remembered that the world record for deadlifting was over 500 kilograms, but the record holders were all muscular men with arms thicker than their waists and who were not much shorter when lying down than when standing up.

They're the kind of animals that can even take on a black bear head-on.

Berry thought he could lift it, but it wouldn't be that easy... well, he might not be able to lift it, and it would definitely be very strenuous.

What about Ouyang?
He looks ordinary, with neither thick arms nor strong legs, and moves very easily without any effort.

Berry pondered for a while but couldn't figure it out. He squeezed Ouyang's arm and blurted out out of the blue, "Hey, did you come back from the future in a time machine to save the world?"

What the hell?
Ouyang's mind raced for a moment before he realized what the guy was talking about, and he couldn't help but chuckle: "Do I look like a robot to you?"

Berry nodded without hesitation: "Yes!"

“Yes, I am the T9000, the latest model!” Ou Yang rolled his eyes. “You have quite the imagination!”

With Ouyang's assistance, Berry made rapid progress and repaired the plane in just half an afternoon.

He eagerly sat in the cockpit, started the engine smoothly, and the propeller at the nose spun rapidly, emitting its distinctive buzzing sound.

It was still early, and at Ouyang's request, the two of them climbed into the cockpit, where Berry carefully explained the takeoff process and precautions.

Ouyang compared his memory with the process in the game, and it was almost identical!
No wonder everyone says that playing flight simulators can teach you how to fly a plane!

One theory suggests that the terrorists who hijacked 9/11 learned how to fly a plane through a video game!

Ou Yang suddenly felt a little regretful. Why hadn't he calmed down and played the game properly back then?
As dusk fell, Little Leili reappeared, accompanied by a white woman in her thirties.

Berry immediately went to greet her: "Demi, what brings you here?"

Demi smiled gently: "I'm worried about little Leili... Won't you introduce your new friend?"

Berry immediately introduced them, and after exchanging greetings, Demi took dinner out of the basket.

Baked potatoes, fried potatoes, and a pot of thick onion and potato soup made with some unknown ingredient.

All they ate and drank were potatoes, and just looking at them made Ouyang feel acid reflux.

With this level of cooking, it's not even as good as emergency food! Demi smiled sheepishly, "Sorry, we only have potatoes left. If you don't mind, would you like to share some?"

Ou Yang thought to himself, "How can such a small amount of food be enough for six people?"
He readily agreed, turned around and called out. Zhu Yiming stayed in the car, while Jiang Yuwei walked over calmly, holding a single soldier's ration and an emergency food ration.

Berry's eyes lit up immediately: "MRE!"

Demi was stunned, while little Leili looked completely innocent and bewildered.

Jiang Yuwei tore open the packaging and took out bread, biscuits, cheese sauce, instant drinks... and placed them in front of everyone one by one. Berry and Demi couldn't help but swallow.

Little Leili was also drawn to the candy.

“Please!” Ouyang said.

Although they got along well, Ouyang remained wary because they had only known each other for a short time and did not want to eat the food the other brought.

Berry rubbed his hands together: "Is this appropriate?"

"Of course it's appropriate!"

The group divided the food and ate a simple meal.

Berry didn't ask Zhu Yiming why he didn't come down, and Ouyang didn't mention it either.

Jiang Yuwei also gave Xiao Leili an extra piece of beef jerky.

The little girl tried taking a bite, immediately frowned, and looked distressed, which made everyone burst into laughter.

Little Leili didn't give up. She bit into the beef jerky and chewed hard, finally managing to eat it.

Berry patted the little girl's head gently, his gaze tender: "Demi, I plan to leave tomorrow morning."

Demi was taken aback, her gaze falling on the plane: "So fast?"

Berry looked at Ouyang: "With helpers, we'll be faster, so we can leave earlier!"

“Great!” Demi smiled happily. “I’ve had enough of this awful place.”

Ou Yang and Jiang Yuwei exchanged glances.

This place is a godforsaken place, and other places aren't much better, in fact, far worse.

Choosing to stay at least means being familiar with the environment, and perhaps being able to overcome the difficulties and hold on until a turning point appears.

Leaving seems like a good option, but you can't escape the epidemic area. Moving to a new environment where you don't know anyone means you can't avoid the threat of pneumococcus, and you also have to solve problems related to food, clothing, shelter and transportation.

However, neither of them said anything.

Respect the fate of others and let go of helping others.

It's wise to sometimes play dumb; it's a profound truth about life!
“I’ll notify the others in a bit,” Berry said.

Ou Yang frowned, but said nothing.

To be honest, he was fundamentally prejudiced against other Americans.

There's no other reason than that the more people there are, the more accidents will happen. If hundreds or thousands of people gather, eating, drinking, and even relieving oneself will all become problems.

But the plane belongs to someone else, so he can't say anything. He can just refuse to fly on it.

After dinner, Berry and his family left the hangar at the agreed time.

Ouyang wisely drove the armored vehicle out and parked it near the airport.

Watching the armored vehicle leave, Demi asked in a low voice, "With three more people suddenly added, and they're all Asian, will the others agree to it?"

"Why not agree?" Berry retorted. "Aren't there other seats available?"

Demi gave her husband a deep look and said nothing more.

This guy is so slow-witted.

Inside the armored vehicle at the same time, Jiang Yuwei was also asking Ou Yang, "Are we really going to fly away from their planes?"

Zhu Yiming chimed in with concern, "That's right. It's fine under normal circumstances, but taking a plane at this time is too risky!"

If your car breaks down, you can just walk. But if a plane falls from the sky, it's not that simple.

The fact that no remains of the body is the least of the problems.

Ou Yang tapped his fingers lightly on the steering wheel: "I was quite tempted, but from the beginning, I never intended to go with them."

"Then what are we waiting for here?" Zhu Yiming asked.

Ou Yang chuckled lightly: "Isn't there still half a barrel of diesel fuel left?"

He could have easily rejected Berry's offer and simply asked for the remaining diesel fuel, in exchange for food or gold.

However, considering the lack of trust between the two parties, Ouyang felt that agreeing to the other party's conditions and having common interests would make it easier to establish a trusting relationship.

The armored vehicles arrived at the airport on time the next morning and parked directly in the hangar.

Zhu Yiming and Jiang Yuwei stayed in the car, while only Ou Yang jumped out and greeted Berry.

A short while later, an old car drove into the airport, and two middle-aged white men got out.

Berry's expression immediately changed: "Howard, who is this...?"

“Burns, my good friend,” Howard said, “aren’t there still seats on the plane? Burns is ready to come with us!”

His tone was very relaxed, as if he were talking about the neighbor's dog catching a mouse: "Who is this? Won't you introduce him to me?"

"This is Ou. There are three of them, and they're going to come with us."

"Wow!" Howard's tone changed. "There are only seven left, plus the four of them, so they're all seated."

As they were talking, another car drove in, and a man and a woman got out.

Not only Berry, but Howard's expression also changed.

He took the initiative to go over and greeted her in a seemingly enthusiastic manner: "Wendy, if I remember correctly, this gentleman doesn't belong to our team, right?"

“That’s right.” Wendy nodded very frankly. “But aren’t there still seats on the plane?”

Before he finished speaking, another large dog was led out of the car.

It has a very honest and simple appearance, but its size is surprisingly large, just like a small calf!

Howard was completely taken aback, his expression turning serious: "Wendy, don't tell me this dog is coming on the plane too!"

"Otherwise what?" Wendy shrugged dismissively. "How could I possibly be separated from my darling Winnie?"

Howard laughed in exasperation: "I wouldn't say anything if you brought someone along, but even a dog has to take up a spot? Don't you think that's going too far?"

"Too much? How is it too much?" Wendy remained unmoved. "Winnie is my family!"

"Family?" Howard collapsed, clutching his forehead. "My God, Berry, what are we going to do?"

Before Berry could speak, two more cars drove into the airport, and five people got out.

Ouyang counted, and sure enough, apart from the three from the Berry family, the other four had brought their own people, instantly expanding the original team of seven to fifteen, plus a dog.

This is definitely overcrowded!

So, apart from the Berry family, the other four people all had their own agendas. Not only did they crash, but it was a multi-vehicle collision!
Ou Yang shamelessly crossed his arms: This is going to be interesting!
(End of this chapter)