Chapter 269

In the darkness, a pitch-black giant bird appeared in the night sky, tearing through the clouds and emitting a deafening roar. Looking out through the portholes, beneath the black sky lay a brightly lit city, its sprawling highways gleaming with varied lights scattered like stars, weaving together into a massive spiderweb. That was the island nation's largest city—Tokyo—and, in this era, the largest city in Asia. This aircraft was the Principal's private plane—Sleipnir, a "Gulfstream G550" modified by the Equipment Department. The most distinctive features of this Gulfstream were its speed and noise. The Gulfstream 550 business jet was originally designed for business titans, major stars, and political VIPs; not only was it fast, but compared to other models, its noise level was extremely low, allowing passengers to sleep peacefully in-flight. This plane, however, was different. Its name was taken from Odin’s eight-legged steed in Norse mythology, which was also the reason Chu Zihang detested it. Thanks to the Equipment Department's modifications, Sleipnir's engine noise directly reached an extreme alongside its flight speed, taking a mere six hours to travel from Chicago to Japan without a single person managing to sleep along the way.