Recaps

Jiang Yan Hai dominated the simulation matches and the Russian exchange, then repelled a surprise attack at the airbase and returned home as an ace pilot. He invited Dong Kejiang’s crew to join the secret logistics unit, but Dong Kejiang stayed to finish work on the Qinglong because of his family responsibilities.

• Jiang Yan Hai defeated Bai Zhipeng in the command simulation by protecting his forces, destroying key bridges and targeting the enemy airfield and rocket battalion, then revealed that he had used civilian reconnaissance and a hidden cargo airport.
• Jiang Yan Hai won all seven simulation matches and traveled to Russia with a delegation for a military exchange, where he took first place in the written and physical assessments and dominated the free-combat bouts.
• Jiang Yan Hai began the aerial competition by defeating Stokov in a dogfight, but a concealed SA-11 launcher and hostile fighters attacked the trainees near the base.
• Jiang Yan Hai helped the other pilots evade the missiles, destroyed one hostile fighter with Er Dan’s assistance, and forced another pilot to surrender before escorting the fighter to an emergency landing.
• Jiang Yan Hai told his general that he suspected a mole at the base, and the general declared him the competition’s winner while the other Chinese pilots continued the exchange.
• Jiang Yan Hai returned home in his J10C, discovered Azure Dragon had six kill markings, and landed to find Dong Kejiang and the ground crew waiting.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked Dong Kejiang’s team to join the secret logistics unit, but Dong Kejiang stayed to finish the Qinglong because his family depended on him, and Jiang Yan Hai promised to help reunite them afterward.

Jiang Yan Hai completed the J10S Azure Dragon's flight-data work, recruited Black Hawk to approach Bei Chen Xiang, and spent his leave with Li Ruo Bai and Su Ya Xuan. His vacation was interrupted when he led Ghost Squad in protecting a civilian airliner from hostile fighters, then secured compensation from the United States under a cover story.

• Jiang Yan Hai accelerated his studies while flying the J10S Azure Dragon nightly, and Old Liu approved his access to the J10S and J20 internal designs.
• Jiang Yan Hai traveled with Black Hawk and Shao Xiao Jia to recruit Bei Chen Xiang, using a performance of “Old Boy” to help Black Hawk start negotiations.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai welcomed Su Ya Xuan, whose probing questions gave way to a sightseeing trip and a road journey that convinced her Jiang Yan Hai loved Li Ruo Bai.
• An urgent order pulled Jiang Yan Hai from the road trip, and he took off in a J10C from the expressway to reach Overlord Wolf Base.
• Jiang Yan Hai led Ghost Squad in confronting hostile fighters threatening a civilian airliner, destroying enemy aircraft while Eagle Eye’s formation protected the plane.
• The airliner crossed the border safely, and Jiang Yan Hai and the other pilots returned to base as officials framed the battle as an attack by terrorists using stolen F16s.
• Jiang Yan Hai proposed that Mabu Country seek four hundred million dollars from the United States for the lost fighters, and the American commander authorized payment.

Jiang Yan Hai reorganized Overlord Wolf, developed a powerful new engine, and advanced plans for the Phantom fighter. He also received Ivan’s dangerous aircraft-decoy research and began recruiting imprisoned hackers, arriving at the prison as Qiu Xiao Fei agreed to meet visitors from above.

• Jiang Yan Hai took command of Overlord Wolf, established plans for its combat and logistics brigades, and received First Class Merit before returning to school.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Professor Zhao’s team built and tested the Phantom Engine, which reached 265.7 kilonewtons of maximum thrust and passed a 150-hour endurance run.
• Jiang Yan Hai presented the engine’s results to senior researchers, named the planned Mach 4 stealth fighter Phantom, and was appointed its chief designer.
• Jiang Yan Hai completed Phantom’s blueprints, arranged further engine tests, and visited Li Ruo Bai in Jiangcheng to celebrate her birthday with carved jade gifts and roses.
• Jiang Yan Hai visited Ivan, who chose Chinese citizenship and gave him his late partner’s design for a decoy that could damage radar and electronic systems while endangering people with microwaves.
• Jiang Yan Hai sent the decoy design to Old Liu for safe testing, then ordered Hound to prepare a prison visit to recruit four hackers.
• Jiang Yan Hai assessed the prisoners’ backgrounds and arrived as Hou Li, Gan Yu, and Wei Zhao considered an escape scheme using a smuggled phone.
• Jiang Yan Hai reviewed Qiu Xiao Fei’s surveillance footage and sent Officer Zhang to tell him that visitors from above wanted to meet him.

Jiang Yan Hai recruited Qiu Xiao Fei and three hackers into Dark Blade, then oversaw the Phantom Fighter Jet’s development and testing. After the Phantom’s debut at the Pearl Airshow, its Mach 3 performance sparked nationwide attention.

• Jiang Yan Hai offered Qiu Xiao Fei and Hou Li chances to serve the country, and Qiu Xiao Fei accepted while Hou Li planned an escape with Gan Yu and Wei Zhao.
• Jiang Yan Hai let Hou Li, Gan Yu, and Wei Zhao believe they had escaped to Hong Kong, then intercepted them and recruited them as soldiers under Black Hawk.
• Jiang Yan Hai established Dark Blade’s Information Warfare Unit and brought Qiu Xiao Fei to meet his son, Qiu Wen Ze, at school.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai completed the Phantom Fighter Jet’s development after months of engine and component testing.
• Colonel Huang Yao piloted the Phantom’s first test flight, and the Red Star Engine rewarded Jiang Yan Hai with new permissions and an upgraded Advanced Scan program.
• Jiang Yan Hai used Advanced Scan to find flaws in the Phantom, and the researchers corrected them before further test flights and certification tests.
• Jiang Yan Hai flew the Phantom at speeds up to Mach 2.5 and extreme maneuvers, while a second Phantom was completed and the aircraft were prepared for the Pearl Airshow.
• Jiang Yan Hai flew the black-painted Phantom alongside two J20s at the Pearl Airshow, where it vanished from sight before reappearing at Mach 3 and drawing nationwide attention.