Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest
Chapter 1319 Star Sea (124)

Chapter 1319: Chapter 1319 Star Sea (124)

Splosh!

Water splashed violently on the turbulent river surface as a dark, azure fish leaped out, twisting its streamlined body with all its might, trying to free itself from the metal hook in its mouth.

It exceeded a meter in length, struggling with immense strength, but before it could fall back into the water, a thin fishing line forced it ashore!

The unwilling fish opened its tooth-filled mouth, attempting to bite the fisherman who pulled it up.

The next moment, with a flash of blade light, its head was severed mid-air.

Scales flew, flesh separated from bone, and in just a moment, it turned into translucent slices on a plate.

Wang Chen put down the lure rod, picked up his chopsticks, and grabbed a piece of fresh fish, dipping it in soy sauce and putting it into his mouth.

The fresh, sweet flavor exploded instantly on his taste buds.

Not bad!

Satisfied, Wang Chen nodded, deftly using his chopsticks to decimate a large plate of sashimi clean.

As for another plate of the same fish, he dipped it into the hot pot beside him to eat slowly.

The sky gradually darkened, and a cool breeze swept through the deserted wilderness, carrying the howls of beasts from afar.

After dinner, Wang Chen brewed a pot of tea for himself, sitting by his tent and gazing up at the firmament.

The night sky was dotted with stars, so tranquil it resembled an oil painting.

Scenes like this were unimaginable a few months ago.

But as the energy radiation on Tampas Star gradually stabilized, the climate on this planet formed a new balance, and the blue sky and white clouds reappeared, with the radiant light of the stars shining once again on the earth.

However, the laws of Tampas Star had been completely altered, like mutated human genes, irreversibly changed.

Unless the root cause of all this disappeared.

Wang Chen let out a long sigh.

Returning to Tampas Star, he had been traveling the planet for a full nine months.

Wang Chen had lost track of how many Nether Tribe he had slain, with destroyed Nether nests exceeding three digits, and acquiring a large number of Nether Crystals.

As for the Eye of Nether, Wang Chen had eliminated scores of them, filling the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net with Spiritual Power from the captured Blood Crystals.

This journey to Tampas Star marked a huge success for him!

No one knew of Wang Chen’s contribution; in the past nine months, his footsteps had traversed the main continent of Tampas Star, eradicating the greatest threat to the empire’s survivors.

Although Wang Chen couldn’t annihilate all of the Nether Tribe, the remaining ones no longer posed a huge threat.

As for the countless mutated beasts appearing on Tampas Star, although dangerous, as carbon-based life forms, the empire’s airdropped "primitive" weapons were enough to turn them into prey.

And not hunters!

After spending a night in the wilderness, the next morning Wang Chen set out on his return journey.

Seven days later, he arrived at Delray City, where the B00785 backup base was located.

After nearly a year, this ruined large city welcomed new life, with a brand-new city rising next to it.

From a distance, Wang Chen saw thick smoke rising from chimneys!

He rode his custom motorcycle from Holy Light Star, quickly entering the under-construction Delray New City.

The engine roar of the gasoline motorcycle attracted the attention of many passersby.

Just as Wang Chen parked his bike in front of a store with a tavern sign, a rumbling sound came from afar.

Dozens of ships could be seen soaring into the sky from that direction.

Before the war, Delray City was a major city on Tampas Star, its geographical location extremely advantageous, naturally becoming a primary target for imperial reconstruction.

The speed of construction here was visibly rapid!

Wang Chen estimated that in one or two years, Delray New City would be essentially complete, more than capable of accommodating hundreds of thousands of people.

This scale was more or less sufficient, although Delray had a pre-war population of millions, how many of those who left would want to return to a star where high-tech was unusable?

Even 1% would be considered a lot!

Wang Chen planned to return to space from here.

But he wasn’t in a hurry.

The sky was about to darken; going to the launch site tomorrow night wouldn’t be too late.

Pushing open the bar door and stepping inside, the scene gave Wang Chen a slight pause.

The bar was filled with many patrons, most of them robust and exuding a fierce aura, with many wearing stained work clothes, looking like construction workers.

When Wang Chen entered, these people all turned to look at him, their gazes filled with scrutiny and wariness.

This made the atmosphere in the bar seem rather bizarre.

A normal person would have turned and left at such a scene.

Wang Chen didn’t mind, sitting directly at the bar and calling the bartender: "Boss, do you have beer?"

The burly bartender gave him a glance and grumbled, "Only homemade stout, three hundred Star Currency per jug."

Three hundred Star Currency?

Wang Chen felt an impulse to draw his knife.

In an ordinary bar, a jug of beer would cost only twenty to thirty, although Tampas Star’s situation was unique, with full support from the empire, prices shouldn’t be so outrageously high.

However, Wang Chen was too lazy to argue, pulling out three large bills and tossing them over, "One jug."

The bartender was quite surprised, taking the bills and examining them carefully.

Wang Chen was amused by his actions—could people be using counterfeit bills here?

After verifying the bills, the bartender didn’t seem pleased, keeping a stiff face as he served Wang Chen a jug of stout.

Wang Chen took a gulp from the large mug—it was bitter and harsh.

Is this even drinkable by humans?

He shook his head and spat the beer back into the glass.

Not drinking it anymore.

"What’s that supposed to mean?"

Unexpectedly, Wang Chen’s action angered the bartender, who widened his eyes and growled, "Looking for trouble!"

Wang Chen frowned: "Is this what you call beer? Can’t I choose not to drink it?"

"If you don’t want it, don’t buy it!"

The bartender roared, "Once you buy it, you have to drink it. You outsiders are all the same, no good at all!"

As he shouted, several burly construction workers stood behind Wang Chen, their expressions unfriendly.

It seemed Wang Chen didn’t notice, smiling: "Boss, are you planning to be unreasonable?"

Feeling it was rather baffling, he didn’t know where the bartender’s hostility came from.

Or perhaps this was a shady bar?

The bartender reached his hairy hand viciously for Wang Chen’s neck: "My logic is the only logic!"

"Ah!"

The next moment, he screamed in agony, his right hand bending directly to a ninety-degree angle!

"Get him!"

The construction workers behind Wang Chen were furious, lunging at him as a group.

But before they could even touch Wang Chen, they were blown away by an invisible force, crashing into several tables behind!

The bar was in complete chaos!

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