262: Chapter 262 This car eats stones

[Daily check-in successful.]

[Obtained eighth black tech fishing location: Jupiter.]

Aboard the Starship.

Jiang Chen was waiting for news from the Starship.

So, he casually checked in again.

After the fishing system upgraded to 3.0, he could check in every day.

He had checked in for seven days previously and obtained seven black tech fishing spots.

One was at the Sun.

One was at Saturn.

One was at Uranus.

One was at Neptune.

There was also one in a non-luminous region at the outermost edge of the Solar System, where a non-luminous celestial body was suspected to exist.

Only two remained that were relatively close.

One was in the northern region of the Pacific Ocean.

One was in the Qinling Mountains area of Dragon Country.

Among them, Jiang Chen had already visited the Qinling location.

That location housed an Earth Hexagram, which could teleport people long distances to the Shanhaijing Planet.

As for the northern Pacific region, he planned to head there to see what was available after dealing with the Starship.

"Jupiter? The distance is a bit far, but with magnetic field transition, I can still arrive in half a day."

Jiang Chen was pondering whether to go to Jupiter first or the northern Pacific region.

Just then.

General Wei sent back news regarding the Starship.

'Come over here if you have the guts!'

Marquis Huaguo's arrogant voice echoed back from Saturn.

Upon hearing this, Commander Jiang Qiuzhi slapped her thigh and said, "What an arrogant fellow! He actually dares to defy orders from the Southern Heavenly Gate."

"The Organization Starship has magnetic field transition capabilities; it's currently cruising near Mars," Jiang Haipeng spoke up.

Since the Starship was unwilling to return, Jiang Chen would certainly have to go there personally to invite them back.

Unexpectedly.

Jiang Chen wasn't angry; instead, he frowned and said, "Why does this voice sound a bit familiar?"

Because Marquis Huaguo was no longer hiding his voice, he had reverted to the voice he used in his Deep Space Giant Monkey form.

This made Jiang Chen suddenly feel it was somewhat familiar.

"Familiar? Could it be you knew Elder Hua before?"

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi asked in confusion.

She only knew that this Elder Hua had appeared very strangely, suddenly becoming one of the top three existences on the lifeform rankings.

However, he didn't occupy the Lunar Base or the Mars Base, and he wasn't even frequently on the Luan Bird.

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes in thought for a moment, muttering to himself.

"Marquis Huaguo... Li Boyang... He Shiqi..."

"Why do I feel like these three names are a bit fake?"

Jiang Chen had considered before that these three names weren't real; the current sense of familiarity made him even more certain that he had seen this person somewhere before.

"Maybe it's someone Dad met fifty years ago," Commander Jiang Qiuzhi speculated.

"Maybe."

Jiang Chen nodded and then asked Commander Jiang Qiuzhi, "By the way, who is in charge of the Organization Starship now?"

Originally, Jiang Chen wanted Tie Zhu to manage the Organization Starship, but Tie Zhu had been experiencing frequent bugs, so it was delayed.

As for Commander Jiang Qiuzhi herself, although she had become the true 'Xinhuo' of the Mars Base, she was still the commander of the Sister Li, so it was inconvenient for her to hold command over two warships.

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi replied, "Because the Organization Starship has been without a commander for a long time, I arranged for Cuihua to manage it. Since she shares data with Tie Zhu, she's quite proficient."

"Good, have Cuihua pilot the Organization Starship over. I plan to take a trip to Saturn."

Jiang Chen said.

Jupiter is the fifth largest planet in the Solar System, while Saturn is the sixth.

He planned to go to Jupiter first to find the black tech, then head to Saturn to deal with the Starship.

"Do you need me to go with you?" Commander Jiang Qiuzhi asked excitedly.

Jiang Haipeng teased, "You're only a Level 2 Lifeform; what can you do if you go?"

"I—I can be a cheerleader!" Commander Jiang Qiuzhi said persistently. "Dad, take me with you. I've already prepared my eight views carriage."

As she spoke.

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi pushed out the baby stroller from some corner—the one Jiang Chen had helped fish out for her when she was a child.

"You have the nerve to bring up that broken baby stroller."

"How old are you now? Can you even fit inside?"

"If you ask me, it's better to let our little sister sit in it. Right, Wawa?"

Jiang Haipeng turned to look at Jiang Wawa.

Jiang Wawa was sitting on the deck kneading mud. Seeing Commander Jiang Qiuzhi's eight views carriage stroller, her eyes immediately widened, and she shouted, "Wa wa wa! Papa, I want Big Sister's little car!"

"I'll take that!"

Jiang Haipeng snatched the eight views carriage away and gave it to Jiang Wawa. "Here, the little car is here."

Jiang Wawa immediately beamed and sat in the eight views carriage, lying there with her limbs in the air, looking very satisfied.

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi was instantly displeased. This was her baby stroller, and her dad had fished it out.

However, Jiang Wawa was still small after all, and it wouldn't be right to punch her away.

So, she also looked at Jiang Chen with teary eyes: "Dad! Look, my car is gone."

Seeing that the few of them were about to start fighting over a baby stroller.

Jiang Chen had no choice but to balance things out: "Let Wawa sit in the stroller for a few days. I'll take you for a spin around Jupiter."

"What about me?"

Jiang Haipeng asked quickly.

He also wanted to take his Avian Flight Formation to Jupiter to consume some energy.

But the distance was too far; at his formation's speed, a round trip would take half a year.

"You stay home and watch the kid."

Jiang Chen said.

Not long after.

The Organization Starship arrived.

Cuihua sent a radio signal from the command room.

[Starship, this is the Organization Starship. I am Commander Chi Yao Cui Hua.]

"Remember to take good care of your sister!"

Jiang Chen instructed Jiang Haipeng before leaving.

Jiang Haipeng promised readily. With the baby stroller, how much 'taking care' could she need? Everything would surely be fine.

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi followed Jiang Chen into the cockpit of the small fishing boat. She poked her head out and grinned weirdly at Jiang Haipeng: "Take good care of Sister. If she cries, I'm holding you responsible."

"Don't worry, Sister isn't like you; she won't cry."

Jiang Haipeng didn't think much of it.

Whoosh.

The small fishing boat flew off the Starship and landed on the deck of the Organization Starship.

The Organization Starship activated its magnetic field transition and headed straight for Jupiter.

Back on the Starship, Jiang Wawa in the eight views carriage had been playing quite happily when she suddenly felt the stroller getting vaguely hot.

At first it was bearable, but then it got hotter and hotter.

She couldn't help but jump out of the stroller, clutching her bottom and crying loudly.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Haipeng looked at Jiang Wawa in confusion, not understanding why she had been lying there fine and then suddenly started wailing. If it were him as a child, he would have slept very peacefully.

At that moment, Xue Yao also came over upon hearing the noise. She picked up Jiang Wawa and asked comfortingly, "What happened?"

"Thi—This little car, it burns my butt!"

Jiang Wawa pointed at the eight views carriage baby stroller, crying aggrievedly.

Because she was upset, her voice became a bit strained.

"Burns your butt?"

Jiang Haipeng was full of question marks. The temperature on the Starship wasn't high; how could a baby stroller get hot?

He reached out and tested the eight views carriage.

Sure enough.

A scorching aura was being released from inside the eight views carriage, so hot that he jerked his hand back.

"Holy crap, why is it so hot!"

Jiang Haipeng looked shocked.

For some reason, this eight views carriage had suddenly become extremely scorching.

Xue Yao also tested it.

She frowned.

This level of heat clearly wasn't from sunlight.

It was filled with Fire qi particles.

And Commander Jiang Qiuzhi happened to have a Fire Qi attribute.

"Could it be that because she sat in it for so long, it now carries its own high temperature?"

Xue Yao murmured to herself.

This eight views carriage used to be used by her eldest daughter.

"Forget it, we won't sit in this."

Xue Yao tried to carry Jiang Wawa away from the stroller.

However, Jiang Wawa was reluctant to leave; she wanted to sit in it but didn't dare to, so she wailed loudly.

"Who gave this thing to Wawa?"

Xue Yao began to coax her helplessly.

"..."

Jiang Haipeng finally understood why that shrew Commander Jiang Qiuzhi had been grinning so strangely before leaving and telling him to watch their sister.

She probably knew long ago that this thing would heat up.

Three hours later.

The Organization Starship appeared above Jupiter.

Jiang Chen had Cuihua stop there.

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi, who was nearby, looked at Jiang Chen with some confusion. Weren't they going to catch the Starship? Why stop above Jupiter?

"Dad, the Starship has gone to Saturn; it's not at Jupiter."

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi reminded him, thinking her dad had gotten disoriented from the transition.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, sat in the small fishing boat's cockpit, and said, "I have some business at Jupiter. Do you want to come along?"

"Of course."

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi jumped into the cockpit excitedly.

It had been many years since she last rode in her dad's small fishing boat.

Especially back when she was just born, and her dad took her fishing in the sea for the eight views carriage.

The small fishing boat flew off the Organization Starship and descended toward a certain region of Jupiter.

High in Jupiter's atmosphere, there were dust mists painted in various colors. The small fishing boat plunged into them and was soon submerged, leaving no trace.

However, Commander Jiang Qiuzhi wasn't worried at all; she turned to look at Jiang Chen.

Although Jiang Chen was already in his seventies, his appearance hadn't aged much, only gaining a hint of maturity compared to fifty years ago.

Of course.

Compared to the endless eons of Commander Jiang Qiuzhi's previous life, Jiang Chen's seventy-plus years in this life were still insignificant.

But Commander Jiang Qiuzhi had only lived fifty-plus years in this life. Since birth, she had regarded Jiang Chen as her father for this lifetime.

And he was the one who drove the small fishing boat, taking her wandering everywhere.

He had fished up the seat from her past life for her.

It was as if it were predestined.

"Dad, why do you like this small fishing boat so much? Compared to a Starship, it's quite dilapidated, lacks power, and hasn't been repaired in a long time."

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi asked.

So many years had passed.

This small fishing boat had neither Controlled Nuclear Fusion installed nor a Planet-Killer Cannon.

It flew purely by relying on Jiang Chen's own Lightning Qi energy and the pulling force of those few Terracotta Warriors.

Although its range of tens of thousands of miles was more than enough.

It was still somewhat insufficient to match the long-duration voyages of a Starship.

However.

Judging by Jiang Chen's current life level, he didn't seem to have any plans to upgrade the small fishing boat again.

Not only did he not plan to upgrade it, he even piled the deck with all sorts of mud figures, using it as a transport ship.

Oh, and a nine-leaf lingzhi grass was growing in the gaps of the deck. If it kept growing, the fishing boat would be covered in green...

"This was left to me by Dad's father and mother—your grandfather and grandmother."

"Plus, I originally graduated from Ocean University, so I inherited this fishing boat after graduation."

Jiang Chen explained.

"What were Grandpa and Grandma's names?"

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi asked curiously.

When she was born, she had never seen her grandparents; she assumed they had already passed away.

Jiang Chen said, "Grandpa was named Jiang Kongxin, and Grandma was named Yang Liu."

"They passed away when I was about six years old. Because I was too young, I don't really know why they passed. So, it's normal that you haven't seen them."

Listening to Jiang Chen's words, Commander Jiang Qiuzhi's eyes suddenly flashed.

hollow willow...

How was this name so familiar?

"Maybe it's a coincidence,"

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi thought to herself.

In the Southern Heavenly Gate, there were ten innate spiritual roots, which were a type of living being that could exist without relying on qi.

One of the great innate spiritual roots was the hollow willow.

However, the hollow willow was supreme; although it had no physical avatar, its life level was so high it rivaled the Jade Emperor.

The Jade Emperor had not reincarnated but continued to lead the other immortals of the Southern Heavenly Gate wandering beyond the Milky Way Galaxy.

There was no need for the hollow willow to reincarnate either.

After all, while the Qi God Tribe could defeat the Southern Heavenly Gate, they might not necessarily be able to eliminate innate lifeforms like the hollow willow.

Just as the father and daughter were talking.

The small fishing boat landed in a chaotic airspace.

This was located three hundred kilometers above Jupiter's surface. Dust was everywhere, storms raged, and chaotic air currents swirled, making it impossible to see the surroundings clearly.

Fortunately.

The system in Jiang Chen's mind already displayed a map.

A few hundred meters ahead, something was spinning and drifting high in the sky.

Who knows how long it had been drifting.

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi sat in the cockpit, looking out through the transparent glass at the chaos. She looked at Jiang Chen: "Dad, why stop here?"

"Getting ready to fish something up."

Jiang Chen told Commander Jiang Qiuzhi to sit tight.

Then he opened the cockpit.

Instantly!

Wild winds raged, dust filled the sky, and Commander Jiang Qiuzhi's face was coated in dirt.

Fortunately, she was a Level 2 Lifeform and didn't need to breathe, so she could sit steadily.

Any ordinary person would have been thrown out by such strong winds and impact long ago.

She narrowed her eyes, watching Jiang Chen walk onto the deck. Just like a fisherman on the ocean, he dragged out a fishing net and cast it toward the opposite side.

The fishing net instantly disappeared into the chaotic gale.

Only a single line remained in Jiang Chen's hand, being pulled with great force.

[Successfully fished up a Fifth-Grade Innate Spiritual Root Flat Peach, Fire Attribute.]

[This is one of the lifeforms naturally formed by the universe; no civilization can create it. A biological being consuming it can instantly become a Level 5 Lifeform. It can be called black tech in the realm of miraculous medicines.]

A Fifth-Grade Innate Spiritual Root Flat Peach?

Can instantly become a Level 5 Lifeform?

That powerful?

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up.

He then quickly pulled the fishing net back.

Soon, a flat peach as large as a bucket was pulled back by Jiang Chen.

However, this flat peach didn't look very appealing.

It was unclear if it was because it had been stained by too much dirt or due to the long-term spinning.

It looked almost like a rock. Aside from being round and somewhat fruit-like, one really couldn't tell it was a peach just by looking at its exterior.

"Dad, why did you fish up a big rock?"

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi looked at her dad in bewilderment as he threw out the fishing net and hauled back a large rock.

Jiang Chen tied the flat peach to the deck and then returned to the cockpit, saying, "It's for you to eat later."

"???"

Commander Jiang Qiuzhi's eyes widened instantly.

Dad, I'm not a picky eater, but that doesn't mean I eat rocks!