“Doctor Chen, are you leaving?”
Chen Changan smiled and said, “Yes. If I want to live longer, I have to become stronger. I can’t stay here; I want to explore more of the sea.”
This was a lie. In reality, it was because Chen Changan was too compliant and worried about the unknown treasure island causing trouble that he didn’t dare to stay in a certain sea area for long.
Old Man Ji stroked his beard and laughed. “Young people always want to go outside.”
Chen Changan felt grateful toward Old Man Ji.
After the old man guessed that Chen Changan had made up his mind to leave, he taught Chen Changan everything he learned from the military. It was precisely because of Old Man Ji’s unreserved teaching that Chen Changan was able to raise his saber technique to the preliminary success level within three days.
“As a return gift for the saber technique, I would like to give you a gift.”
Old Man Ji waved his hand and casually said, “You’re about to leave; why a gift?”
Zhang Li and her husband also expressed that Chen Changan was a great benefactor of their family and that it was only right that they send him off.
Chen Changan smiled slyly and chuckled. “Sure, I won’t send you off then.”
Everyone was stunned.
Old Man Ji cursed inwardly. ‘Young people are so rude! They don’t even know how to make concessions!’
Zhang Li and her husband were still smiling as they bade farewell to Chen Changan. They wanted to take out a batch of bread from the food storage box and give it to him.
Chen Changan opened the market and took out a large basin with a 40-centimeter diameter. It was filled with sand and a small bag of seeds.
“The rarest thing at sea is not meat but vegetables. There are 100 sea cabbage seeds here. You can grow your own vegetables to eat.”
The old lady had been half-asleep because of her low blood sugar level, but when she heard the words ‘grow vegetables,’ she was no longer sleepy. She looked at the large basin in Chen Changan’s hands with a burning gaze.
Old Man Ji wanted to be more reserved, but he was overjoyed when he saw the chance to grow vegetables. “Good, good, good. It’s better to teach a person to fish than to teach a person to fish. We like your gift very much.”
Ji Shaoping, on the other hand, calmed down slightly and asked doubtfully, “We only have enough water for 20 days. It would be a waste to water the vegetables.”
Chen Changan smiled and let Ji Shaoping touch the sea cabbage. Soon, he obtained the sea cabbage’s information from the system.
“Congratulations, you have obtained sea cabbage seed x100.”
[Sea Cabbage Seed]
Quality: Gray
Introduction: Deep-sea plants that are similar to the cabbages on Earth and have gradually adapted to the seawater environment. It can also survive in soil that is less salty.
Evaluation: Natural selection, survival of the seas.
Ji Shaoping’s eyes lit up. He stroked his wife—Zhang Li’s hair and said happily, “Wonderful. When the sea cabbage is ripe, Lili won’t have to eat bread every day.”
Chen Changan took out another 30 skewers of grilled fish from the market and chuckled. “Can I use these grilled fish skewers to exchange some bread for breakfast? I haven’t eaten Earth’s bread in a long time.”
Ji Shaoping immediately agreed. He took out 3 to 3.5kg of bread from the round wooden barrel and hurriedly said, “Of course, you can. I couldn’t ask for more.”
Chen Changan didn’t particularly like bread. He was more used to eating a fried dough stick and a bowl of spicy soup in the morning or the sausage pancake that cost six yuan. The so-called grilled fish in exchange for bread was meant to be given away.
“Since I’ve achieved my goal, it’s time for me to leave.” As soon as these words were spoken, there was no point in asking him to stay.
Ji Shaoping couldn’t help but hold Chen Changan’s hand and say solemnly: “Doctor Chen, I hope you become stronger and live longer.”
The five words ‘become stronger and live longer’ originated from the system message, but it became the blessing of billions of people in the deep sea. It was the most popular phrase in the entire Deep Sea Forum.
Chen Changan’s ‘Newbie Survival Tips’ had netizens sending out these five words of blessings and thanks every day.
But in reality, this was the first time Chen Changan had personally heard this blessing. It was familiar yet unfamiliar.
Zhang Li was lying on a simple bed. She raised her sleeping daughter and chuckled. “Come, say goodbye to Uncle Chen.”
The baby started to snore.
Old Man Ji patted Chen Changan’s shoulder and teased, “Doctor Chen, my granddaughter hasn’t been given a name yet. As her benefactor, do you want to give her a name before leaving?”
Chen Changan scratched his head and said weakly, “Actually, we should be thanking that ribbon fish for the fact that the child survived. Why don’t we call her ribbon fish?”
Ribbon Fish Li…
On the raft, everyone’s faces changed, and they fell into a long silence.
Ji Shaoping was, after all, a graduate student. He immediately thought of a good compromise and broke the silence. “Why don’t we call our daughter Ji Xianyu?”
Old Man Ji and Zhang Li agreed. “It’s a good name. It’s a good name. Let’s fix it that way.”
Chen Changan jumped onto The Flying Henan People.
Orange bit the rope, and the distance between the two ships gradually increased.
“Have a safe trip, Doctor Chen!”
“Doctor Chen, you must become stronger and live longer!”
“Don’t forget to practice your saber skills every day!”
As The Flying Henan People gradually disappeared into the distance, Ji Shaoping grabbed his mother’s arm and said with slight blame, “Mom, why didn’t you even greet me!”
The old lady frowned and looked at her granddaughter. “Xianyu, fresh fish, salted fish…”[1]
The four of them looked at each other.
…
“Another private space!” Chen Changan lay at the bow of the ship like a salted fish.
To prevent the Doomsday Survival System from being exposed, Chen Changan hadn’t upgraded any items for the past three days.
Due to the upgrading of the ship, the number of survival points obtained every day increased to 62. Unknowingly, Chen Changan had accumulated 206 survival points.
“It’s time to upgrade another wave of items!”
Chen Changan temporarily gave up the idea of upgrading the dark boat. Although upgrading the dark boat ahead of time would allow him to obtain additional survival points every day, it would reduce the possibility of a special upgrade.
Whether it was the Mountain-Beheading Axe or the Blade of the Exorcist, they were both new options that Chen Changan had obtained after obtaining the cracked jade and the Blood of the Exorcist.
Therefore, Chen Changan decided to wait a few more days, hoping to purchase some special materials for The Flying Henan People.
After scanning the other items with the green light, Chen Changan helplessly discovered that there was only one item in his hand that was suitable for leveling up—the wooden Mazu statue!
For a long time, Chen Changan had always used the statue of Mazu as a pillow, which resulted in a ‘darkness under the light’ effect. This caused him not to have the chance to upgrade the statue.
Chen Changan imitated Ash’s tone and laughed heartily. “I choose you, Mazu Statue!”
[Wooden Statue of Mazu]
[Upgrade Plan 1: Bronze Mazu Statue. Change the material of the Mazu Statue to bronze. It can contain more divine power, and the effects of divine power are stronger. Upgrade requires 80 survival points.]
[Upgrade Plan 2: Blessing of the Gods. Pray for the blessings of the Mazu Goddess and awaken the potential power hidden in the statue. Upgrade requires 100 survival points.]
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