Chapter 220: The Azure Galaxy
Azure Galaxy.
As the name implied, this galaxy was famous for having a majority of ocean planets. While Earth's ocean area was about 70%, the planets here were all over 95% ocean.
With so much water, the variety of fish creatures was even more diverse. Kenji, driving the Astral Express, had come here to find his fish course.
"It's so beautiful. A fantastical ocean world," Atashino and the others said, standing at the window of the Astral Express, gazing at this dream-like, beautiful galaxy.
The star here wasn't like an ordinary star, spewing out world-destroying solar flares. It was entirely water-blue, composed of an extremely pure liquid, like a crystal-clear teardrop in the universe. Azure ripples raced across the surface of the water-star.
A misty vapor formed a hazy water curtain. If viewed from a god's perspective, you would see the entire galaxy as a slowly rotating vortex, gentle and calm, as if embracing all things.
"Can you swim in a galaxy that's like an ocean?" Saber Alter asked, quite curious. She had seen the sea, but a whole galaxy that was an ocean... this was a first.
"You go try," Kenji said with a smile.
"I think I'll pass. It would be very uncomfortable without oxygen," Saber Alter shook her head. She was just asking out of curiosity; she didn't actually want to go. Not everyone was like Kenji, able to move freely in an environment like outer space as if he were taking a walk in his own backyard.
"Let's eat an appetizer first."
Kenji vanished. A few seconds later, he returned with a giant scallop. The shell was in a translucent state, and as the ambient light changed, the muscle tissue inside the scallop emitted a rainbow-like luster.
The Rainbow Scallop. They could be seen everywhere in the Azure Galaxy, the kind of seafood you could just pick up anywhere.
Under normal circumstances, the more brightly colored a food was, the greater the possibility it was poisonous. But in this world, that saying didn't exactly apply.
"By the way, why is the meat inside so small when the scallop shell is this big?" Saber Alter didn't know what to make of this. She had seen the shell-to-meat ratio of other shellfish, but the ratio had never been this ridiculous.
"The essence is concentrated?" Kenji shook his head.
After the scallop meat was removed from the shell, its iridescent color gradually faded upon contact with the air.
After eating it, Kenji and the others shook their heads.
Alright, just because it's concentrated doesn't mean it's the essence. The taste was a little different from an ordinary scallop, with a fresh sweetness, and a texture like a combination of scallop meat and sea urchin, but it didn't give them an amazing feeling. In the realm of seafood, it was at the bottom-tier level. Its flavor was singular and lacked impact.
"Don Slime once said that an extremely rare Streaming Light Mermaid appears in this galaxy. I wonder if we'll be able to encounter it," Atashino said with some anticipation, her spirits not dampened by the Rainbow Scallop.
A mermaid... I wonder what it looks like.
"A God Ingredient?" Kenji nodded. In this universe, the most precious and delicious ingredients were the God Ingredients. They were the original ingredients from the Final Land. Over the long years, their taste had not evolved or changed in any way.
Don Slime was the one who knew the most about matters in the universe. All of this information had been provided to them by him.
The ocean, you're all water~
Entering an ocean planet, the landmass was pitifully small, barely enough for a few people to stand on.
"Hey! How are you two doing that? Floating on the water?" Saber Alter asked, scratching her head as she watched Kenji and Atashino stand on the water's surface without sinking. You're both showing off so much, making us look awkward.
Himeko and the others: We're not awkward.
"It's simple. Just before one foot is about to sink, step out with the other foot. Repeat this process, and you can come and go as you please on the water's surface," Kenji said casually, even performing a little dance on the sea.
The little trick Master Jiro had taught him was really useful. He hadn't expected it to still be usable in space.
SPLASH!
Saber Alter tried to follow Kenji's method, but immediately fell into the sea. It sounded simple, but in practice, it was really hard to control her legs. It was a feeling of her body not being able to keep up with her brain.
"Pfft."
Seeing the comical scene of Saber Alter like a drowned rat, everyone laughed, unable to hold it in.
Saber Alter snorted, and her energy surged, evaporating the clothes on her dress... wait, evaporating the water, but white salt crystals were left on her black skirt.
Again!
Although she could use her own power to stand on the water, she didn't believe that she couldn't walk on the water with just her own two feet without using any power.
SPLASH!
...
One attempt after another, one failure after another. Saber Alter was not discouraged in the slightest.
The Silk Jellyfish. Including its tentacles, it could reach a length of over a thousand meters. Its body, as thin as a cicada's wing, spread out in the seawater, like flowing silk.
"Saber Alter, aren't you going to eat?" Kenji asked, finding it amusing as he watched her fall into the sea again and again. She was so persistent.
"You guys eat."
Saber Alter continued to try. She could now stay on the surface of the sea for a few seconds. She had grasped a bit of the knack but was unable to stay for a long time before sinking directly into the water. Having not exercised for so long, Saber Alter's body had gotten a little rusty.
When I master this little trick, I'll go and show off to Artoria.
[Gudako]: "Hoshi, are you still alive?"
...
Stelle didn't reply. Everyone in the group started to mutter. She's not really dead, is she?
[Dian Mei Ruan]: "I just happened to see the moment Stelle fell. Here's the photo."
Ruan Mei sent the picture to the group. A large bump had swelled up on Stelle's head, and she was lying prone on the ground, her status unknown.
[Stank]: "Today we are gathered here to commemorate our good group friend. Her sacrifice, for the entire chat group, is worthy of a full half-day of mourning."
[Crash-Test Pilot]: "Isn't that a little too cold-blooded? You're not even stopping work?"
[The Champion]: "I feel we should mourn for at least one day."
[Ahoge King]: "Agreed."
[Star Forger]: "I strongly condemn Brother Sunday."
[Star Forger]: "Fufu, go find Hall Master Hu Tao of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. The other world is in need of the parlor's Supreme VIP service."
[Lady Justice]: "Alright, I'll go to Liyue right away."
After I finish building a hundred layers of walls for Teyvat, I can consider building walls a little further out, so that the enemy can't get close to Teyvat.
[Galactic Baseballer]: "I think I can still be saved! By the way, what is a Wangsheng Funeral Parlor?"
[Star Forger]: "The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor is a one-stop service. They guarantee to take care of all your affairs, before and after, so you can go to the next world with no regrets."
[Star Forger]: "Even the Geo Archon used it and said it was great."
[Galactic Baseballer]: "Forget it, I don't need it. But Jailbird Sunday... he really hits hard."
Stelle gently touched the bump on her head, but even a light touch sent pain shooting through her. Just you wait. Just you wait until you board the train, Jailbird Sunday, and see how I get my revenge.
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