Translator: AnubisTL
Admittedly, this mode of transportation was remarkably gentlemanly.
His hair remained perfectly styled, his posture upright, and even his clothes were free of wrinkles.
And it was utterly unique.
At least, in his experience, he had seen people fly with wings, drive cars, use teleportation gates, and even Black Europe Company operatives piloting transport ships.
But he had never seen anyone ride a cannonball.
He was likely the first to ever do this.
Before long, he reached the coastline, where Scar Dog was already waiting for him.
"Brother Jiang, I have to say, while your mode of transportation is undeniably flashy, it's... hard to accept. My understanding of the world simply can't reconcile with such an advanced method of travel."
"At least it was fast, right?" Chen Jiang replied casually, glancing down at the rabbit badge on his chest.
This item provided absolute defense, but it came with a daily requirement: he had to hear a new joke each day for it to function.
He had exchanged something called the Encyclopedia of Jokes from the shop, but the jokes inside were utterly absurd.
For example, the question was: "What's the one thing the Free Kingdom hates to eat but has to?" He expected the answer to be something like fried chicken, but it turned out to be bullets.
What could he say? It made perfect sense.
Thus, the daily task of giving the rabbit badge and telling jokes fell to Scar Dog.
Meanwhile, Zhao Ritian stood at the bow of his ship, hands clasped behind his back, gazing into the distance with a cold, distant expression like a seasoned navigator as he sailed toward Chen Jiang and the others.
Yes, Zhao Ritian had a massive ship.
A ship made entirely of slime.
The ship's propulsion came, of course, from the slimes working tirelessly at the stern.
Absurd as it was, one could only say it made perfect sense.
"This bastard's slime... it feels like it can do anything!" Scar Dog said, his voice tinged with exasperation. "Is there anything his slime can't do?"
But that wasn't even the most outrageous part!
The most outrageous part was Wang Defa!
Wang Defa stripped off his shirt on the shore, revealing his dark, muscular physique. After taking a deep breath, he charged toward Chen Jiang and the others, bellowing at the top of his lungs.
Yes, he ran across the water.
Literally.
Wang Defa sprinted across the sea surface without sinking, as if running on solid ground. He effortlessly glided toward them.
In the blink of an eye, he had closed the distance and stood before Chen Jiang and the others.
"Impressive," Scar Dog said expressionlessly. "It's a good thing we're not on Blue Star. If people saw this, half the dead would probably jump out of their coffins in anger."
"This is perfectly normal," Wang Defa replied, pulling a short-sleeved shirt from his pocket and slipping it on. "When you reach a certain speed, you can run on water. There were experiments on Blue Star where someone rode a motorcycle at top speed and was able to drive across the sea surface as if it were solid ground."
"They say it's because at extreme speeds, liquids behave like non-Newtonian fluids."
"Of course, that's just what they say. I don't know the specifics. I'm just a Rek'Sai operator from Blue Star. Understanding this much is already the limit of what I've learned through self-study."
"Not bad."
Scar Dog fell silent for a moment, glancing at Brother Jiang's turret and Zhao Ritian's slime ship before sighing. "It just occurred to me that Li Hao is the only normal person in our squad."
"Uh... are you sure about that?" Wang Defa asked uncertainly, pointing at Li Hao in the water. "He doesn't exactly look normal right now."
Li Hao was swimming toward them headfirst, his legs kicking in the air as if he were doing a handstand. Despite this awkward posture, he was moving surprisingly fast.
"How do I put this? I've seen people walk on their hands, even run on their hands, but this is the first time I've ever seen someone swim upside down."
"Impressive."
"Even with my current physical strength, I couldn't possibly swim like that."
Soon, Li Hao reached the shore and climbed out, taking a deep breath as he wiped the water from his face. He then tossed what looked like a child's bicycle to Scar Dog.
"Where did you get all these weird gadgets?"
It was only then that the others noticed Li Hao had been carrying a child's bicycle. Had he actually been riding it underwater, upside down?
[Item Name: Underwater Bicycle]
[Item Star: One-Star Item]
[Item Effect]: This underwater bicycle allows you to glide effortlessly across the sea floor as if riding on land. However, it has one peculiar quirk: it's a neat freak and refuses to be pedaled with feet. You must propel it solely with your hands.
[Item Description]: If you can't swim, this bicycle won't help you much, as using it requires submerging your head underwater.
"Don't you dare break it! This is part of my collection," Scar Dog said, lovingly wiping the bicycle dry with a cloth before tucking it into his arms. "If it weren't for this event, you'd never get a chance to use it."
"I'm going to open a museum someday, and one of the exhibits will be items with strange effects like this. Of course, if I could get my hands on that Barbie doll, that would be even better."
Soon after, the second category concluded.
[Deep Sea Diving category officially settled. First race rating calculations commencing.]
[Deep Sea Diving Solo Ranking List]
[Top Ranking: Human Race, Chen Jiang, time: 1.02 seconds.]
[Second Ranking: Mechanical Race, Yan Wuxin, time: 3.97 seconds.]
[Third Ranking: Ape-Man Race, Suville, time: 4.24 seconds.]
[Seventy-Ninth Ranking: Human Race, Scar Dog, time: 18.9 seconds.]
[Ranking 99: Lizard Race, Big Qianqian, Time: 32.7 seconds.]
"Tsk."
Scar Dog gazed at the ranking list with a sigh. "Not a single one in the top twenty is playing fair. How can a normal person swim a thousand meters in just a few seconds?"
"Seriously, isn't that just complete bullshit?"
"Hey Scar Dog, don't you think your Phantom Gate counts as cheating too?"
"Yeah, I'm already at almost twenty seconds with my 'cheating.' Just imagine what kind of hacks these guys with their single-digit times are using."
"But—"
Scar Dog paused, then asked, "The lizard race, whom I had such high hopes for, only managed to get as high as ninety-ninth place, with a time of 32.7 seconds?"
"Could the information be wrong? Maybe the lizard race isn't actually that good in the water?"
"Or... could it be that the lizard race is good in the water, but they just can't compete with all the cheaters ahead of them?"
"Now that you mention it, that's actually a possibility. I hadn't considered that before."
Scar Dog nodded in realization, then sighed, "I never thought the lizard race would be so honest. If you're not going to cheat in a competition, what's the point of having cheats in the first place?"
Soon, another golden ranking list materialized in the air.
(End of the Chapter)
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