There is no guarantee for the lottery? So what?

#167 - Chapter 167: Alien Travel Project

"I'll do it."

Qi Jing volunteered, taking out his umbrella sword, intending to end the life of this time dolphin.

"No need, no need. Using a knife would leave blood all over the place, making it hard to clean up and easily scaring away other time dolphins underwater. This electric shocker is much better."

Gou Dehao took out something that looked like an old-fashioned flashlight from his pocket and pressed it against the time dolphin's forehead.

With a press!

The struggling time dolphin immediately became motionless.

After Gou Dehao removed the electric shocker, Qi Jing could see that there were only two small black dots on the top of the time dolphin's head.

If he hadn't seen the electric shocker being removed from that spot with his own eyes, he really wouldn't have been able to tell where the wound was.

"Hey, 367 kilograms, not bad, not bad, considered a big one."

Gou Dehao took out a portable electronic scale, hooked it onto the fish hook to weigh it, then put it in a bag and threw it into the car through the window.

Qi Jing asked, "Why not put it in the Bag of Holding?"

Gou Dehao stretched open the mouth of the Bag of Holding and said,

"The opening of my bag is only this big, it can only hold small ones."

Qi Jing looked at the opening, which was only the size of a washbasin, and couldn't help but marvel at how amazing his own space was, being able to hold things that were three or four meters large.

This small bag would probably require dismemberment to fit a person inside.

His own was still better.

"Keep fishing, we've had a great start so quickly."

Gou Dehao, with a beaming smile, put away the bag and cast his line again.

Qi Jing also took out a small stool, sat on it, and waited for a fish to bite the hook.

But after waiting for a long time, there wasn't even a hint of movement.

He played dozens of games of Dou Dizhu, and several tables of mahjong, winning billions of Happy Beans, but the water surface remained as calm as ever.

What's going on?

Qi Jing thought about the fishing steps he had seen online.

Prepare fishing gear and bait, chum the water, cast the hook, catch a fish.

"Grandpa Gou, don't people usually chum the water first when fishing to attract the fish before fishing?"

"Is that so?"

Gou Dehao looked at the water surface and said, "Didn't I already catch one? I probably don't need to chum the water, right?"

"Grandpa Gou, haven't you fished before?" Qi Jing thought he was a seasoned angler.

Gou Dehao stroked his beard and said,

"Isn't fishing something you can learn just by watching? I've watched a lot of fishing videos, and those fishing masters can catch one after another without chumming the water."

Qi Jing guessed, "They chum the water before filming the video, or they're fishing in those dense artificial waters, right?"

"Uh, now that you mention it, it seems like it's true, heh heh."

Gou Dehao laughed awkwardly and said, "We're fishing for time dolphins, can it be the same as ordinary fish? No need to chum the water, don't worry, listen to me, that last one is proof."

Looking at the confident Gou Dehao, Qi Jing didn't want to spoil his fun.

Anyway, they were just fishing casually, if they didn't catch anything, they didn't catch anything.

"Grandpa Gou, are there no other fish here? Every body of water should have many different kinds of fish, right?"

Qi Jing turned his head and asked the next question.

Gou Dehao took another small sip of wine and said,

"There are very few creatures in the River of Time. Time dolphins are the only ones of that size. The others are either many times bigger or many times smaller. Only they can bite our big hooks.

Although sometimes we catch seaweed, jellyfish, or something, the probability is even smaller."

As he spoke, Gou Dehao took another sip of wine:

"I heard them say that time dolphins eat time-flecked fish, time-flecked fish eat time shrimp, and time shrimp eat time sand.

Generally speaking, time dolphins are concentrated in the central area of the River of Time, but last night someone discovered a large number of time dolphins appearing in the outer sea, which is here. I was just bored and came to wander around with Mo Lao, the gambling addict.

If you came to fish normally, you might not catch one in a month."

So that's how it is.

Time sand, time shrimp, time-flecked fish, time dolphins.

According to this, time sand should be the source of their time power.

Qi Jing felt that digging up some time sand would be good too, it would be a good reference for the lottery.

Thinking of this, Qi Jing asked, "Grandpa Gou, will jumping into the River of Time here slow down time?"

Gou Dehao said,

"This is the outermost layer of the River of Time, it's almost impossible to slow down time. You have to swim more than ten kilometers over there to feel it noticeably. What, do you want to try it?"

"I kind of want to."

Who wouldn't want to experience the feeling of time slowing down?

It is said that in the River of Time, the mind and body are affected differently by the power of time.

In the outer area, you can clearly perceive that your body is slowing down, but if you continue to go to the center of the sea, your mind will also slow down with your body.

In the end, you may not even be able to tell whether you are in a time-slowed area or a normal area.

"I'll tell you a little secret. We also have a portal base in the River of Time. The Otherworld Management Bureau built a super luxurious cruise ship there and rented it to many rich people who are afraid of death, making a lot of money.

When the cruise ship rental was auctioned off three years ago, they fought over it so fiercely, it was more chaotic than a vegetable market. I felt like they were about to beat each other's brains out."

Gou Dehao told Qi Jing a story while drinking his wine:

"The Otherworld Management Bureau also has many tourism projects, specifically designed to make money. Some rich people are willing to spend a lot of money to hire people to go skydiving on Sky Island, skiing on the Great Ice Mountain, visiting the Stardust Rain, deep-sea diving, etc. I really don't understand what's so fun about those things, they're not as good as a pot of good wine."

Qi Jing asked, "There are people who specialize in doing this?"

Gou Dehao said,

"There are part-time and full-time.

Those people will place orders on their phones to hire people to protect themselves. If you have a Level 2 pass for the corresponding scenic spot and pass the Otherworld Tour Guide Certificate exam, you can accept this task online and earn this money.

Of course, there are definitely risks.

Although they can only move around in that scenic area that has been explored hundreds of times, they may also be killed by sudden dangers.

But since they dare to come, they obviously don't value their lives. 'We are not responsible' is what we say, haha."

As he spoke, Gou Dehao threw a piece of fish into the water.

"But the income from these tourism projects mainly goes to those who take on the tasks, and the Management Bureau only collects taxes.

The bulk of the income still comes from those inventions, patents, and Otherworld resources.

Eh? A fish is on!"

As he was talking, Gou Dehao's rod felt a pull, and he immediately stood up.

Qi Jing also leaned out, wanting to see what kind of fish Gou Dehao had caught this time.

Suddenly, an alarm came from the giant ship.

"Emergency notice, please return to the ship immediately. A very large wave is about to hit. People who cannot return to the ship in time should immediately put on their diving suits. We will conduct a rescue after the wave passes.

Emergency notice, please return to the ship immediately. A very large wave is about to hit..."

Although the sound was very small when it reached them, they could still hear it slightly with their hearing.

Gou Dehao pulled the fishing line while complaining:

"Why does it have to come at this time? Let me pull this fish up first, this one is a big guy."

Qi Jing also put away his fishing rod, waiting for Gou Dehao to catch the fish and then they would return to the ship together.

Listening to the alarm still ringing, he cautiously put on the diving suit he had just bought.

"It's coming!"