Chapter 612 - 609: Neural Enhancement
Under the sunset, Bi Fang sat atop a hill in Dolphin Bay, watching the undulating waves before him.
The sun touched the ocean’s surface, its orange-yellow light spilling over the world like a flood, elongating the shadows of the people on the hill.
Another, broader shadow staggered over to Bi Fang, plonked down beside him, and placed a can of beer between them before pulling one out with a pop.
He pulled the tab, and foam gushed out, spilling over Mugalen’s hand as he quickly stretched out his arm, watching the golden liquid leap over forty meters into the ocean and vanish.
After taking a sip of the chilled beer, Mugalen let out a satisfied noise.
Midsummer should always be accompanied by cold beer!
Dangling their legs over the cliff’s edge, Mugalen joked, "I’ve been all over Taiji Town, and you know what happened?"
"Not a single supermarket would sell you beer?"
"Hahaha, did you try to buy some too?"
"I don’t drink, just guessed."
"Tsk tsk tsk, these people are really stingy."
"It’s already a restraint that they didn’t beat you up."
The two men looked at each other and burst into laughter, drawing the attention of the tourists camped out on the beaches of Dolphin Bay.
To protect the dolphins, these conservation groups had set up tents here, and it was evident that this strategy was highly effective.
Today, there were no fishing boats on the sea, and nearby, dolphins leapt out of the water, creating golden, glittering sprays of water, incredibly brilliant.
After their laughter subsided, Mugalen seemed a bit puzzled, scratching his head.
"You don’t seem worried at all. That’s four hundred million Yen we’re talking about. I even thought I might have to console you."
"Console me about what? You don’t think I’d be upset, do you?" Bi Fang laughed heartily and picked up a backpack beside him, pulling out a fist-sized, emerald green stone, "Take a look at this."
"Is this... the jade you mined?"
Bi Fang nodded, "Remember that agent?"
"Yehara Hiroshi?" Mugalen had some recollection. It was he who had helped Bi Fang carry the raw jade stone down the mountain, and the weight of that stone was deeply etched in his memory.
When Yehara Hiroshi came to take over, Mugalen was also present.
"Yes, he came to give this to me at noon today, chiseled off from that huge raw jade, the best quality piece." Enjoy new adventures at NovelBin.Côm
The raw jade stone was, in accordance with the Japanese government’s penalty provisions, confiscated.
The buyers and sellers have naturally scattered to the winds.
So, seizing the opportunity before the officials arrived to confiscate it, Yehara Hiroshi secretly left a small piece for Bi Fang, a move steeped in risk.
Mugalen remarked, "That guy is not bad."
"Yeah, he’s a good person," agreed Bi Fang. He said he had lost four hundred million Yen, but in reality, the loss pertained mostly to that jade stone which he was to pay for; his actual loss was about two hundred million Yen, roughly ten million Huaxia currency.
"Two hundred million is not a small amount either."
"But during my live stream at noon, my followers have already helped me raise it," Bi Fang winked.
At the noon press conference, Bi Fang also hosted a private live stream, and the two hundred million Yen contributed towards the fine was an unexpected gain.
Mugalen was stunned and suddenly fell silent. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "You think it’s great having fans?"
"Haha, but that means you won’t get the half of the money I promised you. How about I give you half of this stone instead?"
"S**T!"
It was only now that Mugalen suddenly remembered he had a share in that raw jade stone!
Thinking of all the hard work he had put into moving it, Mugalen felt like crying without tears.
"Don’t be sad now, do you want this half or not? If you don’t, then it’s all mine."
Mugalen’s voice was filled with bitterness and determination, "Yes!" @@novelbin@@
Bi Fang patted his butt and got up, "Actually, being deported isn’t so bad, it even saves me a plane ticket."
"A plane ticket worth two hundred million Yen?"
"I wasn’t planning on coming back here anyway."
Bi Fang was indifferent. Unless Mount Fuji erupted in a volcanic explosion leading to another volcanic survival mission, as far as Japan was concerned, there were no more thrilling places left to visit, and based on the difficulty of the tasks arranged by the system, it was unlikely he would come here again.
"Where are you planning to go next?"
"To your hometown."
"My hometown? What’s there to visit?"
"To take a vacation."
Bi Fang stretched out his arms, flexing all the muscles in his body.
Mugalen had a very bad premonition, and sure enough, once Bi Fang had fully stretched his muscles, he looked down at the ocean and held his breath.
As for who else was breathless, aside from Bi Fang, it was also Mugalen.
In that moment, the sun sank below the horizon, and the thick black night slowly enveloped Taiji Town.
Accompanied by a barely detectable splash, the journey in Japan came to an end.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the task: Ocean Spirit]
[Would you like to claim your rewards?]
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On September 1st, escorted by the police, Bi Fang and Richard’s team boarded the plane back to Huaxia.
At the airport, Étienne waved to Bi Fang before also boarding another flight.
The pleasant summer vacation had come to an end, and the kid had to return to school.
"I’m envious of him, if I’d had such rich experiences at his age, I definitely would’ve been the dream lover of all the girls in school," Mugalen said with a tone that was like he had just eaten a sour plum.
"Wake up, you’re already married."
Bi Fang settled in his seat, let out a deep sigh, and finally, he was able to head back home.
Next to him sat Richard, Mandike’s Science, and the others, all of whom, without exception, were being deported.
The rows in front and behind were all their own people.
A whole airplane of deportees—when you think about it, it’s pretty funny.
Wearing his eye mask, Bi Fang opened the long-awaited system panel—there had been no change in the data.
With Bi Fang’s current physical condition, it was extremely difficult to make further progress through normal training.
He skillfully opened the task template and claimed two task rewards.
The two-month-long task flickered by in a flash, and the moment it stopped twinkling, it was as if it had extracted all the matches, bringing with it all the honors.
[Detecting host’s task completion. Final base reward: Neural Strengthening Coupon *1, Memory Palace Coupon *1, Task Rewards: Item Tank *3, Skill Can *2, Store Refresh Coupon *1, Product Exchange Coupon *1, Wilderness Points *4017, Enhancement Points *5]
Bi Fang lifted his eye mask to find the plane had already taken off, and Richard and the others had all fallen into a deep sleep. Seeing this, he did not hesitate to use the base rewards for completing the task.
The Neural Strengthening Coupon and the Memory Palace Coupon.
The effect of the former was self-explanatory, it was simply...
Hiss!
The moment the Neural Strengthening Coupon took effect, it interrupted Bi Fang’s train of thought. He felt a chill he had never experienced before, spreading from the back of his head down his spine, and eventually throughout his whole body.
Bi Fang even felt as if, for a moment, he had been transported to Antarctica, yet the sensation was strikingly different from the coldness of temperature; it was more as if every nerve was licking a blast of cool mint, his whole body shivering uncontrollably, even each muscle quivering slightly!
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