City Hall.

Lin Chen stood at the entrance of the City Lord’s office and smiled at Bai Jing, "Secretary Bai, long time no see."

Secretary Bai smiled gently and stood up, "You’ve been living quite a leisurely life lately."

Lin Chen corrected her with a grin, "No, no, no, to be precise, it’s not leisurely, it’s like a salted fish."

Secretary Bai laughed, "The entire Planet 49, the Seven Main Cities, your whole family must have strolled around quite a bit. Your Star Sky Jump, used for traveling, is truly a divine skill."

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "Isn’t this just a vacation from working hard? Balancing work and rest. By the way, the City Lord suddenly called me over, is there something up?"

After Lin Chen and his wives came to a unanimous decision, he stopped pursuing strength and started a leisurely life.

Either drinking and flirting with the Creation God, Fire God, and others, or traveling around the world with his wives.

For others, the time spent on the road might be longer than the time spent sightseeing, but for Lin Chen and his group, they didn’t even need to pack clothes to go on a trip.

Waking up early in the morning, a glance at each other, someone says they want to eat steamed buns from Frost Cold City, and off they go in a flash, sitting at the Bun Shop in Frost Cold City eating buns in no time.

Eating buns in Frost Cold City in the morning, shopping in Red Sun City in the late morning, and watching the big Waterfall in Black Abyss City in the afternoon — such days are a dream for others, but just routine for Lin Chen and his group.

The entire planet is like the community they live in; wherever they want to go, they just go.

This salted fish life has been going on for two years.

In those two years, the women like Chu Jiaxue continued their cultivation. With the large compensation resources from the Chen Family, their strength improved dramatically.

Although their physique couldn’t compare to Lin Chen’s, they are ultimately Heaven Deities, their talent and foundation are there, even if it’s slower, it definitely can’t be said to be slow in progress.

Now, their combat power, like Yao Xuanji and Nalan Wushuang, has reached the Seventh Level Peak, similar to Lin Chen. Others are not far behind, and what remains is just slowly refining their abilities over time.

Secretary Bai smiled, "You’ll find out once you go in, and by the way, Dr. Ning is also here."

Ning Xiuzhu is here too?

Because Lin Chen’s cultivation had stalled in the past two years, he didn’t meet Ning Xiuzhu much. Now that he is more settled, he didn’t bother Ning Xiuzhu unless it was during holidays.

"Alright!"

Lin Chen followed Secretary Bai into the room and saw Ning Xiuzhu sitting in front of the sofa drinking tea, while Mo Shuyan was handling her work and chatting with Ning Xiuzhu.

Mo Shuyan looked up, smiled, and said, "Here you are. This Star Sky Jump is indeed fast; the call just ended the last minute, and you arrived the next second."

Lin Chen laughed, "Sister Mo summoned me, so of course, I’d come running fast."

Lin Chen had won the championship in the Warrior Tournament, which brought great benefits to Mo Shuyan. In gratitude, Mo Shuyan asked him to call her ’Sister’ privately.

Lin Chen naturally wouldn’t refuse such closeness. With the City Lord’s backing, it means having an official supporter!

Even if one’s strength can’t settle things, with official backing, anyone planning to deal with you would have to think twice.

Mo Shuyan laughed, "Sit down, get him a cup of tea."

Secretary Bai poured Lin Chen some tea, and Lin Chen, accepting with a smile, said, "Dr. Ning, haven’t seen you in a while."

Dr. Ning smiled and said, "I’ve heard your whole family is traveling around the entire planet, enjoying good food, I’m quite envious. Not to mention anything else, I’m envious of how you can instantly get what you want to eat."

Lin Chen laughed, "Really, Dr. Ning, you should have told me sooner. Just let me know what you want to eat next time, and I’ll accompany you in a flash. Even if I’m busy, I’ll send someone. Full service, no problem."

Dr. Ning laughed, "You said it, don’t find me annoying later."

Lin Chen waved his hand generously, "How could I find it annoying? I love food too, it’d be great to enjoy it together."

Dr. Ning nodded, "Alright, I’ll remember that. But today, I’m actually here to ask you for a favor."

Lin Chen laughed, "Dr. Ning, whatever you need, just say. No need for formalities with me."

Mo Shuyan interrupted, "Dr. Ning needs to go somewhere for a scientific exploration activity. Ideally, we’d send someone to protect him. But if we did, and encountered real danger, I’m not sure if we could safeguard Dr. Ning."

"Previously, Zhang Zhongjiu was here, and I could arrange for him to accompany Dr. Ning. But Zhang Zhongjiu has been reassigned, so I’m thinking of you now."

"Your strength on Planet 49 is top-tier. Most importantly, you have the skill of Star Sky Jump, so if any dangers arise that are too great to handle, at least you can safely evacuate with Dr. Ning."

Lin Chen chuckled, not seeing it as a big deal, "So basically, I’m just acting as a bodyguard, accompanying Dr. Ning for the scientific exploration and ensuring his safe return?"

"That’s right."

Mo Shuyan smiled, "What might be difficult for others shouldn’t be too hard for you."

"Okay."

Lin Chen agreed readily, and then turned to smile, "Dr. Ning, you said it wasn’t formal, yet for something like this, you could have just called me. It’s just a matter of words."

Ning Xiuzhu laughed, "This is fundamentally my task, really only connected to the official Federation, not to you at all. I know you’re very capable, but I can’t meddle with you for everything just because you have great abilities."

Lin Chen waved it off and said earnestly, "While I can’t speak for others, Dr. Ning, your matters are my matters, and it’s the same for Sister Mo. You both have given tremendous help to us, and I’m thrilled to be able to help if I can."

Mo Shuyan chuckled, "I’m taking note of that promise of yours."

Lin Chen chuckled, "You all think I’m bluffing here, but I’m stating my heartfelt words indeed."

After a pause, Lin Chen asked about the task, "Where is this scientific expedition taking place, when will it start?"

Ning Xiuzhu responded, "We’re heading to the Hunting Cloud Star System, to conduct a survey on a resource star."

Lin Chen asked in surprise, "Another planet? I thought it was somewhere on Planet 49." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Ning Xiuzhu explained, "Recently, we’ve detected some peculiar fluctuations on that resource star, similar to life signals but not quite. Before, an exploration ship went there but disappeared completely. Later, a follow-up team went to investigate, and they too never returned, so no new explorations have been initiated."

"Now that I’ve discovered these fluctuations, I plan to check it out. Since two groups have disappeared previously for no reason, I suspect there might be some unknown hazards on this star, hence seeking escort protection."

Lin Chen understood, "Two groups disappearing for no reason? Could this newly detected fluctuation be a distress signal from those missing people?"