Splash!
Spray burst from the rushing river as a dark bluish-black fish leaped from the water, twisting its streamlined body with all its strength in an attempt to break free of the metal hook lodged in its mouth.
It was over a meter long, and its struggles were immensely powerful, but before it could fall back into the water, it was forcibly hauled onto the bank by a thin fishing line!
The unwilling black fish opened its tooth-filled jaws, trying to bite the angler who had dragged it ashore.
The next instant, a flash of blade light severed its head in midair.
Scales flew and flesh parted. In the blink of an eye, it had become glistening slices arranged on a plate.
Wang Chen set down his lure rod, picked up a slice of incomparably fresh fish with his chopsticks, dipped it in a little soy sauce, and placed it in his mouth.
Its fresh sweetness danced across his taste buds, bursting forth in an instant.
Not bad!
Wang Chen nodded in satisfaction, his chopsticks moving like the wind as he polished off the large plate of sashimi.
As for the other plate of identical fish slices, he slowly swished them in the hotpot beside him.
The sky gradually darkened. A cool breeze swept across the empty wilderness, carrying the distant howls of wild beasts.
After dinner, Wang Chen brewed himself a pot of tea and sat beside his tent, looking up at the sky.
Stars dotted the night sky, so tranquil it resembled an oil painting.
Such a scene had been impossible to see just a few months ago.
But as the energy radiation on Tampas Star gradually stabilized, the planet's climate settled into a new balance. Blue skies and white clouds reappeared, and the radiance of its star