CHAPTER 363: AFTER MODIFICATION: CHAPTER 129 [A THOUSAND-MILE JOURNEY (1)] (6100)

Chapter 129 [A Thousand Mile Journey (1)] (6100 characters)

Chen Yan borrowed a car from Chu Keqing—naturally, a car was nothing to the rich lady Chu.

He asked for something high-quality and durable.

That afternoon, Assistant Xiaocai delivered a big G.

Chen Yan consulted Gu Qingyi, and the destination was Heijiang State in the Three Eastern States, about two thousand kilometers from Jinling Prefecture.

For this long-distance travel, electric cars were immediately ruled out.

Currently, the range of electric cars is generally around five hundred kilometers, and running the air conditioning further consumes power, shortening the range.

A two-thousand-kilometer journey means charging midway would be a hassle with an electric car.

The big G that Assistant Xiaocai delivered had a full tank of gas, and it was obvious that the car had been thoroughly cleaned inside and out—Chu Keqing really paid attention to details.

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Chen Yan had a driver’s license, which he obtained during his third year of college. He attended a second-tier medium-level school, where having a competitive diploma wasn’t likely, so many students preemptively got certifications before graduation.

In truth, this approach wasn’t very valuable.

While in school, Chen Yan also followed the trend and obtained several certifications, including the driver’s license.

Others took exams for teaching qualifications, business certificates, and such; Chen Yan considered it as well, but he was lazy and eventually didn’t bother.

Because, in reality, it wasn’t very valuable.

For students of second-tier schools, the proper way to improve their prospects was mainly twofold: either civil service exams or graduate school exams.

Although Chen Yan had a driver’s license, his driving skills were hardly impressive since he had no car.

But after getting the car, Chen Yan spent over an hour driving around the neighborhood to get a feel for it.

Meanwhile, Gu Qingyi went to a convenience store outside the complex with her phone.

When she returned, she was carrying a large cardboard box filled with various snacks.

Chen Yan, who had just parked the big G in his garage, jumped out of the car and asked, "Did you buy snacks for the trip?"

"..." Gu Qingyi was stunned and slapped her forehead. "Oh right, we need to buy snacks for the trip."

"So what did you get these for?" Chen Yan asked.

"To take them back." Gu Qingyi shook her head. "There aren’t these kinds of delicious things in the Domain Realm."

Chen Yan glanced at the box in Gu Qingyi’s hands. It was full of chips, shrimp sticks, chocolates, and jelly.

He took the box from her and placed it in the garage.

"Let’s go, I didn’t plan well earlier. Since this is your rare visit, you should take some specialties back."

"Huh?"

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With Chen Yan dragging her, Gu Qingyi got back in the car and they drove to a nearby large warehouse supermarket, grabbing two shopping carts for a major buy-up.

They threw large bags of snacks into the carts, and also bought some specialties from Jinling Prefecture, like osmanthus duck. Additionally, they picked some frozen tangyuan and dumplings that Gu Qingyi liked and bought several big bags.

On the way back from the supermarket, the big G’s trunk was packed, and even the back seat was piled high.

Chen Yan drove home and they organized the purchases in the garage.

"Think of anything else we need?"

"Hmm, my third uncle likes to study things from this world. Every time he came here, he took back a lot of stuff, so he asked me to bring some things too."

Chen Yan nodded and thought for a moment. "A laptop, a smartphone, and a PAD, get a set for your third uncle. Download lots of information on them so he can study it slowly when you take it back."

Chen Yan suddenly remembered something. "Does the Domain Realm have electricity?"

"Not everywhere, but my third uncle’s place does," Gu Qingyi nodded. "He took many useful things back from your world, including small generators for power. Plus, he managed to devise some interesting gadgets that can generate electricity using Primordial Qi."

Alright, Chen Yan nodded and accepted the "mad scientist" persona of this "third uncle" described by Gu Qingyi.

However, since meeting Ouyang in Japan, Chen Yan had realized that his previous assumptions about the Domain Realm might have been too conservative.

The Domain Realm and this world indeed had hidden communications.

Ouyang’s Inspection Bureau, with its Inspectors and assistants, clearly formed a system. Many were in constant contact with this world.

So, the Domain Realm was definitely not as isolated and closed as he had imagined.

Chen Yan drove out again to a nearby commercial center, found a store under President Lei’s brand, and bought a laptop, smartphone, and PAD.

Returning home, he charged the devices, connected to the internet, and downloaded a bunch of encyclopedic information from the web, including topics from astronomy to geography, physics, and chemistry. He left them all in the study.

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The night passed without incident. The next morning, Chen Yan packed up the items in the study and loaded them into the car.

Gu Qingyi ordered some take-out for breakfast, and after eating a bit, they set off.

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The destination for this trip was Golden Summit Mountain in Heijiang State.

Chen Yan had checked the map; it was in a mountainous area under the jurisdiction of Qi City in Heijiang State. The plan was to start from Jinling Prefecture, travel along the highway for about two thousand kilometers to the state capital Ice City in Heijiang State, then take provincial roads to Golden Summit Mountain.