Technological advancement begins with devouring.

According to Babata, to enter the dark universe from the original universe, one needs to break the speed of light.

To escape from the dark universe and return to the original universe, one needs to slow down to a complete stop.

Jiang Chen didn't quite understand. According to the principles of Newtonian mechanics, the speed of anything is relative.

Even if something is stationary, it is only stationary relative to a certain reference point. If you change the reference point, it becomes moving again.

With an infinite number of reference points, there is no such thing as 'complete stillness'.

However, Jiang Chen didn't ask any further questions, as this might involve some areas that Jiang Chen couldn't understand at the moment.

In short, existence is its own justification.

As the spaceship gradually slowed down, Jiang Chen only felt a slight tremor beneath his feet.

The tremors lasted for a moment, then quickly subsided.

"Space travel successful. Returning to the original universe. Outdoor simulation activated."

Babata's voice came, and in the vast starry sky ahead, a huge planet with a strange radiance floated.

In addition to the giant planet, there are two satellites orbiting it.

“That planet is ‘Qiulong Star’.” As Babata spoke, a pile of coins suddenly appeared on the control panel in front of Jiang Chen: “These are 132 ‘Qianwu Coins’ as a friendly gift from me. After you enter the planet, follow my instructions.”

Jiang Chen blinked.

For planetary-level beings, Qianwu coins are quite valuable. A hundred or so Qianwu coins are not a huge sum of money, but they are not a small amount either.

It's more than enough for normal expenses, at least on a single planet.

Of course, the premise is that you don't buy bulk goods or expensive 'luxury items'.

"Giving me 132 Qianwu coins means you're leaving 800 for Luo Feng? That's really preferential treatment." A thought flashed through Jiang Chen's mind, but he didn't pay it any mind.

Luo Feng is Hu Yanbo's personal disciple, while Jiang Chen is only a nominal disciple, so it's normal for them to have different treatment.

Moreover, the difference between 132 Qianwu coins and 932 Qianwu coins is not particularly significant.

Anyway, I can't afford anything that's expensive.

If it's just for daily expenses, a hundred or so Qianwu coins are far from enough.

— Jiang Chen only planned one month for this trip into space, to get a general understanding of the environment, obtain citizenship and open a virtual universe account, and then return to Earth.

During the conversation, the spaceship accelerated towards 'Qiulong Star' and soon entered the planet's atmosphere.

The atmosphere of this planet is very unique. You can clearly see the flow of various colored gas clouds with the naked eye, yet they are clearly distinct from each other, presenting an incredibly magnificent landscape.

“Torrent signal received.” Babata suddenly said, “Jiang Chen, the spaceship will follow the torrent signal and enter the planetary docking port.”

Jiang Chen nodded slightly.

Before they arrived, Babata had already told Jiang Chen some things to be aware of, such as that when arriving at a planet, the spaceship absolutely could not fly around randomly, but had to follow the planet's rules and enter the designated location in the docking port.

Of course, if you are strong enough, you can ignore the rules, but Jiang Chen is clearly not qualified right now.

The Heilongshan spacecraft quickly passed through the atmosphere and, guided by a traction signal, entered a silver, suspended city.

The city was vast, and the harbor was densely packed with numerous spaceships, some only tens of meters or even a few meters long.

The larger ones are tens of thousands of meters long.

They were assigned to different areas according to their spacecraft class and type.

Jiang Chen's spaceship is located in Area C.

As the spaceship landed and the hatch opened, Jiang Chen immediately felt a gravity slightly higher than Earth's as he stepped out.

"It's roughly equivalent to three times the gravity of Earth." A thought flashed through Jiang Chen's mind as he simultaneously activated the miniature planet within his body to adjust its gravity and adapt to the planet's environment.

Generally, once you reach the planetary level, your ability to adapt to the environment becomes very strong, and you can survive in the environments of most planets.

As soon as Jiang Chen stepped out of the spaceship, a burly man nearly three meters tall, with green skin and wearing a gray uniform flew over and respectfully handed him a silver, semi-transparent card with both hands. The man said in fluent universal language, "Respected sir, welcome to Qiulong Star. The parking fee for your Black Dragon Mountain X81 spaceship is 600 Black Dragon Coins per year! If it's less than a year, the fee will be 600 Black Dragon Coins. This is your parking card."

When Jiang Chen first met Babata, he obtained information about the universal language from Babata and successfully learned the language.

Learning a language is a very simple thing if you think at a planetary-level pace.

"Here you go, keep the change." Jiang Chen took out a Qianwu coin and casually tossed it to the green-skinned burly man.

This was Babata's advice, instructing Jiang Chen to disguise himself as a 'noble young master' with a certain background. Under normal circumstances, no one would dare to provoke such a person, thus avoiding a lot of unnecessary trouble.

"Qianwu coins?!" The green-skinned burly man's eyes lit up.

On the black market, one Qianwu Coin can be exchanged for 1500 Black Dragon Coins. The price difference alone is enough for him to make a small profit.

"Thank you, sir." The burly green-skinned man quickly bowed.

Although he was from the bottom of society, he had a lot of experience and knew that some wealthy young men with powerful backgrounds were absolutely not to be offended.

Jiang Chen ignored the green-skinned burly man and quickly left the harbor, flying away into the distance under Babata's guidance.

"The scenery on this planet is truly magnificent," Jiang Chen remarked, gazing at the dazzling sky above.

The entire sky seemed to be draped in a thin veil, yet the colors were incredibly vibrant, and the colors even changed every so often.

This amazing sight cannot be seen on Earth.

"It's because of the unique scenery here that it has attracted a large number of powerful individuals, which has gradually made this planet prosperous. Of course, the lord of this planet is also very good at managing things," Babata explained.

According to publicly available information, the lord of Qiulong Star is a domain lord, a big shot even in a star system.

After flying for more than half an hour, Jiang Chen finally saw a huge city in the distance.

The city is surrounded by a pitch-black wall that stretches to the horizon, seemingly without end.

Above the city wall, which is over a hundred meters high, there are rows of transparent glass dragon statues, which seem to be living dragons and are very lifelike.

"This is 'Qiulong City,' the most important city on Qiulong Star, with a history of three million years," Babata's voice echoed in Jiang Chen's consciousness.

The timescale in the universe is measured in hundreds of thousands or millions of years, and it is a completely different concept from that on Earth.

Even after Huyanbo perished, Babata drifted to Earth for over 50,000 years and lost contact with the universe.

However, in these 50,000 years, there have been very few major changes in the universe.