Chapter 23

Fengyuan was a planet at the edge of the Skyriver Sector, near the Dark Zone. Since the Dark Zone was a virus-infected area, many experts in genetic research would stay on Fengyuan to collect various genetic viruses, conduct experiments, and develop new medicines.

Neptune had chosen this route because it was on a new route, and the other reason was that there might be a way for Gu Ding to upgrade his genetic level on this planet.

At the speed of the Kittyhawk Model, it would take a week to travel from Cerule to Fengyuan.

After saying goodbye to a group of friends on Cerule, Gu Ding entered the Kittyhawk Model. Neptune received the spaceship's system, set the destination, and set the spaceship to automatic navigation mode. A brand new Kittyhawk Model quickly flew away from Cerule.

The interior of the Kittyhawk Model was less than 8 square meters, and it did not have a built-in gravity device. In a spacecraft without a gravity device, most of the time during the voyage, the traveler would be locked in a sleeping pod in a deep sleep. In other words, under normal circumstances, Gu Ding would spend most of his time sleeping throughout the week. However, he was a restless person, so he decided to spend these seven days on the virtual network.

Now that Gu Ding had become a member of the Hermean Alliance, he could access the Hermean Alliance's dedicated network — Medicine King Valley.

After fixing himself in the cockpit seat, Gu Ding asked Neptune to connect to Medicine King Valley's network.

After entering Medicine King Valley, Gu Ding realized that the name was really misleading. In fact, this place was not some secluded deep forest valley, but a modern metropolis. It was much more prosperous than Cerule's most prosperous city, Shangjing City. There were all kinds of high-rise buildings, a wide variety of means of transportation, and many pedestrians on the streets.

"Didn't they say that there are very few pharmacologists?" Gu Ding was slightly surprised as he looked at the density of cars and people. Although it was not comparable to Shangjing City, which had a population of tens of millions, this virtual city should have at least a few million people.

"In Medicine King Valley, the number of real pharmacologists is less than a tenth of the population. The rest are temporary residents." In just a second or two, Neptune had gathered a lot of information about Medicine King Valley through various channels. "Most of these temporary residents are ordinary people who came to the city to buy medicine. Of course, there are some large purchasers, material suppliers, and so on. Only real Pharmacists can obtain permanent residency rights, and only Pharmacists are qualified to enter some restricted areas. The higher the Pharmacist's level, the higher the authority. "

"It sounds like an online game." Gu Ding grinned.

Just then, a high-class hovercar stopped in front of Gu Ding. The driver in the car waved at Gu Ding. "Mr. Pharmacist, where do you want to go?"

"I'm not sure either …" Gu Ding scratched his head in embarrassment. "Besides, I don't have any currency here. You don't have to worry about me."

"This must be your first time entering the Valley of the Medicine Masters, right? Pharmacists can take public transportation for free here, "the driver said with a smile." Come on in, I'll take you around. Being a tour guide is also our job. "

"He's not lying. Free transportation is indeed one of the privileges of a pharmacist. If they were temporary residents, they would have to pay a fee. Why don't you follow him around for a while? "Neptune suggested.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Gu Ding glanced at the nameplate on the other party's chest. The nameplate read the other party's name, Kyle. He could not help but ask, "Uncle Kyle, how did you recognize that I'm a pharmacist?"

"Everyone in the Valley of the Medicine Masters has a check function. You can know each other's identity just by checking their status." Kyle laughed. "The Valley of the Medicine Masters is actually similar to an online game. There are many functions that you have to slowly explore. I'll give you a general explanation."

Kyle explained the various functions of the Valley of the Medicine Masters as he drove. When they encountered some special buildings, Kyle would slow down the car and tell Gu Ding the purpose of these buildings.

"The tall building with the pointed roof in front is the Exchange. Pharmacists can get virtual materials of the corresponding level for free to practice according to their own level. "

"In other words, F-level pharmacists can only get F-level medicinal materials for free?" Gu Ding thought that was what it meant.

"Yes." Kyle nodded.

"Is there a place to promote a pharmacist's rank here? I heard that the rank promotion obtained here is the same as the real rank promotion?" Gu Ding had heard about this from Parma before.

"Yes, the rank promotion is over at Hermean Academy. I'll show you later." Kyle explained enthusiastically, "The Valley of the Medicine Masters itself is the system responsible for managing pharmacists' ranks. Promotion in the virtual environment here is the same as promotion in the Hermean Alliance branch. Although the medicinal materials and medicines here are all virtual, the system has added a variety of possible variables into it. It can achieve a hundred percent simulation of the medicine refining reaction. If you can refine A-level medicine here, it means that you can also refine A-level medicine in the real world. "

"A hundred percent simulation …" Gu Ding felt a little incredulous. After all, there were too many variables caused by the combination of various medicinal materials, not to mention the various effects of the medicinal properties.

"The Valley of the Medicine Masters' system is actually a special intelligence derived from Skynet. Its simulation is not only based on stored data, but also includes all kinds of prediction and inference calculations. The various data of each medicinal material is recorded very accurately, so the results of this kind of calculation are not very wrong. In fact, the calculation is not difficult, but there are so many people here that it is a relatively large amount of work, "Neptune explained.

"Let's finish walking around here, then I'll take you to Hermean Academy." Kyle continued driving.

When they passed by a crowded area, Kyle slowed down the car again.

"Uncle Kyle, why are there so many people over there?" Gu Ding could not help but ask when he saw the crowd.

"Heh, there is an arena over there. Many young pharmacists meet there to fight, so there are a lot of onlookers, "Kyle explained with a smile.

"Arena?" Gu Ding did not quite understand what it meant. "Do the pharmacists here compete in martial arts like the people in the Virtual Arena?"

"Of course they don't compete in martial arts. They compete in medicine refining. The quality of the medicine refined and the speed at which it is refined are the key to winning or losing. Of course, I don't quite understand. As the saying goes, amateurs watch the show, "Kyle laughed.

"Then, Uncle Kyle, I'll get off here." Gu Ding grinned. He felt that he had found a good place. "Thank you."

"Alright then, young man. Have fun here." Kyle smiled and nodded. He knew that young people had a competitive heart.