Chapter 80

Lilliath frowned slightly as she pushed the door open and entered the noisy tavern. She was not used to the noisy tavern and the smell of sweat mixed with alcohol and tobacco.

However, it was not her first time in the tavern. She walked to the bar with ease and climbed onto the long stool.

Her appearance attracted a lot of attention. After all, she was only fourteen years old and was as thin as an eleven or twelve-year-old girl.

Seeing her climb onto the barstool, the crowd burst into laughter.

Lilliath turned a deaf ear. She had no intention of causing trouble. According to Gu Ding, her purpose in coming to the tavern was to get some information. She knocked on the bar table. The bartender only glanced at her. "Do you want juice or milca?"

"A glass of Sapphire, thank you." Lilliath's lips curled up slightly.

"Sapphire?" The bartender could not help but laugh. "Young lady, do you know how much a glass of Sapphire costs?"

"Thirty-six thousand Star Credits. Isn't that the public price in all taverns? Are you afraid I can't afford it? "Lilliath frowned.

"Give this young lady a glass of Sapphire. I'll pay for it." A tall, white-haired old man appeared beside Lilliath at some point and shouted at the bartender.

The old man had a pair of deep blue eyes, strong facial features, and a scar on the right side of his chin. However, anyone who saw his eyes would inadvertently ignore his handsome face and the obvious scar on his chin.

The bartender was stunned when he saw the old man. He was obviously taken aback by his imposing manner. After a while, he said, "But … She's underage, right?"

"Underage? Did your tavern just open today? Don't you know that some people here can drink a barrel of rum at the age of three? "The old man's words aroused the goodwill of many Interstellar Pirates in the tavern.

"That's right. I could drink three barrels in one go when I was eight!"

"I could drink five barrels when I was five …"

"Keep bragging. I wonder who drank less than half a barrel a few days ago and danced on the bar with their clothes off …"

Although the federal law stated that minors under the age of 16 were not allowed to drink alcohol, basically only some large taverns in the city center would abide by this rule. The taverns near the interstellar port were basically all Interstellar Pirates' businesses. If they did things according to the rules, they would have closed down a long time ago.

The bartender didn't dare to refute. He picked up the ingredients and started mixing.

The old man nodded at Lilliath with a smile and sat down without saying a word. With a hook of his finger, a bottle of aged white wine floated up from the wine cabinet and landed steadily on the bar counter in front of him. His fingers moved again, and a clean glass floated over and stood beside the wine bottle. Then, without seeing him do anything, the cap of the bottle automatically opened, and the white wine was poured into the transparent glass. After a few seconds, when the glass was full and the bottle was put down, there was not a trace of white wine seeping out …

Everyone in the tavern was stunned when they saw what had happened. Even Liliath was a little shocked.

"A telekinesis powerhouse!" Lilliath thought to herself.

Telekinesis was a special ability that could only be born when one's spirit had evolved to a certain level. To evolve such an ability, the minimum requirement for one's spirit was ten thousand points. Even a martial arts practitioner who specialized in spirit would need to evolve to a Rank-8 Gene Body before their spirit index could exceed ten thousand points. The old man in front of her was undoubtedly a terrifying powerhouse.

Lilliath's Sapphire was finally finished. Looking at the blue liquid in the glass, Lilliath shook the bottom of the glass twice and observed the color of the wine.

"I didn't expect you to be an expert at such a young age." The old man smiled when he saw her movements.

"I know a little." Lilliath could feel that the old man meant no harm. She stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.

The old man raised his glass. "Come, have a drink with me."

Lilliath looked at the old man's glass that was about to overflow, and a mischievous thought came to her. She used a little strength when she bumped the old man's glass.

Unexpectedly, although the wine in the old man's glass shook a few times, it seemed to be wrapped in an invisible layer of energy, and not a single drop spilled out.

The old man, who was aware of Lilliath's intentions, just smiled faintly and raised his glass to Lilliath again. "May we all leave this planet safely."

With that, the old man downed the glass of white wine in one gulp and knocked on the bar table. "Bill, please!"

It was not until he paid that everyone noticed that he did not have a wrist on his hand. However, on the ring finger of his left hand, there was a black ring. It was an intelligent ring. He simply stretched the ring in front of the cash register, and soon the cash register showed a successful payment notification.

"Your glass has been paid for." The old man winked at Lilliath and disappeared in the next moment as if he had never been there.

Lilliath looked a little sluggish. Even with her Pupillary Abilities, she could not capture any of the old man's movements. It was as if the old man had really disappeared into thin air.

The others in the tavern were also talking about it.

"Who the hell was that old man just now?"

"That guy is at least a Gene Body Rank-8 or above."

"He appeared and disappeared without any warning. Is it some kind of special ability?"

Lilliath did not pay much attention to the crowd's discussion. She was more concerned about the old man's last toast — may we all leave this planet safely. This sentence clearly contained a deeper meaning. This old man probably knew what was happening on this planet. However, Lilliath also knew that even if she had asked earlier, she might not have gotten an answer.

"Lili." A familiar voice suddenly rang out.

Gu Ding stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Lilliath's eyes. "Why are you in a daze?"

"No, I was just thinking about something." Lilliath shook her head. The old man's appearance just now still bothered her. After a moment of silence, she decided to tell him what had happened.

Gu Ding grinned after hearing it. "It sounds like that old man is very powerful. It's a pity I didn't meet him."

"He seems to know what's happening on this planet. It's a pity I didn't have time to ask him. Even if I did, he might not have told me."

"It doesn't matter. We'll look into it ourselves. We can't leave anyway, so we have nothing to do." Gu Ding did not care too much.

"Did you buy everything?" Lilliath asked.

"I did. Although there was a guy following me all the way, I guess he was Senior's man, so I ignored him."

"Then let's go back to the ship. It's getting late." Lilliath put down her glass and took a small sip.

"There's no hurry. Finish it!" Gu Ding looked at the blue liquid in Lilliath's glass. He knew very well how much that glass of wine was worth. It would be a waste not to finish it. He knocked on the top of the bar and shouted at the bartender, "Give me a milca!"