Chapter 103

Not long after Gu Ding and the others woke up, the door to the room where they were being held was pushed open, and a woman in a beast robe walked in with a plate.

The woman's face was painted with strange colored stripes, making it impossible to tell her true age. When she looked at Gu Ding and the others, her eyes were full of vigilance. When she brought the food on the plate to the three of them, her eyes did not leave them for even a moment.

After putting down the plate, she immediately turned to leave as if she did not want to stay a moment longer.

"Hey, I want to talk to your high priest! I hope you can pass on a message for me. "Gu Ding's sudden words surprised the woman slightly.

"You know our language?"

"That's right. That's why I hope to talk to you." Gu Ding felt that there was a chance.

"It's useless. You'll be sacrificed to our great god tomorrow. Enjoy the last meal I just brought you." The woman's words stunned Gu Ding.

"I'm a pharmacologist. Personally, I think my companions and I are a help to you. I hope you can help pass on a message. I think he'll be interested in meeting me. "Gu Ding decided to take a gamble.

"Pharmacologist?" The woman hesitated when she heard the profession of pharmacologist because people in this profession were more respected wherever they went. After some thought, she asked, "What level?"

"E-level, but I should be able to make D-level medicine too," Gu Ding lied.

"Your level is too low to help us," the woman said as she opened the door and prepared to leave.

"My teacher is a very famous A-level pharmacologist. He's only half a step away from S-level. I have a lot of various medicine formulas in my hands. You can pass on this message to your high priest. I believe he'll be interested in meeting me, "Gu Ding shouted at the door.

The woman closed the door behind her. It was unknown if she heard Gu Ding's words.

Through Neptune's translation, Lilliath and Biggie heard the conversation between Gu Ding and the woman. From what they could tell, the conversation did not seem to go well.

"What does it mean to be sacrificed to their god?" Lilliath suddenly asked after a moment of silence.

"If it's a beast, they'll kill it on the spot as a sacrifice. However, if the sacrificial offering was a human, they would use the Magic Sealing Nails to pin their limbs to the cliff and let them die a natural death. Normally, they would not sacrifice humans because the person being sacrificed could not have any of their abilities extracted. They had to maintain the integrity of their body to show respect to the gods. Offering sacrifices to humans means that something serious has happened to their tribe and they need to pray for the protection of the gods. "There were many records about the Wizard Tribe in the Sea Emperor's database.

"We have to find a way to escape!" Biggie said to Gu Ding and Lilliath. "As long as we can untie this rattan, I can get you out of here."

"It's useless. Their high priest is a Rank-12 Gene Body. The fog you encountered earlier was his doing. The spaceship is also in their hands. There is no way for you to escape this planet. "Neptune was very clear about the situation everyone was facing.

"Don't tell me I have no choice but to wait for time to backtrack?" Liliath was a little reluctant.

"Their high priest is heading in this direction. Let's see if this conversation can proceed smoothly," Neptune suddenly reminded.

The three of them immediately remained silent and waited patiently.

Not long after, the door was pushed open again and a skinny old man walked in. He was not tall and had a dark complexion that was still painted with complicated colored stripes. He held a short, thin wooden crutch in his right hand.

"Young man, I heard that you wanted to talk to me?" The old man's voice was as hoarse as a dry riverbed, making it very uncomfortable to listen to.

"Yes, Sir High Priest." Gu Ding could not feel any aura from the old man as if he was just a lifeless piece of wood. He could not tell what the old man's attitude toward the three of them was and whether he was hostile.

"Tell me, what can you do?" The old man's gaze fell on Gu Ding. His black eyes did not reveal the slightest emotion.

"I know that you people don't usually sacrifice humans, so I guessed that your tribe must have encountered some trouble. I think I might be able to help." Gu Ding looked into the old man's eyes without a trace of fear. The old man had come to him because he had no other choice but to try his best.

"That's a bold guess!" The old man paused after saying that. He looked into Gu Ding's eyes for a long time as if he was trying to get some kind of emotion from Gu Ding's eyes, but all he saw was sincerity.

After a moment of silence, the old man finally said, "Alright, 80 bottles of D-grade purification medicine and 500 bottles of E-grade purification medicine. They have to be at least of ultimate quality. If you can't do that, then we have nothing to talk about. "

"As long as you have enough materials, I can do it." Gu Ding really did not have any materials to make purification medicine on hand.

"We have a lot of materials here!" The old man said as he stood up and prepared to leave.

"I have two more conditions!" Gu Ding suddenly spoke again.

The old man narrowed his eyes and stared at Gu Ding, sizing him up again. "Do I look like someone who's easy to talk to?"

"The first condition is that you promise to let the three of us leave safely after I've made all the medicine and return our spaceship to us in good condition." Gu Ding ignored the old man's question and directly stated his condition. "If you can't fulfill this condition, then I'm sorry. You'll have to wait for the next pharmacologist."

Neptune had not intended to translate it this way because it would only anger the old man. However, Gu Ding had repeatedly stated that he had to translate it according to what he said. He had also promised Gu Ding in advance, so he could only bite the bullet and translate what he said.

"I can agree to this condition, but I advise you not to push your luck!" The corners of the old man's mouth curled up slightly. There was an obvious threat in his smile.

"The second condition is that I need a Mechanical Tribe Energy Crystal." Gu Ding was a little nervous when he made this condition. He was not worried about the old man's anger, but he was worried that the other party did not have such a thing.

"We don't have that thing." The old man had thought that Gu Ding would ask for something valuable, but he did not expect him to ask for a Mechanical Tribe Energy Crystal.

"Alright then, I'm just asking. It's best if you have it, but if not, then forget it. "Gu Ding nodded.

The high priest moved his finger and the rattan that bound Gu Ding immediately loosened itself. "Come with me."

Gu Ding stood up and looked at Biggie and Lilliath, who were still tied up.

"The two of them will be fine," the old man said casually when he noticed Gu Ding's gaze.

"Old man, can you at least untie our hands? How are we going to eat like this? "Lilliath protested to the old man. Fortunately, Neptune's tone was more tactful when he translated.

The old man moved his finger and the two's arms were finally freed. He turned around and walked out of the room.

"Both of you, bear with it for a while. If everything goes well, I should be able to refine all these medicines by tomorrow night." Gu Ding also made an estimate based on his current speed of refining medicine.

The old man was slightly surprised to hear this, but he did not say anything. He just pushed the door open and walked out. Gu Ding followed him out of the room.