Chapter 262

After leaving Hermean Alliance, Gu Ding did not leave immediately. Instead, he wandered around the nearby stalls. He knew that Y'lisabet would come, so he deliberately waited.

The stalls outside Hermean Alliance mainly sold medicinal materials and a small number of low-grade medicines. Gu Ding had only taken a few steps when he was stopped by Neptune. "Gu Ding, keep going. The fourth stall has a few red crystals. They're good stuff."

Hearing Neptune's voice, Gu Ding continued walking forward and stopped in front of the stall Neptune had mentioned. The stall owner was a thin middle-aged man. His eyes were not big, but he looked very smart. Gu Ding's gaze swept across the stall and saw the few red crystals that Neptune had mentioned, as well as some ordinary medicinal materials.

"What is this red stone?" Gu Ding took the initiative to ask. On one hand, he wanted to see if the stall owner knew what it was. On the other hand, he wanted to get some information from Neptune.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a Blood Essence Stone. It can only be produced in places where millions of people have died. That's why this kind of crystal is very rare. As for its use, it has a physical strengthening effect on flesh and blood beings above deity level. This is because the refinement of the Blood Essence Stone requires the use of Divine Fire. Moreover, the flesh and blood energy contained in it has no effect on energy beings. Many deities will sell it to the Dragon Tribe after obtaining it. Since the Dragon Tribe is also a flesh and blood being, they buy a lot of Blood Essence Stones. "Neptune's explanation broadened Gu Ding's knowledge.

However, on the other side, the middle-aged man said, "Little brother, you must be a foreign tourist, right? This red crystal is a special medicinal catalyst material from Forget Worry. It can increase the success rate of medicine refinement. "

"Oh? How do I use such a big stone? "Gu Ding laughed secretly in his heart and continued to ask.

"It's very simple. You just need to take it back and crush it into powder." The middle-aged man's words were very smooth.

"This guy is good at lying. He doesn't even blink," Neptune could not help but sneer in Gu Ding's ear.

"Alright then. How much is one?" Gu Ding's question was not directed at the middle-aged man.

"This is good stuff. In the Cosmic Sea, it costs at least a million units of Universe Crystal to buy one. If converted into Universe Credits, it would be tens of billions." Universe Crystals were a common currency in the Cosmic Sea. One unit of Universe Crystal was equivalent to 10,000 Universe Dollars.

"One hundred Universe Credits for one!" the middle-aged man said confidently.

Gu Ding was stunned, but the middle-aged man could tell from his expression that it was too expensive. The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, then offered a second price. "Forget it, I'll sell it to you at ninety. I can't go any lower."

"Let's go with a hundred each. Are there only so many? Are there any more? " Gu Ding paid six hundred Universe Credits and put the six Blood Essence Stones back into his Inventory. Then, he looked at the middle-aged stall owner very seriously.

"I still have more than ten in my storage space. Do you want them all?" The middle-aged man was stunned and immediately nodded. This time, he finally met a rich second generation who was a spendthrift. If he didn't make a killing, he wouldn't be able to live with himself.

"I want them all!" Gu Ding did not deliberately pretend to be a rich second generation, but he was generous with his money, and the clothes he was wearing did not look like something an ordinary child could afford. Very few people knew that Gu Ding's clothes were actually picked out for him by Liliath.

Gu Ding spent another thousand and five hundred Universe Credits and pocketed the remaining fifteen Blood Essence Stones from the middle-aged man.

At that moment, Y'lisabet and her four bodyguards finally appeared. Y'lisabet walked straight toward Gu Ding. The four bodyguards did not follow her and just watched from afar.

"Hello, my name is Lisa, and I'm also a pharmacologist. I just saw you refining medicine at Hermean Alliance. It just so happens that I have some questions about refining medicine. I wonder if it's convenient for us to have a meal and discuss it? " Y'lisabet took the initiative to treat a man to a meal. It was the first time she had done something like this.

"Sure!" Gu Ding agreed without hesitation.

"Then, this way please. I've already booked a hotel." Y'lisabet held out a hand and smiled at Gu Ding.

Gu Ding looked in the direction her arm was pointing. It was a Queen, a special sixteenth generation custom-made version. There was only one of its kind in the entire Cosmic Sea. The entire body of the car was a dreamy purple, and it was gorgeous and eye-catching under the sun.

Queen was a company established by a Grand Duke of Faye Cosmic Nation tens of thousands of years ago. It was said that the Grand Duke was madly in love with the female Lord of Faye Cosmic Nation at that time. He stayed by her side as a guard for more than three thousand years, but he never dared to express his love for her. When his lifespan was nearing its end, he took out all his savings and established the Empress Company. He also designed a hovering car named [Empress] and asked his best friend to send it to the empress on her birthday. By the time the Queen received the birthday gift, the Grand Duke had already passed away due to the exhaustion of his lifespan.

This story had been passed down to this day, and under the management of the Grand Duke's friend, the company was doing better and better. Until now, all the female Lord of Faye Cosmic Nation used cars that were manufactured by Queen Inc. Moreover, Queen Inc would only produce one car for each female Lord of Faye Cosmic Nation. If one car was damaged, a second model would be designed, and the original car would be recycled by Queen Inc as a collector's item.

Gu Ding never thought that he would one day have the chance to sit in such a car.

After getting in the car, Gu Ding realized that the interior of the car was much larger than it looked from the outside. Other than himself and Elizabeth, the four bodyguards had also gotten in the car, but it did not seem crowded at all. Gu Ding was a little surprised that he did not see Elizabeth's best friend, Midea, who had always been inseparable from Elizabeth. However, he did not ask her about it as it would expose his identity.

Queen drove for nearly twenty minutes before stopping.

Gu Ding got out of the car and saw the name of the hotel that Elizabeth had brought him to — Cloud.

This was a very special building. Gu Ding could not believe his eyes. This was because only the first floor of the hotel was on the ground, and it was used to receive customers. The restaurant was suspended above the clouds.

There was no connection between the first floor and the restaurant. To get to the restaurant, one had to go to the first floor to get a seat card and use the seat card to swipe the maglev elevator.

Gu Ding followed Elizabeth smoothly into the VIP elevator. The entire elevator was transparent, and he could clearly see everything under his feet. The hotel's restaurant was located twenty thousand meters above the planet's stratosphere. Gu Ding watched as he slowly rose into the air and everything under his feet became smaller. He was curious.

The four bodyguards were expressionless because of their strong mental fortitude. Elizabeth was already a deity and could fly, so she was not afraid of such heights. However, it was Gu Ding's first time in such a place, and he was not afraid at all. This made the bodyguards think more highly of Gu Ding.

The whole process lasted for nearly twenty minutes before the six of them landed in the restaurant.

Elizabeth did not book a private room, but a normal seat. She and Gu Ding sat at a small table while the four bodyguards sat at a large table not far away.

"See if there's anything you like." Elizabeth handed Gu Ding a menu.

Gu Ding shook his head and grinned. "You're more familiar with this place. You can order. I'm not a picky eater anyway. I'll eat anything."

"Alright then." Elizabeth nodded. She took the menu and ordered a few dishes before hitting the send button on the touchscreen menu.

After ordering, Elizabeth put down the menu and looked at Biggie. "I saw your medicine refining today. You're only a D-level pharmacologist, right?"

"Yes." Gu Ding did not deny it. His actual pharmacologist level was F at the moment, but he had not been certified. However, there was no need to tell Elizabeth about this.

"But I saw some of the refining techniques you used. They're not something a D-level pharmacologist can do at all. There are even some techniques that even S-level pharmacologists can't do. Where did you learn these refining techniques?" Elizabeth was a little curious about this.

"Actually, I saw it from Medicine King Valley's video section. I often search for some medicine refining videos, including some S-level pharmacologists' competition videos. After watching the video, if I find something that might be useful, I'll imitate and learn from it. Then, I'll keep practicing until I'm proficient. " Gu Ding was not telling the truth because some of the techniques he used were actually lost. He learned them from Neptune's database. Of course, there were tens of billions of videos in Medicine King Valley's video section. It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack for others to verify this.

"So that's how it is. You're really lucky. I've seen a lot of medicine refining videos, but not many of them are useful." Elizabeth also knew that Gu Ding was probably not telling the truth because there were too many videos in the video section. It would be impossible to find a video with these techniques in the video section unless one was extremely lucky. However, Gu Ding used more than one special technique. He used five or six of them. Finding one or two could be considered luck, but finding five or six was obviously not a matter of luck.

The two of them continued to talk about medicine refining. Not long after, the dishes were served.

The two of them chatted as they ate. At the other table where the four bodyguards were seated, the dishes were served faster because they had ordered more dishes.

The meal lasted for more than an hour before Gu Ding put down the cutlery in his hand and wiped his mouth with a towel. At that moment, he heard Elizabeth's voice. "Gu Ding, what's your purpose in coming to Forget Worry?"