Chapter 373

The old man did not panic even though the origin of the beast egg was pointed out. He only smiled faintly. "Little fatty, you have a good eye. Since you know that this is a Metal Devourer, you should also know that if this little thing is fed properly, there's a chance that it can advance to True God level. I don't think a million Dawn Stones is too much. "

"Old man, you're talking nonsense. No matter what type of Devourer it is, it has to mutate if it wants to break through the God Barrier." The little fatty immediately refuted his statement.

"Then, little fatty, how do you know that this beast egg of mine is not a mutated one?" The old man narrowed his eyes at the little fatty, his expression like a gangster.

"Whether it's a mutated one or not will only be known after it hatches. Naturally, I can't tell, but old man, are you sure that this beast egg of yours is a mutated one?" The little fatty looked at the old man provocatively.

"Then, little fatty, are you sure that this beast egg of mine is not a mutated one?" The old man was not annoyed. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"It's extremely difficult for a Devourer to mutate after birth. It needs to swallow countless treasures to achieve that. The chances of congenital mutation are even lower. Even if the mother beast that laid the egg is a mutated Devourer, the chances of the offspring being a congenital mutated Devourer is only fifty percent. Even if you have special breeding methods from ancient times that can increase the chances to ninety percent, there's still a ten percent chance that it will not mutate, "the little fatty explained seriously.

"This little fatty knows a lot," Neptune laughed in Gu Ding's ear. "Whether a beast egg is a mutated or not, it's impossible to tell from its appearance. You can only tell from its vitality. Even if it's the same beast egg, there are strong and weak vitality differences. A congenital mutated Devourer has stronger vitality than a non-mutated one. However, very few people know exactly how much stronger it is. Therefore, even if most people know that it has something to do with vitality, they would not dare to make a 100 percent judgment. This Metal Devourer is definitely a mutated Devourer after comparing it with the information from ancient times. This old man seems to be very certain that this Devourer is a mutated one, but for some reason, he is unwilling to raise it. Of course, it could also be that he cannot afford to raise it, so he simply traded it for Dawn Stones. "

At that moment, the old man spoke slowly. "Little fatty, why don't we make a bet?"

The little fatty hesitated slightly.

"What? You don't dare?" The old man taunted.

"Who said I don't dare?!" The little fatty shouted angrily. "How do you want to bet?"

The old man turned to look at Gu Ding. "This beast egg costs one million Dawn Stones. Do you want it?"

Gu Ding nodded. "I'll take it!"

After Gu Ding finished speaking, he transferred the money and kept the beast egg.

The little fatty did not expect Gu Ding to pay so readily. He only reacted after Gu Ding transferred the money. "Hey, you've already sold this thing. How are you going to bet with me?"

"It's simple. This little friend will be the witness." The old man said unhurriedly, "Now that the beast egg is in this little friend's hands, we just need him to add our number, and when the Swallowing Beast hatches and sends us a video, we'll know if it's a mutated beast or not. You and I will each fork out a million Origin Stones to give to this little friend. Whoever wins will have this little friend transfer our two million Origin Stones to the winner. "

The little fatty looked at Gu Ding suspiciously. He suspected that Gu Ding and the other party were colluding to trick him. "Old man, you're such a smart person. Aren't you afraid that he'll run away with the money? Two million Origin Stones is not a small amount. "

"I think this little friend won't be short of money." The old man smiled at Gu Ding. "Am I right?"

Gu Ding only grinned and did not answer.

"Moreover, a million Origin Stones is nothing to you, little fatty, right?" The old man's narrowed eyes made the little fatty feel guilty.

"How did you know who I am?" The little fatty looked at the old man nervously. At the same time, the results of the wristwatch's detection of Gu Ding's appearance came out. He was a little surprised when he saw the results. "So you're the leader of the pirate group that's been very popular recently."

"Tsk tsk, this little fatty's identity is not simple." Neptune did not pay much attention to the little fatty until the old man said that a million Origin Stones was nothing to the little fatty. Neptune then looked up the little fatty's information. "He's the only son of the Fernandez Financial Group's CEO."

Gu Ding was no stranger to the name Fernandez Financial Group. It was the second largest financial group in the entire Cosmic Sea, with more than a hundred chambers of commerce under its banner. Hermean Alliance, Divine Weapon Pavilion, and many other forces and chambers of commerce had a large number of shares.

As for Lilliath's father's Harris family, even the head of the family was only an ordinary board member in the Fernandez Financial Group. There were nearly twenty people with the same status. Although the other board members might not be as rich as the Harris family, they were not far behind. Comparing the Harris family to the Fernandez Financial Group was like comparing a fish to a giant whale. They were not on the same level at all. After all, the Harris family was only in the information industry. Moreover, thirty-two percent of Mideon Company's shares were in the hands of the Fernandez Financial Group.

As the founder of the Fernandez Financial Group, the Gates family naturally had a much deeper foundation than the Harris family. This foundation was not only made up of wealth but also various other resources.

As the only son of the Gates family, Faust was a naturally very financially minded person. He was very sensitive to money and was very knowledgeable. At the age of sixteen, he was already a Grandmaster-level appraiser. There were very few treasures that escaped his eyes. Therefore, he usually liked to search for treasures in various markets.

Since he was the only son of the family, he was well protected. The outside world knew almost nothing about him. Other than the fact that he was sixteen years old and was a male, nothing else was known. No one even knew his name, let alone his appearance, height, and weight.

Of course, this also had something to do with the fact that the Gates family controlled Mideon Company. Therefore, some of the media people under Mideon did not dare to dig into the Gates family's secrets. Moreover, other media companies did not have the ability to dig up information. Therefore, Faust's identity had always been a mystery.

The reason Neptune was able to find out was because he had hacked into the little fatty's intelligent wristwatch and found that the contacts in his wristwatch had many Gates family contact numbers. Even Stephen, the chief director of the Fenance Financial Group, was among them. The contact name was "Stingy Old Man". As for Stephen's wife, the contact name was "Dear Mother". Naturally, the identity of the other party was obvious.

As for more information, Neptune did not dare to dig further. The security level of the little fatty's wristwatch was very high, even higher than that of Elizabeth, who was the ruler of a Cosmic Nation. Therefore, Neptune only checked the other party's contact list. After confirming the other party's identity, he quietly retreated.

Faust was only slightly surprised when he found out about Gu Ding's identity. He did not know much about Interstellar Pirates and had not paid much attention to the War God Arena. Therefore, he had only heard of Gu Ding's name but did not spend much time watching Gu Ding's videos. It was only now that he realized that Gu Ding was not the tall, muscular man he had thought he was.

"I heard that you auctioned a five-star god item in Faye Cosmic Nation. The final transaction amount was three hundred million Dawn Stones and a Divine Weapon Pavilion golden token." The little fatty was more concerned about this matter. "Are you interested in giving me that token?"

"That token? I've already used it. "Gu Ding did not expect that someone would be willing to pay for the token.

"Used it?" The little fatty looked at Gu Ding suspiciously. He thought that Gu Ding was unwilling to sell it.

"I used the token to get them to kill someone for me." Gu Ding did not intend to explain much.

"Alright then." The little fatty saw that Gu Ding's expression did not look like he was faking it. Moreover, Gu Ding had casually mentioned the murder in such a casual manner, which was indeed the style of an Interstellar Pirate. He turned to look at the old man. "I'll accept the bet. However, I have a request. "

"Tell me about it." The old man did not seem surprised.

"I don't want to watch the video. I want to witness the Devourer's hatching with my own eyes." The little fatty looked serious.

"It will take at least twenty days for it to hatch." Gu Ding was a little surprised. "However, we only have two days left on this planet. It won't be more than three days at most."

"You're probably going to the Cosmic Sea. It's on my way anyway. I can take your spaceship, or you can take my spaceship. It's at least thirty days in the Great Realm River. That's enough time for it to hatch. "The little fatty looked at Gu Ding.

"If you don't want to, kid, I won't force the bet." The old man did not rush Gu Ding.

The reason Gu Ding hesitated was that Neptune's existence could not be known to outsiders. If someone knew of Neptune's existence, Skynet would sooner or later realize that Neptune was a superintelligence like himself. No one could predict how they would react. However, killing Neptune was obviously a possibility. Gu Ding could not risk it.

"Agree to it!" Neptune encouraged Gu Ding in his ear. "You'll inevitably have to deal with the Fernandez Financial Group in the future. Faust is the future heir of the Fernandez Financial Group. In the long run, he'll be a good ally. Just try not to talk to me. When Carole was here, she didn't notice my existence. "

Gu Ding was silent for a moment. He shook his head and looked at Faust. "You'll lose this bet. That's why I can't let you on board and participate in this bet. "

The old man's expression remained the same. He narrowed his eyes at the little fatty.

"How do you know I'll lose?" The little fatty stared at Gu Ding with some dissatisfaction. "Even I can't identify it with my eyesight. What makes you say that?"

"Because I know this is a mutated devourer egg. I didn't say it before because I didn't get it. I was afraid this old man would raise the price again. "Gu Ding could not explain further.

The little fatty stared at Gu Ding for a while. He felt that Gu Ding was not lying, but he was still not convinced. "I don't believe you. Let me on board. If it really is a mutated beast when it hatches, I have nothing to say even if I lose."

"Since you're so insistent, fine." Gu Ding also knew that no amount of persuasion would work. The old man was extremely conceited about his appraisal skills. He would not believe it until he saw the devourer hatched with his own eyes.

The three parties signed the agreement and sent it to each of their mailboxes. Only then did the old man and Faust each transfer a million Source Stones to Gu Ding's account.

The little fatty, Faust, followed Gu Ding to the port. He put away his spaceship and entered Gu Ding's crew's Titan.