Chapter 423

The Demigod Monster Ranking attracted more attention from Gu Ding's crew.

This was because the ranking was made by an extremely authoritative organization in Cosmic Sea. This organization was called Star Pavilion, and it had existed since ancient times.

The Star Pavilion was a very special organization in the Cosmic Sea. Like the Freedom Alliance, it was a completely neutral organization. They never participated in any power struggles and only collected information. Legend had it that Star Pavilion had a large number of priests and prophets. Most of the Holy Gospel Tribe that Gu Ding had been in contact with were members of Star Pavilion.

The prophecies given by Star Pavilion had never been wrong since ancient times. Therefore, very few people doubted their ranking. Even if they did, the final results proved that the ranking was correct. However, this time's Demigod Monster Ranking was different from the past. Powerhouses with special bloodlines appeared on the ranking. Basically, more than ninety-five percent of the top two hundred people were powerhouses with special bloodlines.

Therefore, many people were not convinced that Gu Ding's crew occupied four places, especially Gu Ding's second place. Dockett had defeated the TOP1's chief powerhouse and single-handedly defeated the nine regular members of the TOP1. Not many people objected to him occupying the fifth place. As for Ayesha and Lilliath, although there were people who denounced them, they were women after all. Some of the powerhouses did not have the cheek to denounce them. Therefore, Gu Ding became the most vocal person.

Other than winning a match against Phaser in the War God Arena, Gu Ding did not have any other notable achievements. No one even knew when he had become a demigod. However, how much stronger could a person who had just become a demigod be compared to before? Many people had this question in their hearts.

Skynet was bustling, but Gu Ding could not be bothered with it. He was busy improving his Emperor Nature Manifestation in Robert's domain every day. In the past few days, a few months had passed in Robert's domain. Gu Ding had finally used up the beast carcasses he had obtained from the Helen ruins. His Emperor Nature Manifestation had also been upgraded to four thousand times the permanent increase in Demonic Elephant Realm and forty thousand times the temporary increase in Physical Body Realm.

Gu Ding had a better understanding of his current strength. Therefore, when he saw the ranking, he wanted to know how strong Futu was.

However, what Gu Ding did not know was that while he was in seclusion, everyone was preparing for his birthday party.

Gu Ding did not know when his birthday was because his father had picked him up from the trash can. Therefore, Gu Ding's father treated 'Trash Can Pick Up a Child Day' as Gu Ding's birthday.

Gu Ding's city was located in the northern part of Cerule, so winter came earlier.

The day he was picked up was a cold winter on Planet Aquamarine, and it was snowing. According to Planet Aquamarine's calendar, it was December 8th.

However, after he left Cerule, he no longer used Cerule's time to calculate his birthday. Instead, he used the Cosmic Sea's public calendar. Even Gu Ding himself did not know what day his birthday should be on this new calendar. Therefore, he didn't care too much about it. In his heart, did it matter whether he was 15 or 16?

On this day, early in the morning, Gu Ding received a message from an unknown number. The message read, "Happy Birthday!" In large letters. Other than that, there was nothing else, and there was no signature.

"Did someone send me the wrong number?" Gu Ding did not know that it was actually his birthday.

"There's no mistake. It's for you. Today is your sixteenth birthday," Neptune reminded him.

"Is it today?" Gu Ding rubbed his eyes and clicked on the calendar. "I can't figure out this calendar no matter how hard I try. Who sent this message? Can you find out?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be Reed," Neptune laughed. "The number shows that it was sent from the Federal Government Headquarters. However, the message is encrypted, so I can't see the specific source. In the Federal Government Headquarters, there's only one person who would remember when your birthday is."

"Then it must be Reed." Gu Ding nodded and replied to the message with two short words. "Thank you!"

In the Federal Government Headquarters, when Reed saw his communicator light up and Gu Ding's short reply, the corner of his mouth lifted slightly. He knew that Gu Ding's reply meant that their friendship was still the same as before, and it had not changed because of their different positions.

"What are you looking at? So happy. "A girl's voice came from not far away from Reed.

"Nothing." Reed deleted the two messages unhurriedly, then turned around with a smile. "Let's go. We're going to be late for the meeting again."

"My room is right next to yours. It's your fault for not waking me up." A blonde girl with two braids who looked like a doll puffed up her cheeks.

"You're the one who stayed in bed. Besides, I sent you sixteen messages while I was brushing my teeth this morning." Reed was speechless. She actually made a false accusation against him.

"What's the point of sending messages? Don't you know how to just knock on the door? If no one opens the door, just kick it open. The alarm system in the room will automatically activate, and I'll definitely wake up then. "The doll raised her fist.

"Don't you know that the alarm system is part of the entire building? If the alarm in your room is not deactivated within a minute, the alarm system in the entire building will go off. Also, the loudspeaker downstairs will announce your room number and keep shouting 'robbery' … I don't know which idiot designed this system in the first place. "Reed was speechless.

"There's such a thing? I've never heard of it. How do you know? "The doll blinked and asked.

"There was once when I was thinking about something when I left the house and forgot to bring my keys …" Reed's face suddenly turned ugly.

…

In the Titan Battleship, Gu Ding had just walked into the living room when a group of people suddenly jumped out. "Happy birthday!"

Gu Ding grinned. "Thank you!"

"Each of us prepared a birthday present for you, including Bru." Liliath smiled and pointed to the large coffee table in the living room.

There was a pile of packages of all sizes on the coffee table, all wrapped up delicately.

"The packaging was done by Robert. We don't really know how to wrap gifts." Biggie scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Thank you, everyone!" Gu Ding sat in front of the coffee table. "I'll start with the smallest one."

Gu Ding picked up a package the size of his palm and tore it open in a few moments. There was a small plate inside the package, and inside the plate was a piece of vegetable leaf. Gu Ding knew at a glance that this must be Bru's gift.

Bru stood upright and stared at Gu Ding with his small eyes. The corners of his lips curled up as if he was smiling. He seemed happy that Gu Ding had opened his gift.

Gu Ding rubbed Bru's head and stuffed the vegetable leaf into his mouth. "Thank you, Bru!"

Then, Gu Ding opened the second gift. This gift was not much bigger than the previous one, but the previous one was flat while this one was square. Gu Ding opened it curiously.

After the package was opened, there was a Memory Crystal inside.

Gu Ding was a little surprised when he inserted the God Source into it. A three-dimensional figure was projected. It was Biggie. In the image, Biggie stood with a sword in hand, demonstrating his sword skills one slash at a time.

Gu Ding could tell at a glance that Biggie was demonstrating each level of Sword Dao that he had comprehended. This gift could be said to help Gu Ding's martial arts to a certain extent. He nodded at Biggie. "Thank you, Biggie. This gift is very important to me."

Then, Gu Ding opened the third gift.

The third gift turned out to be a Memory Crystal.

Gu Ding opened the Memory Crystal. It clearly recorded the pictures of Gu Ding and each member's first meeting, as well as pictures of each new member being added and having a meal together. It started from the intelligent wristwatch that rolled under his feet, to his meeting with Lilliath at the volcano, to his naming of Robert, and then his meeting with Biggie's restaurant … Every picture was vivid in his mind, and everyone's eyes blurred.

Gu Ding knew that this gift must have come from Neptune, so he recorded everything.

"Thank you, Neptune, for recording all of this." Gu Ding's eyes welled up with tears.

"I'll record everything. If one day we really become Interstellar Pirates with the highest bounty, we can look back at what we've experienced." Neptune smiled. "This is the most meaningful thing I can do."

Then, Gu Ding opened the gifts from Lilliath and the others one by one. Each gift was touching. Although it did not seem valuable to outsiders, in Gu Ding's eyes, it was the best gift.

It was almost noon by the time the gifts were opened. Under Biggie's guidance, Lilliath and the others each went to the kitchen to make a dish. Even Bru and Tagore were no exception.

Bru laid out a plate of vegetable leaves, and with Biggie's help, it looked pretty decent.

As for Tagore, after his transformation, he used his nine tails to control various kitchen utensils and completed a dish by himself. Lilliath and the others were ashamed of themselves.

Even Miko had to set up a stool and complete a simple dish with Biggie's help.

As for the sixteen-layer cake, it was made by Biggie himself. He had never made desserts before, so he spent a few days learning how to make the cake.

Everyone had a good time during lunch. Not a single bit of the 16-layer cake was left.

"This is the best cake I've ever had!" Miko was so full that she was lying on the ground, clutching her stomach. Next to her was Bru with a bulging stomach.

Gu Ding looked around. "Whose birthday is it next?"

"Me!" Lilliath immediately raised her hand. "I'll be fifteen in a month or so. Biggie, can you make another cake then? "

"Of course!" Biggie nodded and smiled. "It'll definitely be better next time. I learned in a hurry this time, so I only had time to make some small desserts as test subjects. This cake is the first finished product."

"I'm looking forward to it …" Elsa was almost drooling.

"Everyone, report your birthday dates to me. I'll remind Biggie to make it," Neptune immediately suggested.

On this day, the Titan battleship was bustling …