Chapter 448

When Faust came out of the study, Gu Ding and the others saw that he did not look distressed, so they guessed that it was done.

"I'm now officially a member of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew!" Faust smiled at Gu Ding and Robert.

As for what he had promised Stephen, only the three of them knew. Even Neptune had deliberately avoided the study's probing, so he did not know what Faust and the others had just talked about. Faust did not intend to mention it in front of Gu Ding and the others.

When the rest of the Gates family found out that Faust was leaving, they were a little surprised because they thought that Faust's parents would not agree to such a thing.

Before leaving, Gu Ding and the others went with Faust to visit the old butler, Alfred.

Although Alfred looked fine on the surface, Gu Ding knew that the old butler's soul must have suffered some damage. This was because he could vaguely feel the old butler's aura. Although it was as vast as the sky, it was completely beyond Gu Ding's sensing range.

"The master actually agreed to let you become an Interstellar Pirate?!" Hearing the news, Alfred's usually calm face showed a surprised expression.

"I heard from Mom that Dad wanted to become an Interstellar Hunter when he was young, but Grandpa never agreed. He's been brooding about it for decades, so he agreed." Faust smiled.

"That's it?" Alfred naturally knew what kind of person Stephen was, and he would not be so easily convinced.

Faust did not say anything more and only smiled. "You take care of yourself, Alfred. Dad has already sent people to buy soul-type medicine. Prepare well before the True God Tribulation arrives. When you become a True God, I'll have a big backer. "

"You little devil …" Alfred shook his head and smiled. "Instead of cultivating, you want to learn to become an Interstellar Pirate. You have a lot of pocket money, so you can buy anything you want. I'll pass on some techniques to you, lest you get bullied outside. "

As Alfred spoke, he tapped a finger on Faust's forehead, and a white glow entered Faust's body. Faust closed his eyes tightly, and only opened them after a long time.

"What I'm passing on to you are the techniques and various insights I've gained over the years. You can read them when you have time. Also, I left three life-saving talismans in your soul space. If your life is in danger, tear the life-saving talismans and I will appear. However, you only have three chances to save your life, so you have to use them carefully. "

"Thank you, Ev." Under Alfred's guidance, Faust had roughly read through these cultivation methods. He knew that Alfred didn't hold anything back when imparting to him.

After leaving Alfred's place, Faust boarded a hover train with Gu Ding and the others and rushed toward the port.

What surprised Gu Ding and the others was that no one from the Gates family came to see Faust off. All the way until they boarded the spaceship, Faust was relatively quiet, which made Gu Ding and the others feel a little strange.

"Did you fall out with your parents?" Lilliath could not help but ask.

"No, I'm just thinking about how to earn money to buy cultivation resources." Faust smiled bitterly.

"Earn money? Don't you have a lot of pocket money? "Gu Ding asked, feeling a little surprised.

"My dad agreed to let me be an Interstellar Pirate, but there are conditions." Faust then said, "One of the conditions is that I'm temporarily removed from the Gates family. I won't be able to get any help from the Gates family, including money. Of course, I also have three chances to ask the Gates family for help. If I use up all three chances, I must stop my journey as an Interstellar Pirate and return to the family to continue being the young master. "

"Removing you from the family is for your own good." Micco understood Faust's father's painstaking efforts. "With your identity, once it's exposed, you'll become a target for many Interstellar Pirates. If they kidnap you, they can extort a lot of money from the Gates family. Also, as far as I know, the Gates family has always been very protective of you. Outsiders only know that the Stephens have a son, but they don't even know your name. As long as you don't expose your relationship with the Gates family, no one will know that you're the heir of the Gates family. "

"I know all that you're saying." Faust nodded. "I also want to start over. In order to cut ties with the Gates family as much as possible, I've frozen all my bank accounts. I only keep some daily necessities in my Inventory."

"You don't have to worry about money." Gu Ding then told everyone about Neptune robbing the rich to give to the poor. Everyone was stunned.

"Personal Wealth ranking 288th … That's about twice as much as my private stash." Faust did not expect that he would suddenly become richer after thinking that he was going to live a hard life for a while.

"Faust, from today onwards, you're our financial manager. You'll be in charge of this money. We'll ask you for anything we want to buy. "Gu Ding immediately handed over the position of financial manager, which had always been vacant, to Faust.

"Can I use this money for investments?" Faust asked with some uncertainty.

"Of course you can. You only need to keep one percent of the reserve fund to spend. You can invest the rest in any project you like." Gu Ding nodded.

"Little fatty, we have high hopes for you." Lilliath teased.

"Alright then, I won't let you down." Faust nodded his head vigorously. He knew that he was definitely a hindrance in terms of combat effectiveness. Being able to contribute in other areas was also a way to make up for it.

Over the next few days, Gu Ding's crew celebrated the addition of a new member. Then, everyone went into a state of cultivation.

Biggie was committed to improving his physical strength and soul strength. He was relatively weak in these two areas.

Lilliath was also improving her physical body while cultivating the inheritance of the half-step True God-Level.

Dockett continued to cultivate the Crimson Blood Beast legacy technique and tried to comprehend martial arts.

Erza was busy improving her soul strength and martial arts.

Mi had not stopped cultivating for the past few days. She was trying to become a Rank-12 Gene Body.

The new member, Faust, was trying to comprehend the technique left behind by Alfred.

Robert, on the other hand, was busy modifying the four-star god item. She was going to help Dockett forge a new set of flying daggers. She was also going to help Faust refine a long staff and protective armor.

Over the past few days, Tagore and Blue had been fed quite a few energy medicines, ores, monster meat, and rare plants by the members of the Gates Clan, primarily the females. The two of them were currently in a state of complete digestion.

Gu Ding, on the other hand, stepped into Medicine King Valley in the virtual world once again.

Gu Ding stopped in front of the building where the pharmacologist test was held.

"Hello, are you the pharmacologist who is here to take the test?" A young girl asked. She was not a real person, but a virtual character from this world.

"Yes." Gu Ding did not hide anything.

"May I know what level of pharmacologist you want to take the test for?" The young girl continued to ask.

"S-level," Gu Ding said lightly.

Although his voice was soft, many people heard him. After all, there were many powerhouses who became pharmacologists.

"He's taking the S-level pharmacologist test at such a young age?" Many onlookers were a little surprised because Gu Ding looked less than twenty years old.

"S-level pharmacologist. Are you sure?" The young girl continued to ask.

"I'm sure!" Gu Ding was full of confidence. He had already refined all S-level conventional medicine.

"Please follow me!" After the young girl completed the registration, she led Gu Ding into the first test room.

"The S-level pharmacologist test is very strict. It's not like the previous tests where you only need to refine one qualified medicine to pass." The young girl explained, "The first test is the strength of your soul. Insert your soul power into this crystal ball. If you pass, we'll proceed to the second test."

Gu Ding placed his hand on the crystal ball. With just a little bit of spirit power, the crystal ball burst out with a terrifying white light.

Seeing this result, the young girl spoke again, "You've passed the first test. Next, we'll proceed to the second test. Follow me!"

The young girl led Gu Ding to the door of the second room. "The second test is the control of your soul power. Change the arrangement of the small molecules in the petri dish on the left to be exactly the same as the one on the right. The shorter the time, the better. If you take more than three minutes, you'll fail. "

Gu Ding stepped into the room and controlled his soul power to change the arrangement of the small molecules in the petri dish. He was done in less than ten seconds. The other people in the original room looked at Gu Ding unkindly. Gu Ding ignored them and stepped out.

Seeing that Gu Ding had come out so quickly, a human-like surprise flashed across the young girl's face. "The third test is also the last test. If you pass this test, it means that you're a true S-level pharmacologist. However, unlike the previous pharmacist assessment, where one had to refine a single type of potion, the examinee had to randomly draw three different ingredients for the formula of a potion and then refine them according to the given ingredients. Moreover, they had to refine all three ingredients to pass. Moreover, you're only allowed to refine each medicine once. "

This requirement was indeed very strict. A beginner S-level pharmacologist's success rate in refining medicine was generally only about fifty percent. This test required them to refine three medicines at random. What made people speechless was that there was only one chance to refine them.

Of course, Gu Ding did not care too much about these conditions. He followed the young girl into the third room and randomly drew three portions of medicine materials for the test. He glanced at the herbs, raised his eyebrows, and started refining.

Five minutes later, the first tube of medicine was formed, perfect quality!

Nine minutes later, the second tube of medicine was formed, perfect quality!

Fourteen minutes later, the third tube of medicine was formed, perfect quality!

Everyone else in the room who was taking the test looked in Gu Ding's direction with their mouths agape.