Chapter 666

Indeed, as some people had guessed, Gu Ding had not refined medicine for more than three years. Anything that had not been touched for three years would definitely feel unfamiliar when picking it up again. That was why Gu Ding chose the Cell Enhancer as his first refinement.

The Cell Enhancer was not difficult to refine, but the steps were complicated and it took a long time to refine. The reason why Gu Ding chose this medicine was that he wanted to quickly familiarize himself with every step of medicine refinement.

On the other hand, Belanger chose the most difficult rare medicine right off the bat — Rage Medicine. He did not even need to warm up for the refinement, which made many people think that he was arrogant.

One choice was worth two points, and the other was worth ten points. Just by looking at the first step, many people became pessimistic about Gu Ding because the gap between them was too big.

However, no matter what everyone's subjective opinion was, the match between the two continued.

Belanger got into the zone very quickly. In terms of selecting medicine materials, he had already surpassed Gu Ding. Before Gu Ding had even finished selecting the medicinal materials, he had already started the first step of refining.

Gu Ding did not seem to be in a hurry at all. After Belanger started refining, he maintained his original speed of selecting materials, and it took him more than ten seconds to finish selecting the materials.

"Pay attention. This set of medicine refinement equipment is Premium Equipment. The walls of the container are thicker, and it takes longer to heat it up. According to my calculations, bottle number 6 will reach the required temperature 1.33 seconds later than before, bottle number 11 will reach the required temperature 1.42 seconds later, and bottle number 15 … "

Gu Ding listened to Neptune's chatter as he refined the medicine.

For the first time, he deliberately slowed down his refining speed to get back to the feeling of refining medicine in the past.

However, Gu Ding's performance made many people anxious. This was because before he had finished refining the first tube of medicine, Belanger had already started refining the second tube of medicine. Moreover, the first tube of Rage Medicine was of perfect quality. There was a point difference between the two of them, and their refining speed could not keep up with others. The other members of Gu Ding's crew frowned as they watched.

"This can't go on, Gu Ding will lose …" Liliath frowned and looked at Gu Ding anxiously.

"Don't worry, this is just the beginning. Captain knows what he's doing." Dockett, as a doctor, was the most knowledgeable person in the team. Over the past three years, although he had not become a pharmacist, he had worked with some pharmacists, so he knew quite a lot about medicine refinement.

Fifteen minutes was the time it took for Gu Ding to refine the first bottle of Cell Enhancer. This time was considered relatively fast among ordinary pharmacologists, but in the camp of genius pharmacologists, this result could only be considered average. Moreover, the bottle that Gu Ding had refined was not of perfect quality but of ultimate quality. In other words, he would not be able to get any points.

As for his opponent, Belanger, he had already completed the second bottle of the perfect berserk potion and was about to start on the third. The gap between the two of them suddenly widened by twenty points. This made most of the people present start to think that Gu Ding had no chance of winning.

"This set of equipment is indeed thicker than the one I used before. There was a heating step just now, and I habitually followed the usual heating time. Sure enough, the result was only of ultimate quality …" Gu Ding communicated with Neptune in his heart.

"Just be careful later. However, the guy on the other side is really not easy to deal with. Don't be careless." Neptune did not forget to warn Gu Ding that this was a sparring match.

"Got it," Gu Ding replied quietly, then began refining the second bottle of medicine.

For the second bottle of medicine, Gu Ding still chose the Cell Enhancer. His refining speed was only slightly faster than the first time, and he finished refining in ten minutes. This time, it was finally of perfect quality.

However, his unhurried refining made people feel anxious for him. On the other side, Belanger's refining of the fourth bottle of medicine was nearing the end.

Only Venerable Master Medicine, who was the referee, watched Gu Ding's refining with a smile on his face. He seemed very satisfied with Gu Ding's performance.

For the third bottle of medicine, Gu Ding still chose the Cell Enhancer. His refining speed finally began to soar, and he finished refining in five minutes. This refining speed was jaw-dropping. His hand speed had risen to a point where many people flinched. The entire refining process was as smooth as flowing water, and it was impeccable. Moreover, the completion time of five minutes had broken the Hermean Alliance's record for refining a two-star Cell Enhancer. The previous record was five minutes and forty-eight seconds.

It was only then that many of the pharmacologists present finally recognized Gu Ding's strength. In five minutes, he had refined a two-star Cell Enhancer of perfect quality. However, there were still very few people who were optimistic about Gu Ding's chances in this match. This was because the gap between the two of them was too big. Gu Ding currently only had four points, while his opponent already had forty points.

Just when everyone thought that Gu Ding would choose a more difficult medicine for the fourth bottle of medicine, they saw a scene that surprised them. That was because Gu Ding still chose the Cell Enhancer.

"What is he trying to do? There's no way he can win like this! "There was an incomprehensible voice in the crowd.

The refinement of the fourth bottle of Cell Enhancer took three minutes and twenty-eight seconds, and it was still of perfect quality. This refining speed once again broke the record for the fastest refining, and it shocked many people.

"This should be the fastest I can reach in a stable state. It's about time to warm up …" After the refinement was completed, Gu Ding put down all the equipment in his hands. Then, he stood on the spot, shook his arms, and stretched his waist.

The group of pharmacologists around him was puzzled. "What is he doing?"

"It looks like he's warming up …"

"Warming up … Alright …"

After the warm-up, Gu Ding finally began to choose new medicine materials. This time, he finally chose a rare medicine, and he chose the same Rage Medicine as Belanger.

This choice made many of the pharmacologists present a little excited. "Choosing the same medicine as his opponent. It seems that Gu Ding is really confident."

The medicine refining soon began. Gu Ding's hand speed was so fast that most of the people present could not see his movements clearly.

When the first bottle of Rage Medicine was refined, someone in the crowd muttered in a low voice, "Three minutes and thirty-five seconds …"

Obviously, someone was timing Gu Ding. After the voice appeared, the crowd was silent, but then there was a thunderous applause.

As a rare medicine, Rage Medicine was extraordinarily difficult to refine. Hermean Alliance's fastest time to refine a two-star Divine Level Rage Medicine was six minutes and thirty-three seconds. Belanger's refining speed was also around that range. However, Gu Ding had almost doubled his speed in an instant, and the medicine he refined was still of perfect quality. This was admirable.

"I wonder if he can maintain this refining speed …" Many of the surrounding pharmacologists had this question in their minds, and they looked at Gu Ding's medicine refining with anticipation.

Belanger also noticed Gu Ding's refining speed. His eyes were cold. "It seems that I've really underestimated you. In that case, there's no need for me to hide anymore."

Belanger's refining speed also began to increase without anyone noticing, from six and a half minutes to about four minutes. Although it was still not as fast as Gu Ding, it was not far behind.

Gu Ding's refining continued. Immediately after that, the second and third bottles of Rage Medicine were refined one after another. His refining speed was always controlled at about three and a half minutes. Everyone was finally convinced of his true strength.

Just as Gu Ding refined the fifth bottle of Rage Medicine, his opponent, Belanger, suddenly chose to change his medicine material. He chose another rare medicine — Invisibility Medicine.

Although Invisibility Medicine was difficult to refine, the refining steps were relatively simple. The most difficult part was that one of the invisibility materials had to be handled in a special way, which could easily lead to refining failure. However, the refining steps were simple, greatly reducing the refining time of the medicine.

Hermean Alliance's fastest refining time for a two-star Divine Level Invisibility Medicine was about three minutes, which was also the shortest among all two-star Divine Level medicines. By choosing this medicine, it was obvious that Belanger was ready to go all out.

Belanger's first refining was still very careful. The completion time was also about three minutes, and it was still of perfect quality. The second refining time increased, reaching two and a half minutes. Following that, the third refining time increased again, reaching two minutes and twelve seconds. After that, the refining time was basically maintained at this standard. Although it did not break through to two minutes and ten seconds, it was enough to amaze everyone.

On Gu Ding's side, after seeing Belanger change his medicine, Gu Ding also quickly chose to change his medicine material. He chose the same Invisibility Medicine as Belanger.

This choice made Belanger frown. It was obvious that Gu Ding was putting pressure on him, telling him that he was better at refining the same medicine than him.

Gu Ding's refining speed was indeed amazing. The refining time of the first tube of Invisibility Medicine was already about two minutes and twenty seconds. However, the refining time of the second tube of medicine suddenly increased to one minute and fifty seconds, shocking everyone. After that, Gu Ding's refining speed was maintained at about one minute and fifty seconds.

"With Gu Ding's talent, it's really a waste of his talent to run off to become an Interstellar Pirate."

"No wonder Sir Hermean Alliance thinks so highly of him and specially gave him a spot. His medicine refining level is enough to put all of us to shame."

Among the crowd, there was no end to the discussion about Gu Ding.

It was also the first time the other members of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew knew that Gu Ding's talent as a pharmacologist was so terrifying. They had always thought that Gu Ding was only slightly talented in the profession of pharmacologist, and was not considered a monster. Now it seemed that they had completely underestimated Gu Ding.

Time passed by, and soon, two and a half hours had passed. Gu Ding's points had also surpassed Belanger's, with 704 points beating Belanger's 650 points.

Just when everyone thought that there was no longer any suspense in the outcome, an unforeseen event suddenly occurred.

Belanger suddenly shouted, "Sir Hermean Alliance, I request to refine a new medicine. Please help me prepare the materials."