Rookie King

This planet, once covered in primeval forests over a billion years ago, is now riddled with holes and bears the marks of war everywhere. Depleted of its resources, it holds no value for the Federal Government and there is no need for its redevelopment; thus, it has become an abandoned planet.

The Grey Eagle has been located, and as Sea Emperor had predicted, the hull was undamaged. The energy shield automatically activates when the ship is attacked.

Before Night Falls, Oderman, who had initially intended to keep the spoils, received no timely response from his subordinates and decided to destroy the Grey Eagle. However, by then it was too late. Within the Witch Clan, the only Twelfth-Order Gene Body was sealed by Gu Ding, and the only Tenth-Order Gene Body was killed by Bigge. Only two Ninth-Order Gene Body did not participate in the pursuit, and due to the curse, their combat power was reduced to half, making their attacks unable to break through the Grey Eagle's energy shield. If given enough time, they could have exhausted the ship's energy, but they did not have enough time.

Under Sea Emperor's control, the spaceship quickly departed from the abandoned planet.

Liliath remained in a deep sleep.

Bigge was in much better spirits when he got back to the spaceship. He went straight to the kitchen and quickly got busy. Only when he was cooking could he find the greatest peace of mind.

Hearing Bigge humming a tune from the kitchen, Gu Ding knew he no longer needed to worry about his condition.

"Has there been any news these past few days?" The Time Reversal lasted for three full days, during which the Sea Emperor was completely blocked and unable to receive any information from the outside world. Gu Ding also wanted to know if anything had happened during these three days.

After quickly sifting through various information, the Sea Emperor, who had connected with the Heavenly Sea Emperor, gave a reply, "In the underground network of the Dark World, the Ranking List of rising stars this year has changed dramatically. A guy named Nick has skyrocketed to sixth place. In just a few days, he has eliminated five people ranked sixth to tenth on the Ranking List. Now he has specifically challenged you and Lily. Nick's current bounty is 110 million. His special ability is speed. Although he is only Seventh Order Gene Body, he possesses the speed of Eighth Order Gene Body."

"Challenging others to get their rankings, is that even allowed?" Gu Ding raised an eyebrow, but he didn't seem particularly interested in this guy named Nick. "Any other news?"

"Didn't the Federation believe that the incident on Konstruk Star was caused by that guy named Destiny? Because of that incident, his team gained several powerful individuals with bounties exceeding 500 million Star Coin, and even a Swordsman with a bounty exceeding 1 billion star coins. You should have heard of that Swordsman's name, Qiao La. Because of these people joining, the Federal Government considered Destiny's threat level to have increased again, and raised his bounty to 3 billion Star Coin."

"Qiao La, an eighteen-year-old swordsmanship prodigy, wasn't he always a lone pirate?" Gu Ding was familiar with this name. Although this guy wasn't from the Tianhe Star Region, Gu Ding had heard of him there. He was a swordsmanship prodigy who had only been Interstellar Pirate for two years, and his reputation as a genius even surpassed that of Koude Bulade.

"He'd always been a lone pirate because he felt he didn't have a suitable partner. He felt the 'mastermind' behind the Konstruk Star bombing was the partner he wanted," Sea Emperor said with a hint of sarcasm.

"In other words, he actually wanted to join our team..." Gu Ding was speechless at this misunderstanding. "We do need strong combat personnel right now, but we can only leave it to fate."

"We'll definitely find it!" Sea Emperor was very confident. He continued, "There's one more thing I think you should know. That guy, Koude Bulade, has entered the Boundary River. He was attacked by the military and wiped out a team led by a Military Department Major General. The Federal Government has determined that he has advanced to Eighth Order Gene Body and increased his bounty to 1.2 billion Star Coin."

"He's really fast; he's reached the border river so quickly." Gu Ding was somewhat surprised by the other person's speed.

The so-called boundary river refers to the boundary between one universe and another. Because it is located at the boundary, the management is chaotic, and it is a mixed bag of all kinds of people, making it much more dangerous than ordinary star fields.

"They switched to the White Falcon shortly after leaving Deep Sea Star, and they traveled mostly in a straight line without wasting any time along the way." Sea Emperor wasn't surprised by their speed. "It's normal for them to be faster than us. By the time we cross the Mayer Star Region, we'll be at the Boundary River."

"Any news about Energy Crystal from the Mayer Star Region?" Gu Ding was particularly concerned about this question.

"I haven't heard anything about it yet, but there's a big Auction House on there soon, and it'll happen around the time we arrive. We can try our luck." The Sea Emperor didn't miss any useful information.

"Nothing else major has happened, but the Federal Government hasn't been idle during the few days we've been gone," the Sea Emperor continued. "They already know about Bigge's joining, and the video of Bigge hunting that Golden Crocodile is circulating wildly in the sky. The most discussed part is the scene where he dismembers the Golden Crocodile's carcass with his bare hands. Many people believe that Bigge is Tenth-Order Gene Body. Moreover, almost everyone in the entire Long Teng Universe Country now knows that Bigge has joined our team."

"However, the Federal Government seems to be in a wait-and-see mode right now. They haven't directly given Bigge's bounty amount, nor have they increased yours. This may be related to our disappearance these past few days. I estimate that if we cause any trouble next time, your bounty will increase significantly."

"In the Dark World, many people are also optimistic about you. Some have even started betting, believing that you have a good chance of becoming the Rookie King the Long Teng Universe Country this year."

Upon hearing this news, Gu Ding grinned and chuckled, but did not offer any comment.

"However, the guy currently in first place is called Bade, and his bounty is already 380 million. Moreover, his bounty is increasing very quickly. It will be difficult for you to surpass him within a year." Sea Emperor wasn't trying to discourage anyone; he was simply stating a fact objectively. As things stand, it will be very difficult for Gu Ding to win this Rookie King.

"Things that are challenging are more interesting to do, aren't they?" Gu Ding grinned.

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(Thanks to the following users for their generous donations: [Eurasia Plate], [Yi Shi Zai Wai], [Randomly Looking at Dragon] (this seems to be an alternate account of a friend~~), and fellow author [Shangguan Xiaoxi]~~ Also, thanks to [Shichenhai] for providing the minor characters Nick and Qiao La ~~)

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