New Member Joins-Bonus Chapter Five

Is this the Priest?

This was Gu Ding's first thought upon seeing the man, because the other person was so young, and didn't seem to be much older than himself.

His face was baby-faced, but it didn't look childish. He wore a clean white robe, and his figure appeared slightly thin.

"Are you the Priest who treats people?" Gu Ding's tone was slightly suspicious, but not disrespectful.

"I am that Priest, but neither you nor the person behind you look like patients." The young Priest made his judgment after only one glance at the two of them.

"The patient won't be able to arrive before dark today," Gu Ding thought the other person seemed to have some insight. "She's poisoned. Can you cure her?"

"That depends on what kind of poison it is." The young Priest put down the scroll in his hand. "Has a toxin analysis been done?"

Gu Ding nodded, and Sea Emperor immediately listed out the molecular formula of the toxin he had detected.

"This is the structure of the toxin. It's a man-made toxin that was injected directly into the brain. According to the person who administered the poison, the patient only has seven days to live," Gu Ding continued, providing more information.

The young Priest frowned slightly as he looked at the molecular formula, seemingly studying something. After a while, he asked, "Is this toxin composed of special abilities? It's clearly a man-made toxin, but it's not quite the same as artificially synthesized toxins. Artificially synthesized toxins have a much more orderly structure. Toxins composed of special abilities tend to be more chaotic."

"Yes, it was synthesized using special abilities, and that person's genetic level is not low either." Gu Ding nodded. He did not tell the Priest that the other party was from the Dark Magic Domain because he was a little worried that if he did, the Priest would be afraid to perform the treatment.

"Indeed, the structure of this toxin is extremely complex. Even with current technology, we can't determine whether some keys are useless or capable of producing the toxic effect." The Priest pointed to several keys on the projection, then shook his head. "I'm sorry, given this situation, I can't help you. In my experience, your only antidote is to find the person who poisoned you and extract toxin antibodies from their body. Or, find someone with toxin immunity and borrow their toxin antibodies."

"Is there really no other way?" The other party's answer was the same as the answer the Sea Emperor had given him, but this was not Gu Ding wanted.

"I'm sorry, I can't help you." The Priest shook his head, then looked at Gu Ding very seriously. "Could you send me a copy of the structure of this virus? I'd like to study it in more detail when I have time."

The Priest then gave out a public email address.

Gu Ding asked the Sea Emperor to send over the diagram of the virus's structure.

"Anyway, thank you very much." Gu Ding and Bigge walked out of the main hall.

"Wait a minute, you're supposed to be heading to the Fei Me Universe Country?" the Priest suddenly asked.

"That's right!"

"There's one more thing I need to ask you. If you run into my junior brother, tell him that Master has passed away. As for the reason for his passing... it's really inconvenient to reveal to outsiders. But given my junior brother's personality, he'll definitely ask. So, just make up something, like he accidentally ingested some poison he made himself, and then didn't have time to make an antidote before the poison took effect. My junior brother will definitely believe it."

"Um... was your master really dead or just pretending?" Gu Ding felt that the other party was being too nonchalant.

"Of course he's really dead. Would anyone joke about something like that?" the Priest said seriously. Then he muttered under his breath, "Although I've asked that old guy more than twenty times a day since I was three years old why he's still alive..."

"Couldn't you just tell him this over the communicator?" Gu Ding still felt it was impolite to deliver such a message to someone.

"I don't have his contact number, and we haven't been in touch for six years. However, I just saw his Wanted Order a while ago and found out that he went to become Interstellar Pirate." The Priest said, projecting a Bounty Order.

Gu Ding didn't look closely at the rest of the information. The word "Fei Currency" after the bounty amount left him wondering what currency it was. The boy on the Bounty Order didn't look sixteen; he looked a bit mature, and people would believe he was in his early twenties. He certainly looked older than the Priest in front of him. But what caught Gu Ding's attention the most was his special ability— Negative Status Transfer.

After reading the description of the ability, Gu Ding asked the Priest with some doubt, "Shouldn't this ability also be effective for my friend's illness?"

"That's right, but he's currently in the Fei Me Universe Country. I don't know his exact location. Even if you don't stop at all, it will take you at least half a month to leave the boundary river. The Fei Me Universe Country contains more than 30,000 universes. Finding him in a short time is like finding a needle in a haystack. So, during this period of time, taking advantage of the opening of the New Trade Route, I asked many Interstellar Pirate to help me deliver this message. There were at least two hundred groups of people before you."

Sea Emperor quickly located Dokter's communicator number. The moment he saw the Wanted Order, Sea Emperor compared the image to the person's profile and found him in no time. He also pinpointed the man's location using the communicator number; the guy was already in the center of the Fei Me Universe Country. Sea Emperor knew it was impossible for him to arrive within a month. Even if the man didn't move, at the speed of the Golden Eagle, it would take at least three months to reach him.

"I've found Dokter's contact number. You can contact him yourself," Gu Ding said, sending the contact number to the Priest's email address.

The Priest who received the communication signal was somewhat surprised, looking at the communication function on his wristwatch. He seemed a little hesitant.

"Priest, do you have scriptures carved on your body?" Gu Ding couldn't help but ask, feeling that Nisos wouldn't make such a claim without reason.

"You can call me Ohm," the Priest finally gave his name, somewhat puzzled by Gu Ding's question, "Carving scriptures? That sounds painful. Why would anyone do that?"

"That's all, let's go!" Gu Ding knew that Ohm was probably not the person he was looking for, so he pushed open the door and went out, Bigge quickly followed after him.

"What do we do now?" Bigge seemed a little anxious. He had always thought that this Priest might be the person they were looking for, but now it seemed that wasn't the case.

"Oh, you've come out of the temple. You must have already met the Priest?" Elsa had also arrived at the summit. Seeing Gu Ding and Bigge coming out, she quickly went up to greet them.

"I've seen him, but he's not the person we're looking for. He's also examined our companion's condition, and he said he can't cure it." Gu Ding didn't intend to hide anything.

"Are you looking for someone? Perhaps I can help. I've walked this mountain path at least ten times, and I remember everyone I've met during this time. You can tell me their features, and maybe I'll know." Elsa seemed very enthusiastic.

"All we know is that the person had scriptures carved on their body; that's all we know." Gu Ding didn't expect Elsa to be of any help, but he still revealed the only clue he had.

"Scriptures are engraved on his body?" Elsa stared wide-eyed at Gu Ding. "Are you sure? I think I know this person."

"You saw someone with scriptures carved on their body? Where is that person?" Gu Ding immediately felt that there was hope again.

"I can't take you. He told me last time not to bother him anymore, or he would kill me." Elsa's voice sounded aggrieved. "I saw him four days ago and thought he must be very strong, so I challenged him. He really is strong. He just glared at me, and I lost. Then I kept pestering him, wanting him to come back to the Viking Clan with me to challenge my Old Dad, but he kept refusing. So I guarded him every day. Until the night before last, I accidentally saw him taking a bath and saw some writing carved on his chest. After he found out, he flew into a rage and forbade me from bothering him anymore."

"Where is that person now? Although you can't take us there, you can give us his location, and we'll find him ourselves." After hearing Elsa's words, Gu Ding felt that this person was very likely the one Nisos had prophesied.

"No, I can't give you the spot now. He doesn't like being disturbed after dark, and he'll close the door and chant sutras at night." Elsa shook her head. "Tomorrow, I'll take you there first thing tomorrow morning. Knock on the door after I leave."

"Okay!" Gu Ding nodded.

"It's getting dark, you two should hurry to the side hall to register your accommodations, otherwise you won't have anywhere to stay tonight," Elsa reminded the two.

"Thank you," Gu Ding said, then suddenly remembered a question, "How long does Elsa plan to stay on this Tanpo Star? Where is she going next? Does she have any plans?"

Upon hearing Gu Ding's question, Elsa paused for a moment, then shook her head. "I don't know either. There's food and lodging here..."

"You're Interstellar Wanderer?" Gu Ding was speechless. This girl was so strong, yet she didn't even have any survival knowledge and had become a wanderer.

"I guess so..." Elsa felt that she no longer had any other identity; she had no money and was wandering around.

"Interested in joining our team?" Gu Ding grinned and extended an invitation. "We're Interstellar Pirate."

"Will there be plenty of food? I have a big appetite; I can't get enough to eat even if I eat twelve meals a day here." Elsa's words sounded utterly aggrieved.

"There will definitely be plenty of food! The person standing next to me is our head chef Bigge!" Gu Ding pointed to Bigge with his thumb. "And Bigge's cooking is super delicious."

"Is there a place to stay? It doesn't have to be fancy, just a bed will do. I still can't sleep on the floor." Elsa looked at Gu Ding with some anticipation.

"We each have our own room, and it's fully equipped with all the necessities. If you need anything, you can ask us to buy it for you; just give me a list. Of course, you can also ask me for money to buy it yourself; I'm currently managing the team's finances." Gu Ding guessed that Elsa must have been having a tough time lately.

"Really? Then I agree to join!" Elsa was so happy she almost jumped for joy. "My name is Elsa, please take care of me from now on."