Ka Le Er - Bonus Chapter 14

After escaping the Interstellar Storm, Gu Ding once again found time to enter the Monster Paradise. He had no idea how much attention the Sea Emperor's quiz had drawn to the anonymous quiz taker.

Of course, apart from the organization's top brass, no one knew that the person who answered the question was Gu Ding.

However, some people discerned that there was a greater than 90% chance that this was done by a newly joined member. If it were an older member, there would be no need to hold onto the points for so long without giving a response. But there were three other new members who joined at the same time as Gu Ding. During the five days Gu Ding was away, only one of those three logged into the Monster Paradise, and many people had already tested him and knew that his points were zero. Therefore, only this one person could be ruled out.

Upon logging into the Monster Paradise, Gu Ding discovered that all 56,700 points had been credited to his account, clearly indicating that all of the Sea Emperor's answers had been accepted as correct. He planned to go to the exchange to see if he could exchange for the remaining materials for Robert, and also to look for items that could help him break through his current rank.

According to the rules of the Monster Paradise, all new features must be activated on-site by the user. Under the guidance of the Sea Emperor, Gu Ding used the teleportation function to teleport directly to the entrance of the exchange.

Once inside the exchange, he started searching through the original list for the remaining four items. Three of them could be purchased with Gu Ding's current points, but there was one called "Energy Matrix," which required over eight million points to exchange for just one.

"What exactly is this Energy Matrix? It's even more expensive than many divine artifacts!" Gu Ding couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Energy Matrix is an essential item for metallic life forms to evolve into Super Metal Lifeform, because only the energy emitted by the Energy Matrix can bring the characteristics of supermetals to their fullest potential." The one who answered this question was not the Sea Emperor, but a woman.

The woman's features were very distinctive. Her waist-length hair was in ten different colors, arranged in layers from left to right, each layer spaced evenly apart. It didn't appear messy; instead, it gave an impression of order. Her ten fingernails were also ten completely different colors. Even more striking was her pristine white women's suit, which contrasted sharply with her hair and fingernails, yet created an unusual harmony. This unusual attire caused Gu Ding to overlook the perfectly proportioned, delicate features of her face.

"You're new here, aren't you?" The woman slowly walked towards Gu Ding. The pink high heels on her feet made a crisp sound as they hit the ground, but it didn't sound like noise; rather, it sounded like pleasant musical notes. When she reached Gu Ding, she stopped and extended her hand. "My name is Ka Le Er. It's nice to meet you."

"Hello, my name is Gu Ding." This was the first time Gu Ding had met anyone else in the Monster Paradise. Just by looking at this woman's attire, he knew she couldn't be a virtual character like an NPC.

"When did you join? You look unfamiliar." Ka Le Er was quite certain that the other person was a newcomer because she could tell that Gu Ding's genetic level was not high.

"I joined five days ago." Gu Ding didn't intend to hide anything, and the other party didn't seem to have any ill intentions.

"Five days ago? The question on the First Level Ranking List of the Questioning Tower, could it be that you solved it?" Ka Le Er had actually been trying to find the person who helped her answer the question these past few days.

Upon hearing this question, Gu Ding hesitated slightly. It wasn't that he was afraid of trouble; he was never afraid of any challenge. The main reason was that the Sea Emperor had initially reminded him to keep a low profile.

Seeing his hesitation, Ka Le Er basically understood what was going on. "There are indeed some annoying people here who like to challenge newcomers who have just earned points and engage in point-based betting battles. But it's okay, you can just tell me, and I won't tell anyone else."

"Admit it, this woman is not simple. If you don't admit it, she'll dig it up sooner or later. It'll be quite embarrassing when her lies are exposed." The Sea Emperor had just checked this woman's information, and her background was far from simple.

Gu Ding then spoke up, "Those questions, I suppose you could say I solved them."

"The question about water that was previously ranked number one on the Ranking List was one I asked. Thank you for your answer; it was very helpful," Ka Le Er said with a faint smile. "I was actually quite curious about how you knew about this sequence, but after looking at your answers to the other questions, I felt it was unnecessary to ask this one. It's obvious that you didn't arrive at this conclusion through your own research. Those questions covered too broad a range, and many of them could only be asked after research had reached a certain depth. It's impossible for one person to be proficient in so many fields. So I conclude that you must have hacked into the secret database of Heaven and obtained some answers that ordinary people cannot get."

"The explanation is quite reasonable," Gu Ding neither admitted nor denied the answer.

"You should have over 50,000 points by now, right? For members who are not yet demigods, that's a huge fortune." Seeing that Gu Ding was unwilling to discuss this topic, Ka Le Er didn't press the matter further.

"But it seems it's still not enough." Gu Ding shook his head and smiled bitterly. The Energy Matrix that Robert wanted would probably be hard to get in the short term. Eight million points was probably the entire fortune of a Mid-rank God in the Monster Paradise, and he wasn't even a demigod yet.

"You want the Energy Matrix? That thing is only useful to metallic life forms; it has no value to other types of life forms. The concentration camp sets the price so high to prevent people from buying it cheaply and reselling it at a higher price. If you really want it, the only way is to solve a few difficult questions left by intermediate gods." At this point, Ka Le Er secretly observed Gu Ding, wanting to see Gu Ding reaction. "However, gods have completely transformed into different life forms, and their mentality is likely to have changed drastically. No one can predict what questions they will ask. Besides, to reach the fourth level, you either need to reach the Combat Strength of Mid-rank God, or you must first answer the three questions posed by Low-rank God. So, no matter how you look at it, eight million points will be very difficult to obtain."

"I think I'll wait a bit longer," Gu Ding knew Ka Le Er was right. He decided to observe for a while; being too high-profile would only attract unnecessary attention. Currently, the questions Sea Emperor was answering were only those below the demigod level. If he could directly answer the questions of Mid-rank God, Gu Ding would definitely attract the attention of true gods, and this attention might not be benevolent.

"Alright then, I have something to do, so I'll be going now. Take your time browsing around." Ka Le Er checked the time, said goodbye to Gu Ding, and left the exchange.

Gu Ding stayed at the exchange and checked the other three materials. According to the names and quantities reported by Robert, the total cost would only be about 20,000 points. Gu Ding immediately placed an order and selected Problan Star as the delivery location.

With the remaining 36,000 points, Gu Ding planned to purchase items that could enhance his strength. "Sea Emperor, what can break my current genetic blockade and allow me to reach the Seventh Order?"

"You need a relatively intense energy impact, and considering the compatibility with the Sun Sutra, the Earth Core Crystal should be the most suitable," Sea Emperor suggested. "The Earth Core Crystal is priced at about 1 billion Universe Coin on the market, but it's 1,000 points to exchange for it here."

After the Sea Emperor finished speaking, he typed "Earth Core Crystal" into his inventory, but to his surprise, the system displayed "[This item is temporarily unavailable]".

Gu Ding was taken aback. "No?!"

"This shouldn't be considered a rare item. If it's out of stock, it's likely because there's too much demand." This search result clearly surprised the Sea Emperor, but after thinking about Sea Emperor, he understood why Earth Core Crystal were selling so well. In the Monster Encampment, most members were prodigies like Gu Ding. The stronger their Combat Strength, the more difficult each advancement was. Therefore, when they needed to break through, everyone easily thought of using Earth Core Crystal.

Although they didn't manage to buy the Earth Core Crystal during their trip to the Monster Paradise, Gu Ding had already ordered the remaining three materials for Robert, excluding the Energy Matrix, so the trip was still worthwhile.

Having emerged from the Monster Paradise, Gu Ding resumed his cultivation in his bedroom.

It took Gu Ding and his group eleven days for their spaceship to finally reach Problan Star.

During her eleven-day journey, Liliath finally broke through to the Ninth-Order Gene Body. Not only that, her mental strength also increased to one million points, and her Cell Comprehensive Index rose from over 13,000 points to 300,000 points. The reason for this rapid increase in her Cell Comprehensive Index was that after breaking through to the ninth tier, she switched to the same type of Black Crystal as Elsa. Liliath also finally surpassed Gu Ding in Cell Comprehensive Index strength once again; this was the first time such a thing had happened since leaving the Ke Erla Star in the Gray Star Region.

Gu Ding didn't seem too concerned about having become the person with the lowest Cell Comprehensive Index in the entire team. This didn't disrupt his rhythm; he continued to consume the Black Crystal daily and cultivate his internal energy. Cultivating internal energy seemed to become increasingly difficult later on; before Gu Ding even reached the port, he had only just successfully established the third major cycle within his body.

As soon as the Golden Eagle docked at the port, everyone eagerly disembarked. It had been over half a month since they left Fist Planet, and the ship hadn't docked at any other planet's port; Gu Ding and his group were indeed getting restless.

Just as he stepped out of the cabin, Gu Ding's communicator rang. He glanced at the number; it was a long string of gibberish... (To be continued).