Dokter, Priest Ohm's Junior Brother
Looking at the empty cabin, Gu Ding was startled. He couldn't remember what had happened. The last thing he remembered was cutting his wrist to bleed, using a forbidden Blood Sacrifice Technique to summon the Artifact Spirit within the divine artifact. He didn't even know if the Artifact Spirit had been successfully summoned, nor what the final outcome of the battle was.
"What happened?" he asked, puzzled by his presence in the cabin while everyone else was nowhere to be seen.
"Lily and Elsa carried Bigge and Tagore to heal their wounds," the Sea Emperor explained, his tone heavy.
Gu Ding easily sensed the emotion in the Sea Emperor's tone, as the Sea Emperor was never one to hide his true feelings. He immediately pressed on, "And then?"
"The doctor performed a seventeen-hour surgery on Bigge, repairing his internal injuries, but the residual divine energy within Bigge is still causing continuous damage to his body. The doctor said that even with the support of the Cell Repair Pod, he won't live for more than a month..." Sea Emperor finally revealed the truth.
"Then let's find a better doctor!" Gu Ding believed that the inability to cure the disease was simply due to the doctor's lack of ability.
"It's no use. It can't be cured, not because of the doctor. It's because Bigge currently just a body of flesh and blood, and his body cannot withstand the erosion of divine source. True gods possess divine positions, and there is a fundamental difference between the divine source within them and that of demigods: their divine source carries the mark of their divine position. Under normal circumstances, only gods can expel it. Some powerful demigods can erase this mark and then assimilate the divine source, but it will take at least several years or even decades to do so."
"Actually, I knew from the beginning that this doctor couldn't cure Bigge. I had Lily and the others bring him here mainly so that this doctor could help piece Bigge's bones back together and save his life first. The extent of Bigge's bone fractures means that only this one person in the entire Fei Me Universe Country can complete the repair. I didn't tell Liliath and Elsa the truth about this because I was afraid that their low spirits would affect Bigge's treatment."
"There's something else I didn't expect. Tagore's constitution is rather unique, and he can't get effective treatment here. My original plan was to have him and Bigge undergo surgery together to change the bad condition in his body, but I didn't expect that his body's own resistance would prevent the surgery from taking place. Fortunately, he's not in mortal danger right now, and we still have time to think of other solutions."
After hearing the Sea Emperor's explanation, Gu Ding frowned slightly. "Where are they now? I'll go find them!"
"I've had them change their faces and identities, so don't go and cause trouble now. Talk to them over the communicator first. The team is at Combat Strength weakest right now, so we must try to remain hidden and heal Bigge and Tagore's injuries," the Sea Emperor advised. "Most importantly, while your strength appears to have increased, it's not as much as you think. This is because your internal energy has been completely converted to divine source energy. Limitless Body Technique don't work with this energy system, so the 3x amplification effect will completely disappear. Furthermore, the 5x amplification from Bronze Level weaponry is no longer effective because your Combat Strength has exceeded its limit. Now that your base Combat Strength has reached 100 million points, you must use weaponry of Silver Level or higher."
Upon hearing the Sea Emperor's words, Gu Ding remained silent for a moment. "Let's dial Lily's number first and ask what's going on. We can talk about other things later."
Sea Emperor immediately dialed Liliath's number.
When Liliath saw that Gu Ding's number was dialing, she was taken aback at first, but then she realized that it might not be Gu Ding, but the Sea Emperor, so she immediately answered the call.
"Lily, what's the situation over there?" Gu Ding asked anxiously.
When Liliath heard Gu Ding's voice, she almost burst into tears. "Gu Ding, are you alright?"
"I'm fine now. I just woke up and heard the Sea Emperor talking about Bigge and Tagore. How are they?"
"The doctor said... Tagore and the others couldn't treat him. And... Bigge, he won't live more than a month..." Liliath said between sobs, and when she heard Gu Ding's voice, she finally let out the emotions she had been holding back.
Hearing Liliat cry, Elsa, who was standing nearby, also had tears welling up in her eyes. She placed her hand on the back of Liliath's hand and quietly comforted her.
Gu Ding hadn't expected Bigge to be so badly injured. After a moment of silence, he asked, still somewhat unwilling, "Did the doctor say if there was anything that might help with Bigge's injuries?"
After listening to Gu Ding's question, Elsa recalled what the doctor had said earlier before continuing, "I remember now. He said that only a ruler who has become a god in the entire Fei Me Universe Country might be able to cure Bigge. This is because there is a divine source within Bigge that is constantly damaging his body, and someone must expel that divine source."
"Elizabeth ..." Gu Ding frowned slightly upon hearing this reply. Although he and Elizabeth had some acquaintance, they weren't even friends; in fact, they were mortal enemies from opposing camps. Moreover, after their last transaction, Elizabeth had made her stance clear: if they met again, they would be enemies.
"Gu Ding, you don't need to even consider this; it's suicidal. The Royal Capital Star Region where Elizabeth resides has the most powerful individuals in the entire Fei Me Universe Country, with nearly a hundred demigods alone. Besides Elizabeth, there's also a god guarding it. Moreover, the Royal Capital Star Region is adjacent to the starfield where the Phimei Universe Military Headquarters is located. It wouldn't even take the military half an hour to get there. Most importantly, entering the Royal Capital Star Region requires extremely rigorous checks; you can't even sneak in. Even if you manage to get in, you'll definitely be surrounded and killed by a group of demigods before you even see Elizabeth," the Sea Emperor immediately advised, not wanting Gu Ding to take such a risk.
"Lily, I'll change into a Simulation Mask and head over. I'll also bring you some food. Is there anything you particularly want to eat?" Gu Ding said, putting on a mask that resembled a young boy.
"No, Elsa and I didn't have much of an appetite. Elsa only ate a piece of bread for lunch." Hearing Liliath say this, Gu Ding knew that the two women must have been feeling down lately.
"Okay, I'll bring something light." Gu Ding put on his mask, checked himself using the projector, and seeing no problems, hung up the call. He went back to his room and found a set of clothes he hadn't worn before—clothes Liliath had specially bought for him. After changing and putting on a wig, Gu Ding looked in the mirror and couldn't even recognize himself. Only then did he leave the spaceship.
About twenty minutes later, Gu Ding arrived at the private clinic shown on the map.
The clinic wasn't very big, Gu Ding easily found the entrance to operating room number one. He waved the dinner in his hand at Liliath and Elsa, whose faces had been changed, and the two women knew that the blue-haired boy was Gu Ding.
"They want to transfer Bigge to the Cell Repair Pod now. Only in the Cell Repair Pod can Bigge survive for a month." Liliath took a small piece of cake from Gu Ding and forced a smile. "Tagore is immune to all drugs and cannot undergo surgery."
"Yes, I've heard about it." Gu Ding nodded. "Don't worry, they'll be fine."
After handing the food to the two women, Gu Ding walked towards House in the operating room. House was wearing a white coat and looked rather old; Gu Ding guessed that this guy must be the doctor who performed the surgery on Bigge. "Thank you! Excuse me, could we buy this extra-large Cell Repair Pod?"
"The rental price will be much cheaper. Are you sure you want to buy it?" They don't really need this size of Cell Repair Pod. They bought a whole series of them at the time, and Bigge was basically the first user.
"Yes, we can't waste time here. I'll think of other ways to treat his injuries, but we'll need your Cell Repair Pod to keep him alive. Besides, our chances of returning to Medicine Stone Star are slim, so..." Gu Ding raised an eyebrow as he said this.
"I don't know what kind of trouble you've gotten yourself into that would lead to divine intervention, and I don't care about that. But as his doctor, there are some things I must make clear. Given his current physical condition, another attack would be fatal. Even with rest, he only has less than a month left." House easily deduced that the Bigge's body wasn't that of a demigod, but rather that of a true god. Although he had some questions, he didn't inquire about the identities of Gu Ding and his group, or what they had encountered.
"I understand, thank you!" Gu Ding nodded.
After completing the discharge procedures at the front desk, Gu Ding waved to the two women, placed Bigge and Tagore into the Cell Repair Pod, and then carried the oversized Cell Repair Pod out of the private clinic.
Less than half an hour later, the three returned to the spaceship. Gu Ding placed the repair pod directly in the living room so that everyone could react promptly to any changes.
"Gu Ding, Priest Ohm's junior brother, Dokter, is also in this universe, and he's a doctor too. Let's go visit him!" Sea Emperor suddenly suggested.
"He seems to have some kind of special ability, right?" Gu Ding vaguely remembered that there seemed to be such a person.
"That's right, he has the ability to Negative Status Transfer effects, but I don't know if it will work on the Divine Source." The Sea Emperor was also a little unsure, but trying it out first was much more reliable than Gu Ding Royal Capital Star Region. "However, before that, you need to buy a new spaceship energy source..." (To be continued.)