Meeting Ka Le Er Again
The topic of the Gu Ding Team instantly sparked heated discussions.
Just over an hour ago, the updated bounty amount for the Gu Ding Team had already attracted considerable attention. Now, the revocation of the death sentence has propelled the Gu Ding Team to the forefront of public discussion on another level.
Many who have followed Gu Ding know Gu Ding's a super hacker, so many have suggested that Gu Ding into the Federal Government's network and sent out the revocation notice himself. Some even joked that the notice was poorly made and obviously fake. However, many more believe that the Federal Government wouldn't do something so contradictory, so the notice couldn't be genuine.
But to everyone's surprise, an hour passed, two hours passed, even three hours passed... no one from the Federal Government came out to refute the rumor, and the notice remained displayed, untouched. By this time, some people had begun to believe the announcement was genuine.
More than ten hours later, when it was already the next morning on many planets, and the announcement about the revocation of the death penalty order was still hanging there, people finally believed that the Federal Government had indeed revoked the death penalty order.
As the new day began, Gu Ding received a notification from the Monster Paradise Camp early in the morning, obtained information about the delivery person, and headed towards Dong He Star.
In the heavens, discussions about Gu Ding and his team were even more heated than the day before. The revocation of the death sentence had been confirmed. The revocation of a death sentence was unprecedented, not only in the Fei Me Universe Country, but in the entire Universe Sea. This was also the first time in history that Gu Ding Team had encountered such a situation. This led many to speculate about the backgrounds and identities of Gu Ding and his team members, and even several media outlets joined in.
Liliath's status as Direct Lineage descendant of the Harris Family was exposed; Elsa's status as the daughter of the Viking Clan was also revealed; Robert's identity as Mechanical Race was finally exposed; even Bigge's past as a juvenile delinquent was uncovered. Even the fact that Dokter was raised by a monk couldn't be hidden from the investigation. As for Tagore, many offered speculations, but none seemed plausible. As for Gu Ding, his background was actually the easiest to uncover, because he never concealed his past.
He was an orphan from a young age. He was found in a trash can by a drunkard and raised by him, until he became an orphan again at fifteen. He worked at the Rose Tavern from a young age. At military academy, he was an outstanding student, but dropped out to become Interstellar Pirate ...
Even Gu Ding himself didn't know why the Federal Government had rescinded the death warrant for him and his group. How could anyone else possibly get the answer from simple gossip? After carefully searching through all the clues, the group of gossipy men and women still couldn't reach a conclusion.
After issuing this announcement, the Federal Government offered no explanation for why the death penalty order was revoked. Meanwhile, the Fei Me Universe Country, as the original applicant for the death penalty, also remained silent. There was no protest, no support, only silence.
Therefore, many people felt that there were no more topics to hype, so they turned their attention to the bounty on Gu Ding and his group.
In less than a year, Gu Ding went from a kid emerging from a remote corner of a two-star Universe Country to Interstellar Pirate with a bounty of 0 million Universe Crystal. This leap was truly astonishing. The Federal Government's assessment of his Combat Strength was even more surprising, as it explicitly stated that his highest Combat Strength Five-Star Low-rank God Combat Strength. Furthermore, the other members of Gu Ding Team were all at least demigods.
In the Universe Sea, a team composed entirely of Combat Strength is only considered a third-rate team. Those below this level are considered second-rate. A team composed entirely of Low-rank God is considered a second-rate team. The Gu Ding Team has roughly half of its members comparable to Low-rank God Combat Strength, so it barely qualifies as a second-rate team. However, this is within the Universe Sea. If a team were composed entirely of demigods before entering the Universe Sea, it would already be considered first-rate. The Gu Ding team's configuration is already top-tier. In the entire Fei Me Universe Country, the number of pirate crews with overall strength surpassing the Gu Ding Pirate Crew can be counted on one hand.
Many people envy Gu Ding for having such a great team, lamenting their own lack of luck. But some know that it's not entirely a matter of luck. Gu Ding possesses a unique personal charisma, which is why Bigge crew are willing to follow him without complaint. If someone else had been captain, the team would likely have disbanded within days.
Just as the discussion was in full swing in the sky, Gu Ding and his group arrived at Dong He Star, and their spaceship slowly docked at the port.
Gu Ding dialed the number that the Monster Paradise Camp had given him.
"Hello," a female voice came from the other end of the communicator. The voice sounded familiar to Gu Ding, but he couldn't quite place where he had heard it before.
"Hello, I'm Gu Ding. Are you the deliveryman for this Monster Paradise Camp?" Gu Ding didn't pay much attention to the other party's identity and asked directly.
"Gu Ding? It's you. I'm Ka Le Er. Do you remember me?" The other person's voice sounded quite cheerful.
When Gu Ding heard Ka Le Er's name, he remembered the girl with colorful hair and nails. He grinned, because she was an acquaintance and easier to talk to. "So it's Ka Le Er. We had drinks together at Old George's Tavern. How could I forget? No wonder your voice sounded familiar."
"Where are you now? I'm coming to find you!" Ka Le Er seemed to have completely forgotten his duties as a deliveryman.
"We're at the port on Dong He Star. Come over quickly! Our spaceship is the Golden Eagle," Gu Ding said enthusiastically.
"Hey, find out for sure if she's the delivery person or not." Liliath nudged Gu Ding with her elbow, annoyed. She felt Gu Ding had completely forgotten about the important matter.
Gu Ding was about to speak when he heard the call being disconnected. "She hung up. Let's talk when she arrives."
Before long, Ka Le Er arrived. She still had waist-length hair, dyed in ten different colors, but this time, she wore a light purple dress, which looked quite elegant.
Once inside the spaceship, Ka Le Er looked around. "This spaceship of yours is quite good, much better than the one I saw last time. Not only is the spaceship brand new, but the internal equipment is also mostly the latest models."
"Ka Le Er, are you the delivery person this time?" Gu Ding was also afraid of making a mistake, after all, the contents of the transaction agreement were a bit creepy.
"Yes, I didn't expect the seller to be you." Ka Le Er was actually a little surprised when she received Gu Ding's call. "The fruit of Sacred Giant Tree at the level of High-rank God is extremely valuable. And theoretically, only High-rank God should be able to pick it. How did you get your hands on it?"
"It was a gift from the giant tree," Gu Ding admitted frankly.
"You're really lucky," Ka Le Er said, glancing at Bigge and the others. The implication was clear: Gu Ding hadn't been lucky this time. She had obviously noticed the news surrounding Gu Ding lately. "Your Pirate Crew is truly famous this time."
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I'll take you to the warehouse." Gu Ding knew how popular he and his group had become these past two days, and his name was firmly at the top of the Fei Me Universe Country Regional Topics List.
The two fruits were enormous; on the spaceship, only the warehouse could accommodate them, as there wasn't enough height anywhere else.
The group led Ka Le Er to the warehouse, where Gu Ding then took out the two fruits.
To be honest, the fruit of the Sacred Giant Tree is indeed shaped exactly like an apple, only many times larger, with a horizontal diameter of more than fourteen meters and a vertical diameter of more than thirteen meters.
Ka Le Er took a picture first, then placed the two enormous fruits into two dark boxes. The boxes looked somewhat like black screen-printed glass, giving the impression that they were made of some fragile material.
After assembling it, Ka Le Er projected two projections onto the surface of the black box. A moment later, she turned off the projection effect of the Smart Watch, but the two projections were still clearly imprinted on the Black Crystal on the surface of the box.
This type of photosensitive printing has been widely used in the transportation and express delivery industries for nearly a thousand years.
Then, Ka Le Er turned around and walked towards Gu Ding. "Show me your transaction contract, I'll sign for it."
The Sea Emperor projected the contract, and Ka Le Er signed her name with her finger. Then she turned around and put both boxes back into her Storage Space.
"Is that all?" Gu Ding found the process simpler than he had imagined.
"Yes, that's why I took on this job so easily," Ka Le Er said matter-of-factly. "But judging from the current situation, you definitely won't need to take on any tasks to earn points in the short term. These two fruits alone are enough for you to exchange for a lot of resources. By the way, now that the transaction is complete, where are you planning to go?"
"We're going to the Oul Ruins." Gu Ding didn't hide anything.
"What a coincidence? Me too!" Ka Le Er raised an eyebrow.
"Aren't you going to deliver goods? Will you make it in time?" Gu Ding asked, somewhat puzzled.
"The Oul Ruins are already on the edge of the Fei Me Universe Country. I just need to hand over the items to someone else there. For this mission, I'm only responsible for transportation within this area of Fei Me Universe Country." Ka Le Er said, then seemed to suddenly remember something, "Speaking of which, you happen to be going the same way as me. Would it be convenient for you to take me there?"
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(Hmm, this one mentions apples again. It reminds me of that lyric, "You are my little apple..." The melody keeps playing in my head, I just can't stop...)