Only a Fool Wouldn't Take the Money

The call with Pa Ma let Gu Ding know that the popularity of his potion refining video had exceeded his imagination. Not only had Ma Dike seen it, but many high-ranking members of the Medicine God Alliance had also seen it. Besides Ma Dike wanting to meet him, the high-ranking members of the Medicine God Alliance also seemed to want him to participate in some competition.

After informing Pa Ma that he would arrive at Fengyuan Star in about ten days and confirming the location to meet Ma Dike, Gu Ding hung up the call.

"I've checked the Newcomer Ranking Competition," Sea Emperor also knew that the Medicine God Alliance wanted Gu Ding to participate. "The so-called newcomers are those who have been pharmacists for less than three years. Sa Ze has only been active for less than a year, so his challenges have been successful. In fact, there are three other newcomers with similar talent to him in the entire Long Teng Universe Country. Those three have all been pharmacists for more than two years, and two of them have already become B-Grade Pharmacists, and one has become an A-Rank Pharmacist. So when Sa Ze challenged the star regions they were in, they didn't make a move."

"In that case, there's no comparison at all. An A-Rank Pharmacist only needs to refine a bottle of Perfect Quality A-Rank Potion, and everyone else becomes a spectator." Gu Ding hadn't expected an A-Rank Pharmacist to appear in the Newcomer Ranking Competition.

"The competition rules aren't like that. Generally, it's stipulated that all participants uniformly refine the same type of E-Grade Potion. Within the specified time, the more refined and the higher the quality, the higher the ranking," Sea Emperor explained.

"E-Grade Potion?" Gu Ding was stunned again. "F-Grade Pharmacists can't participate?"

"Theoretically, all newcomer pharmacists in the Long Teng Universe Country can participate in the ranking competition, either in their personal name or in the name of their star region. However, those who cannot refine E-Grade Potions will be directly eliminated in the first round." Sea Emperor had also studied the rules of this competition. Combining the records and video data from previous years, some restrictive clauses contained in these competition regulations could be seen.

"There are simply too many F-Grade Pharmacists, so this restriction is understandable." Gu Ding roughly understood the organizers' idea. Because the number of F-Grade Pharmacists might be more than the sum of all other levels of pharmacists, if they directly participated in the competition, it would likely cause various confusions due to the excessive number of people. Therefore, eliminating F-Grade Pharmacists in the first round was a protection for the subsequent competition items.

Moreover, this ranking competition itself is aimed at newcomers, and the purpose is to find some talented pharmacists among the newcomers, so that some senior pharmacists who do not yet have disciples can choose to cultivate them, and make the entire pharmacist industry prosperous. Everyone has the qualification to participate in the assessment for three consecutive years. As for those who have worked hard for three years and still haven't been promoted to E-Grade Pharmacist, it can only be said that they really don't have much talent in pharmacy.

"What are the rewards for the Newcomer Ranking Competition?" Gu Ding was still more concerned about tangible things.

His father had taught him that what you can get is good stuff, and Gu Ding had always kept this in mind.

"The rewards for individuals are relatively limited, and most of them are distributed to the star regions where the participants are located. If the participant does not represent any star region, the portion of the reward for the star region is retained by the organizer."

"The top 100 individuals can freely choose one bottle from the potions refined by the participants. The Medicine God Alliance will re-refine the same physical item and send it to the top 100 participants. In addition, they can also receive a complete set of B-Grade Refining Equipment."

"The top ten individuals can freely choose three bottles from the potions refined by the participants. The Medicine God Alliance will also send physical items. They can also receive a set of A-Rank Refining Equipment, and the privilege of obtaining potion materials worth 100 million Star Coins from the Medicine God Alliance for free within one year."

"The top three individuals can freely choose five bottles from the potions refined by the participants, receive a set of A-Rank Refining Equipment, and the privilege of obtaining potion materials worth 500 million Star Coins from the Medicine God Alliance for free within one year. There is also a certain chance of being selected by an S-Grade Grandmaster Pharmacist and becoming a closed-door disciple."

"As for the champion, they can freely choose ten bottles from the potions refined by the participants, receive a set of Quasi-S-Grade Refining Equipment, and the privilege of obtaining potion materials worth 1 billion Star Coins from the Medicine God Alliance for free within one year. They can also get a chance to meet and talk with an S-Grade Grandmaster Pharmacist."

"Of course, these rewards are not cumulative."

Hearing these rewards, Gu Ding was a little shocked. He couldn't help but exclaim, "The Medicine God Alliance is really rich!"

Excluding the value of the potions given away, a complete set of B-Grade Refining Equipment is worth around 100 million Star Coins, and a complete set of A-Rank Refining Equipment is generally worth between 1 billion and 1.2 billion. As for Quasi-S-Grade Refining Equipment, it is basically priceless on the market, generally priced at around 2.5 billion Star Coins, but there is rarely any stock. Coupled with the free acquisition of hundreds of millions of Star Coins worth of potion materials within a year. From potion materials to finished potions, there is at least a dozens of times increase, and if Perfect Quality is refined, it is at least a hundred times the value increase.

Just like the F-Grade Cell Enhancer Gu Ding refined before, a portion of materials only cost over a hundred Star Coins, but the market price of a portion of the finished potion of Perfect Quality is 25,000 Star Coins, a full increase of over two hundred times. It is conceivable how wealthy the Medicine God Alliance is after existing for so many years.

As for being selected by an S-Grade Grandmaster Pharmacist and becoming a closed-door disciple, Gu Ding wasn't particularly concerned about this. There are only three S-Grade Grandmaster Pharmacists in the entire Long Teng Universe Country, and they are all very busy people, with hundreds of disciples. Even if he really became a disciple, he probably wouldn't see the other party many times a year. On the contrary, top A-Rank Pharmacists like Ma Dike are sincere in accepting disciples. And according to Pa Ma, Ma Dike is a very good person and his level is also very high. If Gu Ding felt that they got along well during this meeting, he planned to be Pa Ma's junior brother, and there was no need to take another teacher.

"Besides the Newcomer Ranking Competition, the Medicine God Alliance should have other exchange programs, right?" Gu Ding wanted to know if he could participate in other exchange programs besides a Newcomer Ranking Competition. The rewards for a Newcomer Ranking Competition were already so generous, so the rewards for other competitions would certainly not be bad.

"There is another competition called 'Ten Years One Potion'. Participants must have been pharmacists for more than three years and less than ten years, and their age cannot exceed thirty, and they must reach at least the level of a C-Grade Pharmacist. The rewards for this competition are more than ten times richer than the Newcomer Ranking Competition," Sea Emperor continued. "There is also a highest-level competition, which is the ultimate competition between A-Rank Pharmacists from various star regions, broadcast live throughout the Long Teng Universe Country. The value of each prize is calculated in hundreds of billions of Star Coins. Unfortunately, you are not qualified to participate."

"Actually, you don't need to add the last sentence..." Gu Ding was speechless at Sea Emperor's last comment.

"After saying so much, do you want to participate in that Newcomer Ranking Competition? In fact, the rewards from the Medicine God Alliance headquarters are only a part. If you achieve good results, the Tianhe Star Region branch will definitely give you benefits," Sea Emperor reminded.

"Of course I'll participate! Dad said, it's foolish not to take money!" Gu Ding grinned. "Connect to Medicine King Valley. I'll talk to the people from the Medicine God Alliance Tianhe branch."