Let's Play a Game

The man on the other end of the video was still thin and slender, with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose, and he seemed a little scared, but the expression on his face was now twisted into an extremely ferocious one.

Of course, Gu Ding remembered this face, because he was the first formidable opponent Gu Ding encountered when he first started out. On the Ke Erla Star in the Gray Star Region, Gu Ding almost died in a battle with him.

"You know what? If I hadn't been lucky, I would have definitely died from your bombardment," Kop recounted. "After you punched me away, I landed right next to a Lone Wolf. I controlled it to take me to safety. But unexpectedly, it took me directly to a cave deep in the forest, where a Ming Dynasty Ruins Palace was buried. When you bombarded it, I was looking at the murals on the walls of that palace. Your bombardment didn't cause the slightest damage to the palace."

"Later, I slowly recovered from my injuries and cultivated myself in the palace until a few days later, when the Federal Government came to investigate because of the damage you caused. I took the opportunity to kill them and steal their spaceship. From the spaceship, I also got a spare Smart Watch, looted everything useful in the palace, photographed all the materials printed on the walls, and then left in the spaceship."

"After that, I heard news of you every few days. Your bounty kept increasing, and your strength grew stronger. As for me, I also gained immense benefits from that ruin, and finally advanced to the god level a few days ago. I knew it was about time to seek revenge on you, but I had difficulty pinpointing your exact location. So I searched for a lot of information about you. I discovered that you are actually a pharmacist, have a teacher named Ma Dike, and a beautiful senior sister named Pa Ma."

"I discovered that the beautiful woman named Pa Ma is researching a cure for the virus, and she's traveled all the way from the Long Teng Universe Country to the Fei Me Universe Country, traversing many Gloomy Star Region. Since her destinations were all very clear, I apprehended her in the Gloomy Star Region the day before yesterday and interrogated her. However, she doesn't seem to know much about you..."

"You're lying!" Gu Ding interrupted Kepu directly. "Pa Ma has been missing for nearly fifty days. Yet you say you caught her just two days ago."

"I did catch her just the day before yesterday and interrogated her for a whole day, but I didn't get anything useful out of her. Yesterday I asked her to dial your number directly, but it turned out that her Smart Watch's communication function was broken, and she didn't even realize when it broke. She doesn't quite remember your contact number, so I remembered to call your teacher, Ma Dike, today and have him transfer the call to you."

Kepu was also a little frustrated about this matter; he hadn't expected it to take two days of twists and turns to finally get in touch with Gu Ding.

"Where is she? I want to see her," Gu Ding made his request.

"That's easy," Kepu said, turning the camera on his watch around to bring Pa Ma into the video.

The scene shows Pa Ma bound to a chair. She is half-naked, her eyes closed, it's unclear whether she's unconscious or fast asleep. There are obvious bloodstains on her clothes, causing Gu Ding to clench his fists.

"How is it? Are you satisfied?" Kepu's lips curled into a provocative smile.

"What do you want?!" Gu Ding suppressed his anger. After calming himself down a bit, he asked. He knew that at this moment, there was no need for verbal sparring; the other party might even vent their anger on Pa Ma. He had to rescue Pa Ma as soon as possible.

"I want to play a game with you." Kepu's smile widened.

"Go on," Gu Ding said coldly, his face expressionless.

"If you were to travel from Dragon Dock Star to here, it would require at least four long-distance Space Shuttle, meaning at least six days. But you've already been away from Dragon Dock Star for seven days. So... I'll give you ten days to find my location and appear before me. If you can't do that, your lovely senior sister will become one of us. I just wonder if her appearance will remain unchanged after being infected by the virus? After all, it seems that I'm the only one who can maintain her appearance like me right now..."

"To save you from a lot of trouble searching, I'll mercifully give you a hint: four words: Death Star Region." Kepu finished speaking, then winked provocatively at Gu Ding. "Good luck!"

After the screen went black, it switched back to Ma Dike's avatar. Ma Dike watched the entire three-way call but didn't have a chance to speak.

"Gu Ding, forget it, let's not go. The Death Star Region is too dangerous, and that person is obviously a madman. I'll explain to Pa Ma's parents about it." The usually fearless Ma Dike seemed to have aged several years in the video. He slowly shook his head, as if he had resigned himself to his fate.

"Pa Ma will be fine," Gu Ding, his fist still clenched tightly. "Teacher, you don't need to worry about this. I will handle it."

After Gu Ding finished speaking, he hung up the phone immediately.

The Sea Emperor then helped him find out which Death Star Region it was. There are more than twenty Death Star Region in the entire Fei Me Universe Country.

"Gu Ding, it's best not to go to the Death Star Region." Although Ka Le Er knew it wasn't appropriate to say such things at this time, she still couldn't help but advise, "The Death Star Region is called the Death Star Region because it is too dangerous. Even gods have a high chance of perishing if they enter it."

"Pa Ma is my senior, and she was arrested because of me." With this one sentence, Gu Ding gave two reasons why he had no choice but to go.

Ka Le Er stared at Gu Ding for a long time, her mind racing with reasons to Gu Ding, but after much hesitation, she still didn't speak.

Liliath was the first to join the Pirate Crew. She had heard Gu Ding mention Pa Ma and Reed long ago, and given Gu Ding's protective nature, he would never stand idly by if anything happened to them. Having heard Gu Ding's stories, she knew that Pa Ma was not only his Gu Ding apprentice but also the first person to acknowledge his talent as a pharmacist. She even rushed to Gu Ding side the moment he was in trouble. Gu Ding considered her a friend, which was why he became Gu Ding 'Ma Dike apprentice out of respect for her. Although Liliath knew the Death Star Region was dangerous, she had followed Gu Ding all this way, and Gu Ding always managed to create miracles. Therefore, she felt that the Death Star Region might not be as terrifying as the legends suggested.

The Sea Emperor's search results were quickly projected. "Gu Ding, Death Star Region. There are a total of twenty-six in the Fei Me Universe Country. Kepu said it takes at least four Space Shuttle to reach Dragon Dock Star. There are a total of twenty-three Death Star Region in the area that meet this condition. But after I also eliminated distances of five or more space travels, there are only three Death Star Region in the ring area. Because he emphasized this distance twice, once saying it would take at least four Space Shuttle and once saying it would take at least six days. And there is a time limit, which means he wants you to be able to find him, so he won't mislead you in this area. The location he gave should be quite accurate."

On the projection, all three Death Star Region were marked, which made Gu Ding frown. He needed to further determine which of the three star regions Kepu was in.

Of the three Death Star Region, the first was named the Great Devouring Star Region by the Federal Government because within this Death Star Region was an enormous Black Hole that was constantly and frantically devouring everything in the entire star region. Even the orbits of the outermost planets were chaotic.

Upon seeing the information about this star system, Gu Ding temporarily ruled it out.

The second is what the Federal Government calls the Radiation Star Region. This Death Star Region, also known as the stellar graveyard, contains over 160 quasars emitting terrifying radiation, all formed from stellar collisions. They constantly emit death rays, making it utterly impossible for any life to survive in the entire starfield.

This star system was immediately ruled out by Gu Ding because no living thing could exist in it. Even though Kepu was a god, he might not be able to survive in such a star system. More importantly, Pa Ma was made of flesh and blood, and it would be impossible for her to survive under such radiation. Yet, in the video, Pa Ma was clearly still alive.

Gu Ding then turned his attention to the third Death Star Region, designated the Infected Area by the Federal Government. This star system had become a haven for viral hosts after a viral outbreak. It hadn't been dealt with because the virus here was extremely difficult to eradicate; even demigods couldn't escape infection. The Federal Government attempted to clean it up once, but failed. Considering the costs of a formal cleanup, they chose to abandon the area. The Federal Government also considered that since the virus was only spreading within this star system and hadn't spread to other star systems, there was no need to expend significant effort to deal with it for the time being.

Gu Ding stared at the star region on the star map, which was called the Infected Area. Many thoughts flashed through his mind. After a long while, he finally spoke, "This should be the star region. Not only does it meet the location requirements, but it also has favorable conditions for him."

"Gu Ding, since you're planning to change course, I won't travel with you." Knowing that Gu Ding had made up his mind, Ka Le Er spoke again, "Just drop me off on any planet ahead, and I'll switch to my own spaceship."

"Can't we stay a few more days?" Liliath, somewhat reluctantly.

"If we go with you, we won't make it to the delivery site." Ka Le Er pointed to the watch on her wrist. "The Death Star Region is extremely dangerous. You must be careful. Lily, if you have any problems, call my number."

She turned to look at Gu Ding, and after a moment of silence, she said, "It's probably going to be difficult for this batch of goods to be delivered within ten days. Don't die, or I won't be able to repay my points. If I had known this would happen, I would never have lent it to you."

"Don't worry, I'll pay you back as soon as possible." Gu Ding forced a smile. "Thank you anyway!"

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(Chapter 2 probably won't be finished today, and even if it is, it won't be until after 1 AM. More likely, I'll write half tonight and the other half tomorrow morning. Please check back tomorrow. Regarding the update schedule, as many friends have asked, it's currently one chapter at 6 PM and one at midnight. I'm still adjusting, and I'll notify you in advance if there are any changes.)