Deliveryman Barn
The day before its arrival in the Death Star Region, the Golden Eagle finally reached Pandora Star, Death Star Region, and slowly landed at the port.
Gu Ding dialed the deliveryman's number, but before the beeping tone ended, the communicator was picked up by someone else.
"Hello, are you a deliveryman from the Monster Paradise Camp?"
"Are you Gu Ding?" A deep male voice came from the other end of the communicator.
"That's right, it's me. Where are you now? We've arrived at the port of Pandora Star." Gu Ding explained his location.
"I'll be there in about half an hour," the man said calmly in a deep voice.
"Our spaceship is the V18 Golden Eagle, with an ice-blue and white color scheme; it should be easy to spot," Gu Ding reminded the other ship of its distinctive features.
"Okay," the other party said before hanging up.
The remaining half hour was spent waiting.
Over the past few days, the group had been traveling non-stop. To save time, Gu Ding even bought five additional power sources for the spaceship. Each power source cost about one-tenth the price of a spaceship, and the five cost Gu Ding nearly 700 million Universe Coin in total. Normally, a spaceship only needs one backup power source. However, to save time, Gu Ding bought five, only stopping once to replenish energy. The rest of the time, the spaceship was primarily engaged in Space Shuttle and navigation.
Space Shuttle not only incurs significant energy loss but also causes substantial wear and tear on the spaceship itself. After each Space Shuttle, the ship must wait several hours for the hull to cool down before a second space travel can occur. This delay meant that Gu Ding group didn't arrive on Pandora Star until the next day, which happened to be the day the Divine Object Gun was expected to arrive.
During this period, no one has had a break.
Liliath, Elsa, and Dokter all made significant progress under Ka Le Er's guidance. Bigge and Tagore also improved slightly. Robert, on the other hand, obtained two demigod artifacts from Gu Ding, reforged them, and crafted seventeen throwing knives for Dokter, while also slightly modifying his original demigod artifact scalpel.
Although he didn't acquire the divine artifact, Dokter was still very happy. The eighteen demigod throwing knives greatly enhanced his strength. After all, before, he only had one demigod throwing knife, and the other knives were completely ineffective against demigods. Now, with so many, and with his psychic threads more than enough, it was like a person who originally had only one hand suddenly gaining more than a dozen—their strength was on a completely different level.
Elsa's combat skills also improved significantly. After Ka Le Er left, Elsa approached Liliath and asked her to cast illusions on her. Liliath's illusion magic also improved greatly under these circumstances. Because they were worried about damaging the spaceship, they always sought out Gu Ding to pull them into his domain before each fight.
Half an hour later, the deliveryman finally arrived.
The hatch opened, and a tall, middle-aged man stood in the doorway. His short, buzz-cut hair, revealing his scalp, gave him a rugged look, and his beard was shaved a deep blue. Both his hairstyle and stubble complemented his rugged features perfectly.
Unlike any deliveryman Gu Ding had ever encountered before, this guy was dressed very formally. He wore a black suit with a white shirt underneath and a tie, giving him the air of a professional bodyguard. Gu Ding could even smell a strong scent of aftershave on him.
"Could this guy have spent half an hour shaving and changing clothes?" Gu Ding thought to himself. But then Gu Ding sensed something was wrong, because although the other party had concealed his aura very well, the pressure emanating from his body made Gu Ding feel suffocated.
"So strong!" Gu Ding adjusted his breathing rhythm and slowly adapted. He even vaguely felt that the person in front of him was stronger than Willis, the overseer of the High-rank God.
"Gu Ding, he is Peak-rank God!" The Sea Emperor's words finally confirmed Gu Ding's suspicions.
"Please sign for it." The bodyguard handed over the items, but his gaze was clearly probing as he looked at Gu Ding.
Gu Ding immediately opened the packaging, and after seeing that the Divine Object Gun inside was in good condition, he nodded, "The item is fine."
"Then please sign for it." The bodyguard pressed his Smart Ring, projecting the delivery confirmation page onto the screen.
Gu Ding signed his name on the projector. "Thank you!"
"No need. Actually, I just happened to be passing by and took this mission." The bodyguard paused for a moment, then continued, "Young man, you're here because you're planning to enter the Death Star Region, aren't you? Take my advice: any place classified as Death Star Region by the Federal Government is far more dangerous than you can imagine. Don't just wander in and risk your life."
"Thank you, uncle, but I have a reason to go in." Gu Ding didn't expect even a powerful Peak-rank God to say such a thing, but this did not shake his resolve.
The bodyguard didn't say anything more and quickly turned and left.
After the hatch was closed, the Sea Emperor's voice came again, "Gu Ding, didn't you think that guy's gaze towards you was strange? It seemed to be filled with curiosity, and also some other emotions."
"I didn't pay much attention," Gu Ding shook his head and waved to Liliath, "Lily, your gun is here."
Upon hearing Gu Ding's voice, Lily leaped in front of Gu Ding and snatched the packaging from Gu Ding hands.
That Divine Object Gun was a sniper rifle, and Liliath was absolutely enamored with it after she got her hands on it.
"Gu Ding, I've found the information on that deliveryman!" Sea Emperor said, projecting the information of the bodyguard man from earlier:
After reading it, Gu Ding asked, somewhat puzzled, "I've heard of the Gate of Purgatory. It's said to be the most terrifying prison in the entire Federation. It holds powerful criminals who are not tolerated by the world. I can understand listing this kind of information in major deeds, but killing Federal Government and a duke isn't really something to list, is it? After all, he's Peak-rank God; he could kill Federal Government and a duke with a flick of his wrist..."
"You've misunderstood. The ranks and titles conferred by the Federal Government Headquarters and its branches in various Universe Country are different. What you saw before were conferred by the Federal Government branches in various Universe Country, such as Grand Duke Roland. This title of Grand Duke is only valid within the Fei Me Universe Country. Outside of the Fei Me Universe Country, Roland is just an ordinary person. But if a title is conferred by the Federal Government Headquarters, then it is valid for all Universe Country in the entire Universe Sea. Moreover, the requirements for conferring titles by the Federal Government Headquarters are much higher. Even if a demigod is very strong, they can only be conferred the title of Baron at most. And those who are conferred the title of Duke by the Federal Government Headquarters must be Peak-rank God."
"As for the military ranks, it's the same. When you were in the Long Teng Universe Country, a general was only a tenth or Eleventh Order gene body. Here at the Federal Government Headquarters, Low-rank God can only have the rank of Brigadier General at most. As for a general, the first condition to be met is that he must be Peak-rank God."
The Sea Emperor's explanation finally made Gu Ding realize how terrifying the deliveryman was.
"I always felt there was something strange about his delivery to you this time. Peak-rank God, even in the Monster Paradise Camp, should be considered high-ranking; he wouldn't be short of points. Even if he were, he wouldn't use this method of delivering goods to accumulate them. A single delivery doesn't earn many points; it's a way for weaker new members to earn points. For a strong person like Barn, even without a profitable side job, hunting Gene Beast to sell materials is countless times faster than delivering goods. The time it takes to deliver one shipment is enough for him to hunt hundreds of Gene Beasts..."
While Sea Emperor and Gu Ding were discussing Barn's matter, Barn had already returned to his hotel. As soon as he took off his tie, his communicator rang.
"Barn, did you see him?" The voice on the other end of the communicator was that of a woman.
"Well, I finally got to see him under the pretense of delivering goods." Barn unbuttoned one button on his shirt, the button making him feel uncomfortable.
"What do you think?" the woman asked a question that sounded rather odd.
"Well, it's too early to tell much. He's just a Tier 1 genetic being." Barn walked to the refrigerator, poured himself a glass of wine, and continued, "However, although it's only our first meeting, it's not hard to see that while his genetic level isn't high, his strength is considerable. The Federal Government's assessment of his strongest Combat Strength on the Wanted Order shouldn't be just a joke; he truly possesses that strength. Another commendable aspect is his strong willpower. Under my aura suppression, he adjusted his state in less than a second and wasn't affected in the slightest afterward."
"However, I also have some bad news. I originally thought their itinerary was heading to that Death Star Region called the Infected Area. So I casually asked, and it turns out they really were going to the Death Star Region. I tried to dissuade them, but they wouldn't listen at all."
"Death Star Region?" The woman on the other end of the communicator was silent for a moment upon hearing this term. "You'd better think of another way. Gu Ding is very important..."
"Of course I know he's important. I haven't worn a suit in over two hundred thousand years, but to show how much I value him and make a good impression, I wore one this time. I even shaved and cut my hair. I used some aftershave, and I smell like a woman..."