Leaving Gates Star
When Fa Te came out of the study, Gu Ding and the others saw that he did not look worried, so they guessed that things must have gone well.
"Now, I am officially a member of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew!" Fa Te said with a smile to Gu Ding and Robert.
As for what conditions he agreed to Stephen, only the three of them knew. Even the Sea Emperor deliberately avoided being investigated in the study and did not know the content of Fa Te and the others' conversation. Fa Te also did not intend to mention it in front of Gu Ding and the others.
When the rest of the Gates Family learned that Fa Te was leaving, they were somewhat surprised, as they had assumed that Fa Te's parents would not agree to such a thing.
Before leaving, Gu Ding and the others went with Fa Te to visit the old butler Everett.
Although Everett appeared to be fine on the surface, Gu Ding knew that the old butler's soul had definitely suffered some trauma. He could vaguely sense the other's aura, vast as the heavens, but previously it had completely exceeded Gu Ding's perception range.
"The patriarch actually agreed to let you become Interstellar Pirate?!" Upon hearing this news, even Everett's usually calm face showed a look of surprise.
"Mom told me that Old Dad wanted to be Interstellar Hunter when he was young, but Grandpa never agreed. He's been holding a grudge about it for decades, so I guess that's why he finally agreed," Fa Te said with a smile.
"That's all?" Everett knew what kind of person Stephen was; he wouldn't be so easily convinced.
Fa Te didn't say anything more, just smiled. "Ever, you should take care of yourself too. Old Dad has already sent people to purchase soul-related potions. Prepare well before the True God Tribulation descends. After you become a True God, I'll have a great backer."
"You little rascal," Everett shook his head and laughed, "Instead of cultivating properly, you want to become Interstellar Pirate. You have plenty of pocket money and can buy whatever you want, so I'll teach you some techniques instead. That way you won't get bullied when you're out there."
Everett spoke, he pointed a finger at Fa Te's forehead, and a white light entered Fa Te's body. Fa Te's eyes were closed, and he didn't open them for a long time.
"What I'm passing on to you are the cultivation techniques and insights I've gained over the years. You can take your time to read them. Also, I've left three life-saving talismans in your Soul Space. If your life is in danger, tear up the talismans, and I will appear. But you only have three chances to save your life, so use them carefully."
"Thanks, Ever." Fa Te had just gone through the techniques under Everett's guidance and knew that Everett had taught him everything without reservation.
After leaving Everett, Fa Te boarded a Suspension Train with Gooding and the Gu Ding and headed towards the port.
What puzzled Gu Ding and his companions was that no one from the Gates Family saw Fa Te off. Fa Te remained relatively silent until he boarded the spaceship. This struck Gu Ding and his group as odd.
"You, did you have a falling out with your parents?" Liliath couldn't help but ask.
"No, I'm just thinking about what methods I can use to earn money to buy cultivation resources," Fa Te with a wry smile.
"Making money? Don't you have plenty of pocket money?" Gu Ding asked, somewhat surprised.
"My Old Dad agreed to let me become Interstellar Pirate, but on conditions," Fa Te finally spoke. "One of the conditions is that I will be temporarily removed from the Gates Family. I will not be able to receive any form of assistance from the Gates Family, including money. Of course, I also have three opportunities to ask the Gates Family for help. If I use up all three opportunities, I must stop my Interstellar Pirate journey and return to the family to continue being the young master."...
"It's for your own good to remove you from the family," Miko understood Fa Te's father's good intentions immediately. "With your identity, once exposed, you will become a target for many Interstellar Pirate. Because if they kidnap you, they can extort a lot of money from the Gates Family. Moreover, as far as I know, the Gates Family has always been very protective of you. Outsiders only know that the Stephen have a son, but they don't even know your name. As long as you don't reveal your relationship with the Gates Family, no one will know that you are the heir of the Gates Family."
"I know all that you're saying," Fa Te nodded. "I also hope to start over. In order to sever ties with the Gates Family as much as possible, I've frozen all my bank accounts, and I only keep some daily necessities in my Storage Space."
"You don't need to worry about money," Gu Ding then told everyone about the Sea Emperor's Robin Hood-like deeds, leaving everyone speechless.
"Ranked 288th in personal wealth, this is about twice as much as my personal savings." Fa Te never expected that what he thought would be a period of hardship would turn into a sudden increase in wealth.
"Fa Te, from today onwards, you are our financial manager. You will be in charge of all the money. If we need to buy anything, we will have to ask you." Gu Ding immediately handed over the long-vacant financial position to Fa Te.
"Can I use this money to make investments?" Fa Te asked, somewhat uncertainly.
"Of course, keeping one percent as a reserve fund is enough. You can invest the rest in whatever projects you like," Gu Ding nodded.
"Little fatty, we're rooting for you!" Liliath teased from the side.
"Alright then, I won't let everyone down." Fa Te nodded vigorously. He knew that he was currently lagging behind in terms of Combat Strength, and being able to contribute in other areas was a way to make up for it.
Over the next few days, after celebrating the addition of the new member, the Gu Ding Team all entered a state of spiritual practice.
Bigge is dedicated to improving his physical and spiritual strength, which are relatively weak.
Liliath was simultaneously improving her physical body and cultivating the inheritance of the Half-Step True God Realm.
Dokter continued to cultivate the Crimson Blood Beast's inherited techniques and attempted to comprehend the Martial Dao Intent.
Elsa was busy improving her soul strength and Martial Dao Intent.
Miko been cultivating almost non-stop these days, striving to reach the Twelfth-Order Gene Body.
The new member Fa Te, is studying the techniques left behind by Everett.
Robert, on the other hand, was busy modifying the Four-Star Divine Object. She was preparing to reforge a set of throwing knives for Dokter and, incidentally, to forge a long staff and protective armor for Fa Te.
Tagore and Blue have been fed various energy potions, ores, and all sorts of monster meat and rare plants by members of the Gates Family, mainly women, and they are currently in the process of digesting them.
Gu Ding, on the other hand, once again stepped into the Medicine King Valley in the virtual world.
Gu Ding stopped in front of the building where the pharmacist level test was held.
"Hello, are you the pharmacist here for testing?" a young girl asked. She wasn't a real person, but a virtual character created by this world.
"Yes." Gu Ding didn't hide anything.
"So, which level of pharmacist would you like to test?" the girl continued.
"S-rank," Gu Ding said calmly.
Although his voice was soft, many people still heard it; after all, there were quite a few powerful people who became pharmacists.
"So young to take the S-level pharmacist exam?" Many onlookers were surprised, as Gu Ding looked to be under twenty years old.
"An S-level pharmacist, are you sure?" the girl asked.
"Confirmed!" Gu Ding confidently. He had already refined all the standard S-level potions.
"Please follow me!" After the girl finished registering, she led Gu Ding into the first testing room.
"The assessment for S-level pharmacists is very strict, unlike the previous tests where you only need to refine a qualified potion to pass," the girl explained. "The first test is soul strength. You will input your soul power into this crystal ball. If you pass, we will proceed to the second test."
Gu Ding placed his hand on the crystal ball, and with just a slight release of his spiritual power, the crystal ball burst forth with a terrifying white light.
Seeing this result, the girl spoke again, "First test passed, now let's move on to the second test, follow me!"
The girl led Gu Ding to the door of the second room. "The second test is about controlling your soul power. You need to change the arrangement of the small molecules in the petri dish on the left to be exactly the same as the one in the petri dish on the right. The shorter the time, the better. If it takes more than three minutes, you will fail."
Gu Ding stepped directly into the room and began controlling his soul power to modify the arrangement of small molecules in the Gu Ding dish. He finished in less than ten seconds, and the others in the room glared at him with hostility. Gu Ding ignored them and stepped out.
Seeing Gu Ding emerge so quickly, the girl leading the way showed a hint of human surprise. "The Third Trial and final assessment. Passing this one means you're now a true S-Rank Pharmacist. But unlike the previous alchemist assessments where you concocted one potion, this assessment requires you to randomly draw three different potion recipes and then concoct them according to the given materials. All three must be successfully concocted to pass. Moreover, each potion can only be concocted once."
This requirement is indeed extremely stringent. New S-Rank Pharmacist typically only have a potion-making success rate of around 50%. This assessment requires making three different potions, randomly selected, and to make matters worse, there's only one chance to do so.
Of course, Gu Ding didn't pay too much attention to these conditions. He followed the girl straight into the third room and randomly drew three sets of materials for the assessment potion. After only glancing at the herbs, he raised an eyebrow and began refining.
Five minutes later, the first vial of medicine was formed, Perfect Quality!
Nine minutes later, the second tube of medicine was ready, Perfect Quality!
Fourteen minutes later, the third vial of potion was ready, still of Perfect Quality!
The others in the room who were taking the test stared in disbelief at Gu Ding's location.
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