Go, Pikachu!

Just as Gu Ding stepped onto the Second Level of the Gate of Purgatory, some members of the original Gu Ding Pirate Crew had already embarked on a new journey.

On Gates Star, inside the Gates Family mansion, a boy who looks to be only about ten years old is lying on a hospital bed, being examined by a doctor with a gray beard.

A short distance from the sickbed sat another obese boy who looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old.

After nearly half an hour of examination, the doctor put down the instruments and waved to the chubby boy.

The two quickly left the ward. After closing the door, the chubby boy immediately asked, "Doctor, how is he?"

"Fa Te, this child's eyes are showing a strange symptom. I've examined his eyeballs and optic nerve, and found nothing wrong with them; he looks just like a normal person. But the brain region connected to the optic nerve isn't responding at all. So, I initially suspected there were three possibilities for his blindness."

"The first possibility is that it is caused by a mental illness. He may have been severely stimulated, which made him subconsciously unwilling to see anything, thus causing the corresponding functions of his brain to enter a self-closed state."

"The second possibility is that the brain has been subjected to a severe impact, which has damaged the function of the visual area."

"The third possibility is a congenital genetic defect; he was born with a defect in the visual area of his brain."

"Then I asked him again, and he said he had been blind since birth, which ruled out the first possibility. Our subsequent tests also showed that there were no signs of trauma to his brain, so it was not the second possibility either."

"Then the only explanation is a congenital genetic defect."

"If there's a problem with the eyeball, we can replace it. If there's a problem with the optic nerve, we can also repair it with surgery. If it's a psychological problem, counseling with a psychologist can also help. If the brain has been hit and the corresponding area of the brain has been injured, it can also be repaired with surgery. However, there's nothing I can do about congenital genetic defects. Just like congenital color blindness, surgery cannot correct it."

"To solve a disease caused by a congenital genetic defect, the only solution is to first find the corresponding Gene Segment and then have a pharmacist create a proprietary gene repair potion. However, finding the corresponding abnormal Gene Segment is very difficult. Especially since he is now a demigod, his Gene Chain has evolved from two to ten, and various abilities will cause changes in the traits of the Gene Chain. It is too different from the Gene Chain of an ordinary person."

After hearing the doctor's words, Fa Te's mood sank again. In fact, he had heard similar words many times before. Ever since he brought Miko back to the family, he had Miko examined by a different doctor almost every day. Every doctor was a renowned master in the Universe Sea. But the diagnosis was always the same: there was no cure.

The elderly man with the white beard before me is the former director of Federal Hospital directly under the Federal Government, and he still holds the title of honorary director. Among contemporary neurosurgeons in the human Universe Sea, his medical skills are undoubtedly the best.

It took Fa Te a lot of effort, even getting his own Old Dad to personally intervene, to finally bring the old man over, but it still didn't change the diagnosis.

"Thank you, doctor." After seeing the doctor off, Fa Te returned to the ward.

"Can I change out of this hospital gown now?" Miko a smile when she heard Fa Te's footsteps. He was quite nonchalant and sat up.

With his intelligence, it wasn't hard for him to guess that the doctor had just left with Fa Te because his eye condition was untreatable. If it were treatable, the doctor wouldn't have needed to avoid him.

"I'll find you another doctor," Fa Te, still somewhat unwilling.

"No need. You said before that this is almost the best doctor in the Universe Sea. You also promised me yesterday that no matter whether he can cure it or not, this will be the last one." Miko felt a sense of relief.

"But..." Fa Te wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Miko.

"It's been more than ten days already. Knowing Gu Ding's personality, his strength has definitely improved again. If we keep delaying like this, we'll definitely be a burden to everyone in three years. My eyes can't be cured now, but there will be other opportunities later. But if my strength falls behind, it will be very difficult to catch up with everyone." Miko knew that Fa Te was unwilling, but Fa Te was completely wasting money and time as he was doing this.

"Alright then, you rest a bit more today. I'll make some preparations, and tomorrow we'll go to a small secret realm developed by our Gates Family for cultivation." Fa Te remained silent for a long time before finally nodding. He knew that continuing to call doctors would be futile. Hoping to find a doctor who could cure Miko was unwise; as a businessman, he understood this perfectly well.

When a somewhat slovenly redheaded young man walks together with a tall, stunningly beautiful woman, they usually attract a lot of attention. Moreover, passersby often comment that it's like "a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung."

This is the case when Dokter and Robert walk together.

Dokter is actually quite handsome, but before Gu Ding Pirate Crew, he had spent many years in the streets and had a roguish air about him, as can be seen from the fact that he shamelessly lived in someone else's basement.

After Gu Ding Pirate Crew, his charisma was overshadowed by others, so not many people noticed it. But when he was alone with Robert, his charisma became unmistakable.

Robert, on the other hand, is portrayed as a beautiful woman. Apart from her slightly stiff facial expression, she is otherwise indistinguishable from a human. Since most people can overlook many flaws in a beautiful woman, her stiff facial expression appears cold and aloof to outsiders.

Dokter brought Robert to this planet because it was inhabited by a powerful figure on the Bronze Prodigy Ranking, whose strength was roughly equivalent to a three-star Half-Step True God. Dokter came specifically to challenge him.

Robert, having already devoured two Mechanical Heart, has directly advanced from High-rank God to One-Star Half-Step True God. For the Mechanical Race, advancing in cultivation is that simple; all it takes is a sufficient energy source.

Although she only possesses the cultivation of One-Star Half-Step True God, with the weapon Robert modified himself, she is likely capable of annihilating Four-Star Half-Step True God. Her current Combat Strength is even greater than that of Dokter.

The two walked straight into a hotel, took the elevator to the 128th floor, got off the elevator, and stopped at the door of a room.

Dokter had one hand in his pocket and knocked on the door a few times with the other.

The door opened automatically, and a handsome blond man with a slight frown appeared. "Dokter and Robert from the Gu Ding Pirate Crew? What do you want with me?"

"You're Ba'er Ba Duo Luo, the one who once faced off against Koude Bulade head-on, suffered a crushing defeat, and whose entire Pirate Crew was destroyed by the Judicator Pirate Crew?" Dokter put both hands back in his pockets and tilted his head to look at the other man.

"What do you want to do?" This was the last thing Ba'er Ba Duo Luo wanted anyone to mention. He had barely escaped from the Judicator Pirate Crew, but now he was being targeted by the Gu Ding Pirate Crew.

"Hello, I'm here to challenge you." Dokter's lips curled up slightly. The setting sun shone through the hotel window, illuminating the area above his lips and dividing the color of Dokter's face in two, turning his smile into an eerie red.

In the next instant, Ba'er Ba Duo Luo burst out of the window and escaped, with Dokter and Robert immediately giving chase.

In the Faku Ruins, a man dressed in plain white robes, beautiful as an enchantress, walked slowly as if strolling through a field, a long sword hanging at his waist. His long, dark brown hair was simply tied back with a plain white ribbon, cascading down to his waist like a waterfall.

On his shoulder sat a chubby little pet that looked a lot like a Totoro. However, the little creature had golden fur all over its body, and its small eyes were as blue as two sapphires.

These past few days, Blue hasn't had a good time with Scarlet. Back on the spaceship, he was fed every day, and they would only stop when he lay down, rubbing his round belly.

But now, Scarlet, that obsessive-compulsive guy, absolutely refuses to feed him before mealtimes. He strictly adheres to the schedule for all three meals—breakfast, lunch, and dinner. As for snacks, forget about them altogether.

A man with obsessive-compulsive disorder wouldn't allow his pet to be unkempt, so Blue was forced to bathe at least three times a day, more often than he ate. Because of this, Blue learned to use shower gel and towels on his own in less than ten days.

A man with obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness also strongly dislikes pets urinating and defecating indiscriminately. Therefore, Scarlet efficiently taught Blue how to use the pet toilet over the past ten days or so. Blue even reluctantly learned how to flush and wipe his bottom.

Blue sometimes felt that his waistline had shrunk considerably, and he also missed the days when Liliath and Elsa were around.

Within the ruins, Scarlet suddenly stopped in his tracks, for an Iron Arm Great Ape, over ten meters tall, blocked his path. It was a native creature of the ruins.

"The cultivation level of High-rank God is not bad." Scarlet said, then suddenly turned her head to look at Blue on her shoulder.

When Blue noticed that the man was looking at him, he knew something bad was going to happen. He was about to run away when two fingers grabbed the dead skin on his neck and threw him toward the Iron Arm Great Ape.

"Let's go, Pikachu... uh, no, I should say Blue." Scarlet scratched her head a little sheepishly. "I was bored yesterday, so I watched over thirty episodes of anime, and it's kind of influenced me..."

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Happy New Year everyone, muah~ (To be continued~^~)