The Mysterious Old Man

Liliath frowned slightly as she pushed open the door to the noisy tavern. The din and the stench of alcohol and tobacco made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

However, this wasn't her first time at the pub. She walked confidently to the bar and climbed onto the long bench.

Her appearance attracted a lot of attention, after all, she was only fourteen years old and her figure was as thin as an eleven or twelve-year-old girl.

As she climbed onto the bar stool, a few bursts of laughter erupted from the crowd.

Liliath ignored him; she had no intention of causing trouble. According to Gu Ding, her purpose in coming to the tavern was simply to gather information. She tapped on the bar counter, and the bartender glanced at her. "Juice or Mirka?"

"A glass of Sapphire, please." Liliath smiled slightly.

"Sapphire?" The bartender chuckled. "Young lady, do you know the price of a Sapphire?"

"Thirty-six thousand Star Coin, isn't that the public price at all taverns? Are you afraid I can't afford it?" Liliath frowned.

"Make this young lady a Sapphire, I'll pay for it." A tall, white-haired old man appeared beside Liliath at some point and called out to the bartender.

The old man had deep blue eyes, strong features, and a Scarface on his right chin. However, those who looked into his eyes would inadvertently overlook his handsome appearance and the conspicuous Scarface on his chin.

The bartender was taken aback when he saw the old man, clearly intimidated by his imposing presence. After a long pause, he finally spoke, "But... she's still a minor, isn't she?"

"Underage? Is your tavern newly opened today? Don't you know that some of the people here could drink a whole barrel of rum when they were only three years old?" The old man's words aroused the goodwill of many Interstellar Pirate in the tavern.

"Exactly! When I was eight years old, I could drink three buckets in one go!"

"When I was five years old, I could drink five buckets of liquor..."

"You're just bragging. A few days ago, someone drank less than half a bucket of liquor and then stripped naked and danced on the bar..."

While federal law prohibits minors under the age of sixteen from drinking alcohol, this rule is generally only followed by some large taverns in City Center. Taverns near Interstellar Port primarily cater to Interstellar Pirate, and would have gone out of business long ago if they followed the rules.

The bartender didn't dare to argue and picked up the ingredients to start mixing.

The old man smiled and nodded at Liliath, then sat down silently. With a flick of his finger, a bottle of aged liquor on the wine cabinet floated up and landed steadily on the bar in front of him. He flicked his finger again, and a clean glass floated over and stood beside the bottle. Then, without any further movement, the bottle cap automatically opened, pouring the liquor into the clear glass. Within seconds, just as the glass was full but not overflowing, the bottle was set down, not a drop of liquor spilled...

This scene left everyone in the tavern speechless, even Liliath was somewhat shocked.

"Mind Power master!" Liliath thought to herself.

Mind Power is a special ability that can only emerge when mental strength evolves to a certain level. The minimum requirement for developing this ability is a mental strength index of 10,000 points. Even martial artists specializing in mental strength need to evolve to at least Eighth Order Gene Body to exceed 10,000 points. The old man before them was undoubtedly a terrifyingly powerful individual.

Liliath's Sapphire was finally ready. Looking at the azure liquid in the glass, Liliath swirled the bottom of the glass a couple of times and began to observe the color of the drink.

"I didn't expect you to be such an expert at such a young age," the old man said with a smile upon seeing her actions.

"I know a little bit." Liliath could sense that the old man meant her no harm, and she stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly.

The old man raised his wine glass. "Come, have a drink with this old man."

Seeing the other person's glass about to overflow, Liliath had a mischievous idea. When she bumped into the other person's glass, she used a little force.

Unexpectedly, although the wine in the other person's glass swayed a few times, it seemed to be enveloped by an invisible energy, and not a drop spilled.

The old man, sensing Liliath's special intention, simply smiled faintly and raised his glass to Liliath again, "May we all leave this planet safely."

After saying that, the old man downed the glass of liquor in one gulp, tapped the bar counter, and said, "Check, please!"

It wasn't until he paid that people noticed he didn't have a smart wristband, but he was wearing a black ring on the ring finger of his left hand—a Smart Ring. He simply held the ring out in front of the cash register, and the machine quickly displayed a payment success message.

"Your cup has already been paid for," the old man winked at Liliath and vanished in the next instant, as if he had never been there.

Liliath appeared somewhat dazed. Even with her Pupil Technique, she couldn't detect any movement from the other person, as if they had truly vanished into thin air.

The other people in the tavern were also talking about it.

"Who exactly was that old man?"

"That guy is at least an eighth-order genetic entity."

"His appearance and disappearance came without any warning. Is it some kind of special ability?"

Liliath paid little attention to the crowd's discussion; what concerned her more was the old man's final toast—"May we all leave this planet safely." This statement clearly carried a deeper meaning; the old man probably knew what was happening on this planet. But Liliath also knew that even if she had asked, she might not have received an answer.

"Lily," a familiar voice suddenly called out.

Gu Ding waved his hand in front of Liliath's eyes twice. "What are you spacing out for?"

"No, I was just thinking about something." Liliath shook her head. The appearance of the old man had been bothering her, and after a moment of silence, she decided to tell the story.

After hearing this, Gu Ding grinned and said, "That uncle must be very capable. It's a pity I didn't get to meet him."

"He seemed to know what was happening on this planet, but unfortunately I didn't have time to ask, and even if I had, he probably wouldn't have told me."

"It's okay, we'll investigate ourselves. We can't leave anyway, and we're just killing time." Gu Ding didn't seem to care too much.

"Have you bought everything?" Liliath asked.

"I've bought it. Although there was a guy following me the whole way, probably one of Siniel's men, I ignored him."

"Let's go back to the ship, it's getting late." Liliath put down her wine glass, having only taken a small sip.

"No rush, finish it!" Gu Ding looked at the deep blue liquid in Liliath's glass. He knew very well how valuable that drink was, and it would be a waste not to finish it. He tapped on the bar counter and called out to the bartender, "Give me a Mirka!"

(Thanks to joy @ Liuxu for the evaluation vote, and also to Charming Perspective and Meicheng for the reward. Warhead is really satisfied with last week's results, ranking fifth on the home page in weekly points, first in the science fiction category, 26th in the total recommendation list, and second in the science fiction category. This data can be said to be my best result since I started writing books in 2009! Although it has something to do with the recommendation of Sanjiang, the most important thing to thank is all brothers and sisters. [I emphasize this because I know there are many girls who read this book~~] Although there are no homepage recommendations this week, I still have you! Every click and every recommendation from you is the biggest encouragement to Warhead~~ Let's work together!

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