A Toast to Gu Ding

As soon as the Federal Government issued its latest Bounty Order, various forces rushed to check it out, but those who cared most about the bounty amount were the Interstellar Pirate and Interstellar Hunter.

Interstellar Pirate all hope their bounties will increase, while Interstellar Hunter are starting to look for new hunting targets.

Gu Ding and Liliath were also notified by the Sea Emperor immediately and checked the latest Bounty Order.

Gu Ding was slightly surprised to see that both his and Liliath's bounties had been doubled, but he quickly noticed his latest crime.

"Destroying the Konstruk Star port platform's sky screen system and disseminating classified Federal Government missions and lists." To be honest, he was somewhat surprised when the Federal Government convicted him of this, because it meant that the Federal Government was quite certain that he was responsible for these actions. However, what he found strange was that even the Federal Government could guess that he was involved in such matters, so why wasn't the self-destruction of the Super Weapon implicated him, but instead blamed on another Pirate Crew?

"The Destiny Pirate Crew?" Gu Ding couldn't understand how the Federal Government could connect this poor Pirate Crew with the Lak Explosion.

"Looks like someone's been scapegoated for us." Liliath couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh when she saw the words "suspected mastermind behind the Konstruk Star explosion" on Destiny's Bounty Order.

"This is good news. If the Federal Government finds out that we were the ones who did this, we'll all be in big trouble." The Sea Emperor actually felt relieved. "Your current bounty is far beyond your strength. It will take us at least twenty days to reach the Mayer Star Region. You should use this time to improve your strength as soon as possible."

"I bought a lot of potion materials on Fengyuan Star before. Gu Ding, can you help me refine a bottle of E-grade Gene Enhancer? I can take advantage of this time to advance to the Third-Order Gene Body." After seeing Gu Ding refine potions on Fengyuan Star, Liliath had no doubt that Gu Ding could refine an E-grade Gene Enhancer.

"Alright, I'm free anyway." Gu Ding readily agreed, but he immediately raised a question, "But Lily, are you sure you want to use an E-grade one? As far as I know, for gene bodies below the third rank to advance, an F-grade one is usually enough."

"My genes are a bit special; F-grade genes are useless. In fact, I used E-grade genes when I advanced from Tier 1 to Tier 2," Liliath explained.

"In that case, you should probably use the E-grade one. Generally, people with genetic bodies below the third tier can't withstand the energy impact of the E-grade potion." Gu Ding nodded after hearing Liliath's explanation. He had raised the question earlier because he was worried that Liliath wouldn't be able to handle it.

"Having an apothecary around makes things so much easier." Liliath happily took out the potion ingredients she had prepared beforehand. "I have twenty portions of ingredients here. You can make the potion together. I'll use the best quality one, and then we can sell the rest."

"Alright." Although he hadn't expected Liliath to ask him to concoct twenty potions, Gu Ding gladly accepted the task.

When the first vial of the potion was presented in Perfect Quality, Liliath stared wide-eyed at the color of the potion in Gu Ding's hand. It was a genuine grass green, without a trace of impurity, the color of Perfect Quality E-grade Gene Enhancer.

Immediately afterwards, the second and third vials of potion were also refined, all of Perfect Quality.

Liliath couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation, as she might be witnessing history. However, her expectations were quickly dashed when, while concocting the fourth vial of the potion, the spaceship encountered a small asteroid shower. Even though Sea Emperor's calculated avoidance route was perfect, two small asteroids still struck the ship, causing it to lurch violently. Gu Ding's fourth vial of the potion was only of Good Quality.

After the meteor shower passed, Gu Ding's performance remained stable, and he successfully refined sixteen bottles of Perfect Quality.

"Although it's a pity that one bottle was lost, the result is still pretty good." Gu Ding was quite satisfied with the result of this refining. He pushed the potion bottle in front of Liliath. "Put them all away. We'll find some time to sell them later."

"Didn't we agree that you would be in charge of these things until we find a partner who is good at managing finances?" Liliath pouted and reached for a bottle of Perfect Quality potion.

"Alright, Sea Emperor, it's all yours now." Gu Ding threw the remaining nineteen bottles of potion into his Storage Space. "I've decided to entrust all our financial matters to you from now on."

"Why have I suddenly taken on another part-time job? Do you know that this kind of behavior constitutes child labor by Nvedai? I'm clearly still a minor..." Sea Emperor protested.

"Among us, you have the best calculation skills. If someone with even better calculation skills joins the team someday, we will definitely agree to let you hand over this part-time job," Gu Ding grinned.

"Unless you can bring Tian, who is already at maturity, into our team, this is simply impossible." Sea Emperor knew that he probably couldn't escape this situation.

"By the way, when will you evolve to maturity, Sea Emperor?" Gu Ding suddenly thought of the question about the Sea Emperor's growth stages.

"It depends on time and opportunity, and it also has something to do with your genetic level. I can foresee my growth stage before it evolves, but I don't have any of that feeling yet," the Sea Emperor explained. "Once Lily breaks through to the Third-Order Gene Body and stabilizes, let her implant Energy Crystal Orb into you and see if she can help you break through to the Third-Order Gene Body as well. That way, my authority can be slightly improved."

"When I entered the Second-Order Gene Body last time, did your permissions improve? I haven't heard you mention it." Gu Ding couldn't help but ask when he heard the topic of permissions.

"It's just that the database has been expanded a bit, not a substantial upgrade in permissions. I wonder if this one will be better." The Sea Emperor wasn't satisfied with the last permission upgrade; it only unlocked some hidden events of ancient civilizations, and as for the top-secret information, not even a single word of hint was given. She found a comfortable position on the wall before drinking the potion. For the next few hours, she would be in a semi-conscious state.

Unbeknownst to Gu Ding, a grand celebration was taking place at the Rose Tavern on his home planet, Deep Sea Star. Gu Ding's bounty poster hung prominently on the wall behind the bar, and besides Gu Ding gleaming white teeth, the enormous figure of 160 million was also clearly visible below.

"All drinks are free today!" Aunt "Rose," dressed in a tight black leather outfit, raised her glass high. "Cheers to Gu Ding!"

(Thanks to Charming Angle for the tip~~Due to health reasons, I have been going to bed earlier these days, good night everyone~)

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