The Highest Bounty - Chapter 134

Chapter 134: Nisoth’s Prophecy

33rd floor, room 3301. Gu Ding stood in front of the door and was just about to knock when he heard an elderly voice yell out, “Come in!”

Gu Ding reached out to turn the door handle–it was unlocked, and then pushed open the door.

The room was bright and spacious with exquisite decorations. A tall white-bearded old man in a wheelchair looked at Gu Ding with a smile.

“Would you like something to drink? I just found out they have a collection of 880-year-old red wine in this hotel–they’re almost the same age as me. You look like you don’t drink though. Would you like some tea or fruit juice instead?” The old man said kindly.

“I…It’s alright.” Gu Ding shook his head as he saw that it was inconvenient for the old-timer to walk.

“Are you embarrassed to ask for a drink just because I’m disabled?” The old man moved his fingers slightly and a glass quickly flew into his hand, as though it was pulled by an invisible force. “You must prefer sugary drinks like fruit juice. I’ll get you a glass of my signature.”

The old man said and took out seven different fruits from Inventory. His fingers moved and the drink made itself right before Gu Ding’s eyes. About two or three minutes later, a colorful glass of juice was ready. He handed Gu Ding the glass. “This drink is called A Colorful Life. I learned it from a bartender–it’s a non-alcoholic drink.”

Gu Ding looked at the psychedelic colors in the glass and took a sip. Other than its sweetness, there’s also a strange unspeakable taste. The drink may not contain alcohol, but it could intoxicate you.

Gu Ding who thought it tasted good, drank it in one gulp–not forgetting to stick out his tongue to lick the residue on his lips after finishing it. “Delicious!”

The old man smiled and said, “It’s best to finish A Colorful Life in seven sips because each sip is a different taste. However, chugging it like that is a completely different experience as well.”

“Isn’t a drink’s main purpose to quench our thirst?” Gu Ding grinned and said.

“That’s true. The main thing is to quench our thirst, good taste only comes as an added bonus.” The old man nodded.

“Old man, you wanted to see me?” Gu Ding decided not to beat around the bush anymore after the drink.

“Alright, are you the seller of those Witch Tribe items at the auction?” The old man finally got to the point.

Gu Ding nodded. “That’s right.”

“Did you guys encounter space-time backtracking and stole them from Witch Tribe?” The old man asked.

Gu Ding did not hide this from the little old man, he immediately nodded. “Yes.”

“Did you meet someone called Arthas during space-time backtracking?” The old man stared at Gu Ding, as though it was important to him.

“I did, he was only about ten-years-old. I know he became a Witch Tribe Spirit later on.” Gu Ding nodded.

“Did that same Arthas know how to refine purification medicine?” The old man continued asking.

“He did. I taught him how to refine purification medicine.” Gu Ding did not quite understand why the old man would ask these questions.

After hearing the answer, the old man who was originally sat upright leaned weakly on the back of his wheelchair. “It seems that Witch Tribe did not perish…”

“Old man, are you alright?” Gu Ding could not help asking after the old man fell silent for a long time.

“Thank you, I’m alright. Sorry for wasting your time.” The old man looked worse than before.

“If there are no further questions, I’ll be leaving.” Gu Ding looked outside the window and saw that the sky began to darken so he knew it was getting late.

The old man stopped Gu Ding. “Hold on, I’m Nisoth from the Holy Gospel Tribe. We never owe anyone any favors. You’ve been of great help for selling us the Witch Tribe staff. Besides, you cleared a lot of my doubts when I took the liberty to ask. To return the favor, I’ll answer some of your questions too. You can ask me anything, I’ll try my best to answer them.”

Gu Ding turned around, he thought of Liliath suddenly. “We bumped into Mi En a few days back–he’s a soothsayer. His divination showed that my crew will experience a disastrous turn of events, and someone will die. I want to know how to keep my crew members from dying.”

“Is this about that girl named Lili?” Nisoth seemed to know about it.

“You know about it?” Gu Ding furrowed his eyebrows slightly.

Nisoth gave a faint smile. “Death often represents new beginnings; you need not worry.”

“I don’t get it.” Gu Ding could not understand what Nisoth meant.

“You’ll get it when the time comes. The solution to Lilith’s problem will come sooner or later. Nisoth did not provide any further explanations. “What you should worry about is how to deal with the impact of this crisis. This will not only affect Liliath and you; those around you will be affected as well.

“I understand.” Although he did not get a clear reply, according to what Nisoth said–the solution will come sooner or later, and that was slightly reassuring. “Then I won’t bother you anymore.”

Gu Ding went out the door but heard Nisoth’s voice behind him. “The people from Dragon Soar Cosmic Nation’s Army will take action tonight. Don’t hide on the spaceship, hide somewhere else.”

“Neptune, inform Lili and the rest to evacuate the spaceship as soon as possible. Tell everyone including Robert to keep all their valuable things in the Inventory ring and stay away from the port.” Gu Ding immediately made a decision and rushed out of the hotel.

After receiving Neptune’s message, Liliath and the rest immediately took action. Although Robert was a little reluctant, he knew this was an emergency. After stuffing everything in the room into Inventory, the three of them locked up the spaceship, quickly left the port, and waited for Gu Ding in a little tavern.

After ten minutes or so, Gu Ding arrived at the tavern.

“What the hell happened? “Lilith asked somewhat puzzled. Neptune could not explain in detail as he was not able to pick up the entire conversation between Nisoth and Gu Ding.

“The army will move tonight. They should be here soon.” Gu Ding then explained, “Let’s go to the city center and find a hotel. We’ll assess the situation first and see who the Army sent.”

“Grey-faced Buzzard’s still here. They must know that we’re still on the planet.” Lilith felt that the first generation of Grey-faced Buzzard was too eye-catching. Almost every Interstellar Pirate in Dragon Soar Cosmic Nation knew that the spaceship belonged to Gu Ding, not to mention the Army.

“It’s fine, they won’t destroy the spaceship immediately because they’ll try to use it to lure us. Moreover, it’s not like no other Interstellar Pirates abandoned their spaceships and escaped. The Army will probably assume we escaped on another spaceship.” Gu Ding was not worried about the spaceship. They could always buy another spaceship; their safety came first.

The four of them headed towards the city center in a taxi. During this time. Neptune blocked all surveillance equipment along the route that could potentially catch sight of them. They then checked into an inconspicuous hotel.