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Watching Sazer's figure gradually fade away on the challenge platform, Guding finally felt a wave of exhaustion wash over his body.
The Medicine King Valley, like the virtual arena, consumed one's spiritual power. The intense operation of over three consecutive hours left Guding's spiritual power almost depleted.
Without even stepping off the challenge platform, Guding had the Sea Emperor directly disconnect his spiritual link with the Medicine King Valley. He sank into sleep right in the seat of the cockpit.
Pama was getting somewhat anxious. It had been a day since she sent a message to Guding, and she had received no reply. More than ten calls she made had gone straight to voicemail.
During this time, Madico also asked Pama twice if she had contacted Guding.
"Could something have happened?" Pama's concerns were not baseless, as interstellar travel usually involved various dangers.
Meanwhile, in the Medicine King Valley, during Guding's sleep, many people had already seen the video about Guding. Especially the video of Guding and Sazer alchemizing the Speed Wing Enhancer, which had already received over twenty million views within a day.
The public videos in Medicine King Valley were viewable even by non-temporary residents, as long as they had the correct link.
Guding's appearance was very clear in the video. However, the character's nickname was left blank, with only a digital code on Guding's body. This code was automatically assigned by the system and was unique to each person when they first entered Medicine King Valley.
The video's popularity also caught the attention of the high-level officials at the Medicine God Alliance Tianhe Star Domain branch.
The Tianhe Star Domain branch had always been considered a mid-to-lower level area within the Medicine God Alliance. Now that Guding had appeared, they vaguely hoped for a new ranking.
As a member of the higher-ups in the Tianhe Star Domain branch, Madico, despite his prestigious status as an A-grade pharmacist, didn't actually have much real power. He was merely placed in an honorary president position, with the actual president being another person.
Looking at the pitifully sparse registration information of Guding, Anthony, the president of the Tianhe Star Domain branch, frowned slightly, but he quickly noticed a line of key text, "Joint Recommenders: Madico and Pama."
He couldn't wait to dial Madico's number.
"Senior, do you know this Guding? I saw on his profile that you and Pama are listed as recommenders."
Madico froze for a moment upon hearing this; he immediately knew that Anthony must have also watched Guding's alchemy video. His eyes twinkled cunningly, "That kid is my intended apprentice. What are you plotting?"
"Intended? So it's not finalized yet, right?" Anthony caught the key point, but he dared not voice it. Madico's temper was notoriously fiery and protective, and offending him was not a wise move.
"Senior, please don't get upset. I wouldn't dare try to take your apprentice. I just watched his alchemy video, and with a talent of that caliber, I wouldn't be able to teach him with my level. I just want to know if he's from our Tianhe Star Domain."
"You want him to participate in the newcomer ranking competition?" Madico heard this question and immediately knew what Anthony was scheming. The Medicine God Alliance in the Dragon Ascension Universe Country had many branches, almost spread across every star domain. Between each star domain, there were various competitions and tests every year to rank the corresponding star domains. The higher a star domain's ranking, the more resources it would receive from the Medicine God Alliance.
And such competitions also had a limitation; only pharmacists who were natives of the star domain could represent it. So Anthony posed the question he cared most about.
"Guding is a Sea Blue Star person, and he is qualified to participate in the newcomer ranking competition." Madico had also gathered a lot of information about Guding from his apprentice, Pama, and had some understanding of Guding's background.
"Could you help us contact him?" Anthony continued to inquire, "Since he went offline from the challenge platform, he hasn't logged back into Medicine King Valley. We've left several messages for him, and none have been replied to."
Anthony was a decisive person who never procrastinated on things he could complete immediately. This is why, after watching Guding's video, he immediately collected all the information he could about Guding to analyze if he was suitable for the newcomer ranking competition. When he saw Guding's video, it was around midnight, and by the time he finished the video, it was past three a.m. Upon reviewing Guding's information, he sent an invitation message to Guding and had not slept since. Of course, he hadn't received the answer he wanted. His mild obsessive-compulsive disorder made him determined to contact Guding to put his mind at ease.
"I haven't managed to contact him for over twenty hours myself," Madico admitted truthfully. "I estimate that during this period, it's possible he has fallen asleep due to excessive spiritual power consumption. After all, he's only a First-order Gene Body, and his spiritual power strength is limited."
"So that's it," Anthony came to understand after Madico's explanation. The lack of spiritual power could indeed lead to a state of deep sleep. So the absence of any response to the messages he sent was normal, as the person hadn't seen them. "If you get in touch with him, please have him log onto Medicine King Valley as soon as possible."
"I'll pass on the message, don't worry," Madico nodded in response. "If he can achieve a good ranking, it's an honor for our entire branch."
"Then I won't disturb you any further," Anthony said politely before ending the call.
After more than twenty hours of sleep, Guding finally woke up.
"You slept for twenty-three and a half hours this time. Your spiritual power has increased to 12 points," Sea Emperor remarked upon seeing Guding awake. "Besides, many people have been trying to contact you during this time."
"It should only be Pama, right?" Based on Guding's understanding of his friends, he figured only Pama would reach out to him, since his alchemy activities in Medicine King Valley would eventually be known to Pama. He just didn't expect Pama to find out so quickly.
When he opened the communicator, there were eleven voice messages from Pama and eight sent messages.
"It seems urgent; what's going on?" Guding opened each message one by one.
After a few minutes of listening, Guding realized that his two alchemy processes in Medicine King Valley had been secretly recorded. Pama also mentioned in her messages that Master Madico wanted to meet him and arrange a time for a meeting.
"Madico probably wants to take you as an apprentice. I just checked, and he has a pretty good reputation. Furthermore, his alchemy skills are quite excellent, ranking among the top in A-grade pharmacists. Whether you choose to accept is up to you. I think having someone backing you in the early stages of development is not bad," Sea Emperor shared the information he found.
Guding said nothing, hesitated for a moment while looking at Pama's number, and finally pressed the call button.
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