Zeng Kang did not answer Ding Meng immediately. Instead, he pointed at a yellowish rock on the workbench.
Ding Meng frowned and asked, "What's this?"
Zeng Kang said, "You should be a psionicist as well, right? Give it a try and see if you can break it."
As he spoke, he handed over a carving knife. The knife was not some kind of godly weapon, but it looked sharp enough.
Ding Meng took the knife and chopped it at the stone. The stone was like a dough, giving people a feeling of softness. Then, it produced a fierce rebounding force, and immediately bounced the knife back.
Ding Meng was surprised. "I couldn't pierce through it?"
Zeng Kang said calmly, "I did pierce through it, but it's very elastic. It also has the characteristics of being resistant to attacks and has the ability to repair itself. This is a special kind of bone material. Of course, you can also think of it as a piece of bone."
Ding Meng asked curiously, "Where can I find a bone like this?"
Mei Ling walked over. "You'll have to go to the outskirts of Health Town to look for it. If you're a psionicist and interested, Hong Da can take you there."
Ding Meng asked, "Who's Hong Da?"
"It's me!" A loud and rough voice came from the entrance.
Ding Meng turned his head and saw a burly man walking in with an imposing aura. This person's prosthetic body was more complete than most. Only his left arm was replaced by a prosthetic. The prosthetic was made from the same bone as the one on the workbench and was shaped into a human arm.
Ding Meng sensed that this person named Hong Da was quite strong. He should be an advanced warrior.
Following Hong Da were more than a dozen men and women. Each of them had a fierce and valiant aura. They should be Origin Ability users as well, just not as strong as Hong Da.
These people were carrying sacks made of animal skins on their shoulders. As soon as they came in, they opened the sacks and dumped them on the ground. This time, Ding Meng and Xiao Ai had an eye-opening experience. These sacks were all animal skins, bones, and some pieces of bloody flesh. It seemed that they were parts of animals.
Xiao Ai said, "This should be the bone that Zeng Kang was talking about. I've analyzed that these are all raw materials. He needs to extract them to make that kind of bone."
The things that were poured out from the sacks quickly piled up into a small hill on the ground. The amount was not small.
Hong Da's voice was like thunder. "Professor, are these materials enough?"
Ceng Kang glanced at them indifferently. "Go and rest. Come and get the new bone armor from me tomorrow morning. Meiling, pack up these things."
"Yes, Professor!" Mei Ling agreed readily.
Only then did Hong Da look at Ding Meng. "Newcomer?"
Ding Meng nodded.
Hong Da asked, "What's your name?"
Ding Meng said, "Fujen is real!"
Hong Da said, "I didn't expect you to be a complete person. How about it?
Are you interested in learning from each other? "
Ding Meng sighed. "I'm just average."
"Just average, right?
You'll know once you try. "
As Hong Da spoke, he stomped on the ground. A bone about half a meter long suddenly shot up. Hong Da flicked it lightly with his left hand. The bone spun and hit Ding Meng.
It was still the same as before. With Ding Meng's current strength, as long as the other party made a move, he would immediately know the other party's strength. However, Ding Meng did not want to reveal too much of his strength right now. Thus, he allowed Bonehead to hit his shoulder with a "peng" sound, and then he bent over backwards with a pained expression.
Hong Da could not help but sneer. "You're a person with arms and legs, but you're not even as good as me, a cripple with prosthetics."
Ding Meng slowly straightened up. "I said I'm just average."
Hong Da said, "You're not average either. At least you're a psionicist. It's a pity that your combat ability is a little weak."
Meiling quickly explained, "This Brother Feng also wants to go hunting. Hong Da, if you guys are free next time, bring him along."
Hong Da said disdainfully, "He'd better stay in town. If he goes out into the wild, I'm worried that he'll be eaten by monsters."
Ding Meng was curious. "There are monsters out there?"
When he got off the ship, he carefully sensed that there were only grasslands around him. Where would the monsters come from?
However, Hong Da could not be bothered with Ding Meng. "A newcomer is a newcomer. You haven't suffered yet. Let's go, everyone. Go back and have a good rest. We'll continue in a few days."
After the group left, Ding Meng asked, "Professor Zeng, can the materials on the ground be used to repair my armor?"
Zeng Kang said unhurriedly, "It's far from enough. It needs at least 50 times more. Besides, these things belong to others, not you."
Ding Meng frowned. "Didn't Meiling say that you'd install artificial bodies for everyone for free?"
Zeng Kang said, "For anyone who comes to Madison for the first time, I'll install them for free. But only for the first time. Since you're not disabled, I have no obligation to install them for you. Besides, what you want to repair is a combat suit, so you'll have to find the materials yourself."
"Alright!" Ding Meng was a little helpless. He was new to this place, so he had to abide by the rules of this place.
He was about to leave when someone else came. It was none other than the pirates from the Butcher. There were four of them in total. The leader was the Butcher, and the other two were supporting a young man with a dazed face.
The young man was in this state because of Ding Meng's telekinesis. He did not expect the other party to discover it so quickly.
The Butcher was very polite to Zeng Kang. He said with a smile, "Professor Zeng, please be magnanimous and help us."
Although he was polite, Zeng Kang seemed to have a lukewarm attitude towards everyone. "I won't help you with anything. It's a fair trade."
The Butcher laughed. "Professor, you've already received someone today. We haven't settled our accounts yet. This little brother of mine seems to be sick, and it's a little sudden. Please take a look at him. As for the price, you can deduct it from the settlement."
Zeng Kang said, "How much?"
The Butcher laughed. "Based on the head, of course!"
"Your brother is a normal person with all four limbs. But what you've sent is either a disabled person or an artificial body. You're going to deduct one-to-one?" Zeng Kang's tone was a little cold.
The Butcher suddenly glanced at Ding Meng. "But this brother is also a normal person."
There was a hint of coldness in his gaze. Ding Meng was calm. It would be strange if the Butcher did not suspect him. The young man must have dared to attack him because of the Butcher and the others. In the end, Ding Meng was fine, but the young man suddenly became a retard. If it had nothing to do with Ding Meng, it would be a lie.
Zeng Kang said coldly, "Although this little brother Feng is normal, he's not a patient."
The Butcher was a little helpless. "Alright, we'll deduct it from the settlement according to the one-to-ten ratio. Please be magnanimous, professor."
Zeng Kang glanced at the young man and said, "He's hopeless. Take him away. His pupils have become like that. Even the best doctor can't cure him."
The Butcher's expression changed. "But you haven't even looked at him. How do you know he's hopeless?"
Zeng Kang was a little impatient. "If I say he's hopeless, then he's hopeless. Am I the doctor or are you the doctor?
If you're not convinced, you can go find Yang. If his conclusion is different from mine, I'll eat this pile of things on the ground in front of you. "
On the ground was a pile of mangled bones mixed with internal organs. It was disgusting to look at. Butcher had dealt with Ceng Kang many times and seemed to know Ceng Kang's temper, so he could only turn to Ding Meng. "I wonder if Little Brother Feng is a doctor?"
It was a good question. Ding Meng could not help but sigh. "If only I was. I promise I won't treat him. Unfortunately, I'm not."
The Butcher also understood that the young man punched and kicked Ding Meng on the Expedition. He must be upset. However, if this was really done by Ding Meng, Ding Meng would not just stand there obediently.
"Forget it. Let's go to the lighthouse and find Professor Yang!" The Butcher also called two of his men to leave.
The Butcher and the others were piloting a small transport ship. Seeing the ship slowly ascend to the lighthouse, Ding Meng could not help but say, "I don't think there are any ships here."
Zeng Kang said, "Yang has one. I don't have one here."
Ding Meng asked, "Why?"
Zeng Kang said, "He bought them all."
Ding Meng asked, "Then what does this place do for a living?"
Zeng Kang's tone turned cold again. "If I were you, instead of asking why, I'd rather think of a way to get the materials."
This was an order for him to leave. Ding Meng was helpless. Professor Zeng's temper was indeed a little strange.
After leaving the research institute, Ding Meng went straight to the residential area. The newcomers were all allocated a simple shed. Fuuma Masa and Xue Yue Mountain's rooms were next to Ding Meng's. Looking from the third floor, there was an open space in the distance where many people were sparring with each other.
Xiao Ai's previous analysis was completely correct. The physical fitness of the people here was especially good. It could be seen that these origin ability users were not afraid of ordinary weapons. When a blade pierced their arm, it was like stabbing a steel plate.
If this was according to the Holy Grail Federation's standards, one would be at least an intermediate war elder to be able to reach this level. However, the aura of these people was clearly only at the level of beginner or intermediate warriors.
Fuuma Masa explained, "The gravity of the habitable planets in this star field is different. That's why these people's resistance is so strong."
Xue Yue Mountain said, "I'm curious about something. When I walked around just now, I didn't find anything like a sensor cabin. How do these origin ability users cultivate?"
"Good question!"
Fuuma Masa answered. "I was just about to ask you. Many of them only have their heads left. How can they be equipped with bone prosthetics and still be fine?
Where do they get the energy? "
Xue Yue Mountain bitterly smiled. "This kind of survival ability can only be found in our Devouring World. However, these are humans. They're definitely not our kind."
Ding Meng couldn't answer their questions. Although Health Town was backward, it still gave him a strange feeling. However, the most important thing right now wasn't to get the materials but to find a way to keep the pirates' starship.