Chapter 109: Fifth-Rank Adventure Group
"Other types of weapons won't work?"
"Won't work."
"Damn, you're really making things difficult for me."
"..."
Su Xiao made a move to pick up the tablet.
"Hey, hey, hey, brother, I'm the buyer here. Your attitude is way too casual. The customer is god, and you treat god like..."
Four Hands started rambling endlessly. Su Xiao had just endured the buzzing siege of dozens of contractors, and now he had to deal with this blabbermouth. It was giving him a genuine headache.
Su Xiao continued to immerse himself in the game, his attitude clear: buy it if you want, or get lost if you don't.
Four Hands did indeed go cool off somewhere else. And by cooling off, he was gone for nearly three hours.
Only Su Xiao remained behind the stall. Bubu Wang had slipped away two hours ago, off to who knows where to have fun. He was familiar with all the places to eat, drink, and play in Reincarnation Paradise; he could even moonlight as a food consultant.
Three hours later, Brother Four Hands returned. His face was ashen, looking like he'd been severely ripped off by merchants.
"I can't believe I fell for your nonsense. Those bastards from the Black Sail Merchant Guild, and the K3 Merchant Guild too. I hate merchants."
Four Hands crouched in front of the stall. Seeing that the Lan Che longsword was still on display, he let out a long sigh of relief and showed Su Xiao the attributes of five longswords.
[Blade of the Nameless Soldier, Quality: Light Gold, Rating: 286 points.]
[Grist's Legacy, Quality: Light Gold, Rating: 296 points.]
[Blazing Crimson Fire, Quality: Light Gold, Rating: 288 points.]
[Misty Soul, Quality: Light Gold, Rating: 301 points.]
[Embrace of the Avenging Angel, Quality: Light Gold, Rating: 292 points.]
...
Five Light Gold grade blade-type weapons lay before Su Xiao, all longswords. Some had excellent attributes. They weren't just suitable for second-rank contractors; even early third-rank contractors could use them as primary weapons.
After the Supreme Blade ability was upgraded by one level, the Dragon-Slaying Flash could also absorb daggers, longswords, and similar weapons, but absorbing longsword-type weapons still yielded the most Blade Edge Value.
"Deal."
"Deal."
Four Hands ground his teeth. He'd just been bled dry by merchants, but it was all worth it for the Chakra Conductive Metal. He planned to use the Chakra Conductive Metal to forge a Gold quality weapon. Judging by the weight of Lan Che, besides the main weapon, he could also forge a secondary weapon.
Five Light Gold weapons in hand. Besides these five, after advancing to third rank, Su Xiao had bought a very cheap Light Gold shortsword named [Sen Tree] in the Trade Market, a peculiar blade that had been sitting in his storage space.
Six Light Gold weapons were enough for the Dragon-Slaying Flash to advance to Gold quality. Just as Su Xiao was about to leave the Trade Market and return to his Exclusive Room to upgrade the Dragon-Slaying Flash's quality, a 'skeleton' came to the stall.
The reason he called this contractor a skeleton was because he was incredibly emaciated, like a walking skeleton wrapped in skin.
"This scroll... I'll pay... 90,000... Paradise Coins."
The skeleton spoke with a rhythmic cadence, but it gave an unpleasant feeling. Most people who dealt with this skeleton would feel disgusted.
"100,000."
Su Xiao knew this Water Release scroll wasn't easy to sell, so he proactively lowered the price.
"I... only have... 90,000 left. You... are strong... probably... won't mind... this."
The skeleton's attitude was sincere. Although he had a ghastly appearance, he was one of the rarer normal people in Reincarnation Paradise.
"Alright."
"Thank... you."
The skeleton smiled. It was a terrifying smile, but sincere.
Su Xiao took down the [Legendary Medal] from the stall, stood up, and walked out of the Trade Market. While strolling along, he also cleaned out the junk mail in his Reincarnation Imprint.
This was one of the downsides of setting up a stall. If the items were very popular, contractors on the periphery couldn't squeeze in, so they would try to send Su Xiao emails.
In three hours of vending, he received 105 emails. That was quite a number.
Just as Su Xiao was clearing his mail, a peculiar-looking email caught his eye. This email was yellow and could even flash.
This surprised Su Xiao. Opening the email, he found it contained 10 Paradise Coins attached. No wonder it was so special.
He didn't immediately accept the 10 Paradise Coins but first checked the email's content.
'Hello, I am the vice-captain of the Wutong Adventure Group. Are the two Legendary Medals for sale? If not, please forgive my intrusion. The 10 Paradise Coins are my treat for a cold drink.'
The email was very polite. After a moment's hesitation, Su Xiao chose to reply.
'Not for sale at the moment, but bartering is an option.'
He wasn't sure what to do with these two Legendary Medals. Use them to craft equipment? Impossible in the near future. Crafting a Legendary grade piece of equipment required at least 15 Legendary Medals, plus other materials. The cost was exorbitant.
The price of crafting a Legendary grade piece of equipment was about 1.5 times the cost of buying a finished one. Crafting allowed you to specify the type, specifications, etc., meeting most of the user's requirements, something a randomly bought finished product couldn't match. While their attributes might be comparable, their suitability was incomparable.
Crafting a Legendary grade piece of equipment was far beyond Su Xiao's reach. Or rather, he had no opportunity to do so. Those workers who could craft Legendary grade equipment were the 'daddies' of every fourth-rank and above adventure group.
Su Xiao couldn't even meet this level of worker. This was one of the disadvantages of being a solo traveler.
Just a few seconds after Su Xiao sent his email, the other party replied immediately.
'What are your requirements? Just name them. Although our Wutong Adventure Group isn't large, we have some reputation among the fifth-rank. As long as the request isn't excessive, we'll find a way to meet it.'
This vice-captain, whose appearance, age, and gender were unknown, was actually a fifth-rank contractor.
The other party was very polite. Or rather, at that level, threats were no longer necessary. Most arrogant contractors were first-rank. As for high-rank contractors, they could smile warmly while doing things that would make your hair stand on end. They had been roaming Reincarnation Paradise for too long.
Su Xiao wasn't intimidated by the other party being fifth-rank. The simple reason was that even if they were eighth-rank, it had no direct bearing on him.
'High-power sniper rifle.'
Su Xiao had already planned to change his sniper rifle in the Naruto World. The Spider Empress was too weak when sniping Hashirama Senju, but due to insufficient funds recently, he hadn't considered it.
The other party was a fifth-rank adventure group; they must have plenty of high-rank equipment.
'Can we meet in the commercial district? A high-power sniper rifle is no problem. Our group has a sniper rifle prepared for newcomers...'
The reply was just as fast, and they even arranged a meeting place.
Su Xiao didn't know where the meeting place was, so he contacted Bubu Wang. Ten minutes later, he arrived at a bustling commercial street.
The street was crowded with people, lined with all kinds of shops—places to eat, drink, and have fun. There were even stores selling equipment or potions.
The equipment sold here was very comprehensive, but the prices were high, so Su Xiao rarely visited. These shops were even more ruthless than the merchant guilds.
Bubu Wang walked with a relaxed gait, his tail wagging, looking like he was very familiar with the place.
Soon, Bubu Wang led Su Xiao to a cold drink shop. Before entering, Su Xiao thought it was a shopping mall; it was that luxurious.
As soon as Su Xiao entered, a female worker quickly approached, bowed, and said, "Welcome."
From the surrounding decor, the worker girl's attire, and her enthusiastic attitude, Su Xiao could tell the drinks here must be very expensive.
Guided by the worker girl, Su Xiao found a seat and ordered two glasses of orange juice priced at 70 Paradise Coins each. Apparently, this stuff came from the Toriko world. Besides being delicious, it could also relieve mental fatigue.