Chapter 22: Choice
A choice of four options, among which rewards C and D were relatively safe bets. Su Xiao had obtained the Grandmaster Force before and had certain conjectures about it. As for option D, he had seen it before in the Trade Market.
The so-called [Forced Withdrawal Exemption Scroll] allowed the user to directly leave the current derivative world and return to Reincarnation Paradise. The main mission would have no penalty and no reward, but as a cost, all benefits gained in that derivative world would be forcibly deducted, such as chests, Paradise Coins, and other gains.
Su Xiao was not in urgent need of this item. He still had one [Main Mission Failure Exemption Right] unused.
As for reward A, Su Xiao directly ruled it out. Who knew what kind of strange thing this was? If eating it turned him into something like Maha, the loss would far outweigh the gain.
Was immortality really a good thing? At least for Su Xiao, immortality was not an enticing prospect. Exploring an infinitely vast world within a finite lifespan—that was the most interesting thing.
Roaming within Reincarnation Paradise, there was no need to worry about lifespan issues at all. Instead of worrying about the length of one's life, it was better to consider how long one could survive in Reincarnation Paradise. As long as one continued to survive and their physique grew stronger, lifespan was never a concern.
Thinking this way, Su Xiao's choices were narrowed down to rewards B and C.
[Space-Time Coin]. The name alone sounded extremely high-end, and any item related to space-time would have no small effect.
Should he play it safe and choose [Grandmaster Force Scroll] or take a risk and choose [Space-Time Coin]? This was a somewhat difficult decision.
[Grandmaster Force Scroll] had appeared for the second time, while [Space-Time Coin] was something Su Xiao had never seen before. This meant that the probability of the latter appearing was likely far lower than the former.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao decided to take the risk.
[You have obtained Space-Time Coin.]
[Space-Time Coin]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Quality: Legendary
Type: Rare Item (Can only be obtained from hidden missions above 25)
Effect: Can enter any Trial World / War World / Primordial World.
Rating: 520 (Legendary item ratings range from 400 to 530 points)
Description: A coin containing space-time power.
Selling Price: ???
...
Seeing the attributes of [Space-Time Coin], Su Xiao's heartbeat began to accelerate. The properties of this item reminded him of the World Tree Ring he had obtained in the One Piece world.
There was no doubt that Su Xiao had guessed correctly this time. Items with a selling price of ??? almost always indicated an extremely high value.
Under normal circumstances, selling equipment or items back to Reincarnation Paradise resulted in a ridiculously low price. For example, selling the Legendary-grade [Wood Spirit] to Reincarnation Paradise would only yield 270,000 Paradise Coins.
The [Duke of Annihilation], reinforced to +13 and embedded with three gems, had a selling price of only 180,000 Paradise Coins—an absolute rip-off.
Selling these items to Reincarnation Paradise was a huge loss, except for one type of item: those with a selling price of ???.
Whether to sell [Space-Time Coin] to Reincarnation Paradise would depend on the situation later, as the item's effect was also extremely powerful.
Su Xiao had little interest in Trial Worlds or War Worlds. Both types were very dangerous. The last type, Primordial World, was different.
This type of world was not under Reincarnation Paradise's jurisdiction. It was a "wild derivative world" that no contractor had ever visited. The unknown meant danger, but it also meant greater opportunities.
For now, Su Xiao didn't need to consider how to use [Space-Time Coin]. The hidden mission was already complete, and it was time to leave Kukuru Mountain.
Su Xiao's gaze shifted to Killua and Alluka. Killua was a very clever kid. When he noticed Su Xiao looking at him, he shielded Alluka behind himself.
"I said before, don't leave more than two meters away from Amu."
"Sorry."
Cold sweat trickled down Killua's temple.
"Bubu, let's go."
Su Xiao walked toward the eastern rock wall, with Bubu Wang following closely behind.
"Wait."
Killua looked at Su Xiao's back, slightly nervous.
"Can I... collect my great-grandfather's remains?"
Killua wanted to gather the black dust, which was equivalent to Maha's ashes.
"No."
Su Xiao walked forward without looking back. Everything related to Maha had to stay here. The reason was simple: it was part of their agreement, already discussed inside the Baira Stone Vine.
Killua glanced at the black dust on the ground and said nothing more, just staying close behind Amu.
Su Xiao began forcefully breaking through the eastern mountain wall. Compared to the hardness of the Baira Stone Vine, the rock's hardness was nothing.
Now, Su Xiao faced a choice: whether to kill Killua. As one of the main protagonists of the Hunter world, killing him would certainly yield significant benefits.
However, Maha had left a gift with Zeno. What that gift was remained unknown for now. If Su Xiao chose to kill Killua, given the Zoldyck family's style of conduct, even if Su Xiao wiped out the entire Zoldyck clan, he would no longer be able to obtain that gift.
A chest from a main protagonist versus a gift from the Zoldyck family's strongest member—Su Xiao had to choose between the two.
Three hours later.
Boom!
Rocks flew everywhere as a section of the mountain wall on the outer side of Kukuru Mountain shattered, revealing a dark, pitch-black opening.
Su Xiao walked out from the cave entrance. Maha hadn't lied before his death. Breaking through the stone wall from the east side did allow a safe exit from Kukuru Mountain. Along the way, Su Xiao had seen over a dozen types of withered exotic plants, which explained why Maha hadn't entered Kukuru Mountain from this route.
As soon as Su Xiao broke through the mountain wall, hurried sounds of wind-breaking came from nearby. It was several butlers of the Zoldyck family.
Over ten minutes later, Zeno, Silva, and Illumi all arrived.
"It seems the matter has been resolved."
Zeno spoke as Killua and Alluka were being examined to see if they had been infected with anything unknown inside Kukuru Mountain.
"Resolved. Maha died at the center. From now on, no member of the Zoldyck family is allowed to enter the interior of Kukuru Mountain. Zeno, you are now the... clan leader of the Zoldyck family. Yes, I'm more accustomed to the term 'clan leader.' These are a few words Maha asked me to pass on."
"Understood."
Upon learning that Maha had died inside Kukuru Mountain, Zeno showed almost no emotional fluctuation.
"T3, M7, 785, 4."
Su Xiao recited a string of code words. Hearing this, Zeno was momentarily stunned before his expression returned to normal.
"As the head of the Zoldyck family, I hereby express my gratitude to Mr. White Night."
Zeno bowed to Su Xiao. Silva, knowing the full story, also bowed. Illumi and the younger generation were all completely bewildered.
"Mr. White Night, please follow me."
After Su Xiao spoke the code words, Zeno's attitude underwent a 360-degree shift. This was likely all arranged by Maha before his death.