Chapter 60: Mad Fox
Su Xiao only gave a rough glance at the properties of [Raging Arm Blade] before tossing the item into his storage space. This thing would become the "food" for Dragon-Slaying Flash.
Su Xiao examined the last item. This time, he actually managed to open a gem.
[Spirit Cat]
Quality: Gold
Type: Gem (Rare Item)
Effect: When embedded in a weapon, ignores 16 points of the enemy's body defense. When embedded in wearable equipment, increases running speed by 8%.
Rating: 400 points
Introduction: After the equipment has its socket slot unlocked, Spirit Cat can be embedded into it.
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There was no need to overthink the usage of this gem. Su Xiao planned to embed it into Dragon-Slaying Flash.
Dragon-Slaying Flash definitely needed to be socketed with a gem. The so-called unlocking of a socket slot did not damage the weapon's original structure; it was more like an additional state.
After further investigation, Su Xiao learned that if a gem needed to be removed, it would not damage the weapon itself, but there was a high chance the gem would shatter.
Su Xiao picked up the Hidden Treasure Chest. This chest was a special one. He had tried to open it once before, but due to time constraints, he hadn't opened it in the derivative world.
[Yes/No to open the Hidden Treasure Chest. If this chest is opened, the Hunter must select an opening mode.]
[Hunter can choose one or all of the following modes. Total rewards remain unchanged.]
[Wealth/Treasure/Soul/Knowledge.]
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The Hidden Treasure Chest offered four choices. If the total reward from opening this chest was likened to 100%, selecting all four modes would mean each accounted for 25%. Choosing only one mode would boost that specific reward to 100%.
Based on Su Xiao's judgment, Wealth = Paradise Coins, Treasure = Equipment/Items, Soul = Soul Crystals, Knowledge = Skill Scrolls.
There was no need to deliberate. Opening for Soul Crystals was the safest bet. Besides, his Blade Grandmaster skill required a full 100 Soul Crystals (Large) to level up.
"Soul."
As soon as Su Xiao spoke, the Hidden Treasure Chest opened.
[You have obtained Soul Crystal (Small) x10.]
[You have obtained Soul Crystal (Medium) x6.]
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He didn't get the Soul Crystals (Large) he had anticipated. Previously, those few Contractors had risked their lives to protect this chest, leading Su Xiao to believe its value was high. Now it seemed their desperate actions had misled him.
After opening the chest, there were still 7 Scarlet Cards left. Su Xiao gestured for Bubu Wang to take the stage, but Bubu Wang shook his dog head like a rattle drum.
Upon questioning, Su Xiao learned that Bubu Wang refused to open these Scarlet Cards because he was traumatized by Rose's Scarlet Card.
Earlier, Su Xiao had found it strange. Bubu Wang had taken Rose's Scarlet Card, saying he would open it when his luck was better, but then there was no news. Now it seemed that Scarlet Card had really shaken Bubu Wang.
Since Bubu Wang wouldn't open them, Su Xiao had to do it himself. As for Amu, better to spare him. If he opened any more chests or Scarlet Cards, this straightforward bull might actually become withdrawn.
The Scarlet Card dissolved in Su Xiao's hand, and a blood-colored vortex appeared. Three chances. Su Xiao reached his hand into the blood-colored vortex.
Household items,
Unknown stone,
Glass bottle containing suspicious objects.
Three draws ended. One Scarlet Card finished. Su Xiao continued with a blank expression.
Socks, Red Star Erguotou, blue recovery item. The second Scarlet Card finished.
Blood-Weeping Fang (Purple dagger), pornographic magazine, knockout drug. The third Scarlet Card yielded a purple dagger.
Pirate figurine, a maid outfit, a bottle of mineral water...
Su Xiao casually tossed some household items into the nearby trash can, keeping the useful things. Opening Scarlet Cards was much like buying lottery tickets. Every Contractor's storage space was filled with a large number of items, some valuable, some completely useless.
Two minutes later, the seven Scarlet Cards were all opened. From 27 draws, Su Xiao obtained one purple equipment, one blue equipment, and one blue recovery item. This was... abysmally unlucky.
With the chests and Scarlet Cards all opened, Su Xiao began to summarize his gains from the Hunter World. Since there were too many items, and anything below Light Gold was to be sold, he only summarized items of Light Gold quality or above. As for those below Light Gold, he would take them all to the Trade Market to sell later.
Soul Crystal (Large) x18
Soul Crystal (Medium) x16 (mostly from rogue Contractors)
Soul Crystal (Small) x28 (mostly from rogue Contractors)
Spirit Cat (Gold Gem)
Melee Combat Specialization Scroll
Space-Time Coin (Legendary)
Wild Moment (Active Skill Scroll · Light Gold)
Sacred Hymn Ring (Light Gold Set · One-Eighth)
Raging Arm Blade (Gold Weapon)
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The Hunter World was indeed a high-yield area for Soul Crystals. Leaving aside other things, the harvest of Soul Crystals alone was already very satisfying for Su Xiao.
Su Xiao stood up and walked out of his Exclusive Room, heading straight for the Trade Market. He had many items to sell this time, but only two high-level items: [Wild Moment] and [Sacred Hymn Ring].
The Trade Market was bustling with noise. Su Xiao arrived at the stall he frequently used.
Su Xiao priced [Wild Moment] at 350,000 Paradise Coins. As for the pile of equipment below Light Gold, he priced them all about 3% below the market price, so they would sell faster.
Su Xiao didn't put [Sacred Hymn Ring] on the stall. He sent the properties of this equipment to Divine Emperor via mail.
As the leader of a large adventure group, Divine Emperor was naturally extremely busy. However, the two had traded many times before. Regarding the mail from Su Xiao, the somewhat busy Divine Emperor hesitated for a moment before taking a few seconds to check it.
Inside the Reincarnation Paradise, at the Divine Emperor Adventure Group headquarters, Divine Emperor and several veteran members of the group were in a meeting.
"This friction between us and Nu Chuan..."
Before Mad Fox, the second-in-command of the Divine Emperor Adventure Group, could finish his sentence, Divine Emperor, seated at the head, suddenly raised his hand to interrupt. He was clad in a full suit of armor, his face hidden.
"What's wrong?"
Mad Fox's mouth twitched. Seeing his expression, the faces of those around him stiffened. Mad Fox's temper was notoriously bad within the group, but he wasn't tyrannical. He was well-respected and loved by the members. He just had a short fuse. Sometimes, when a member made a mistake, before the other person could react, Mad Fox would already be fuming. Strangely, Mad Fox wouldn't yell at or punish the erring members; he would just stew in his own anger, eventually getting so mad he wanted to punch himself. Only a few people in the group could interrupt him.
Mad Fox lowered his head, once again brewing his anger. Seeing this, a girl with twin ponytails sitting next to him smiled, revealing two small fangs.
"Mad Fox, don't be mad. The leader didn't mean it. He did it on purpose. Whoa~ smoke is really coming out of your head..."
This girl was named Matcha. Like Mad Fox, she was a Healing Type, but Mad Fox was an oddball among healers. He never assisted others and had explosive combat power himself. Matcha was a traditional healer, and also the chief healer of the Divine Emperor Adventure Group. As for her words of comfort to Mad Fox, they were purely meant to pour fuel on the fire.
"Take a look at this information."
Divine Emperor displayed the mail Su Xiao had sent to the members, which was the properties of [Sacred Hymn Ring].
"I want it, I want it, I want it... Leader, I want to be a flying healer! Don't say five times, even flying once in a lifetime would be worth it."
Matcha lightly pounded her small white fists on the table. Seeing this, Divine Emperor knew he was about to bleed some Paradise Coins.