Chapter 100: You Shameless Bastard
Drawn by the three blue items, more and more people gathered, with some contractors even notifying their friends about the situation.
"So many kakuhou, did this guy completely wreck the Ghoul world?"
"Who knows, but that bottle of [First Generation Rc Cell Serum] is truly top-tier—no side effects, and even if it fails, you still gain some attributes."
The crowd of contractors murmured among themselves, but no one came forward to ask the price again.
The threshold of 50,000 Paradise Coins was simply too high, exceeding what most contractors could afford.
A burly man with a brick-red face pushed through the crowd, panting heavily as he reached the stall. He wasn't tempted by the three blue items; instead, his eyes were fixed intently on the kakuhou.
"Friend, I'll take all these kakuhou. How about a discount?"
Su Xiao looked up at the man. The eager expression in the other's eyes told him there was no need to lower the price—he'd buy anyway. Besides, Su Xiao wasn't a black-market dealer for now; the prices for these kakuhou were fair.
"Can't go any lower. You should know the value of these materials. I won't claim these are the cheapest in the Trade Market, but you won't find prices much lower than mine."
The brick-red-faced man nodded. The prices were indeed reasonable; haggling further would just be trying to take advantage.
"That's true. Alright."
With that, the brick-red-faced man bought all the kakuhou on the stall, and Su Xiao received 5,100 Paradise Coins.
The first transaction went smoothly—a good start.
Sitting behind the stall, Su Xiao didn't shout out like the others. He didn't need to; the crowd around him was growing on its own.
In less than ten minutes, Su Xiao was surrounded by layers of contractors, three deep.
Seeing this, Su Xiao frowned. There were too many people, and most of them were just gawking—looking without buying. That was frustrating.
He couldn't exactly drive them away; the Trade Market wasn't his property. Though Su Xiao showed no mercy in battle, he wasn't unreasonable.
Just as Su Xiao was at a loss, a dozen or so contractors around him suddenly vanished, teleported to a distance.
Those contractors cursed under their breath, trying to squeeze back to the stall, but a transparent film blocked them.
This was the Reincarnation Paradise trading mechanism. If someone lingered too long at a stall without intent to buy, Reincarnation Paradise would teleport them away and prevent them from approaching that stall for at least half an hour.
Seeing this, Su Xiao relaxed. Being surrounded by these looky-loos would hinder his sales.
"Move it, move it. If you're not buying, why are you crowding here?"
A stunningly beautiful female contractor pushed her way forward. Her face and demeanor were eye-catching, but the flat chest beneath her clothes was a bit disappointing.
Spotting her, Su Xiao's eyes lit up. He silently adjusted the price of [Silk Bra] from the original 1,600 Paradise Coins to 6,100.
The female contractor struggled through the crowd to the stall, her eyes locked on [Silk Bra]. From the description, it seemed to have an effect of increasing cup size—her flat chest finally had hope.
"Um..."
She started to speak but stopped mid-sentence, blinking in disbelief at the price of [Silk Bra].
"It was 1,600 Paradise Coins just now, right? I clearly saw it from a distance. How is it 6,100 now?"
The female contractor glared at Su Xiao, puffing with anger.
"Cough, you might have misread it."
Su Xiao's expression was calm, showing no sign of having changed the price.
"Shameless."
The female contractor gritted her teeth, realizing Su Xiao had done it on purpose. She turned to leave.
But glancing down at her flat chest, she hesitated.
"I'll pay at most 2,500. Any higher is out of my range. Between boobs and getting stronger, I lean toward getting stronger."
Su Xiao nodded and adjusted the price of [Silk Bra]. Though she wanted it badly, this item didn't directly boost combat power. Selling it for 2,500 was a pleasant surprise—greed had no place here.
Seeing the price change, the female contractor bought it without another word. 2,500 Paradise Coins were credited.
"Huh? This thing's not bad either."
She picked up the [Fate Coin] and toyed with it in her hand.
"Hey, miss, a friendly warning—this dropped from a pseudo-protagonist. If you get the buff, it's strong, but if you get the debuff, it'll be a real headache. And that 1% chance? Anything could happen."
A well-meaning contractor chimed in.
"Thanks, old-timer, but I've always been lucky. I once got two consecutive flashes opening a chest."
With that, she bought the [Fate Coin] without even haggling.
"Damn 'European,'" Su Xiao muttered.
Hearing this, the female contractor beamed, her red lips parting slightly.
"What's this, big shot? Got the chieftain's luck? How pitiful~."
She blew Su Xiao a kiss, then walked away in high heels with a catwalk stride, her long legs wrapped in black stockings drawing the eyes of many contractors.
Su Xiao said nothing, just sighed. Two consecutive flashes was indeed overpowered—he had nothing to say about her luck, unless she was just bragging.
Glancing at the items on the stall, aside from [First Generation Rc Cell Serum] and [Primordial Absorption], everything else had been sold. It hadn't even been half an hour—good goods really didn't need to be peddled.
[You have received a message from (Anonymous) Contractor. Yes/No to view?]
The notification from Reincarnation Paradise surprised Su Xiao. He'd received something like a mail message.
Opening it, Su Xiao was speechless. The message read:
'Listen up, our "Brotherhood" has its eye on those two blue items. Hand them over if you know what's good for you, or we'll take your dog life if we meet in a derivative world.'
Su Xiao shook his head with a bitter smile. Which idiot sent this? If it were really some major force extorting him, would they bother to stay anonymous?
Besides, even if a large force tried to threaten Su Xiao, he wouldn't cave.
Worst case, they'd settle it in a derivative world—life for life. Who was afraid of whom?
Su Xiao dismissed the message, not even bothering to respond.
Over the next hour, Su Xiao received several more similar junk messages. He ignored them all.
After a while, another message appeared. Su Xiao was getting annoyed and was about to delete it when he noticed something—this one was short.
Opening it, he read:
'Friend, I'm very interested in those two items. Don't sell them separately. Give me half an hour; I'll be there soon.'
Finally, someone with sincerity. Even without being asked, Su Xiao wouldn't have sold them separately.
The two items complemented each other. After using [First Generation Rc Cell Serum], one could immediately learn [Primordial Absorption], greatly boosting combat power.
These two blue items were best suited for one type of person: a main tank with high stamina.
[First Generation Rc Cell Serum] was a bloodline leaning toward melee, while [Primordial Absorption] required a stamina check to activate.
If a main tank used this skill, they could firmly grab an enemy, dealing decent damage while trapping them and recovering health.
Even a weaker off-tank could turn things around with these two items, becoming the team's main tank with a significant rise in status and treatment.
The buyer who left the message didn't disappoint Su Xiao. In less than twenty minutes, he arrived in a hurry.