Chapter 87: Gem Synthesis
“Very familiar, what? Have you become Stan’s pawns now?”
Su Xiao picked up the iced orange juice on the table, water droplets sliding down the glass.
“Of course not. It seems Brother Bai Ye knows a lot about this matter, so I won’t beat around the bush. The bounty on Christmas is now 1,000,000 Paradise Coins.”
“Oh?”
Su Xiao paused with the cup raised to his lips. He really hadn’t expected the conflict between Brother Wusan and Stan to escalate this far. Not only had Stan been cuckolded, but the news had spread widely. This was no longer just the hatred of a wife being slept with—it was a matter of face.
“I advise you to stay out of this. Divine Emperor, Blood Gate, and this matter are all connected. Those people from Red Maple have stirred everything into a mess. The reason it’s blown up this big is inseparable from Red Maple’s involvement.”
“Uh…”
Black Merchant 24K showed a troubled expression. The Black Sail Merchant Guild had gotten involved in this matter mainly to bring down the Red Maple Merchant Guild. As the saying goes, peers are rivals, especially since both guilds rose to power in similar ways, leading to countless business conflicts.
Su Xiao hadn’t gotten involved in this matter, but he was on good terms with Brother Wusan and Divine Emperor, while being hostile to Blood Gate. Now, this was no longer simply about who cuckolded whom. Brother Wusan was just a target; various major adventure groups seemed to be using this incident to test each other’s strength.
With such a humiliating matter, Stan naturally wanted to nip it in the bud.
“Let’s continue with the trade. Like you said earlier, I need to consolidate these items into something more concentrated.”
Su Xiao stopped chatting idly with the black merchant. In other words, he wasn’t prepared to get involved in the major adventure groups’ drama. He still didn’t fully understand the situation in the Fourth Rank, and both Divine Emperor and Blood Gate were large adventure groups within that rank.
“Since that’s the case, I won’t waste words.”
Black Merchant 24K pulled out a test tube from his storage space—about twenty centimeters thick and nearly a meter long. The outer layer of the tube had a metal frame, and inside was a yellow solution.
[Oxidative Fission Mutation Device]
Origin: Third Rank or above War World.
Quality: Gold ~ Legendary
Type: Rare Item
Effect: Place Dark Purple ~ Legendary equipment into this device for a fission reaction. 100% chance to enhance the equipment to +2, 80% chance to +3~5, 50% chance to +6~7, 10% chance to +8~10, 5% chance to +11, 0.3% chance to +12.
Rating: 426 (Legendary item ratings range from 400 to 530)
Introduction:
Selling Price: 190,000 Paradise Coins
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The black merchant’s wealth was growing stronger; now he was pulling out a Gold ~ Legendary item. As for why it had such a special quality grade as Gold ~ Legendary, it was because this item had great randomness. It wasn’t as good as it seemed.
After all, Su Xiao had brought out an entire adventure group’s low-level equipment and materials, including Gold and Light Gold materials. Setting aside quality, the quantity alone was astonishing.
As for the [Oxidative Fission Mutation Device] that the black merchant offered, it seemed capable of directly enhancing Legendary equipment to +12, but the likelihood of reaching +2 was higher. If calculating the cost of enhancing Legendary equipment, anything above +6 would be a profit for Su Xiao, while +6 or below would benefit the black merchant.
“With Mr. Bai Ye’s fortune, this item will be very useful to you.”
Black Merchant 24K subtly flattered him, but unfortunately, Su Xiao’s luck—let alone fortune—was so bad it was despair-inducing. If he hadn’t slaughtered his way through multiple derivative worlds, whether he’d have his current strength was completely unknown.
Under normal circumstances, Su Xiao wouldn’t agree to this trade. However, he had a Legendary piece of equipment that urgently needed enhancement: Wood Spirit. The enhancement cost for Wood Spirit was too high; as a dual-form equipment, its enhancement cost was over 1.5 times that of ordinary Legendary equipment.
“Deal.”
“Eh~”
Black Merchant 24K showed slight surprise. He hadn’t expected Su Xiao to agree so readily.
A few minutes later, Black Merchant 24K left the café with a large amount of low-level equipment and materials. As merchants, they never lacked time, so he had plenty of time to sell these items.
Su Xiao detached Wood Spirit, which was clinging to the hem of his trench coat, opened the lid of the [Oxidative Fission Mutation Device], tossed Wood Spirit directly into the solution, and sealed it tightly.
[Wood Spirit catalyzing. Remaining catalysis time: 20 hours 33 minutes.]
It was still unknown to what level Wood Spirit could be enhanced. Putting away the [Oxidative Fission Mutation Device], Su Xiao stood up and walked out of the café, heading straight for his Exclusive Room.
As soon as Su Xiao returned to his Exclusive Room, he found Bubu Wang running on a treadmill, shedding fur freely. This lazy creature didn’t sweat.
Su Xiao felt like the sun must have risen from the west. Bubu Wang, that lazy bum, was actually running? Normally, it would be lying on the carpet contemplating life or heading to the food street to indulge.
Just as Su Xiao was ‘shocked’ by the scene before him, Bubu Wang jumped off the treadmill, squatted beside a scale, and started weighing itself.
Bubu Wang seemed very satisfied with its current weight. It shook its fur, greeted Su Xiao when it saw him return, and then headed out of the Exclusive Room. Judging by the direction, it was likely heading to the food street.
Su Xiao couldn’t quite understand Bubu Wang’s quirky thought process. He sat cross-legged on the bed, and a treasure chest appeared in his hand. This was a [Gold Set Chest] that Su Xiao had obtained from the Shia Sanctuary.
Su Xiao took out Fate Redemption. As the power of fortune was released, the Gold Set Chest opened in his hand.
[You have opened a chest (Gold · Set).]
[You have obtained Moon God Silver Ring]
[Moon God Silver Ring (Set 1/2)]
Origin: Any Third Rank Primordial World
Quality: Gold (Set)
Category: Ring
Durability: 92~92
Equipment Requirement: True Charm 80, must have a summoned creature.
Equipment Effect 1: Radiance (Passive), summoning skill casting time -20%.
Equipment Effect 2: Charm Boost (Passive), True Charm attribute +1.
Rating: 400+
Introduction: One piece of the Moon God Set. Collecting both pieces will activate the set effect (Ring, Pendant).
Set Effect 1: Moon God (Passive), maximum number of summoned creatures +15.
Set Effect 2: Bright Moon (Passive), summoned creatures’ Strength, Agility, and Stamina attributes increased by 15 points (if the summoned creature has True Attributes, the three attributes increase by 5 points).
Set Effect 3: Moon God Descends (Active), summons the Moon God, who exists for 30 seconds.
Tip: This skill consumes 50% of maximum Mana.
Tip: This skill can be used once per world.
Tip: As the Moon God Set is not complete, the Moon God’s attributes are not visible.
Price: 185,000 Paradise Coins.
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Upon seeing that [Moon God Silver Ring] required 80 points of True Charm, Su Xiao mentally dismissed it as trash. Of course, that was just for him personally.
The Moon God Set couldn’t be called a summoner’s dream set, but its collection difficulty was relatively low—only two pieces were needed. However, considering that summoner-type contractors weren’t numerous, Su Xiao felt this item wouldn’t be too easy to sell.
He put away the [Moon God Silver Ring]. It could be listed for sale in the Trade Market; at most, he’d pay some stall rental fees.
After opening the chest, Su Xiao took out three gems from his storage space: Annihilation Stone, Law Stone, and Shadow Stone. These were three Gold-quality gems. Su Xiao planned to synthesize them and then embed them into Dragon-Slaying Flash.
If he ever had the chance to obtain another [Soul Severing Shadow Stone · Fragment], he would still embed it into Dragon-Slaying Flash. To synthesize the complete [Soul Severing Shadow Stone], he could directly synthesize it while it was embedded. This way, there was no risk of the gem breaking during removal, and it wouldn’t affect inheriting the power within the complete Soul Severing Shadow Stone, as it was a very special gem.
He had previously spent 1,000 Paradise Coins to consult Reincarnation Paradise about this matter. Reincarnation Paradise’s reply was: Synthesizing an embedded gem carries no risk, but after synthesis, the gem remains in its embedded state.
“Synthesize Annihilation Stone, Law Stone…”
[Tip: To synthesize, you need to pay 50,000 Paradise Coins. Yes/No to pay?]
“Pay.”
As soon as Su Xiao finished speaking, the three gems in his hand shattered.