Chapter 102: D·Assassination
Su Xiao entered the shop, which was an equipment store. Inside the shop's display counters, Su Xiao saw the low-rank equipment he had previously sold to the black merchants. Was this a coincidence? Of course not.
Qian Dapang invited Su Xiao to the reception room inside the shop. The two sat facing each other on a sofa, separated by a mahogany coffee table. Whoever designed this non-mainstream arrangement had questionable taste.
"You may leave now."
Qian Dapang waved his hand, and the temporary door attendants, the black merchants, departed.
"Let me be honest, Brother Bai Ye, I was greedy earlier. The ten Soul Crystals you took out really dazzled me."
Qian Dapang poured Su Xiao a cup of hot tea and made a gesture of invitation.
"That's your personal issue. I paid you with real gold and silver."
Su Xiao picked up the hot tea and downed it in one gulp, exhaling white vapor, seemingly unfazed by the scalding temperature.
"Indeed, that's the case. Here are 900,000 Paradise Coins and the Soul Crystals."
Qian Dapang produced a Paradise Coin savings card and ten Large Soul Crystals. He only needed to pay 880,000 Paradise Coins, but he paid 900,000 instead. The catch here was obvious to anyone—when the remaining twelve Large Soul Crystals would be paid, this guy never mentioned it.
"Brother Bai Ye, have you heard of Little Flower Fish?"
Qian Dapang suddenly changed the subject, diving into gossip.
"Heard of her. A Worker who likes to court death."
Su Xiao had naturally heard of Little Flower Fish. Not just third-rank, even fifth-rank Contractors might know of her.
Little Flower Fish was an adorable female Worker around 17 or 18 years old. Her profession was extremely bizarre—in simple terms, she was a "land-grabbing reporter."
Combined with this odd profession, Little Flower Fish had a wild imagination. She actually live-streamed within derivative worlds. Thanks to her special profession and a soul-bound piece of equipment, she could transmit real-time information from the derivative worlds she experienced back to Reincarnation Paradise for others to watch.
If Su Xiao grew stronger through battles, then Little Flower Fish grew stronger through recording them. Her profession had almost no offensive capability, only survivability.
This eccentric had live-streamed Kaneki Ken vs. Yamori, the Kabane zombie horde, Parasite feeding, and the battle between Akame and Kurome.
These stunning contents, combined with Little Flower Fish's hilarious style and free viewing access, made her well-known among many Contractors.
Su Xiao couldn't figure out why Qian Dapang would bring up a girl completely unrelated to trade.
"Little Flower Fish is sponsored by our Black Sail," Qian Dapang said with a knowing smile, then continued, "As for those twelve Soul Crystals, let your big brother stall for two worlds. Starting today, Little Flower Fish is yours to do with as you please. Her looks—Brother Bai Ye shouldn't mind them, right? That's not post-enhancement beauty."
Qian Dapang's smile grew more ambiguous, clearly implying: 'We're all adults here, let's discuss some interesting topics.'
"A woman for twelve Soul Crystals. If it were you, what would you choose?"
"Brother Bai Ye, you can't say it like that. Those twelve Soul Crystals..."
Qian Dapang stopped mid-sentence when he saw Su Xiao smiling at him.
"Little Flower Fish is worth at least four, right? From a long-term perspective, she can bring in a huge amount of Paradise Coins and can also be used to relax."
Qian Dapang stopped beating around the bush and got straight to the point. Poor Little Flower Fish—she hadn't even met Su Xiao, and Qian Dapang was already trying to sell her off.
"Long-term income? Whether I'll die in the next world is unknown. Two hours, twelve Soul Crystals right in front of me."
"Well..."
Qian Dapang rubbed his hands together. He had initially tried to deal with Su Xiao the same way he dealt with other lone wolves, but unfortunately, Su Xiao saw through his intentions.
Every man loves a famous cute girl, especially one you can pin down on the bed. Su Xiao was no exception. He wasn't some saint—on the contrary, he was a villain.
But Little Flower Fish was under Black Sail's banner, which made her untrustworthy in Su Xiao's eyes. He only trusted Bubu Wang, Amu, and Haidong, and Haidong was already dead.
"No room for compromise?"
Qian Dapang couldn't afford to be tough. Mishandling this would damage Black Sail's reputation.
"There is."
Qian Dapang's eyes lit up, and he urgently asked, "I'd love to hear it."
"A high-quality mid-range weapon, preferably a pistol."
"Fine. As long as it can be solved with Paradise Coins, I, Qian Dapang, will help my brother out."
Qian Dapang tried to muddle through again.
"Two hours, eight Soul Crystals."
Qian Dapang deflated. He sighed, knowing he couldn't avoid this hurdle today.
"Alright, wait two hours."
Qian Dapang was very efficient. In less than an hour, eight Large Soul Crystals were placed before Su Xiao. From this gamble, Su Xiao gained a total of 480,000 Paradise Coins, eight Large Soul Crystals, and a pistol of unknown quality.
A firearm worth four Large Soul Crystals—Qian Dapang certainly couldn't fob him off with some cheap junk.
During that hour, the death-courting cute girl Little Flower Fish was utterly bewildered. She was forcibly summoned by her "sponsor" and told to wait. Little Flower Fish wasn't stupid; she sensed something was wrong, but she was bound by a contract.
After waiting nervously for a few minutes, she was told she would meet a guest codenamed Bai Ye. Hearing that name, Little Flower Fish almost cried out loud, realizing she had been sold.
But to her surprise, two minutes later, the black merchants told her she could leave. The ups and downs of life were too intense. Still, the death-courting cute girl Little Flower Fish managed to preserve her chastity.
Two hours later, a black merchant entered the reception room, holding a wooden box about twenty centimeters wide and half a meter long.
"Brother Bai Ye, this is the price I pay for greed."
Qian Dapang pushed the wooden box toward Su Xiao with a hearty laugh, but from his pained expression, his mood was far from good.
Su Xiao opened the wooden box. Inside lay a pitch-black pistol, surrounded by soft padding.
This pistol was about 28 centimeters long, a medium-to-large firearm with a thick body and a silencer attached to the muzzle. It was the most unique muzzle suppressor Su Xiao had ever seen—no, this thing could be called a work of art.
Su Xiao picked up the pistol from the box. The all-black firearm was somewhat heavy; an ordinary person would never be able to use it, but to Su Xiao, it felt light.
[You have obtained 'Destroy·Assassination' (Legendary)]
[Equip 'Destroy·Assassination'? This is a Legendary-grade equipment. Once equipped, it will be soul-bound to the user, cannot be sold, has a chance to appear in Scarlet Cards upon death, and can be smelted.]
Although Su Xiao hadn't yet checked the attributes of 'Destroy·Assassination,' he could already feel the gun's performance. This thing was like a silent hunter in the darkness.