Chapter 104: Choice
[A new derivative world will open in 1 hour. Please prepare, Hunter.]
In his exclusive room, Su Xiao browsed through his emails. There were three in total, from the Black Merchant, Brother Umbrella, and Xia.
The Black Merchant had nothing particularly important to say, roughly meaning that the consignment was already arranged. The summoner set had been contacted to 18 buyers, most of whom had purchasing intentions.
The Black Merchant's trading channels were far beyond what Su Xiao could compare to, but the Black Merchant didn't work for free. They would take a 10% commission. It seemed like a lot, but in reality, they could sell those three pieces of equipment at a higher price. They were making a profit from the price difference, which was perfectly reasonable.
Xia had urgent business. Her next derivative world was "Akame ga Kill!", so she wanted to request a "World Guide" from Su Xiao.
Su Xiao had indeed experienced the Akame ga Kill world, and he knew a lot of confidential information, such as the location of the Revolutionary Army's base, the alchemy laboratory beneath the imperial palace, etc.
Su Xiao only took 5 minutes to draft a "World Guide," but he specifically noted that this was based on his own experience.
First, join Esdeath's army. The reason was that Esdeath held military power. Second, locate the Night Raid organization's position. After waiting for Esdeath's "Jaegers" unit to be established, report information about Akame and the others to Wave. Wave had a gentle personality and was easy to get along with.
After that, just wait to fish in troubled waters. If you could survive this stage, then find an opportunity to enter the large-scale alchemy laboratory beneath the imperial palace (this place is extremely dangerous).
When Su Xiao sent this world guide to Xia, Xia's heart was in turmoil. The first step Su Xiao required already felt as difficult as reaching the sky to her. Join Esdeath's unit? That was a sadistic queen, an extremely dangerous existence. If she messed up, it would be a "cool cool" (a euphemism for death/dead) for herself.
Su Xiao hadn't failed to consider Xia's strength. This world guide of his had a prerequisite: Xia must not be afraid of death.
Compared to Xia's email, Brother Umbrella's email was more interesting.
'I've been constantly chased by the Blood Gate people recently. Stan's wife often comes to find me. Due to special circumstances, I urgently need information on Huang Fen. Waiting online, very urgent.'
Su Xiao didn't have all the information on Huang Fen, but he had fought against Huang Fen, so he roughly understood the other party's combat style.
After replying to Brother Umbrella's email, Su Xiao checked his remaining Paradise Coins.
Paradise Coins remaining: 918,300 points.
A full 900,000 plus Paradise Coins. Su Xiao first transferred 100,000 Paradise Coins to Bubu Wang and gave it a list, asking it to go to the Trade Market to purchase supplies. These were all important provisions.
Venturing into a derivative world wasn't just about having enough recovery items. Being in a derivative world meant encountering various unexpected situations, which required preparing all kinds of items. Su Xiao wasn't Doraemon, able to pull anything out of his storage space. Therefore, supply materials had to be stockpiled in advance. Perhaps a bottle of oxygen tank worth 500 Paradise Coins could save Su Xiao's life.
If it were the past, carrying such a huge sum, Su Xiao would definitely choose to upgrade some ability or use it for enhancement. But now, time was insufficient. Enhancement had high risks, and upgrading abilities required adaptation. He still had over forty minutes before entering a new derivative world, with no time to adapt. This was his assessment world for advancing to the Fourth Rank, so the difficulty was bound to be high.
Temporarily saving these 800,000 plus Paradise Coins wasn't a wise choice either. Paradise Coins had to be quickly converted into combat power or material reserves.
The best choice at the moment was to exchange a large quantity of firearm ammunition + manufacture explosives.
In previous worlds, Su Xiao rarely used the Duke of Annihilation because its bullets were too expensive. The newly acquired [Destroy · Assassination] pistol also had ridiculously priced bullets.
Hydrogen alloy bullets: 900 Paradise Coins each.
Core-loaded high-speed bullets: 1,000 Paradise Coins each. Attribute bullets: 1,500 Paradise Coins each.
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Su Xiao directly exchanged for 30 hydrogen alloy bullets. These were pistol bullets. The magazine capacity of D·Assassination was 12 rounds. In intense combat, 12 rounds were just a matter of one encounter.
After paying 270,000 Paradise Coins, Su Xiao obtained 30 hydrogen alloy bullets. D·Assassination came with five magazines, providing sustained firepower output.
As for sniper rifle bullets, he certainly didn't need 300. 100 were enough to use, including 30 attribute rounds, costing a total of 115,000 Paradise Coins.
This way, Su Xiao's Paradise Coins were only 433,300 points left. It seemed like he had spent a large sum, but in reality, he had only paid the bullet costs in advance. These bullets were enough to handle several very intense battles or be used across a few worlds. As the saying goes, preparedness ensures success.
Not just ammunition, Su Xiao also hadn't replenished explosives for a long time. Special-grade alchemy bombs, Apollo, and other explosives all needed replenishment.
Manufacturing one special-grade alchemy bomb required 80 mana points + 300 Paradise Coins. This kind of consumption was nothing to Su Xiao.
As for Apollo, each one required 500 mana points + 80,000 Paradise Coins. He had to keep 1 to 2 of these on hand at all times to deal with unexpected needs.
When Bubu Wang returned to the exclusive room, Su Xiao only had 267,000 Paradise Coins left. He replenished two Apollos and a large number of alchemy bombs. As his rank increased, the cost of supplies also began to skyrocket.
Su Xiao was about to enter the derivative world, so the remaining Paradise Coins could only be stored in the Reincarnation Mark.
[Tip: Hunter level has reached the point where the Fourth Rank assessment is about to begin. Yes/No to postpone this assessment.]
[If this promotion assessment is postponed, the Hunter's income from the next derivative world will be reduced by 5%. If further postponed, the income will gradually decrease, with a maximum reduction of up to 40%.]
[Warning: If the Hunter participates in the Fourth Rank assessment, they must experience a Third Rank War World.]
[Checked that the Hunter has passed the Strongman's Proof assessment, no need to experience a Third Rank War World.]
[Hunter is about to enter a large-scale open world. World being drawn.]
[Break of Dawn Adventure Group ability activated. Two large-scale open worlds will be drawn this time. The Hunter may choose one from the following worlds.]