Chapter 108: The Blabbermouth Mage
[Notification: A new derivative world is about to open. The Hunter will return to Reincarnation Paradise. Please ensure there are no witnesses nearby.]
[Teleporting… Teleportation complete.]
The familiar exclusive room came into view. For some reason, compared to the real world, Su Xiao felt that the contractors within Reincarnation Paradise were more genuine.
The dangers of the derivative world amplified the good and evil in human nature exponentially. Good people became kinder, while evil people became more heinous.
Everyone shed their hypocritical masks and put on real masks that concealed their faces.
[Hunter Level: Lv.5. You will receive a notification twenty-five minutes before entering the derivative world. The Hunter will enter the derivative world in one hour. Please wait patiently.]
Su Xiao left his exclusive room. He planned to purchase some recovery items before entering the derivative world.
As for why he hadn't bought them earlier, it was because there weren't many workers selling recovery items on a regular basis. Most were sold by contractors, and the prices were quite high.
Whenever a new derivative world was about to begin, those workers who had stockpiled a considerable amount of recovery items would gather in a specific area of the Trade Market to sell them.
Although the prices weren't cheap, they weren't exorbitant either, falling within an acceptable range.
After arriving at the southeast corner of the Trade Market, Su Xiao found it was already packed with people.
"Recovery items on sale! Don't miss out, folks!"
"Venerable Medicine King's old brand…"
Su Xiao weaved through the crowded throng, looking for a specific stall — the one where he had bought recovery items last time.
He quickly found his target. It was a worker wearing a white lab coat named Medicine Pot.
Crouching in front of the stall, Su Xiao began selecting the recovery items he needed.
"Long time no see. I'll give you a discount this time," Medicine Pot suddenly spoke, a hint of a smile in his eyes.
The fact that the other party remembered him surprised Su Xiao quite a bit.
"Going into a derivative world. Just stocking up on some recovery items."
Picking and choosing, Su Xiao selected several types of recovery items.
[Alchemy Secret Medicine]
Origin: Fullmetal Alchemist
Quality: White
Type: Recovery Item
Effect: After drinking, quickly restores 18% of health points.
Rating: 8
Description: Strange taste, but excellent effect.
[Vitality Fountain]
Origin: Akame ga Kill!
Quality: White
Type: Recovery Item
Effect: After drinking, quickly restores 15% of health points and heals a certain degree of injuries.
Rating: 9
Description: An extract from several plants. Cannot be consumed consecutively.
[Delicious Chocolate]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise, Loving Dessert Shop.
Quality: White
Type: Recovery Item
Effect: After consumption, slowly restores 60% of health points.
Rating: 7
Description: Never consume this during battle. It's too delicious and will distract you.
[Alchemy Secret Medicine] x1, [Vitality Fountain] x1, [Delicious Chocolate] x3 — these were all the recovery items Su Xiao chose.
He still had a [Golden Fried Rice] that restored 50% health points and a [Type-C Battlefield Syringe] that quickly restored 30% health points in his storage space. These supplies combined were more than enough.
"Let me calculate," Medicine Pot said, listing the prices of the three types of recovery items for Su Xiao. After a brief round of haggling, Su Xiao spent 3100 Paradise Coins to buy them.
Looking at the recovery items in his storage space and his refreshed attributes, Su Xiao even felt a bit of anticipation for the next derivative world.
"Really makes you look forward to it, the next derivative world," Su Xiao murmured.
His muttering was overheard by Medicine Pot, who looked at him with utter astonishment, as if he were a monster.
Most contractors wore expressions like they were heading to the execution ground before entering a derivative world, but this guy in front of him actually seemed eager?
"Brother, you need to keep a clear head. Derivative worlds are very dangerous. Don't let your guard down," Medicine Pot kindly warned. After all, Su Xiao was a regular customer.
"Thanks, but I quite enjoy the feeling in derivative worlds," Su Xiao said, then left Medicine Pot's stall, leaving the latter shaking his head with a sigh.
"Ah… another one gone mad. Derivative worlds are nothing but hell."
After his spending spree, Su Xiao had only 6467 Paradise Coins left.
While wandering around the Trade Market for a while, he noticed a crowd gathered around a stall not far away.
"Cut me some slack, will you? I only have 20,000 Paradise Coins left. I really can't offer more."
"No way. Minimum 25,000 Paradise Coins. Not a single coin less."
"What's wrong with you? The next derivative world is about to start. Are you planning to take this treasure to the grave?"
The two people arguing were a yellow-haired young man holding a staff and a knight clad in full plate armor.
Prominently displayed on the stall was a green-quality fine staff with a rating of 30.
The yellow-haired mage wanted to buy the staff, but his offer didn't satisfy the seller. He probably didn't have enough Paradise Coins, while the knight was stubbornly holding his ground on the price. The staff was indeed worth that much, but considering the derivative world was about to start, selling it at a slight discount wasn't a bad choice.
Mage equipment, especially staves or robes, was very expensive. Although mages seemed glamorous on the surface, behind that glamour was a bit of hardship.
Su Xiao casually glanced at the other items on the stall. When he saw the attributes of a certain piece of equipment, his heart tightened.
It was an iron ball the size of a chicken egg, with a mechanical eye on its front. Su Xiao had been looking for this type of equipment for a long time without finding any, not because it was expensive, but because it was rare.
Picking up the intricate iron ball, Su Xiao asked, "How much is this?"
Before the knight stall owner could speak, the yellow-haired mage beside him cut in first.
"Don't cause trouble. Go buy something at another stall. Can't you see I'm haggling here? What a damn buzzkill."
The yellow-haired mage was probably frustrated with the unsuccessful haggling and took Su Xiao as an outlet for his anger.
"5000 Paradise Coins. No haggling," the knight said.
Su Xiao thought for a moment and bought the metal ball in his hand, ignoring the yellow-haired mage beside him.
"Hey, this thing isn't worth 5000 Paradise Coins," the yellow-haired mage suddenly grabbed Su Xiao. Su Xiao looked at him with confusion.
"Scouting-type equipment is rare, sure, but a green-quality scouting item usually goes for between 4300 and 4500 Paradise Coins. You're getting ripped off."
Su Xiao chuckled lightly. This yellow-haired mage had a sharp tongue but a warm heart.
"I've been looking for a long time. A few hundred Paradise Coins don't matter."
The yellow-haired mage shook his head.
"Running into this stubborn donkey of a seller is our bad luck. Sorry about my attitude earlier."
The yellow-haired mage turned and sized up the knight stall owner.
"This iron lump of yours is really damn stubborn. And your equipment setup is an eyesore too. Knight armor with a whip? What a genius."
The yellow-haired mage scratched his head vigorously, messing up his yellow hair, then stomped his foot, muttered "Don't blame me, Captain," and pulled out a green-quality knight sword.
"Last chance. This knight sword plus 15,000 Paradise Coins. Take it or leave it, one word."
The knight hesitated for a moment but eventually agreed to the exchange.
The yellow-haired mage took the staff with a beaming smile, like a kid who just got a new toy.
"Not bad, right? A fine staff with a rating of 30. Friend, which derivative world are you heading to next? If it's the same one, I'll look out for you. No Paradise Coins needed."
Su Xiao smiled wryly and shook his head. The yellow-haired mage was a decent guy, just a bit sharp-tongued and talkative.
Just then, a notification from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[The Hunter will enter the derivative world in twenty-five minutes: Attack on Titan!]