Chapter 90: The Daily Bickering
After leaving the Attribute Enhancement Hall, Su Xiao headed straight for a secluded street. He was going to find Lide to discuss forging the pendant.
Half an hour later, Su Xiao left that secluded street. He had handed over the [Holy Tin Crystal (Rare Material · Legendary)] to Lide. Not only that, he also gave Lide a small piece of [Coagulative Crystal], which was the green crystal traded from the Octopus Bro, and finally left 400,000 Paradise Coins.
Walking back to his Exclusive Room, after handling several matters in succession, Su Xiao prepared to open the treasure chests in his possession.
As for the gains from opening these chests, Su Xiao planned to convert most of them into Paradise Coins. He was in urgent need of Paradise Coins in the near future.
Improving his Blade Technique, embedding three Legendary-grade gems, upgrading his newly acquired passive ability, and mastering new Alchemy formulas—all of these were massive Paradise Coin expenditures. The total Paradise Coins required would be a staggering figure, enough to bankrupt a small adventure group.
Fortunately, Su Xiao still had over a dozen unopened treasure chests. Just as he pushed open the door to his Exclusive Room with hurried steps, the scene before him made him freeze.
That's right, Su Xiao was stunned. His Exclusive Room looked as if a typhoon had swept through it.
He was already somewhat immune to this kind of scene. The combination of the demolition team's general manager, Bubu Wang, plus the demolition team's director, Amu, had greatly boosted Su Xiao's cardiac endurance.
What made Su Xiao freeze was that Bubu Wang was lying on the carpet, snoring loudly, while Hunter Shadow · Beini was actually using Bubu Wang's tail as a pillow, also sleeping soundly!
In the corner, Amu had his arms spread wide, as if protecting something. Seeing Su Xiao return, Amu quickly waved his hands.
"It's... not me, not me..."
Su Xiao also knew it wasn't him. He walked up to Bubu Wang and smacked the sleeping Bubu Wang's butt with a big slipper.
This familiar feeling of impact made Bubu Wang jolt up, directly flinging the cat, Beini, off.
Beini rolled a few times on the ground. After the initial shock, she pounced on Bubu Wang.
"Meow!"
"Woof!"
Fur flew everywhere as a cat and a dog tussled into a ball. Ten minutes later, Bubu Wang and Beini paid out of their own pockets to redecorate the Exclusive Room. The room returned to its tidy state, with no trace of its previous mess.
This cat and dog were quite interesting. Sometimes they would bicker, sometimes they got along well. As for the honest cow, Amu, he became the designated scapegoat.
What Amu had been protecting earlier was that Black Maple Tree. Now, the Black Maple Tree had grown to 30 centimeters tall. When Su Xiao tried to meditate, this Black Maple Tree already had a faint boosting effect.
Having just arrived at Reincarnation Paradise for the first time, Beini quickly ran out to explore. This place was too exciting, making her no longer miss the jungle she came from. There, it was nothing but trees.
This cat was a "let go and lose it" type—no, even if you didn't let go, she would soon disappear. That was the case in Reincarnation Paradise, so one could imagine the situation in a Derived World.
Su Xiao seriously suspected that in a Derived World, he would only see Beini twice: once at the start of the world, and once at the end. Just those two times.
Sitting at a wooden table, Su Xiao took out chest after chest from his storage space.
[Legendary Chest (War World Drop) × 1.]
[Legendary Chest (Hot Rainforest Drop) × 1.]
[Scarlet Chest × 10.]
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Su Xiao decided to open the Scarlet Chests first. Scarlet Chests were different from Scarlet Cards. They also offered a three-choice selection, but they allowed you to choose three items from the deceased's storage space, or a certain skill or equipment of the deceased.
Su Xiao certainly wouldn't choose to randomly draw three items from the storage space. Drawing equipment or skills was the safest bet.
After thinking for a moment, Su Xiao decided to draw all skills. The reason was simple: skill scrolls were easier to sell and could fetch more Paradise Coins.
Amu had already become traumatized from opening chests, so the ten Scarlet Chests had to be opened by Su Xiao and Bubu Wang. When drawing skill scrolls, luck wasn't too much of a factor, so he didn't use Destiny Redemption. As for those two Legendary Chests, Su Xiao wouldn't open them for now; he had other plans.
[You have obtained 'Dream Spirit' (Active · Skill Scroll).]
[You have obtained 'Divine Punishment Judgment' (Active · Skill Scroll).]
[You have obtained 'Rare Ore Polishing' (Passive · Skill Scroll).]
[You have obtained 'Mining Shovel Specialization' (Passive · Skill Scroll).]
...
[You have obtained 'Death Sentence Dance' (Active · Skill Scroll).]
After a round of chest opening, ten skill scrolls were in hand. Su Xiao began to assess the value of these scrolls and set prices.
Su Xiao didn't go to the Trade Market to sell these scrolls himself. Instead, he had Bubu Wang, Beini, and Amu set up a stall at the Trade Market.
Bubu Wang was experienced in this, having often set up stalls with Su Xiao. Amu, wearing a black robe, was responsible for posing as a Contractor, while Beini observed market prices to prepare for future treasure hunting.
During the previous few days in the Hot Rainforest, due to unfamiliarity with rare materials, her harvest had been bizarre. Roughly estimated, the total value of all the materials she scavenged (61 types) was a mere 8 Paradise Coins! Not 80,000, just 8...
Although Beini hadn't found anything valuable, she had indeed been treasure hunting, so Su Xiao didn't mind. Those things were indeed treasures to a cat like Beini.
Su Xiao headed straight for the Skill Upgrade Hall. He wanted to upgrade the Goddess's Favor ability. The effect of this ability was simple: each upgrade would permanently increase 1 point of Luck Attribute.
This was also why Su Xiao hadn't opened the Legendary Chests. He was about to transform into a Lucky King, casting aside the Black Chief Halo to the nine heavens. As for whether the Black Chief Halo was a boomerang that would fly back, that was unknown. But Su Xiao clearly remembered the Goddess of Fortune's earlier remark:
"To survive until now with this kind of luck is a miracle. Or rather, you've become stronger very fast? Able to ignore the influence of luck in certain situations?"
Su Xiao didn't actually expect to become a Lucky King. As long as his luck reached the level of an ordinary Contractor, he could grow stronger at a faster pace.
Soon, Su Xiao arrived at the Skill Upgrade Hall.
The War World had just ended, and Contractors had a large amount of Paradise Coins on hand. Therefore, the Skill Upgrade Hall was packed with people. The Worker girls responsible for reception were sweating profusely from the busy work.
A bunny girl, who wore a smile but couldn't hide the fatigue in her eyes, approached Su Xiao.
Seeing this bunny girl, Su Xiao remembered meeting her once before. Her line: "We are a legitimate Reincarnation Paradise certified institution. Even if I dress like this, I won't provide that kind of service," had left an impression on him.
Under the bunny girl's triple combo of acting cute + showing skin + playing the pity card, Su Xiao traded her 50 Paradise Coins. Clearly, during their last meeting, the bunny girl had sensed that Su Xiao wasn't too strong, so she hadn't asked him for a tip, as survival in Reincarnation Paradise wasn't easy.
This time was different. Just standing beside Su Xiao gave the bunny girl a sense of dread, indicating that Su Xiao was very strong. That's why she made an effort to secure a tip.
After Su Xiao entered a Skill Upgrade Pod, a prompt appeared.
[Welcome to the Skill Upgrade Pod. Please select the ability to upgrade.]
Su Xiao selected 'Goddess's Favor Lv.1', and another prompt appeared.
[To upgrade 'Goddess's Favor Lv.1', you need to consume 20,000 Paradise Coins. Pay/Decline?]
Level 1 cost 20,000 Paradise Coins, which was very expensive. It was worth noting that Goddess's Favor needed to be upgraded to Lv.10 to have a benefit.