Chapter 56: The Agonizing Choice
Apollo's detonation time was still quite long, but the upgraded version increased its explosion radius and power, surging from the original 1000 meters to 2000 meters.
Given the current situation, Su Xiao, who had already spent 300,000 Paradise Coins, seemed to be at a huge loss. However, from a long-term perspective, this was actually an investment—he had found a way to enhance Apollo.
Su Xiao was simultaneously increasing Apollo's explosion radius while shortening its detonation time. And this time, there was an unexpected gain.
During this analysis of Apollo, Su Xiao discovered another method of detonation: using mental energy to instantly pierce into Apollo's core. If done this way, Apollo would explode within at most 1.5 seconds. The explosion power wouldn't decrease, but the range would be drastically reduced, covering roughly three hundred meters.
Sounds great? An instant-detonation Apollo? To achieve the feat of instantly piercing mental energy into Apollo's interior, Su Xiao had to be holding Apollo in his hand—otherwise, it was impossible.
In other words, this technique was only useful for mutual destruction. With a zero-distance explosion alongside Apollo, Su Xiao would naturally die as well.
This was the nature of researching explosives—the resources invested upfront wouldn't yield immediate returns.
Putting away the upgraded Apollo, Su Xiao left his exclusive room and began using the remaining Paradise Coins to purchase standard supplies, as well as replenishing ammunition for Duke of Annihilation and D·Assassination. The next world was completely unknown, so he needed to be thoroughly prepared.
The advantage of entering a derivative world was knowing the general situation of that world in advance, while a primordial world or similar was like being in complete darkness—requiring gradual exploration.
By the time Su Xiao finished his purchases, his remaining time in Reincarnation Paradise was nearly at its limit. Just then, a notification from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[Honor Shop items have been refreshed. Hunters may check at their convenience.]
Upon receiving this prompt, Su Xiao headed straight for his exclusive room. After successfully eliminating the Violator Death Omen, his authority in the Honor Shop had increased. With this refresh, he could now purchase items of a higher rank.
Soon, Su Xiao returned to his exclusive room and stood in an area that was practically forbidden territory for Bubu Wang and Beini.
Bubu Wang had once tried to dismantle the Honor Shop inside the exclusive room, attempting to deeply analyze its structure. The consequences were predictable—under Bubu Wang's instigation, the curious Beini also studied the Honor Shop. Such was the strength of a cat's curiosity.
The result was simple and brutal. Beini was nearly electrocuted into peeing by the Honor Shop's punishment mechanism. That time, Su Xiao didn't even recognize Beini, thinking a giant hedgehog had entered his exclusive room. As a result, Bubu Wang ended up with his face covered in tiny claw marks.
[Welcome, Hunter, to the Honor Shop. The Hunter must read the following regulations.]
1. Items in the Honor Shop can only be exchanged using Honor Medals.
2. Items exchanged from the Honor Shop are locked and cannot be traded with other Contractors.