Chapter 41: The Power of the Scarlet Card
Su Xiao examined the abilities he had already mastered. His passive abilities were nearly double the number of his active ones, which was the main reason why every slash he delivered was exceptionally fierce.
Perhaps the accumulation of passive abilities showed little effect in the early stages, but after reaching the third rank, this advantage gradually became apparent.
Originally, Su Xiao had also mastered a technique called Shave, but after long-term practice, he found that Shave didn't really complement his swordsmanship. Shave was a linear movement, while Su Xiao relied on technique. If he just charged straight in to slash, what was the point of being a Blade Grandmaster? It would be like cutting off his own arm. Dragon Shadow Flash was more suited to his combat style.
Currently, Su Xiao still had 6 True Attribute Points. Although he could convert these 6 True Attribute Points into regular attribute points to quickly boost his Charm Attribute, he didn't intend to do so. The "bloody" lesson from Illya earlier had taught Su Xiao that even if his Charm Attribute reached 50 points, it wouldn't have much practical effect.
The Charm Attribute's effectiveness depended on personal temperament. When Su Xiao stood in front of Illya, that girl instinctively thought Su Xiao was going to cut her down. It would be a miracle if the Charm Attribute had any effect. The fact that Illya didn't attack directly was already the maximum effect those pitiful 50 Charm Attribute points could achieve.
When Su Xiao returned to his Exclusive Room, he found only Amu lying on the carpet, snoring loudly. Eat and sleep, no worries at all.
Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed and took out four treasure chests and four Scarlet Cards.
Among the four treasure chests, there was one Gold Set Chest, one Legendary Chest, one Epic Chest, and one special chest.
With the Lucky King state active, Su Xiao opened the Gold Set Chest.
[You obtained 17,000 Paradise Coins.]
[You obtained Heroic Spirit's Wish.]
[Heroic Spirit's Wish]
Origin: Fate/stay night
Quality: Gold
Type: Item/Consumable (usable once)
Effect: After using this item, summon a Heroic Spirit of a random class to assist you in battle for 30 minutes. The Heroic Spirit's comprehensive attributes are determined by the user's Intelligence Attribute.
Rating: 400+
Introduction: Faint inscriptions can be seen on this coin, but they are already too blurred to read.
Sale Price: 120,000 Paradise Coins.
Not getting a Gold Set wasn't surprising to Su Xiao. This type of chest only had a high chance of dropping a Gold Set, not a 100% guarantee. Besides, this coin was quite useful; it could summon a Heroic Spirit at a critical moment.
With a good start, Su Xiao decisively opened the Legendary Chest dropped by Sasaki Kojirō. A blinding light flashed—it was a hit!
[You opened a Legendary Chest.]
[You obtained Monohoshizao.]
[Monohoshizao]
Origin: Fate/stay night
Quality: Legendary
Category: Longsword
Durability: 102/102
Attack Power: 193~243
Equipment Requirements: True Strength 82 points, True Agility 90 points, Blade Master Lv.30 or above.
Equipment Effect 1: Secret Sword (Passive): Increases slash speed by 36% and deals defense-ignoring damage equal to True Agility Attribute × 0.3.
Equipment Effect 2: Swallow Reversal (Active): Creates a multi-dimensional refraction phenomenon, simultaneously slashing three times. If all three slashes hit the enemy, total damage dealt is increased by 40%.
Tip: Using this skill consumes Soul Crystal (Medium) × 1 and requires Blade Master Lv.40 or above as a basic ability.
Tip: This skill has a cooldown of 48 hours.
Rating: 527 points (Legendary equipment rating is 400~530 points)
Introduction: A lifetime's obsession, for just one slash.
Price: 265,000 Paradise Coins.
Su Xiao looked at the longsword in his hand, which was nearly 1.5 meters long with a blue hilt. He was quite surprised. He had actually obtained Sasaki Kojirō's weapon, complete with his Swallow Reversal ability. However... the prospects for this item weren't great.
The cost of using Swallow Reversal was high; it consumed one Soul Crystal (Medium) each time. Su Xiao had personally experienced the power of Swallow Reversal. Its artistic conception was explosive, but as for its actual power... it was just average for him. It was completely outclassed by Absolute Shadow Flash by several streets.
The activation time of Swallow Reversal seemed instantaneous, but in reality, it wasn't that short. Although flashy, it lacked the clean efficiency of Absolute Shadow Flash—one slash, a flash of blood, and devastating lethality.
Looking at the two remaining chests in his hand, Su Xiao decided to open the [Law Box] first. The rewards from this special chest were usually quite unexpected.
[Tip: The compatibility between the Hunter and the Law Box is extremely low. After opening the Law Box, you can choose any one of its abilities to master.]
[Tip: The Hunter cannot master any of the abilities within the Law Box. Open? Yes/No.]
Su Xiao decisively chose not to open it. This item was a compendium of spell skills. As for how many abilities it contained, that was unknown for now. Since he had absolutely no affinity with spells, its maximum value was to be sold.
[You opened an Epic Chest (1%).]
[You obtained Fate Gold Ingot (Special Item).]
[You obtained Wilted Seed (Epic).]
[Fate Gold Ingot]
Origin: Fate/stay night
Quality: Special
Type: Material/Consumable/Currency.
Effect: After using this item, temporarily increase Luck Attribute by 3 points for 5 natural days.
Rating: None
Introduction: Can be used as currency in Primordial Worlds/Void, with extremely high purchasing power.
Sale Price: Choose one from Soul Crystal (Complete) × 1, Undead Core × 1, Demon Heart × 1, Law Essence × 1, etc.
[Wilted Seed]
Origin: Fate/stay night
Quality: Epic
Type: Item/Consumable (usable once)
Effect: While in a derivative world, this item can be implanted into a Plot Character's body. This Plot Character has a certain chance of becoming the world's pseudo-protagonist and gaining Fate Power.
Rating: 601 points (Epic item rating is 530~700 points.)
Introduction: This is... a toy for madmen.
Sale Price: 296,000 Paradise Coins.
The Fate Gold Ingot and the Wilted Seed were both interesting items. Su Xiao had opened a few treasure chests from plot protagonists before. That was how plot protagonist chests worked—they dropped things that seemed impressive but were useless if not used properly. However, if used correctly, they could yield great benefits.
After finishing with the chests, Su Xiao also opened the four Scarlet Cards in his hand. One of them was dropped by Stan.
[You obtained a Token (No Grade).]
[You obtained a Token (No Grade).]
Su Xiao opened two Scarlet Cards in succession, both yielding this damn thing. So-called Tokens were mass-produced storage space fillers created by the Blood Gate Adventurers to prevent their members from dropping Scarlet Cards upon death, thus avoiding aiding the enemy.
[You obtained a Cactus (One Pot, No Grade).]
Su Xiao looked at the large flowerpot in his hand. How bored must a Contractor be to keep a pot of cactus in their storage space? However, the surprises weren't over yet.
[You obtained Red Wine (Half Bottle, No Grade).]
[You obtained a Token (No Grade).]
[You obtained Personal Collection (Recording/Playback Device, No Grade).]
Out of curiosity, Su Xiao activated the playback device. He turned it off a few minutes later. In summary, the two female Contractors from Blood Gate really knew how to have fun.
Su Xiao had only one Scarlet Card left—Stan's.
[You obtained a Leader's Token (No Grade).]
[You obtained Soul Crystal (Large) × 17.]
[You obtained Time-Time Bullet (Gold).]
Just as Su Xiao finished opening Stan's Scarlet Card and was about to check the items, an explosion erupted from his hand.
Boom!
The flames slowly dissipated, and the surrounding Time Force twisted slightly. Su Xiao shook his hand. Although he was completely unharmed, he had lost a devastating explosive item. Stan had set it to detonate with no delay. However, judging by the 17 Soul Crystals (Large), Su Xiao's gains were extremely abundant.