Chapter 47: The Visitor
When Su Xiao had only 21 hours left to stay in Reincarnation Paradise, he successfully manufactured 10 Apollo bombs.
The 10 Apollo bombs were neatly arranged on the testing table, appearing as ten apple-sized gelatinous objects with a soft texture. Yet these things could unleash terrifying power. The combined explosion range of the 10 Apollo bombs covered a 20-kilometer radius, enough to reduce an entire city to ashes.
Putting away the Apollo bombs, Su Xiao glanced at his remaining 458,200 Paradise Coins. Supplies had already been replenished, and there were no abilities left to improve. His gaze shifted to Bubu Wang.
"Bubu, there's still 450,000 Paradise Coins left. Want to replenish the plasma?"
"Woof~"
Bubu Wang was startled by Su Xiao's suggestion. The plasma Su Xiao mentioned was purchased by the milligram, so expensive it made the dog question its existence. But undeniably, the [Negative Ion Plasma Superconducting Device] was extremely practical. Without it, Su Xiao might have already died in the Dark Crow World.
Coincidentally, Su Xiao was about to enter the Black Abyss. That emotionless killer, Zang Ge, had his hometown in the Black Abyss.
"Replenish a moderate amount."
Su Xiao tried querying Reincarnation Paradise and soon got a response. Replenishing the plasma solution required a fairly high authority level, at least Lv.45. Fortunately, his authority was sufficient, and he could even get a discount.
A full 300,000 Paradise Coins were consumed. Su Xiao and Bubu Wang both stared at a metal rod. Inside it was a finger-joint-high amount of plasma solution. This was the minimum purchase quantity, and this much plasma could sustain the plasma net for about 5 minutes at most.
"Bubu, from now on, maintain good relations with the Bana Dwarf Clan."
"Woof."
Bubu Wang fully agreed with Su Xiao's view. The plasma solution was far too expensive. The plasma solution the Bana Dwarf Clan had previously gifted to Bubu was worth at least 7 million Paradise Coins or more. Considering that was the Bana Dwarf Clan's monopolized technology, the production cost probably wasn't that exaggerated.
With only a little over 150,000 Paradise Coins left, Su Xiao prepared to continue manufacturing Ancient Secret Medicine. In a place like the Black Abyss, he had to ensure sufficient recovery items. However, he needed to keep at least 50,000 Paradise Coins as a reserve in case of emergencies.
Due to insufficient mana, Su Xiao couldn't participate in the arena. He could only practice his blade techniques in his exclusive room. Just when there were three hours left before returning to the Real World, Bubu Wang ran into the blade practice room.
"Did the Black Maple Tree wither?"
Bubu Wang's conveyed message startled Su Xiao considerably. He had invested no small amount of effort into this Black Maple Tree.
As soon as Su Xiao stepped out of the blade practice room, he saw Beini circling anxiously around the Black Maple Tree. Seeing Su Xiao arrive, Beini approached him with a guilty conscience, rubbing her head against his pant leg.
Seeing Beini's ingratiating behavior, Su Xiao basically knew what had happened. He came to the Black Maple Tree and found that the tree, planted in a nearly two-meter-wide flower pot, was slowly withering, its emerald leaves rapidly falling off.
"Meow~"
Beini sniffled. She had only sneezed in the direction of this stupid tree. Who knew if the tree was unhappy or something, but it decided to die on her.
"It really... succeeded."
Su Xiao's fingers pierced into the soil inside the flower pot. After carefully sensing, he took out a Soul Crystal (Large). Exerting force in his hand, the Soul Crystal (Large) was crushed into dozens of pieces.
He thrust the dozens of Soul Crystal fragments into the soil. Slender roots emerged from the dirt, wrapping around these Soul Crystal fragments.
Crack, crack, crack...
The Black Maple Tree withered even faster. The nearly meter-tall small tree split open from the center, and an emerald light shone through the crack.
The Black Maple Tree wasn't withering; it was transitioning from the seedling stage to the growth stage. During the seedling stage, the Black Maple Tree's bark protected it from harsh environments. After passing the seedling stage, it could grow new branches. At this stage, the Black Maple Tree no longer simply absorbed energy but began absorbing rule power to grow. This was precisely why the Black Maple Tree had an auxiliary effect on blade techniques.
In less than five minutes, the layer of withered bark on the Black Maple Tree completely fell off, leaving the tree bare, about 1.2 meters tall.
Beini watched the Black Maple Tree, now a section taller. She leaped onto a chandelier, clearly feeling wronged. Her wagging tail seemed to silently protest: "This cat can't take this injustice."
Su Xiao collected all the fallen leaves and bark from the Black Maple Tree. There were 36 leaves and 5 large pieces of bark. He gave 16 leaves and 2 pieces of bark to Bubu Wang, instructing him to use these to build a good relationship with the Bana Dwarf Clan. As for the remaining 20 leaves and 3 pieces of bark, these items were extremely valuable in the Void, but selling them carried some risk.
The Black Maple Tree entering the growth stage was undoubtedly good news, because before long, Su Xiao could meditate near this tree, thereby enhancing his understanding of blade techniques. When the Black Maple Tree grew robust enough, it could even be stored in the team storage space.
After successively manufacturing several bottles of Ancient Secret Medicine, a notification from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[The Hunter's stay time in Reincarnation Paradise has reached its limit. About to return to the Real World. Please remember the regulations of Reincarnation Paradise...]
[Transmission begins. Location: Real World.]
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Inside the second floor of the accessory shop.
With a bang, Amu slammed headfirst into the floor. Su Xiao and Bubu Wang, however, were long accustomed to this kind of transmission.
As soon as he returned to the Real World, Su Xiao leaped, pouncing toward a wooden cabinet. He slapped it with one hand, causing a depression in the cabinet's middle. A sheathed long blade popped out from the side of the wooden cabinet.
Su Xiao drew the Tang Hong from inside the cabinet. His other hand reached into the cabinet's slot and pulled out five grenades.
Tossing the grenades to Amu, Su Xiao made a gesture to Bubu Wang. Bubu Wang immediately blended into the environment and quickly ran downstairs.
Su Xiao reacted this way because over a dozen red indicator lights on the wall had lit up.
By observing these indicator lights, Su Xiao determined that someone had triggered the warning device on the east side of the accessory shop. The intruder wasn't an ordinary person. A green indicator light meant someone had triggered a trap, while red meant the trap hadn't been triggered but had been disarmed.
At that moment, in a small alley beside the accessory shop, a woman in a black suit and black sunglasses had a somewhat ugly expression. She was holding a landmine in her hand.
"Is this what Wei Dong meant by 'no hidden dangers'?"
The woman tossed the landmine to a suited man behind her. From their attire, it was clear they were from the Scavenger organization. This kind of clothing almost represented their identity.
"Boss, after all, we're here to ask for a favor this time. Doing this... isn't good, is it?"
A suited man spoke, his face twitching unnaturally because he recalled the expression of his superior, Zha Lei, half an hour ago. But he couldn't laugh.
Initially, the suited woman thought she had stepped on an anti-gravity mine. She knew very well how powerful this common mine from Reincarnation Paradise was, so she didn't dare move. After her subordinates' efforts, the mine went off. What left her even more speechless was that this mine, which had scared her into a cold sweat, only had the power of a firecracker, causing her to lose considerable face.
"So, you have business with me."
Su Xiao crouched on the rooftop, holding Tang Hong in one hand, blood energy drifting around him.
Sensing Su Xiao's aura, all the Scavenger members felt their hair stand on end.