Chapter 68: Good Friends
Holding the slightly yellowed scroll in his hand, Su Xiao could hardly believe it. 17 points of Luck Attribute were indeed this formidable.
"Woo~"
Bubu Wang couldn't speak, otherwise it would have shouted, "This just isn't scientific."
Under the close watch of Bubu Wang, Amu, and Beini, Su Xiao picked up the Codex Card: Slaughter and Redemption, which had dropped from Zuiyasi.
Using the Codex Card to summon a treasure chest, Su Xiao chose to open it. Pitch-black light surged forth, flashing three times in succession!
Su Xiao's heartbeat accelerated. Even with his composure, he couldn't quite believe he had gotten a triple flash, and the third flash was exceptionally dazzling. The black light lasted for a full half minute before fading. He had never seen such an exaggerated flash phenomenon before.
[You have obtained: Spear Grandmaster Lv.1 Scroll.]
[Spear Grandmaster Lv.1 Scroll: To use this scroll, you must have at least Spear Master Lv.45 or above.]
The Codex Card from Zuiyasi only yielded one item, but that was enough. Su Xiao even doubted whether any Fourth Rank contractor could afford this thing. No, even the top-tier contractors of the Fifth Rank would have to bleed resources to buy it.
Su Xiao's gaze shifted to the last Codex Card. Calming his mood, he summoned the Codex Card: Frenzied Treasure Chest and chose to open it.
No intense light burst forth. Su Xiao wasn't disappointed; after all, a triple flash was already lucky to the point of being exaggerated.
[You have obtained: Soul Crystal (Complete) x3.]
[You have obtained: Mental Contamination.]
[Mental Contamination]
Origin: Ghost World
Quality: Legendary
Type: Item (Single Use)
Effect: After using this item, it can contaminate the target's mental state, intermittently inducing sixteen states including frenzy, madness, and split personality.
Rating: 518 (Legendary item rating ranges from 400 to 530 points)
Description: This is a filthy thing born from darkness, confinement, and hunger.
Selling Price: 176,000 Paradise Coins
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Su Xiao handed [Denglinuo Ya's Prayer] and [Denglinuo Ya's Blood] to the finance cat Beini for it to sell. After operating his Reincarnation Paradise mark for a while, he fell asleep immediately.
...
Divine Emperor Adventure Group, within the team base, on the second floor's reception hall. Divine Emperor was conversing with three young men and women. From their postures, it was clear the three were somewhat nervous.
"Don't be nervous. Joining the adventure group comes with some restrictions, but it's not as big as you imagine. As for profit distribution, the group has a professional evaluation system for that. You'll get benefits proportional to what you do. Moreover, compared to lone wolves, you'll have access to a wider range of resources. Resource sharing is something lone wolves can never match in an adventure group. But I'll say this upfront: if you betray the team, you'll face the team's purge. Of course, as long as you're willing to integrate with us, we're family."
Divine Emperor employed both kindness and authority. With just a few words, he made the three First Rank contractors' expressions shift repeatedly. These three had potential, and if their character was good, they were worth cultivating heavily.
"Take a look at these photos. If you encounter them in an open world, stay as far away as possible, or you'll be in danger."
Divine Emperor placed over a dozen photos on the mahogany table in front of him. The three young contractors, standing with hands behind their backs, picked up the photos to examine them.
"A little girl like this is dangerous? She looks pretty cute, even sucking on a lollipop."
A girl with twin tails and dimples when she smiled spoke up. The young man and woman beside her leaned in to look. Seeing their expressions, Divine Emperor said:
"This is Gulu, a member of the Traveling Group. Conservative estimates put the number of contractors she's killed at over a hundred. As for the people she's killed, that's hard to calculate; it would be in the tens of thousands."
"Tens... of thousands?"
The twin-tailed girl's cheek twitched. She hadn't expected the little loli in the photo to be so brutal and bloodthirsty.
"Look at this one. This one looks fierce at a glance."
The seaweed-haired youth beside her pulled out another photo and showed it to the girl.
"Indeed. What's he sitting on... a pile of corpses?"
The girl shrank back. Seeing her expression, Divine Emperor gave a gentle smile.
"This is Bai Ye. Outsiders call him the Night of Beheading. The number of beings he's killed... is temporarily incalculable. He's also the current strongest of the Fourth Rank. Once, he killed all the contractors in an entire world. No, there was one survivor. That was also a peculiar person."
Thinking of Brother Wusan, Divine Emperor chuckled wryly.
"So if we run into him, we're dead for sure?"
A somewhat gloomy young man spoke up.
"Don't worry. As long as you don't actively provoke him and declare yourselves as Divine Emperor's people, he won't make trouble for you. He and your Brother Kuanghu are good friends."
"Is that so."
The twin-tailed girl's eyes flickered. She felt secretly pleased about choosing to join Divine Emperor. The strength of the Divine Emperor Adventure Group gave her much more peace of mind in the dangerous Reincarnation Paradise.
"There are many others you need to remember: Black Mage Lord Solomon, Dark Force National Football Team, Elemental Cannon Chen, Murder Princess Orange Girl, Silent Pig, Diamond Dog Lolo, Sister Complex Yanchen, Madman Black Blood, Poison Powder 20K. There are more specifics; later there will be a detailed..."
Divine Emperor's voice trailed off as he spoke. The three First Rank contractors looked up at him. At that moment, Divine Emperor's expression was somewhat dazed, and he didn't even notice the teacup in his hand cracking.
"Go, find your Brother Kuanghu. Tell him to come see me within five minutes."
Divine Emperor set down his teacup. If not for the presence of the three fresh-faced newcomers, he would have muttered a low "Holy shit."
"Uh, ah, okay."
The three newcomers hurriedly left the room. A few minutes later, Kuanghu pushed the door open. The three newcomers waited at the doorway. After a moment,
"Holy shit! Where did he get that? I'm going to find him right now."
Kuanghu pushed the door open and was about to leave when he saw the three newcomers waiting in the hallway. He looked the female contractor up and down. Sweet-looking face. This seemed to be someone he had recruited into the group. Good talent. He couldn't quite remember her specific name; he dealt with too many contractors every day.
"I remember you're good at negotiation, right?"
Kuanghu seemed to be thinking about something.
"Mm, very good at it."
The twin-tailed cute girl instinctively nodded.
"Good. Come with me."
"Brother Kuanghu, can I ask who we're going to see?"
"Bai Ye."
"Huh?"
The twin-tailed cute girl was stunned. She really wanted to ask, could she not go?
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Three hours later, on a commercial street in Reincarnation Paradise, inside a self-service restaurant.
Between two rows of high-backed booth seats was a dining table. At the center of the table was a metal grill. Meat slices sizzled on the metal grill, emitting an enticing aroma.
Su Xiao was currently leaning back in his booth seat. Across from him sat three people: Kuanghu, a twin-tailed cute girl, and a seaweed-haired youth.
"Hey, wake up. Have you been with too many women? You're this sleepy?"
Chewing on grilled meat and holding a glass of ice-cold beer, Kuanghu tapped the table in front of Su Xiao. Few people dared to tease Su Xiao, and Kuanghu was one of them.
"Hm?"
Su Xiao opened his eyes groggily. He had only slept for three hours before Kuanghu urgently called him out to eat.
"I was a bit tired last world. We'll talk about the team scroll later."
Su Xiao picked up the ice-cold beer on the table and took a big gulp.
"That matter isn't urgent. Mainly, I wanted to treat you to a meal. Thanks for last time and this time, haha."
"Oh."
"Come on, eat some meat. This is meat from a leader-level beast. Tastes great."
Though Kuanghu said this, he quickly finished off the already-grilled meat with a few chopstickfuls, then took a satisfied big gulp of beer and let out a long sigh.
The twin-tailed cute girl beside Kuanghu secretly glanced at Su Xiao. Su Xiao was completely different from what she had imagined.