Chapter 71: Tailor-Made
After much deliberation, Su Xiao still couldn't figure out what kind of Azure Steel Shadow weapon to construct. However, he did discover one thing: the Shadow of Law Destruction was a late-game profession.
Previously, when he increased his Intelligence attribute, aside from having more Mana Points and higher resistance to magic-type damage, there wasn't much other benefit. But he had to keep raising Intelligence—it was one of the three main attributes of the Shadow of Law Destruction.
Now, he finally understood why Intelligence needed to be boosted. Without a high Intelligence attribute to support it, the Slaughtering Shadow simply couldn't unleash its current power.
After obtaining the Slaughtering Shadow, Su Xiao no longer feared ranged enemies, and he became even stronger against swarm tactics. On the defensive side, the increased strength of his Energy Shield and Crystal Layer also brought a significant improvement.
In short, after awakening the Slaughtering Shadow, he began to move closer to the complete form of a Law Destroyer. This made him even more eager for the ultimate skill—what exactly was the effect of the Azure Shadow King? Unfortunately, the awakening progress of this ultimate skill had already reached 97%, but it simply refused to awaken. Su Xiao had no way to force it. When he asked Mawen Hua'erzi about it, that guy just smiled faintly and said nothing.
"Whoosh~"
Su Xiao let out a long breath, feeling quite pleased. Over at Beini's side, there was still no news about the sale of [Denglinuo Ya's Prayer] and [Denglinuo Ya's Blood]. As for what Beini had found while treasure hunting, it was a crystal of Epic quality called [Strange Beast Convergence Body]. It could be used as an alchemy material or as a one-time-use item to dispel all abnormal status effects below the sixth rank.
Unfortunately, Beini had a mysterious fondness for this thing. She often hugged it and licked it. In her words, it tasted even better than catnip and silvervine. Her pitiful little eyes clearly begged, "Can I keep it to lick?"
Earlier, Su Xiao had wondered why Beini was being so secretive and reluctant to tell him what she had found.
Now that he had awakened the Slaughtering Shadow ability, the question of which ability to enhance with the Golden Skill Point was a tough choice. Enhancing the Slaughtering Shadow and the Devouring Core offered the highest cost-performance ratio, but since he had only recently mastered the Slaughtering Shadow, rashly upgrading it would not be a good idea.
Just as Su Xiao was hesitating over which ability to enhance, Kuang Hu sent him a message saying that he was ready.
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Inside the meeting room on the second floor of the Divine Emperor Adventure Group's base, Su Xiao sat opposite the Divine Emperor. Kuang Hu stood beside the Divine Emperor with his arms crossed, eyes fixed straight ahead, clearly not intending to participate in the upcoming bargaining.
"Brother Bai Ye, this is the sincerity we offer."
The Divine Emperor waved his hand, and items appeared on the coffee table: two pieces of Epic-grade equipment, three Soul Crystals (Complete), two savings cards worth 1.8 million Paradise Coins each, one Legendary-grade enhancement potion, and three Legendary-grade items.
Seeing these items on the table, Su Xiao looked at the Divine Emperor with confusion. This was the first time he had encountered such a bargaining method.
The Divine Emperor picked up the teacup on the table. The tea inside seemed to turn into a sedative at that moment. He took a large gulp.
"This is still not enough."
As soon as Su Xiao spoke, he clearly saw the Divine Emperor's hand tremble. The other party picked up the sedative tea again and took another big gulp.
"This is already... somewhat bankrupting me."
The Divine Emperor coughed lightly. After all, he had several hundred members in his group, and the team's assets were spread evenly among them. The liquid assets he could mobilize were far less than one might imagine.
"Then I'll have to contact those people from the Wutong Tree."
"..."
The Divine Emperor and Kuang Hu exchanged glances. Kuang Hu shrugged, indicating he had no solution. The Divine Emperor turned his gaze to Matcha, the chief healer, who tilted her head away, meaning she wouldn't abandon her dignity—acting cute was out of the question.
"How about we trade item for item?"
The Divine Emperor took a deep breath, as if making some kind of decision.
"Captain, there's still..."
"Don't say it anymore. Stan has already proven with his life that having only one strong person in an adventure group is not enough. Everyone must be strong enough, or else it's just a pile of loose sand."
The Divine Emperor hesitated for a moment, then a red crystal metal pendant appeared in his hand. The pendant emitted a faint golden glow, with a black metal chain. Although the texture was metallic, it gave a warm and soft feeling.
"I'll trade this for the Team Rank Promotion Scroll."
The Divine Emperor placed the pendant on the coffee table. He was the captain of the Divine Emperor Adventure Group, named after his own code name. As the captain, he was willing to sacrifice something for the team in exchange for collective strength.
The Divine Emperor understood one thing: as long as he could obtain the [Team Rank Promotion Scroll], his team would have the qualifications to advance to the fifth rank, and even rush to the sixth rank by leveraging the adventure group's rank advantage. Of course, this would take time.
After putting down the pendant, the Divine Emperor downed the "sedative" in his teacup in one gulp. There was an expression called heartache, and that was exactly what he was feeling now. Every time he traded with Su Xiao, the Divine Emperor felt like he was on the verge of bankruptcy—heartache mixed with joy.
Su Xiao picked up the pendant on the table and checked its attributes.
[Holy Traveler]
Origin: Sixth Rank War World
Quality: Light Gold (This is a growth-type equipment, bound to the user, quality can be upgraded upon meeting conditions)
Category: Pendant (Extremely Rare)
Durability: 37/37
Equipment Requirement: Must bind this equipment.
Equipment Effect 1: Swift Blessing (Passive) – After entering stealth, continuously increases movement speed, up to a maximum of 80% (This effect will improve as quality increases. No cost).
Equipment Effect 2: Travel (Active) – After entering stealth, activate this skill to penetrate over 80% of objects. Effect lasts 10 seconds, cooldown 30 seconds. No cost.
Equipment Effect 3: Forced Stealth (Passive) – If stealth is detected, forcibly enter a second stealth state and gain the maximum movement speed boost from Swift Blessing (Passive). Cooldown is five hours.
Rating: 310 points (This equipment's rating is 310~??? points).
Introduction: We are the hidden ones among miracles, and also the guardians of the world.
Price: Cannot be sold after binding. Pending binding.
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What the Divine Emperor had taken out was a growth-type item. Any assassin-type contractor would go crazy for this thing. Clearly, none of the Divine Emperor's core members were assassins, or they would have bound it long ago.
After checking the attributes of [Holy Traveler], Su Xiao felt that this item was practically tailor-made for Bubu Wang. With this, there would be no place Bubu Wang couldn't reach. The Forced Stealth ability, combined with Bubu Wang's ability to blend into the environment, was simply heaven-defying. More importantly, it was a growth-type equipment. In most cases, growth-type equipment equaled priceless.
Su Xiao had become the final victor too many times thanks to Bubu Wang's contributions. Even though Bubu Wang had little combat power, the intelligence advantage alone was enough to push enemies into the abyss.
"So, deal?"
The Divine Emperor forced himself not to look at the [Holy Traveler] on the table, afraid he might regret it. The potential of growth-type equipment was almost limitless. Although it wasn't as strong as Epic-grade equipment initially, surpassing Epic-grade was only a matter of time. For a lone wolf, [Holy Traveler] was priceless, and for an adventure group, [Team Rank Promotion Scroll] was equally priceless.