# Chapter 60: Silver
After Su Xiao left Xia's restaurant, he didn't return to his exclusive room. An unfamiliar number had contacted him, wanting to discuss matters regarding the Spear Grandmaster scroll.
Regarding the Spear Grandmaster scroll, Su Xiao had considered mastering this ability, but after a preliminary calculation of resource allocation, he abandoned this idea.
Core foundational abilities consume a large amount of resources. Just Blade Grandmaster alone was making Su Xiao increasingly poor. Adding Spear Grandmaster on top would push him to the brink of bankruptcy.
The prerequisite for mastering Spear Grandmaster was Spear Master. Su Xiao not only needed to obtain a Master-level scroll, but also a spear-type Epic-grade weapon, along with matching branch abilities. If these resources were invested into blade techniques instead, the combat power improvement would be several times greater.
The buyer arranged to meet on Rain Street. This place wasn't constantly raining, but rather gathered many contractors with water-type abilities. Over time, it became known as Rain Street.
Inside a library on Rain Street, most of the books available for rent were related to combat, along with much information about various equipment. The higher the grade, the more expensive the rental price.
As Su Xiao entered the library, the only "customer" inside approached him.
"Are you Mr. White Night?"
The newcomer was dressed as a server, with short black hair. Although their attire leaned masculine, judging from the slight protrusion on their chest, this was a woman—a spirited and capable young lady.
"I am. Where's the buyer?"
Su Xiao was meeting with an intermediary, so he got straight to the point.
"That's me. Little Bean had something come up and couldn't make it. If the deal goes through, I'll cover his commission. Please, come inside. This is my shop. You can call me Yin Luo."
Yin Luo smiled, appearing clean and refreshing.
"What's your offer?"
Su Xiao didn't want to stay long. Yin Luo's aura wasn't as simple as she appeared. An extremely sharp silver energy was suppressed within her body.
"Let's talk inside."
Yin Luo pushed open the shop door and flipped the sign hanging on it to "Closed for Business."
Inside the library, beside a small round wooden table, a cup of coffee was placed before Su Xiao.
"Do you want to sell for Paradise Coins, trade goods, or a combination of both?"
Yin Luo picked up her coffee, took a light sip, then narrowed her eyes with contentment.
"Combination of both."
Su Xiao glanced at the coffee on the table but made no move to drink it.
"Mm, that's best. Coming up with a large sum of Paradise Coins in a short time would give even my adventure group a headache. What type of items do you want? As for the Paradise Coins, let's tentatively set it at 2 million."
From just a few words, Su Xiao could sense Yin Luo's financial strength. She might not be a Fifth Rank contractor.
"For items, passive ability scrolls take priority. Melee type only."
"Is that so? Let me look."
Yin Luo's fingers traced the edge of her coffee cup. Soon, she presented four scrolls to Su Xiao.
[Brave (Passive Skill.Lv.1): When suffering from fifteen abnormal states including poison, confusion, blindness, fear, unconsciousness, etc., this ability activates. Physical defense increases by 2.3 times, and a courage pulse is formed. If the enemy's willpower is lower than yours, they will be knocked back. (Requires 25 Willpower, 100+ True Stamina attribute to master.)]
[Extreme Shadow (Passive Skill.X): Can merge into shadows and dark energy, quickly recovering injuries. After leaving stealth, movement speed greatly increases, effect lasts 10 seconds. (Requires 120 True Agility attribute, Assassination basic ability Lv.60+, or Master basic ability Lv.40+, or Grandmaster basic ability Lv.25+.)]
[Potential Unleash (Passive Skill.X): Greatly increases the development speed of six abilities including swordsmanship, blade techniques, physical techniques, spear techniques, etc., and enhances talent in such techniques. Improvement range is between 10% to 30%. If technique-type abilities are already mastered, they will be enhanced. (Requires two of True Strength, Agility, or Stamina attributes above 100, and already mastering one Master-level basic ability.)]
[Tip: If the Hunter masters this passive ability, blade technique talent can increase by 15% to 30%, and Blade Grandmaster level increases by Lv.2 to Lv.5.]
[Bloom (Passive Skill.Lv.30): When HP is below 70%, all attributes increase by 2 points (excluding Luck attribute). When HP is below 30%, all attributes increase by 4 points (excluding Luck attribute). The increase cap is 140 True Attributes. Exceeding this cap provides no further improvement.]
...
Four abilities were displayed before Su Xiao. Yin Luo smiled at him cheerfully. These passive abilities alone were enough to showcase her wealth and strength.
Among these four abilities, Su Xiao didn't need to think twice. Potential Unleash suited him best. Not to mention its ability to enhance blade technique talent, the immediate benefit was Blade Grandmaster increasing by Lv.2 to Lv.5. At his current level, each level of Blade Grandmaster required Soul Crystal (Complete) × 10 + 300,000 Paradise Coins. That meant saving at least 20 Soul Crystals (Complete) and 600,000 Paradise Coins.
Moreover, Su Xiao valued the blade technique talent enhancement more. He had recently been developing his own blade techniques, which heavily relied on talent. Su Xiao's blade technique talent was much better than average, but he couldn't be called a blade genius either.
"So? All four are pretty good, right?"
"Mm, they're all very good. I'll take all four."
"..."
The smile on Yin Luo's face froze for a moment, but that's how business worked. Asking for the moon was just a standard opening move.
"That's impossible. You—"
"Wait a moment."
Su Xiao raised his hand and said, "You don't need to put on airs when you speak. We're all adults here."
"..."
Yin Luo's smile grew even brighter.
"I've been holding back for a long time. Potential Unleash was prepared for you. Add another 2 million Paradise Coins on top. Trade or not? Give me a straight answer."
If Yin Luo had said this in anger, it would be nothing special. But her expression remained smiling, her temperament clean and refreshing.
"That's much more natural."
Su Xiao tapped his finger on the table. Clearly, the other party had come prepared.
"Dear, if you don't trade, I wish you a happy death."
Yin Luo made no effort to hide her desire for the Spear Grandmaster scroll. She had been searching from Fourth Rank to Sixth Rank, and today she finally found it.
"Give me your answer. I'm showing plenty of sincerity."
"Alright."
Su Xiao had no use for the Spear Grandmaster scroll. Although precious, if it couldn't be sold, it was just a worthless piece of parchment.
[You have received 2,000,000 Paradise Coin Savings Card.]
[You have received Potential Unleash (Passive Skill.X).]
...
The transaction was complete. Yin Luo still wore a smile, but her eyes clearly said: 'Ripped me off for that much money, dear, I wish you a happy death.'
Using the kindest expression to say the harshest words—that was Yin Luo.
When Su Xiao left, Yin Luo's gaze swept around, confirming no one was there.
"Nice!"
Yin Luo raised both hands high. The next moment, a figure with long hair hanging in front of her face, wearing white clothes like a female ghost, appeared behind her.
"Silver, the Regiment Leader is looking for you. Said they want to skin you alive."
Hearing this sudden voice, Yin Luo's body trembled, and her embarrassment quickly reached its peak.
"You, you, you saw that?"
Yin Luo's mouth twitched violently.
"Nice~, is that what you're talking about?"
The female ghost spoke faintly. She even imitated Yin Luo's earlier pose, slowly raising her arms. Seeing this, Yin Luo's fingers twitched.
"Please, don't spread this around."
"30,000 Paradise Coins, hush money~"
The 'female ghost' slowly floated around Yin Luo. Yin Luo forcibly suppressed the profanities rising in her chest.
...
In his exclusive room, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed, holding a scroll in his hand. This item could not only enhance his blade technique talent but also increase his Blade Grandmaster level. Whether it rose by two levels or five depended on his current mastery of blade techniques. Five levels equaled 50 Soul Crystals (Complete)—a massive profit.