Chapter 77: Exorbitant Profits
A golden medal appeared in Su Xiao's hand. This golden medal was the size of a palm, bearing a gleaming gold regular script character 'nine'.
- Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
- Category: Medal
- Durability: None
- Equipment Requirements: DNA bound, exclusive item.
- Equipment Effect: Heavenly King (Passive), Stamina +2, Charm +2.
- Rating: None
- Description: The medal for ninth place; improving the ranking will also enhance the medal's attributes.
- Price: Not for sale.
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The attributes of this medal were decent, a dual attribute +2, and it increased both Charm and Stamina attributes.
His Charm attribute had finally reached the ordinary person's range, but after seeing Bubuteni's surprisingly high Charm of 10 points, Su Xiao was speechless. That fool's Charm was mysteriously high.
Upon selecting to equip it, another prompt appeared.
Su Xiao was taken aback. He wasn't clear where to equip this thing. Its definition was very vague; it was both equipment and a consumable, only equippable once. If he equipped another medal-type equipment in the future, it would cancel out the 'Arena Heavenly King' medal.
After consulting Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao equipped the 'Arena Heavenly King' medal below his collarbone, on the right side of his chest.
The 'Arena Heavenly King' medal transformed into a stream of light and rushed towards Su Xiao's chest, where a slight stinging sensation occurred.
Pulling open his collar, Su Xiao saw a golden tattoo of the number nine appear on his chest, and at the same time, his Stamina and Charm increased.
Having received the reward for the top ten in the arena, Su Xiao left the arena. From now on, he would only come here occasionally to warm up; the matching speed for the top ten was far too slow.
Just as he walked out of the arena, Su Xiao saw a somewhat familiar woman approaching gracefully. It was the woman who had continuously challenged him in the arena.
"Handsome, can we talk? I was a bit abrupt before. How about we let bygones be bygones with one... encounter?"
Mei Ji chuckled softly. The 'one encounter to end the grudge' was just a joke; she had ultimately not contacted that pervert who enjoyed tormenting women.
"Whatever. I was just about to get something to eat. It's your freedom to follow if you want."
Su Xiao walked towards Xia's restaurant. The other party's attitude this time was very low. It's hard to slap a smiling face, but the previous behavior of continuously issuing challenges was very annoying.
There was an unspoken rule in the arena: except for important matters, one generally wouldn't continuously challenge and harass others. Although you wouldn't die in the arena, the pain was 100% realistic.
Arriving at Xia's restaurant, Xia was still alone in the shop. This restaurant usually had no customers at all. If not for Su Xiao's frequent patronage, it might have already closed down. Now, with the foodie Bubuteni around, the restaurant's turnover had noticeably increased.
"You like eating here too?"
Mei Ji sat opposite, resting her chin on her hand, revealing a large expanse of fair skin.
Xia brought over two glasses of orange juice and glanced at Mei Ji.
Xia's appearance was the type that grew more beautiful the more you looked, while Mei Ji was the seductive type. Their ways of surviving in Reincarnation Paradise were different.
Xia relied on her own efforts, while Mei Ji used her looks and her skill at pleasing men.
This was not shameful in Reincarnation Paradise. In this 'dog-eat-dog' place, the law of the jungle was vividly displayed.
"Slutty fox."
Xia muttered under her breath. Mei Ji curled her lip.
"Still better than cooking for people. Ah~, some people, when they were newbies, were tricked..."
Mei Ji and Xia actually knew each other.
Xia's face flushed red, remembering her somewhat foolish behavior when she first entered Reincarnation Paradise.
"I like it."
With that, Xia turned and walked towards the back kitchen.
"Handsome, I apologize again for before. There hasn't been a ruthless person like you in the arena for a long time. Issuing a challenge was the only way to contact you. Reincarnation Paradise has confidentiality measures for contractors' IDs."
Su Xiao sized up Mei Ji.
"Oh, I don't really care about that matter."
She had challenged him frequently, and he had killed her once. That made them even. The grudge was settled immediately; there was no need to haggle over small matters, or else he would have an endless stream of enemies.
Mei Ji smiled charmingly.
"That's great. May I ask, I haven't heard of a ruthless person like you in any of the major adventure groups. Have you joined a small group? Or are you a solo player? Have any adventure groups sent you an invitation?"
Here it was. Mei Ji revealed her purpose: she wanted to introduce Su Xiao to an adventure group.
Mei Ji picked up the juice in front of her and took a small sip.
"I have no intention of joining an adventure group for now. As for invitations... the Phantom Troupe invited me."
In fact, Su Xiao never considered the Phantom Troupe an adventure group; it was more like a nominal organization.
"Pfft~, cough, cough, cough..."
Mei Ji spat out her juice, coughing continuously.
"You... you are the one who received an invitation from Karl but refused?"
Cold sweat broke out on Mei Ji's forehead, and her face was flushed red from coughing.
"Probably."
Upon receiving Su Xiao's reply, Mei Ji swallowed her saliva.
"I'm sorry to disturb you. If you ever want information about the arena in the future, feel free to find me. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
Mei Ji got up and hurried away as if she had seen a ghost, all the various thoughts in her mind completely dispelled.
Provoking the Phantom Troupe was almost the same as seeking death. The Phantom Troupe was an organization that gathered monsters, madmen, psychopaths, villains, murderers, and the like. Being invited meant you were a super ruthless person.
Watching Mei Ji's hurried footsteps, Su Xiao felt she wouldn't come looking for him again.
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The items obtained from the derivative world had already been processed. Su Xiao rarely had any free time in Reincarnation Paradise. Afterwards, he would just practice his blade technique every day or wander around.
Su Xiao's current mana recovery rate was 10 points per hour. When he first returned to Reincarnation Paradise, his mana was depleted. After less than three days, his mana had fully recovered.
Setting up a stall in the Trade Market, Su Xiao began crafting.
With a material cost of 100 Paradise Coins per unit, Su Xiao used all his resources to craft a total of 19 units.
He placed these on the stall at a price of 350 Paradise Coins each. This price was neither high nor low, allowing for a quick sale.
Contractors in various attires passed by. Some would buy directly, while others would try to haggle.
Two hours later, all 19 units on the stall were sold out, showing how popular this item was.
After crafting 19 units in succession, the proficiency for 'Alchemy Bomb Crafting' in the first layer of Alchemy was maxed out.
Spending 500 Paradise Coins to upgrade 'Alchemy Bomb Crafting' from level 2 to level 3, Su Xiao checked the alchemy skill list. No new branch skills appeared. The highest-level bomb he could craft was still the same.
All 19 alchemy bombs were sold for a total of 6,500 Paradise Coins, though not all were sold at 350 Paradise Coins each.
After deducting the costs, Su Xiao made a net profit of 4,750 Paradise Coins. After also deducting the cost of upgrading 'Alchemy Bomb Crafting', his brand still had 6,023 Paradise Coins left.
Crafting and selling was very profitable, but there were limitations. The mana recovery rate wasn't very fast. Su Xiao could craft about 20 alchemy bombs in 3 days.
Furthermore, alchemy bombs could only be crafted within Reincarnation Paradise, not in the Real World or derivative worlds.
There was some hope in derivative worlds, provided Su Xiao had the necessary materials.