Chapter 1: Please Don't Buy
[Hunter has reached the maximum stay time in Reincarnation Paradise.]
[Returning to the Real World, please remember the Reincarnation Paradise regulations.]
[Under no circumstances may any information about Reincarnation Paradise be disclosed in the Real World, otherwise a warning will be issued. If the warning is ineffective, execution will be enforced.]
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[Teleportation begins, Location: Real World.]
His vision blurred for a moment, and when it cleared, Su Xiao found himself inside a seaside villa.
Back in the Real World, Su Xiao's tense nerves gradually relaxed. Grabbing a lounge chair, he walked out of the courtyard to sunbathe on the beach.
In the Real World, he was always very well-behaved. Of course, that was before he carried out his revenge plan.
"Stay hidden well. Don't let me catch your trail."
Enjoying the warm sea breeze and the sand, a group of middle-aged women walked past in front of him. This time, there were no bikini-clad beauties.
These women carried plastic buckets and held nets in their hands, apparently heading to the seaside to catch seafood.
Marine environment pollution was getting worse, and marine life was gradually becoming scarce. Fortunately, the environment of this beach was decent, and some seafood could be caught in the shallow waters.
Time slipped away like a snap of the fingers. Four days passed in the blink of an eye. Su Xiao had already adjusted his mental state, ready to face the next derivative world in peak condition.
But on the morning of the fourth day, just after Su Xiao finished breakfast, Reincarnation Paradise suddenly issued a notification.
This notification was not only sudden but also appeared in bright red font.
[Hunter, please be advised that Reincarnation Paradise will be conducting an emergency mobilization on you.]
[Checked that the Hunter's hunting mission in the 'Akame ga Kill!' derivative world was not completed. The Hunter has no right to refuse this emergency mobilization.]
[Warning: The following content is top-secret. The Hunter must not disclose it externally!]
[Warning: The following content is top-secret. The Hunter must not disclose it externally!]
[Warning: The following content is top-secret. The Hunter must not disclose it externally!]
Three consecutive blood-red warnings appeared. The crimson font seemed to have blood dripping from it, putting Su Xiao on high alert.
[In Reincarnation Era 4576249: March 5th: 12:37, Reincarnation Paradise declared war on a hostile force (the hostile force is a certain tribe in the Void). Due to the thirty-first article of the initial regulations, Reincarnation Paradise cannot forcibly execute the tribe within the Void. Contractors will be dispatched to fight. Both sides have declared war.]
[Space Battlefield opening!]
[The difficulty of this Space Battlefield is D-Class Battlefield (Extremely Difficult). Please be vigilant, Hunter.]
[There are no main missions within the Space Battlefield. They will be changed to Battlefield Missions. The Hunter's Battlefield Mission differs from the Contractor's Battlefield Mission.]
[Hint: The Hunter must not harm Contractors on their own side. Contractors on their own side must not provoke or actively attack the Hunter.]
[Early release of Hunting Mission. Due to the absence of Violators in the Space Battlefield, the Hunting Mission has been changed.]
[Hunting Mission (Special): Suppress the Rebellion!]
Mission Introduction: When the Space Battlefield officially opens, the Hunter will participate in the space war as a neutral party, cleansing all Violators.
Mission Identity: The Hunter holds a neutral position. Due to the particularity of the Space Battlefield, Reincarnation Paradise's 'Forced Execution' function will consume a large amount of resources. The Hunter will be responsible for judgment and harmony within the battlefield, cleansing Violators from both sides.
[Neutral Position will be activated after the space war begins.]
[Beep, Reincarnation Paradise and the hostile force have reached an agreement. The Neutral Position holds the highest authority within the battlefield.]
[Assigning Position...]
A burning sensation spread across the back of his hand. A black scythe suddenly appeared, with a balance scale pattern beneath it, symbolizing judgment and fairness.
Su Xiao checked his mark; this was likely the symbol of the neutral faction. He sneered coldly. This authority was quite significant. There must be special missions in the battlefield. As for the fairness Reincarnation Paradise mentioned, only a fool would believe that. He was a Hunter of Reincarnation Paradise; how could he possibly favor the enemy? That would be suicide.
Perhaps the true role of a Hunter was only now being revealed.
Su Xiao had realized long ago that Reincarnation Paradise's power was unimaginably vast, but this powerful entity acted according to certain regulations. Within those regulations, it was omnipotent.
[Position assignment complete. The position will disappear after the Space Battlefield ends.]
[Hint: The Space Battlefield will end within a short time. Please make preparations in advance, Hunter.]
[The Hunter will return to Reincarnation Paradise within one minute.]
Reincarnation Paradise began the countdown. Su Xiao took a deep breath. Because he hadn't completed his hunting mission, he was forcibly drafted to participate in the Space Battlefield, and his identity was akin to a referee. If either side in the conflict violated the rules, he would be responsible for cleaning them up. Or perhaps it wasn't that simple...
It was conceivable that this derivative world wouldn't last too long, as it was just a war. The participants were Contractors and unknown creatures. The numbers shouldn't be too large, and the outcome would be decided quickly.
This notification made Su Xiao understand one thing: there were many unknown dangers in the Void. The force that dared to challenge Reincarnation Paradise was either extremely powerful, understood Reincarnation Paradise's rules, or had stumbled into it without knowing Reincarnation Paradise existed at all.
Su Xiao leaned towards the latter. If it were truly extremely powerful, Reincarnation Paradise wouldn't send Contractors to fight. While those Contractors wouldn't be too weak, their strength was definitely below Su Xiao's.
Su Xiao knew in his heart that he might be very busy in this derivative world, having to manage the unruly elements in the war.
But what puzzled him was: what exactly were the rules of the war? Was it that large-scale area-of-effect weapons weren't allowed?
Unlikely. Reincarnation Paradise wasn't that boring. Any means that could kill the enemy within Reincarnation Paradise was a good means; no one would care if you dropped a nuke.
He hadn't entered the Space Battlefield yet, so everything was just speculation.
The sensation of teleportation appeared. After an unknown amount of time, Su Xiao regained consciousness. He was already sitting on the bed in his Exclusive Room. Another notification from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[The space shuttle will depart in three hours. Please resupply as soon as possible, Hunter.]
He had three hours to prepare. When Su Xiao walked out of his Exclusive Room, he immediately noticed the changes in Reincarnation Paradise.
The unchanging white sky had slightly altered, faintly showing a red glow. War was imminent.
When Su Xiao arrived at the Trade Market, he was stunned by the scene before him. Several times more people than usual were gathered here, and they were all setting up stalls. The Contractors who usually wandered around the stalls were nowhere to be seen; only stall owners remained. The titles of the stalls were also very strange.
"Recovery items on sale! Selling at original price, please don't buy."
"Bullets, bombs for sale, 20% below market price, please don't buy. The next stall is cheaper."
"Equipment clearance sale, five pieces of green equipment, please don't buy."
The Trade Market was full of Workers. At this time, Contractors were all in the Real World. Only a small number of Contractors participating in the Space War could return to Reincarnation Paradise at this time. These stalls were all serving these people.
Su Xiao checked the prices at various stalls. The prices were very low now. The price of consumables was 30% lower than usual, and equipment was even cheaper.
Had these Workers suddenly grown a conscience? Unlikely. The 'please don't buy' in the stall titles was very glaring. This was probably a mandatory measure by Reincarnation Paradise, forcibly ordering Workers not to inflate prices during the war, and even to lower them.
That was exactly the case. Any Worker who dared to inflate prices would have their trading privileges stripped, stripped for a full thirty days.
Even choosing not to sell items was not allowed. Reincarnation Paradise had mandatory requirements, which was why there were so many Workers in the Trade Market.