# Chapter 57: Scarce Resources
When Beini returned to the exclusive room, Su Xiao had just finished lunch. Amu and Baha were having their "daily sparring match" in the training room. Don't think this was a friendly bout—in Su Xiao's team, there was no such concept.
As for the combination of Amu and Baha, their relationship needed no elaboration, yet during their "daily sparring matches," it was normal for them to spend tens of thousands of Paradise Coins on healing their injuries. Enemies would never hold back, and at no time should one develop the habit of holding back—that was a deadly bad habit.
"Meow."
Beini ran over to Su Xiao's side. She had high expectations for Trade Street. Seeing this, Su Xiao brought Bubu Wang and Beini along as they left the exclusive room.
Su Xiao first arrived at Lide's forge, depositing Dragon-Slaying Flash there so Lide could enhance its ability 2 through Starlight Iron.
After bidding farewell to Lide, Su Xiao headed toward Trade Street. After winding through various paths, he arrived at the archway of Trade Street.
The contractors entering and exiting through the archway were noticeably more numerous, and their auras were not weak. After Su Xiao passed through an invisible membrane, the surrounding light dimmed slightly.
Black mist enveloped Su Xiao, making it impossible for others to see his appearance, and even determining his physique or gender was difficult—unless he took the initiative to speak.
Voices could also be disguised, costing 1 Soul Coin every 10 hours, but Su Xiao had never developed the habit of disguising himself.
The stalls on both sides of Trade Street had increased significantly. No one was loudly hawking their wares; the occasional loud voice was due to haggling over prices.
Beini ran to a stall and, after seeing the items displayed there, felt as if she had arrived in paradise.
Beini being able to enter Trade Street was undoubtedly good news. The bad news was that her stay time here was limited—only 17 hours. How to use this time was up to her.
Su Xiao walked along Trade Street. After passing a dozen or so stalls, he spotted several very good Holy Spirit rank items. Here, the price of Holy Spirit rank equipment ranged between 50 and 120 Soul Coins, though this was only for the most ordinary Holy Spirit rank equipment.
This was the baseline reference price. Some Holy Spirit rank equipment with unique abilities could cost over 300 Soul Coins, and some even exceeded 500.
For example, Su Xiao's [Azure Will +13 (Holy Spirit Rank · Pendant)]. If it could be sold, its price would definitely exceed 1,000 Soul Coins. The pendant, perfect rating, +13 enhancement, and melee overall damage intensity boost—these factors layered upon each other to increase the price of [Azure Will]. However, [Azure Will] could not be sold once equipped.
After walking another dozen meters, Su Xiao paused. He spotted an item on a stall—Origin Stone!
Su Xiao had only seen Origin Stones twice before. Once was the reward for first place in the Arena, and the second time was the prize for third place in the Strongest Warrior Tournament. Aside from that, he had never seen an Origin Stone appear anywhere.
Now, at a very inconspicuous small stall on Trade Street, Su Xiao saw an Origin Stone, priced at 5,500 Soul Coins.
Su Xiao was somewhat skeptical. Would a Seventh Rank contractor really sell this? Obtaining one was one thing, but putting it up for sale was another.
Only Seventh Rank contractors could enter Trade Street. Su Xiao never doubted that there were higher-ranked contractors, otherwise the Void's attitude toward the Paradise would not be what it was now.
Su Xiao's feeling about Trade Street was that it provided Seventh Rank contractors with a better growth environment—a privilege for those who had reached Seventh Rank. At higher ranks, this privilege would not be as pronounced. However, having a Seventh Rank contractor sell items on commission was also quite possible.
Seeming to notice that Su Xiao hadn't continued forward, the figure shrouded in black mist behind the stall spoke.
"No haggling. Origin Stones are very rare. If I weren't about to enter a Transcendent Primordial World, I wouldn't sell it."
The black mist figure was female, and her voice sounded extremely seductive. This might be a Summoning or Control type. At higher ranks, Summoning and Perception types were notoriously troublesome. Mage Lords were still in the front ranks, with status similar to Melee and Tank types. The Melee and Tank types mentioned here referred to those with basic ability enhancements; otherwise, most were just dead weight.
Apocalypse Paradise was famous for its miners, Holy Light Paradise for its great healers, Death Paradise for its Assassination types that struck fear into hearts, Sanctuary Paradise's Divine Sticks were also a headache, and Watchful Paradise's unique Guardians held their own place.
As for Reincarnation Paradise, it was more complicated. Mage Lords, Melee types, and Tank types were in the front ranks. Each type had strong individuals who could hold up their faction's reputation, and all had Lone Wolf characteristics.
The so-called Lone Wolf characteristic meant: they looked like a Mage Lord, but when a fight started, they might pick up their staff and charge forward, beating enemies until they cried for their parents. Call them melee, and they had a bunch of magic abilities. Call them magic type, and their melee strength was explosive.
Melee types were even more interesting. Basically, those who could become the face of melee combat had survivability only slightly weaker than Tank types, had ranged abilities, and might even moonlight as an Assassination type or something. Being able to grow independently to Seventh Rank meant they weren't purely melee.
Tank types were relatively pure—large-scale suppression abilities.
After that came Summoning and Perception types. Summoning types' mutual destruction abilities were astonishingly strong. Don't provoke Summoning types lightly; if you truly pushed them to a dead end, there wouldn't even be a chance for reconciliation.
As for Perception types, their various permanent damage abilities were very troublesome. Even if enemies killed them, they themselves might not live much longer.
Su Xiao only had 1,043 Soul Coins, not enough to buy the Origin Stone. He already had one, so buying another was useless.
Continuing forward, Su Xiao saw all kinds of items. His only feeling was that he urgently needed Soul Coins. Here, Soul Crystals (Complete) were displayed on stalls. Though rare, they were available for purchase.
One Soul Crystal (Complete) was priced at 20 Soul Coins. If purchasing in large quantities over a short period, the price would increase somewhat. If Su Xiao spent all 1,043 Soul Coins, he could buy 52 Soul Crystals (Complete). To raise Blade Grandmaster by one level required 30 Soul Crystals (Complete).
Trade Street and the Trade Market were completely different concepts. Contracters who could enter here—especially Lone Wolves—some had a slight surplus of Soul Crystals (Complete).
Supply created demand, not the other way around. Why didn't anyone sell Soul Crystals in the Trade Market? Because there were too many contractors there. Once Soul Crystals were sold, they would be consumed, and after selling, they couldn't be bought back.
Trade Street was different. Although there were quite a few contractors here, it wasn't as crowded as the Trade Market. If you sold Soul Crystals (Complete) here, with some patience, you could buy them again next time you needed them. Therefore, Seventh Rank contractors dared to sell Soul Crystals (Complete). This was the result of the overall environment. To repeat: only when everyone dared to sell Soul Crystals could one have the opportunity to buy this scarce resource.
With enough Soul Coins, Su Xiao could raise his Blade Dao to Lv.50 in a short time. Of course, he wouldn't do this. The last time he raised his Blade Dao was not long ago. Without thorough stabilization, rapidly raising Blade Dao was very unwise. Blade Dao was not a mindless bombardment ability; once one couldn't control it, combat power would decrease rather than increase.
Moreover, the Soul Crystals (Complete) sold on Trade Street were actually not many. One needed to browse for a long time to buy a few or a dozen. Sometimes, when urgently needing to raise Blade Dao, buying Soul Crystals here was a very good choice. If someone was selling in large quantities, Su Xiao wouldn't mind buying them all out. Other Seventh Rank contractors had similar attitudes.
Su Xiao found a stall. He needed to sell his existing items for Soul Coins, then buy a few items he had his eye on. One of these items was an Alchemy recovery potion recipe, priced at 592 Soul Coins—very expensive. This item was mainly sold to large adventure groups, so the price was inflated. Su Xiao had already spoken with that stall owner but hadn't reached an agreement yet.
Besides this item, there were two others that Su Xiao very much wanted to buy. Unfortunately, one of them was priced as high as 1,200 Soul Coins, and the stall owner refused to budge even a little.