Chapter 59: The Difference in Blade Techniques
The badge was circular in shape, with swirling patterns on its surface and a vertical pupil at the center.
【Sanctuary Badge】
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Category: Special (No need to wear directly; takes effect when stored in storage space)
Durability: 1/1
Equipment Effect 1: Engraving (Passive): The Sanctuary Badge can have up to eight life marks engraved on it.
Life Marks Engraved: 0.
Equipment Effect 2: If the 'Life Mark Engraver's' health drops below 0.9%, their vital signs will be locked for 3 seconds. Within these 3 seconds, 95% of the 'Life Mark Engraver's' health will be restored.
Tip: The Sanctuary Badge shatters after being activated once.
Description: Death is the most complete defeat.
Price: 590 Soul Coins.
……
Su Xiao had yet to see resurrection equipment, but he had seen such abilities. Although the 【Sanctuary Badge】 was not resurrection equipment, it was an excellent lifesaving item.
When health dropped below 0.9%, it would automatically activate, locking the 'Life Mark Engraver's' vital signs before restoring health.
This item could be kept in the team storage space. The so-called life mark engraving meant selecting beneficiaries. Eight life marks meant eight beneficiaries.
Su Xiao could establish a connection with the 【Sanctuary Badge】 through engraving. Not only for himself, but he planned to engrave the 'life marks' of Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini as well.
This way, no matter when danger struck, the 【Sanctuary Badge】 would automatically activate, preventing a casualty. After one activation, the 【Sanctuary Badge】 would be destroyed.
No wonder the cunning old man wasn't worried about selling the 【Sanctuary Badge】. Dropping below 0.9% health was the moment before death. Though it wasn't resurrection, this item would still sell easily, and with eight slots, adventure groups and elite teams would find it very appealing.
Su Xiao wasn't afraid of death in battle, but that didn't mean he wanted to die. The scenery along the path of becoming stronger was captivating, giving him endless motivation.
Most importantly, this item wasn't just for Su Xiao himself, further increasing the value of the 【Sanctuary Badge】.
[You have paid 1200 Soul Coins.]
[You have obtained the Sanctuary Badge.]
Su Xiao focused his mind. Five small flame imprints appeared on the back of the 【Sanctuary Badge】. After successful engraving, he stored the 【Sanctuary Badge】 in his storage space.
He had 764 Soul Coins left. Su Xiao hadn't found a suitable Holy Spirit rank equipment yet. That recovery potion recipe was ridiculously expensive, and even if he bought it, he could only brew Epic rank recovery potions with the lowest rating, and those were after multiple improvements.
A recipe that had been improved multiple times only reached that level meant this potion had no future. Buying it would require a long time to improve further, wasteful for transition and lacking potential for development.
"Young man, spending over 800 Soul Coins with me makes you an important client. I'm not as strong as you contractors. Climbing to Trade Street through contributions from over a dozen war worlds was my good fortune. Tell me, is there any item you want to acquire? If so, I'll help you find it. Come find me after the next world progress ends."
"Deposit."
"Don't say that. Being able to take out so many Soul Coins says a lot. State your request, and I'll do my best to acquire it. After it's done, I'll add a 10% markup."
"Alright. An Alchemy recovery potion recipe, with the finished potion at least Epic rank with full rating."
"That won't be cheap, and it's a hot commodity."
"Deposit of 5 Soul Coins."
"Let's sign a contract. I won't take a deposit for nothing."
The cunning old man sat up and let out a long yawn. Seeing this, Su Xiao walked toward a doorway beside Trade Street.
After Su Xiao left, the sleepy-eyed cunning old man narrowed his eyes.
"This blood aura, it makes my hair stand on end."
……
Leaving Trade Street, Su Xiao returned to his Exclusive Room. He still had one item to deal with, the 【Random Passive Skill Scroll (Seventh Rank)】 he had obtained in the Light and Dark World.
The random scroll had long been opened by Su Xiao. It wasn't a combat passive skill, but an ability called 'Supernatural Item Sensing.'
Mastering this ability allowed one to sense the unique fluctuations of supernatural items and identify them, using the clues to gain more information about the item.
This wasn't an equipment identification ability, but one for distinguishing supernatural items. The skill description was very brief, and Su Xiao didn't know the specifics. To master this ability, one needed at least 180 points of True Intelligence attribute and sufficient perception.
The perception prerequisite was already met, but True Intelligence was still 20 points short. Su Xiao planned to keep this scroll. Having an extra passive ability, even without investing resources to improve it, could still be useful.
Entering the Alchemy Laboratory, he took out the Alchemy Codex. Opening the first page, Su Xiao's finger pointed at the 61st imprint. Through mental energy, he interpreted the subsequent imprints. The first page had a total of 275 imprints. After interpreting all of them, he could turn the page and see the Alchemy formula recorded on the back.
Whether this was a recovery potion formula depended on luck. If it was, Su Xiao would only lose the 5 Soul Coin deposit, and the cunning old man wouldn't have worked for nothing.
As Su Xiao interpreted the imprints on the Alchemy Codex through mental energy, various Alchemy knowledge appeared in his mind. When he reached the 166th imprint, he couldn't withstand the mental fatigue and stopped. This time, he had interpreted 105 imprints, a significant improvement from the previous 61.
[Alchemy Bomb Manufacturing has been raised to Lv.38 (Increased by Lv.9).]
[Alchemy Potion Manufacturing has been raised to Lv.38 (Increased by Lv.9).]
[Alchemy Creature Manufacturing has been raised to Lv.38 (Increased by Lv.9).]
[Herbal Harmony Chapter has been raised to Lv.55 (Increased by Lv.11).]
Su Xiao gently rubbed his aching temples. When the discomfort in his mind completely disappeared, he left the Alchemy Laboratory. Mental fatigue made him only want to sleep.
In a daze, Su Xiao felt a furry mass approaching his face. Opening his eyes, he saw Beini curled up on the pillow.
He glanced at the small clock by the bed. He had slept for 10 hours. Mental fatigue had caused Su Xiao to sleep this long without realizing it.
After washing up, Su Xiao planned to visit the Tree Arena. He still had 5 arena attempts. The Tree Arena was strange, limiting the number of attempts.
A few minutes later, Su Xiao knocked on the door of the forge. He had come to pick up Dragon-Slaying Flash. When the door opened, Su Xiao looked down. Lide's stocky height was like that.
What greeted him wasn't Lide, but O O. O O's innocent big eyes looked at Su Xiao. After blinking, she ran into the forge.
"Don't bother me, hmm? Is Bai Ye here?"
After a while, Lide came out from the back room, looking somewhat troubled.
"Speak up if something's wrong."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, Lide said, "About what I mentioned last time, there's been a change. My old friend's daughter is about to participate in some... whatever, a competition among the younger generation. It concerns resource allocation. It's not an exaggeration to say it could change her fate. As for blade technique guidance..."
Lide tossed over a bottle of cold beer, signaling Su Xiao to sit down and talk.
"Does that side dare to offend Arcane Eternal Star?"
"Nothing to do with that. It's not going to the Void. I found a very good place."
"How long from now?"
"Some time later. I'll prepare on my end. Thanks a lot."
"..."
Su Xiao picked up Dragon-Slaying Flash from the table. Lide had already used Starlight Iron to enhance the weapon's ability 2, increasing the True Damage of Azure Steel Shadow from 22% to 25%.
"Lide."
"Hmm?"
"Your old friend's daughter, what's her actual strength? Using Paradise standards, what level is her blade technique?"
Su Xiao was prepared to do Lide a favor. Even so, he needed to know the level of the person he would be guiding. If her blade technique was on the verge of Grandmaster level, there wasn't much he could teach, but it wasn't too little either.
"Not even Master level, I think. Several dimensions below you."
"My blade technique isn't suitable for competitions."
"I know. That's even better. Those youngsters won't know how cruel the Void is until they see blood. Let that child meet you, and she might understand how heavy the blade in her hand is. At her age of over ten, her blade technique is danced out. But your blade technique... is killed out. Hahahaha."
Lide seemed to find it very amusing and burst into laughter.
Su Xiao sheathed Dragon-Slaying Flash and walked out of the forge. He understood Lide's meaning. Lide was helping him establish an information channel, a mutually beneficial arrangement.