Chapter 67: Basic Passive
A necklace pendant appeared in Su Xiao's hand. The main body of the pendant was a gold-black gemstone. Though the entire pendant was not flashy, it gave off a cold, elegant feeling. Yes, though it was just an inanimate object, it conveyed a sense of cold beauty.
[Queen's Pride]
Origin: Primordial Continent, exclusive to the Tiger Bee Lord · Tamisha.
Quality: White (Initial Growth State · Rare Trait)
Category: Necklace Pendant
Durability: 17/17
Equipment Requirement: Female/Feminine, must bind this equipment.
Equipment Effect 1: Queen's Posture (Passive), True Charm +5 points, Summoned Creature Cap +12.
Equipment Effect 2: Upon upgrading to Green, Blue, Purple, Dark Purple, Light Gold, Gold, Legendary, Epic, or Holy Spirit quality, this equipment will gain a bonus effect.
Growth Condition: Receiving reverence.
Rating: Severely exceeds White quality rating.
Introduction: I hate all humans holding strange scrolls — Tiger Bee Lord · Tamisha.
Price: Unsellable after binding, pending binding.
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Seeing the equipment requirements, effects, and introduction of [Queen's Pride], Su Xiao reached a conclusion: junk equipment.
Of course, this was from Su Xiao's perspective. In reality, this item could sell for a high price and would be favored by most female contractors.
After opening the chest, overall, the gains were quite good. The World Core (Fragment) plus [Queen's Pride] alone was already a huge profit.
The eight Scarlet Cards from Bubu Wang and Baha were also opened. Judging by the fact that one was squatting in a corner and the other had half its body crawled under the bed, the gains were dismal. So dismal that Bubu Wang and Baha were too embarrassed to say what they got. Seeing those gains, they both felt like opening a general store.
Organizing his current items, Su Xiao stored [Feral Beast Roar (Active Type · Skill Scroll)], [Crimson · Inferno (Active Type · Skill Scroll)], and [Queen's Pride] into the team storage space. He then sent a message to Beini, instructing her to sell these items on Trade Street.
Su Xiao urgently needed Soul Coins now. The existing 2672 were far from enough. To master the two abilities he was about to acquire, he would need to consume a large number of Soul Coins to upgrade them. One was [Supernatural Item Sensing], and the other was the [Basic Passive Scroll · Revitalize] that Divine Emperor hadn't delivered yet.
[Basic Passive · Revitalize, Lv.1]
Type: Basic · Passive Scroll
Prerequisite: None
Skill Effect: Total and Base Mana Points increase by 1.5%.
Skill Upgrade Requirement: Intelligence attribute above 10 points.
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In most cases, the probability of low-rank contractors obtaining a 'Basic Passive Scroll' is dozens of times higher than for mid-to-high-rank contractors, or even more. This is considered a benefit for newcomers.
The bonus from Basic Passive · Revitalize is very low. When Su Xiao first inherited the Shadow of Law Destruction, his Mana Points were 153. A 1.5% bonus meant just over 2 Mana Points.
Upon discovering this, a newbie contractor would absolutely curse it as a garbage ability. After all, the cost to upgrade a Basic Passive is very high. For a newbie contractor, it's like cutting flesh.
Spending a large sum of Paradise Coins to only increase Mana Points by 1 or 2 points would absolutely shatter a newbie contractor's mentality.
But is that really the case? Of course not. Reincarnation Paradise isn't that stingy, giving newcomers a useless benefit.
'Total/Base Mana Points increase by 1.5%.' 'Total' is easy to understand. But what about 'Base Mana Points'? The answer is: the Mana Points bonus derived from increasing the Intelligence attribute, the Mana Points bonus from talent abilities, and the Mana Points bonus from permanent enhancement items.
If [Basic Passive · Revitalize] is upgraded to a certain level, assuming its bonus reaches 10%, and Su Xiao's talent ability, Soul Devourer, increases Mana Points by 500 per world, then Su Xiao could gain an additional 50 Mana Points through [Basic Passive · Revitalize].
When Su Xiao fights, he activates the Azure Steel Shadow ability. Not to mention the basic consumption of Azure Steel Shadow clinging to the blade, the Crystal Layer, Banishment (Slaughter Shadow), and Energy Block derived from Azure Steel Shadow all have high consumption.
Currently, by manifesting the Crystal Layer, Su Xiao can consume up to 5200 Azure Steel Shadow Energy in a single use. This is his strongest defensive measure. To convert Azure Steel Shadow Energy, he needs to consume Mana Points, with a 1:1 conversion rate.
Is the Crystal Layer's consumption high? No. Using Energy Block on a large scale is even more terrifying. With over 20,000 Mana Points, once Su Xiao activates Energy Block, his Mana Points drain like flowing water.
Beini was already selling items on Trade Street, while Bubu Wang went to meet with Crazy Fox of the Divine Emperor Adventure Group to retrieve [Basic Passive · Revitalize].
In the massive room where the Black Maple Tree was located, Su Xiao inserted 5 World Core (Fragments) diagonally into the soil around the Black Maple Tree.
The Black Maple Tree had now reached 3.25 meters in height. Previously, with just 1 World Core (Fragment) bonus, the Black Maple Tree's growth rate had increased significantly. Now, surrounded by 5, its growth rate would surely jump by a large margin.
Su Xiao set the room's environment to extremely harsh, costing him a full 400 Soul Coins. This was not an area to skimp on. In the void, there were three Black Maple Trees that had already matured. He couldn't compete in quantity of yield, so Su Xiao would compete in quality.
Su Xiao wasn't sure how the Blade Demon treated his Black Maple Tree, but Arcane Eternal Star would never let a Black Maple Tree grow in an extremely harsh environment. The situation of an organization owning a Black Maple Tree differs from an individual owning one.
Just after Su Xiao paid the Soul Coins, snow began to fall in the sky. He observed the Black Maple Tree for a while; there was no change. Touching the trunk, a slight warmth transferred to his palm. The Black Maple Tree had passed its infancy stage and wouldn't easily die on Su Xiao anymore.
Walking out of the Black Maple Tree's room, Beini sent a message. [Crimson · Inferno] and [Queen's Pride] had been sold as a bundle to a female contractor for 6600 Soul Coins. For reference, the price of an Origin Stone was only 5000 Soul Coins.
Finally having a large sum of Soul Coins in hand, Su Xiao left his Exclusive Room and headed straight for the Skill Upgrade Hall.
[Welcome to Skill Upgrade Pod No. 1518.]
The door of the Skill Upgrade Pod closed and locked. Su Xiao took out two scrolls. First, he used [Basic Passive · Revitalize], then [Supernatural Item Sensing].
[You have mastered 'Basic Passive · Revitalize, Lv.1'.]
[You have mastered 'Supernatural Item Sensing, Lv.1'.]
[Supernatural Item Sensing, Lv.1]
Skill Effect: Can identify a small number of supernatural items, obtaining detailed information (hidden effects, origin, traits, elemental inclination, etc.) based on the item's supernatural characteristics and appearance.
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Supernatural Item Sensing is a very useful ability. In a mission world, sometimes seemingly insignificant things are actually very valuable. If not discovered, they are missed forever. Many items cannot have their detailed information viewed simply by physical touch.
Inside the Skill Upgrade Pod, Su Xiao chose to prioritize upgrading the Supernatural Item Sensing ability. The cost to upgrade this ability was very low.
[Yes/No to upgrade Supernatural Item Sensing Lv.1. Upgrading this ability requires 300 Paradise Coins.]
This was an ability with high mastery requirements but low upgrade costs. Using his remaining Paradise Coins, Su Xiao began continuously upgrading Supernatural Item Sensing.
[Supernatural Item Sensing has been upgraded to Lv.2.]
[Supernatural Item Sensing has been upgraded to Lv.3.]
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The continuous upgrades began. Su Xiao's Paradise Coins were quickly depleted. He first exchanged Soul Coins for Paradise Coins. When the level of Supernatural Item Sensing exceeded Lv.40, he directly used Soul Coins to upgrade.
After spending a total of 470 Soul Coins, Supernatural Item Sensing reached Lv.65, and the ability directly transformed into X, having reached its limit.
A large amount of knowledge about supernatural items appeared in Su Xiao's mind. Compared to each time he upgraded Alchemy, this amount of knowledge was nothing. After organizing it for a while, he basically understood it. Now, it was time for practice.
Compared to Supernatural Item Sensing, Basic Passive · Revitalize was the main event. Su Xiao's current Mana Points were 23,250. Even a 10% increase in Mana Points would be a significant boost for him. He had accumulated this much Mana Points from Rank 1 to Rank 7, plus the bonus from the Soul Devourer talent. For him, 1 Mana Point equaled 1 Azure Steel Shadow Energy.
[Yes/No to upgrade Basic Passive · Revitalize Lv.1. Upgrading this ability requires 5000 Paradise Coins.]
Seeing the upgrade cost for Basic Passive · Revitalize, Su Xiao had a bad feeling. The current cost seemed manageable, but after upgrading to Lv.40 or Lv.50, it would be a different story.