Chapter 52: Dudu Gugu
"Trade?"
The 'benevolent' smile that Shenfu usually wore had vanished. When Su Xiao had given him the Holy Spirit-grade recovery potion for free earlier, he had sensed something was wrong.
"Correct, a trade. I can brew Sun Potions, but I'm missing two key ingredients."
Su Xiao briefly explained the situation. Shenfu was an old schemer? No matter. A direct, open strategy would work. Shenfu couldn't leave the large stone house now, and he hadn't been here earlier to hear the scholar mention there was a door inside.
In other words, Shenfu was trapped here. He had no other choice.
"Go hunt the supernatural creatures in the Warm Forest and collect something called 'Sunlight Particles'..."
Shenfu frowned in thought, but after a moment, a smile returned to his face.
"Of course, I can do that. We're partners now. If one loses, we both lose."
As soon as Shenfu finished speaking, Su Xiao tossed him a potion. Catching it, Shenfu noticed the color was off.
"If you're going to poison me, at least be subtle. This potion has turned black. Sigh."
Shenfu looked at the unknown potion in his hand. Su Xiao had brewed it right in front of him. It was 80% various potent toxins and 20% Sun Potion, making it difficult to concoct, especially since the Sun Potion's properties had to be preserved.
"You have five hours."
"Understood."
Shenfu drank the potion, waited a moment, then walked out of the large stone house.
In reality, the poison Su Xiao had administered had no effect on Shenfu. Su Xiao knew this well; the other party had the power of an Ancient God within him. The poison was merely a gesture.
Su Xiao wasn't afraid Shenfu would just leave like that. The reason was that to delve deep into the 'Sanctuary·Chiliad,' one bottle of Sun Potion was far from enough.
If he were cooperating with someone simple-minded, Su Xiao would never give them the Sun Potion. Shenfu was different; he also knew that drinking just one bottle was insufficient.
Confirming Shenfu had left, Su Xiao went to the left wall of the large stone house and knocked on it with the wooden stick the scholar had left behind.
*Thump~*
After hitting a certain stone, it sank inward, and a hidden door rose, revealing a pitch-black doorway.
A chilling wind howled out from the doorway. Su Xiao stepped forward into an underground passage, but after a few steps, he retreated.
Although this dark passage wasn't exposed to direct sunlight, it was filled with countless dust-like golden particles floating in the air. These particles were too small to see with the naked eye, only detectable by perception.
Being touched by these particles was similar to being exposed to the 'Sun,' no, it was worse. This was a specially treated substance. Without having drunk the Sun Potion, one couldn't resist the erosion of these particles.
Closing the hidden door, Su Xiao decided to wait. He sat down cross-legged and began to meditate.
Just as he entered a meditative state, Su Xiao sensed something nearby. It was well hidden, inside the wall at the far end.
Su Xiao opened his eyes and looked toward the far wall. It was pitch black, with a black stone disc embedded about 1.2 meters off the ground. The disc was empty.
He stood up and approached the stone disc. During his meditation, Su Xiao had sensed that whatever was inside seemed harmless.
Picking up a small piece of rubble, he tossed it into the disc. *Thump.* Nothing happened.
After a moment's hesitation, Su Xiao knocked on the stone disc with a hand covered in a crystal layer. His other hand rested on his sword hilt, ready to draw at any moment.
'Tree tree tree.'
A very clear voice came from within the wall behind the disc. Su Xiao thought for a moment, then picked up the scholar's wooden stick and tapped the disc.
*Bo~*
A wave of white light spread out.
[Tip: You have fully awakened 'Dudu Gugu.' You may conduct a friendly trade with 'Dudu Gugu.' 'Dudu Gugu' is a friendly unit of the Sanctuary·Chiliad. Such units are extremely rare within the Sanctuary.]
[Tip: Due to the Hunter's Charm attribute being too low, at -1 point, 'Dudu Gugu' refuses to trade with you.]
As soon as the prompt appeared, several small, glowing white bone hands emerged from the wall. These bone hands were tiny, about the size of an infant's hand.
Dudu Gugu's small bone hands waved with all their might. *Thump.* A small stone was tossed to Su Xiao's feet. It bounced a few times before hitting his shoe. The meaning was clear: 'Go throw rocks. I'm not trading with you.'
*Clang.*
Su Xiao drew the longsword from his waist. He was ready to see what exactly was inside this wall. Refusing to trade was fine, but throwing a stone was a provocation. He'd drag it out and cut it down.
"Kiss kiss kiss, kiss kiss kiss."
The clear voice came from within the wall again.
[Tip: Due to irresistible circumstances, 'Dudu Gugu' has agreed to trade with you.]
As soon as the prompt appeared, the voice from the wall continued.
"Shiny shiny, glittery glittery."
Clearly, this was Dudu Gugu's hint. It wanted something shiny and glittery.
Su Xiao thought for a moment, then took out a bottle of wine. He crushed the transparent glass bottle and placed the glass shards on the stone disc. They were indeed shiny and glittery.
The small bone hands grabbed the glass shards and retracted into the wall. After a moment, they emerged again. *Ding.* A Soul Crystal (Small) dropped onto the stone disc.
"Bad guy, bad bad bad."
Hearing this, Su Xiao knew Dudu Gugu had a concept of item value. It knew the glass shards weren't good, but it had still shown sincerity.
For something shiny and glittery, Su Xiao took out a gemstone. This gem was called [Eternal Will (Holy Spirit Grade)]. It had been sealed before, but the seal was now broken.
Its effect was to increase the permanent summon limit by +2. Undoubtedly, this was a very powerful property. Unfortunately, Su Xiao didn't have much need for it. He still had room for permanent summons, and the gem was untradeable.
Placing [Eternal Will (Holy Spirit Grade)] on the stone disc, the small bone hands moved incredibly fast this time. *Whoosh.* They snatched the [Eternal Will] away.
*Rustle~*
A pile of translucent crystals surged out from the wall, filling the meter-wide stone disc to overflowing and spilling onto the ground.
Su Xiao picked up one of the translucent crystals. A prompt appeared. This item was called [Crude Soul Condensate]. It could be sold immediately to the Reincarnation Paradise or sold after returning to the Reincarnation Paradise.
There was a significant difference. Selling immediately would yield 950 Soul Coins. Selling after returning to the Reincarnation Paradise would yield 1,072 Soul Coins.
Although there was a Soul Shop, Su Xiao's need for Soul Coins wasn't urgent. He collected the pile of [Crude Soul Condensate].
A Holy Spirit-grade gemstone definitely couldn't be sold for over 1,000 Soul Coins. This trade was a huge profit.
"Mysterious, burn burn burn."
Dudu Gugu's trade request changed. Su Xiao searched his storage space and soon found a suitable item: the white amber he had obtained in the Primordial World. He still had 500 grams left.
Placing the white amber on the stone disc, it was immediately taken away. After a few seconds, the small, glowing white bone hands set down two Soul Crystals (Complete).
The trade continued. Dudu Gugu would state what it needed, and Su Xiao would place items he didn't need from his storage space onto the stone disc.
An hour later, Su Xiao had paid out [Ba's Soul], [Dark Path Confusion (Epic Grade Item)], a bag of wasabi-flavored potato chips (Bubu's snack), a pair of sunglasses (Baha's spare item), and a large pile of other useless items. The trade concluded.
Dudu Gugu was like a junk collector. It wanted everything, liked everything. Su Xiao had traded away many valuable but unneeded items from his storage space.
After completing the trade, Su Xiao checked the item acquisition prompts.
[You have obtained Soul Crystal (Complete) ×23.]
[You have obtained Soul Crystal (Small) ×15.]
[You have obtained Soul Crystal (Complete) ×3.]
[You have obtained Light Water (Holy Spirit Grade Item, can wash away seals on items of the same rank).]
...
Dudu Gugu's small bone hands formed a circle, signaling the end of the trade. Each person had a limited trading quota with it. Trading too much would bring bad luck, permanently reducing the Luck attribute.
"Hand hand hand."
Dudu Gugu's small bone hands pointed at Su Xiao's hand. Su Xiao placed his hand on the stone disc. Dudu Gugu's small bone hands grabbed his hand. They felt a bit cold.
[Tip: You have received Dudu Gugu's blessing. Your Luck attribute is temporarily increased by 5 points for 12 hours.]
[You have received Dudu Gugu's secondary blessing. Your True Strength, Agility, and Stamina attributes are temporarily increased by 4 points for 12 hours.]
[Due to completing multiple trades with Dudu Gugu and the items you provided making Dudu Gugu feel your generosity, when both blessings end, you may return here to receive Dudu Gugu's blessings again.]