Chapter 53: Experience Card
As soon as Su Xiao posted his message on the World Contact Platform, he received three consecutive notifications.
[Notification (Void Tree): A contractor has purchased the intelligence you published. You have received 180 Soul Coins (due to the Hunter's set permissions, anonymous purchases require an additional 30 Soul Coins).]
[Sweet Orange (Apocalypse Paradise) has purchased the intelligence you published. You have received 150 Soul Coins.]
[Black Rose (Reincarnation Paradise) has purchased the intelligence you published. You have received 150 Soul Coins.]
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480 Soul Coins in hand, the frustration from being forced out of Eternal Life Island by the swarm of Bloodsucking Hunters was quickly replaced by the satisfaction of gain.
Su Xiao felt that these 480 Soul Coins were just the beginning. Quite a few contractors had entered this world.
Contractors who could fight their way to the Eighth Rank, even if they were weak among their peers, certainly didn't lack courage and determination.
The advantage of dealing with Eighth Rank contractors was that these people had broad vision. No lengthy explanations were needed for them to understand what a high-risk zone represented.
Before long, the previously somewhat quiet World Contact Platform became lively.
Carnival (Apocalypse Paradise): "Brother Bai Ye from Reincarnation Paradise, the 'relatively safe' you mentioned above, what standard is it compared to? Your own combat power? If so, then I need to think carefully. Brother, you're currently at the top of the Legend Ranking. Your 'relatively safe' is quite thought-provoking."
Black Rose (Reincarnation Paradise): "You still have the mind to mine ores? 'Relatively safe' is of course compared to the overall danger level of Eternal Life Island. Damn it... (Remaining messages 1/2)."
Sweet Orange (Apocalypse Paradise): "Who would go to that damn place? Brain damaged? I'm not going anyway."
Black Rose (Reincarnation Paradise): "Agreed (Remaining messages 0/2)."
Steel Man (Sanctuary Paradise): "Eternal Life Island is both an opportunity and a grave."
Prison Warden (Watchful Paradise): "Recruiting temporary teammates from Watchful Paradise, Apocalypse Paradise, and Holy Light Paradise. Forming a 5 to 15 person team to cooperatively explore Eternal Life Island."
Light Soak (Holy Light Paradise): "Team action? Count me in. Holy Light Paradise, Healing Type."
Sweet Orange (Apocalypse Paradise): "Include me too? Apocalypse Paradise, Melee Class."
Prison Warden (Watchful Paradise): "Two... ladies, the team is full."
Vivienne (Holy Light Paradise): "Already full? I was planning to join."
Prison Warden (Watchful Paradise): "A few seconds ago, due to a disagreement, someone withdrew from the team. Welcome Miss Vivienne to join. As a Healing Type, you are certainly welcome."
Light Soak (Holy Light Paradise): "?"
Sweet Orange (Apocalypse Paradise): "Hehehe, it seems you have a prejudice against me and Light Soak. Light Soak, let's start a two-person team."
Light Soak (Holy Light Paradise): "A good proposal, little sister Sweet Orange."
Heavenly Fallen Warrior (Watchful Paradise): "I personally feel that the Double Poison combination can take on the Shadow Wolf?"
Alex (Death Paradise): "Probably can."
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At first, the messages in the World Contact Platform were quite chaotic, but later, many people were looking for temporary partners.
The sea breeze was gentle. Su Xiao sat on the crossbeam of the main mast, contemplating the current situation. Several parties were worth noting:
The Shadow Wolf's combat power was formidable. Within the Legend Ranking, the Shadow Wolf had the strongest individual combat power, this was beyond doubt.
Although the Shadow Wolf was a Violator, Su Xiao felt the likelihood of conflict with him was low. At most, there would be friction when competing for resources.
Dragon Scale · Alex was also powerful. His strength was actually not inferior to the Shadow Wolf. According to what others had said in the contact platform chat, Dragon Scale · Alex's abilities were countered by the Shadow Wolf, which was why he didn't want to confront the Shadow Wolf head-on.
The Double Poison combination of Light Soak + Sweet Orange was troublesome. The team formed by Prison Warden was also not to be underestimated.
Su Xiao felt that even after these contractors arrived at Eternal Life Island, it still wouldn't be lively enough. They would likely be blocked in the five outer ring zones and unable to rush to the central area.
If the three major pirate forces joined in, the situation would be different. The three pirate groups would bring a large number of elite pirates, all cannon fodder to feed Eternal Life Island.
Su Xiao had previously considered sending waves of Cursed People to charge onto the island, then consuming Demon Sea Gold Coins to return to Dim Light Island and replenish the Cursed People's numbers.
This method seemed to yield a large number of Soul Coins, but there was a catch: the Cursed People in the black mist of Dim Light Island were not infinite. Moreover, this would consume an absurd amount of Demon Sea Gold Coins.
Currently, Su Xiao had a total of 118,500 Demon Sea Gold Coins. Of these, 100,000 were needed to lift the seal on the Doom Number. Only after the seal was completely lifted could he begin attempting to contact the Doom Number's curse.
The potion business was nearly at its limit. The Imperial Royal Family was wealthy, but the amount of Demon Sea Gold Coins they could mobilize in the short term was around 100,000 to 150,000. Their other assets were land, buildings, grain, etc. The Demon Sea Gold Coins were held in the Imperial Bank as currency reserves.
Su Xiao's requirement of accepting only Demon Sea Gold Coins for transactions stumped the Imperial Royal Family. They were the royal family, yes, but they couldn't act too recklessly, especially with pillars of the empire like Governor Fegway and General Murray still around.
General Murray's annual military budget was only 20,000 gold coins. Remember, General Murray was the barrier standing between the pirate forces and the empire's territory.
The royal family had already overspent. If Su Xiao wanted to obtain a large number of Demon Sea Gold Coins in a short time, he would have to target the Imperial Bank, which would mean declaring all-out war on the empire.
Since relying solely on the Cursed People to storm the island wouldn't work, Su Xiao thought of luring in other forces. He had already attracted quite a few contractors, and the Soul Coins from selling coordinates were coming in one by one.
"Boss, what about the three major pirate groups?"
Baha guessed what Su Xiao was planning. This guy's eyes were burning with anticipation. He could imagine what Eternal Life Island would look like in two or three days. The Eternal Life Island 'Tourist Group' business would be booming. There were enthusiastic Bloodsucking Hunters here, and at night, you could watch the fluorescent venomous insects.
If interested, you could go to the giant crocodile zone, to that hundred-meter-tall ancient tree, and try a crocodile pond bungee jump. Thrilling and exciting, free of charge, all you needed was one life. The downside was that you could only play it once in a lifetime.
"Caesar thinks we need a messenger."
"That's right."
Octopus Brother took a sip of his juice, completely unflustered. He knew this task wouldn't fall on him.
Everyone's gaze involuntarily turned to Winnie Wanda. Winnie maintained her smile, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, shedding tears of joy. She felt she was about to bid farewell to this beautiful world.
Su Xiao took a round crystal from his storage space. This item was called [Source], obtained from Source · Divine Village. He planned to temporarily lend it to Winnie for use.
"Caesar has some treasures he can lend you."
Caesar grinned slyly and took out three items.
"If you happen to pass through the Xige Sea Region, my underwater palace also has a few secret treasures suitable for you, woman. Those things are just for your temporary use."
Octopus Brother also stated his position. At this moment, Winnie had no idea that she was about to transform into the strongest echelon witch on the Demon Sea, at least in terms of aura. Of course, this was just an experience card for being the strongest echelon witch.