Chapter 78: Bloodline and Conception
Su Xiao returned to his exclusive room. The dark substance removed this time was considered by him to be two portions, not three. It wasn't because the Saber-haired King begged him to spare her, but because her body truly couldn't take any more. If he continued, the Saber-haired King would die.
If the Saber-haired King died, although he could still receive compensation, it would be somewhat unreasonable. The medical equipment, potion materials, and such during the treatment were all provided by the Toad. Su Xiao only needed to show up.
After taking a shower, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed with his upper body bare. He took out Fate Dominator and checked its attributes.
【Fate Dominator】
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Quality: Immortal Rank
Category: Accessory (Extremely Rare)
Durability: 155/155 (Increased by 35 points)
Equipment Requirement: Usable only by the Hunter himself.
Basic Effect: When equipped, Luck Attribute +8 points.
Equipment Effect 1: Power of Fortune (Core·Active), consumes one Soul Crystal (Small). Fate Dominator converts soul power into fortune, temporarily increasing the holder's Luck Attribute by 20 points (increased by 5 points). Effect lasts 15 minutes.
Tip: This ability has a cooldown of 2 natural days.
Skill Effect 2: Extreme Luck (Passive), when opening chest-type items, there is a 2% chance of obtaining an ultra-high magnitude reward (for every 10 points of the Hunter's Luck Attribute, this probability increases by an additional 1%).
Equipment Effect 3: Goddess of Fortune's Blessing (Passive) / Goddess's Sigh (Passive)...
Description: Turning fortune around in dire straits; occasional helplessness is unavoidable.
Rating: 1500 points (Empowered by the names of the strong).
Sale Price: Due to special reasons, this equipment cannot be sold.
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The characteristics of Fate Dominator had changed. First, after activating its active effect, this equipment could increase Luck Attribute by a total of 28 points!
This was clearly not something a normal Immortal Rank equipment could achieve. It was likely due to the many names of the strong inscribed on it, providing a hidden boost to Fate Dominator.
Not only that, but Fate Dominator also gained a new ability: when opening chest-type items, there is a 5% chance of obtaining an ultra-high magnitude reward. Simply put, it increases the "flash" probability when opening chests.
The initial increase is 5%. For every 10 points of Su Xiao's Luck Attribute, the probability increases by 1%. After activating Fate Dominator, Su Xiao's Luck Attribute could reach an unprecedented 60 points, meaning the regular flash rate + initial 2% + Luck boost of 6%. Thus, Su Xiao's flash probability when opening chests would be quite considerable.
Practice is the true test. Su Xiao took out several chests from his storage space, totaling 【Epic Chest × 16】, 【Blue Quality Chest·Spider Pride】, 【Holy Spirit Chest·Black Nest】, 【Special Weapon Chest】, 【Immortal Chest (60%)】, and 【World Chest】.
Su Xiao first opened the 16 Epic Chests, all obtained in the Dream World. He opened all 16 at once.
【You have opened Epic Chest × 16.】
【You obtained Soul Crystal (Large) × 42.】
【You obtained Residual Blood Fang (Epic Weapon).】
【You obtained Beast Cloak (Epic Armor).】
【You obtained Stinky Loincloth (No Quality Item).】
【You obtained Wild Boar Charge (Skill Scroll).】
【You obtained Dream Calculus × 8 (Epic Item).】
【Dream Calculus】
Origin: Dark Star·Dream World
Quality: Epic Rank
Type: Item
Usage Effect: After use, can drag a designated target into a Sweet Dream/Nightmare (if multiple are used simultaneously, the effect is greatly enhanced).
Rating: 689 points (Epic item rating is 530～700 points).
Description: The Beast Clan slept in the Dream World. Due to time stagnation, their brain tissue underwent mutation and calculus formation, producing this wondrous item. It is said that dreams are divided into Sweet Dreams and Nightmares.
Sale Price: 300,000 Paradise Coins.
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【Dream Calculus】 was not bad. If eight were used together, the effect would be considerable. This item could be kept. As for the other gains, aside from the Soul Crystals, everything else would be packaged and sold.
Su Xiao picked up the 【Special Weapon Chest】. This was a reward from Apocalypse Paradise. It could yield an Epic to Immortal Rank mining shovel. He decided to try his luck. The chest opened, light radiated everywhere—it flashed!
【You have opened Special Weapon Chest.】
【You obtained CN83-Palladium Alloy Mining Shovel.】
【CN83-Palladium Alloy Mining Shovel】
Origin: Apocalypse Paradise
Quality: Immortal Rank
Category: Weapon/Mining Shovel
Durability: 263/263
Attack Power: 150～215
Equipment Requirement: Strength 75 points, Stamina 79 points, Seventh Rank or above tech-type item control ability.
Equipment Effect 1 (Passive): Pending activation.
Equipment Effect 2 (Active): Pending activation.
Equipment Effect 3 (Active): Pending activation.
Equipment Effect 4 (Active): Pending activation...
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Equipment Effect 8 (Active): Pending activation.
Rating: 1195 points (Immortal equipment rating is 1000～1500 points).
Description: This is a precious mining shovel, usable for self-defense in critical moments. Please do not be misled by its attack power; its structure is not suited for combat and is more likely to anger enemies.
Sale Price: After activation, it binds to life wavelength, cannot be sold. Can be smelted or decomposed, etc.
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This was Su Xiao's first time seeing equipment entirely for mining. The last mining shovel he obtained was a multi-form weapon, not specialized.
The mining shovel had many attached abilities. For Su Xiao, its greatest use was to put it on the auction platform and sell it.
After weighing the options, Su Xiao listed it on the auction platform for 9,700 Soul Coins. The shovel's rating wasn't very high, but considering the wealth of miners, if it were another Immortal equipment of this rating, it would be worth at most 2,600 to 3,300 Soul Coins, no more. A rating of 1,350 was a watershed; above that, Immortal equipment prices would spike significantly, and at full rating, they would skyrocket again.
There were four chests left. Su Xiao decided to open the Blue Quality Chest first.
【You have opened Blue Quality Chest·Spider Pride.】
【You obtained Wolf Spider Bloodline (Class/Bloodline Item).】
【Wolf Spider Bloodline】
Origin: Dark Star World·Wolf Spider Queen (Unique)
Potential: D+ (Upgradable)
Category: Class/Bloodline Item
Usage Prerequisite: Agility 26 points, Stamina 23 points, Willpower 15 points or above.
Usage Effect: After use, Agility increases by 6 points, Stamina by 5 points, Health Points by 340, Mana Points by 220, and initially acquires the Wolf Spider Bloodline. Agility and Stamina become primary attributes, and the Wolf Spider Bloodline skill tree is obtained.
Tip: After killing a strong enemy, you can absorb their Primordial Life Force to obtain class-specific skill points, enhancing the class skills within the Wolf Spider Bloodline skill tree.
Item Rating: 70+++ (Blue quality item rating is 30～70 points)
Description: The originally powerful Wolf Spider Queen, due to prolonged erosion by Ancient God energy, had her bloodline power greatly reduced. Nevertheless, the potential within this bloodline has not been erased. As the wielder grows stronger, the bloodline's potential will gradually revive.
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【Wolf Spider Bloodline】 was not powerful at the current stage, but it had potential and a low threshold. A First Rank Contractor could master this ability and develop this bloodline all the way to Eighth Rank without any trouble.
Compared to Su Xiao and the Feather God, the Wolf Spider Queen seemed unremarkable, but she was still in the upper echelon of Eighth Rank strength. Would her bloodline potential be weak?
This was a bloodline that was unstoppable in the early stages, invincible in the mid-stage, and began to wane in the later stages. Imagine a First Rank Contractor, fighting from First Rank all the way to the early Seventh Rank—how many resources would they accumulate?
This gave Su Xiao an idea. If he had the chance, he would ask the Tuanzhang if the Travel Group had any new members recently, preferably First Rank members with mediocre potential.
The Travel Group recruited low-rank members quite casually. Su Xiao had even killed a few. During his low-rank days, he worried for a long time about retaliation from the Travel Group, only to later find out he didn't need to worry. Once, during a Sky Seat Banquet, he chatted with the Tuanzhang, who laughed when he learned about this.
If the Travel Group had a new member with average potential, Su Xiao could trade this bloodline with them. First, sign a contract. Su Xiao had no interest in 99.99% of the gains they obtained. What he wanted were Basic·Passive Scrolls or some unique resources only produced at low ranks.
For a new Contractor, this was an opportunity to rise from First Rank. Although they would have to give up some low-rank unique resources, their gains in each world would increase several times, even dozens of times. Who could refuse such a temptation?
Moreover, without sufficient strength, those low-rank specific resources that had to be paid to Su Xiao would originally be out of reach for that low-rank Contractor. Exchanging something they couldn't obtain for power—anyone with a bit of foresight wouldn't refuse.
If they could dominate from First Rank onward, the chances of obtaining such resources would be high. Thinking about this, Su Xiao frowned. This method was familiar to him. When Mawen Hua'erzi acted as the "Black-hearted Old Man," he sometimes did this. He didn't mentor just one person but found a dozen targets and synchronized the process.
Su Xiao realized that he didn't need to contact the Tuanzhang for this matter. He could contact the Travel Group's Witch. He composed an email and sent it to the Witch.
Just a few seconds after sending the email, the Witch replied. To Su Xiao's surprise, there really were two First Rank Contractors who had recently joined the Travel Group. Clearly, the mortality rate among low-rank members of the Travel Group was very high. The upper echelon was just a few, while the lower echelon was replaced batch after batch. This was the price—enjoying powerful team skills without any restrictions or exploitation.