Chapter 6: News
The so-called secondary invincible shield is not truly invincible; it merely has powerful defensive capabilities.
This was not something Su Xiao needed to worry about. At the current stage, no enemy could break through that shield.
One second might seem short, but if used properly, it could save a life.
From the way Divine Emperor stared fixedly at the scabbard, it was clear that [Divine Radiance] had already saved him several times.
"You must cherish it and wipe it down frequently."
Divine Emperor seemed to have lost his heart and soul, yet he had no choice.
From this, it was evident that Divine Emperor was a born leader. The Original Sin Set and the Artificial Human Bloodline were more important to the team—at least more valuable than [Divine Radiance] for the group.
Xila shot Su Xiao a hateful glance, her mouth opening and closing, but she couldn't think of anything to say after a long while.
It was a fair trade between both parties—one willing to sell, the other willing to buy.
"Brother Bai Ye, have you heard about tomorrow's auction?"
"Auction?"
Su Xiao, who was fiddling with his new scabbard, looked up. He hadn't heard of any auction in Reincarnation Paradise.
"Yes, our Divine Emperor and the Black Sail Merchant Guild are co-hosting it. Tomorrow at 8 a.m., at the Central Hall."
Hearing the venue, Su Xiao's first thought was that Divine Emperor and Black Flag were truly two big spenders.
He had heard of the Central Hall. It was located near the Trade Square, not open to the public, and only available for rent by contractors.
The rental fee was 20,000 Paradise Coins per hour, and that was just the rent, not including equipment costs.
If all expenses were tallied, hosting an auction would cost over 500,000 Paradise Coins.
"Selling equipment?"
"No, no, no. Selling everything you can imagine: equipment, skills, bloodlines, recovery items, Soul Crystals—anything you can think of."
Su Xiao became even more interested.
"Here's a front-row ticket. Original price 3,000 Paradise Coins. I'll give you a discount—2,000 Paradise Coins."
Su Xiao bought it immediately, seeing the Reincarnation Paradise certification on the ticket.
"Make sure to come. That crazy healer kid often talks about you."
"Talks about me? More like wants to kill me."
"Haha, you guessed right."
Divine Emperor walked off casually. Xila looked at Su Xiao, her hand retracting into her sleeve. A slender finger poked out from the sleeve, aimed at Su Xiao—it was her middle finger.
"If you provoke me again, I'll kill you the next time we meet in a derivative world."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, Xila let out a light laugh.
"Don't mess around."
Divine Emperor's face turned serious as he looked at Xila.
"This guy is serious."
Divine Emperor knew Su Xiao well enough to understand his tendency to draw his blade at the slightest disagreement—he preferred action over words.
"Dangerous guy. He's really similar to those madmen in the Traveling Group."
"Not similar. The fact that he hasn't joined the Traveling Group is something I still can't figure out."
The two siblings walked away. Su Xiao yawned. The reason he had revealed killing intent was because he had a feeling.
Xila wanted to snatch back [Divine Radiance]. It wasn't an illusion—in that instant, she had indeed thought about it.
The auction was tomorrow, co-hosted by Divine Emperor and the Black Sail Merchant Guild. No need to think twice—renting the Central Hall meant it would be a large-scale event.
Su Xiao had 96,306 Paradise Coins, nearly 100,000. He planned to attend the auction tomorrow and try to buy Soul Crystals or decent equipment.
Back in his exclusive room, Su Xiao lay comfortably on the bed.
The enhancements and equipment sales were done. He would use the remaining Paradise Coins at the auction tomorrow.
Opening the Alchemy list, he checked "Alchemy Pharmacology." He had obtained many Philosopher's Stones in the Fullmetal Alchemist world, all of which he had turned into Intermediate Alchemy Secret Medicines to increase his Alchemy Pharmacology proficiency.
Those potions had disappeared. He had originally planned to sell them, but the contractors in the Fullmetal Alchemist world were scattered across Amestris, making it too difficult to find them.
In the end, Su Xiao did encounter many contractors, but they were hostile, so he couldn't sell them potions.
Alchemy Pharmacology had been raised to Lv.6, with over 1,000 proficiency points. Su Xiao estimated that this proficiency would be enough to max out Alchemy Pharmacology.
Each level cost 500 Paradise Coins, so Su Xiao began upgrading Alchemy Pharmacology.
[Alchemy Pharmacology has been raised to Lv.7.]
[Alchemy Pharmacology has been raised to Lv.8.]
[Alchemy Pharmacology has been raised to Lv.9.]
...
[Alchemy Pharmacology has been raised to Lv.20!]
[Alchemy Pharmacology has been raised to max level.]
After spending 7,000 Paradise Coins, Alchemy Pharmacology reached its peak. The remaining 50 proficiency points disappeared.
[Unlocked 'Advanced Alchemy Secret Medicine' recipe.]
[Unlocked 'Burning Potion' recipe.]
[Unlocked 'Superior Alchemy Secret Medicine' recipe.]
[Unlocked 'Dragon Force' recipe.]
Alchemy Pharmacology had unlocked four new recipes. These weren't all the recipes for Alchemy Pharmacology; higher-level ones required Su Xiao to develop them himself. However, he didn't want to invest too many resources into Alchemy, as that would skew his development direction.
Checking the attributes of the 'Advanced Alchemy Secret Medicine' recipe, it was Green quality, with slightly increased health recovery.
Ignoring the 'Advanced Alchemy Secret Medicine' recipe, Su Xiao directly checked the 'Superior Alchemy Secret Medicine' recipe.
He attempted to craft [Superior Alchemy Secret Medicine], and a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[Insufficient materials. Pay 5,000 Paradise Coins to substitute for required materials?]
A cost of 5,000 Paradise Coins plus 300 Mana Points showed how expensive [Superior Alchemy Secret Medicine] was to produce.
After hesitating, Su Xiao chose to craft it.
A faint green light flickered in his hand as Paradise Coins quickly converted into materials.
Five minutes later, a potion appeared in Su Xiao's hand. The transparent vial, about the length of an index finger, was filled with a light red liquid.
[Superior Alchemy Secret Medicine]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Quality: Blue
Type: Recovery Item
Effect: Restores 65% of health rapidly after consumption.
Rating: 68
Description: A high-level product of Alchemy, combined with a small amount of biological knowledge. No side effects.
...
The recovery amount was impeccable, and more importantly, the recovery speed was marked as "rapid."
If sold, [Superior Alchemy Secret Medicine] could yield decent profits—6,000 to 7,000 Paradise Coins was no problem.
Su Xiao didn't plan to mass-produce this potion for sale. He intended to stockpile it for his own use.
It cost 5,000 Paradise Coins and 300 Mana Points to craft one bottle. He could make three bottles per day, but he only had three days left in Reincarnation Paradise. If he had leftover Mana Points upon returning, he could make at most a dozen or so bottles.
This didn't even account for the Paradise Coins needed. In practical terms, he could only produce five or six bottles at most.
If his stock exceeded five bottles, he could choose to sell them—it was profit, after all. And if he sold one bottle for every one he made, he wouldn't have to worry about cash flow.
Both 'Alchemy Explosives' and 'Alchemy Pharmacology' were useful abilities. The special explosives and potions they produced weren't the strongest, but they were the most practical and easy to manufacture.
Putting away the Superior Alchemy Secret Medicine, Su Xiao checked the other two potions.
The 'Burning Potion' recipe created a powerful incendiary bomb. The flames were unquenchable, clinging like a persistent curse. Though not weak, it was expensive, costing 8,000 Paradise Coins per bottle.
The 'Dragon Force' recipe was interesting. This potion actually had an expiration date.
He attempted to craft a 'Dragon Force Potion,' and a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[Insufficient materials. Pay 2,000 Paradise Coins to substitute for required materials?]
After spending 2,000 Paradise Coins and 180 Mana Points, Su Xiao began crafting the Dragon Force Potion.
A crystal vial appeared in his hand. The vial was narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, containing a golden-yellow liquid.