Chapter 46: Misfortune
Upon learning that the objective was to assassinate the Sea King, Molei, Yueshitu, and Hao Mei were so "delighted" they didn't know what to say. Suddenly, the 300 ounces of Space-Time Power that Su Xiao had promised didn't seem so appealing.
"Wait a minute. You just said our real goal is to rescue the legendary blacksmith, the Dwarf King?"
Hao Mei spoke up, seemingly grasping the crux of the matter.
"Yes."
Su Xiao took a sip of the special cocoa drink made by the head maid. Suddenly, his expression turned serious. He looked at the drink in his hand with a hint of suspicion, swallowed hard—it was quite sticky in his throat—swallowed again, and barely managed to get it down.
Su Xiao glanced at the cocoa drink again, then placed it in front of Molei, who gave him a puzzled look. Su Xiao said:
"I'm not used to sweet drinks."
"Don't waste it then."
Molei didn't seem to mind. She picked it up, took a sip, and nearly rolled her eyes. Because she had just said not to waste it, and because she really didn't have the courage for a second sip, she placed it in front of Yueshitu.
"So, you're saying the risk of assassinating the Sea King is greater than rescuing the Dwarf King? How does it make sense to use a riskier task to draw attention? What are you guys drinking? You didn't give me any? Damn, what is this?!"
Hao Mei barely managed to swallow. Looking at the cup, it was already empty. Seeing this, the head maid by the door, hands clasped in front of her abdomen, smiled kindly. This was the first time anyone had finished her unique beverage, and they even seemed to want more.
"We don't need a very specific assassination plan. It's just a matter of making a big show but with little actual force."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, Molei, Yueshitu, and Hao Mei all relaxed.
The reason Su Xiao had sought cooperation with the Apocalypse Sisters this time was simply to test the extent of Molei's good luck.
For now, however, Su Xiao didn't plan to let Molei continue opening treasure chests for him. Her True Luck attribute was indeed powerful, but in return, the beneficiary had to pay a considerable price.
After acquiring the "Controller" ability, Su Xiao was no longer afraid of luck overdraft. For instance, the previous misfortune state that was supposed to last two days, he used "Controller" to channel it into a pendant, immediately lifting his misfortune.
But everything has its limits. Based on his extensive experience with bad luck, Su Xiao divided negative luck into four levels.