Chapter 74: New Ability
"Don't be nervous, just make an offer."
Su Xiao stared at the cross-dresser before him, his gaze seemingly saying: 'If you don't buy, I'll kill you.'
"Um..."
The cross-dresser swallowed hard, his mood gradually calming. Su Xiao's gaze earlier was somewhat unsettling, making him forget that he was in the Reincarnation Paradise, a safe zone.
Su Xiao had just come out of a trial world, so having such a gaze was perfectly normal.
"80,000 Paradise Coins?"
The cross-dresser tested the waters with an offer.
"Minimum 180,000."
The value of the [Burning Demon Heart] wasn't particularly high. If using it could directly grant a Demon Bloodline, it wouldn't just be 180,000—800,000 could be easily sold.
Unfortunately, this was only a ticket. After entering the Demon Modification Facility, one still needed to offer benefits and trade with the Demon Modifier there. Moreover, one had to understand the Demon Language. This single requirement alone shut out over 90% of Contractors.
As a Lord-tier chest, the Demon Box could yield good items, but Su Xiao had bad luck—a helpless and despairing situation.
There was no helping it now. Complaining wouldn't solve anything; getting rid of the [Burning Demon Heart] quickly was the priority.
"180,000..."
The cross-dresser showed a troubled expression.
"How about 120,000?"
"Deal!"
Su Xiao immediately agreed, catching the cross-dresser off guard.
"Let's trade."
Su Xiao handed over the Burning Demon Heart, his expression clearly saying: 'Back out and I'll kill you.' The cross-dresser hesitated, feeling he might have overpaid.
"Do you understand the Demon Language?"
Su Xiao looked at the cross-dresser.
"A little."
"Then you got a good deal. The Demon Bloodline is very strong."
"Really?"
"Yeah. At least the demon I fought was strong."
The cross-dresser hesitated for a moment, then finally spent 120,000 Paradise Coins to buy the Demon Heart.
On his way back to his Exclusive Room, the cross-dresser grew more suspicious. That guy earlier said the Demon Bloodline was strong—so where did this heart come from? A Demon Heart is naturally a demon's heart. That meant...
Just as he was about to enter his Exclusive Room, a graceful figure approached him and suddenly patted his shoulder. The lost-in-thought cross-dresser let out a startled yelp.
"T-Team Leader, you scared me to death."
Seeing the cross-dresser's timid demeanor, his team leader smiled and shook her head.
Don't be fooled by how soft the cross-dresser seemed now. When he drew the long sword at his waist, his personality would undergo a drastic change. The cross-dresser had once killed 32 Contractors in a single derivative world.
"What's that you've got?"
The female team leader looked at the Demon Heart in the cross-dresser's hand.
"Something good."
The cross-dresser showed two small fangs, displaying the attributes of the burning heart.
"This thing..."
The female team leader's expression changed. "Can you return it?"
Hearing her words, the cross-dresser recalled the blood-soaked buyer.
"I... don't think so."
The female team leader's face darkened further.
"Then I can only wish you good luck. I've heard of the Demon Modification Facility. The survival rate for modification is only 60%. But the Demon Bloodline is indeed very strong—it's a well-developed power system. However, the modification cost is steep, around 600,000 Paradise Coins. And you need to convert those into Soul Crystals (Medium), because those demons only accept Soul Crystals."
Just as Su Xiao had guessed, the Demon Heart was only the ticket; the modification fee was the real deal.
"600,000..."
The cross-dresser was completely dumbfounded. Even if he had 600,000 Paradise Coins, Soul Crystals (Medium) were too hard to buy.
"The team resources can be allocated to you somewhat. Forget about Soul Crystals. We can probably provide you with about 400,000 Paradise Coins. You'll be eating dirt for the next three derivative worlds."
Hearing the female team leader's words, the cross-dresser looked at the Demon Heart in his hand. It seemed this thing was stuck with him.
"Damn it~"
The cross-dresser finally understood why that guy earlier had the expression of 'buy it or I'll kill you.'
...
Sitting in front of his stall, Su Xiao looked at the 166,000 Paradise Coins in his Reincarnation Mark, feeling great.
That Demon Heart had nearly been a dead loss. It wasn't without value, but the upfront investment was too high, affecting development for a while.
Su Xiao didn't immediately leave the Trade Market. He planned to make a "big deal"—mass-produce Intermediate Alchemy Bombs for sale.
Each Intermediate Alchemy Bomb cost 100 Paradise Coins + 30 Mana Points. He had plenty of Paradise Coins, and his Mana was full at 1,433 points, allowing him to make 47 Intermediate Alchemy Bombs.
Light flickered in his hand as he crafted bomb after bomb.
Why choose Intermediate Alchemy Bombs over 'Special-Grade Alchemy Bombs' or 'Special-Grade Alchemy Secret Medicine'? Because Intermediate Alchemy Bombs had low cost, high profit, and were easy to sell.
After some previous attempts, a price of 350 Paradise Coins each was most suitable—quick to sell, and few people haggled.
With a cost of 100 Paradise Coins and a net profit of 250, this business was practically a sure win.
He reopened his stall, now filled with a pile of Intermediate Alchemy Bombs.
Contractors occasionally stopped by, and the number of Alchemy Bombs quickly decreased.
[Intermediate Alchemy Bomb ×3 sold, gaining 1,050 Paradise Coins.]
[Intermediate Alchemy Bomb ×1 sold, gaining 350 Paradise Coins.]
[Intermediate Alchemy Bomb ×6 sold, gaining 2,100 Paradise Coins.]
...
As expected, Intermediate Alchemy Bombs were in high demand, and few Contractors haggled. Even if someone tried, they'd hesitate and buy after finding Su Xiao wouldn't negotiate.
In less than an hour, 32 of the 47 Intermediate Alchemy Bombs were sold, leaving 15.
A burly man passed by the stall, carefully examined the attributes of the Intermediate Alchemy Bombs, and bought all remaining ones.
All 47 were sold out. The cost was 4,700 Paradise Coins, total revenue was 16,450 Paradise Coins, and net profit was 11,750 Paradise Coins.
Without fighting or taking risks, 11,750 Paradise Coins in hand—this was undoubtedly a pleasant situation.
Closing the stall, Su Xiao headed toward his Exclusive Room.
His three main attributes had reached 50 points. He had a total of thirteen Soul Crystals (Medium), allowing him to unlock a new skill of the Shadow of Law Destruction.
This time, the prerequisites for unlocking the new skill were very high, so the new ability should be very strong.
Su Xiao quickened his pace. Returning to his Exclusive Room, he sat on the sofa.
*Crack.*
The sofa suddenly sank. Su Xiao lifted his feet, sinking into the sofa. He instinctively looked at Bubu Wang.
Bubu Wang looked completely innocent.
"Woof woof, aoo~"
Bubu Wang was so anxious it almost spoke human language, but unfortunately, it couldn't.
Su Xiao stood up, looking at the sofa that appeared intact on the outside but had its center hollowed out.
"How did you do that? Demonstrate it again, and I won't beat you."
A size 45 slipper appeared in Su Xiao's hand. Bubu Wang's hind legs began to tremble, its buttocks aching faintly—it had clearly suffered many harsh beatings from that slipper.
Bubu Wang looked at Su Xiao pitifully, as if saying: 'Master, it really wasn't me.'
To be fair, Bubu Wang was now full of drama, its expression spot-on—a true acting master.
"If you didn't chew it, then did I?"
Su Xiao pointed to a row of teeth marks in the center of the sofa, identical to the teeth marks on a nearby barbell.
Bubu Wang's eyes were full of regret. It hadn't noticed those teeth marks; otherwise, it would have destroyed them.
The slipper slapped against his palm as Su Xiao slowly approached Bubu Wang.
Five minutes later, Bubu Wang crouched in front of the sofa, a slipper on its head, repenting. Su Xiao sat on the bed, unlocking the new ability.
[Three main attributes have reached 50 points. Requirements for unlocking new skill met.]
[Yes/No to unlock new Shadow of Law Destruction skill. Unlocking requires 20,000 Paradise Coins + Soul Crystal (Medium) ×10.]