Chapter 86: Clearance Sale
After opening the chest, Su Xiao checked his current Paradise Coin count.
Paradise Coins: 41,900 points.
Although the Paradise Coins were not insignificant, for Su Xiao at present, they were essentially useless. He needed to convert some of his resources into Paradise Coins.
There were quite a few things to sell this time, which could net him a large sum. The items to be sold were:
【Chakra Training Method (Basic)】
【Mithril Holy Ring (Purple)】
【Mikasa's Feelings +5 (Blue)】
【Make-Out Paradise (Dark Purple)】
After selling all these items, he would gain at least several hundred thousand Paradise Coins.
Su Xiao urgently needed Paradise Coins now. For example, upgrading Blade Mastery required not only 10 Soul Crystals per level but also 50,000 Paradise Coins.
It wasn't just Blade Mastery; other abilities also consumed a lot of Paradise Coins. Paradise Coins were a good thing, and there was never too many.
"Let's go, to the Trade Market."
Su Xiao led Bubu Wang towards the Trade Market.
"Did Xia look for you?"
"Woof."
"Oh? So you sparred with her."
Bubu Wang nodded, then raised his dog head high, his gaze seeming to say, "I gave that woman a beating, made her cry for her mom and dad."
At that moment, inside Xia's restaurant, Xia lay face-down on a dining table, utterly defeated, drawing circles on the tabletop with her pale index finger.
"I can't believe I lost to a husky, and got completely dominated. What a disgrace. Where did it learn that dodging technique? It's not scientific."
Xia recalled the sparring session; she hadn't even touched a single hair on Bubu Wang. He was too agile, and his counter-attack timing and angles were extremely tricky.
Bubu Wang followed Su Xiao every day and had witnessed countless battles. Fighting wasn't just Su Xiao's daily routine; it was Bubu Wang's as well.
If it weren't for his laziness, when Bubu Wang fought against First Rank Contractors, as long as they weren't too strong, none of them would be his match.
Bubu Wang might be silly, dumb, and cute, but that didn't mean he was weak.
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Inside the Trade Market, Su Xiao arrived at the stall he frequently used. This time, no one was there. The stall was located in the southeast corner of the trading area, with a moderate flow of people—not too much, but not too little either.
Su Xiao didn't like being surrounded by a large number of Contractors. If they were sincere, they would buy; if not, they would leave. At the very least, he wouldn't linger long at any stall unless he was interested in something and planned to haggle with the owner.
After paying the rent, Su Xiao began editing the item prices.
First was the 【Chakra Training Method (Basic)】. Although it was only Blue quality, it allowed Contractors to convert their Mana Points into Chakra, thereby using ninjutsu.
Someone had once sold a 【Chakra Training Method】 in the Trade Market, with the final transaction price being 200,000 Paradise Coins. Therefore, Su Xiao priced the 【Chakra Training Method (Basic)】 at 200,000 Paradise Coins.
The second item was the 【Make-Out Paradise (Dark Purple)】. Although it was Dark Purple quality, it was a key-type consumable, somewhat similar to the previously purchased 【Decapitating Blade (Damaged)】. The entry point for Make-Out Paradise was earlier, during the Chunin Exam period, which was much safer.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao priced the 【Make-Out Paradise (Dark Purple)】 at 80,000 Paradise Coins.
The third item was the 【Mithril Holy Ring (Purple)】. For newcomers, this was a 'little divine artifact,' but its downside was a short usage lifespan. So, Su Xiao priced it at 50,000 Paradise Coins.
As for the last item, 【Mikasa's Feelings +5 (Blue)】, this piece of equipment left Su Xiao somewhat conflicted. Undoubtedly, this equipment was very strong.
Shelter (Active): Quickly generates an invisible shield to defend against attacks. The shield's durability is equivalent to 80% of the holder's maximum Health Points (increased by 10% with +5 enhancement), lasting for 30 seconds (increased by 20 seconds duration with +5 enhancement).
Note: Activating the shield consumes 10% of Mana Points.
Note: Shield cooldown time is 10 hours. (Reduced by 14 hours with +5 enhancement.)
...
Shelter had once been Su Xiao's trump card. After using the Energy Shield, Shelter's shield became somewhat useless. Now, Su Xiao had 1,583 Mana Points, so 10% was 158 Mana Points (0.3 rounded up).
With those 158 Mana Points, Su Xiao would rather use them to generate an Energy Shield than activate Shelter's shield.
The difference in strength between the two was many times over, and the duration was also vastly different. The Energy Shield only began to dissipate after ten minutes, with its defense gradually weakening, and it took about 20 minutes to completely disappear.
In contrast, Shelter's shield only lasted 30 seconds and had a 10-hour cooldown, whereas the Energy Shield had no cooldown.
More importantly, Shelter's shield had a deployment process, while the Energy Shield formed instantly.
Therefore, Shelter's shield couldn't compare to the Azure Steel Shadow Energy Shield. This piece of equipment no longer held much significance for Su Xiao.
However, one thing couldn't be ignored: the equipment Mikasa's Feelings was very strong, but not everyone had the Azure Steel Shadow Energy Shield.
After thinking for a moment, Su Xiao priced Mikasa's Feelings at 70,000 Paradise Coins. For a Blue quality piece of equipment, this price was already astronomical.
Chakra Training Method (Basic): 200,000 Paradise Coins.
Make-Out Paradise (Dark Purple): 80,000 Paradise Coins.
Mithril Holy Ring (Purple): 50,000 Paradise Coins.
Mikasa's Feelings +5 (Blue): 70,000 Paradise Coins.
With the prices set, Su Xiao named the stall "Premium Stall" and opened it. It was a fitting name.
As soon as the stall opened, a passing Worker stopped, glanced at the items on the stall, then looked at Su Xiao.
"Bro, will you sell this ring for 40,000?"
"No."
"Can we negotiate..."
Just as the Worker was about to haggle, Su Xiao spent 10 Paradise Coins to block him.
These Workers bought equipment at low prices and then resold them at a markup. Su Xiao wasn't going to be their sucker.
He could sell equipment cheaper to Contractors who used them for combat, but he would never sell them cheaply to merchants.
As for the reason for doing this, Su Xiao wasn't entirely sure. He just felt that equipment should be used for fighting, not haggled over and resold back and forth.
The Worker muttered a few more words before realizing Su Xiao had blocked him.
"You're awesome."
The Worker stomped his foot and left, without provoking or leaving any harsh words. He just wanted to find a bargain, not make enemies.
Inside Reincarnation Paradise, unless there was a conflict of interest, no one would provoke others, not even those large adventure groups.
Those who survived weren't stupid. The idiots who liked to 'play the pig to eat the tiger' were already eliminated in the trial worlds. The style in Reincarnation Paradise was: "Don't mess with me, and nothing happens. Mess with me, and I'll kill you." It was that simple and brutal. As for Contractors who liked to pick fights, at least Su Xiao had never seen one.
"Good stuff."
An old man crouched in front of the stall.
"Can you lower the price on this ring a bit?"
The old man had white hair and a ruddy complexion. He looked at least 80 years old, but his skin had no wrinkles.
"Fifty thousand, no haggling."
"As expected. Fine, I'm buying this as a birthday gift for my grandson, so I won't waste words."
The old man paid very straightforwardly. The Mithril Holy Ring (Purple) on the stall disappeared, and 50,000 Paradise Coins were credited to Su Xiao's account.
Watching the old man walk away, Su Xiao was quite surprised. The other party had said it was a gift for his grandson. It was extremely rare for both a grandfather and grandson to enter Reincarnation Paradise.
Five minutes after the stall opened, more and more Contractors gathered around. Whether it was the Chakra Training Method or the other two items, all were of extremely high value.
Threatening messages began to appear. These messages seemed idiotic, but if a newcomer got angry and replied, it would lead to endless trouble, even death.
There was a type of Contractor known as a 'Hunter.' Once they obtained the victim's ID number, those Hunters would chase the victim to the ends of the earth until they drained all of the victim's Paradise Coins and equipment.
Once again, it was all about interests causing conflict.