Chapter 19: Abyss Shop
For Su Xiao, [Hand of Deception] was essentially useless, but for Kaiser, it was a divine artifact. Moreover, since he was currently cooperating with Kaiser, the more methods Kaiser had, the more advantageous it was for their side—especially something like [Hand of Deception], which was practically a god-tier item for Kaiser.
"My dear friend, Kaiser suggests we might appropriately modify our previously agreed-upon plan."
"..."
Su Xiao said nothing, which was tacit agreement with Kaiser's suggestion. Seeing this, Kaiser handed over a document resembling a contract, but bearing a Reincarnation Paradise imprint.
[You have obtained a Space-Time Power Storage Certificate (100,000 ounces · Reincarnation Paradise Notarized Storage).]
This was quite interesting. After all, storing Space-Time Power at the "Underworld Bank" or "Giant Bank" would yield interest in Soul Coins at a certain percentage of the deposit amount. Given Kaiser's greed, it was surprising he hadn't deposited with those two major Star Realm powers. Instead, he chose the storage hall within Reincarnation Paradise, which not only offered no interest but also required sufficiently high authority for free storage.
It seemed Kaiser didn't have high hopes for the "Underworld Bank" or "Giant Bank." When facing the calamity of this Abyss Doom, these two major powers were behaving just as they had during other major events—hoarding and profiteering. Despite the turbulent undercurrents in the Void, these two factions were doing exceptionally well.
In contrast, the "Goblin Merchant Guild," whose reputation had previously been far inferior to these two, had begun offering ultra-low interest rates—even interest-free loans—to various Void powers.
This was also why, despite having some minor conflicts with the Goblin Merchant Guild, Su Xiao still chose to sell his "Black Maple Tree Yield" to them, rather than letting the "Underworld Bank," "Giant Bank," and "Goblin Merchant Guild" bid against each other.
No one knew how terrifying the apocalyptic calamity from the Abyss would be. Allowing the Goblin Merchant Guild to grow stronger through this opportunity would undoubtedly enhance the overall strength of the Void—at least, based on the Goblin Merchant Guild's current actions, this seemed to be the case.
Furthermore, when he had sold the "Black Maple Tree Yield" earlier, although the price was extremely high and required rare resources like "Soul Crystal" and "Primordial Core," the other party had agreed without hesitation. This clearly indicated that, with the Abyss Doom approaching, both sides were willing to help each other out as long as their interests weren't harmed.
As for the attitude of Arcane Eternal Star, the Goblin Merchant Guild outwardly showed them smiling respect, but inwardly, they had already begun cursing these Spellcasters' ancestors for eighteen generations.
Of course, the Goblin Merchant Guild wouldn't cut off existing business relationships. Being shrewd, they wouldn't try to provoke these immensely powerful Spellcasters—they truly couldn't afford to.
In fact, Kaiser had originally deposited his savings with the Goblin Merchant Guild, then used various manipulations and Void Tree judgments to collect interest from them... ahem, let's call it interest—though after actual calculation, even loan sharks would have to kneel, offer cigarettes, and call him "big brother" at the amount of interest involved.
Ever since Kaiser swindled the chairman of the Goblin Merchant Guild down to his last pair of underwear, the grudge between them had been irreconcilable.
Su Xiao put away the [Space-Time Power Storage Certificate]. In the blink of an eye, Kaiser, who had just said goodbye, vanished—it seemed the Imperial Treasury was quite busy lately.
Su Xiao glanced at the beast Morak above. The hexagonal crystal and the "Beast Core" inside were both very stable. With nothing else to do, he sat on the crystal seat and opened his task list. The previously completed "Side Mission: Beast Arena" had been silent, stuck in settlement status.
He tried to claim the settlement rewards again, and this time, the relevant judgment was actually triggered.
[Your mission settlement for this time has been completed.]
Good grief. After Void Tree Reputation dropped to -????, sometimes settlement reward notifications wouldn't even pop up automatically—he had to trigger them manually.
[Your mission completion rate for this time is 700% (the maximum completion rate for this mission).]
[You have obtained the Overlord Chest: Champion (upon opening, you can obtain an Overlord Equipment ranked 1st to 100th).]
This was definitely a good item. Even if the Overlord Equipment obtained wasn't compatible enough and had to be sold to the Void Tree, that would still yield at least 410 [Overlord Medals].
Putting away the [Overlord Chest: Champion], Su Xiao opened the Abyss Shop. It looked the same as before, but now he had 62 refresh chances, guaranteeing six "High-Value Refreshes"—commonly known as the "True Abyss Shop."
Checking the number of refreshes already used, the result was 0. It seemed that when Void Tree Reputation had dropped from -??? to -???? last time, even the Abyss Shop's refresh count had been reset.
Su Xiao attempted to refresh the Abyss Shop. The next second, all the floating black text before his eyes gradually dissolved, forming a pitch-black sphere. This sphere twisted and rotated for a moment before slowly dispersing, re-forming into the Abyss Shop's text.
[Abyss Shop has been refreshed.]
[Assessing the Hunter's personal situation...]
[Original Sin Sealer (Passive Authority): For each Abyss Original Sin item you hold/seal/suppress, all item exchange prices in the Abyss Shop will be reduced by 10%.]
[Exchange price reduction obtained: 60%.]
[Existing Precipitated Glass: 2,978,121 pieces.]
[You can make the following exchanges, and all item prices below have already been reduced by 60%.]