Chapter 94: Wild
"100,000 Paradise Coins..."
Su Xiao looked at Stan, who exhaled a plume of blue smoke, indicating for Su Xiao to take his time considering.
"I've killed many contractors, but this is the first time someone has come to demand compensation."
"And what's your answer?"
"Not a single coin."
Su Xiao was still smiling, but the smile faded from Stan's face. However, after a few seconds, he laughed even more heartily.
"Haha, you've got guts. Since you don't want to pay the price... then forget it."
Stan stood up and left without hesitation. The moment he turned around, his expression twisted into something ferocious and terrifying, the scar on his face engorging with blood like a venomous centipede.
"It's been a long time since I've met a lone wolf with this much nerve."
Stan took out a compass, its surface faintly flickering with golden light.
After Stan had walked far away, Su Xiao took out a cigarette and lit it. If he were an ordinary lone wolf, he might indeed have paid to avoid trouble.
Reincarnation Paradise had tracking items for contractors. Although they were expensive, a large adventure group like Blood Gate would definitely have them.
Su Xiao wasn't worried about tracking items. The number 13013 was a fake ID; it would be a miracle if they could track him.
As long as he wasn't extremely unlucky, the chances of encountering the Blood Gate adventure group in a derivative world were slim. Besides, large adventure groups weren't all-powerful. Take the Man Tian adventure group, for example—it was on par with Blood Gate and Divine Emperor, yet it was still wiped out in the Rain Ninja Village.
This showed that the threat of the Blood Gate adventure group was far less than imagined. Perhaps, before they even met Su Xiao, the Blood Gate would have already been annihilated.
Even if he did run into them by chance, he could run if he couldn't win. Bubu Wang might not be good at other things, but his running speed was top-notch.
Right now, Su Xiao was indeed no match for the Blood Gate, but he wouldn't be forever.
Moreover, he had long anticipated making enemies with other contractors. As long as they fought within a derivative world, it was inevitable.
Pushing these thoughts aside, it wasn't long before the alchemy bombs on his stall were sold out. Leaving behind 30,000 Paradise Coins, he began mass-producing [No. 1 Potion].
The cost of [No. 1 Potion] wasn't low: 6,000 Paradise Coins + 300 points.
In the following days, the Blood Gate people never showed up again, as if Stan had really meant it when he said, "Since you don't want to pay the price, then forget it."
Time flew by, and soon Su Xiao's stay in Reincarnation Paradise reached its limit.
...
Light and shadow flickered before his eyes. When Su Xiao regained consciousness, he was in the living room of his seaside villa.
He had three and a half days left in the real world. After thinking in the living room for two minutes, Su Xiao simply packed his bags.
...
A day later, K2, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
K2, the world's second-highest peak, also known as K2, stands at 8,611 meters. Countless climbing enthusiasts have met their end here.
The cold wind whipped up snowflakes. At 8,300 meters on K2, a nearly vertical cliff face was covered in snow. If you looked closely, you could see a bare-chested man hanging on the cliff, holding an ice axe in one hand with no safety gear whatsoever.
Heat rose from the man's body, as if the frigid climate had no effect on him.
"Awoo~"
A "wolf howl" came from the summit of K2. A rather large "snow wolf" stood at the peak, howling with its head raised, the cold wind ruffling its black-and-white fur.
"This idiot actually made it to the top. Did the cold weather unlock its intelligence?"
Su Xiao gripped his ice axe and continued climbing upward.
Half an hour later, at the summit of K2.
Standing on top of the world's second-highest peak, Su Xiao looked down at the vast expanse of white below.
He unfastened a large bag from his waist, took out a wingsuit, and put it on. After confirming the parachute on his back was fine, he looked at Bubu Wang beside him.
"See you at the bottom."
Su Xiao leaped off the summit. Bubu Wang on the peak let out a mournful howl...
The real world was perfect for relaxing, and the time passed quickly.
[Tip: A new derivative world is about to open. The Hunter will return to Reincarnation Paradise. Please ensure there are no witnesses nearby.]
[Teleporting... Teleportation complete.]
Su Xiao returned to his exclusive room. As soon as he regained consciousness, a mail notification popped up. He opened it.
'The thing is done. Come get it.'
The email was simple, signed by Mechanic Girl.
Hurrying to Mechanic Street, Su Xiao checked his remaining Paradise Coins. He had 35,600 left. After deducting the 30,000 handling fee, he only had 5,600 Paradise Coins left.
But his supplies were ready. His storage space held eight bottles of [No. 1 Potion], plus the remaining recovery items from before, enough to handle the new derivative world.
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Mechanic Street, Explosion Girl's Workshop.
Su Xiao pounded hard on the iron door in front of him. He had been banging for ten minutes. If not for the protective measures, the iron door would have been smashed to pieces.
"Who is it? You've been at it for ten minutes and still won't give up. Are you rushing to die?"
The iron door opened. Mechanic Girl stood at the entrance, wearing only a bra and panties, her expression extremely annoyed.
"Ugh... can't you let me sleep? To finish your order, I haven't slept for almost four days."
Mechanic Girl stepped aside, and Su Xiao entered the room.
"It's done. Give me the handling fee. I'm going back to sleep. The thing is on the workbench."
Mechanic Girl activated a temporary contract. Su Xiao confirmed the contract was fine and paid her 30,000 Paradise Coins.
As soon as she received the coins, Mechanic Girl collapsed onto a small bed in the corner and fell asleep instantly.
Su Xiao walked over to Mechanic Girl's workbench. The metal workbench was five meters long, covered with various tools.
A sniper rifle caught his eye. His first impression was wild. The blood-red patterns on the gun barrel vaguely revealed it to be the Spider Empress.
Now, the Spider Empress had undergone a major transformation. Originally, the gun body was pitch black with blood-red patterns on the surface. Now, it was predominantly black, with faint blue light emanating from the gaps in the gun body, and blood-red patterns wrapped around the scope.
The Spider Empress had always been large, but now it was even more exaggerated, almost as tall as Su Xiao.
He tapped his finger on the gun body, and the Spider Empress's information appeared.
[Spider Empress]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Quality: Dark Purple
Category: Heavy Sniper Rifle
Caliber Magazine Capacity: 10
Durability Attack Power: 60~134
Equipment Requirements: Strength 52, Stamina 49
Equipment Effect 1: Optical Infrared Detection Scope 4~28x (Passive) – Adjustable distance, automatically corrects wind speed, distance, and other factors. The target aligned with the crosshair will be the bullet's final impact point (maximum correction distance: 1036 meters).
Equipment Effect 2: Precision Ballistics (Passive) – Improves shooting accuracy by 17%.
Equipment Effect 3: Crusher (Passive) – Increases the chance of crushing enemies by 30%.
Rating: 260+
Introduction: If you want to take a prisoner, don't use this. Using it will leave you with nothing but enemy fragments.
Price: 70,000 Paradise Coins
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Su Xiao picked up the brand-new Spider Empress. It felt heavy in his hands. Without storage space, just carrying it would be a problem.
He pulled the bolt. The magazine was empty. The bullets the Spider Empress used were somewhat exaggerated. Most sniper rifles used 7.62mm bullets.
The caliber had increased again, and Su Xiao was worried about one thing: the cost of exchanging bullets. If it were just bullets, it might be okay, but the Spider Empress used special alloy ammunition.
[Yes/No to exchange bullets (Special). 150 Paradise Coins each.]
Su Xiao's vision went dark. This was way too expensive.
Biting the bullet, he exchanged 30 bullets, costing a full 4,500 Paradise Coins. That was enough to buy an ordinary blue-quality piece of equipment.