Chapter 3: At that time, our side's position was formed by the massive "Abyss Purification Device." The "Abyss Purification Device" at the base camp would be even larger. As long as the base camp in the war zone wasn't breached, the "Abyss Purification Device" would remain safe.
In short, all participating contractors who obtained "Space-Time Power" could use their rest time after shift changes to return to their respective paradises to enhance themselves. The "Space-Time Power" collected by our paradise faction, aside from maintaining resource consumption during the campaign, was entirely invested in the operational consumption of the "Abyss Purification Device."
This situation caused "Space-Time Power" to cease circulation. It wasn't that the Void Tree or the various paradise factions prohibited it; rather, no contractor would transfer this item. On the Abyss battlefield, "Space-Time Power" equaled combat power enhancement, and strength meant a greater chance of survival. Contractors would inevitably submit "Space-Time Power" to their own paradise in exchange for resources to grow stronger.
Given the critical importance of "Space-Time Power," why did Su Xiao have such an outrageous authority as "Fair Price Sale Authority"? The reason was:
The Tuanzhang was the commander of the Void War Zone, meaning he guarded the largest "Abyss Purification Device" in the core war zone. Looking at the current combat power rankings across the Star Realm, Su Xiao was right below the Tuanzhang. He was generally stationed in the core battlefield as well, ready to reinforce the main war zones of several Transcendent Realms at any time.
The simple logic was: the stronger Su Xiao became, the safer the "Abyss Purification Devices" in the main war zones would be. First, they had to be defended for the "Abyss Purification Devices" to continue operating. If they couldn't hold the line, preserving even more "Space-Time Power" would be meaningless.
If not for the absolute restriction of the Initial Regulations, Su Xiao might have received a large amount of Space-Time Power when he became the "Captain of the Strongest Reinforcement Squad."
As for the price of the "Fair Price Sale Authority," Beini had to evaluate it. She was professional in this area. After assessing various common resources, Beini determined that compared to selling to merchant guilds or other Supreme contractors in the past, the price was roughly 3.5% to 5% lower.
This was a very good result. For now, don't mention Space-Time Power in the Great Gathering Place. At least until the Abyss campaign began, Space-Time Power wouldn't circulate there.
The opening of the "Thick Scarlet Chest" continued, and various items appeared one after another. Su Xiao directly sold anything he felt he couldn't use.
[You have obtained "Nightmare Brain Marrow."]
[You have obtained Void Tree Task Promotion Authority ×1 time.]
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The "Nightmare Brain Marrow" was a residual part of an Outer Realm Existence. For Su Xiao, this item was harmful and useless, so he directly sold it to the Void Tree. In response, he received a notification:
[Your Void Tree Reputation +129 points.]
Su Xiao's Void Tree Reputation reached an astonishing 130 points for the first time. He felt that his Void Tree Reputation would continue to increase gradually in the future. Of course, if there was an opportunity to manipulate a large amount of Space-Time Power, he definitely wouldn't miss it. At worst, he'd work harder afterward, reinforcing the main battlefield more frequently to pull his Void Tree Reputation back up.
Needless to say, Su Xiao, as an Overlord unit, would face extremely complex judgments in the Void Tree's subsequent notarizations. Other people's Void Tree Reputation was a straight line, either steadily rising or falling. His had directly become a "Reputation Electrocardiogram," and the amplitude of its fluctuations would be very large.
Su Xiao directly used the [Void Tree Task Promotion Authority] to promote the "Abyss Task: Guardian." He would keep this task active to steadily obtain Space-Time Power. When the "Abyss Task: Guardian" was fully upgraded, its task completion rate would reach 800%, just like "Death's Grant."
"Abyss Task: Death's Grant: Eliminate at least Supreme-level 'Immortal and Indestructible Abyss Spawn' and 'Abyss Descendants' to obtain corresponding task completion progress."
"Abyss Task: Guardian: Eliminate Abyss-type enemies to obtain corresponding task completion progress."
The Scarlet Chest's opening ended. The final item obtained made Su Xiao feel it was extraordinary. It was probably something Shenfu had spent a lot of money to acquire:
"Dawn Ring: This equipment is damaged and awaiting repair."
Su Xiao tossed the [Dawn Ring] in his hand. Based on his appraisal skills for equipment, he felt this item was bound to be extraordinary. The highest equipment rank in Reincarnation Paradise was "Reincarnation Rank," while in Dawn Paradise, it was naturally "Dawn Rank." Since Dawn Paradise hadn't been revived for long, among "Dawn Rank" equipment, none had yet made it onto the rankings. But that didn't mean there weren't any in the past.
This gave Su Xiao a conjecture: could this equipment, named [Dawn Ring], have been one of the top few "Dawn Rank" items in the past? Or even the strongest one? If it could be repaired...
Su Xiao didn't know many blacksmiths—just four: Lide, and the current three strongest legendary blacksmiths in the Star Realm. Moreover, whether it was the Dwarf King, the Demon Blacksmith, or the Molten Giant, he had a deep friendship with all of them.
Inside Shenfu's Scarlet Chest, no various general resources were found. It had been some time since the world progress of Doom Star ended. Shenfu had long since converted all his gains into personal strength. This situation was normal. As for Shenfu's equipment, his power system was unique, and those seemingly deceptive curse-type items were likely his various equipment.
Just then, Su Xiao received dozens of emails in succession, all sent by Kaisa. The emails had no content but contained various items as attachments. Kaisa said it was a fifty-fifty split, but he first checked the ratings of all items, then gave Su Xiao the treasures with the same rating but worth more Space-Time Power.
The item ratings were indeed split fifty-fifty, but in terms of Space-Time Power, it was closer to a sixty-forty split. This was Kaisa's peculiar greed. When an old friend needed help, although he seemed stingy on the surface, he would secretly give more to his old friend. Why not just give it directly? Because Kaisa couldn't bear to part with it. This was Kaisa—greedy yet generous, powerful yet weak.
For each email Su Xiao received, if he confirmed he didn't need the resources, he directly sold everything to the Void Tree. He cleared and sold the emails one by one, and the Space-Time Power kept skyrocketing. The feeling was indescribably satisfying.
After receiving all the emails, Su Xiao took out one of the gains from this annihilation of Arcane Eternal Star.
[You have obtained "Power Seed (Star Realm Curio)."]
[Power Seed (Star Realm Curio): After planting, nourish with a small amount of fresh blood. This seed will quickly take root, sprout, and grow, eventually bearing a fruit. This fruit will be determined based on the planter's power characteristics.]
[Tip: If you plant the "Power Seed (Star Realm Curio)," there is a 98% probability of obtaining a "Miracle Fruit." After eating the "Miracle Fruit," the upper limit of your core technique ability "Heavenly Edge Shadow Slash" can be increased by Lv.30 to Lv.35.]
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This was undoubtedly a resource Su Xiao greatly needed. Needless to say, the Supreme Main Attribute of the Lord of the Abyss must be absurdly high. One of the main characteristics of the Abyss was nourishment. It would be abnormal if the Lord of the Abyss's Supreme Main Attribute wasn't shockingly high. Even as an Extreme Realm practitioner, he couldn't compare, so he had to strive to catch up.
To defeat the Lord of the Abyss, he needed an absurdly high "Supreme Attribute" and an even more absurd technique ability. Otherwise, how could he win? Su Xiao was currently invincible at the Peak Realm, but when it came to the "Supreme Realm," he had to keep moving forward.
Su Xiao's current upper limit for "Heavenly Edge Shadow Slash" was Lv.145. Optimistically, eating the "Miracle Fruit" could raise it to Lv.180. The problem was that his Lv.100 Alchemy wasn't just for show. Since it was a fruit, there was a possibility of refining it into a potion.
Besides the [Power Seed (Star Realm Curio)], an item called "Origin of Original Sin" was equally significant. Most of its attributes were ???, and it had only undergone the most preliminary notarization. To fully notarize it would require an extremely exaggerated amount of Space-Time Power, which indicated its value.
This item was some kind of supreme treasure, which was confirmed. The few attributes notarized by the Void Tree had a note to that effect.
Moreover, since Su Xiao possessed multiple Original Sin Objects, this item naturally went to him. The moment he touched it, he felt an inexplicable sense of relief, as if the causal weight of sealing the eight Original Sin Objects had instantly transferred to this item. Even after placing it in his storage space, he still felt this sensation. This was very good.
The [Power Seed (Star Realm Curio)] and "Origin of Original Sin" indeed accounted for a significant portion of this gain, but they weren't the main event. More of Arcane Eternal Star's wealth was in its subordinate "Void Bank." Of course, Su Xiao and Kaisa hadn't overlooked this.
[You have obtained "Void Bank Share Certificate: 65.19%."]
"Void Bank Shares" were obviously easier to convert into Space-Time Power, so Kaisa allocated more to him.
At this moment, the "Void Bank" was under the Void Tree's notarization seal. Although it couldn't be converted into wealth for now, correspondingly, there was no need to worry about problems with this wealth.
The Void Tree's notarization seal wouldn't last long. From a profit perspective, Su Xiao didn't plan to actively lift this seal. The reason was that this meant the "Void Bank" was still in its prime, not looted or having its wealth transferred. Therefore, holding the "65.19% shares" would undoubtedly fetch a higher price.
Kaisa had only made preliminary contacts, and several factions were already willing to purchase, namely: