Chapter 72: Getting Rich
Putting away the [Reverse Harmony Guard], there were still other treasure chests to open, so the matter of upgrading Dragon-Slaying Flash was temporarily postponed.
Su Xiao planned to open the remaining three treasure chests and sell the obtained items before considering upgrading Dragon-Slaying Flash.
Picking up another dark purple treasure chest, this was the chest dropped by Feitan, whose strength surpassed Nobunaga's.
The Lucky King state had passed for over ten seconds, so Su Xiao directly opened Feitan's chest.
[You have opened a treasure chest (Dark Purple).]
[You have obtained 7500 Paradise Coins.]
[You have obtained 2100 Paradise Coins.]
[You have obtained Swift March Boots (Dark Purple).]
[Swift March Boots]
Origin: Hunter x Hunter
Quality: Dark Purple
Category: Combat Boots (Color: Black)
Durability: 67～67
Equipment Requirements: Strength 20, Agility 55
Equipment Effect 1: Swift (Passive), Running speed +27, Kick technique activation speed +13.
Equipment Effect 2: Kick Technique Amplification (Passive), Kick damage +15%, attached with 'Force Penetration Effect'.
Force Penetration Effect: Kick ignores 30% of the enemy's muscle defense, directly affecting internal organs.
Rating: 240 (Dark Purple equipment rating ranges from 151 to 260 points)
Description: Speed is power.
Price: 65000 Paradise Coins.
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Seeing the attributes of these boots, Su Xiao raised an eyebrow. This item was very good, at least much better than the [Tactical Leather Boots] he was currently wearing, and it looked aesthetically pleasing.
When his long blade was locked with an enemy's weapon, he often used side kicks. This item could greatly enhance the power of his side kicks. If a side kick landed on an enemy's waist, the feeling would be unbearably satisfying.
Setting aside the [Swift March Boots], Su Xiao picked up the light gold treasure chest dropped by Uvogin.
Actually, this chest wasn't solely dropped by Uvogin, but a combination of Uvogin's and Shalnark's chests.
Opening two high-level chests in a row without a flash made Su Xiao a bit nervous. He knew that whether a chest flashed or not was directly proportional to his gains, and his gains were proportional to his strength.
[You have opened a treasure chest (Light Gold).]
[You have obtained 9700 Paradise Coins.]
[You have obtained 6000 Paradise Coins.]
[You have obtained Soul Crystal (Medium) x4.]
[You have obtained Super Destruction Punch (Skill Scroll).]
[Super Destruction Punch]
Quality: Dark Purple
Type: Active Skill
Effect: Using this skill requires a two-second charge, gathering Nen energy into the right fist. After charging for two seconds, unleash a heavy punch with extremely destructive power. Damage calculation: Base damage 300 points + Strength x8 + Hand-to-hand melee weapon attack power x1.2 (Hand-to-hand melee weapons include knuckles, brass knuckles, etc.).
Tip: Super Destruction Punch (Active) consumes 120 Nen energy + 5% health points.
Tip: Super Destruction Punch (Active) cooldown is 10 minutes.
Prerequisites: Must master Enhancement-type Nen ability, Strength 60 points or above to master this skill.
Rating: 260 points (Dark Purple item rating ranges from 151 to 260 points)
Description: One Punch! Destruction!
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The harvest from this light gold chest was quite good. Although no light gold item was obtained, the price of this dark purple scroll was not low either.
Only one gold chest remained, with 30 seconds left of the Lucky King state.
Although none of the several high-level chests flashed, they weren't disappointing either, which made Su Xiao sigh in relief. Flash phenomena were rare and sought after, and this probability was normal.
Picking up the last remaining gold chest, Su Xiao took a deep breath and opened it.
Still no flash. A dagger appeared in Su Xiao's hand, a very familiar-looking dagger.
[You have opened a treasure chest (Gold).]
[You have obtained 12000 Paradise Coins.]
[You have obtained 4000 Paradise Coins.]
[You have obtained Soul Crystal (Large) x1.]
[You have obtained Bian's Dagger (Gold).]
[Bian's Dagger]
Origin: Hunter x Hunter
Quality: Gold
Category: Dagger, Width 9cm (Hollow Blade)
Durability Attack Power: 102～181
Equipment Requirements: Strength 10 points, Agility 60 points, Dagger-type Basic Skill LV.30 or above.
Equipment Effect 1: Poison Blade (Passive), The dagger is coated with poison. 0.1 milligrams of this potent toxin can cause a humpback whale to be completely paralyzed for over half an hour. After being wounded by this dagger, a Physique attribute check will be performed. If the check fails, the target will enter a paralyzed state for 10 seconds to 3 hours. If the Physique attribute is too low, it can lead to cardiac paralysis and death.
Poison Blade Remaining: 100% (Can be replenished using Paradise Coins).
Equipment Effect 2: Hollow Blade (Passive), The special shape of Bian's Dagger maximizes wounds. If it pierces an enemy's organ, there is a 33% chance of causing that organ to immediately wither, losing its original function.
Equipment Effect 3: Blood Elf (Passive), Wounds caused by Bian's Dagger (length over 8cm, depth over 3cm) will be imbued with an 'Unstoppable Bleeding' state. Suturing, bandaging, potions, etc., are all ineffective. This state is only lifted when the injured person's health points drop by more than 60% due to blood loss. A subsequent attack will re-trigger the 'Unstoppable Bleeding' effect (this effect is based on current health points, not 60% of the maximum health points).
Equipment Effect 4: Thin Blade (Passive), Penetration +10 (Bian's Dagger has a thin and light blade, hence lower durability, but is extremely sharp.)
Rating: 380 (Gold equipment rating ranges from 310 to 400 points)
Description: A mid-period work of Bian, also a work from his peak period.
Price: 160000 Paradise Coins.
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Seeing the attributes of [Bian's Dagger], Su Xiao's eyelids twitched. He had almost been killed by this thing before.
After getting stabbed once, he had simply sutured the wound, but even drinking No. 1 Potion couldn't stop the bleeding. So, during the fight with the Jester, wherever he went, a pool of blood was left on the ground. The bleeding state only disappeared after he lost so much blood that he felt lightheaded.
Su Xiao had the deepest impression of this item. In that brutal battle in the Hunter world, the thing that hurt him the most wasn't Illumi's hand blade, nor Vinny's shot worth 100,000 Paradise Coins, but this damned dagger.
Fortunately, Su Xiao was only stabbed once. If he had been hit a second time, he would most likely have died.
This was even without being paralyzed by the dagger. If the Cyan Steel Shadow Energy hadn't suppressed the potent toxin, with his Physique attribute, he would probably have been paralyzed on the spot, and that would have been the end.
Su Xiao examined [Bian's Dagger]. Although this item was extremely powerful, it wasn't suitable for him. He wielded a long blade in his right hand and the Realm Severing Thread in his left, forming a perfect close-combat system. Suddenly switching to a dagger would decrease his combat effectiveness, and he couldn't even use this thing properly.
But if this item fell into the hands of some Assassin-type contractors, it would be an extremely terrifying weapon. Even if it couldn't kill in one hit, the enemy would be paralyzed, and then they could be killed however one wished.
For example, if Gulu got this dagger, her combat effectiveness would increase by at least thirty percent.
Having opened all the chests, Su Xiao began to tally the gains from opening them.
Total Paradise Coins obtained: 321,200. Adding Su Xiao's remaining Paradise Coins, the total was 404,500 Paradise Coins.
White Quality Equipment x10
Green Quality Equipment x24
Green Materials x8
Blue Quality Equipment x10
Blue Materials x4
Dark Purple Quality Equipment x2
Gold Equipment x1
Skill Scrolls x2
Soul Crystal (Medium) x4
Soul Crystal (Large) x1
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Su Xiao first took out the two dark purple equipment pieces. [Reverse Harmony Guard (Dark Purple)] was stored in his storage space, while [Swift March Boots (Dark Purple)] was equipped, replacing [Tactical Leather Boots (Purple)].
Although he had obtained 400,000 Paradise Coins plus a pile of equipment, these things couldn't withstand Su Xiao's consumption.
First, he needed to upgrade his Blade Master skill. Each level required 50,000 Paradise Coins + Soul Crystal (Medium) x10.
Currently, Blade Master could be upgraded by consuming all the Soul Crystals (Medium), but it would also require 350,000 Paradise Coins.
Furthermore, Su Xiao also needed to upgrade the quality of Dragon-Slashing Flash, which was another huge expense. After upgrading Dragon-Slashing Flash, he also needed to ensure its enhancement level, meaning a visit to the Equipment Enhancement Hall.
Suddenly, Su Xiao had an 'absurd' feeling. These gains didn't seem enough for his expenses.