Chapter 74: Helplessness
A total of 56 pieces of equipment and materials ranging from White to Blue quality were priced by Su Xiao at 3% below market value, totaling 146,800 Paradise Coins.
Excluding these Green and Blue items, several higher-quality pieces needed careful pricing.
[Tactical Boots (Purple)]
[Blood Claw Strike (Blue Skill Scroll)]
[Super Destruction Fist (Dark Purple Skill Scroll)]
[Bian's Dagger (Gold)]
That's right, Su Xiao planned to sell the Gold-quality weapon [Bian's Dagger], but he couldn't determine the price just yet.
For [Tactical Boots (Purple)], Su Xiao set a price of 50,000 Paradise Coins. This item was fairly standard—decent quality but no standout features.
[Blood Claw Strike (Blue Skill Scroll)] was priced at 20,000 Paradise Coins. While it was indeed a skill scroll, its consumption cost was extremely high.
[Super Destruction Fist (Dark Purple Skill Scroll)] was priced at 300,000 Paradise Coins! That seemed a bit exaggerated, but there would definitely be contractors willing to buy it. For Enhancement-type Nen users, this ability—low consumption, short cooldown, and massive power—was a divine skill.
As for the last item, [Bian's Dagger], Su Xiao was a bit troubled. If it weren't unsuitable for him, he would never sell it.
Turning equipment into combat power was the true path. Having a Gold-quality item that was useless was pointless, and [Bian's Dagger] had extremely high usage requirements.
Equipment Requirements: 10 points of Strength, 65 points of Agility, Dagger-type Basic Skill LV.30 or above.
Su Xiao could still work on the Agility requirement, but as for "Dagger-type Basic Skill LV.30 or above," Su Xiao just smiled. Only Mastery-level or higher basic skills could be raised to that level. The cost of leveling up Gun Proficiency was still fresh in his mind, so he decisively gave up on this dagger.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao priced [Bian's Dagger] at 100 Paradise Coins, but this was under a free auction mode.
The so-called free auction mode meant that buyers would bid up the price until Su Xiao was satisfied, at which point he would confirm the transaction. If the price didn't meet his expectations, no amount of money could buy [Bian's Dagger].
He named the stall "Premium Stall," and this somewhat "terrifying" stall opened for business.
On the stall, a large amount of Green light shimmered, Blue streams flowed, and Purple light caught the eye. But compared to the Dark Purple scroll, the Purple equipment's glow wasn't deep enough.
At the center of the stall, a gentle Golden light slowly radiated outward—it was the true king of this stall.
Ten seconds after the stall opened, a twin-tailed cute girl passed by. She was sipping a carbonated drink through a straw when she habitually glanced at the stall beside her. She was stunned by what she saw.
"Oh my god, is this some big adventure group leader running off with his sister-in-law?"
The twin-tailed girl hurried forward. She was a First Rank contractor who hadn't been in Reincarnation Paradise long. The best equipment she had ever seen was Purple, and that was in the Trade Market.
"Is Purple quality above Dark Purple? And what rank is this Gold? A divine artifact?"
The twin-tailed girl pulled out her phone, snapped a photo with a click, and saved it as a memento...
"Holy crap!"
A bare-chested burly man stopped in front of the stall. After a two-second pause, he quickly walked up. Once the initial surprise passed, he noticed that the items on the stall were all reasonably priced, ruling out the possibility that the stall owner was an equipment merchant.
"Hey... brother, if I may ask, did you clear the Hunter world?"
It was no wonder the burly man had this question—almost all the equipment came from Hunter x Hunter.
Su Xiao sat cross-legged behind the stall with a tablet in hand. Hearing someone ask, he paused his puzzle game.
"Just a few fights."
"Is that so? Then you're practically a lucky king."
The burly man shook his head, somewhat envious of Su Xiao's luck. If he knew how many chests Su Xiao had opened, he wouldn't have that expression.
One minute later, a circle of contractors gathered around the stall.
Two minutes later, Su Xiao was surrounded by a "horde" of contractors. The twin-tailed girl with the drink had no idea where she had been pushed to—probably sulking in the crowd, since she was the first contractor to discover the stall.
Five minutes later, Su Xiao couldn't see the outside anymore. All he could see were contractors, and the dozen or so nearby stalls were affected.
Ten minutes later, nearly half the contractors in the Trade Market were surging toward Su Xiao. If it were just a bunch of Green and Blue equipment, this wouldn't have happened—it was because of that Gold-quality dagger.
By now, Su Xiao had disabled the stall's built-in mail function because too many people were asking about prices. Their main targets were [Super Destruction Fist] and [Bian's Dagger].
The emails were so numerous that Su Xiao couldn't even open them. Before he could read one, a flood of new emails would already be refreshing the screen.
These emails weren't sent to Su Xiao personally but to the stall—Stall Number 8080, an easy number to remember. That's why Su Xiao often used this stall.
Today, Su Xiao learned something: when too many people talked to him at once, he couldn't make out a single word. All he heard was a buzzing drone, like thousands of flies circling around him.
A vein seemed to bulge on Su Xiao's forehead. He regretted putting out all these items at once. His initial plan was to draw a crowd, but now it seemed like an unnecessary move. If not for the fact that no one could enter the stall from outside, he suspected these people would have pushed him out of it.
After all, powerful equipment equaled strength. While personal ability was important, equipment maximized that ability.
"Bai..."
"Bai Ye... I..."
"Don't... shove..."
Su Xiao vaguely heard a familiar voice. He turned his head and saw an enraged face—wasn't that Divine Emperor?
Divine Emperor had probably received news from his subordinates. Gold-quality weapons rarely appeared in the Trade Market. Forget Gold, even Light Gold equipment was uncommon. Those who obtained such gear were usually large adventure groups. Equipment above Purple quality rarely left these groups—they could digest it internally.
Lone wolves weren't rare, but lone wolves as strong as Su Xiao were.
"Divine Emperor, long time..."
Su Xiao stopped mid-sentence. The noise was too loud; Divine Emperor couldn't hear him at all.
Su Xiao sighed. Divine Emperor seemed to notice Su Xiao's helplessness and couldn't help but smile. This murderous guy also had moments of helplessness.
Su Xiao was indeed helpless. If this were a derivative world, he would just use a "Ring Break," and within a dozen meters, the number of surviving contractors would be in the single digits.
But this was Reincarnation Paradise, an absolute safe zone. No one could attack each other—at most, they could taunt or insult one another.
"This Gold... dagger... I..."
Divine Emperor's voice wasn't quiet, but the surrounding noise was too loud.
"Everyone shut the hell up!!!"
A burly man beside Divine Emperor roared. Seeing him, Su Xiao immediately thought of a talking gorilla.
The roar was extremely high-decibel, startling the surrounding contractors into silence. The area around the stall fell still.
"About this Gold dagger, let's talk."
Divine Emperor took the chance to say this, but immediately, angry shouts erupted around him. The gorilla-like man turned and pushed into the crowd.
These contractors weren't just causing trouble—they were haggling. Too many people were bargaining with Su Xiao at once, and most were hoping for a bargain. They competed to shout louder to catch Su Xiao's attention, which led to the current scene.
Despite the chaos, the items on the stall sold quickly. Su Xiao had set low prices to begin with, and with so many people, he had earned about 150,000 Paradise Coins in less than twenty minutes.
With enough Paradise Coins in hand, Su Xiao sent 100,000 Paradise Coins to Weini.