Chapter 41: Number of Participants (Fourth Update)
Ten hours later, a somewhat fatigued Su Xiao walked out of the trial ground.
During these ten hours, he had been "killed" many times by Hawkeye. Hawkeye's teaching method was simple and crude—he made Su Xiao personally experience the slashes.
Although the process was unpleasant, Su Xiao benefited greatly. Moreover, he sensed that there was still a significant gap between his blade technique level and Hawkeye's. This gap wasn't in the grade of blade technique but in the rank of blade technique ability.
This made Su Xiao ponder. Above Blade Grandmaster, there must be a higher level. His previous blade technique rank was Specialization, and during a certain reward, his blade technique had been elevated to Grandmaster level.
Returning to his exclusive room, Su Xiao entered the alchemy laboratory converted from a study. He took out a Soul Crystal (Medium) and spent 500 points to split it.
A Soul Crystal (Medium) could be split into Soul Crystals (Small). One Soul Crystal (Medium) could roughly be split into 8 to 10 Soul Crystals (Small), but Soul Crystals (Small) could not be synthesized into a Soul Crystal (Medium). Even consuming 100 Soul Crystals (Small) wouldn't yield a single Soul Crystal (Medium). The specific reason was unknown.
[500 Paradise Coins + Soul Crystal (Medium) have been consumed.]
[You have obtained Soul Crystal (Small) ×9.]
Su Xiao prepared to manufacture Apollo. Carrying an Apollo with him could potentially turn the tide at a critical moment, and it also gave him the ability to perish together with an enemy.
Paradise Coins were consumed rapidly. Soon, only 54,800 Paradise Coins remained. These were reserved for manufacturing No. 1 Potions.
A fireball floated between Su Xiao's hands. Manufacturing Apollo within Reincarnation Paradise was very safe. Even if the Apollo exploded during the process, the worst that would happen was losing Paradise Coins and Soul Crystals (Small).
As Su Xiao was crafting the Apollo, the door was pushed open. Bubu Wang held a paper bag in its mouth, having brought back takeout for Su Xiao.
Seeing the fireball between Su Xiao's hands, some unpleasant memories flooded into Bubu Wang's mind.
The Twilight Palace, the Golden Throne, the withered bones of the king, peeing under the throne, electric shocks—a sensation so "refreshing" it was unforgettable for life.
Bubu Wang felt a chill in its crotch, tucked its tail between its legs, let out a miserable howl, and turned to run. It scurried under the bed in a flash, its hind legs clamped together, one leg still trembling.
"..."
Su Xiao was speechless. Wasn't it just an Apollo? Why was Bubu Wang so scared?
Ten minutes later, the Apollo was complete. Su Xiao stored the finished Apollo in his storage space. After checking his remaining mana, he began mass-producing No. 1 Potions.
He was about to enter the Demon Castle game. Stockpiling recovery items was definitely beneficial. Previously, he had been forced to leave the Magic Forbidden World due to a lack of recovery items. Otherwise, after leaving Academy City, he could have temporarily postponed completing the promotion mission and used the remaining time to explore the world outside Academy City.
Remember, outside Academy City, the Magic Forbidden World was a modern magical society with plenty of side missions to develop.
An hour later, after Su Xiao had produced eight bottles of No. 1 Potions, his mana was only 53 points.
Leaving the alchemy laboratory, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed for his daily meditation, waiting for his mana to recover.
During meditation, Su Xiao's mind was very calm, as if merging with the surrounding environment. This made him wonder if meditating in nature would yield better results.
After completing his daily meditation, Su Xiao checked his mana recovery. It wasn't enough to produce two more No. 1 Potions. With nothing else to do, he thought of the Honor Shop in his exclusive room.
The Honor Shop was exclusive to Hunters. It was located in Su Xiao's exclusive room. After eliminating Violators, he could obtain Honor Medals of different grades. He hadn't used the Golden Honor Medal from last time yet. Combined with this time's gains, he had three Golden Honor Medals in total.
The items in the Honor Shop refreshed each time Su Xiao returned to Reincarnation Paradise. Sometimes there were very few items, only one or two types; other times, there were many. But regardless of quantity, over 90% of the items in the Honor Shop were high-quality. This was one of the few privileges for Hunters. After all, they were working for Reincarnation Paradise; having no benefits at all would be unreasonable.
Su Xiao approached the Honor Shop. The area within ten meters of it was exceptionally tidy. The only thing in the exclusive room that Bubu Wang dared not dismantle was the Honor Shop. That rascal had once targeted the Honor Shop, and the punishment mechanism had taught it a harsh lesson. Since then, Bubu Wang walked around the Honor Shop.
[Welcome, Hunter, to the Honor Shop.]
[Please read the following regulations.]
1. Items in the Honor Shop can only be exchanged using Honor Medals.
2. Items exchanged in the Honor Shop are locked and cannot be traded with other Contractors.