Chapter 1375 - 86: Stomping Noobs

Chapter 1375: Chapter 86: Stomping Noobs

Under the ’respectful’ gaze of Bubu Wang and A Mu, Su Xiao left his exclusive room.

As soon as Su Xiao left, A Mu turned to look at the flowerpot, and Bubu Wang bit his calf, making A Mu behave more obediently.

A few minutes later, the door suddenly opened, A Mu shuddered, looking at Bubu Wang with reverence in his eyes.

After Su Xiao found nothing unusual, he closed the door and left.

Ten minutes later, as Bubu Wang was taking a nap, his ears twitched. He suddenly sat up and quickly ran to the flowerpot, his eyes full of curiosity.

To Bubu Wang’s surprise, a sprout pushed up from the soil in the flowerpot.

A Mu’s large head came close, clearly considering whether the sprout could be eaten.

"Woof!"

Bubu Wang barked loudly, stopping A Mu’s appetite. If he ate this, although Su Xiao wouldn’t do anything to him, he would definitely be depressed for a few days.

The sprout in the flowerpot gradually grew, but moments later, it began to wilt, which terrified Bubu Wang. If this thing didn’t sprout, it would be fine; but if it sprouted and then wilted, he would be the prime suspect.

"Awooo~"

Bubu let out a long howl, seemingly sympathizing with Bubu Wang’s feelings, causing the wilting sprout to stand a little straighter, albeit half-dead.

...

Reincarnation Paradise, a secluded district.

There were few pedestrians on the street, and in front of a blacksmith shop was a wooden rocking chair, where a solidly built man, whose entire body was clad in iron armor, lay. Although only around 1.5 meters tall, he had a presence equivalent to 5.1 meters.

"This is the life."

Reed lounged with his legs crossed, a cigar in his mouth, holding a cup of tea in his hand.

Since entering Reincarnation Paradise, Reed gradually understood the situation here. The more he understood, the more he realized how foolish he had been before, sticking to a forsaken tomb to forge iron instead of exploring the vast world.

Inwardly, Reed was secretly relieved, thankful that Su Xiao wasn’t one of those overwhelmingly powerful contractors; otherwise, he would surely have ended up as a mere treasure chest.

"So, how long are you planning to sit here."

Su Xiao stood in front of the blacksmith shop, having waited there for a few minutes.

"Just occasional sentiment, what brings you here this time."

Reed gestured to toss Su Xiao a cigar, but Su Xiao waved it off, indicating he didn’t smoke.

"Equipment appraisal, got a problem with that?"

"Of course not, appraisal is merely entry-level. Without understanding the equipment, one cannot forge it properly."

"That’s good then."

"Inside for a chat."

Reed got up, and after their previous negotiation, he and Su Xiao had reached a long-term and stable cooperative relationship.

Inside the blacksmith shop, Reed, although not lacking in Paradise coins, was inherently untidy. If forced to forge equipment in a pristine place, whether he could produce legendary gear was uncertain.

Su Xiao took out two pendants from his storage space, items extorted from the Big Mom Pirate Group.

After observing for a moment, Reed tossed one of the pendants back to Su Xiao.

"This item is average. You might consider selling it to someone unversed."

Reed walked to the Level-S Furnace, opened its lower section, and immersed the pendant into a low-temperature liquid.

After a series of tedious processing steps, Reed handed the pendant back to Su Xiao.

[Secret Treasure Pendant]

Origin: One Piece

Quality: Blue

...

Seeing the pendant’s quality, Su Xiao’s brow furrowed as he continued to examine its attributes.

Overall, the item is quite decent for First-Tier ~ Second-Tier contractors; it lacks special abilities but has an equipment effect of Stamina +4.

This provides no benefit to Su Xiao; if it were True Stamina Attribute +4, it would be a strong piece of equipment, at least gold quality.

"Did you come all the way here just to appraise this?"

The pendant identified by Reed was of blue quality, and as for the one he disdainfully identified, it would certainly be worse.

This situation was expected by Su Xiao long ago. When he was extorting Big Mom, Big Mom wasn’t foolish enough to offer good items for him to choose from; he was merely hoping to get lucky.

"I’m here to inquire about forging legendary knife-type weapons."

Su Xiao visited Reed to inquire about the cost of legendary knife-type weapons.

"Knife-type weapons? Prepare at least 20 or more Legendary Honors, along with sufficient quantity of legendary metal ores, and then..."

Reed listed a ton of required materials, making Su Xiao feel a nagging headache.

"Is the cost really that high?"

"Of course, forging differs from purchasing; forged equipment can most fully meet the user’s needs."

"What’s the cost to forge a pendant?"

"A pendant, depending on..."

Reed stroked the short beard on his chin, contemplating for a long time.

"Ensuring quality and saving costs, 12 Legendary Honors will be enough. As for the main material, it needs to depend on your personal requirements."

"Sword technique enhancement."

"For sword technique enhancement... Ronis Metal is good, or consider using the ’Stone of Non-me.’ Generally, it’s arranged based on available materials, and I will try to ensure the equipment matches you."

Reed, worthy of being a Forging Master, summarized a lot, essentially saying: bring Legendary Honors and Paradise coins.

Su Xiao took out ten Legendary Honors from his storage space.

"I’ll deposit these with you. How many Paradise coins approximately?"

"Not more than 800,000."

Su Xiao deposited the Legendary Honors with Reed for two reasons: one, to forge a legendary pendant, and two because of their long-term cooperative relationship.

Since it’s long-term cooperation, some sincerity is needed, just like how Reed did not mention any fees for appraising equipment previously.

Su Xiao withdrew the Dragon Slash from his waist. Reed took it to check for any damage using forging equipment.

Two hours later, amid Reed’s unwilling gaze, Su Xiao sheathed the Dragon Slash, got up, and walked outside, ready to test its power.

...

[You have entered the arena, please choose a mode.]

[Competition Mode / Spectator Mode.]

[Spectator Mode: Allows you to watch other contractors compete. Costs 5 Paradise coins per hour, and you can select matches to watch.]

[Currently ongoing matches: 2354.]

...

Su Xiao just walked into the arena, and numerous prompts appeared. After choosing Competition Mode: Solo Battle, he was teleported to a lounge.

It was still that luxury lounge, one of the rewards Su Xiao received for being ranked first in the third-tier. After advancing to the fourth-tier, this treatment was not withdrawn.

[Hunter’s arena ranking has been updated. Recognized as first in the third-tier arena, Hunter’s ranking in the fourth-tier arena has been significantly improved, now ranking at 15,000.]

[Competitor: Su Xiao.]

[Status: Good.]

[Ranking: 15,000 (Fourth-tier).]

[Consecutive wins: 0.]

[Top five rewards: Not obtained.]

...

The fourth-tier arena differs from the third-tier; only the top five can earn rewards.

[Matching opponents for the Hunter.]

[Matching complete, opponent ranking: 14,850.]

The feeling of teleportation appeared, and when Su Xiao’s vision returned, what lay before him was a circular stone platform, surrounded by an amphitheater with quite a few spectators, all curiously studying Su Xiao.

In this situation, it was indeed Su Xiao’s first encounter; the gaze of the audience was too peculiar, as if speculating how he would die?

"Another victim."

"You know, watching Oliver beat weaklings is unexpectedly enjoyable."

"Of course it is, costing an extra 200 Paradise coins per match."

"Isn’t Oliver afraid of making enemies?"

"With his strength, he’s naturally unafraid. Besides, he has ways to deal with it."

"Wouldn’t dropping rank intentionally result in punishment during a match?"

"No gambling in the fourth-tier, so punishment isn’t severe."

Su Xiao vaguely heard the chatter from the audience seats and understood what was happening—he was matched in a ’beating weaklings’ situation, something he encountered in the second-tier before.

"Hey friend over there, remember to contact me after losing, 20,000 Paradise coins as compensation."

Su Xiao’s opponent spoke up, a burly man with dark skin all over.