Chapter 1613 - 30 Million? Are You the Devil

Early the next morning, Su Xiao was woken up by the sound of an alarm clock, leaving him slightly bewildered about where the alarm came from.

A furry cat paw reached out from the bedside, giving the alarm clock a swat. In her cat form, Bennie yawned, groggily carrying the toiletries toward the bathroom.

“Woof.”

Bu Bu Wang was also woken up. As someone who considers themselves a wanderer, they usually wake up naturally every day, so being woken up by the alarm clock left them a bit sulky. Meanwhile, A Mu continued to snore steadily, undisturbed by the alarm clock—or even if a bomb fell.

Su Xiao glanced at the time and then at the dozens of unread emails. After freshening up, he headed out, making his way straight to the God Emperor Adventure Group Headquarters.

After wandering around Reincarnation Paradise a few times, Su Xiao arrived at a relatively quiet street. The headquarters of the God Emperor Adventure Group was nearby, and he finally stopped in front of a three-story building.

As soon as Su Xiao arrived, he noticed someone sitting against the wall in front of the door, covered by a blanket and resembling a homeless person. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Crazy Fox.

“Crazy Fox, wake up.”

Su Xiao gave Crazy Fox a nudge with his foot, and Crazy Fox jolted awake. Upon seeing Su Xiao, his gaze was unusually intense, causing Su Xiao—who had stood his ground in battles with the Crownless Lord—to take two steps back.

“You’re finally here. Our adventure group’s little princess started banging on the door at three in the morning.”

“…”

Su Xiao said nothing; Crazy Fox’s acting wasn’t great and didn’t capture the essence of a sorrowful tale.

Seeing Su Xiao’s expression, Crazy Fox winced.

“I’ve been squatting here since five in the morning. Can the Ascension Set be discounted by 30%?”

“No.”

“Damn, I knew Matcha’s plan was unreliable, but she refuses to believe it.”

Crazy Fox stood up, his bones cracking loudly.

“Let’s go; our leader and the little princess are waiting for you inside.”

After granting Su Xiao entry access to the headquarters, Crazy Fox and Su Xiao walked into the three-story building. As soon as they entered, a young girl came running towards them.

“Lord Crazy Fox, welcome back.”

Crazy Fox’s mouth twitched, and he turned to Su Xiao.

“Let’s just pretend… we didn’t see that. She’s a semi-personality robot, designed by a certain wise person.”

Crazy Fox waved his hand, and the robot girl retreated. Su Xiao couldn’t shake the feeling that she resembled a certain story character, though he couldn’t recall who.

Once on the second floor, Crazy Fox led Su Xiao into a living room where the Divine Emperor and Matcha were waiting, along with an old man with a goatee. Judging by his aura, he was likely a worker.

“Brother Bai Ye, long time no see.”

The Divine Emperor spoke and invited Su Xiao to sit down. Both parties sat on the sofa, with Su Xiao facing the Divine Emperor, who was flanked by Crazy Fox and Matcha. The old man with the goatee stood by a tea table in the middle, scalding the teaware with hot water.

“Please.”

The Divine Emperor’s demeanor differed from that of Crazy Fox. As they were about to engage in a big transaction, formalities were necessary.

Judging by the exquisite teaware, the Divine Emperor might be a businessman in the real world, perhaps a shareholder in a large corporation.

Although Su Xiao wasn’t in the habit of drinking tea, he picked up a small tea bowl and took a sip.

“Given your rapport with Crazy Fox, I won’t waste a lot of words. Brother Bai Ye, you’re here with sincerity, and I won’t disappoint you. Name your price.”

As the Divine Emperor uttered these words, his heart was actually bleeding. Given the current situation, his advancement to the fifth tier might be delayed by one or two Derivative Worlds.

“As for price, Soul Crystals would be nice.”

“This…”

The Divine Emperor gave a bitter smile, as Su Xiao had struck directly at his vital point. What does the adventure group lack the most? The answer is Soul Crystals.

“We’ll offer… this much.”

The Divine Emperor held up three fingers, and Su Xiao raised an eyebrow.

“That’s very generous of you, hard to refuse. Three million Paradise coins, though…”

“Pfft～”

Matcha spat out the tea, coughing repeatedly. Pointing a pale finger at Su Xiao, she seemed to say, “Brother, how could you interpret it as three million? At that price, it would be more reasonable to just compensate me with my body.”

“Brother Bai Ye, you’re joking. How do you feel about this price?”

“Honestly, it’s very sincere.”

“Uh～ I indeed did not mean three million.”

“I know.”

Su Xiao put down the small tea bowl. The Divine Emperor’s initial offer of three hundred thousand Paradise coins was already above market price. Unfortunately, the Ascension Set is priceless; Su Xiao had never heard of any adventure group owning such a thing.

“1.1 million Paradise coins, plus equipment worth 1.9 million Paradise coins, all must be detection equipment.”

Hearing Su Xiao’s offer, the Divine Emperor remained silent. The first two demands weren’t too difficult, but the last one put him in a bind. If 1.9 million Paradise coins’ worth of detection equipment were acquired at market price, the actual selling price might reach around 3 million Paradise coins, as detection equipment is extremely rare.

“Agreed.”

The Divine Emperor glanced at Matcha, signaling her to stay silent.

“Give me an hour to prepare, just wait.”

The Divine Emperor got up and left, followed closely by the old man with the goatee, leaving only Su Xiao, Crazy Fox, and Matcha in the room.

Throughout, the Divine Emperor remained calm, but judging by the force with which he closed the door, his mind was not at peace. His wallet, in reality, was already wailing in agony, filled with numerous holes. After all, 3 million Paradise coins—or rather, over 4.1 million…

“Thanks a lot this time.”

Crazy Fox didn’t care much about the earlier negotiation. Su Xiao notified them only after acquiring the Ascension Set, which was already a significant favor, unrelated to the subsequent haggling.

“You guys are paying, I’m just providing the Ascension Set. Is she the beneficiary of the Ascension Set?”

Su Xiao looked at Matcha, and Crazy Fox chuckled.

“If I wore that and ascended to the skies, our leader would skin me alive.”

Though Crazy Fox was also part of the healing system, he wasn’t very serious. When Su Xiao was still in the third tier, he had fought Crazy Fox for quite a while. Crazy Fox was undoubtedly the most irritating opponent Su Xiao had ever faced in the third tier.

“You damned fox, speak to me respectfully from now on. This young lady is going to be the Ascension Healer.”

“Last time you fell into the Mad Spirit Tide, you were calling for Brother Crazy Fox～, come save…”

“If you dare continue, I’ll spill the beans about you forgetting to bring money when you went woman-hunting… sigh～”

Matcha turned away, sipping her tea, while Crazy Fox’s expression darkened.

“Bai Ye, don’t listen to the nonsense of the little ones.”

As Matcha and Crazy Fox exchanged tales of past embarrassments, the Divine Emperor returned in less than an hour.

“Let’s begin.”

The Divine Emperor’s hand seemed to tremble a bit as he lifted the small tea bowl.

“Alright.”

Su Xiao retrieved the eight-piece Ascension Set, and the Divine Emperor began trading Paradise coins to Su Xiao.

[You have gained 1,100,000 Paradise coins.]

[You have gained the Exploration Stone (Purple Quality).]

[You have gained the Sea Spirit Heart (Light Golden Quality).]

[You have gained the Bloodstained Colossus (Light Golden Quality).]

…

[You have gained the M-377k Detection Glasses (Purple Quality).]

…

The Divine Emperor traded a total of 11 detection equipment items to Su Xiao, most of which were purple or dark purple quality, and two were light golden quality. Detection equipment, by its nature, remains highly priced.

The trade went smoothly. Su Xiao’s purpose for acquiring so many detection equipment items was to upgrade the Eye of the Apostle’s quality. According to Reed, synthesizing equipment of the same type results in equipment of that same type, and it will outperform items of the same grade once upgraded.

PS: (I recommend a friend’s book titled: “The Scholar’s Starry Sea”)