Chapter 113: Strengthening Once More (3k Second Update)

When Bai Cangshu saw this kind of item capable of directly anchoring a target Reincarnator's mission world, he did not form the opinion that the Chosen Ones were all that remarkable.

He merely realized that this group did indeed seem to possess unimaginable convenience.

Bai Cangshu recalled the Reincarnator he met in the Demon Slayer World who called himself 【Professor】; although weak, he did indeed have special channels for obtaining information.

Moreover, having met a powerful teammate like himself during a Special Sequence trial mission, looking back now, the difficulty of the other party's trial mission was simply far lower than his own.

His own Special Trial was to gain the trust of Tao Baibai and confront a Reincarnator squad that the Space had determined was capable of killing Tao Baibai.

Tch~

"How much for this?"

Bai Cangshu's tone was exactly like a middle-aged woman picking through leftover vegetables at a wet market.

This made Youse feel even more regretful.

He considered himself a 【Chosen One】 naturally superior to other Reincarnators and was just about to lose his temper when he heard Black Butler cough twice.

Youse and Black Butler could be considered friends who had cooperated several times; he knew Black Butler was a fairly steady person, and this cough was clearly a reminder to himself.

【tt65562877 (Black Butler) sent a message: Do not provoke Tao Baibai; this person is a beast.】

Youse looked at the prompt appearing before his eyes; even though he was right in front of him, Black Butler still chose to communicate with him secretly in this way...

Is this guy really that terrifying?

Youse put away the contempt in his heart, sized up Bai Cangshu with a serious expression, and then spoke.

"A low-priority 【Directional Anchor (Blue)】 is one D-rank Singularity plus 5000 Dimension Points;"

"A medium-priority 【Directional Anchor (Purple)】 is two C-rank Singularities plus 8000 Dimension Points."

"This is a friendship price out of respect for Black Butler."

He was not lying; he didn't make much profit at this price. If he sold to others, he would basically raise it a bit. Among others at the Gathering, the price for a blue-quality Directional Anchor basically started at two D-rank Singularities.

Bai Cangshu nodded and looked at 【Black Butler】 again.

This man wearing a monocle sighed helplessly; he knew his own performance had already let Tao Baibai see through the clues, and thus he was being pressured step by step with extreme aggression.

"A low-priority one should be enough; that Reincarnator is only at the 【Bing】 rank, and their Reincarnator star rating won't be too high either."

Bai Cangshu followed the suggestion, split one of the remaining two B-rank Singularities, and then split one of the three resulting C-rank Singularities to complete the transaction.

【You have obtained Item: Directional Anchor (Blue)】

Bai Cangshu continued to look at the other items on Youse's stall.

Besides the 【Directional Anchor】 and 【Recording Pointer】, two special items specifically used by Reincarnators for mutual vendettas, there were also items targeting Plot Characters.

【Crude Slave Shackles】

【Quality: Blue】

【Description: A special item crafted by Alchemist Youse, possessing powerful abilities.】

【Effect 1: This item can be used on any Derivative World Plot Character. A capture success rate is determined based on the target's ability values; if the check succeeds, the target is captured; if it fails, the item is destroyed.】

【Effect 2: After a successful capture, the target will passively sign a slave Contract with the Reincarnator.】 (Note: According to Space rules, if a Reincarnator wishes to take a creature from a Derivative World out of that world, they must pay separately for the target's abilities, knowledge, Bloodline, etc.)

【Effect 3: This item cannot be removed, but it can be destroyed.】

【Scapegoat Doll】

【Quality: Purple】

【Description: A special item crafted by Alchemist Youse, possessing powerful abilities.】

【Effect 1: Crush this item to immediately exempt yourself from Space punishment at the cost of losing 30% of your items, Singularities, and Dimension Points.】

【Effect 2: This effect has high priority.】

These two items, which Bai Cangshu had only heard of but never seen before, were also on this stall.

Seeing Bai Cangshu's gaze, Youse began to introduce them with a normal expression. He was now truly treating this Tao Baibai as one of those big shots; after all, 【Black Butler】's attitude spoke volumes.

He trusted Black Butler's judgment.

"How about it? Want to get a pair of Slave Shackles?"

"Although the prices for those Plot Characters' abilities, Bloodlines, and knowledge are expensive, the Space doesn't seem to recognize the value of flesh and blood."

"As long as you catch those sufficiently beautiful characters, you can earn back your investment in the Space very quickly."

There had always been flesh-and-blood trading in the Space; Bai Cangshu naturally knew this. The existence of the Private Space allowed many Reincarnators to conveniently vent their desires.

Reincarnators were a group of "mercenaries" under extreme pressure, and their desires were also more intense than those of ordinary people.

Regardless of gender, under the pressure of life and death, they were always influenced by the biological instinct to reproduce, yearning immensely to continue their own genes.

Therefore, among the items made by these Chosen Ones, the best-selling ones were actually the 【Slave Shackles】.

Squads with even a little capital would buy some Slave Shackles of various qualities.

Catching a sufficiently beautiful or special character in a mission world and bringing them back to the Space was a small cash cow.

There were always people willing to open their purses and indulge themselves for the sake of this reproductive instinct or to relieve stress.

Bai Cangshu only glanced at them twice before looking away.

"I'm not well-off to that extent yet."

He was currently holding an S-ji pingjia quanxian that could unlock hidden services, and he felt that no matter how many Singularities and Dimension Points he had, he could spend them all.

And there was also the rare item 【Secret Treasure: Curse Blood Homology】 that could allow him to purify his bloodline and become a kind of Ultimate Lifeform.

He really hadn't considered any ideas about catching slaves to do business, and even...

Bai Cangshu couldn't detect that he had ever produced that kind of reproductive instinct at all. Even in the Dragon Ball World, facing sword techniques that could slice through mountains, his heart still pounded wildly and he felt excited; he did not experience the despair of feeling he was about to die.

Bai Cangshu placed the 【Directional Anchor】 and 【Recording Pointer】 together; the Directional Anchor immediately became active, eventually stabilizing in a posture of continuous, small-scale rotation.

Seeing this, Youse reminded him:

"This state means the target is not in this Space and has not yet entered a mission. As the other party gets closer to the transmission node, the pointer will fix in a certain direction, and the Space will judge your mission cycle as abnormal and is about to begin deployment."

Hearing the other party's description, Bai Cangshu guessed in his heart that perhaps these few types of items all represented the effect of the 【Chosen One】 interfering with and misleading the Authority of the Space to a certain extent.

The 【Recording Pointer】 and 【Directional Anchor】 represented the Authority regarding the Space deploying Reincarnators;

The 【Slave Shackles】 represented the Authority of the Space capturing Reincarnators and digitizing ability information;

The 【Scapegoat Doll】 embodied the Authority of the Space issuing punishments for Reincarnators' missions.

Looking at it this way, this special group named 【Chosen One】 indeed possessed advantages that ordinary Reincarnators could hardly reach.

Bai Cangshu looked at the surrounding stalls; there were about six or seven stalls opening at the same time here, which meant that six or seven Chosen Ones were gathered here.

【Destiny】, this Gathering composed of Chosen Ones, had an influence that was perhaps far beyond what he had previously imagined.

This was the first time Bai Cangshu had come into contact with a Gathering of this level.

!

"Interesting..."

Bai Cangshu left on his own; Youse was somewhat baffled, while Black Butler just shook his head at him, signaling him not to meddle in Tao Baibai's affairs, and then quickly followed Bai Cangshu.

"Tao Baibai, if you have resources, it is better to raise your own Reincarnator Rating."

He took the initiative to remind Bai Cangshu, which was a sign of his cleverness, because Black Butler actually realized that when he had just reminded Bai Cangshu that the other party's Reincarnator star-level was not high, he had actually already exposed this piece of Intelligence.

Even if he didn't say it at this moment, Bai Cangshu would be able to think of it later.

Then it was better to spend the time to remind him, treating it as a favor.

Bai Cangshu looked at this Black Butler who was a bit too shrewd, and for no reason, his evaluation of him in his heart lowered slightly.

People who are too calculating are always unable to achieve very high accomplishments.

"Because the star-level of a Reincarnator will affect the priority of certain judgments?"

Black Butler nodded, also confirming in his heart that Tao Baibai was indeed a smart person who already knew this point.

He simply continued:

"Many abilities and items that interfere with each other between Reincarnators will be affected by the Reincarnator Rating."

"Moreover, Star-level Reincarnator is the only way to ascend to Title Reincarnator; if you want to become a true powerhouse, it is absolutely impossible without a 【Title】."

Black Butler was very sharp; he realized the subtle change in Tao Baibai's attitude and took the initiative to leave after saying these things.

Bai Cangshu pondered for a moment, then turned and came to the Goddess Residence again.

Whether it was the potential 【Card】 battle to come or the upcoming attack by Reincarnators in the real world, he had no need to keep too many resources.

Except for keeping one B-rank Singularity to guard against life-or-death situations and using 【Secret Treasure: Curse Blood Homology】 to transform himself into a Vampire, all other remaining Singularities could be used.

At this very moment, it was the right time to strengthen himself.

"Yo, Reincarnator of Strong Luck, you have appeared again."

The Goddess descended from the air, her clothes fluttering.

Bai Cangshu's expression remained as usual, with no intention of making small talk.

"I want to strengthen my abilities."

【Ability: Divine Finger Art (A+) lv1 to lv2 requires C-rank Singularity *1, do you wish to pay?】

The strengthening of Dodon Ray was much more expensive than Ripple Qigong and the Magic Spear.

From lv1 to lv4, it required a C-rank Singularity.

But in the Space, expensive meant powerful.

【You have lost C-rank Singularity *1】

The Goddess's ruby-like eyes opened, and Bai Cangshu instantly felt intense Qi flowing through his body, then gathering at his fingertips.

【Under the Goddess's blessing, Divine Finger Art lv1 has been upgraded, current: lv2】

【Energy attribute +1, current:?】

【Divine Finger Art (A+) lv2: Condense extremely strong Qi at the fingertips, erupting with a strike of extremely strong penetrating power, causing destructive damage and explosions; the power is positively correlated with the intensity of the Qi and gains a great boost】

Dodon Ray had been upgraded by one level and gained a Description of possessing penetrating power; Bai Cangshu could feel that the Dodon Ray he condensed at this moment was already extremely refined and would not cause an explosion upon being shot out, capable of causing greater lethal effects to the target.

Bai Cangshu still had 1 B-rank Singularity, 1 C-rank Singularity, and 2 D-rank Singularities left in his hand.

For the sake of the 【Secret Treasure: Curse Blood Homology】 functioning as a trump card, he kept 1 B-rank Singularity; for the remaining C-rank Singularity, Bai Cangshu considered it and decided to raise his Rating.

【You have lost C-rank Singularity *1】

【Your Reincarnator star-level has risen, current: 1 Star Reincarnator】

【After each mission ends and you return to the Space, you will gain an additional 2 hours of stay time, and this time can be accumulated】

【Reincarnator priority increased】

Bai Cangshu took out another 1 D-rank Singularity to replenish the energy for 【Secret Rite: Strike of Inari】.

After this Cursed Seal was eroded by Yellow Springs in the Jujutsu World, it had entered a state of being unusable, but ever since Bai Cangshu refined his bloodline, he discovered that this thing seemed to have returned to normal, so he recharged it again.

At this moment, he only awaited the arrival of a new round of enemies, whether it was the remnants of 【9527】 holding the cards, or that Moye who was also claiming kingship in Myanmar North.

Bai Cangshu, thirsting for slaughter...

(End of chapter)