Chapter 1597

Early the next morning, Su Xiao was woken up by the sound of an alarm clock. He was slightly dazed, not knowing where the alarm came from.

A furry cat paw reached out from the bedside and slapped the alarm clock with a thud. Benny, in cat form, yawned, groggily picked up her toiletries, and walked toward the bathroom.

"Woof."

Bubu Wang was also woken up. He was an unemployed wanderer who woke up naturally every day, so he felt a bit depressed after being woken up by the alarm. Amu, on the other hand, was snoring evenly; never mind an alarm clock, even if a cannonball fell, he might not wake up.

Su Xiao checked the time and then looked at the dozens of unread emails. After washing up, he went out and headed straight for the headquarters of the God Emperor Adventure Group.

After wandering around the Reincarnation Paradise a few times, Su Xiao entered 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 found someone sitting against the wall in front of the door, covered with a blanket, looking like a homeless person. Looking closely, it was actually Mad Fox.

"Mad Fox, wake up."

Su Xiao kicked Mad Fox with his foot. Mad Fox straightened up with a start. After seeing Su Xiao, his gaze was exceptionally intense. Su Xiao, who hadn't taken a single step back when fighting the Crownless Lord, actually took two steps back at this moment.

"You're finally here. That little brat in our adventure group started kicking the door at three in the morning."

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak. Mad Fox's acting wasn't very good; he didn't perform the essence of a tragic drama.

Seeing Su Xiao's expression, Mad Fox's face twitched.

"I've been squatting here since five in the morning. Can the Ascension Set be 30% cheaper?"

"No."

"Damn it, I said Matcha's plan wasn't reliable, but she wouldn't believe it."

Mad Fox stood up, his bones cracking all over.

"Let's go, our leader and that little brat are waiting for you inside."

After Mad Fox gave Su Xiao permission to enter the headquarters, the two walked toward the three-story building. As soon as they entered the door, Su Xiao saw a young girl running toward them.

"Lord Mad Fox, welcome back."

Mad Fox's mouth twitched, and he turned his head to look at Su Xiao.

"Just... pretend you didn't see that. It's a semi-humanoid robot, designed by some wise guy."

Mad Fox waved his hand, and the girl robot retreated. Su Xiao always felt that she looked very similar to a certain plot character, but he couldn't remember who for a moment.

After going upstairs, Mad Fox led Su Xiao into a living room. God Emperor and Matcha were both waiting in the living room, along with an old man with a goatee. Judging by his aura, this should be a staff member.

"Brother Bai Ye, long time no see."

God Emperor spoke and invited Su Xiao to sit down. Both sides sat on the sofa. Su Xiao sat opposite God Emperor. To God Emperor's left and right were Mad Fox and Matcha, respectively, while the old man with the goatee stood by the tea table in the middle, scalding the tea set with hot water.

"Please."

God Emperor's attitude was different from Mad Fox's. The two sides were about to conduct a major transaction, so the necessary courtesies were still needed.

Judging from this exquisite tea set, God Emperor was likely a businessman in the real world, perhaps a shareholder of some large group.

Although Su Xiao didn't have the habit of drinking tea, he picked up the small teacup and took a sip.

"Given your friendship with Mad Fox, I won't say any unnecessary polite words. Brother Bai Ye came with sincerity, and I won't let you down. Name your price."

When God Emperor said this, his heart was actually bleeding. Judging from the current situation, his promotion to the fifth tier might be delayed by one or two derived worlds.

"In terms of price, Soul Crystals are fine."

"This..."

God Emperor gave a bitter smile. Su Xiao was twisting the knife into his vital point. What does an adventure group lack the most? The answer is Soul Crystals.

"We'll offer... this much."

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

"You are truly generous, making it hard to refuse. If it's 30 million Paradise Coins..."

"Pfft~"

Matcha spat out the tea in her mouth and coughed repeatedly. Her fair fingers pointed at Su Xiao, meaning: "Big brother, how did you interpret that as 30 million? That price isn't as reliable as letting me pay with my body."

"Brother Bai Ye is joking. How do you feel about this price?"

"Very sincere."

"Uh~ I really didn't mean 30 million."

"I know."

Su Xiao put down the small teacup. God Emperor offered 3 million Paradise Coins right off the bat, which was actually a bit higher than the market price. However, the Ascension Set was priceless and unavailable; Su Xiao had never heard of any adventure group possessing a set of this stuff.

"1.1 million Paradise Coins, plus 1.9 million Paradise Coins worth of equipment. All must be detection-type equipment."

Hearing Su Xiao's asking price, God Emperor fell silent. The first two requirements weren't difficult, but the last one made him a bit troubled.

"Can do."

God Emperor glanced at Matcha while speaking, meaning she didn't need to speak.

"Give me an hour to prepare. Wait a moment."

God Emperor stood up and left, and the old man with the goatee followed him out. Only Su Xiao, Mad Fox, and Matcha remained in the room.

God Emperor had been calm from beginning to end, but judging by the force with which he pushed the door, his heart didn't seem calm at all. His wallet was actually already wailing endlessly; that was 3 million Paradise Coins.

"Thanks for this time."

Mad Fox didn't care about the previous price negotiation at all. Su Xiao only notified them after obtaining the Ascension Set; this was no small favor, unrelated to the subsequent price negotiation.

"You pay the money, I just provide the Ascension Set. Is she the beneficiary of the Ascension Set?"

Su Xiao looked at Matcha, and Mad Fox smiled.

"If I were to wear that thing and fly into the sky, our leader would skin me alive."

Although Mad Fox was also a healer, he wasn't very serious. When Su Xiao was still in the third tier, he had fought with this guy for a long time. Mad Fox was the most disgusting opponent Su Xiao had ever encountered in the third tier, bar none.

"Dead fox, watch your tone when talking to me in the future. This girl will be the 'Ascension Milk' from now on."

"Last time you fell into the Mad Spirit Tide, you were shouting 'Brother Mad Fox~, come save me...' the whole time."

"If you dare to continue, I'll tell everyone about the time you forgot to bring money when you were with that woman... Sigh~"

Matcha turned her head and drank her tea with a slurping sound, while Mad Fox's expression wasn't very good.

"Bai Ye, don't listen to the brat's nonsense."

Amidst Matcha and Mad Fox exposing each other's dark history, God Emperor returned in less than an hour.

"Let's begin."

"Can do."

Su Xiao took out the eight-piece Ascension Set, and God Emperor began trading Paradise Coins to Su Xiao.

【You have obtained 1,100,000 Paradise Coins.】

【You have obtained Exploration Stone (Purple Quality).】

【You have obtained Sea Spirit Heart (Light Gold Quality).】

【You have obtained Blood-Stained Colossus (Light Gold Quality).】

【You have obtained m-377k Detection Glasses (Purple Quality).】

God Emperor traded a total of 11 detection-type equipment pieces to Su Xiao, most of which were of Purple or Dark Purple quality, and two were of Light Gold quality. That was how detection-type equipment was; the price remained high.

The transaction process went very smoothly. Su Xiao's purpose in wanting so many detection-type equipment pieces was to improve the quality of the Apostle's Eye. According to Reed, if you use the same type of equipment for synthesis, the resulting equipment will also be of that type, and it will crush equipment of the same grade after promotion.

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