Chapter 1689: Abundant Romantic Fortune

Su Xiao originally thought the mechanical sister's words about losing everything were metaphorical, but after spending nearly 1,000,000 Paradise Coins, the repair progress of the Annihilation Sniper Rifle was only at 63%, and he knew he needed to properly sell his possessions.

Su Xiao's first consideration was to sell the Duke of Annihilation; this gun's power was far inferior to Annihilation, but as a +13 enhanced gold-quality sniper rifle, it was not easy to sell.

The Duke of Annihilation was originally mounted on city walls for hunting dragons; its weight or recoil could be imagined—it was actually a sniper cannon not convenient to move.

Su Xiao could use this flexibly because his three melee attributes far surpassed those of peers at the same level; the previous user had equipped the Duke of Annihilation with a buffer device, and when the buffer device's lifespan reached its limit, he hurriedly sold the Duke of Annihilation, replacing it with a more powerful legendary sniper rifle with a range of about 1,000 meters.

At the headquarters of the God Emperor Adventuring Team, Su Xiao sat opposite the God Emperor himself, with a sniper cannon over three meters long placed on the tea table between them.

"Heh, heh..."

A bald man's mouth twitched; although the tattoo on his bald head made him look somewhat fierce, at this moment he wore an expression of utter helplessness.

"The power is beyond criticism, and it is a rare weapon with an enhancement level of +13."

The God Emperor spoke, but the expression of the bald man standing beside him became even more helpless.

"Team Leader, if this thing doesn't have a hydraulic buffer device, it will kill people..."

"..."

The God Emperor was obviously stunned; although he had some knowledge of sniper rifles, he was after all not a professional in this field.

"Is it that serious?"

"If I haven't misjudged, judging by recoil, if sniping inside an ordinary civilian house, after one shot, where you hide will collapse; for military buildings... perhaps they could withstand three or more shots of recoil."

This bald man clearly knew his stuff, immediately judging the drawbacks of the Duke of Annihilation; this was originally a weapon not meant for humans.

"The recoil is indeed large, but I once used this thing to fire several shots and kill the Ant King; the power is absolutely reliable."

"That's true," the bald man gave the God Emperor a look, indicating it was indeed so.

"Since that's the case, Brother Bai Ye, name your price."

"1,000,000."

"At most 700,000; if it were an ordinary +13 gold-quality weapon, 1,000,000 would already be a friend's price, but this gun's recoil..."

"950,000, including 115 ordinary rounds and 50 elemental rounds."

"Deal."

In the bald man's 'despairing' gaze, the God Emperor bought the Duke of Annihilation for 950,000, and afterward promised the bald man he would assign him a wet nurse to guarantee his safety.

Hearing their conversation, Su Xiao silently stood up and left; using the Duke of Annihilation actually required a wet nurse, clearly indicating his physique wasn't sturdy enough; when he used the Duke of Annihilation, his main worry was certainly whether the building was solid enough, not whether his body could withstand the recoil.

Of course, the Duke of Annihilation had already become history; when Su Xiao returned to the mechanical sister's workshop, the mechanical sister was lying on a small bed surrounded by metal parts, snoring loudly, still holding Annihilation in her arms—no, she should be riding it.

"Hey, wake up."

After two friendly slaps, the mechanical sister bit Su Xiao's hand.

Ten minutes later, the mechanical sister spat out mouthwash and rinsed the toothpaste bubbles beside her mouth with water, making her look much fresher.

"Have you gathered enough Paradise Coins?"

"Of course."

"Good, I'll notify that side to ship; those green-skinned ones are typical of profiteering opportunists—no money, they have nothing; as long as you pay them enough, even a fallen princess of a vanished kingdom from the void, they can help you capture her—how about it? Want me to get you one? 300,000 Paradise Coins."

The mechanical sister put down the communication tool resembling an old telegraph; at this moment she was wearing a white tank top, with Annihilation placed on her workbench in front of her; as she exerted force with her hands, her back gradually showed some muscle definition; the mechanical sister was no soft girl—if she lacked strength, how could she assemble machinery or large weapons?

"How long will it roughly take?"

"After all, it's a living person—at the very least, half a month."

"...", Su Xiao suddenly recalled that earlier he and the mechanical sister had been discussing the fallen princess: "I said how long it would take to repair this gun."

"At most one hour; I have permission here, and those green-skinned ones can directly teleport the goods over."

As the mechanical sister's words fell, a clanging dull sound came from the metal box in the corner of her room: "See? It's arrived."

The mechanical sister skillfully opened it, confirmed there was no problem, then began disassembling Annihilation; Su Xiao carefully observed, and for a long time afterward, he would need to use Annihilation in battle—disassembly was inevitable, but since this gun's construction was too complex, without careful observation, Su Xiao truly couldn't master its disassembly.

Two hours later, Su Xiao left the mechanical sister's workshop, and Annihilation's durability had become 97/97 full durability; Su Xiao now had 160,000 Paradise Coins left.

Most Paradise Coins were used to repair this epic sniper rifle, with part used to buy ammunition; initially, Su Xiao planned to buy Annihilation's ammunition from the Reincarnation Paradise, and the result was that each bullet cost 6,800 Paradise Coins.

Su Xiao once thought he had misread, but he quickly accepted this cruel fact; fortunately, the mechanical sister could smuggle Annihilation's '12.67mm special energy ammunition' from the void, each costing 2,300 Paradise Coins—nearly three times cheaper than the Reincarnation Paradise—Su Xiao bought a total of 100 rounds.

Annihilation had no special ammunition, or rather, this gun's power was already strong enough; using special ammunition was entirely superfluous.

Su Xiao tried pulling the bolt of Annihilation; this sniper rifle over two meters long, although its recoil was not small, but this was after all a high-tech weapon—even with recoil, it wouldn't be as exaggerated as the Duke of Annihilation.

As Su Xiao was preparing to return to his private room to handle subsequent matters, a familiar figure walked toward him.

The person saw Su Xiao, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face—a smile from the heart.

"Brother Bai Ye, long time no see."

The comer was no outsider, but precisely the brother without an umbrella who had placed a green crown on Stan.

"Mm, indeed it's been a while."

"..."

"..."

The scene was strangely awkward, because... Stan's wife was also present—ah, no, actually it was the former period now; the people of the Blood Gate had already severed ties with Stan; this was actually Stan's own choice—once he fell, everyone would have nothing to do with him; this was actually one of the benefits of a community of shared interests: when the group collapses, those below won't all perish.

"Abundant romantic fortune."

Su Xiao looked at Stan's wife Nai Luo Yi, a smile appearing on his face; seeing his smile, Nai Luo Yi recalled the battle in the basement before—blue electric arcs flashing, nearly uninterrupted instantaneous sword techniques of a sword master, immune to control, not killed in seconds, her attack power surpassing that of strength-agility warriors; one slash down, at least 400+ true damage, plus follow-up slash damage, blade damage, and life-form cutting damage—chaotic damage mechanisms abound, and every strike was like this; Nai Luo Yi endured three strikes, nearly kneeling.

"What abundant romantic fortune?"

The brother without an umbrella looked somewhat helpless; in fact, his relationship with Nai Luo Yi was purer than outsiders imagined.