Chapter 2375

Su Xiao installed the Boundary Line under his wrist. With a click, it was just right to press into the card slot of the Black King Armguard. This was modified with Reid's help.

Zzz~

The Boundary Line popped out, and the nail lock at the tip opened, fixing it to the wall. If you didn't observe carefully, you wouldn't be able to detect the existence of the Boundary Line at all.

Currently, the Boundary Line was still an auxiliary item. When Su Xiao mastered a certain ability, its role would be great.

Su Xiao still had two things to do: one was to see the gem merchant, and the other was to find a way to get an alchemy potion formula.

Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan could still be inlaid with one Holy Spirit-level gem. Su Xiao was about to undergo the 150-point attribute barrier assessment, so of course, he had to improve his combat strength as much as possible.

As for the alchemy potion formula, Su Xiao was also in urgent need of this. After his stamina attribute reached 149 points, the recovery effect of the Ancient Secret Medicine was greatly reduced. Drinking one bottle couldn't even recover 10% of his HP. It wasn't worth the risk to drink it in battle, and he could only slowly recuperate his injuries after the battle.

A high-grade recovery potion formula was what Su Xiao urgently needed now, but this thing was hard to come by. Although he could directly purchase Epic-grade recovery potions, it was unstable, and the price was falsely high.

Su Xiao had invested so many resources in alchemy; self-formulation was the way to go. Currently, without a formula, he could only purchase Epic-grade recovery items to use first.

Some recovery items were strange and bizarre. Some were even dried fruits that you couldn't chew through after chewing for a long time, and swallowing them whole would give you a stomachache. Please don't forget that this was based on the contractor's physique. From this, you could see how strange the purchased recovery items were.

Pushing open the wooden door in the exclusive room, Su Xiao began to check the thriving Black Maple tree in the room. Under the irrigation of the 【Natural Source】, the growth speed of the Black Maple tree had improved. At this time, it was already 2.59 meters tall and looked extraordinarily tenacious in vitality, having already passed the stage of dying to show Su Xiao at every turn.

This was a growing treasure house. When one day he could sell its output, it would be a continuous stream of income.

Su Xiao was just about to turn and leave when a Black Maple leaf drifted over, with a very small worm-eaten mark on it. Seeing this situation, Su Xiao didn't pay any attention to it. His bottom line for cultivating the Black Maple tree was that the Black Maple tree didn't completely wither. As for the rest, he wouldn't interfere too much.

What Su Xiao wanted was not a Black Maple tree grown in a greenhouse, so he spent a lot of money to expand this room and consumed Paradise Coins to create various harsh environments, such as freezing cold, scorching heat, etc.

Without experiencing wind and rain, even if the Black Maple tree grew to be thousands of meters tall, it would have no value, and its unique characteristics would not appear.

The truly grown Black Maple tree would have insects on it that would become its guardians, helping the Black Maple tree fend off natural enemies. Moreover, these insects themselves were extremely rare and had extraordinary value. They only ate leaves, would help the Black Maple tree loosen the soil, absorb harmful substances in the soil, etc.

The only special treatment Su Xiao gave the Black Maple tree was the nutrients needed for growth; Soul Crystals and the like had never been cut off, and 【Natural Source】 was an occasional extra meal.

Confirming that there was no problem with the Black Maple tree, Su Xiao left the exclusive room. He was going to see the gem merchant. This was a merchant group without a name. They only purchased or sold gems, and its members were collectively known as gem merchants. The purchasing channel on the black merchant side was an alternative, but it was too dark.

The meeting place was on Locke Street, the territory of the Phantom Troupe. Su Xiao and the Phantom Troupe couldn't be considered hostile, and there wasn't much cooperation either.

Just arriving at Locke Street, Su Xiao saw a familiar figure. It was the Witch. She was using that slow tone to tease a newcomer contractor, her personality still as bad as ever.

"Has the gem merchant arrived?"

Su Xiao interrupted the Witch's teasing, and the newcomer who couldn't distinguish between male and female ran away quickly.

"Already, arrived a long time ago. I'll introduce you, but I'll charge, a commission fee."

The Witch spoke slowly and softly, full of charm.

"If you spoke normally, I might consider paying you the introduction fee."

"No, this is, my......"

Before the Witch finished speaking, Su Xiao walked toward a bar. This bar was opened by the Witch, and there were basically no customers usually.

The bar was dimly lit. A figure wrapped in thick cloth sat in the corner. He was wrapped very tightly and also wore a pair of goggles, with a wooden box on his back.

Su Xiao sat opposite the gem merchant. The Witch served two cocktails. The gem merchant raised his hand and pushed them lightly, indicating that he didn't drink.

"5,000 Paradise Coins."

"?"

The gem merchant was obviously stunned. Although he couldn't see his expression, the sense of astonishment was very strong.

"I didn't drink."

"Hmm~, but, you touched them, Mr. Merchant. Are you trying to renege on the debt?"

The Witch took a light sip from the long pipe in her hand and exhaled purple smoke.

"Black shop."

"Do you have any, opinions?"

The gem merchant was silent. He really couldn't afford to offend the Phantom Troupe, and plus, this business was introduced to him by the Witch, so he could only pay the Witch 500 Paradise Coins. That's right, just 500. The Witch suddenly changed the price, making it unpredictable.

"My cocktail, won't you, taste it?"

The Witch looked at Su Xiao with a smile in her eyes. Su Xiao chose to ignore her. The Witch couldn't do anything about Su Xiao; she knew that two Phantom Troupe members had died at Su Xiao's hands.

"Mr. White Night, I hope my goods satisfy you. Please enjoy them to your heart's content. I can wait for two hours."

The gem merchant took off the wooden box on his back and stood it on the table to open it. Inside the wooden box were eight rows of gems. The bottom six rows were all Epic-grade gems, and the top two rows were Holy Spirit-level. All the gems added up to over 50.

Behind the bar, the Witch also saw these gems. If the gem merchant entered a mission world, he would simply be a mobile super treasure chest.

Although the gem merchant was a bit taciturn, his attitude was very good, advocating that the customer was God, and he would try his best to reach a long-term cooperative relationship with all customers.

Su Xiao ignored the Epic-grade gems in the bottom five rows and began to look for them in the top two rows. There were 14 Holy Spirit-level gems in total. The financial resources of this nameless merchant group were astonishing.

After checking the attributes of each gem, Su Xiao knew he hadn't come in vain this time. There was a gem that was very good and suitable for inlaying on Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan.

Shadow Moon (Holy Spirit-level Gem): After inlaying into a weapon, weapon sharpness +128 points, armor penetration +67 points.

The 'Secret Trace Gem' and 'Flowing God' already inlaid on Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan both improved sharpness. Su Xiao only needed Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan to be sharp enough. Since he was taking the sharpness route, he would push it to the limit.

During the fight with the Strange King, the Strange King's inheritance tail was almost cut off by Su Xiao. If he was directly slashed in the body, whatever he slashed would be cut off. This was the benefit of a weapon being sharp enough. Against enemies with a higher tier than himself, he wouldn't be completely without a chance of winning. If Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan couldn't break defense, that would truly be impossible to fight.

"These three."

Su Xiao took the three gems including 【Shadow Moon】. The gem merchant pondered for a few seconds and nodded, saying:

"This one is 95 Soul Coins, this one is 129 Soul Coins, and this one is 205 Soul Coins."

You didn't need to guess to know that Shadow Moon was the most expensive. The reason was that some Holy Spirit-level weapons themselves didn't have as much sharpness as it provided. Of course, it would be expensive. Moreover, gem inlay was an extra gain on top of the foundation.

"Guest, we decline bargaining. I can guarantee that the profit of each gem does not exceed 8 Soul Coins. This can be notarized by a contract."

It was the first time Su Xiao had encountered such a maverick merchant. Earning 8 Soul Coins for each Holy Spirit-level gem really wasn't much. This had to take into account the cost of backlog, the manpower and material resources when acquiring, and the investment of a large amount of funds, etc.

And the other party dared to sign a contract within Reincarnation Paradise. Note, it was within Reincarnation Paradise. You couldn't play tricks when signing a contract here. Such a conscientious merchant was too rare.

It would be a loss to cut off contact with such a merchant just to save a few Soul Coins.

"This one."

After Su Xiao picked up the Shadow Moon gem, he took out 205 Soul Coins from his storage space.

【You have obtained Shadow Moon (Holy Spirit-level Gem).】

With the third gem in hand, Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan had been reinforced to +12. Su Xiao didn't plan to continue reinforcing; the risk was too high. Plus, with the three gems inlaid, Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan had reached its strongest point to date.