Chapter 3607: Abyss-grade

In the bedroom connected to the warden's office, which was about 20 square meters, Su Xiao half-squatted on the ground, the rune awl in his hand tapping the wooden floor one by one. The wooden floor was already covered in array patterns. Looking closely, one would find that this was a space array map of the Demon race.

Before Su Xiao devoured the undying Abyss-spawn, he had actually prepared these space array maps. Now, he was just checking to ensure there were no problems. Once this thing was used, it meant it was time to fight for his life.

Su Xiao never thought about hiding the news that he had eliminated the undying Abyss-spawn. He was certain that by noon today at the latest, the high-ranking councilors of the Council and the Alliance high-level officials would learn of this through their respective channels.

This would also lead to a situation: if a traitor was hiding among the Alliance high-level officials, their first reaction upon learning that the undying Abyss-spawn had been eliminated would definitely be that a Law-Breaker had arrived. Except for Law-Breakers, few people could eliminate such Abyss-spawn. In most eras, only the contemporary Law-Breaker could eliminate this thing.

Of course, there had been geniuses with this ability occasionally, but they were too rare; perhaps not even two or three would appear in ten thousand years.

This also led to the fact that when mentioning the elimination of the undying Abyss-spawn, those who knew the details would definitely think of a Law-Breaker first.

The six traitors in this world were once people of the Law-Breaker faction and would definitely know this well. If they were among the Alliance high-level officials, they would definitely take action after discovering the Abyss-spawn had been eliminated, either by letting their eyes and ears investigate, by assassinating, or by plotting against Su Xiao and others.

Su Xiao was not afraid of investigation, assassination, or plotting. What he worried about most was these six traitors hiding away; that was the most difficult thing to deal with.

Eliminating the Abyss-spawn this time was more like a screening and probing. It was both to probe whether there were traitors among the Alliance high-level officials and to improve the Blade Magic Spirit, as well as to obtain the kill reward for himself. It was no exaggeration to say it was killing three birds with one stone.

Su Xiao setting up the Demon space array map in the bedroom was just in case. He was never blindly confident. If there really were traitors among the Alliance high-level officials and he couldn't beat them, it didn't matter; he would retreat using the Demon space array map first and then deal with them slowly.

Regarding whether there would be space blockade or the like, one has heard of setting up roadblocks to intercept motorcycles and cars, but who has seen setting up roadblocks to intercept a train traveling at full speed on a rocky road? That's right, not traveling on tracks, but on a bumpy rocky road. Such a "train," let alone intercepting it, one would subconsciously stay far away just seeing it from afar. This is the space teleportation of the Demon race.

There is one more point: besides this countermeasure, Su Xiao had another insurance, which was the leader of the Hunter Unit, Tessa.

Returning behind the desk, Su Xiao picked up the phone on the table and dialed Tessa. The phone rang for a long time before she answered. As soon as it connected, one could hear Tessa's slightly hurried breathing. Tessa on the other end of the phone said: "Speak if you have something to say. I just slaughtered a twisted species summoned by the Dark God Sect and just want to take a shower and sleep, so let's talk about scheming later. I'm exhausted recently."

The sound on the other end of the phone was very noisy: the wailing of the severely injured, the crying of children, or the shouting of Hunter Unit members, as well as the arrogant shouting of God Sect members. It seemed that Tessa's position as the leader of the Hunter Unit was not easy to sit in, and she was quite busy every day, especially with the Dark God Sect becoming increasingly rampant recently.

Tessa had always had an ambition, which was to continue climbing upward, even to the position of a high-ranking councilor. After that, she would immediately draft a proposal to kick the Dark God Sect out of the Four God Sects, turning it from a god sect recognized by the Alliance and the Northern Empire into a street rat that everyone shouts to beat.

Not long after Tessa became the leader of the Hunter Unit, this idea became more and more deeply rooted in her mind. For the culprit who made her work overtime every day, Tessa felt hatred from the bottom of her heart.

"I have a deal to discuss with you."

As Su Xiao spoke, he closed a top-secret file on the table with one hand.

"A deal? Not discussing it. The wardens of your asylum generally have dark hearts and are plotting evil every day."

After saying that, Tessa on the other side hung up the phone. This was clearly a powerhouse with rich experience in dealing with old schemers, directly choosing not to cooperate so as not to be plotted against.

No one knew how Tessa was in terms of intelligence; she basically didn't show it. As for combat power, the outside world once believed that she was the combat ceiling of the Alliance, the only person who could clash with the Great General of the Northern Empire.

"......"

Su Xiao was silent for a moment, then dialed the phone again.

"No matter what you say, I have to discuss it with my adjutants before making a decision, so it's more reliable to meet and talk......"

Tessa's words were halfway through when Su Xiao interrupted: "I slaughtered the Abyss-spawn imprisoned at the bottom of the underground prison."

As soon as Su Xiao said this, Tessa's side suddenly fell silent. Clearly, Tessa herself had activated some kind of barrier to prevent others from hearing the following conversation. This leader was a meticulous person.

"I'll take it that you're joking."

Tessa on the other end of the phone spoke, the probing in her tone very obvious.

"I did indeed eliminate that thing. Otherwise, why do you think that old guy who ran away was willing to hand over the warden position to me?"

The old guy who ran away that Su Xiao mentioned was the old warden. Without accident, that old guy should have run to a small island country in the archipelago.

Hearing Su Xiao say this, Tessa on the other end of the phone didn't speak, but this silence acknowledged Su Xiao's statement.

"Why are you telling me this news? I always feel like you're about to plot against me."

Tessa was still very vigilant; this was clearly from having suffered many losses from the old warden.

Tessa and the old warden's way of working together was very strange. Often the old warden would plot against Tessa, then Tessa would come to the door, and finally the old warden would make certain concessions, and both sides would win. Every time, people were puzzled why the old warden conceded every time. The old warden ostensibly said it was for the big picture, but the real reason was that, first, he really couldn't beat Tessa and was easily blocked in the office and beaten up, and later he had nowhere to reason.

Secondly, Tessa just didn't use conspiracies, which didn't mean she wasn't good at it. If Tessa really started plotting against the old warden, it wasn't certain who would win or lose. Simply put, the four high-ranking councilors of the Saint Capital Council didn't need someone good at power scheming to serve as the leader of the Hunter Unit.

Tessa's displayed style of conduct was simply the ideal Hunter Unit leader for the four high-ranking councilors, which also led to some Alliance high-level officials with more real power than Tessa having to remain polite and friendly to her.

Looking at the asylum, its image in the eyes of the Saint Capital Council could be described in three words: "This rebellious son!"

This also led to every time something happened at the asylum, it was "whipped," and it sounded so loud that other departments felt their butts hurt. Looking at the Hunter Unit, every time something happened there, the Council mainly criticized, like a kind old father criticizing his own daughter.

"I heard you've always wanted to sit in the position of a councilor?"

"Rumors."

Tessa on the other end of the phone immediately denied it. She would definitely not admit to such a thing.

"Over the years, this Abyss-spawn has caused the Alliance a lot of trouble. When it was captured alive, many people died on your side, right? Eliminating it now counts as no small achievement."

"Not just no small achievement. I've been busy for years and might not have an achievement as big as this. Congratulations, Warden Bai Ye."

Tessa's tone became increasingly "kind," even a bit gnashing of teeth. She felt that the warden opposite was coveting her.

"What if this Abyss-spawn was eliminated by you? Tessa."

"What do you want to say."

"Only five people saw this with their own eyes, and they are all locked on the third level of the underground prison. I say let them shut up, and they have to shut up."

"Continue, keep tempting me."

Tessa's implication was clearly that she would not be fooled by people from the asylum again.

"This achievement belongs to you, and you do five things for me."

As soon as Su Xiao said this, Tessa on the other end of the phone suddenly restrained the smile on her face. The more she heard about this deal, the more reliable it felt.

"One thing, at most one thing."

Tessa was tempted. She wanted to ascend to the position of a high-ranking councilor and completely clean up the Dark God Sect too much.

"Four things."

"Two things, no more. I know how troublesome the things you want me to do are without thinking."

"Three things."

"Deal! I'll be there in 20 minutes."

After saying this, Tessa on the other side hung up the phone.

Behind the desk, Su Xiao put down the phone. This was another hand he had prepared. Eliminating the Abyss-spawn would certainly expose his Law-Breaker identity, but what if the news spread that it was Hunter leader Tessa who found a way to eliminate the Abyss-spawn?

The Hunter Unit and the asylum were indeed both departments under the direct jurisdiction of the Council, but the Hunter Unit and the Kusi City where the asylum was located were too far from the Saint Capital. When there was any cooperation between the two sides, the Saint Capital could only turn a blind eye and couldn't investigate too strictly.

In other words, as long as there were no eyes and ears of traitors among Su Xiao and Tessa's confidants, no more people would know about this matter.

The five criminals on the third underground level were the best witnesses. Su Xiao could make them keep it secret, and he could also make these five criminals become witnesses to expose this matter if Tessa broke her promise. What was even more wonderful was that Tessa couldn't silence these five criminals. Not to mention the difficulty, if she really did it, it would be the most direct provocation to the asylum.

Su Xiao's current strategy was not to use bait to hook Tessa, but to pat the side of the pirate ship he was on, clearly telling Tessa this was a pirate ship. In contrast, the small table on the pirate ship was full of rich meat. Whether to get on the pirate ship or not, Tessa could choose for herself.

Initially, Tessa's attitude was firm: not to get on this pirate ship. However, the person on the pirate ship gave too much.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked, meaning it was already prepared.

The next thing Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang had to do was simple: just follow Tessa. Once Tessa was attacked by unidentified personnel in the next few days, it was likely that they were sent by the traitors, and then they could follow the vine to find the melon.

"Boss, there's news from the Sun God Sect. Several bishops there really want to see you."

Bahar spoke; it had been responsible for matters related to the Sun God Sect recently.

"Not seeing them yet."

Su Xiao didn't plan to join forces with the sun lunatics for the time being. He had to wait for the joint attack from Vice Warden Yasinger and the Dawn God Sect to arrive, and only then would it be appropriate to join forces with the Sun God Sect openly.

【Hint: Your kill reward for killing the Abyss-spawn (Heterogeneous Species) has been settled. This kill reward is dual: Reincarnation Paradise notarization + Tree of the Void notarization.】

【You obtained Golden Skill Points ×7.】

【You obtained Original Sin Bud (Abyss-grade item).】

【You obtained Soul Crystal Soul (usage effect is approximately equal to 100 soul crystal cores, cannot be split for use, highly rare item, can be sold to Reincarnation Paradise in exchange for an equivalent amount of space-time power).】

【You obtained Abyss Treasure Chest (after opening, there is a probability of obtaining Abyss products).】

The reward for killing the undying trait Abyss-spawn was unexpectedly rich. Su Xiao had never obtained an "Abyss-grade" item before. He tried to query information in this regard through the Hunter's authority.

After querying, he learned that "Abyss-grade" is actually somewhat similar to "World-grade," with a rating of 10～???. The lower limit rating is 10 points, and the upper limit rating is definitely over 3000 points.

Simply put, the preciousness of "World-grade" equipment goes without saying, but the strength is not necessarily high; it depends on the specific situation. One thing is certain: even if World-grade equipment has no practical use, it can be sold at a high price. This is determined by its own material.

Therefore, World-grade is not within the constant quality, while Legendary-grade → Epic-grade → Saint Spirit-grade → Immortal-grade → Origin-grade are the more commonly encountered constant qualities, with fixed equipment strength and rating constant standards.

For example, Origin-grade equipment with a 3000-point rating definitely reaches a shocking level of strength in some aspects. In contrast, World-grade with a 3000-point rating is not necessarily high in equipment strength, but this equipment is definitely very, very valuable. It's the kind that can buy Origin-grade equipment of the same rating if sold as materials.

As for Abyss-grade, it doesn't represent strength and value. The higher the rating in this regard, the more dangerous the item is.

For items with an Abyss-grade rating of 500 points, if a contractor below the seventh tier obtains such an item, they are not far from death if they don't sell it quickly.

For items with an Abyss-grade rating of 1000 points, seventh-tier contractors tremble when they see them.

For items with an Abyss-grade rating of 1500 points, eighth-tier contractors get a buzzing head after obtaining them.

For items with an Abyss-grade rating of 3000 points, ninth-tier contractors have to shed a layer of skin after obtaining them.

For items with an Abyss-grade rating of 4000 points, if a ninth-tier contractor obtains them and doesn't throw them away immediately, they are not far from death.

For items with an Abyss-grade rating of 5000 points, a ninth-tier contractor obtains them, and then the ninth-tier contractor dies.

For items with an Abyss-grade rating of 6000 points, find a place with good feng shui as soon as possible and lie down peacefully.

As for artifacts far exceeding the Abyss-grade rating of 6000 points, they have a collective name: Original Sin Objects. The Abyss Jar, Necronomicon, and Soul Crown are all such existences.

Su Xiao looked at the 【Original Sin Bud】 floating in front of him. Just hearing the name, he knew it might not be a good thing. He checked its attributes.

【Original Sin Bud】

Origin: Abyss.

Quality: Abyss-grade.

Category: Dangerous Object.

Effect: After devouring this item, one will obtain a certain degree of "Original Sin Trait," thereby absorbing Abyss energy to a greater extent.

Hint: This item is sealed and cannot be used before the seal is broken.

Rating: 5430 points.

Introduction: The initial object of Original Sin.

Price: This item is under the notarized seal of Reincarnation Paradise. If this seal is broken, the negative effects caused by this item will be triggered. The Hunter needs to use their own brand as a medium to break this heavy seal.

Seeing the introduction at the bottom, Su Xiao felt relieved. He was just wondering why he got such a dangerous thing when it was clearly a kill reward.

With the seal, this thing can indeed be counted as a reward. If there were no seal from Reincarnation Paradise, this kind of Abyss-grade item would be different from Original Sin Objects. Original Sin Objects won't kill a living being in one encounter, such as the Abyss Jar.

Of course, there are also Original Sin Objects that will kill a living being in one encounter, which is the Necronomicon. In the case where the Necronomicon has no holder, after seeing it, one is either qualified to hold it, or one explodes on the spot into a large number of twisted translucent tentacles and dies miserably. However, there are special cases, such as Su Xiao and the Necronomicon, who dislike each other.

Obtaining the 【Original Sin Bud】 now is another concept. This thing is a completely dead object. If there were no seal, let alone touching it, even getting close to it would lead to being eroded, puppetized, and then absorbed, without any room for negotiation or maneuvering. It belongs to the kind that dies quite cleanly. Being entangled by an Original Sin Object is worse than death, just like the previous Crow Woman, who would be stopped by the Necronomicon even if she wanted to commit suicide.

Although the 【Original Sin Bud】 has a seal, the problem is that the use of this thing is truly hard to describe.

Su Xiao seems to know how to make "quasi-dad-grade" artifacts step into the ranks of "dad-grade" artifacts, that is, becoming a true Original Sin Object: first obtain the Original Sin Trait, and then devour massive amounts of Abyss energy and various resources.

Su Xiao checked the "Ancient Mask" in his storage space. At this moment, this thing was emitting a strong desire to devour. Looking at that appearance, as long as Su Xiao let it out and let it devour the 【Original Sin Bud】, it would be willing to be honestly used by Su Xiao from now on.

Don't be deceived by this illusion. Su Xiao could be sure that as long as he let the "Ancient Mask" out and let it devour the 【Original Sin Bud】, the mask would escape immediately.

This must never be allowed to happen. Su Xiao had discovered that during the time the Ancient Mask became a "quasi-dad-grade" artifact, it was incredibly easy to use. Previously on the Arcane Eternal Star, it was no problem to say the Ancient Mask was the MVP of the whole scene.

The "quasi-dad-grade" Ancient Mask not only had sufficiently strong effects but also didn't require the price of using "dad-grade" artifacts.

Of course, the Ancient Mask wouldn't maintain this state for too long. When its power increased by another tier, one would have to pay the corresponding price to use it. This phased improvement couldn't be stopped. Su Xiao had tried various attempts in this regard.

Putting away the 【Original Sin Bud】, how to use it specifically was to be determined. The 【Soul Crystal Soul】 obtained this time was a good thing. A large piece was equivalent to 100 soul crystal cores, meaning a large piece of 【Soul Crystal Soul】 could increase Sword Master by 1 level.

Although 【Soul Crystal Soul】 is good, Su Xiao could be sure that if he wanted to raise his sword technique to a higher level, he still had to rely on a large number of soul crystal cores to pile it up. 【Soul Crystal Soul】 was recognized by Reincarnation Paradise as a highly rare item, and its scarcity destined it not to be used as core material.

Su Xiao suspected that if there were extremely wealthy collectors, they would be willing to exchange about 110～150 soul crystal cores for this piece of 【Soul Crystal Soul】. He could ask the Goblin Merchant Union later. If someone was really willing to exchange, Su Xiao would definitely exchange it.

As for the final 【Abyss Treasure Chest】, seeing this thing, his mood was suddenly a bit complicated. The scene of opening the "dad-grade" artifact Soul Crown last time was still vivid in his mind. If he opened another one......

Putting away the 【Abyss Treasure Chest】, Su Xiao didn't think about this aspect for the time being. Just then, the door was knocked, and the long-awaited leader of the Hunter Unit, Tessa, walked into the office.

Tessa was about 1.6 meters tall, wearing a black-red combat uniform of the Hunter Unit. Her short black hair looked smooth. Compared to her appearance, Tessa's sharp gaze would make most people who met her eyes subconsciously look away, not daring to meet her gaze.

"So, I was plotted against by you again."

Tessa sat on the chair opposite the desk, leaning back comfortably, letting out an enjoyable sigh.

"If you don't want to cooperate, forget it."

"Don't, absolutely don't. This matter can save me many years of hard work. I'm not killing cultists every day, or killing all kinds of weird things. I have the taste of blood in my mouth when I wake up in the morning. Because of this bloody smell, I've wanted to eat vegetarian recently."

Tessa sighed. Hidden under her sharp gaze was actually a tired heart.

"Once a day, it can improve gum bleeding."

Su Xiao placed a porcelain medicine bottle on the table. Seeing this, Bahar on the side almost laughed out loud.

"I shouldn't have gum bleeding; it's because I kill too many things."

"......"

Su Xiao didn't speak. He had more experience in killing too many enemies and basically determined that Tessa was suffering from overwork, leading to some gum bleeding.

"Okay, I seem to have some gum bleeding indeed."

Tessa picked up the medicine bottle and put it in her pocket. Seeing this, Su Xiao got up and walked out, Tessa naturally followed, and Bahar followed behind.

After passing through layers of secret sentries and checkpoints, Su Xiao opened the metal door leading to the third level of the underground prison. After following the stairs to the third underground level, the burnt smell caused by high-temperature scorching still lingered here.

After Tessa observed in the Abyss-spawn's cell for a while, she asked: "Did you use sun flame to burn this Abyss-spawn to death?"

"Just take it as that."

Su Xiao certainly wouldn't reveal his Magic Spirit Awakening ability.

"Can't just take it as that. The higher-ups will investigate this matter. If one point doesn't match, it's trouble."

Tessa picked up a fragment of the gravity crystal layer and crushed it into powder without much effort.

"The Abyss-spawn was killed by you; you can play it freely."

"Play it freely?"

Tessa turned her head to look at Su Xiao, her expression a bit brilliant.

"The Abyss-spawn was killed by you, and it was on my turf. The higher-ups want results. Alliance powerhouse Tessa successfully killed the No. 2 Abyss creature. Tomorrow morning's Alliance Daily, see it on the front page."

Hearing Su Xiao say this, Tessa's expression seemed to be hesitating, but she was actually secretly vigilant in her heart. She had already begun to feel Su Xiao's danger.

"The five of them saw you with their own eyes......"

Before Tessa finished speaking, the Mind Master in the cell said: "Indeed, I witnessed with my own eyes Ms. Tessa eliminating the Abyss-spawn, and my heart was greatly shocked."

"Yes, I have the same feeling."

"Witnessed with my own eyes."

"Congratulations to Ms. Tessa for eliminating the Abyss-spawn."

Lion King, Angry Shark, Mind Master, and Banshee among the five criminals all expressed their stance one by one, only Hatred didn't speak. He had been hanging upside down there, as if dead.

"Bai Ye, how did you make them so obedient?"

Tessa looked at the criminals with amazement, especially Angry Shark, who kept a stiff smile.

"Perhaps the reform has been effective."

Su Xiao sat on the steps, signaling Tessa that she could start. Before long, the entire underground prison began to make thudding sounds.

Two hours later, Su Xiao returned to the office. The handover with Tessa went smoothly. When notifying Mayor Perkin, Mayor Perkin was overjoyed. Strangely, Mayor Perkin was not interested at all in how the Abyss-spawn was eliminated. That's the good thing about being colleagues with smart people.

Su Xiao glanced at the time; it was already afternoon. He took out the "Hunter List · Blood Pact" to check. The six names arranged from top to bottom, the one at the very top was becoming increasingly clear. Behind this very blurry name, one could faintly see blurry words like "Reincarnator," "Past Life Memories," etc.

Behind the desk, Su Xiao turned the chair to face the wall. He pressed the mechanism of the wooden cabinet behind him, and with a "swish," a wooden board on the cabinet was pulled up, revealing the safe hidden inside.

This safe was embedded in the wall and reinforced with spells. Plus, this was left by the old warden. The other party clearly hid something inside.

Not only that, the old warden specifically left a letter for this, asking Su Xiao to help look after this safe for the sake of the succession, but not to open it.

Normally, Su Xiao didn't plan to open this safe. The problem was that the old guy said it well before, that everyone was on a unified front to deal with the revenge of Vice Warden Yasinger, but before the revenge started, the old guy ran to a small country and took all his assets. This was clearly a long-planned escape.

Under such circumstances, of course, he had to find a way to open the safe and see what good things the old guy hid.

Su Xiao took out the Eye of Mystery. This thing had been "improved" by him into a lock-picking tool. He stuck it on the upper side of the safe's keyhole, and metal tentacles as thick as hair extended from the Eye of Mystery, merging into the spiral keyhole. Before long, with a "click," the lock opened.

Pulling open the safe door, Su Xiao saw a key, which was a storage box key for the Merchant Union Bank, with the corresponding storage box number on it. Under this key, a note was pressed, on which was written:

"Bai Ye, if you see this note, it means I have taken my family and left. Consider this gift as compensation. Don't come looking for me, don't miss me."

The meaning of this sentence after translation is: "I ran away. I don't care about your business with Yasinger anymore. This is mental compensation, so don't come to hunt me down."

Compared to going to the Merchant Union Bank's storage box to see what's inside right now, Su Xiao was more interested in the Eye of Mystery. This thing was surprisingly easy to use, but there were too many errors during assembly.

Su Xiao checked the attributes of the Eye of Mystery, which showed "This item has 157 structural errors," which means assembly errors.

Su Xiao held the Eye of Mystery in his hands and reorganized one of the structural errors with mental power. He had a good feel for it this time. Before long, this structural error was corrected. He checked the attributes of the Eye of Mystery again. The next second, there was some confusion in his eyes, because the attributes of the Eye of Mystery showed.

【This item has 219 structural errors (added 63 structural errors).】

Su Xiao touched his chin, re-doubting his manufacturing talent, and couldn't help but think whether the space stabilization device he made for the leader last time would explode while being used.

Repairing one structural error resulted in many derivative contradictory structural errors. Since that was the case, Su Xiao restored the structural error he had just repaired to the previous error sequence, and it was restored exactly the same. He checked the attributes of the Eye of Mystery and immediately saw.

【This item has 220 structural errors (added 1 structural error).】

Su Xiao looked at the apple-sized Eye of Mystery in his hand and finally decided not to take it apart. He still hadn't figured out how he put it back together after taking it apart last time. Let's just use it for now. At least it can still be used. Regardless of what miraculous way it operates, as long as it can be used, it's a good thing.

Just as Su Xiao put away the Eye of Mystery, he discovered that the Hunter List on the table began to emit red light. The handwriting on the top line was completely clear, and the name of the first enemy appeared.

This means, the hunt, begins! ===== CHAPTER 3608 =====