Chapter 49: Kidnapping Itori

In the afternoon, Su Xiao woke up from a sound sleep.

The sufficient rest left him feeling energetic. As he sat up on the living room sofa, the aroma of food wafted over.

On the coffee table beside him, several exquisite dishes were laid out.

A bowl of rice, a piece of grilled fish, and a bowl of fragrant soup.

Beside the food, there was also a note.

"Second-Class Bai Ye, I've gone to the branch office to handle the aftermath of the Ghoul extermination — Mado Akira."

Su Xiao stretched. Although Mado Akira wasn't particularly strong, she was a decent assistant.

After finishing the food, Su Xiao took out the five white treasure chests and opened them one by one.

These five chests (white) were all dropped by ordinary Ghouls, so Su Xiao didn't have high expectations. He obtained the following items:

【Obtained 1100 Paradise Coins】 (Total amount from the five chests)

【Obtained Kagune (Grade A)】 ×2

【Obtained Kagune (Grade B)】 ×1

Out of the five chests, two yielded only Paradise Coins, while the remaining three contained Kagune.

These Kagune had no immediate use; Su Xiao still needed Contribution Points to raise his rank and couldn't manufacture Quinque yet.

Fortunately, raising one's rank only required reaching a certain amount of Contribution Points; it did not consume them.

Once he was promoted to First-Class Investigator, he could fully utilize his accumulated Contribution Points to craft Quinque.

Even if he didn't craft Quinque, these Kagune could be taken to Reincarnation Paradise and sold, which would also be a tidy sum.

With a harvest of 1100 Paradise Coins, all in all, it was quite good.

Su Xiao leaned back on the sofa and began to plan his future course of action.

First, he had to complete the Main Mission (2). The penalty for Main Mission (2) was extremely severe: a deduction of 3 points from all attributes.

Strength, Agility, and Intelligence were fine; even if a 3-point deduction had a significant impact, it wasn't unacceptable.

But if his Stamina were deducted by 3 points, his original 6 points of Stamina would drop to 3, and the consequences were easy to imagine.

As for Charisma and Luck, they were even more nerve-wracking, with Charisma dropping directly to 0.

Regarding the Charisma attribute, Su Xiao had a theory: it didn't represent physical beauty, but rather personal temperament.

For instance, some people were naturally charismatic, so their Charisma attribute would be high; for example, celebrities in the real world likely had high Charisma.

And with Su Xiao's murderous aura, it would be a miracle if his Charisma were high.

However, this temperament of his wasn't without its benefits; if he joined a villainous faction, he would be looked upon with extra favor.

Once Luck was deducted by 3 points, it would drop directly into the negative.

At that point, the plot would be comparable to "Final Destination," with the danger of losing his life at any moment.

Therefore, Main Mission (2) had to be completed. Furthermore, completing it would grant 1 attribute point and 1500 Paradise Coins, which was a significant gain.

The next task was to complete the Hunting Mission.

Regarding the Hunting Mission, Reincarnation Paradise didn't list the rewards, but Su Xiao had a feeling that the reward for completing it would be very generous, as he was helping Reincarnation Paradise eliminate a hidden threat.

"Then, I'll continue searching for Ghoul gathering spots."

Su Xiao had tasted the benefits of last night's large-scale Ghoul hunt; he wouldn't go around searching for Ghouls one by one anymore—it was a waste of time and the harvest wasn't great.

It was more cost-effective to find large Ghoul gathering spots.

Finding large Ghoul gathering spots wasn't simple. The ones on the surface were too terrifying; for example, the Ghoul gathering spots in the 1st to 4th Wards often had hundreds or thousands of Ghouls.

Even Su Xiao wouldn't dare go to such super-large gathering spots. If a thousand people rushed him at once, even if they were all Grade B Ghouls, they could wear him down to death.

The number of Ghouls in a gathering spot was best controlled within 100; any more than that and Su Xiao wouldn't be able to handle it.

The reason he could hunt dozens of Ghouls without injury last night was mainly because they didn't swarm him all at once.

Fighting one person and fighting a hundred were two different concepts. As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands. Su Xiao was also made of flesh and blood; he could get injured, and he could die after being injured.

Thinking this way, he needed to go to the 'Helter Skelter' bar again; Itori should possess such intelligence.

And this time, he wasn't planning to demand information through threats; that wasn't a long-term strategy.

Even a rabbit will bite when pushed into a corner, let alone Itori, who was an SS-grade Ghoul.

Picking up the phone from the coffee table, he dialed Mado Akira's number.

"Second-Class Bai Ye, you're awake."

Mado Akira's voice was crisp, and her tone was pleasant.

"How did the matter go?"

"It's already been handled. The headquarters received the corpses of those Ghouls. If nothing goes wrong, I should be able to get a new Quinque."

Mado Akira's silver-bell-like laughter came through the phone.

"Second-Class Bai Ye, how should we handle the Kagune of those Ghouls? You were the one who exterminated them, so you have the right to handle those Kagune."

Su Xiao pondered for a moment. His current Contribution Points were 【Second-Class Investigator, Contribution 390/400】. He was only 10 points away from being promoted to First-Class Investigator.

"Hand over two-thirds to headquarters. As for the remaining third, help me exchange it for something at headquarters."

Su Xiao exchanged two-thirds of the Kagune for Contribution Points.

Upon hearing what Su Xiao wanted, Mado Akira was stunned.

"You want that? Alright~, I'll report it to the superiors, but the headquarters doesn't have much of that in stock; it's only used when crafting Quinque."

Mado Akira was very diligent in helping Su Xiao with tasks now. By partnering with Su Xiao, she not only increased her merits but her combat skills also grew rapidly.

The call ended. An hour later, Mado Akira returned home.

"I got the item. The branch office happened to have one left. But Second-Class Bai Ye, I'm a bit curious: what are you going to do with this? For humans, this thing is very dangerous; it's a deadly poison."

Mado Akira held a small metal box, moving very carefully, as if it contained something fragile.

"Some things are better left unknown to you."

Taking the metal box, Su Xiao opened it.

"Be careful~."

As the metal box opened, Mado Akira instinctively stepped back two paces.

Confirming that the contents of the metal box were fine, Su Xiao closed it and placed it in his storage space.

He didn't avoid Mado Akira, and she wasn't surprised by the item suddenly disappearing, as if it were all a matter of course.

This was the camouflage mechanism of Reincarnation Paradise, allowing various abilities to blend into the Ghoul world.

"Let's go, back to that bar."

Mado Akira was full of questions, but she didn't speak up.

Just as Su Xiao said, some things were better left unknown.

Su Xiao could trade with Ghouls, but Mado Akira absolutely couldn't; this was a matter of principles.

Twenty minutes later, the two drove to the 'Helter Skelter' bar.

Still letting Mado Akira wait in the car, Su Xiao walked into the bar.

"Welcome..."

Itori spoke habitually, but upon seeing Su Xiao, her words stopped.

In Itori's eyes, Su Xiao was simply a plague god; having wiped out a large number of Ghouls in the West Street district in one night, she was even more wary of him.

"Don't be nervous. I'm only here to make a trade with you this time."

Taking out the metal box, Su Xiao retrieved a test tube from it.

The test tube looked exquisite, ten centimeters long and as thick as a thumb, containing a light red, translucent liquid with bubbles churning inside.

Seeing this test tube, Itori swallowed, unable to tear her eyes away.

Ghouls rarely obtained items from Su Xiao's hands, yet almost all Ghouls craved such things.

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