Chapter 862

【Warning: The Hunter must not disclose any information related to the "Proof of the Strong" to others. If the Hunter discloses this information, he will receive two warnings within a very short time. If he continues to disclose related information, the Hunter will receive a penalty of -30% to all attributes and will be forcibly separated from such information in his brain.】

【The Proof of the Strong is a medal-type consumable with three ways to obtain it.】

1. Challenge a powerful plot creature one tier higher than yourself. The challenge fee is Soul Crystal (Large) x5.

2. Participate in the "Black Abyss Training." Based on the Hunter's current strength, the survival rate is 4%–6%...

3. Participate in the "Alice's Demon Castle Game." An invitation letter is required, and you must wait for the number of participants to reach 7. The invitation letter can be exchanged for 200,000 Paradise Coins + Soul Crystal (Medium) x15.

There are three options. The first is a challenge type, which should be the simplest and most expensive way, requiring 5 Soul Crystals (Large).

As for the second option, Black Abyss Training, Su Xiao didn't consider it at all. This is clearly a survival-type training. Survival requires strength + luck. With his luck, it would be a miracle if he didn't die in the "Black Abyss."

As for the third, this is a compromise option. The cost is not as high as the first, and the danger level is lower than the second. It has a limitation: it requires waiting for 6 other Qiyuezhe to participate before it can begin.

Seeing the name Alice, Su Xiao immediately thought that he seemed to have an invitation letter for the "Alice's Demon Castle Game," which he obtained after killing the third-tier Qiyuezhe, Die, in the Holy Grail world.

Die should have reached 80 points in attributes and successfully broken through physical limits, obtained information related to the "Proof of the Strong," and then spent Paradise Coins + Soul Crystals to exchange for the invitation letter.

After Die died, Su Xiao opened her Scarlet Card and obtained 【Alice's Invitation Letter】. When he first checked this invitation letter, he didn't know what it was at all. The viewing result at that time was:

【Alice's Invitation Letter】

Origin: Unknown

Quality: Unknown

Type: Invitation Letter

Effect: Unknown

Rating: Unknown

Introduction: An invitation letter, inviting you to enter...

Price: 1 Paradise Coin

Su Xiao had once tried to spend Paradise Coins to identify this thing, and the result was insufficient authority + unactivated related conditions.

Now everything is explained. The reason Su Xiao couldn't view the attributes of 【Alice's Invitation Letter】 was, first, because of insufficient authority, and second, because his attributes hadn't reached 80 and he hadn't broken through physical limits.

Su Xiao took out 【Alice's Invitation Letter】. Sure enough, the attributes of 【Alice's Invitation Letter】 appeared.

【Alice's Invitation Letter】

Origin: Reincarnation Paradise

Quality: None

Type: Invitation Letter

Effect: After using this invitation letter, you will wait for 2–3 natural days (must be in Reincarnation Paradise or the real world). When the game starts, you will receive a prompt.

Rating: 0

Introduction: An invitation letter, inviting you to enter Alice's Demon Game. It is a place that is both interesting and desperate. Come on, complete this game, and you will be a strong person; no one can question it.

Price: 1 Paradise Coin

After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao chose to use 【Alice's Invitation Letter】. Compared to the costly challenge or the extremely dangerous training with no entry conditions, the compromise "Alice's Demon Castle Game" was the best choice.

【The Hunter has used "Alice's Invitation Letter." You will wait for 2–3 natural days. If you enter a derived world during this period, you will receive a "Game Invitation" during your stay after returning to Reincarnation Paradise.】

Su Xiao would enter a derived world in about an hour, so he could only start the so-called Demon Game after this derived world ended.

In this derived world, Su Xiao would begin the third-tier trial assessment. If he passed the assessment, he would be promoted to a third-tier Hunter.

If he successfully promoted to the third tier, three-quarters of the breakthrough of the 80-point barrier would be completed, leaving only the "Proof of the Strong," and he now had clues for the "Proof of the Strong" as well.

However, before that, Su Xiao had to unlock the third layer of alchemy, which was also the final layer, and attempt to unlock Alchemical Creature Manufacturing. A prompt appeared.

【Prompt: Alchemical Creature Manufacturing is not unlocked.】

【To unlock "Alchemical Creature Manufacturing," you need to raise "Alchemy Pharmacy" to lv. 10 (already achieved) and pay Soul Crystal (Medium) x1 + 10,000 Paradise Coins.】

The cost to open Alchemical Creature Manufacturing was not high. He had two Soul Crystals (Medium) left, so Su Xiao chose to unlock it.

【You have successfully unlocked the third layer of alchemy, Alchemical Creature Manufacturing. The alchemy skill tree is also fully unlocked.】

A large amount of knowledge about "Alchemical Creature Manufacturing" appeared in Su Xiao's mind. He pressed one hand to his forehead, his brain quickly receiving this knowledge. With his current physical fitness, he no longer felt dizzy as he had before.

Half an hour later, Su Xiao successfully unlocked "Alchemical Creature Manufacturing." He casually opened the alchemy skill tree.

Alchemy Third Layer: Alchemical Creature Manufacturing lv. 1 (Proficiency 0/10)

1. Alchemical Raven: Each manufacturing consumes 150 mana points. Requires Pseudo-Biological Skeleton (3 units), Monster Crystal Core (1 unit), Biological Magic-Conducting Tissue (2 units), Soul Fragments (4 units).

Alchemical Raven

Initial Strength: 10

Initial Agility: 22

Initial Stamina: 8

Initial Intelligence: 5

Initial Charisma: 6

Skill 1: Visual Sharing (Initial distance 50 meters).

Skill 2: Rapid Flight (Initial speed 128.72 km/h, approximately equal to 80 mph).

The attributes of the initial alchemical creature could only be described as trash. As for the 50-meter visual sharing, the distance was too far, and there weren't many places it could be used. The rapid flight ability, in Su Xiao's view, wasn't rapid at all.

He had 5,800 Paradise Coins left. If he used Paradise Coins to replace materials to manufacture an Alchemical Raven, it would cost 4,000 Paradise Coins to manufacture one.

When Su Xiao left Reincarnation Paradise a few days ago, he spent 20,000 Paradise Coins to manufacture 4 bottles of No. 1 Potion. At that time, due to insufficient mana, he didn't spend all his Paradise Coins on manufacturing potions. If he had had enough mana at the time, Su Xiao would have needed to sell some less commonly used items to gather enough Paradise Coins to upgrade alchemy.

4,000 Paradise Coins each—with the Alchemical Raven's attributes, this cost could be called astronomical, and that was only the initial attributes, meaning it hadn't received Su Xiao's Intelligence bonus yet.

The biggest advantage of the Alchemical Raven is that it doesn't count as a living creature and can be stored in the storage space.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao chose to manufacture one.

After paying the Paradise Coins, several materials simulated by Paradise Coins appeared. These materials could not be stored in the storage space, nor could they be taken out of Reincarnation Paradise; they could only be used on the spot.

Light flickered in Su Xiao's hands, and his mana gradually consumed. This was his first time manufacturing an alchemical creature. Although he knew the manufacturing method, the process was clearly unfamiliar.

Ten minutes later, the light in Su Xiao's hands dissipated, and a pure black raven sculpture appeared. This raven was the same size as an ordinary raven, but its feathers were as hard as steel, and its beak was very sharp. Su Xiao consumed 1 mana point to activate the Alchemical Raven.

The Alchemical Raven opened its eyes, and there was an alchemy array in them. Alchemical creatures have a time limit for existence; they don't exist forever. When the array in the Alchemical Raven's eyes completely loses its luster, it is declared scrapped, with no possibility of recharging or repairing. The higher the level of the alchemical creature, the longer it exists.

Su Xiao used mana to activate the Alchemical Raven, which meant this Alchemical Raven became his summon. He closed his eyes to perceive it. Sure enough, he could easily control this Alchemical Raven. After the Alchemical Raven flapped its wings and flew for a while, it landed on Su Xiao's shoulder.

The current Alchemical Raven had Su Xiao's full 79-point Intelligence bonus. He checked the Alchemical Raven's attributes:

Alchemical Raven

Type: Alchemical Creature

Existence Time: 15 natural days

Health: 100%

Mana: 180 points

Strength: 29

Agility: 62

Stamina: 32

Intelligence: 18

Charisma: 14

Skill 1: Visual Sharing (Distance 700 meters), consumes 10 mana points per minute.

Skill 2: Rapid Flight (Speed 586.72 km/h).

【Prompt: You have successfully activated a summon. Because you have not mastered basic summoning skills, the maximum limit for the number of summons is: 1/1.】

【The Hunter will enter the derived world: A Certain Magical Index in 1 minute.】