Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible

The equipment enhancement hall, as the most emotional place in the entire paradise city, is always filled with noisy people and fierce curses of collapse or madness.

The equipment that was enhanced to +7 or above at a huge cost was shattered into a pile of scrap metal in an instant. Even the most rational contractors could hardly withstand such intense stimulation.

However, although the risk is great, due to the huge increase brought by the successful enhancement, under the extreme temptation of one thought of heaven and one thought of hell, there is always a constant stream of contractors coming and going in the enhancement hall.

In a sense, this is the largest "casino" in the paradise.

And in today's casino, in addition to the indispensable gamblers, there are also two rare speculators who are selling luck.

No, it may not be accurate to say that they are merchants. To be more precise, it should be a jewel flying fish and a black and white husky.

In the center of the reinforcement hall, many contractors formed an irregular circle together, and inside the circle, a black and white Husky held a tablet and tapped it with its clever front paws, and a series of cold mechanical sounds were constantly spreading outward from the white speaker at his feet.

"Five points of luck, rich overnight!"

"What is the bet of weapon reinforcement? That's right, it's luck!"

"Luck determines whether you double your net worth or go bankrupt. Whether it's +10 or +12, what you lack may be that insignificant but crucial blessing of luck!"

"What does it mean to stand on the wind, even pigs can take off. Luck is the best investment. Everyone, listen to the applause!"

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Outside the crowd, the sound waves from the white speaker continued to spread, and it was also constantly attracting more contractors to look at it.

Listening to the various words echoing in his ears, Xu Yue, who had just stepped into the reinforcement hall, paused slightly, and then turned around and strode towards the crowd not far away.

He was not attracted by those pyramid scheme-like rhetoric, but simply because he sensed the location of the manta rays in the crowd.

In addition, when he asked Ah Fu before, he was told that the manta rays were working hard to earn food expenses under the leadership of a certain Erha.

So combined with the current scene, Xu Yue probably guessed how they earned food expenses.

Walking to the periphery of the crowd, the superior size difference made Xu Yue's sight easily pass over the densely packed contractors in front of him. As expected, what came into view was the particularly familiar one fish and one dog.

Among them, Bubu, who was in charge of selling, was still tapping the tablet in his hand. Although he didn't know where his set of promotional rhetoric came from, judging from his excited expression, he was obviously quite satisfied with it.

As for the manta rays, this flying fish that should have been the protagonist was now lying on the top of Erha's head, drowsy, and only a virtual light screen introducing the blessing ability was displayed in the void beside it.

Skill: Blessing (Active): The auspicious beast Manta can actively transfer half of its fortune to others, temporarily increasing its luck attribute by 5 points, and this process can last for 5 minutes.

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While watching, a question suddenly sounded from the side of Xu Yue. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw a contractor in a robe raising his hand to pat the strong man in front of him who was also watching, and asked with curiosity.

"Boss, what are you doing in there?"

After the words fell, the strong man in front of him who was disturbed turned his head impatiently, but when he noticed the robe on the other person, the emotion on his face was slightly restrained.

"What else can I do? Solicit business. Tsk, selling lucky blessings in the strengthening hall, this Erha is quite thoughtful."

"Lucky?"

Following the direction pointed by the strong man, the contractor in the robe looked intently at the particularly eye-catching virtual screen. After seeing the introduction on it clearly, his pupils shrank slightly.

As a contractor who had just been promoted to the second level, he knew very well how precious the attribute of luck was. You know, even after being promoted to the second level, his current luck value was still 1 point.

"5 points of luck blessing, this level of bonus is too much, right?!"

Hearing the robe contractor's surprise, the strong man beside him nodded in agreement, looking at the flying fish above Erha's head with a look of desire.

"It's indeed over the limit. The lucky spirit potion only increases luck by 2 points. The blessing effect of the flying fish has doubled, and this blessing is endless. Tsk, it's like a goose that lays golden eggs."

"Well, the effect is powerful, but they are so blatant, aren't they afraid of being targeted?"

"Targeted? How?"

"The iron law of the city is to prohibit all forms of malicious harm. This is the basic foundation for Paradise City to maintain prosperity and stability for a long time, so they can't get into trouble here."

"As for setting traps and tracking, it's not that no one tried it yesterday, but they were teleported back to their exclusive room after the transaction, leaving no chance for further tracking..."

'Not bad, quite cautious, and it seems very skilled, huh, a habitual offender..."

Beside the two, Xu Yue, who had been listening silently, had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but his expression remained the same. He just glanced at Bubu, who had begun to introduce the blessing ability in detail in the center of the crowd with interest.

As for Bubu's cooperation with Wenyu to earn food expenses, as long as it is properly planned, he actually has no objection. As for the matter of actively exposing the ability of blessing luck, it is not a problem for him as the owner of Wenyu.

In the face of the greater interests of soul fusion forging, Wenyu's special features can basically be said to be insignificant. For this reason, Ah Fu, who knows the details of the two's behavior, has never interfered, but is somewhat happy to see it happen.

On the other side, perhaps because he noticed Xu Yue's faint gaze, Bubu in the center of the crowd suddenly felt a chill on his back, and then the inexplicable urgency from the depths of his heart made him decisively give up the idea of ​​continuing to talk, and directly enter the auction.

"There is only one chance to bless every day, so everyone can bid, the reserve price is one soul crystal (small)!"

After the words fell, the atmosphere around him stagnated at first, but soon a series of biddings sounded one after another.

"One Soul Crystal (small) plus 10,000 Paradise Coins!"

"I'll add 15,000!"

"Two Soul Crystals!"

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The bidding in the hall continued, causing the pupils of the robed contractors outside the crowd to dilate slightly, muttering:

"I admit that the temporary lucky blessing of 5 points is indeed precious, but it shouldn't be exaggerated to this extent, right?"

Hearing this, the strong man who was also watching the excitement beside him snorted lightly, his tone indifferent.

"It's definitely not worth the price outside, but it's different in the strengthening hall."

"Do you know how much the overall value of a dark purple quality equipment will increase after it is strengthened to +12?"

"I tell you, it will more than double, not to mention those light gold quality, or even higher-level equipment. Once successful, the benefits will be immeasurable. Of course, the cost of failure is also almost unbearable."

"So the lucky blessing sold by the Erha inside is not prepared for us, but for those guys who plan to use their main weapons to hit the +10 or even +12 bottleneck."

"Compared to such a huge interest bet, those few soul crystals (small) are It's not worth mentioning to them. As long as they can increase the possibility of success, this group of people will definitely be extremely generous. "

The strong man's explanation was quite straightforward, and he quickly dispelled the confusion in the eyes of the robe contractor. Listening to the rising bids in his ears, he swallowed his saliva and spoke again:

"So did the guy who received the blessing of luck yesterday succeed in strengthening? "

"Nonsense, otherwise why do you think there would be so many people bidding on the scene! "

"Uh, what quality?"

"A pale gold quality dagger... +12. "

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In the strengthening hall, the contractors on the periphery of the crowd were either amazed or greedy in the sound of the bids that sounded one after another, while Bubu in the center of the crowd was full of joy of the upcoming harvest.

It actually doesn't lack paradise coins, but this kind of thing that can make money and have fun is definitely the more the better.

In fact, this is the third time that Bubu has brought Wenyu to the strengthening hall to sell the blessing of luck. The first time he successfully earned a soul crystal (small) from a contractor who was preparing to impact +10 by squatting.

After the second successful experience, it was obviously more daring, and with some suggestions from Ah Fu, it decisively changed its selling measures, first attracting people, then conducting an open auction, and finally earned a high price of two soul crystals (small) plus 10,000 Paradise Coins.

The soul crystals naturally all belonged to the manta ray as food, and it only took 30% of the remaining Paradise Coin income as basic remuneration. Compared with simply making profits, it was obviously more interested in the whole process of planning this "career".

Watching this group of stupid two-legged beasts gather and boil under the manipulation of Ben Wang's clever means, and eagerly competing to bid, this matter itself is particularly interesting. When looking around, it always gives it a wonderful sense of superiority that its IQ is superior to everyone else.

Compared with this fun, the little Paradise Coins income seems not so important. Ha, stupid humans, surrender to this Wang...

The surging thoughts in his mind were suddenly interrupted. When he was immersed in his fantasy, a familiar tall figure suddenly broke into his eyes, making Bubu's originally narrowed eyes instantly widen!

Urgent! When I was taking the "other child" out to hang out, I suddenly met the "other party's parents" who came to find me. What should I do!

The four eyes met, and noticing the panic in Bubu's eyes, Xu Yue raised his eyebrows slightly, and then said lightly:

"I will give three soul crystals (small)."

In the middle of the crowd, as Xu Yue's words came, the previously drowsy manta ray immediately opened his eyes and looked around. When he noticed Xu Yue outside the crowd, he excitedly hummed, and then quickly flapped his wings and flew straight up from the top of Erha's head.

In the back, Bubu, who had come to his senses, didn't care about the partner who had ruthlessly abandoned him above his head, but began to press the tablet in front of him quickly. Soon, a slightly hurried mechanical sound spread.

"This auction is successfully concluded! Everyone, please disperse quickly, and see you again later!"

After saying this, Bubu quickly put all the tablets and speakers around him back into the space, and then separated the flow of people and ran quickly towards Xu Yue's direction. At this time, the manta ray that had just flown out had already landed on Xu Yue's shoulder.

"Ying!" (Master, I can earn my own food money!)

"Well, you did a good job."

After dealing with the ray on his shoulder, Xu Yue lowered his eyes and looked at Bubu, who was sitting upright and honest, and continued:

"Wen Yue has troubled you these two days. Don't worry, I don't object to your business. Also, the soul-melting bone stick has been completed. You can go to Ah Fu to see if it meets the requirements at any time."

On the other side, Bubu, who was a little nervous, felt relieved when he heard that Xu Yue had no intention of blaming him. But soon his attention was attracted by the soul-melting bone stick in the words.

For this soul-melting equipment that belonged to it, it had been looking forward to it for a long time. After that, there was no excessive greeting. After barking twice, it turned into a beam of white light and disappeared.

Watching Bubu's figure teleport away in an instant, Xu Yue glanced at the crowd around him who seemed to have not yet fully understood the situation. He had no intention of explaining, but walked around the crowd and walked towards an empty strengthening machine in the corner.

He didn't come to the equipment enhancement hall specifically to catch Bubu and Manta. It just happened to happen. Now it's time to do some serious work.

"Bing! Bing?" (Master! Do the three soul crystals you just mentioned still count?)

"Yes, I will give it to you in installments later."

"Bing!" (Okay!)

"Bing... " (Master, I have earned four meals in the past few days, and my luck has increased a little!)

"Hmm? How did you increase it?"

"... Bing!" (When blessing and transferring luck, I will secretly take a few bites of the inferior luck that has been excluded from the other party. If you eat too much, your luck attribute will increase by yourself.)

"Wait, bad luck can also be eaten?"

"Bing!" (Yes, positive luck is sweet, negative luck is bitter, I prefer sweet, not I can fill my stomach with it, especially since the negative luck on Bubu's master is much more than the luck gathered on the floating island before. I can't finish it! It just tastes average.)

"Well, you can get closer to Bubu and get more luck."

"Ying!" (Good!)

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Behind them, watching the man and the fish gradually walk away, the crowd finally realized what happened. Some of them decided to disperse when the excitement ended, while the other contractors who were still unwilling to give up continued to stare at the flying fish manta ray on Xu Yue's shoulder with greedy eyes.

"Boss, that summoned beast can provide 5 points of luck. Are we just giving up? Or..."

"Or what? Do you know who the flying fish is following? Xinhuo, the one from the Furnace Forge!"

"The forging master?"

"Well, damn! I didn't expect this flying fish to have such a background. Forget it, we can't afford to offend. Let's change the target!"

"Well, not really, boss, the other party didn't join the large adventure group. To put it bluntly, he is just a blacksmith. As long as you act secretly, you can make a lot of money!"

"Blacksmith? You know shit. According to the intelligence updated yesterday by the black market, this blacksmith has killed almost all of the X-Men world, and more than 80% of the contractors have died directly or indirectly at the hands of the other party. He even dug out the dormant Apocalypse and killed him. This is just a blacksmith you mentioned!"

"The people in the black market have already started collecting intelligence and preparing to come up with a nickname for him. We can't afford to mess with a guy with a title like this. Retreat!"

The chatter ended quickly, and then the greed in their eyes disappeared, and the remaining people quickly dispersed.