Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 457 Business
The equipment enhancement hall is the place with the most emotional ups and downs in the entire paradise city. It is always filled with noisy crowds and fierce curses that are either collapsed or crazy.

The equipment that had been enhanced to above +7 at great cost was shattered into a pile of scrap metal in an instant. Even the most rational contractors would find it difficult to withstand such intense stimulation.

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

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

Inside the casino today, in addition to the indispensable gamblers, there are also two rare speculators who are selling their luck.

No, it might not be accurate to say it was a businessman. 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 nimble front paws. Cold mechanical sounds continued to spread outward from the white speaker at its feet.

"Five points of luck, overnight wealth!"

"What are you betting on when you strengthen your weapon? That's right, you're betting on luck!"

"Luck determines whether you double your wealth or lose it all. 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 vent of the wind? Even pigs can take off. Luck is the best investment. Ladies and gentlemen, applause if you understand!"

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Outside the crowd, the sound waves from the white loudspeaker continued to spread, attracting more and more contractors to pay attention.

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

He was not attracted by the rhetoric that sounded like pyramid schemes, but simply because he sensed the presence of Wen Yu in the crowd.

In addition, when he asked Ah Fu before, the other party told him that the manta ray was working hard to earn food expenses under the leadership of a certain Husky.

So based on the current situation, Xu Yue has probably guessed how they earn their food expenses.

When he reached the outskirts of the crowd, Xu Yue's superior size allowed him to easily see past the densely packed contractors in front of him. As expected, what came into his sight were the particularly familiar fish and dog.

Bubu, who was in charge of selling the products, was still typing away on the tablet in his hand. Although it was unknown where he got this promotional rhetoric from, judging from his excited expression, he was obviously quite satisfied with it.
As for the manta ray, this flying fish that was supposed to be the protagonist is now lying drowsily on top of Erha's head, with only a virtual light screen introducing the blessing ability displayed in the void next to it.

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

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While he was paying close attention, a questioning voice suddenly sounded from beside Xu Yue. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw a contractor in a robe patting the burly man in front of him who was also watching, and asked with curiosity on his face.

"Boss, what's going on in there?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sturdy man in front of him, whose interest was disturbed, turned his head impatiently, but when he noticed the robe on the other person, the emotion on his face subsided a little.

"What else can I do? To attract business. Tsk, selling lucky blessings in the strengthening hall. This Husky is quite creative."

"Lucky?"

Following the direction pointed by the sturdy man, the robed contractor 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 was very clear about how precious the attribute of luck was. You know, even after being promoted to the second level, his luck value was still the same at 1 point.

"A lucky blessing of 5 attributes, isn't this level of bonus too much?!"

Hearing the robed contractor's low cry of surprise, the sturdy man on the side nodded in belief, looking at the flying fish above Erha's head with eyes full of desire.

"It's indeed over the limit. The Luck Potion only increases luck by 2 points, but the blessing effect of the flying fish has doubled. Moreover, this blessing is endless. It's like a goose that lays golden eggs."

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

"Watch? 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 nothing will happen to them here."

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

"Not bad, quite cautious, and seems very experienced. Haha, he is a repeat 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 with interest at Bubu in the center who had already started to explain the blessing ability in detail through the dense crowd.

As for Bubba's cooperation with Wen Yu to earn money for food expenses, he actually had no objection as long as it was planned properly. As for the matter of actively exposing his lucky blessing ability, it was not a problem for him as Wen Yu's owner.

In the face of the greater benefits of soul fusion and forging, the peculiarity of Wen Yu can basically be said to be insignificant. For this reason, Ah Fu, who knew the details of the actions of both parties, never interfered, but was rather happy to see them succeed.

On the other side, perhaps sensing Xu Yue's subtle gaze, Bubu, who was in the center of the crowd, suddenly felt a chill on his back. Then, an inexplicable sense of urgency welled up from the depths of his heart, making him decisively give up the idea of ​​continuing to talk, and instead went straight into the auction session.

"There is only one chance to bless you every day, so you can make your bid now. The minimum price is one Soul Crystal (small)!"

After the words were spoken, the atmosphere around him stagnated for a moment, but soon bidding sounds began to ring out one after another.

"One Soul Crystal (Small) plus 1 Paradise Coins!"

"I'll add 1!"

"Two soul crystals!"

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The shouting sounds in the hall continued, causing the robed contractors on the periphery of the crowd to dilate their pupils and mutter:
"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 sturdy man who was also watching the fun beside him snorted lightly in a light tone.

"It's definitely not worth the price outside, but it's a different story inside the reinforced hall."

"Do you know how much the overall value of a piece of dark purple equipment will increase after it is enhanced to +12?" "I tell you, it will more than double, not to mention those pale gold quality or even higher level equipment. Once successful, the benefits will be immeasurable. Of course, the cost of failure will also be almost unbearable."

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

"Compared to such a huge amount of interests at stake, those few small soul crystals are not worth mentioning to them. As long as it can increase the probability 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 robe contractor's eyes. Listening to the rising offer, he swallowed his saliva and spoke again:

"So, did the guy who was blessed with good fortune yesterday strengthen successfully?"

"Nonsense! Why else do you think there would be so many people bidding on the spot?"

"Uh, what quality?"

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

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In the reinforcement hall, the contractors on the periphery of the crowd were either amazed or greedy at the continuous offers, while Bubu in the center of the crowd was filled with joy at the upcoming harvest.

In fact, it doesn't lack park coins, but things like this that can both make money and be fun are definitely better when there are more of them.

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In fact, this was the third time that Bubu brought Manta to the Strengthening Hall to sell Lucky Blessing. The first time, he successfully earned a Soul Crystal (small) from a contractor who was preparing to hit +10 by lying in wait.

After its second successful experience, it became more daring, and with some advice from Ah Fu, it decisively changed its selling measures, first attracting people, then conducting a public auction, and ultimately earning a high price of two soul crystals (small) plus 10,000 Paradise Coins.

Of these, 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 to simply making profits, it was obviously more interested in the entire process of planning this "career".

Watching this group of stupid two-legged animals gather together and boil under Ben Wang's sophisticated manipulation, and eagerly compete to bid, is itself extremely interesting. When looking around, it always has a wonderful sense of superiority that its IQ is above that of others.

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

The thoughts surging in his mind were suddenly interrupted. When he was immersed in his fantasy, a familiar tall figure suddenly came into his sight, causing Bubu's originally slightly narrowed eyes to widen instantly!
Urgent! When I was taking the "other kid" out for a stroll, I suddenly met the "other kid's parents" who showed up. What should I do?
When their eyes met, Xu Yue noticed the panic in Bubu's eyes, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then said lightly:

"I offer three Soul Crystals (Small)."

In the center of the crowd, as Xu Yue's voice came, the previously drowsy manta ray immediately opened its eyes and looked around. When it noticed Xu Yue on the edge of the crowd, it hummed excitedly, and then quickly flapped its wings and flew straight up from over the head of the Husky.

At the back, Bubu, who had come to his senses, didn't care that his partner 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 has ended successfully! Everyone please go away and we will see you again if we are lucky enough!"

After saying that, Bubu quickly collected all the tablets, speakers, etc. around him into the space, then separated the crowd 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!)

"Yeah, well done."

After simply dealing with the ray on his shoulder, Xu Yue lowered his eyes to look at Bubu who was sitting upright with an honest face on the opposite side, and continued:
"Wen Yu, I'm sorry to bother you these past two days. Don't worry, I have no objection to your business. Also, the Soul Fusion Bone Rod has been completed. You can go to Ah Fu anytime to see if it meets the requirements."

On the other side, hearing that Xu Yue had no intention of blaming him, the slightly nervous Bubu suddenly felt relieved, but soon his attention was attracted by the Soul-Melting Bone Rod mentioned in the words.

It had been looking forward to this soul-fusion equipment that belonged to it for a long time. Without much greeting, it barked twice and then 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 just to catch Bubu and Manta Ray. He just happened to meet them. Now it's time to do some real work.

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

"It's a good deal. I'll pay it to you in installments later."

"Ying!" (Good!)

"Mmmmm..." (Master, I have earned enough to eat four meals these days, and my luck has improved a little!)

"Hmm? How did you bring that up?"

“…嘤!” (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 I eat too much, my luck attribute will increase automatically.)
"Wait, bad luck can be eaten?"

“Ying!” (Yes, positive luck is sweet, negative luck is bitter. I prefer sweet food, but it can fill my stomach. Especially the negative luck on Master Bubu is much more than the luck gathered on the floating island before. I can’t finish it! It just tastes so-so.)
"Well, you can get closer to Bubu if you have nothing to do, and get more luck at the same time."

"Ying!" (Good!)

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Behind them, watching the man and the fish gradually walking away, the gathered crowd finally realized what had happened. Some of them, seeing that the excitement was over, decisively chose to disperse, while the other part of the contractors who were still unwilling to give up, continued to stare at the flying fish manta ray that was constantly chirping on Xu Yue's shoulder with greedy eyes.

"Boss, that summoned beast can provide 5 points of luck. Are we just going to give up like that? Or..."

"What the hell! Do you know who that 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. Never mind, we can't afford to offend him. Let's change our target!"

"Well, that's not the case, Boss. The other party is not a member of a large adventure group. To put it bluntly, he is just a blacksmith. As long as he acts secretly, the profit will be huge!"

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

"The guys 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 nickname like this. Retreat!"

The chatter of conversation soon ended, and then the greed in their eyes disappeared, and the remaining crowd quickly dispersed.

(End of this chapter)