Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 792 I am the Paper Emperor!
Three minutes later, at the door of the exclusive room in the Sanctuary Paradise.

"So, what you mean is that during the time we were away, a grandmaster-level flyer inexplicably appeared on the door of our room?"

"Yes, sir. According to the test results obtained by our Ministry of Magic, there seem to be a lot of traces of fine artificial repairs on its body, but it itself is unwilling to say anything about it. So we want to know if you have any clues about this?"

Lots of traces of artificial repairs?
In front of the door, Xin Lailai was slightly startled when she heard the answer from Tiansi. When she was about to reply that she didn't know clearly, she seemed to suddenly think of something. She looked abruptly at the arrogant flyer man who was standing proudly on the door beside her and looking at them with his nose. A hint of suspicion flashed across her eyes, and she grabbed the flyer man in her hand under the astonished gaze of Tiansi.

"Wait a minute, sir, you are..."

"Excuse me! I need to confirm something. Could you please wait outside the door for a while?"

boom--! !

As soon as he finished speaking, Xin Lailai slammed the door, opened the communication interface amid the desperate resistance of the flyer man in his hand, selected Xiaobai's name, and sent a message to the other party.

"You bold alien! Let go now!"

Large golden characters condensed in mid-air. The little man on the flyer held in Xin Lailai's hand seemed to feel humiliated or something, and struggled desperately, but under Xin Lailai's big hand that was attached with sword power and protective energy, he could only flutter a few times like a toy being played with.

"Lai Lai, why don't you let it go first? It feels so pitiful like this."

"Oh, sorry, I almost forgot about that."

Ling Yuzi, who had walked out of the soul space again because the door was closed, reminded Xin Lailai. Upon hearing this, she remembered that she was still holding a person in her hand, so she let go and let the flyer man who was struggling desperately fall on the table with a bang.

Zheng——! !

The next second, a sharp sword force burst out. The flyer man that fell on the table seemed to be stimulated by something. He pulled out the paper sword behind him in anger, and glared at Xin Lailai with two dashed eyes. The paper pulp behind him erupted and condensed into a few large words in mid-air:

"Foreigners! How dare you humiliate us like this!"

"Stop messing around. Let me ask you something first. Are the repair marks that person just mentioned small..."

"Eaaah?!"

At the dining table, Xin Lailai looked at the paper man in front of him whose angry look was similar to the "Ah Wu version of the roar of a dragon". He casually smashed the man who was flying towards him with his head, and was about to ask him if he knew Xiaobai when a familiar babbling sound suddenly came from the side.

"Hmm? Xiaobai, you're here. Come, recognize him. Is this your friend?"

Seeing the little white crab appear, Xin Lailai immediately shifted her gaze, picked up the flyer figure on the table, and asked the little white crab.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!"

When the little white crab saw this, he nodded repeatedly and began to explain in front of Xin Lailai and Ling Yuzi.

……

ten minutes later.

"I see. To put it simply, this guy was injured by us and was picked up by you, Xiaobai. Then you helped him heal himself and it ended up like this?"

"Yeah!"

"This is really..."

In the room, after listening to Little White Crab's story, Xin Lailai looked at the flyer man sitting cross-legged on the table, not saying a word, and his expression suddenly became a little subtle.

Even he could not have imagined that the flyer man, whom he had casually fought because of the excitement of comprehending the crystal technique, would miraculously survive, and even break through to the level of a master of the technique with the help of his own children, and come to seek revenge on their "old enemy".

but……

At the dining table, Xin Lailai, who had figured out the whole process of the incident, looked at the little man on the flyer in front of him, and his eyes lit up slightly.

Paper Figure Master? If this is used well, it will definitely be a good opportunity to make money. You know, the Three Thousand Gods Sect welcomes this thing very much.

A lot of thoughts flashed through Xin Lailai's mind quickly, causing him to reveal a playful smile on his face. Then, he looked down at the little man on the flyer in front of him, smiled and said:

"Um, Xiaozhi, right? I said..."

"I am the Paper Emperor!"

"Uh, okay, Paper Emperor, right? I want to discuss something with you..."

"I am the Paper Emperor!"

"Well, I know. What I want to say is, Emperor Zhi Tian, ​​I want to talk to you about something..."

"I am the Emperor of Paper, and I shall suppress all enemies in the world!"

This guy...can't he just talk like a normal person?

The veins on Xin Lailai's forehead bulged slightly after his conversation was interrupted three times in a row, but when he thought of the possible benefits, he endured it and smiled apologetically and said:

"Ahem, yes, I know you are the Paper Emperor! I'm sorry for offending you before, but now, Your Excellency the great Paper Emperor, I want to sign a contract with you as an individual. I can guarantee that this contract will never..."

"I refuse! You are just an alien race, you are not qualified to cooperate with me!"

"……I said."

"I refuse!"

"..."

Wow——! !

"Lai Lai, calm down! It's just a piece of paper!" "Yaaa! Yaa ...

"No, I can't stand this. Who on earth did BYD learn this from? He is so rude!"

"…Huh? Why are you all looking at me? Is there something on my face?"

"Yeah..."

"Well, when I think about it carefully, Xiaozhi does look a lot like Lailai when he's showing off..."

"..."

……

……

So, thirty minutes later.

[Prompt: Transmission completed, Pioneer has now arrived at the destination: Attribute Enhancement Hall]

[Tip: Welcome to use the Attribute Enhancement Cabin No. 0314, please select the function you need]

"Huh, I finally dealt with that Paper Emperor guy~!"

In the silver-white reinforced cabin, Xin Lailai, who had been teleported here, lay back on the seat and took a long breath, a look of fatigue on his face. Half an hour, a full half an hour! He finally succeeded in convincing the paper man to sign the contract according to the conditions he offered and agree to cooperate with the Three Thousand Gods.

"Pfft, I feel like Xiaozhi is really similar to Lailai in terms of stubbornness?"

"Stop talking. Just thinking about that guy's stubbornness makes my head buzz. Tsk, if I didn't have to rely on him to make money, I'll make sure he knows who's the boss!"

When Xin Lailai thought of the negotiation process with Paper Emperor, his veins bulged involuntarily and a ferocious look appeared on his face. For him, who had an extremely incompatible personality with Paper Emperor, the half-hour negotiation with the other party was pure mental torture.

Fortunately, relying on his eloquence, they finally persuaded the Paper Emperor to agree to cooperate, and he agreed with his reasoning that "how can a dignified Emperor not have his own team?" and decided to give priority to conquering and training more Master LV.MAX and even Grandmaster-level paper figures in future "conquests".

The price offered by Tiansi was also extremely generous. After they took the initiative to reveal their identities as Black Swords, not only did they set a monthly rental fee of 100 soul coins for the 'Feng Shui Treasure Gate' that would increase with their rank, they also generously offered a reward of 200 soul coins for each master-level LV.MAX paper man they trained. They even agreed to their unilateral use of Paper Emperor to carry out the 'flyer cleaning' business, which can be said to be a very generous offer for them.

"Tsk, let's just let that guy be proud for a while. When he helps us make enough money, I will make sure he knows why the flowers are so red!"

After saying another harsh word in his mind, Xin Lailai looked at the attribute enhancement cabin screen in front of him, dispelled the distracting thoughts in his mind, and concentrated on doing his business:
[Tip: The title charging function is being used. This function is only available when a specific title is equipped]

[Tip: Please note that once the title charging starts, it cannot be interrupted. If the charging fails due to leaving early, removing the charging title, etc., attribute points will not be returned]

……

Title: Limit Breaker

充能值：力量4/10，敏捷2/10，体力2/10，智力2/10，魅力0/10
……

[The real attribute points that Pioneers can now freely allocate are: 79 points]

[Hint: Allocation completed. The current charging plan is: Strength +6, Agility +8, Stamina +8, Intelligence +8, Charm +10. Yes/No to execute this plan? ]

[Prompt: Confirmation completed, 40 real attribute points have been deducted, charging started, estimated completion time 10 minutes...]

A cold reminder sounded, and inside the enhanced cabin, Xin Lailai glanced at the required time, then casually took out the tattered notebook that 83203 had thrown to them, put on the title of "Diligent Scholar", and carefully read the contents on it.

[Tip: Charging is complete. The current title has reached the maximum charging value. The title charging function has been automatically closed.]

Ten minutes later, the reminder sounded again, but Xin Lailai just glanced at it, put the title of Limit Breaker back into the title backpack, and continued to look at the notes in his hand. Ling Yuzi, who returned to the soul space, did not even raise his head, and held the soul training manual in his hand the whole time.

[Warning: It has been detected that the Pioneer has not used any function of the attribute enhancement cabin for more than 30 minutes. If the Pioneer continues to stay in the current attribute enhancement cabin without using it, the Pioneer will be forcibly expelled and the corresponding Sanctuary Paradise credit value will be deducted! ]

"Huh? It's been half an hour already?" "Hey, Lailai, why are you still in the attribute cabin?"

"Well, I wasn't paying attention for a moment and forgot that this is a public resource area."

Half an hour later, the two people who were awakened by the warning from the paradise came to their senses and realized that they seemed to have chosen the wrong place to study. Xin Lailai coughed lightly with some disappointment, hurriedly opened the teleportation interface, selected the exclusive room, and disappeared on the spot in the falling teleportation light column.

It just so happened that he discovered some blind spots in the notes provided by 83203 that they had not noticed before, and now he went back to his room to confirm and remedy them.

……

Sanctuary paradise, exclusive room.

[Tip: The transmission is completed and the pioneer has returned to the exclusive room]

"Phew, that was a close call. I almost had my credit deducted."

Inside the room, someone let out a long sigh of relief, having avoided being driven out of Paradise in time. Xin Lailai breathed a sigh of relief, then glanced at the Paper Emperor who was no longer on the dining table, nodded with satisfaction, then took out the soul storage crystal, sat down cross-legged, and had an idea.

[Tip: The armor "Ghost Scale Sky Feather" has been removed, and the current personal information has been changed to some extent! ]

【Xinlailai/Lingyuzi】

...

...

Mental strength: 105
Mental toughness: 105
Mental resistance: 105
……

Sure enough, without the bonus of the "Spiritual Gem", the strength of their mental power suddenly decreased a lot?
In front of the branding interface, Xin Lailai looked at his mental strength which suddenly dropped from 120 to 105 points, nodded slightly, and a solemn look flashed across his eyes.

This is the fatal blind spot that they realized after reading Note 83203 - equipment gain.

Although it seems that their current values ​​in all aspects have reached the limit of the third level, in fact, a considerable part of these values ​​are supported by equipment and gem gains.

This might not be a big deal on a normal day, but once in the abyss, such small details can often be fatal. If you think about it carefully, they had actually suffered such a loss once when they were in the ruins of the Dead Sea. However, at that time, they relied on the guidance of the divination props provided by Shilona to find the camp store in time, and used the divine bones in it to refurbish a wave of equipment, which allowed them to survive.

But they can't count on having such good luck every time. What's more, there is no such thing as a faction store in the world of expedition. Therefore, the equipment and gem enhancements may suddenly become ineffective due to exhaustion of durability in battle, causing huge fluctuations in their strength. They must face up to this problem.

"As for equipment, I can still make up for it by purchasing various items that can urgently repair durability, but I must pay attention to gem buffs in the future..."

Inside the room, Xin Lailai felt his mental strength suddenly drop significantly, and made a decision in his mind.

If you think about it carefully, considering the fact that the durability of gems is much harder to recover than the durability of equipment and the existence of gem absorption, when they inlay gems in the future, it is best to give priority to gems that strengthen the equipment itself, rather than gems like spiritual gems that enhance their physical attributes.

In that way, even if the gems on their equipment were broken in battle, it would at most affect the strength of their equipment, but would not bring any extremely strong negative impact to them.

As for the equipment, although Xin Lailai personally would like to fundamentally free their physical attributes from the shackles of equipment, in reality, this is basically an impossible thing. In other words, the reason why they can enter the foreign-level echelon and gain advantages in battles with various native world BOSSes with the same or even higher skills and magic levels is basically due to the gains in equipment.

Take their health and mana for example, without the bonus of equipment, they would at best be a regular outer-level threshold or even top-tier contractor with 1.1 health and 0.45 mana. It is impossible for them to reach the current abnormal level of 2.36 health and 1.55 mana for a single person.

In other words, the existence of the equipment mechanism is their biggest advantage as a member of the Paradise Camp compared to those powerful local bosses with world bonuses. Therefore, what they should really think about is how to protect this advantage to the greatest extent, rather than just thinking about what to do after losing it.

Of course, once something goes wrong with the spirit gems, it will directly affect their ability to cast spells, and their durability is difficult to repair in the abyss environment, so it is natural to avoid it if possible. In other words, in terms of fault tolerance alone, the risk of relying on gems for physical attribute gains is actually much greater than relying on equipment.

Fortunately, it is not too late to realize this problem now. At least from the perspective of the Spiritual Gem, they now have a chance to remedy this defect -

"Zero more." "Yeah!"

[Reminder: The "Burning Soul and Refining Heart" ritual is in progress, which will continue to consume a large amount of soul energy. During this period, the efficiency of your own mental training will be independently increased by 6160%! ]

Om-! !

The next second, fine, dark blue flames rose from Xin Lailai's body, burning his mind and soul madly with intense pain. The mental power in his spiritual world also began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye under this repeated burning and hammering.

Although the mental power enhancement of the "Spiritual Gem" is not suitable for continued reliance in the abyss due to risk, in fact, it still brings them considerable help.

For example, now, because their mental power has experienced and adapted to the feeling of reaching the maximum intensity of 120 points with the help of the "Spiritual Mind Gem", when they use the "Burning Soul and Refining Heart" ritual to train again, their efficiency can be more than ten times higher than before.

The training effect that originally took two months to achieve can now be achieved in less than a week, allowing the body to become familiar with the road that would have been extremely unfamiliar in advance. This is also a use of body-enhancing gems.

As for whether it is too much to go to such great lengths to train your physical attributes just for a possible risk? All I can say is the same thing -

In front of the abyss, it is never too cautious.

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(End of this chapter)