Most of the Contractors gathered around the stall were attracted by the [Legendary Honor], but their interest visibly declined after seeing its attributes.

After all, it’s not equipment or an item; only a few Contractors understand its purpose. The reason so many people came was because it’s a legendary item.

"So above Gold Quality is Legendary Level, learned something new."

"Newbie, who told you Legendary Level is above Gold Quality? Looks like you haven’t seen a Golden Suit. If it’s a five-piece or more Golden Suit, its set attributes might be stronger than a single Legendary Level item. Of course, if the quantities are the same, individual Legendary Level pieces are far superior to a Golden Suit."

A Dead Fish Eye Contractor spoke, and from his aura, it’s clear that he’s definitely a Contractor above the Fourth Tier.

"A Light Golden Treasure Chest, interesting."

This Dead Fish Eye Contractor chuckled, muttered softly, then got up and left. He guessed there’s something off about these treasure chests.

Su Xiao had long anticipated that high-tier Contractors would realize something was off about the treasure chest, but those people would never expose it; it’s typically a case of harming others without benefiting oneself.

The Contractors attracted by the [Legendary Honor] clearly lost interest upon learning its attributes but were then drawn by the three treasure chests.

Treasure chests aren’t rare in the trading market. There are two sales methods: one is to specify the origin, often marked with a high price; the second is to not specify the origin and choose an auction format, which is what Su Xiao uses.

The Contractors were discussing amongst themselves, but no one took the initiative to converse with Su Xiao. They all knew they couldn’t get any information from him.

Buying treasure chests in the trading market is somewhat akin to stone gambling in the real world. No one knows what might come out of a treasure chest. Getting Paradise coin + materials is a big loss, Paradise coin + equipment of the same level as the treasure chest is a small gain, Paradise coin + Soul Crystals is very lucky, and getting high-rating equipment or skills after a flash is a big win. If bloodline appears after a flash, it’s hitting the jackpot, turning a bike into a Ferrari.

Under such temptation, at least dozens of contractors participated in the auction of the treasure chests. The auction price of the Dark purple treasure chest grew by 5000~6000 per minute, while the Light Golden Treasure Chest increased by about 8000~10000 per minute.

Su Xiao temporarily ignored the auction prices of the treasure chests; after all, it was free bidding, and this would be a somewhat lengthy process. The Contractors would never show off their wealth; Paradise coins are something they earn with blood and at the risk of their lives.

At the moment, Su Xiao was surrounded by a large group of Contractors. With so many people, and the noise around was chaotic, Su Xiao couldn’t make out what the Contractors were saying. All he could hear was buzzing conversation. Those interested in the [Gale Piercer Great Knife] clearly wouldn’t inquire about its price now.

About ten minutes later, the auction price of the Dark purple treasure chest reached 110,000 Paradise coins, while the two Light Golden Treasure Chests reached 125,000 and 130,000 Paradise coins.

Seeing this, Su Xiao opened the stall’s sales interface and directly chose to sell the Dark purple treasure chest.

The Dark purple treasure chest suddenly disappeared from the stall. The Contractors interested in it were stunned; some still wanted to offer a finishing price. However, Su Xiao suddenly sold the Dark purple treasure chest.

With all three treasure chests auctioning at once, it clearly didn’t achieve the best auction results, as there were too many options. Therefore, Su Xiao directly sold one.

After 110,000 Paradise coins were credited, the prices of the two remaining Light Golden Treasure Chests quickly rose.

A short, chubby Worker beside him looked at Su Xiao.

"Bro, you’re quite ruthless, clearly intent on gouging people."

The short, chubby Worker was a merchant; he already sensed something was amiss.

Soon, when the price of a Light Golden Treasure Chest reached 150,000, Su Xiao once again chose to sell it directly.

"Damn, are you crazy?"

"Just now, offering it could’ve earned at least 30,000 Paradise coins more."

"Damn!"

Su Xiao ignored the Contractors’ and Workers’ reactions. He picked up the tablet beside him and continued strategizing in that puzzle game whose difficulty made Xia want to jump into a river.

Su Xiao seriously suspected this game was created by Pibang, whom denied it outright, because the game was too difficult. Its traps were full of malice, insanely tricky. At one moment, the cute NPC girl might gift the protagonist equipment, offer herself, face practically saying, ’Let’s have fun tonight,’ but the next moment, she’d stab the protagonist in the back. Pibang himself didn’t expect anyone could complete it, as it was full of hatred.

After Su Xiao sold two treasure chests consecutively, the stall was left with only one Light Golden Treasure Chest. Treasure chests aren’t rare in the trading market, but Light Gold Quality treasure chests aren’t common. For Second Tier upper-middle Contractors, Light Golden Equipment can be considered a Divine Artifact.

Competition creates pressure. If there were three treasure chests awaiting auction at the stall, the competitiveness wouldn’t be strong, leading to a lower final price and decreased overall revenue. But now, only one remains.

In less than two minutes, the auction price for the Light Golden Treasure Chest exceeded 180,000 Paradise coins, and the upward trend didn’t stop.

About half an hour later, the price reached 200,000. At this stage of the auction, the price boost rapidly slowed, as Contractors started increasing by 500 each time.

All the Contractors remained calm. They had survived through blood and fire, knowing the price limits of this treasure chest. An undefined origin Light Golden Treasure Chest’s price could max out at about 210,000–220,000 Paradise coins. If the origin were defined, it could go up to 250,000–300,000 Paradise coins.

Su Xiao certainly wouldn’t reveal the chest’s origin. If he told them it was dropped by Onogi, they’d show him a barrage of middle fingers and disappear in an instant. If Onogi dropped only a Light Golden Treasure Chest, then something was definitely off.

In the end, this Light Golden Treasure Chest was taken by a cute girl for 205,600 Paradise coins. When she smiled, dimples appeared, making her exceptionally adorable. She even blew Su Xiao a kiss as she left.

After the auction of the treasure chest ended, Su Xiao earned a total of 465,600 Paradise coins. This was pure profit from cleanup; a huge gain.

The surrounding Contractors gradually dispersed, leaving only a Water Jutsu Scroll and the Gale Piercer Great Knife unsold at the stall.

"Bro, doesn’t your conscience hurt for fooling such a cute girl?"

A Contractor with four arms spoke. Seeing those arms, Su Xiao immediately thought of using four hands to quickly perform seals for Combined Ninjutsu. If he had two sets of organs, it would theoretically be feasible.

"She buys, I sell, just a fair trade."

Su Xiao put down the tablet he was holding; the buyer for the Gale Piercer had arrived.

"Poor girl, spending 200,000 on a tainted chest. Judging by what you’re selling, you just came out of Naruto World, right? These treasure chests weren’t contaminated by Uchiha Madara or Edo Tensei Hashirama, were they? If they were, she’d definitely cry in the bathroom."

Four Arms didn’t mention what he wanted to buy, instead continued making small talk with Su Xiao.

"Five Light Gold knife-type weapons, each rated above 280, no bargaining."

Su Xiao went straight to the point; he didn’t have the patience for chit-chat.

Four Arms’ smile froze on his face momentarily before returning to normal.