Su Xiao waited for a few minutes before a woman in a beige dress walked into the cold drink shop.

The woman glanced around and quickly spotted Su Xiao, heading straight towards him.

"Hello, I’m the deputy leader of the Parasol Tree Adventurer Group, my name is Shallow Dream."

The voice of the woman called Shallow Dream was gentle, giving off a graceful feeling, it was hard to imagine she was a Fifth Tier contractor.

Shallow Dream’s appearance was not outstanding, but her aura was remarkable. Standing in a crowd, she would immediately attract most people’s attention.

"Bai Ye, Bu Bu."

Su Xiao pointed to himself, then to Bubu Wang.

Shallow Dream sat across from Su Xiao, removing her tea-colored sunglasses.

"Let’s get straight to the point. As for high-powered sniper rifles, our adventure group’s inventory has six in total, two of Light Golden Quality, three of Golden Quality, one of Legendary Quality. If you can provide fourteen Legendary Honors, I might consider trading that Legendary Tier sniper rifle."

Undoubtedly, this woman named Shallow Dream was a tycoon, a super tycoon.

"Only two."

Su Xiao tossed two Legendary Honors onto the table.

"With just two, if I suggested trading for a Light Golden Quality sniper rifle, it may seem like I’m asking for too much. As for Golden Quality, it’s a bit tricky. Our team’s three Golden Quality sniper rifles were all exchanged by veteran members, those three guns were crafted meticulously, two Legendary Honors are somewhat..."

Shallow Dream handed over three sets of information, detailing the attributes of the three Golden Quality sniper rifles. Upon seeing the attributes of these guns, Su Xiao’s expression remained unchanged, but his heart felt a significant ripple.

These three Golden Quality sniper rifles were simply too strong, crafted with great care, aiming for perfection, one was even enhanced to +13.

"Mister Bai Ye should be around Third Tier, right? Achieving two Legendary Honors at such a tier is quite astonishing. I’m not flattering, opening a Legendary Level treasure box has a 90% chance of obtaining a Legendary Honor, unexpected that you’ve encountered Legendary Level at Third Tier."

Shallow Dream scrutinized Su Xiao. Although scrutinizing, she didn’t seem impolite.

"I’ve got my eye on this one."

Su Xiao pushed a set of information towards Shallow Dream.

"This is a bit difficult because this sniper rifle is equivalent to about seven of the same quality sniper rifles."

Shallow Dream shook her head, her tone soft, yet the refusal was firm.

"Then let’s forget it."

Su Xiao stood up to leave, Shallow Dream rubbed her forehead with one hand. She realized that Su Xiao’s stance of getting up wasn’t the usual bargaining posture of a businessman, he was really ready to leave.

"Dealing with madmen every day, so tiring."

Shallow Dream murmured to herself, her face once again showing a warm smile.

"Please wait a moment."

Su Xiao halted his steps, though he was eager to get that sniper rifle, the price to pay might be substantial.

"Why not... join the Parasol Tree Adventurer Group, join us, and I’ll give you this sniper rifle."

Undoubtedly, Shallow Dream’s words were bold, but joining her adventure group was not something one could easily withdraw from.

"I’ve heard similar lines in that travel group." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Of course, Su Xiao wouldn’t join any adventure group, even a relaxed organization like the travel group he didn’t join.

"The nutcases in the travel group..."

Shallow Dream clenched her fair fists, seeming to recall some unpleasant memories.

Shallow Dream’s expression puzzled Su Xiao, making him wonder about the travel group’s real nature. First Tier contractors feared them like tigers; Second Tier hesitated upon encountering the travel group members; Third Tier adventure groups could stand against them; Fourth Tier’s Stan and Divine Emperor could confront them head-on.

Strangely, Fifth Tier’s Parasol Tree seemed very apprehensive of the travel group, referring to them as lunatics. Seeing Shallow Dream’s expression made it evident she had suffered losses at the hands of the travel group.

This made Su Xiao think, the eleven members of the travel group must have vast differences in power, and the group’s formation wasn’t for benefits, more like inviting who they fancy inside, with no one avenging deceased members, yet they shared information.

"Since you refuse, let’s continue with business. Two Legendary Honors are indeed insufficient, but if adding some rare materials..."

Shallow Dream smiled at Su Xiao, the implication obvious, adding money.

Su Xiao hesitated for a moment before retrieving a Soul Crystal (Large) from the storage space, the highest stake he was willing to offer.

"This shows great sincerity."

Shallow Dream placed her hand directly on that Soul Crystal (Large). This was the disadvantage of a large adventure team. With numerous members, the consumption of Soul Crystals became frightening, the team’s internal demand for Soul Crystals was almost insatiable, for an adventure group, the market price of Soul Crystals had to increase by 5 to 8 times.

"If you have surplus Soul Crystals, I’m willing to exchange other scarce resources for them, however many you have."

Shallow Dream’s way of trading was unique; refusal meant refusal, agreement happened immediately.

"This was opened from a Legendary Level treasure box, only one, I don’t need such high-level Soul Crystals for now."

Su Xiao was completely bluffing; he tried during stall operation before, upgrading Level 40 and above Sword Technique Master required consuming 10 Soul Crystals (Large) + 250,000 Paradise coins per level, the resource consumption was extremely terrifying.

"That’s really unfortunate. Give me five minutes, I’ve already sent someone to deliver the goods."

Shallow Dream tossed the Soul Crystal (Large) in her hand; she temporarily did not own this item yet.

Su Xiao sat across from Shallow Dream. Shallow Dream was very talkative, and from her words, it could be inferred that she seemed to dislike fighting.

A few minutes later, a burly man in knight armor entered the cold drink shop. When he saw Shallow Dream, he shivered.

"Depu... Deputy Leader, I’ve brought the item, just past 4 minutes and 23 seconds, 37 seconds ahead of the agreed five minutes."

This burly man was a high-tier Contractor, yet he stammered when speaking to Shallow Dream.

"Hmm, good work, Man Shi."

Shallow Dream smiled at Man Shi. Hearing her tone, Man Shi let out a long sigh of relief. He wasn’t afraid of Shallow Dream, he was afraid of her other persona, a terrifying personality that even their leader was a bit wary of. As for this persona of Shallow Dream, she was an intellectual beauty; if she had a pair of wings, she’d be the angel in Man Shi’s heart.

Once, when Man Shi was daydreaming about Shallow Dream, he suddenly thought of her alternate persona, and it almost scared him stiff.

"I hope we get a chance to collaborate next time. If you need to contact me, and I say something inappropriate, please hang up immediately, just ignore me. Try contacting me again in 10 hours."

Shallow Dream placed a sniper cannon over three meters long on the table. Under the light, this terrifying weapon emitted an iron-black gloom, with three gemstones embedded near the handle, each emitting a different glow.

Shallow Dream got up and walked out, settling the bill on her way.

Man Shi stood still, and after Shallow Dream walked away, he looked at Su Xiao.

"Brother, the Legendary Honor you’re selling this time is needed for my equipment crafting, so a friendly tip: if you contact Shallow Dream later, uh... how should I put it, if you connect to a tomboy claiming to be ’old mother,’ just say you’re selling something. Trust me, there’s no need for me to deceive you about this."

Man Shi also turned to leave the store, while Su Xiao leaned back in his seat, deep in thought. He seemed to comprehend why Shallow Dream had such a gentle temperament. He had interacted with similar people before.

Su Xiao stopped pondering these matters. Whether he would have further dealings with the Parasol Tree Adventure Group was still uncertain. He turned his attention to the sniper cannon on the table. This terrifying weapon over three meters long would henceforth belong to him.

Su Xiao’s finger touched the sniper rifle on the table, and the attributes of this deadly weapon immediately appeared.

[Duke of Extinction +13]

Origin: World War·Menser Star

Quality: Gold

Category: Heavy Sniper Rifle

Caliber: 19.67mm

Magazine Capacity: 5 (Single shot)

Durability: 86/86

Attack Power: 154–213

Equipment Requirements: Strength 79, Agility 60, Stamina 70, Basic Gun Skills Level 28 or higher.

Equipment Effect 1: Duke’s Domain (Active) – Upon activation, Duke of Extinction will deploy an adaptive magnification scope (2–53x). Targets within 500 meters are manually aimed by the user. If the target is beyond 500 meters, a lock function can be activated, taking 10 seconds to lock onto the enemy. Lock can be set to head, chest, arms, lower limbs, etc. After locking, the next shot gains bullet tracking. Maximum range is 4762 meters (enhanced +13 increases range by 1260 meters).

Note: Duke’s Domain (Active) has no cooldown.

Note: Duke’s Domain (Active) has no cost.

Note: Lock function has a 10-minute cooldown, consuming 150 Mana Value or other energy.

Equipment Effect 2: Extinction (Passive) – Bullet penetration increased by 17, adds armor-piercing bullet effect.

Equipment Effect 3: Close Combat Cannon (Passive) – If Duke’s Domain (Active) is not activated, shooting speed is increased by 80%.

+5 Additional Effect: Magazine capacity +2, originally 3 rounds.

+8 Additional Effect: Bullet penetration power +10.

+10 Additional Effect: Weapon attack power +12–20.

+12 Additional Effect: Weapon attack power +28–30.

+13 Additional Effect: Gem/Rune/Mark inlay position +1, currently 3 inlays (long-range weapon inlay positions are fewer than close combat weapons).

Inlay Effect:

Balance (Golden Gem): Firearms Basic Skills Tier +1 (below specialization level)

Slaughter (Light Golden Gem): Weapon attack power +18–23

Grimace (Golden Gem): Bullet headshot damage +25%

Rating: 400++ (Gold equipment rating is 310–400)

Description: This terrifying weapon doesn’t need a magazine capacity of five rounds; one is enough!

Price: 183,000 Paradise coins

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