After a satisfying meal, Mu Yang didn't accept any money from Su Xiao, only asking him to share some of his future hunting spoils as a gesture of reciprocity.
Su Xiao had no reason to refuse and nodded in agreement.
Skillfully taking over Xia's lazy sofa, Mu Yang seemingly lay there idly, preparing for a short nap, but in reality, his mind was already pondering certain matters.
He remembered that when Su Xiao dined at Xia's Season, Karl of the Phantom Troupe was supposed to invite him to join, but now there was no sign of him. Had the plot changed due to his arrival?
Mu Yang mused for a moment, finally deciding to act as if he didn't know.
He couldn't just directly ask Su Xiao if he knew the Red Spider Lily Adventure Group to gauge the extent of the plot change, could he?
That wouldn't be appropriate. Even if Su Xiao knew, he would probably say he didn't, as the two had only just met.
After his meal, Su Xiao didn't rush to leave; instead, he took out Dragon-Slaying Flash and examined it closely.
"Such an evil feeling…"
Xia muttered softly.
From her perspective, Su Xiao's actions at that moment resembled a villain admiring his beloved blade, with a fierce glint occasionally appearing in his eyes. If he let out a few cackling laughs, he would look even more like one.
Though Xia's voice was low, the restaurant was very quiet at the time, and the other two heard her.
Su Xiao didn't mind her words. He never considered himself a good person, so he naturally wouldn't care about others' opinions or views.
Approximately two thousand people had died by his hand. If that could still be considered a good person, then Su Xiao would only think this world had gone mad and needed a thorough cleansing to be cured.
Mu Yang, on the other hand, nodded in deep agreement. There were simply too few great philanthropists like him, who fought evil on the front lines.
After examining Dragon-Slaying Flash for a while to aid digestion, Su Xiao prepared to leave, but Mu Yang called out to him.
"The Skywing Merchant Guild will be holding a small auction in a few hours. If you're interested, you can go take a look. If you have good items, you can also send them there as auction items."
Saying this, Mu Yang handed Su Xiao the invitation he had received from Xiao Xian.
"Thank you."
Su Xiao was momentarily stunned. He had intended to politely decline, as it wasn't his nature to constantly accept things from others.
However, considering the few unopened treasure chests in his storage space, as well as the gauntlet, which was one of the Knight King set pieces, he still accepted the invitation.
Perhaps there would be a buyer for the "Knight King" set components at the auction.
After leaving Xia's Season with the invitation, Su Xiao once again began to ponder how to repay the favor.
He could sense Mu Yang's strength, so he naturally didn't need to save him if they were matched into the same derived world.
However, Su Xiao could sense that Mu Yang was also a "mage."
Could he possibly say to Mu Yang, 'If I meet you, I won't kill you'? Even someone with no emotional intelligence wouldn't speak like that!
After much thought, he couldn't come up with a good idea, so Su Xiao simply went to attend to other matters first.
When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a road; when the boat reaches the bridge, it will naturally straighten. Perhaps a way to repay the favor would present itself after some time.
After improving his body attributes, he upgraded [Blade Mastery] to Lv.10.
Su Xiao was in a great mood after unexpectedly getting a full-score blue quality [Mikasa's Will].
He checked the time and found that the auction was less than an hour away, so he walked towards the location written on the invitation.
Upon arriving at the Skywing Merchant Guild headquarters, Su Xiao found that there were quite a lot of people, some of whom he recognized: Adam and Dust from the Brotherhood, and God King from the God King Adventure Group.
It seemed that this auction should have good items, otherwise, so many well-known first-tier adventure groups wouldn't be present.
"Hello, guest, please show your ticket."
An Employee of the Skywing Merchant Guild stood at the entrance of the venue, extending his hand to ask Su Xiao for the invitation.
Normal auctions usually required a deposit, but for auctions held by the Skywing Merchant Guild, some invitations were given away, and the rest were sold.
The giveaways were to deepen ties with powerful and promising adventure groups.
The sales were purely for profit, but the price was certainly not high; a few dozen paradise coins would suffice.
Su Xiao took out the invitation Mu Yang had given him, and after the Employee checked it, he allowed him into the venue.
"I have something that needs to be consigned for auction, a blue quality set component."
Su Xiao didn't rush in but instead inquired about consigning items.
Formal auctions generally wouldn't add auction items last minute, but this was Reincarnation Paradise, where making money was king. Worldly rules were meaningless here; anything without value or purpose would simply be discarded.
Soon, under the guidance of another Employee, one of the Knight King's set pieces was added to the auction list.
The invitation Xiao Xian gave to Mu Yang had a relatively front-row seat, number nineteen, allowing a clear view of the auction items.
Because the venue was not large, only the first 30 seats had a small table, on which were placed some snacks, fruits, and tea, which was quite good.
Su Xiao sat on the sofa, quietly waiting for the auction to begin.
The venue quickly filled up, and when some Contractors with grudges met, the entire hall became even livelier, with a continuous stream of insults.
Su Xiao also saw people from other merchant guilds, especially the black merchant from the Black Sail Merchant Guild, who almost immediately drew curses from all the Contractors present upon entering.
"The Skywing Merchant Guild even invited the Black Sail Merchant Guild?"
"They probably sent an Employee to buy tickets, preparing to stir up trouble."
A red-haired Contractor showed a gossipy expression.
Most first-tier Contractors were aware of the feud between the Skywing Merchant Guild and the Black Sail Merchant Guild; only reclusive ascetic like Su Xiao, who paid no attention to external affairs, would be unaware.
The Skywing Merchant Guild's reputation was far superior to the Black Sail Merchant Guild's, but in terms of financial power, they were indeed suppressed by the Black Sail Merchant Guild.
Contractors were also happy for the two sides to clash, as both sides would offer bounties for members and shareholders of the opposing merchant guild, and the ultimate beneficiaries would surely include them.
The Black Sail Merchant Guild's purpose in coming to the auction was clear: to see if they could disrupt the Skywing Merchant Guild's event and make things difficult for them.
Although it was impossible to physically harm people within Reincarnation Paradise, it was perfectly acceptable to arbitrarily inflate prices to disrupt order and other guests' moods.
The purpose of an auction was not just to make money; strengthening ties with valuable individuals was also one of its functions.
As for how their reputation and parents would fare by doing this?
Anyway, their reputation was already terrible, so what if it got a little worse? As long as they could bring down the Skywing Merchant Guild, a worse reputation was worth it!
They didn't care about ordinary Contractors; these Contractors might not even survive the next derived world.
And the adventure groups present had basically no deep ties with them. What if they were unhappy? Did they dare to pursue and kill them like the Phantom Troupe?!
As long as they could offer good products and sell them at reasonable prices to clean up their image, how many people would care about the Black Sail Merchant Guild's past appearance?
As for parents?
As long as they could make money, parents were merely disposable items.
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