The cafeteria was packed. In the booth where Su Xiao and Mad Fox sat, smoke drifted slowly through the air. After lighting a cigarette, Su Xiao felt a little more awake, though he was still drowsy.
"What did God Emperor mean?"
Su Xiao tossed the cigarette in his hand to Mad Fox. After hesitating for a moment, Mad Fox pulled one out and lit it.
"He didn't say anything before I left. That thing in your hands will be hard to swallow, but we have to swallow it. We still need to ask for your opinion on this. What resources do you need lately? We'll prepare them as quickly as possible."
Mad Fox's purpose in inviting Su Xiao out for a meal was of course not pure. The Team Rank Promotion Scroll was far too valuable. The God Emperor Adventurer Team wanted to buy it, and while that wouldn't exactly empty the team's assets, it would come close. That was why Mad Fox had come to sound out the price. As for why God Emperor hadn't shown up, perhaps he didn't want to suffer the shock.
"Paradise Coin works too."
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Mad Fox coughed repeatedly, his eyes revealing despair. Buying the Team Rank Promotion Scroll wasn't a matter of paying a few million Paradise Coins. If they paid purely in Paradise Coins, even ten million wouldn't be enough.
"As for what resources I need, Soul Crystals—complete will work. High-purity life energy will work too. Or perhaps equipment of special quality?"
"Equipment of special quality?"
Mad Fox looked puzzled, then seemed to think of something.
"Of course, if you can't pay in full all at once, you can pay in two or three installments. However, the price will keep going up."
Su Xiao exhaled a plume of smoke, a