Light and shadow flashed past his eyes. Su Xiao felt the spatial shuttle beneath him tremble slightly, and then the surrounding scene returned to normal. He was now in the back room of Reed's forge.
"Byakuya, thanks for this."
Reed was in a good mood. Though there had been an incident along the way, Su Xiao had given him plenty of face, making all the equipment he had repaired and forged for Su Xiao free of charge worthwhile.
"If you have any equipment that needs repairing, just let me know."
"You're sure?"
"Of course. I'm a man of my word."
"Mm."
Su Xiao took off the long coat, Night of the Wild Hunt, and tossed it to Reed. Its durability had dropped sharply during his battle with King Doin. Since repairing the coat had nearly driven Reed to a nervous breakdown, Su Xiao had planned to find another repairer. But since Reed had offered, there was no need to be polite.
Reed held the long coat, Night of the Wild Hunt, and stood there as if petrified. He really wanted to slap himself.
After leaving Reed's forge, Su Xiao discovered that there were far fewer people in Reincarnation Paradise. The Contractors had entered their mission worlds. Whenever mission worlds began, numerous worlds opened at the same time. Those still in Reincarnation Paradise were basically Workers.
A Worker with his arms folded and humming a tune passed by Su Xiao. His expression was exceptionally relaxed. After all, the lunatics—the Contractors—had all entered their mission worlds.
It could be said that over ninety-eight percent of Workers were perfectly normal. Although they occasionally entered mission worlds, the Main Quests they received were relatively simple. At first, they merely ran errands. At the final stage of the mission, they would at most have to