Balance Mechanism

Open the Treasure Chest (Green): Yes/No

Upon choosing to open it, several items appeared in Su Xiao's hands.

You opened the Treasure Chest (Green) and obtained the following items.

Obtained 900 Paradise Coins.

Obtained Kagune Core (S-grade).

Obtained Evil Spirit Roar (Green).

Kagune Core (S-grade)

Origin: Tokyo Ghoul

Quality: White

Type: Material

Rating: 9 (Note: White items have ratings from 1 to 10. The higher the rating, the more valuable the item.)

Description: Gecko's Kagune Core. It could be used to forge equipment or transplanted into the body. {After a Kagune Core was transplanted into the body, there was a 5% chance of becoming a Ghoul, a 94% chance of death, and a 1% chance of an unknown mutation.}

Sale Price: 1,100 Paradise Coins.

Evil Spirit Roar

Origin: Tokyo Ghoul, Ward 13 Jewelry Store

Grade: Green.

Category: Ring

Durability: None. (Jewelry equipment had no durability and did not require repairs.)

Equipment Requirement: Intelligence of 10 points or higher.

Equipment Effect: Roar (Active). After activating this effect, the user would ignore pain for 20 seconds. During this period, each attack received would increase attack speed by 5%. (The maximum attack-speed increase was 50%. After the Roar effect disappeared, this bonus became invalid.)

Tip: Roar (Active) had a cooldown of 12 hours. Forcing its repeated use would cause a state of mental confusion.

Rating: 21 (Note: Green equipment had ratings from 10 to 30. Green equipment with a rating of 30 would be marked as "Rare" and gain an additional special attribute.)

Description: Let me plunder everything.

Price: 2,700 Paradise Coins.

Holding the ring in his hand, Su Xiao pondered for a while.

Although the ring did not increase any attributes, it came with an exceptional ability: ignoring pain for 20 seconds.

It might not seem like much, but pain could not be underestimated in battle. Intense pain could dull one's reactions and lead to defeat.

However, permanently losing the ability to feel pain would not be a good thing either. This ability to ignore pain for a short period was similar to a powerful stimulant.

The ring could let him unleash his full combat strength when he was on the verge of death. Although it lasted only 20 seconds, those seconds were extremely precious.

Once health fell below 10%, one would enter a weakened state. Below 5%, most creatures would lose the ability to resist.

If Su Xiao's health fell below 5% during battle, he could use the ring to temporarily ignore the pain in his body and fight the enemy to the death.

Su Xiao put the ring directly on his finger and felt a strange energy swirling around it. He could activate that strange energy at any time.

After activating the equipment's hidden function, the ring disappeared. Su Xiao nodded in satisfaction and looked at the Kagune Core in his hand. It was Gecko's Kagune Core.

The Kagune Core was spherical and about the size of an egg. Several bright-red patterns clung to its surface, while the whole thing was dark red.

The object had a hard texture and felt heavy in his hand. It did not look like an organ at all, but more like some kind of solid object.

Su Xiao certainly would not transplant Gecko's Kagune into his body. Leaving aside that damn death rate, Ghouls were not Advanced Creatures to begin with. It was not worth taking the risk.

Su Xiao already had a class, so he would not choose another bloodline. If the two conflicted, the chance of death would be extremely high.

As for the two merging and mutating into a more advanced bloodline? That was simply a pipe dream.

Surviving would already be worth celebrating. Even if he was lucky enough to achieve a fusion, two completely unrelated abilities would only give birth to a trash ability.

It was like breeding a tiger with a dog. It would never produce an elephant.

Su Xiao stored the Kagune Core in his Storage Space. Even if he had no use for it, he could sell it. A white material with a rating of 9 was highly valuable in Reincarnation Paradise, especially a material that could be used to forge weapons. Many people in the Trading Market were willing to buy it.

The items obtained from opening this Green Treasure Chest were satisfying. Overall, his luck was pretty good.

After opening several Treasure Chests, Su Xiao summarized a few things. Creatures that dropped Treasure Chests were generally quite powerful, while relatively weak creatures would not drop Treasure Chests at all.

However, even if one obtained a Treasure Chest, whether it would yield generous rewards was still unknown.

After opening the Treasure Chest, Su Xiao lay on the bed and fell asleep.

The CCG would be able to respond to him first thing tomorrow morning. If anything unexpected happened, Su Xiao would still need to quickly join the Ghoul faction. Otherwise, he could not afford the consequences of mission failure.

Around seven the next morning, someone knocked on Su Xiao's door.

"Byakuya, a message from Headquarters has arrived." It was Mado Kureo's voice.

Su Xiao had already washed up. He opened the door directly and saw Mado Kureo dressed in a white robe.

"The CCG headquarters agreed to let me join?"

"Of course."

After receiving a definite answer, Su Xiao felt a little more at ease.

"These are your employment documents and identification. I didn't expect your father to have been an Investigator. That was a great help for you in joining the CCG."

Su Xiao accepted the employment documents, and Reincarnation Paradise immediately sent him a notification.

Hunter has completed Main Quest (1): Faction Selection. This quest has no reward. Subsequent quests have been unlocked.

Main Quest (2): Senior Investigator.

Difficulty Level: LV.3.

Quest Description: Quickly rise in rank within the CCG and prepare for the subsequent quests.

Quest Information: Use any means to increase your status, including exterminating Ghouls, bribery, and any other methods.

Mission Duration: Twenty days.

Mission Reward: 1 attribute point, 1,500 Paradise Coins.

Hunter has successfully joined the CCG. Faction Contribution Points have been activated.

Current Position: Third-Rate Investigator. CCG Contribution Points: 0/50. Contribution Points could be obtained by exterminating Ghouls. Once the required amount was reached, the user could be promoted.

Contribution Points could also be used to purchase items within the CCG or create Quinques.

The subsequent quest had finally appeared. According to Reincarnation Paradise's previous notification, he needed to complete three Main Quests in total before he could return to Reincarnation Paradise.

But just as he successfully joined the CCG, Reincarnation Paradise sent him some "bad news."

Announcement: A "Contractor" has joined a faction. A "Contractor" was capable of interfering with faction balance. The balance mechanism has been activated.

This was an announcement. It was not merely a notification for Su Xiao; it was also being sent to all the Contractors in the Tokyo Ghoul Derivative World.

Except for Su Xiao, all the other Contractors' Main Quest (1) had changed. Instead of choosing which faction to join, they could now only join the Ghoul faction.

This was one of Reincarnation Paradise's balance mechanisms, designed to prevent one faction from becoming too weak.

Su Xiao's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. He had also received the notification. The current situation was that he was the only person on the CCG's side, while all the other Contractors had been assigned to the Ghoul side.

Su Xiao had been puzzled about one thing before: it seemed that his identity as a Hunter only received preferential treatment within Reincarnation Paradise. In the Derivative World, Reincarnation Paradise treated everyone equally.

Su Xiao did not complain. This actually made sense. Reincarnation Paradise had always given him the impression of being cruel, cold, and fair.

But thinking about it carefully, being alone in the CCG faction was not without advantages. At least, no other Contractors would interfere.

"Byakuya, your superiors have assigned you to Ward 14. The situation there is somewhat complicated, and they really need your strength."

Mado Kureo wore a regretful expression because Su Xiao had not been assigned to Ward 20.

"Understood. I have a feeling that I'll be back in Ward 20 before long."

Under Mado Kureo's puzzled gaze, Su Xiao left the CCG branch in Ward 20 with his appointment documents.

Ward 14 was right next to Ward 20. Sometimes, when Ward 14 came under too much pressure, the CCG branch in Ward 20 would also send reinforcements. This showed that Ward 14 was far from peaceful.

Just before leaving Ward 20, Su Xiao suddenly remembered something. Should he go take a look at the café called Anteiku? After all, a large number of Ghouls gathered there.

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