Reincarnation Paradise

Chewing on some jerky, the chubby man walked straight to the door and kicked it with a faint smile.

Bang! The door flew open, and the chubby man entered the room, the door slamming shut behind him with such force that it was clear how angry the person closing it was.

Boom! Thud!

A few seconds later, a round figure was thrown out of the room—it was the chubby man. He landed with a thud, bounced a few times, then steadied himself before rushing back into the room.

Dozens of seconds later, the door opened again, and the chubby man, now battered and bruised, limped out. He looked significantly thinner.

"Almost died. That woman is too strong," he muttered, spitting out a mouthful of bloody saliva. He seemed frustrated, and his steps were awkward, indicating that his groin had also taken a heavy hit.

"Brother, you\'ve slimmed down," the third brother of the National Football Team walked up to \'comfort\' him.

"Do I look tired?" the chubby man asked.

"Yes."

"Let\'s go, no luck here. My balls hurt~"

The chubby man walked towards another door. As soon as he turned around, his expression changed dramatically. His lips puckered, and his eyes widened in pain.

Seeing that the chubby man had failed, the cat and detective girls began to select their targets. In such a reward phase, time was precious, and finding a negotiable plot character was the best strategy. Of course, if given the choice, everyone would prefer to negotiate with the wolf butler or the demon servant. These two were important figures in the Demon Castle, second only to Alice. Their side quests offered the most generous rewards.

While the others chose their targets, Su Xiao remained still, preparing to make his move.

Half an hour later, the other seven contractors entered various rooms to negotiate or trade with the plot characters. Su Xiao walked up to the door.

Instead of knocking, Su Xiao stood before the door and inserted an introduction letter into the hole.

"Scram!" came the usual response from inside. Su Xiao ignored it and continued to insert introduction letters.

One, two, three...

He had plenty of these letters and could quickly get more if he ran out. The little girl who provided them was a timid foodie. Mere food wouldn\'t work; it required some \'gentle\' persuasion and a few of Summer\'s delicacies.

The most crucial point was that these introduction letters weren\'t expensive, as evidenced by their low rating of 2 points.

After stuffing in ten letters, the woman inside the room began to sound impatient.

"Stop bothering me."

Undeterred, Su Xiao continued inserting introduction letters.

Creak. The door opened a crack, and a fair arm shot out with lightning speed. Su Xiao, already on guard, stepped back a few paces, causing the hand to grab at empty air.

Bang!

The door slammed shut, and heavy breathing could be heard inside. The woman was enraged by Su Xiao\'s persistence.

Unfazed, Su Xiao continued inserting introduction letters.

"What do you want?" The woman\'s tone was hostile, seemingly irritated by the letters. But in reality, it wasn\'t that simple.

The introduction letters, certified by Reincarnation Paradise, were mainly used to make previously unapproachable plot characters negotiable.

Su Xiao\'s strategy was straightforward: if the woman inside couldn\'t be negotiated with, he would keep inserting letters until she could be. If one letter weren\'t enough, he\'d use ten; if ten didn\'t work, he\'d use twenty.

The contractors who had entered the room before had one thing in common: they had introduction letters. These letters had different covers, indicating that the little girl wasn\'t the only one who could make them on the castle\'s first floor.

After inserting twenty letters, the wooden door slowly opened a crack.

The room inside was pitch black, silent enough to hear a pin drop.

After hesitating, Su Xiao walked into the room, holding a stack of introduction letters.

The dimly lit room, about forty square meters in size, had a bed and various stone exercise equipment. The equipment was old and showed signs of long-term use.

On the bed sat a black-haired woman, her chest wrapped in linen and her lower body in tattered shorts.

The woman\'s black hair was tied up with twine, and her exposed abdomen showed clear muscle lines, though she wasn\'t bulky.

The most striking feature was her eyes—her sclera was black, and her irises were white, the opposite of ordinary people.

"Did you kill Anlia?" the woman asked in a hoarse voice, her posture like a crouching leopard, wild and fierce.

"Just gave her some candy," Su Xiao replied.

"That glutton, always thinking about food even when locked up," the woman said, scrutinizing Su Xiao before shaking her head.

"What do you want from me? If you can\'t say, I\'ll kill you."

Hearing this, Su Xiao felt a sense of familiarity. Bubot, who was beside him, barked in agreement. Su Xiao often said those exact words.

"Purpose? Of course, to get something from you."

From the woman\'s words, Su Xiao sensed that she was a prisoner of the Demon Castle, unable to leave this room.

"To get something from me, you need to pay something, just like with that blood-drinking bat. To gain benefits from me, you need to pay with souls, pure souls. I don\'t like your soul, too bloody."

The woman licked her lips, looking at Su Xiao with interest.

"Pure souls?"

Su Xiao pondered for a moment before taking out a soul crystal.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind blew past as the woman pounced towards Su Xiao with frightening speed.

A 300-point strength energy shield appeared in front of Su Xiao.

Claw marks gouged deep into the shield.

Crack! The energy shield shattered, the woman tearing through it with her bare hands.

Su Xiao gripped the handle of his Dragon Slash, and his aura changed as it left its sheath.

Clang!

The long blade met sharp nails, two fingernails flying off.

"Hmm?"

The woman had already retreated, looking at her trimmed nails with surprise.

"Good reflexes."

The woman flexed her fingers, her nails shedding partially. She clenched her fists, exuding a wild aura.

Su Xiao held his sword in front of him. When she clenched her fists, he felt a chilling fear.

Buzz...

A strange noise filled the room. The woman\'s body went limp, collapsing to the floor.

"Ah!"

The woman clutched her ears, screaming in pain. The sound had a debilitating effect on her, while Su Xiao only found it mildly irritating.

"Alice!!"

Drool dripped from the woman\'s mouth. After a while, the noise stopped, leaving the woman exhausted.

"See? I\'m just a prisoner, Alice\'s prisoner. So give me that thing. In this castle, everything is a fair trade. You\'ve passed my test. If you give me pure souls, I can teach you my skills. With Alice\'s help, you\'ll master them quickly."

The woman lay on the floor, legs propped on the bed, looking up at Su Xiao.

"I\'m very interested."

Su Xiao tossed the soul crystal, and the woman\'s demeanor changed dramatically.

She suddenly sprang up from exhaustion, catching the soul crystal in her mouth.

Crunch, crunch...

She chewed the soul crystal like candy.

More importantly, Su Xiao felt he had just fed a pet.

[Notice: You have passed Sha\'s test. You have obtained basic information about the plot character Sha.]

Name: Sha

Category: Human/Elf

HP: 35%

MP: Sealed

Strength: 80

Agility: 80

Vitality: 80

Intelligence: 80

Charisma: 76

Skill 1: Master of Melee Combat, skill effect sealed by 80%.

Skill 2: Master of Unarmed Combat, skill effect sealed by 82%.

Skill 3: Beast Instinct, skill effect sealed by 83%.

Skill 4: Combat Mastery, skill effect sealed by 72%.

Skill 5: Scorpion Tail Swipe, skill effect sealed by 96%.

Skill 6: ???

Skill 7: ???

Skill 8: ???

Skill 9: ???

Skill 10: ???

Seeing these attributes, Su Xiao\'s pupils constricted. If Sha were not sealed, he would likely be killed in a few moves, if not instantly.

Skill 5: Scorpion Tail Swipe—what a terrifying skill level. Unsealed, this move could quickly kill him.

Sha was a close-combat expert imprisoned here.

Watching her chew the soul crystal with tremors of pleasure, Su Xiao realized that just learning her combat skills would require soul crystals. If he had enough, Sha might even accept other requests. In her current state of confinement, any semblance of dignity as a warrior had long since been discarded.