Bai Ye pondered it; it did make sense.
Super Stones and Key Stones were not easy to find. More importantly, after finding them, they had to correspond to the contracted beasts for Mega Evolution. The rarity of Mega Stones and Key Stones for pseudo-legendary contracted beasts like Metagross would surely be higher than for Aerodactyl, so obtaining them in the short term was just a distant wish.
Jin Sha said, "Take your time to choose. Tell me when you're done."
Bai Ye nodded and first looked at the black-grade items. He truly found something he wanted.
Phoenix Perching Parasol Wood, a black-grade item, fifty million!
This was one of the required items to upgrade the Phoenix ability, but...
Bai Ye chose not to exchange for it!
Upgrading the Phoenix ability required three items: Phoenix Feather, Undying Flame, and Phoenix Perching Parasol Wood. Having only the Phoenix Perching Parasol Wood was useless. For now, Bai Ye felt he needed something that could immediately enhance him. Although Phoenix Perching Parasol Wood could grant the Phoenix ability an additional effect, it wouldn't cause a qualitative leap.
The other two items for upgrading the Phoenix ability, Undying Flame, were red-grade items, and Phoenix Feather were gold-grade items...
Bai Ye was realistic. Obtaining them now was almost impossible. Of course, by saying "almost," there was still a sliver of hope.
That hope lay with the gacha machine!
The red and gold capsules of the gacha machine had a chance to dispense items.
Although items only lasted for 24 hours, there was a Bug, or perhaps not a Bug, that many items were single-use consumables. Once consumed within 24 hours, they wouldn't be repossessed by the gacha machine. The three items for upgrading the Phoenix ability were of this nature. Thus, if Bai Ye got incredibly lucky and pulled the items from the gacha machine, he could directly use them to upgrade the Phoenix ability.
This was also something Bai Ye considered when choosing the Phoenix ability. Of course, Phoenix Perching Parasol Wood and Undying Flame were from the black and red capsules respectively, and Bai Ye couldn't specify them. The probability of pulling them...
In fact, even with specifying gold capsules, the probability remained extremely low, but it was still a glimmer of hope.
"I want this..." Bai Ye thought, pointing at a weapon, "Seven-Colored Rainbow, Flying Sword, thirty-eight million."
Jin Sha nodded. After exchanging the item, he asked, "What do you want with the remaining twelve million?"
Bai Ye replied, "I'll have to think about it. With over ten million left, there aren't many great things to exchange for."
Jin Sha asked, "Have you considered getting another contracted beast?"
Bai Ye looked puzzled, "Hm?"
Jin Sha explained, "A nature like Goodra's can get lonely if you only have one contracted beast for a long time. So, choosing another contracted beast to accompany it would be a good option."
Bai Ye inquired, "Do you have any recommendations?"
Jin Sha pointed at the screen, "This one!"
Bai Ye recognized it, "Gengar?"
Jin Sha chuckled, "This guy has a lot of presence. In my world, there are many different regions, and some contracted beasts only exist in certain areas and can't be seen in others. Gengar, however, is a creature you can see in any region. And this guy is favored by destiny. He can Mega Evolve into a Ghost King with Mega Stones and Key Stones, and he also has the Gigantamax ability. There's a saying in our place, 'Ironclad Gengar, flowing contracted beasts,' to describe this guy. You can tell how famous he is."
Bai Ye considered it. "Since you put it that way, I'll exchange for a Gengar."
"Gengar is eight million," Jin Sha stated. "What do you want with the remaining four million?"
"What can I get with four million?" Bai Ye spread his hands. "Two Dumbbell Candy, and one Honey Cake."
Jin Sha nodded and selected the items.
In the next moment, the screen disappeared. The first to appear was the Metagross Jin Sha had chosen. This thing...
Bai Ye looked it over. Why did it look like a crab made of stone?
From an appearance standpoint, Bai Ye felt Goodra was superior. At least it was juicy, naturally lubricated, and made cute "Gya~ Gya~" sounds.
As for strength...
Bai Ye declared that cuteness was paramount and firmly believed Goodra was stronger.
Then...
Came the flying sword Bai Ye desired!
Seven-Colored Rainbow (Flying Sword) (Blue): Broken rainbow after rain, clearing the autumn sky. Mountains are dyed with new green resembling eyebrows. Effects: Seven Swords Emerge (All seven swords from the scabbard emerge to vanquish enemies). Flowing Rainbow Neon (Seven swords flow in seven colors, disorienting the vision of enemies within a 10-meter radius). Seven Rainbows Pierce the Sky (Seven swords merge into one, attacking the enemy target). Seven-Colored Sword Qi (Utilizes seven swords to generate seven-colored sword qi. Each set of seven is generated, with a 10-second interval between each use). Seven-Colored Flowing Light Array (Surrounds oneself with seven swords for defense, lasting 90 seconds. Requires a 120-second interval between uses).
Seven-Colored Rainbow was not a single flying sword but a sword box containing seven seven-colored flying swords of different colors!
As for the quality of Seven-Colored Rainbow...
The price of Seven-Colored Rainbow was thirty-eight million!
This price was definitely mid-to-upper tier, even upper tier, among blue-grade items. After all, the minimum price for black-grade items was fifty million, and Seven-Colored Rainbow wasn't that far off.
Of course, if only considering quality, Bai Ye would have chosen a black-grade weapon.
The reason Bai Ye chose Seven-Colored Rainbow was that it suited him.
Flying swords were indeed very useful. The Frost Condensing Sword was Bai Ye's main weapon, capable of both ranged and close combat.
However, one Frost Condensing Sword was not enough.
When the sword turned into ice and frost, Bai Ye had no sword to use. When wielding the sword for attack, he also had no sword.
Bai Ye wasn't afraid of close combat because his T-virus-enhanced body was potent, and the Five Spirit Plate continuously boosted him. However, when opponents had weapons, Bai Ye was at a disadvantage fighting empty-handed.
Therefore, weapons were definitely needed.
But why not use a flying sword for a weapon that could be held?
It could be used for both ranged attacks and close combat!
Thus, Bai Ye's strategy was clear: with Seven-Colored Rainbow, it would primarily be used for sword control, while the Frost Condensing Sword would be for wielding. And when others thought the Frost Condensing Sword was just an ordinary flying sword, it would suddenly fly out to attack...
Bai Ye couldn't help but smirk; being a sneaky strategist felt really good!
And after Seven-Colored Rainbow, came Gengar!
Gengar, a shadow-type contracted beast, possessed Ghost and Poison attributes. Its body was round and dark purple, with a pair of short legs and two short arms. It had blood-red eyes and a large mouth. Its ears were pointed, and its tail was extremely short with three rows of spikes on its back.
It looked a bit fierce, yet a bit cute!
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