Bai Ye pondered for a moment, and it did make sense.
Super stones and keys were not easy to find. More importantly, after finding them, they had to correspond to the contracted beasts to undergo mega evolution. The rarity of mega stones and key stones for pseudo-legendary contracted beasts like Metagross would certainly be higher than that of Aerodactyl. Therefore, in the short term, Golden Sand was just a wishful thought.
Golden Sand said, "Take your time choosing, and tell me when you're done."
Bai Ye nodded. He first looked at the black-quality items and indeed found what he was looking for.
Phoenix Perching Parasol Wood, a black-quality item, fifty million!
This was one of the required items for upgrading the Phoenix's ability, but...
Bai Ye chose not to trade for it!
Upgrading the Phoenix's ability required three items: Phoenix Feather, Undying Flame, and Phoenix Perching Parasol Wood. Having only the Phoenix Perching Parasol Wood was useless. At present, Bai Ye felt he needed things that could immediately improve him. Although the Phoenix Perching Parasol Wood could give the Phoenix's ability an additional effect, it couldn't cause a qualitative change.
The other two items for upgrading the Phoenix's ability were Undying Flame, a red-quality item, and Phoenix Feather, a gold-quality item...
Bai Ye was self-aware; obtaining them at present was almost impossible. Of course, the word "almost" was used because there was still a sliver of hope.
That hope was 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, regarding this. Many items were single-use consumables. Once consumed within 24 hours, they wouldn't be repossessed by the gacha machine. All three items required for upgrading the Phoenix's ability were of this nature. Therefore, if Bai Ye had immense luck and pulled the items from the gacha machine, he could directly use them to upgrade his Phoenix's ability.
This was also something Bai Ye had considered when he chose the Phoenix's ability. Of course, the Phoenix Perching Parasol Wood and Undying Flame were in the black and red capsules respectively, and Bai Ye couldn't specify them. The probability of getting them...
Even if he could specify the gold capsule, the probability of getting the item would still be extremely low, but it was a sliver of hope, a trace of a wish.
"I want this..." Bai Ye thought as he pointed to a weapon, "Seven-Colored Rainbow, Flying Sword, thirty-eight million."
Golden Sand nodded. After exchanging the item, she asked, "What do you want with the remaining twelve million?"
Bai Ye said, "I need to think about it again. There isn't much good stuff to trade for with over ten million left."
Golden Sand asked, "Have you considered getting another contracted beast?"
Bai Ye was confused, "Hmm?"
Golden Sand explained, "A character like Goodra, if you only have one contracted beast, it will eventually feel lonely over time. So, choosing another contracted beast to accompany it is a good option."
Bai Ye asked, "Do you have any recommendations?"
Golden Sand pointed to the light screen and said, "This one!"
Bai Ye asked, "Gengar?"
Golden Sand laughed, "This guy is always making an appearance. In my world, there are many different regions, and some contracted beasts only exist within certain regions and can't be seen in others. Gengar, however, is a contracted beast you can see in any region. Furthermore, this guy is a favored contracted beast of heaven. It can mega evolve into a Ghost King through mega stones and key stones, and it also possesses the ability of Gigantamax. There's a saying in my world, 'Ironclad Gengar, Flowing Contracted Beasts,' to describe this guy. You can imagine how famous he is."
Bai Ye thought for a moment, "Since you say so, I'll trade for a Gengar."
"Gengar is eight million," Golden Sand said. "What do you want with the remaining four million?"
"What can I get with four million?" Bai Ye spread his hands. "Two Dunder Fruits, and then one Honey Cake."
Golden Sand nodded and selected the items.
The next moment, the light screen disappeared. The first to appear was the Metagross chosen by Golden Sand. This thing...
Bai Ye examined it. Why did it look like a crab made of stone?
In terms of appearance, Bai Ye felt Goodra was better. At least it was juicy, self-lubricating, and made adorable "Ya~ Ya~" sounds.
As for strength...
Bai Ye declared that cuteness was paramount, and he firmly believed Goodra was stronger.
Then...
It was the flying sword Bai Ye wanted!
Seven-Colored Rainbow (Flying Sword) (Blue): Rainbow After Rain, Clearing Autumn Sky, Mountains Dyed with New Green Like Eyebrows, Effect: Seven Swords Emerge (All seven swords from the scabbard emerge to slay the enemy), Flowing Neon (The seven swords rotate in seven colors, mesmerizing the vision of enemies within a 10-meter radius), Seven Rainbows Pierce the Heavens (The seven swords merge into one, attacking the enemy target), Seven-Colored Sword Qi (Utilizes the seven swords to generate seven-colored sword qi, seven beams each time, with a 10-second cooldown after each use), Seven-Colored Flowing Light Formation (Circles the user with seven swords for defense, lasting 90 seconds, with a 120-second cooldown after each use).
Seven-Colored Rainbow was not a single flying sword, but a sword box containing seven 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-quality items. After all, the lowest price for a black-quality item was fifty million, and Seven-Colored Rainbow was not much lower.
Of course, if he only considered quality, Bai Ye would have chosen a black-quality weapon.
The reason Bai Ye chose Seven-Colored Rainbow was that it suited him.
Flying swords were indeed very useful. Frost Condensing Sword was a main weapon in Bai Ye's hands, capable of both ranged and close combat.
However, one Frost Condensing Sword was not enough.
When Frost Condensing Ice transformed, Bai Ye had no sword to use. When he attacked with the sword, he also had no sword to use.
Bai Ye was not afraid of close combat, as his T-virus enhanced body was very powerful, and the Five Spirits Disk continuously improved him. However, sometimes when the opponent had a weapon, Bai Ye was at a disadvantage fighting empty-handed.
Therefore, a weapon was definitely needed.
But why not use a flying sword when looking for a weapon that could be held?
It could be used for ranged attacks and also held!
So, Bai Ye's strategy was very clear. With Seven-Colored Rainbow, it would be the primary sword for controlling flying swords, while Frost Condensing Sword would be the primary sword for holding. And when others thought Frost Condensing Sword was just an ordinary flying sword, it would suddenly fly out on its own...
Bai Ye couldn't help but grin wickedly. It felt great to be the "sixth" player.
And after Seven-Colored Rainbow, came Gengar!
Gengar, a shadow contracted beast, possessed both Ghost and Poison attributes. Its body was round and deep purple, with a pair of short legs and two short arms, blood-red eyes, and a large mouth. Its ears were spiky, and it had a very short tail on its back with three rows of spikes.
It looked a bit ferocious, yet a bit cute!