Chapter 121: The Auction (Part II)

The second piece of equipment sold for an astonishing price of 31,200. Similar items in the exchange usually fetched at most 10,000, but in this setting, it sold for far more. That is the sheer power of an auction house!

"The auction will last about three hours," Murong Shanshan explained to us. "If all goes as expected, the first two hours will be filled with green and blue gear, and the purple items and special artifacts will only appear at the very end." She added with a sigh, "If I had known that, I would have spent those two hours grinding monsters instead..."

Xu Lin smiled and asked, "Shanshan, did you put any of your equipment up for auction?"

"How could I?" Murong Shanshan shook her head helplessly, offering a bitter smile. "Although I've obtained quite a bit of gear lately, I've distributed it all to my guild members. It isn't easy to win people's hearts; those guys won't work hard for you unless you give them some benefits. Just like when we fought that level 50 Gold-tier boss—a lot of people died, and some even lost three levels. To compensate them, I had to scour the exchange for green gear, which cost me nearly 200,000. It’s not easy..."

A look of exhaustion crossed Murong Shanshan's beautiful face. I couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy, and for a moment, I was tempted to help her build her faction. Unfortunately, I had no excuse to do so, and I risked being misunderstood as someone trying to woo her. After a moment of hesitation, I abandoned the thought.

Xu Lin and Xin Yu couldn't help but sigh, so I quickly interrupted, "Let's focus on seeing if there's anything of value."

...

Two hours passed, and the final 12 items—the highlights of the auction—were finally about to be unveiled!

Fei'er straightened her ample chest and smiled charmingly, "Alright, let's start the auction for the final 12 items. I’m sure you’ve all been waiting a long time for this. I won't say much more; the first item up for auction is a piece of level 33 blue-tier warrior gear. Take a look at its attributes!"

A pair of blue-tier plate greaves flashed onto the giant screen: Defense 62, Stamina +24, Strength +12, Agility +8!

Overall, it was a very decent piece of equipment, even slightly better than the Dream Song greaves I was currently wearing, but not good enough to make me want to buy it.

Fei'er smiled, "The starting bid for this piece is 20,000. Let the bidding begin!"

"40,000!"

As soon as Fei'er finished speaking, someone doubled the price, and then many wealthy warriors began calling out their bids...

"50,000!"

"55,000!"

...

In the end, the price settled at 240,000. To think a piece of level 33 blue-tier gear could sell for such a high price!

Xu Lin was speechless, Xin Yu sighed while patting her chest, and Lu Xuehan gasped in surprise. Among the four ladies, only Murong Shanshan remained composed, pointing at the warrior who won the greaves and laughing, "What an idiot, spending 240,000 on a piece of blue gear! I can't believe it."

Several more pieces of blue gear followed, but none were weapons. It was no surprise; players' leveling speed was mostly determined by their weapons, so who would ever put a good blue-tier weapon up for sale? My own set—one purple and one blue—was likely an exception.

"Oh! It’s a blue weapon, and it’s a sword!" Lu Xuehan exclaimed, pointing at the stage. "The attributes on this sword are great, and the attack power isn't low either!"

Murong Shanshan and I immediately looked over. Sure enough, the giant screen displayed a level 36 blue-tier longsword with an attack power of 140-205. It was actually slightly weaker than my Dark Sword, meaning my level 32 blue-tier longsword was quite a top-tier item, boasting nearly 40 more attack power!

However, this sword was much better than Murong Shanshan's Night Elf Sword, especially with its bonus attributes: +34 Strength and +28 Stamina! As Murong Shanshan looked at the stats, her eyes lit up, and she muttered to herself. I leaned in closer and heard her whispering, "Don't buy it, don't buy it, you need to save money..."

I couldn't help but chuckle. "I wonder how high the price for this sword will go. I suspect you, as a little wealthy mistress, might not have the budget for it."

Murong Shanshan glared at me, then immediately put on a ladylike facade. I lost my urge to tease her and turned my attention back to the stage, where the bidding was already heating up.

Without even needing the sexy Fei'er to stir things up, the sword's raw attributes were enough to stun the crowd. The price climbed relentlessly, finally selling for a staggering 850,000. If I didn't need my Dark Sword, I would have had the urge to sell it right then and there.

Murong Shanshan gritted her teeth and pulled up her system notepad, recording the ID of the player who bought the top-tier sword. I asked, "What are you doing? Are you planning to interview them?"

Murong Shanshan turned back to me with a sweet smile and said something that sent a chill down my spine: "I'm going to find an opportunity to PK them and make them drop it!"

...

After a flurry of seven blue-tier items, the fifth-to-last item was finally revealed. It was none other than my Ice-Snow Halberd—

[Ice-Snow Halberd] (Weapon—Blue-tier)
Attack: 185-270
Strength: +24
Stamina: +32
Agility: +18
Bonus: 10% chance on attack to inflict the power of ice and snow on the target, reducing attack speed by 50% for 15 seconds.
Required Level: 36

...

It could be said that this halberd was the most powerful weapon auctioned so far. With an attack power as high as 270, every Knight player in the room was drooling. Normally, the Knight class was skewed towards defense, but with this weapon, a Knight's attack power would rival that of a full-strength Swordsman or Battleaxe Fighter using standard gear.

Fei'er smiled and said, "The original owner of this halberd set a starting bid of 20,000, but given the attributes of this weapon, we have temporarily raised the starting bid to 100,000. I believe no one here has any objections? Please, let the bidding begin!"

"1,000,000!"

A charismatic voice rang out from the VIP box opposite us.

Dammit, he raised the price to 1,000,000 in one go! It seemed he was determined to have it.

Murong Shanshan stretched her neck to look over and said in surprise, "Is that the second-highest-ranked Knight?"

" 'Release That Girl'?" I asked, also stunned.

Murong Shanshan nodded and brushed her hand against her chest; it seemed even she was shocked by this unexpected price.

As luck would have it, "Release That Girl" wasn't the only one in Silver Moon City with deep pockets. Another seemingly wealthy young master began to bid: "1,500,000!"

"2,000,000!" Release That Girl's face turned red. It seemed his calculations were off; he hadn't expected someone to compete with him at such a high price.

"2,500,000!"

The young master’s face also flushed red. The price of this halberd had already far exceeded its actual value.

Release That Girl finally snapped and shouted, "3,000,000!"

The young master was dumbfounded. He called out from a distance, "You idiot, 3,000,000? You take it! I'm done playing!"