Chapter 125 : Auction Scene
Auction Scene
At 8:07 p.m., the opening remarks were finally finished. With anticipation gleaming in everyone's eyes, little Persimmon Puppy smiled slightly, took out the first auction item of the event from her backpack, and held it high to display it to the crowd below.
"This auction features a total of 103 lots. Now, let's begin with the first item: a gem that can be attached to weapons, called 'Froy's Sapphire.' When embedded into blue rare-grade weapons, it increases basic stats and durability by 15%."
Glancing at the blue gem in her hand, little Persimmon Puppy calmly raised her other hand to tuck a loose strand of hair behind her ear, smiled sweetly, and said, "Froy's Sapphire, starting price is 250 gold coins, with a minimum increment of 10 coins each bid. If any of you are interested, don't let this slip by."
"I'll bid 260伊erling彡②0⒎罒80 gold coins."
"Two hundred eighty coins!"
"Three hundred."
"......"
The moment Little Persimmon Puppy finished speaking, the players below could not wait to start bidding.
Although the game had already been live for several weeks, up till now, except for outliers like Cecilia, over 99% of players had never owned purple epic equipment or weapons.
In other words, regardless of their status, most core players in Legend of Kaloran were still using blue rare-grade equipment and weapons. Their panel stats weren't high, and their durability was quite fragile.
Given that everyone was using blue equipment at this stage, even a 5% stat boost from such a gem would be enough to create a significant gap between players. Not to mention, this particular gem offered a 15% increase.
Without any purple equipment yet in the game, any blue equipment embedded with this gem would undoubtedly deserve the title of—"The Best Under Purple Equipment."
"Starting off with such a rare item?"
Even the well-experienced Dawn's Light couldn't help but feel a bit surprised from the crowd.
"That little merchant really kept a lot of treasures hidden..."
Yuewu, whose seat wasn't far from Dawn's Light and had also been placed in the best-viewing first row by Little Persimmon Puppy, couldn't help but softly agree after hearing Dawn's Light's comment.
Neither of them came to the auction intending to purchase anything, as the premium paid in such an event was just too high—they merely wanted to watch the spectacle and broaden their horizons a bit.
If they really wanted to buy something, they could simply approach Little Persimmon Puppy or Cecilia in private for a direct purchase, without having to compete with all the foolishly wealthy players—and without any middleman's commission.
Very soon, with everyone eagerly bidding, the price of the very first auction item soared—from a starting price of 250 gold coins straight up to an astonishing 1,000 gold coins.
In the end, [Froy's Sapphire] was successfully auctioned off to a deep-pocketed, not-so-bright player for the sky-high price of 1,200 gold coins.
Little Persimmon Puppy's face was beaming. Although such gems were extremely rare on the market, their actual value wasn't astronomical—their wholesale cost was just 200 gold coins. Yet, at this auction, it had sold for as much as 1,200 coins—equivalent to 240,000 yuan in cash.
Such a huge profit certainly qualified as a "red-hot opening."
These players who attended the auction, while usually shrewd as foxes, became completely unable to restrain themselves the moment they saw anything they considered "really good."
Seizing the momentum, little Persimmon Puppy brought out several more rare materials and items. The crowd was fired up, and everything fetched excellent prices.
Only a small percentage of players held back, making neither bids nor moves.
Their purpose for attending was clear: they were here for the grand finale—either the D-level world boss pet eggs or those few pieces of purple epic equipment.
The real treasures are usually brought out as the grand climax.
As the truly rare treasures were gradually displayed, more and more players jumped into the bidding fray. The auction's pace became ever faster, and players raised their bids without hesitation. At first, some people still called out increases of just a few dozen coins, but soon each increment was in units of one hundred.
Half an hour flew by, and fatigue began to show on Little Persimmon Puppy's face.
Still, she persevered and auctioned off the last item. Resting her hands on the counter in front of her, she cleared her throat and gave the audience a mysterious smile before speaking: "Everyone, please pay attention. Up next, the auction will officially begin selling equipment."
Equipment?!
The moment "equipment" was mentioned by Little Persimmon Puppy, everyone in the audience couldn't help but perk up, immediately sitting straighter.
"First, we have the 'Rusty Obsidian Heavy Armor of the Land of Forgetting'—warrior class exclusive, blue rare-grade equipment, minimum equipment level: 12. The item is right here; you may check the stats for yourselves if interested."
As she spoke, little Persimmon Puppy drew a black chestplate with rust marks from her backpack and set it on the table before her.
"Starting bid is 700 gold coins, with a minimum increment of 50 gold coins. Please, everyone, go ahead!"
"Eight hundred gold coins!"
No sooner had she finished than a player called out a very high offer.
Although this armor was only level 12, it was, after all, blue rare-grade and offered tremendous defensive bonuses—especially suitable for the main tank player responsible for attracting monster aggro and soaking up dmg in a team. Naturally, this would incite fierce competition among the big-name guilds.
"Eight fifty!"
"One thousand!"
"I'll offer 1,200!"
Sure enough, within seconds, the number of bidders shot up, and in less than two minutes, this equipment went for the high price of 1,800 gold coins to the captain of a team.
Spending over 300,000 yuan in cash for a blue-level defensive item at just level twelve was definitely not a bargain—you'd only see such extravagance at an auction like this.
In the adjacent room, Cecilia was still sitting with her eyes closed, resting—though in reality, she was not relaxing. While listening to the ongoing auction in the lobby, she was also focusing her attention, carefully discerning if there was any discordant sound within the building.
If Little Persimmon Puppy's suspicion was correct, and someone was indeed planning to cause trouble tonight, then the time was likely almost upon them.
"Keep it down, don't let anyone inside hear us..."
Sure enough, just a few seconds later, a discordant voice abruptly slipped into Cecilia's mind.