Chapter 296: The VIP is here
The chat channels across Earth Online were in an uproar. Players were frantically speculating about the mysterious legendary item, digging through guild contacts, trade forums, and even in-game fortune tellers, hoping for a hint.
Even prominent guild leaders were blindsided by the announcement. Messages and commands flew across private channels as they tried to confirm the details and prepare their bids.
The news didn’t just stay within one kingdom or region. It spread like wildfire across international borders. From the Empire players in the East to Dominion guilds in the West, everyone was watching the Valemire City Auction House.
Global players jumped into the chat room, proudly declaring they’d be joining the bidding war. Those who couldn’t attend in person began hiring local mercenaries to represent them and arranging courier runs to claim the item afterward.
And all of this... before the auction had even officially begun.
Streamers swarmed Valemire City. Content creators set up around the marble steps of the auction house, cameras rolling, commentary flowing. Some were there for the auction itself. Others were waiting for a fight to break out.
As time passed, the plaza filled up. More and more players arrived, some just to watch, some hoping to snipe bids, and some dreaming of a miracle.
The auction house itself sat in a prominent place in the city. Moreover, the city had also increased the security detail, even recruiting from the neighbouring cities for the occasion. Even with the crush of players shoulder to shoulder, order held.
Players flooded into the city with an unstoppable momentum. The city gates never stopped swinging open, letting in wave after wave of players and NPCs. All sorts of important NPC figures started popping out.
The teleportation circle at the heart of the city pulsed with intense magical energy, running at maximum output as players jumped in from all corners of the game world.