𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟒𝟐
The next item I’ll introduce is……
After that, items registered in the real-time auction house started to appear one by one. However, since they were being revealed from the lowest rank, most of them were Magic-grade items.
‘It seems like there’s nothing to see until Sina’s item comes out.’
What rank was Sina’s? Was it 43rd?
Of course, one or two Rare-grade items did appear. However, they were only slightly better than Magic-grade items, and since weapons and shoes came out, I could only end up watching.
If at least an accessory had come out, I would have considered it.
“Wow, there are a lot of decent items.”
Moreover, it seems like I’m the only one feeling this way.
‘By the way, how much will Sina’s potion go for?’
The Rare shoes that were sold just a moment ago were successfully bid for at a price of 1.84 million won. Considering that equipment of the same Rare grade received that price, I thought Sina’s would be similar.
‘But Sina’s rank is higher.’
Anyway, with that thought in mind, I watched the ongoing auction, and soon I could see Sina’s potion appearing.
━Now, this time it’s five recovery potions. Some of you might be disappointed that it’s a potion, but if you see the stats of this potion, you’ll change your mind.
“That’s the potion I made.”
“I know.”
While listening to Sina’s proud words, I checked the potion’s performance that appeared on the left.
[Fantastic Soul Healing Potion] (Rare)
Description: A potion made with the Rose Shoe, a fantastic flower that heals even the soul, including physical wounds. Moreover, due to the exquisite blend of various herbs, the performance of this potion has been made significantly superior to what is known so far.
━Restores 30% of Health.
━Restores 30% of Magic Power.
━Restores 5% of Stamina.
━Resurrection effect when used on a recently deceased body.
━Single-use consumable item.
‘Oh.’
Sina made that?
Reading it, I couldn’t help but admire the stats. A potion that can even resurrect? Plus, the recovery amount was high. It was a shame that it was a single-use consumable item due to the limitations of being a potion, but even considering that, I felt that the potion was worth purchasing.
━How is it? The recovery amount that can save your life in an emergency. And the effect of resurrecting a colleague if they happen to die. There are five of these potions available.
“How is it? It’s good, right?”
“Yes, it’s good.”
━The starting price is 1 million won. We’ll start from 1 million won.
The price went up rapidly as soon as the starting price was called. Even though it was a potion, it seemed like there were many bidders because the effect was that outstanding.
‘They’re really hooked.’
And looking at Sina, she couldn’t take her eyes off the auctioneer who was gradually raising the price. I left Sina alone and spoke to Yua, who was next to me.
“Have you been helping Sina make that potion all this time?”
“Thanks to that, I’ve been struggling for a few days.”
I couldn’t know how much she struggled, but it certainly didn’t seem simple. Anyway, watching it, the final bid price was 3.80 million won. I frowned for a moment due to Sina, who was cheering simultaneously.
“By the way, you help Sina-nim often, Yua-nim.”
“It’s okay. I also receive a lot of help from Sina.”
“Really?”
Is the help she receives from Sina throwing potions at her? However, listening to Yua’s tone, it didn’t seem like such a trivial help.
‘Come to think of it, I don’t know much about Yua.’
Thinking like that, I even felt like I was being too insensitive to Yua.
━The next item is……
━Show the 1st place item right away!
━Bring out the higher ranked items instead of this!
At that moment, I could hear sounds that seemed to be players shouting on the screen. I didn’t know until now, but it seemed like even these sounds could be heard.
━Hahaha, the items are being revealed in order, so if you wait, you’ll be able to see the 1st place item as well.
Regardless, the auction continued, and half of the items had already been revealed. Although only half of the auction had progressed since the 25th item was just introduced, the excitement of the auction house continued to grow as the items that appeared were getting better and better.
━Next is a skill book. It’s a B-rank skill book! High-ranking Spirit of Lightning!
‘Spirit of Lightning?’
━Considering that it’s still difficult to obtain a B-rank skill book, it was placed in 24th place. There haven’t been more than 10 B-rank skill books released normally so far. This High-ranking Spirit of Lightning is one of those skill books.
‘Ah……’
Should I buy it?
For reference, my attack attribute was geared towards lightning. Considering that, I wanted to buy the skill book that was just introduced, but the fact that it was a summoning type bothered me.
Because I was already learning summoning type skills with an S-rank skill.
‘Besides, it’s ambiguous to consider it a long-range skill…… Let’s give up.’
━The starting price is 1 million won! We’ll start from 1 million won!
Since the starting price was 1 million won, it seemed like the seller listed it at that price. If it were me, I would have listed it for at least 3 million won. Anyway, as I watched, the price was rising relentlessly.
━Yes! ~ 3.5 million won has been bid. 4 million won! 4.05 million won!
“……”
Since I had already given up on it, I didn’t care how high it went, but it was going up higher than I expected. If this was the case, could I expect the same for the skill I listed? I expected a similar reaction since the skill book I listed was also B-rank.
━Are there no more bids? Yes, it seems there are none. Then, it has been successfully bid for 8.5 million won!
‘When I learned the C-rank skill book before, it was 1.1 million won.’
How many times is that? In any case, I could see that B-rank or higher skill books were incredibly expensive. And after a few more items, I could see the skill book I registered being introduced.
━The item to be introduced this time is also a skill book. However, this skill book is a skill book that cannot be obtained normally.
‘I set the starting price of that skill book……’
Exactly at 3 million won.
━Demon’s Power! It’s a skill book that allows you to acquire the power possessed by demons. Rumor has it that if you acquire a few of these skills, you can gain new power, but it’s still just a rumor.
‘Huh?’
Listening to it, it seemed like some new information was coming out. Was it that you could gain new power if you acquired a few Demon’s Power skills?
━However, the drawback is that you don’t know what will happen if you’re exposed to the power of demons. But aside from that, this skill can inflict additional damage to all attacks, so anyone, including warriors and magicians, can use it!
After that explanation, the starting price was offered at the 3 million won I had set. As I watched silently, the final bid price was 6.4 million won. It wasn’t as much as I expected, but it was a reasonably high price.
‘Then the money I earned is……’
Is it 6.08 million won? After deducting the 5% commission, it seemed like I would receive about that much. Moreover, didn’t I have the +10 shield and the Rare set with a starting price of 70 million won?
‘If I sell those two and earn 100 million won……’
It was practically the same as the amount I earned diligently for a year in the past. I continued to watch the items being introduced, thinking about the +10 shield and the Rare set that were nearing their turn, and during that time, I noticed Sina talking to me.
“By the way, what’s the 1st place item?”
“It’s an item that dropped from Beksha.”
It was obvious, but it seemed like Sina, as well as Yua next to her, knew what Beksha was.
“If it’s Beksha…… it’s that raid boss from back then, right? Did you really catch it?”
“Yes.”
“Wow……”
After Sina’s brief admiration at my calm reply, she seemed to have recalled something from my answer and uttered words that were close to speculation.
“Then the condition to become a hero is to catch a raid boss alone?”
‘She even figured that out.’
Well, when you think about it, even if I told her, not everyone could follow it. And considering the matter of the entrance tickets, I answered honestly.
“There’s a prerequisite, but yes, that’s right.”
The prerequisite I mentioned here was that you had to acquire the title ‘Unsung Hero’. It was a title you could acquire after catching three bosses higher than your level. After obtaining this title, you had to catch a raid boss to receive the title ‘Hero of the Present World’.
And as time passed again, I could see the item I listed appear once more.
━Surprisingly, this item is a Magic-grade item. Isn’t it truly surprising? A Magic-grade item occupying the 14th place? However, if you see it for yourself, you’ll understand what I mean!
At this point, where only Rare-grade items had appeared from around 40th place, everyone started murmuring at the mention of a Magic-grade item occupying the 14th place. Then, as the auctioneer said, they saw my +10 shield and I could hear faint sounds of admiration.
[+10 Soul-Infused Steel Shield] (Magic)
━As for this Magic-grade shield, it’s an item that was crafted with an S-rank crafting skill and enhanced to +10 without a single failure! As you can see, its defense surpasses that of most Rare-grade shields. The drawback is that it lacks magic defense, but even considering that, it’s judged to have high value. Additionally, considering that it’s the first +10 item to appear in the auction house, it was placed in 14th place.
━S-rank?!
━Wasn’t the S-rank crafting skill just a rumor?
Everyone started murmuring at the mention of the S-rank crafting skill by the auctioneer. I didn’t know why they said that, but since they wouldn’t know it was me, I decided to just let it slide.
━And it’s even enhanced to +10. It’s clear that they possess not only crafting skills but also enhancement skills.
No, I don’t have enhancement skills.
Anyway, regardless of my inner thoughts, I could hear Sina’s voice, filled with admiration just like everyone else.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen a +10 item.”
“Really?”
The equipment I was wearing right now was all +10, but it seemed like it was the first time other people had seen it. And I thought the value of that item I saw was that it was enhanced to +10 without any failures.
Well, the defense was also superior to most armor.
Frankly, the defense of that shield was higher than the +10 Rare armor I was wearing.
“Huh? But that shield looks familiar.”
━The starting price of this shield is 5 million won. Then let’s begin!
Although it didn’t have magic defense, the price was still rising rapidly. This was because there was no item better than that shield for those who played the role of a tanker. Anyway, as I continued to watch, the final price of the shield was set at 14 million won.
And I couldn’t help but be impressed by this price.
‘Does a basic shield being enhanced to +10 really make it go up that much?’
On the other hand, I was curious about how much my Rare shield, which I was using, would be priced at. However, I had no intention of selling it. I had overcome the stamina limit thanks to this shield, and if I sold it, I might have to experience impoverished combat again.
And the auction continued relentlessly, and I could see that the 2nd ranked item had already been successfully bid on.
‘I can’t tell if 28 million won is a high price or not.’
The 2nd ranked item was a Rare weapon enhanced to +8. If it weren’t for the fact that it only had 23 durability left, I thought it was a decent item, but the final bid price was 28 million won. Seeing that price, I wondered if I had listed the Rare set I registered at too high a price.
━Now, finally, it’s the last item. I guarantee that just by seeing this item, everyone here will have received more than their entrance fee’s worth. It’s that outstanding of an item.
━Show it quickly!
━Let’s see the 1st place item!
Their voices were so loud that even the players’ words were mixed in on the screen. Anyway, the auctioneer nodded without paying attention to the players’ voices and introduced the final item, the Rare Leather Armor Set.
━Let me introduce it. It’s a Rare armor!
━Rare armor? But what’s so special about Rare armor……
━I thought at least a Unique item would come out.
However, the murmuring subsided as soon as an NPC appeared. To be precise, they saw the full set of Rare Leather Armor worn on a wooden doll.
━That…… Could it be……
As you all might have guessed, it’s not just a simple Rare armor. It’s a set armor! A Rare Leather Armor Set that can only be obtained by catching Beksha, the raid boss monster known as the Symbol of Fear!
Waaaaaaaah!!━
‘Come to think of it……’
Officially, no one had completed a Rare armor set yet. The executives of the Emperor Guild would know that I had the Azure Guardian Set, but since I hadn’t mentioned it, it was unofficial. Anyway, as soon as the Rare armor was introduced, I could faintly hear voices of admiration as they looked at the stat window.
━Wow, how much strength does it increase even without being enhanced?
━Beksha? Was there such a raid boss?
━Intimidation? Did Twilight have an intimidation stat?
The auctioneer continued speaking, ignoring the murmuring players. In addition, it seemed like the players were gradually quieting down, perhaps to listen to the auctioneer’s words.
The intimidation stat is an ability that can demoralize your opponent. Simply put, you can think of it as lowering their attack power. This also applies to monsters, so it could be an essential stat for those of you who engage in combat.
━But what about those who don’t have intimidation!
And it’s alright. For those who don’t have intimidation, we have this skill book here. A B-rank skill book that allows you to learn intimidation. So, what I’m saying is that we’re selling this armor set along with the B-rank skill book.
“Wow, did you list all of that?”
“……Yes.”
Cheers erupted once again after the auctioneer finished speaking. It meant that if you just purchased it, you could obtain the intimidation stat along with the Rare armor set.
For reference, Beksha’s level is 90. It’s a level 90 raid boss monster. Considering that there aren’t any players who have reached that level yet, and including all the sets and the skill book, the starting price for all of this will be 70 million won!
━70 million won?!
━It’s good, but at that price, who would……
However, contrary to the players’ worries, I could see the price gradually increasing from the auctioneer’s mouth.
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