hotmtlnovel Chapter 278: High-Grade, Unique Gemstones
Chapter 278: High-Grade, Unique Gemstones
[Congratulations! You've learned [(Semi-Passive) Blade of Despair (Unique)]!]
Shye smiled upon seeing the notification in front of him.
Since he had nothing to do, he decided to learn the skill. It was just a few taps away anyway.
Refocusing on the twelfth item, it was yet another skill book, however, it was for archers so Shye quickly lost interest.
Mastering two classes is already difficult for him, so for now, he wouldn't entertain the notion of adding another subclass.
For a period, the auction grew rather dull for Shye as the thirteenth to seventeenth auction items held little usefulness for him, making him question Seira's "rumors".
Fortunately, the items he expected to appear didn't remain a rumor for too long.
"Up next, our 18th item comprises four pieces of high-grade, unique gemstones." Liu Meixiu enthusiastically introduced, her right hand working to open a small chest, revealing four shiny gemstones of different hues inside.
Gently grabbing one of the four gemstones—the red one, Liu Meixiu alluringly looked at the audience.
"This here is a high-grade inferno stone, capable of incinerating foes to mere ashes once used to enhance one's weapon. Moreover, it can also be used to enchant pieces of armor, allowing one to gain additional fire resistance, and possibly, an activatable flame shield." Liu Meixiu proudly announced, causing the average adventurer in attendance to gasp in shock.
They could only dream of obtaining such a precious gemstone as their coin reserves are now either low or empty.
As for the stronger ones like Larzen, their eyes were ablaze with the desire to obtain the gemstone set—some of them were even willing to use all of their silver coin reserves.
Witnessing the enthusiasm and desire burning in the eyes of the audience, Auctioneer Meixiu swiftly followed up, explaining the effects of the other three gemstones.
Gently returning the high-grade inferno stone to its rightful spot inside the small chest, she grabbed the bluish-white one.
She then raised it, allowing people to admire its beauty.
"Let's move on to the next gemstone, a high-grade, absolute-zero glacierstone." the auctioneer began, pausing masterfully for a few seconds before proceeding to patiently unfold its effects to the auction's enamored guests.
'This bastard still has the reserves to bid for this gemstone set?!' he inwardly raged, struggling to believe that someone who couldn't even afford a VIP room would have the money to continuously make trouble for him.
"135,000!"
"140,000!"
"145,000!"
"148,000!"
"150,000!"
After the gemstone set exceeded 150,000 silver coins, the other two bidders, including the woman, withdrew. Now, only the three original bidders for the unique-tier warrior skill remained: the gentleman in room twenty-seven, Shye, and Larzen.
The fierce bidding war continued until the price went up to 165,000, causing Larzen to almost rampage inside his VIP room.
The price of the item had now far exceeded its perceived value, after all.
Larzen thought that since most of his competitors already used their money on the earlier items, it would be easy for him to obtain this gemstone set.
However, who would've thought that the loathsome middle-aged man in room thirty-six still had silver coins?
'This guy probably doesn't plan to bid on the last item...' Larzen inwardly deduced.
He had to obtain at least one of the crafting materials from (S) tier monstrous creatures, hence, he had no choice but to give the gemstone setup.
Realizing that he would've probably obtained the gemstone set if he had opted for a super deluxe room, Larzen clenched his fists so hard that his nails started to dig into the skin of his palms.
Regrettably, there was no medicine for regret.
Thus, for a whopping 168,000 silver coins, the four-piece, high-grade gemstone set once again ended up in Shye's hands.