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Dale quickly read through most of the messages, ignoring the hate mails or pathetic attempts of other players in putting pressure on him.
From greedy players that were trying to scam him, to delusional people trying to get in contact with him as if Dale owed them.
These people were immediately blocked by the system AI and he didn't even take a glance at what they wrote, however, Dale was indeed curious and he would take a look, just not now.
"Hum…" He said as he pondered
'All of the consumable items were sold as fast as I expected… They weren't put for auction so the money I received was what about what I calculated.'
'All of the money I gained was then utilized in order to buy more items and materials from other players, and everything went smoothly.'
'But the important things are the Sets I put for auction and the Special items I wanted to buy, let me take a look…'
Dale opened another trade tab and his eyes immediately bulged!
'I… I underestimate these gaming Clubs and Clans' financial capabilities… Well, no matter, better for me. The complementary armor set is going for several dozen Iron Zulls a piece... That is a lot more than I expected.'
'However, these smaller Sets are only an appetizer, what is truly important is the final set… The Commander of the Vault guardians set… What about the commentaries? Hahaha! I knew it!'
(In case you forgot, go to notes)
Dale smiled as he read the complaints under his trade page… And the reason was simple.
It is good to remember that this particular set is not guaranteed to drop on a Tutorial Lobby, and sometimes, only a few pieces of the set will be available for the players to collect.
And even if the server has all of these pieces available, getting them is something completely different, the Vault raid was extremely hard, and only a few players will be able to do it.
So even if there are tens of millions of players right now, less than 0.1% should be organized enough to raid them. And that only amounts to a few dozen Lobbies.
The most important thing in raids is often times not damage, but being organized and coordinated.
(Lobbies can support 1000 players at once)
Remember that this is the tutorial, most players will enter it while being eager to hop right into the main game, and in the future, players will just ignore it completely, making these sets even rarer.
What people were complaining about was simple, it was because of the information he hid.
Dale purposely hid the name and appearance of the set in order to make people anxious and theorize, spreading rumors all around.
Many players successfully raided the Vault, and a few gained parts of the set, however, until recently, no one had managed to make a full set.
So what did these players do with these scattered parts?
A few kept them, some others sold them… It was to be expected. The players that did manage to get these pieces would be from large clans, gaming clubs, or similar groups.
The current situation of the game is akin to a race, but a race where the objective isn't to only be the first, but the strongest as well.
So instead of holding onto a useless piece of gear that has no clear value… Why not sell it to Dale who was very eager to buy them off from them?
It's not like the price was low, it was quite friendly.
A lot more went into it and even if most didn't sell and speculated something else, Dale didn't care as the numbers would pile up over time.
That was Dale's plan, and why he was hated by everyone right now.
During these 14 hours, Dale's items were sold and many items were sold to him as well, this included many pieces of this rare set…
And Dale can proudly say he is currently in the possession of 45 or so of these sets, with a few more parts.
The reason why he didn't have more parts was that he set a limit of 45 for each part, so after the Trade Center system bought 45 items, it stopped.
And this was what most of the complaints were about… It was the people who cried as to how they weren't capable of selling their useless gear…
This also included the most important item of this set! It wasn't the armor, it was the Sword!
The Ruin Guardian Glyph Blade! An item that was only possible by getting two very specific items in the Tutorial Tower, two very rare drops…
And one of them seemed to be a special, unique drop, in other words, there was only one chance in each lobby to get it.
However, was there no one capable of assembling the full set yet?
To understand the odds, you must first understand where each of the items came from.
First, the sword was created through the fusion of two items, the Broken inscribed dagger, and the Broken inscribed blade.
The dagger was given to Dale as a special reward for achieving something never done before while the blade was given when he completed the Tutorial tower.
It is clear that they are both rare items, so the chances of the same player getting the two pieces are minimal, even for a group, unless it's a very united group, who would report everything they find?
Especially when the two items are classified as trash/miscellaneous items?
Second, there is no need to explain anymore how rare the armor set is.
So for someone to find out Dale's secret, they would need to get the entire set together with the sword, and in these 14 hours, no one managed to do it.
Dale let out a sigh of relief, if someone had found out about it, his total sale's value might've decreased…
"Now it's time to put everything together." He said with a smile
Dale opened 25 windows and put each set with the sword for auction, showing all of their stats and descriptions at once!
He went beyond that and opened 20 more windows, 10 solely for the armor, and 10 solely for the sword. Since it's bound to be people that will only need the set, or the sword.
This also increases the total bidders, if he puts all of his eggs in one basket, if things go bad, he may compromise the remainder of his eggs…
Lastly, he added all of the remaining armor pieces for sale, but he didn't do the same for the sword pieces.
People may find out the values of the pieces, but not right now. So until the day someone realizes they can combine the two pieces, these parts are useless.
So Dale will buy as many as he can and profit since the swords are still high-quality items at the end of the day even if they aren't used together with the armor.
But in total, this only went for 35 out of his 45 sets, what about the last 10 sets?
Dale kept them for the more… Special clients…
"5 minutes till 1 Am? Nice timing, just good enough for people to spread the news around hehe." He said with a thin smile
"..."
David looked at Dale with a conflicting expression before he closed his eyes and ignored everything else.
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All around the world, the players stopped what they were doing as they made their way to the Trade Centers.
Be it guild leaders, clan leaders, or normal players…
Some went out of curiosity after hearing about a rumor from a friend, while others went there to confirm something…
And their reactions were all pretty similar, as they read through the description of the items in front of them, many opened their eyes wide in greed and desire.
Some were skeptical, others were angry…
But most were filled with curiosity, seeing these big groups clashing is always entertaining.
For how much would each set go for?
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/In one of the many tutorial lobbies back at the tutorial tower…/
The last floor had been completely refurbished by a singular group, with many tents and objects scattered around the place, going from a desolate arena to a camp of some sort.
All around the place were banners and stamps depicting a floating mountain clad in lighting…
And inside one of the many tents, a big red tent was a man sitting on a chair as he observed a map.
"Hm? Come in." Said the man as he noticed the person outside of his tent
The man had thick red hair and a beard like that of a lion's mane, he was also very big and muscular, making his figure rather imposing.
The person who entered did not say a single word of greeting.
He had long dark hair that went to his waist, he had a pair of dark circles and even dark makeup around his eyes and lips, and overall his aura was gloomy…
"It has started." He said in a low tone
"Uhum… Is everything proceeding as per normal? If so there is no need to warn me about it." Said the man in a serious tone without taking his eyes out of the map
"It isn't… See for yourself." Said the man as he showed his boss a picture and a document
"..."
The man looked at the picture and after a minute, he frowned as he realized the scope of this incident.
But despite his visible anger, he smiled.
"This guy… He surpassed my expectations… We were played."
'We didn't sell him any of our armor pieces, but we underestimated the value of the armor set greatly…'
'The Skills are much better than we thought, this also means that the value of the complementary set is even higher.'
He raised his head for the first time and looked at the long-haired man.
"Do we have enough funds?" He asked the long-haired man
"At least to bid for 2 sets, but competition is going to be fierce…"
"No, more than that, we are talking about 35 sets, all sorts of groups will try to get their hands on at least one of the sets, and bigger groups will bid at them like rabid dogs, especially the ones with a large number of the complementary set."
The Boss' eyes closed as he went deep in thought…
"We currently have well over 50 complementary sets, it isn't impossible for us to gather 100 within 24 in-game hours, but we have yet to form the main Set…"
"Even though we have all of the armor pieces, enough to make 3 sets… The Set effect is still locked."
"This means we are lacking something else, and that is most likely that sword, however, no matter how much I think I can't remember seeing this sword anywhere, and such a thing is impossible seeing how precious it is.
"To top it off, he seems to have a monopoly on how to get them…"
The Boss stopped and thought for a little longer before he continued:
"He is selling 25 full sets and 10 sets are divided… We can focus on acquiring the swords in that case." He said to the man
"Understood." He replied as he turned around
But before he could leave, the red-haired man said again:
"Also, see if you can get in contact with this player if we can get a few more sets… I am sure we have something he may need instead of money."
The dark-haired man nodded before he turned around and left for good, leaving the red-haired man to his thoughts.
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Notes
The next chapter is the end of this minor arc and we will see the mc getting his new Class and enjoying some of the items he bought.
Would you like to see the reactions of the player all around the world or should we jump for the Mc?
Thank you for reading!
[Ruin Guardian Glyph Blade (Unique)
Rating: 3.5-Stars
+10 all Stats while in a ruin
Gives the temporary Skills, Glyph Activation 2-Star (Active); Glyph Ignition 3-Star (Active) while the sword is equipped.
Set Bonus -> [Locked]
Requirements: Strength: 25; Dexterity: 25; Mana: 10
Description: Long ago the Paxus Knight Army stood guard over the Capital of Pil-Iros with their Glyphed weapons and armor gloriously under the setting sun.
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[Commander of the Vault Guardians Set (Unique)
Rating: 3.5-Stars
+15 all Stats while in a ruin, otherwise, +5 to all Stats.
Set Bonus -> Commander, if there are 5 or more people with the Vault Guardian Set near you, All Stats + 2, and for each 5 additional people, to a maximum of 20.
If the number of people goes to 25, unlocks the temporary Skill, Barricade Vault 2-Star.
If the number of people goes to 60, unlocks the temporary Skill, Gliph Aura 3-Star.
If the number of people goes to 100, unlocks the temporary Skill, Wrath of the Machine 4-Star
Requirements: Strength: 30; Constitution: 25; Dexterity: 10
Description: Long ago the Paxus Knight Army stood guard over the Capital of Pil-Iros with their Glyphed weapons and armor gloriously under the setting sun.
Their Commander, wearing his famed armor, stood guard over the city and never once lost a battle.
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