"Four pieces of high-quality golden equipment are now up for auction. The first item to be auctioned is a level 20 War Bear Armor, with a starting bid of 200,000 gold coins. Bidders must increase the bid by no less than 10,000 gold coins each time."
Old Wine, noticing the burning desire in the eyes of the players, wasted no time in starting the auction, without any hesitation. Surprisingly, the starting bid for the War Bear Armor was set at 200,000 gold coins, while the highest price for intermediate golden equipment sold in the previous auction was only 220,000 gold coins. If this were to happen earlier, the bidders would definitely have raised objections and accused the auctioneer and Old Wine of being unscrupulous.
However, after the "Gang Building Order" auction, players had already realized that with enough money, any good equipment was attainable. As for the starting bid, it disqualified players outside the VIP area from competing.
"810,000 gold coins, SanYe KuangFu."
"820,000 gold coins, TianHuo DaoYin."
"1 million gold coins, Ye QingYan."
It was Ye QingYan again. SanYe KuangFu and TianHuo DaoYin were competing for the level 20 War Bear Armor, bidding tentatively with 10,000 gold coin increments. However, before the bidding had even reached 300,000 gold coins, Ye QingYan suddenly appeared and bid three times. His first bid was 500,000 gold coins, the second was 800,000 gold coins, and the third was 1 million gold coins, which pushed the price of the level 20 War Bear Armor beyond 1 million gold coins.
"The War Bear Armor, 1 million gold coins, first time. Does anyone want to bid again?"
"The War Bear Armor, 1 million gold coins, second time. Does anyone want to bid again?"
Although Ye QingYan had more than 80 million gold coins, his purchase of the level 20 War Bear Armor for 1 million gold coins was still considered somewhat extravagant.
"1,010,000 gold coins, TianHuo DaoYin."
TianHuo DaoYin was extremely frustrated and had a strong hatred for Ye QingYan. If it wasn't for Ye QingYan's interference, he and SanYe KuangFu would have only bid a maximum of 800,000 gold coins. Nevertheless, his armor was too weak, and he desperately wanted to acquire the War Bear Armor. Once he upgraded his defense, he could team up with TianHuo LengHun to hunt even stronger monsters.
Of course, he didn't care about the gold coins; it was Ye QingYan's tactics that made him uncomfortable.
"The War Bear Armor, 1,010,000 gold coins, third time. Sold!"
Surprisingly, Ye QingYan did not increase his bid, and SanYe KuangFu's armor was not terrible enough to justify spending so much gold coins. Thus, the level 20 War Bear Armor ultimately ended up in the hands of TianHuo DaoYin.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the item up for auction next is the Wind Thunder Staff at level twenty, with a starting bid of 500,000 gold coins. Bidders must increase the price by no less than 10,000 gold coins per bid."
After witnessing the sale of the valuable Battle Bear Armor for one million gold coins, Old Wine naturally raised the starting bid for the precious weapon to 500,000 gold coins.
"Third Brother, is that your Wind Thunder Staff?" inquired AnYue SiHao, the player whom I defeated in a PK battle, as he gazed at the auction screen.
"I think so," replied AnYue ErHao, sitting beside him. They acquired the Wind Thunder Staff through a unique mission rather than by slaying monsters, so it should have unique properties.
That despicable knight is selling the Wind Thunder Staff for money.
"Third Brother, send a message to Big Brother to buy back your Wind Thunder Staff."
AnYue SiHao was agitated like an ant on a hot pan, having lost the Golden Weapon Skeleton Bow and Wind Thunder Staff. The three of them, AnYue brothers, were leveling up slowly like snails, making it impossible to complete the upgrade mission assigned by their boss. Although they now hate the knight with the rabbit mask who PK'ed them, they secretly regretted attempting to PK him that day. Indeed, their actions proved counterproductive.
"Alright, let me give it a try," said AnYue SanHao, also eager to retrieve his Wind Thunder Staff. He boldly messaged the VIP area's leader, AnYue YiHao, hoping to buy back his Wind Thunder Staff. Unfortunately, the Wind Thunder Staff they lost was no longer theirs, like water poured out, it could not be retrieved.
"Two million gold coins, Ye QingYan."
"Two hundred and fifty million gold coins, Hao Tian."
Many players were interested in the Wind Thunder Staff, as good staffs were vital for the powerful attacks of mages. Therefore, the competition was intense, especially since ZiLei's leader, Hao Tian, had his eyes on the Wind Thunder Staff. Ye QingYan's two bids raised the price of the Wind Thunder Staff to two million gold coins, eliminating the hopes and courage of many potential bidders and destroying the dreams of AnYue's three brothers.
Their boss would not use so much gold coins to buy back the Wind Thunder Staff for them, not because it was expensive or he could not afford it, but because it was their mistake. Therefore, punishment was the only option, and there would be no reward.
Instantly, the only bidders left for the Wind Thunder Staff were Ye QingYan and Hao Tian.
"2.8 million gold coins, Ye QingYan."
"3.8 million gold coins, Hao Tian."
Faced with Ye QingYan's bid, Hao Tian didn't hesitate and directly matched it, giving a price even more ruthless than Ye QingYan's.
Hao Tian coldly stared at the auction screen. As long as Ye QingYan dared to raise the price again, no matter how much he raised it, he would raise the price of the Wind Thunder Staff to 8 million gold coins. He wanted to see if Ye QingYan had the courage to continue competing with him on top of the 8 million gold coin base price.
Although Hao Tian's staff was also a gold-level equipment, it could only be considered intermediate-level at best, and it was inferior to the Wind Thunder Staff by some degree. Moreover, the Wind Thunder Staff was a perfect match for his thunder-based profession, so he had set his sights on it.
Once Hao Tian set his sights on something, he would never give up. If it wasn't for the fact that his gold coins were not enough to bid on the "Gang Building Order" just now, even if the price had reached 90 million gold coins, he wouldn't have even blinked an eye.
"Wind Thunder Staff, 3.8 million gold coins for the third time. The auction is successful."
Ye QingYan didn't raise the bid. The auctioneer, Old Wine, raised the hammer, and the Wind Thunder Staff became Hao Tian's. AnYue and the others were even more depressed. This Wind Thunder Staff was originally theirs, and so was the 3.8 million gold coins, but now they had nothing.
Proudly watching his magnificent performance, Ye QingYan couldn't help but feel complacent. Because of his mischief, this auction had undergone a huge change, especially in the prices of the high-quality equipment auctions, which were a bit insane.
The player who won the "Gang Building Order" auction got a bargain. A faint smile, graceful and magnificent, appeared on Ye QingYan's lips. He had offended all the major factions in the China region this time, and made the player who won the "Gang Building Order" auction rich. He would have to find this player who won the "Gang Building Order" in the future. Since he could obtain the "Gang Building Order," his strength should be considerable.
He had offended them, so be it. He was not afraid. In his arrogant eyes, no one was worthy of his attention, not even the bosses of these major factions. He had more powerful means to make these faction bosses suffer.
In politics, there are no permanent friends, and in war, there are no forever enemies. His performance had already made these major factions aware of him, his gold coins, and his strength. He believed that, under his gold coins, as long as he wanted to cooperate with a faction, there would be no faction that could refuse him.
Next up for auction was Kabarou's 30th-level board axe. Who would be interested in this equipment?
Ye QingYan looked at the bosses of the major factions. He wanted to continue to play his great role, raise the price of the auction, and make the visiting players excited.