Recently, Jiang Ying didn't have much to do, so Jiang Kai stayed home with his little sister, joining the auction online.
Jiang Ying had bought a bunch of snacks, and the two of them sat in their room, eating and drinking while waiting for the auction to begin.
All players on Ghost Star could also use the trading system to list their own exchange items. As for online users, they had to pay a deposit of 10 million Star Coins or 100 million Huaxia Coins in order to participate.
Jiang Kai didn't have much money on him—the deposit was paid by Jiang Ying.
Of course, those who didn't pay the deposit couldn't place bids, but they could still watch the grand-scale auction with their own eyes.
By 8:50 p.m., the number of people who had paid the deposit had already reached thirty thousand!
And among these people, many were representatives sent by major guilds, so the total number of viewers was impossible to calculate.
At 9:00 p.m. sharp, the auction officially began.
For the very first item, the trading house presented something quite heavy—class transfer materials.
Underneath the item, the trading house provided a detailed description.
[Physical component of the Super Grade V Beggar transfer materials. The seller is willing to accept exceptional Transcendent Martial Apprentice equipment, battle pets, Martial Apprentices, or general skill books as exchange items.]
[Those interested, please select your offered item within five minutes. The seller will choose one.]
The five-minute countdown had just begun when a flood of bids appeared.
In the grand hall, the spectators were instantly stunned by the dazzling list of offers!
"Holy crap, I see the Skybreaker Sword! That's a weapon exclusive to Super Grade V Martial Apprentices! I heard there are less than ten of them in all of Huaxia!"
"Golden Armor! Damn, that's Super Grade V exclusive armor—170 defense points, plus 480 strength and constitution, and the 'Fortress of Gold' special defense effect! This armor's insane, and it looks amazing too!"
"Radiant Gem, Super Grade V treasure, has light-element attack effects and can cause blindness… what a monster of a relic!"
"So these are Transcendent-grade items, huh? One single piece gives more stats than my entire setup combined."
Ordinary players were practically drooling at the sight of those top-tier items.
However, many of the major guilds didn't seem too interested in the first auction item and didn't make any bids.
Jiang Ying secretly glanced at Jiang Kai and noticed that her second brother was staring intently at the Golden Armor's details.
"'Fortress of Gold'—instantly boosts armor defense by 70 points, enhances special defense by 30 points, and has a chance to damage any weapon of lower quality… Damn, that's strong! I really want a set of that!"
"The Skybreaker Sword's penetration rate is insane. As expected of an exclusive weapon. Too bad I can't use it myself, or I'd definitely want one too."
Jiang Ying frowned and muttered, "Bro, are you really doing that badly on Ghost Star? You see one piece of gear and already wanna buy it?"
Jiang Kai grabbed a potato chip from her hand, stuffed it into his mouth, and mumbled, "You don't get it—these items aren't normal. Transcendent-grade equipment almost never drops. Only King-level treasure chests can even possibly yield one, and even then, who knows how many you'd have to open to get a single piece."
Jiang Kai had only opened three King-level treasure chests so far. He'd gotten a class transfer material from one—but no top-tier Transcendent gear.
Having just reached Tier 5, Jiang Kai naturally couldn't help but drool over those high-end items.
"Bro, do you want that Beggar material?"
"No." Jiang Kai shook his head. "Our guild doesn't have many Beggar-class players, and their levels are low. By the time one of them needs to transfer, the price for Super Grade V Beggar materials might have dropped a lot."
In the end, the seller chose the Skybreaker Sword, and the first auction concluded.
Next came the Tier 4 Smuggler materials. Since it was a Tier 4 item, the final price was naturally much lower.
After the Smuggler materials, the trading house listed the third transfer material—the physical component of the Super Grade V Feng Shui Master class.
[Seller is willing to accept exceptional Transcendent Soldier equipment, Soldier or general skill books, or high-grade real-world armor or weapons as exchange items.]
Hu Yan had once caused a brief spike in the value of Feng Shui Master-related materials, but that only lasted for a short while.
After all, even now, Hu Yan didn't have much in terms of offensive capabilities. After reaching Tier 4 Great National Diviner, he gained the ability to communicate with spirits, but he was still very weak in attack power.
The main reason Hu Yan could still play such an important role in the team was thanks to his Rain Prayer and the effects of the combined Frost Gem.
Because of that, Feng Shui Master-related materials, which had once been hyped up, gradually returned to normal prices.
When this particular item appeared, only about three hundred people placed bids.
With two minutes left on the timer, Hu Yan looked at that transfer material and sighed deeply.
Ruan Yu also checked the other bids. The offered items were all high-quality, but overall, they were only slightly higher than the bids made during the Beggar auction. In short, the prices weren't high.
Few bids, reasonable prices—it was actually a great opportunity.
"Old Hu, too bad I don't have anything valuable either…" Ruan Yu shook his head regretfully.
Hu Yan sighed again, then lifted his head and steadied his mood. "It's fine. The fact that one has appeared means more will come later."
"We'll just gather the materials slowly over time."
That was all Ruan Yu could say to comfort him. After all, his own situation wasn't much better. When the Drunkard materials appeared later, he'd probably feel just as bad.
"If only Captain Kai were here…" Ruan Yu muttered.
At the Serenity Lake villa, Jiang Kai hesitated for a long time before finally pressing the button.
"Bro, you're buying this?"
Jiang Kai nodded. "Old Hu definitely wants this material."
As he spoke, Jiang Kai opened the bidding interface.
After some thought, he typed in: Three Bloodstones.
Bloodstones could upgrade a Grade-One item to "Artifact" level. Currently, the highest bid from anyone else was only for "Exclusive-grade" items, which were one tier below Artifacts. Offering three Bloodstones should be about right.
Once Jiang Kai submitted his bid, it immediately appeared on the public screen.
A minute later, the entire hall exploded in shock.
"Whoa! Someone just bid three Bloodstones!?"
"What's a Bloodstone? Didn't the seller say no ores?"
"You don't get it—Bloodstones can upgrade a Grade-One item to Artifact-level! One Bloodstone gives a 10% success rate. Three means 30%!"
"Artifacts are far rarer than Exclusive-grade gear! And Bloodstones only come from the Fallen Mining Zone—which doesn't even exist anymore! They're even rarer now! Which guild would trade such precious items just for a transfer material!?"
"You gotta understand—there are tons of Grade-One items out there. Picking a perfect one for yourself and upgrading it to Artifact-level is way more valuable than some random Artifact drop!"
Not long after Jiang Kai's bid went up, he received a system message.
[The seller has chosen your offer. Please deliver the exchange item to your main city's trading house within three days to claim your auction item. Failure to do so will result in your deposit being forfeited and loss of the item.]
"It worked?" Jiang Kai was a bit surprised. The seller had chosen his bid almost instantly.
"Haha! Old Hu can finally transfer to Tier 5 Feng Shui Master!"
In the Main God Guild, Hu Yan stared at the listing showing his transfer material sold and couldn't help feeling a bit complicated inside.
What he had actually hoped for was that no one would buy it—but someone had instantly placed a high bid and snapped it up.
With a helpless sigh, Hu Yan said regretfully, "Ah, Ruan Gui, who on earth would spend three Bloodstones just to buy a Feng Shui Master's transfer material?"
Ruan Yu shook his head. "The buyer's listed as an individual. But whoever can afford Bloodstones must be a top-tier War God. Maybe he has a very important friend or family member who happens to be a Feng Shui Master."
Hu Yan nodded helplessly. "Really… I'm so envious of that Feng Shui Master…"
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