Among the assembled forces, whispered conversations erupted as practitioners processed the shocking revelation.
"Did you hear that correctly?" a light elf grandmaster murmured to his companion. "Fifty permanent attribute points to strength and Agility, plus temporary doubling?"
"Critical strikes on every fifth attack," responded another with obvious awe. "Combined with weapon mastery enhancement... whoever gets this becomes insanely powerful."
"This is a must-have item," a dark elf master whispered urgently. "Our Lord would become unstoppable with such enhancement."
"The weapon proficiency boost alone would be worth thousands of golden coins," added his partner.
"Look at their faces, these filthy dark elves are already acting as if they had won the war," Elena observed quietly to her fellow light elves.
"This auction won't be about money," Kael muttered to his dark elf companions. "This will determine which kingdom survives and which gets completely erased."
