Apocalypse Gachapon - Chapter 1962: Surprise at the auction

Everyone knew the last two auction items were the eight-turn medicine and a Red Condensation-grade Taros Red Dwarves weapon.

At least more than half of the people here had come specifically for these two items.

“A Red Condensation grade… combat blade.”

White Robe lifted the red cloth covering it. This creative idea was suggested by Ye Zhongming, who said it would bring good luck.

“Its sharpness goes without saying. More importantly, this combat blade has excellent toughness. Many people should be able to tell it was made from Geruiyas active metal. Currently, only the Taros Red Dwarves possess this technology.”

Holding the combat blade, a look of admiration also flashed across White Robe’s face.

When Ye Zhongming took out this combat blade, intending to use it as an auction item, the entire Star-Eye Clan management layer was very surprised.

Everyone knew how important a good weapon was to a warrior—originally, equipped with seven Red Condensation grade pieces, Ye Zhongming’s combat power could be conservatively estimated to have increased by the equivalent of one thousand Furelai. No one would easily give up such top-tier equipment.

Moreover, he had earned it by risking his life.

But he was willing to take out one piece to build the shop’s reputation. Regarding this point, the Star-Eye Clan leadership knew they had to thank him. Although the operating rights of this shop had been handed over to Ye Zhongming, and the income from auction items he procured himself for this auction would completely belong to him, it was conceivable that with the reputation established, the shop’s business would improve greatly. In the future, 20% of net profit would still be given to the clan.

Twenty percent might not seem like much, but one must know that, in essence, the Star-Eye Clan only provided the shop premises and some clan members, while Ye Zhongming himself procured the goods. Giving away 20% of net profit was already very generous.

But no matter how much he admired Ye Zhongming, White Robe felt that if it were him, he really couldn’t say for sure if he would be willing to give up such a good piece of equipment.

What he actually didn’t know was that Ye Zhongming didn’t feel the slightest bit of heartache. These Red Condensation grade pieces, which the Star-Eye Clan considered top-tier equipment, were far from top-tier in his view.

He could manufacture Purple equipment himself. As long as materials were sufficient, his success rate was acceptable. So, the Red Condensation grade, which was only slightly better than Purple equipment, really wasn’t highly valued by Ye Zhongming.

If it were Raini grade, then Ye Zhongming would never let go of it no matter what because he suspected that Lie God grade equipment was likely on the same level as seven-colored grade equipment and Ruler equipment. Raini grade should be between Purple and seven-colored grade equipment, much stronger than Purple grade equipment.

“Its abilities, besides being sharp enough to make one’s body feel cold, include several others.” White Robe swung it and said, “Everyone sees this shimmering light. It’s not useless; it causes targets facing the weapon directly to experience visual errors, while the user remains unaffected. It’s a great help in combat. Furthermore, the blade body can also prevent other light-based effects that affect the eyes and vision.”

“Tremor!” White Robe raised his eyebrows. “When swinging the blade, it causes it to tremble constantly. The more it trembles, the more the blade body can absorb the surrounding energy, gradually increasing the weapon’s power until it reaches the limit it can withstand, and maintains it.”

“Of course, this limit doesn’t mean it’s on the verge of breaking. Quite the opposite, because of the properties of Geruiyas active metal, once the combat blade absorbs energy to its maximum capacity, its power doubles, and both its toughness and sharpness reach their peak.”

“At that time, this is a completely different weapon!”

Hearing White Robe say this, the audience erupted in an uproar, much louder than when the first auction item was unveiled.

Just this one ability alone had already stirred many people’s hearts.

While they acknowledged that this combat blade was truly a good item, they also formed a judgment about the Star-Eye Clan’s situation.

They were truly short of money, truly on the verge of life and death. Otherwise, how could they possibly take out such a good item for auction?

“Not finished yet, everyone.” White Robe was also getting carried away with the description; he felt these people were less composed than he was when he first heard about these attributes.

“Similarly, because of the Geruiyas active metal, even if this combat blade sustains damage during combat, as long as it is given enough time, it can automatically recover without affecting its original properties. And there’s more!”

White Robe raised his voice a little. “This combat blade has excellent compatibility. If the fortunate one who obtains it has the opportunity to have it reforged by a Taros Red Dwarves master smith, then it has the possibility, a great possibility, of becoming Raini grade.”

The eyes of everyone who intended to participate in the competition shone brightly. This Red Condensation grade weapon was truly excellent.

It wasn’t that they had never seen equipment of this grade, but among such equipment, those that could be said to compare to this combat blade were few and far between.

“What’s the starting price?”

Someone couldn’t wait and asked.

White Robe smiled and said, “The starting price… is thirty thousand Moonspan Gold.”

Not only the live audience, but even the residents of Dark Strip City watching the live stream drew a sharp breath.

Thirty thousand Moonspan Gold!

Although the total transaction amount for the previous auction items was high, the net profit was only ten thousand Moonspan Gold. But now, the base price was thirty thousand Moonspan Gold.

How much would it be when the transaction was complete?

Because of the nature of Red Condensation-grade equipment and the performance differences even among equipment of the same grade, the market price couldn’t be measured precisely; only a general baseline could be provided.

Many people, before coming, clearly knew the price range for Red Condensation-grade equipment was roughly between ten thousand and fifty thousand Moonspan Gold.

Was this combat blade worth thirty thousand Moonspan Gold? Naturally, it was. But this was only the base price. With the Bai’e Jie people certain to drive up the price, could it be stopped at fifty thousand?

If it exceeded this price, should they still buy it? If they gave up, it would be a pity, because this combat blade was truly excellent.

“Alright, please start bidding!” White Robe said to the people below with a smile.

“Thirty-one thousand!”

“Thirty-five thousand!”

“Thirty-eight thousand!”

As soon as the words fell, successive bidding sounds arose, instantly raising the price by eight thousand Moonspan Gold. At the same time, it let those watching this scene know the final price definitely wouldn’t be low.

The Bai’e Jie person smiled and raised his placard. He bid forty thousand!

This was agreed upon beforehand. This was a line, a bottom line in the hearts of the Star-Eye Clan and Ye Zhongming. Only if the price exceeded this would the combat blade be sold. Now, this person, specifically tasked with driving up the price, had completed his mission and could retire successfully.

But just as everyone was waiting for the bidding to continue, a person suddenly stood up, stopped others from calling out bids, and said to White Robe above, “I have a proposal. Why not listen to it and then continue the auction? It’s not too late!”