62: Chapter Online Auction! Thunderstorm Heart Halo!!
Opening the auction channel at the bottom of the interface,
Besides a [Bid] button, there was nothing else on the interface, and he didn't know how this online auction would be held.
Just as Ye Ze was wondering,
a lengthy announcement popped up.
[Announcement: The online auction is about to begin. The offline auction process is as follows—
1. Display Phase: Each auction item will be displayed with a text description.
2. Bidding Method: After the display ends, bidding officially begins. Candidates can participate in the bidding through the "Bid" button on the right side of the interface.
3. Enter Points: After clicking the "Bid" button, enter the bid points and confirm submission.
4. Bidding Rules: Each bid must be higher than the current highest price, and each increase must not be less than the minimum increase amount.
5. Bidding Time: After a candidate bids, if no one clicks the bid button within 5 seconds, the candidate's bid is successful.
6. Item Transaction: The auctioned item will be delivered by staff to the Phase One destination and personally handed over to the candidate.]
[Hint: Damage-type spell scrolls obtained in the auction can be used within the assessment.]
[Hint: Points are directly related to the candidate's final score. Candidates need to auction items cautiously based on their actual situation.]
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Following this announcement, the chat channel became lively.
"Let me see what good stuff the examiners can bring out (๑✦ˑ̫✦)"
"X﹏X, my team doesn't have 100,000 points, it shows unable to enter the auction channel... Sad..."
"This online auction is clearly for the big shots. Didn't you see the hint? Points are directly related to the candidates' final score."
"Yes, using points to bid is gambling your current score for a better score. Non-big shots shouldn't gamble."
"The analysis above is good. My team barely squeezed into 100,000 points, but we don't plan to auction items. The Phase Two route is too difficult, even if we get good stuff, we can't complete it."
"It's good to just look, right ( ๑ŏ ﹏ ŏ๑ ) Envious (´థ౪థ)σ "
"..."
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[Hint: The first auction item will be displayed in 10 seconds...]
10, 9... 7... 4... 1, 0!
The countdown ended,
the interface flashed, and an item information popped up.
[Blessing Necklace]
Quality: Tier 2 Secret Treasure
Secret Treasure Effect: [Blessing Aura]: Group aura, applies Blessing Aura to up to five targets, increasing targets' Element Resistance +50, Agility +35, otherworldly power recovery +50%, Stamina Recovery +50%, and removes one or more curses, poisons, or slow effects from the target, duration 240s.
Uses: 3 times (recovers once every eight hours)
Note: When activated using otherworldly power, it consumes 150 points of otherworldly power per use.
[Blessing Necklace starting price: 8000 points, each increase must not be less than 500 points!]
[Bidding Starts!]
In the chat channel,
"So exciting right from the start? Tier 2 Secret Treasure?"
"Wow, this is a team artifact, I really want it, but I definitely can't get it."
"Group buff aura, and the ability to remove debuffs, I'm drooling..."
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The atmosphere instantly ignited,
This first auction item was a top-tier group buff Secret Treasure. In terms of its effect on the team, it was far superior to Ye Ze's otherworldly power recovery necklace.
However, Ye Ze wasn't very interested. If it could remove freeze effects, perhaps he would have some interest.
[8500 points!]
Someone quickly placed a bid,
Below the bid, you could see the bidding team's information—Bidding Team: Silver Wing Squad.
[9000 points!] Bidding Team: Night Blade Squad
[9500 points!]
[10500 points!]
[11500 points!]
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The price kept soaring, and finally, the Silver Wing Squad won the [Blessing Necklace] at a price of 27500 points.
This was still because points were related to their own scores, so everyone was relatively cautious when bidding. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a problem for the final transaction price of the [Blessing Necklace] to double.
Next was the second auction item—
[Holy Shield Guard Ring]
Quality: Tier 2 Secret Treasure
Secret Treasure Effect One: [Holy Shield Guard]: Summons a Holy Shield that can withstand an attack from a Level 25 Boss monster.
Secret Treasure Effect Two: [Defense Aura]: Applies Defense Aura to up to five targets, Defense +100, reducing damage taken during the aura's duration.
[Holy Shield Guard Ring starting price: 7500 points, each increase must not be less than 500 points!]
[Bidding Starts!]
This was another excellent buff Secret Treasure, with both single and group effects, especially the single target buff which could withstand an attack from a Level 25 Boss monster! This was a life-saving item at critical moments.
Ye Ze was even a bit tempted and bid 8500 points once, but it was ultimately won by the Night Blade Squad at 25500 points.
The third item was the [Blazing Necklace], also a buff Secret Treasure, reducing the casting time of fire element magic. It was won by the Silver Wing Squad at 23500 points.
The fourth item, [Shadow Dance Cloak], was won by a team called Starfall Squad at 18500 points.
The fifth item...
The sixth item...
The seventh item—
[Thunderstorm Heart Ring]
Quality: Tier 2
Secret Treasure Effect One: [Thunder Shield]: Provides a shield that can absorb 25000 points of lightning element damage, Lightning Resistance +100.
Secret Treasure Effect Two: [Thunderstorm Aura]: Adds lightning damage to your attacks, Lightning Damage +100, causing electric shock and paralysis effects on the target.
[Thunderstorm Heart Ring starting price: 8000 points, each increase must not be less than 500 points!]
[Bidding Starts!]
Seeing this Thunderstorm Heart Ring, Ye Ze's eyes lit up. His subsequent Phase Two main quest required obtaining a lightning-type Boss core. This Thunderstorm Heart Ring could be a great help in killing lightning-type Boss monsters.
He participated in the bidding without hesitation. The bidding for the Thunderstorm Heart Ring was quite fierce, mainly because the Fire Fox Squad, ranked third on the team leaderboard, was competing with Ye Ze. The price reached 25500 points, and the Fire Fox Squad didn't increase their bid, so Ye Ze finally won the Thunderstorm Heart Ring.
Following that, several more buff Secret Treasures were sold,
These Secret Treasures provided significant team buffs, and the bidding was fierce. The final transaction prices ranged between 20000 and 30000 points, and they were basically all taken by the top twenty teams on the team points leaderboard.
The fifteenth item—
[Intermediate Fireball Scroll]
Quality: Level 20 Spell Scroll
Effect: Releases an Intermediate Fireball, dealing 3000~5000 points of fire element explosion damage within a 5x5 yard range, and simultaneously creates a 10x10 yard flame area at the original location, causing continuous burning damage to targets.
[Intermediate Fireball Scroll x 10 items, starting price: 5000 points, each increase must not be less than 500 points!]
[Bidding Starts!]