The staff at the Joyful Auction House were beaming with untamed smiles, the earlier dejection had completely dissipated.
About 5 minutes before the auction ended, leaders from the top 10 guilds flooded into Joyful. Their late arrival was due to their busy schedule, and as the saying goes, the bigger the character, the later they'll make an appearance, right? 5 minutes is also the usual upper limit for matchmaking in the Revenge Shadow Rider game.
Although it isn't crucial what the Shadow Rider is selling, the guilds must purchase one or two items to display their financial strength. Buying an item from the Shadow Rider auction can also indirectly serve as an advertisement for the guild.
How could the top 10 guilds debase themselves by responding to the question of the Joyful Auction House? On some things, silence is a silent refusal, but under certain circumstances, its meaning can completely reverse. Yu Xin was too impatient, it wasn't hard to infer this implication after careful thought. Some bigwigs arrived even later than the ten guilds.
Five minutes passed in an instant, with the final hammer fall, the noisy auction house suddenly fell silent...
The beautiful auctioneer emerged to the crowd's vision, pacing with a rhythm. She presented the first auction item, it was an antique model of a Big Yellow- a real-life Mecha produced during the Fourth Star Wars era. Despite its worn, deep-yellow armor, it retained its true value. This Mecha of historical significance can no longer be seen in reality. Humanity had not yet mastered interstellar travel when it was created. Having the Big Yellow as the first lot, perhaps the owner wanted to find it a perfect final home at the Joyful Auction House. It holds a meaning that extends beyond its age.
You might not have heard of the Phantom Knight 0001, or the Gun Rider, but if you don't know the history of this Mecha, then you basically don't qualify to be a Mecha fan.
The detailed dimension and wear data of Big Yellow no longer held much importance. Under the lyrical description of the beautiful auctioneer, the atmosphere of the venue instantly ignited. If you were a Mecha enthusiast, you certainly wouldn't want to miss this highlight.
However, the reality is often a hard pill to swallow. When the starting bid for Big Yellow was set at 10 Federal Coins, the bidders were merely pushing up one by one, without any intention of significant jumps in the bids. After all, the starting price was already more than ten times the original.
The final bid froze at 20 Federal Coins, "20 Federal Coins once, 20 Federal Coins twice…"
"I bid 100 Federal Coins." An electronic synthesized voice from the VIP seats chimed in just as the auctioneer was about to strike the hammer.
Unexpectedly, a bigwig offered a final bid of 100 Federal Coins. The fleeting surprise in the eyes of the beautiful auctioneer didn't go unnoticed. The bidder was none other than the Mechanical Legion, one of the top 10 guilds. However, the 100 Federal Coin bid and Big Yellow itself wasn't the main focus. The important point lies in the first auction item belonged to the Mechanical Legion. The moment the auctioneer called out the name of the Mechanical Legion, the chairman was fully aware his public promotional purpose had been achieved. He wisely chose to give up the subsequent auction items.
The second item was a Thunder God siege tank, known as the Star Wars bulldozer. It was practically a staple of robbery and siege, a relatively common item at the auction houses. Compared to previous large-scale auctions, they are still relatively rare in the game, even the top 10 guilds can't get their hands on many.
An auction house without even a bulldozer would surely have to downgrade its prestige. As shamefully middle-of-the-road and costly as it was, this was the first time Joyful Auction House had received such an item. Normal players were unaware of the Auction House's slump in business. The bulldozer eventually sold for three times the price of regular auction items, demonstrating the attractiveness of the event to the high-value attendees.
The third item was the transfer rights to a C-class guild with 3000 active members. Despite not knowing the true number of members, the rare case of a guild being sold sparked the most fierce price competition. In just a few minutes, the starting price of 1 Federal Coin skyrocketed to 3000 times its amount. This was clearly a competition of the bigwigs, leaving the less wealthy onlookers green with envy.
The fourth item was a personal signature of a game spokesperson, MM, both a virtual and real-life version. It came with MM's email contact information for interactive purposes, an undeniable benefit for the very many gaming geeks and homebodies present.
The moment the auction item was unveiled, the scene suddenly boiled over. The starting price was 50G coins, and the increments were at the discretion of good and charming goddess MM without many demands.
"100G coin."
"I bid 300G."
The bids kept escalating, and the top ten guilds and even other financial groups were all silent, looking on coldly at everything. They disdained to participate in this bidding.
Of course, among these fans are the wealthy ones. Some bespectacled man in order to keep his goddess from being bothered by the crowds, had a sudden mental outburst and decided to bid for the signature whilst end with 250 Federal Coins for the contact details of the MM goddess. Who knows, they might end up in bed after some chats right?
Under the indignation of everyone, that guy had a meaningly smile on his face, the glasses reflecting the light, no one was aware of his triumphing eyes. This guy must be a veteran, hence some people commented that the MM goddess could be in danger.
After 20 rounds of bidding, 3 nuclear bombs finally appeared before people's eyes! This kind of restricted equipment is a rare and valuable item in the game currently. Its value is extremely high, and the price potential is evident as it comes from the hands of the Revenge Shadow Rider.
Starting from the 21st round of the auction, the competition among the big guilds became even more intense. The price of the item kept soaring to a terrifying extent. Honestly, getting any item from the Revenge Shadow Rider auction is a form of indirect promotion. As for the Revenge Shadow Rider himself, who has the time to worry about him, they are not committed fans of the Shadow Rider.
The three miniature nuclear bombs were finally auctioned off at an astronomical price far exceeding their cost.
20 minutes later, the auction came to the final stage. Just as people were wondering what else the live auction could offer, the lights on the stage suddenly went out.
"May God bless, may Shadow Rider bless," Yu Xin mutters a prayer, with a kind of heretical undertone. After her prayer, as the president of the Happy Auction House, she finally took up the position of the auctioneer, bowed to the audience after stepping onto the platform. She then started to joke around while introducing herself. Of course, she's not foolish enough to host this auction without promoting herself.
"Hello everyone, I am Yu Xin, I'm in charge of this auction, and also a loyal fan of the Revenge Shadow Rider," and as her hand gestured, the last auction item appeared on the big screen...
It was a titanium alloy knife. I know some people might laugh, how can such cheap stuff like titanium alloy knives be put on display? Even though this titanium alloy knife is classified as a rare Phantom Knight 0001 exclusive weapon in the game, it only costs about 50 cents and can be bought anywhere. But if it's an auction item from Revenge Shadow Rider, then the meaning changes entirely. Shadow Rider apparently has no base price requirement for auction items, they're just randomly thrown up there. The reserve price is only 1G coin, which is a consistent style of him seeing money as dirt.
Yu Xin joked around, saying: "When I found out that the Revenge Shadow Rider was listing his weapon on the Happy Auction House yesterday, I was stunned. We had never been in contact before, and yet the Revenge Shadow Rider randomly listed his weapon in an unpopular auction house. I was surprised and moved at the same time. If I could, I really wanted to buy this weapon myself, but this decision was the Revenge Shadow Rider's personal choice. Well, here it is. The reserve price for this titanium alloy knife is 1G coin, and I hope our friends here can participate enthusiastically."
Yu Xin's words were quite stirring, and the formerly quiet scene immediately became noisy once she finished speaking. Actually, Feng Yi didn't think that way. At that time, he was in a rush and too lazy to look up the nearby auction house locations, so he randomly listed it.
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