BXBX NOVEL Chapter 279: (S) Tier Crafting Materials Emerge
Realizing that elation was taking over him, Shye forced himself to calm down with one deep breath.
The auction isn\'t over yet and he still has 321,500 silver coins remaining.
Hopefully, he could still afford at least one of the crafting materials from (S) tier creatures with his remaining coin reserves.
After a few more moments, Liu Meixiu introduced the 19th item: an epic-tier skill book for mages—one of the highlights of the White Clover Auction.
Since the information provided by the holographic screen would be way more accurate than her explanation, the auctioneer pressed a button from the remote she was holding, prompting an enormous bluish-transparent holographic screen to emerge in front of the auction participants.
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[Mana Eruption (Epic)]
Description:
Open one\'s pores, allowing mana to freely flow in and out of the body, temporarily enhancing one\'s mana pool, mana regeneration rate, casting time, skill cooldown, and all forms of damage that utilize mana as a catalyst.
Effects:
Increase mana pool by 2000
Mana regeneration + 50%
Casting time of all skills reduced by 30%
Cooldown of all skills reduced by 30%
Damage of all skills utilizing mana as a catalyst + 15%
Chant:
*Three seconds of gibberish*
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\'Oh? This skill is quite good…even though the casting time reduction is useless to me, the other effects would still be a great help…\' Shye pondered, thinking about trying to participate in the bid for this epic-tier mage skill.
While he was still weighing the pros and cons of purchasing the skill, Liu Meixiu\'s lovely voice once again resounded throughout the venue.
"The starting bid for this item is 100,000 silver coins with increments of 3,000. Everyone, you may now exclaim your bids!"
"110,000!"
"115,000!"
"128,000!"
As the more prominent adventurers exclaimed their outrageous bids, the average ones could do nothing but watch; their mediocrity gnawing at the hope and excitement in their hearts.
They wanted to at least bid!
Unfortunately, they didn\'t have the silver coins to do so as most of them only brought 50,000 to 80,000 silver coins, thinking that purchasing a few opening items would be enough to satisfy their hearts.
Lamenting with the average adventurers was Shye, who ultimately decided to give up on the epic-tier mage skill.
His greatswords are kind of getting old now and he needed higher-tiered replacements, hence, he decided to prioritize the (S) tier crafting materials over the skill.
If he would have the luxury to purchase it through system points in the future, then he would.
At present, all he could do was observe as the woman who acquired the slave secured the epic-tier mage skill for 210,000 silver coins.
\'Well, at least I know the skill name…\' Shye consoled himself. \'Nonetheless, that woman sure is rich…\'
As he became absorbed in his thoughts, Auctioneer Meixiu signaled for three staff members to maneuver the carts carrying the final three items—the main attractions of the auction—onto the expansive stage.
Just from the finely crafted and generously designed carts alone, one would know that these three are the main items for sale.
Hence, the adventurers who refrained from purchasing anything just to obtain one of the three, rubbed their hands together, eager to show everyone that they, the disciplined ones who resisted the urge to splurge their money on the less important items, would have the last laugh.
Larzen, a man of slender build with medium-length brown hair and unremarkable facial features, found himself among those who exercised restraint—or more accurately, he was simply outbid by Shye on the first two items he desired, leaving him with no option but to refrain from further bidding.
If he failed to obtain one of the three items, he was toast.
He didn\'t believe that there was still someone who could stand in his way after all the spending spree that happened earlier in the auction.
Larzen harbored no doubts whatsoever that one of the three main attractions of the auction would ultimately belong to him.
Consequently, he remained completely unworried.
A few moments later, Liu Meixiu finally decided to unveil the first item, causing the broke crowd to gasp in awe and envy.
"In my hand is the prime scale of a mighty flood dragon, obtained by a party of adamantite adventurers from the nearby stormy sea, braving its perils and taking out the fearsome creature by baiting it out of its habitat.
This particular scale is the toughest one in the flood dragon\'s body, moreover, this material, in the hands of a capable blacksmith, would turn into at least a diamond-ranked weapon or armor piece."
The auctioneer patiently explained, momentarily scanning her eyes over the crowd before continuing:
"The starting bid for this item will be…150,000 silver coins with increments of 5,000. Everyone may now place their bids!"
Such a mind-boggling item…The fact that it even appeared in an auction house in a mere above-average frontier city was a blessing in itself.
Of course, the auction attendees wouldn\'t miss out on such a significant opportunity.
Acquiring such items in top-tier cities like Valenzia would be nearly impossible due to the inevitable skyrocketing prices in the city of dreams.
Hence, they couldn\'t miss this opportunity.
After a few seconds of silence, overly eager voices drowned each other out, revealing the crouching tigers and hidden dragons of the auction.
"160,000!"
"165,000!"
"175,000!"
As a fierce bidding war ensued, a few individuals had calm expressions on their faces.
Shye naturally belonged to those who awaited the unfolding events.
After all, it was improbable for the price of such a superb item to remain below the 200,000 silver coin mark.
Why waste your breath bidding early when you could bid later?