I Became a Prisoner in the Game After Defeating the Final Boss Chapter 71
After returning from the Bernhard mission.
With Edric still absent, we spent a peaceful time for a while.
A not-short amount of time had already passed since the uninvited guest had visited the Winter Castle.
It meant that enough time had passed for the items I had obtained from Dennis back then to be sold off one by one.
‘Shall I check once.’
I had been so busy with the mission in Bernhard that I had not been able to pay attention, but by now, the items I had put up on the Auction house should have sold, one by one.
If I combined all of them, it was a considerable amount, so it seemed okay to have expectations.
[Connecting to the Auction house.]
As soon as I connected to the Auction house, a list of completed auctions appeared before my eyes.
[The auction has been completed.]
[‘Vakumbara Leather Armor’ has been sold.]
[The bid amount, ‘71 Gold(71 Imperial Gold Coins)’, will be transferred.]
[The auction has been completed.]
[‘Vakumbara Leather Cloak’ has been sold.]
[The bid amount, ‘60 Gold(60 Imperial Gold Coins)’, will be transferred.]
[The auction has been completed.]
[‘Vakumbara Leather Armor’ has been sold.]
[The bid amount, ‘68 Gold(68 Imperial Gold Coins)’, will be transferred.]
[The auction has been completed.]
[‘Svaikun Tendon Gloves’ has been sold.]
[The bid amount, ‘38 Gold(38 Imperial Gold Coins)’, will be transferred.]
Gold coins piling up in an instant.
‘Hoh…….’
Should I say it was as I expected.
Thanks to having put them up at objectively pretty good prices, most of the items had been sold, and in an instant, I was able to get my hands on an enormous sum of money close to 900 Gold.
It was a tremendous amount that could even exceed 1,000 Gold if all the remaining items that had not yet been sold were sold.
‘With this much, I should be able to get a pretty decent item from the Auction house, right?’
Even by Cain’s standards, 900 Gold was by no means a small amount.
As someone had said before, if 1 Gold in the World of Justice was worth about one million won, it was a sum amounting to a whopping 900 million won.
Of course, that did not mean 900 Gold was enough to get equipment suitable for Cain’s level, but it was undeniable that for the current me, it was more than enough.
‘The options are largely twofold.’
Whether to use the 900 Gold at once to acquire one top-grade piece of equipment, or to tweak the overall item settings little by little.
In terms of efficiency, the latter was naturally better than the former.
The cost-effectiveness of an item was bound to get worse as the specs went up, and at my current level, changing the overall equipment little by little with 900 Gold would make me much stronger in the short term.
‘But…….’
The problem was that even if I set up the equipment that way, in the end, that equipment was, in essence, ‘temporary equipment’.
Equipment that must be replaced someday.
On the other hand, if I invested 900 Gold at once to acquire one piece of equipment, that equipment would become equipment that I could use as my main for quite a long time.
It meant that both choices had advantages and disadvantages.
‘Should I look at the items for sale first.’
I postponed the immediate choice.
Because the choice of item setting mostly changed depending on the state of the items for sale in the Auction house.
If there was a decent item for sale for around 900 Gold, wouldn’t I just have to buy that without needing to worry like this?
‘Let’s see…….’
I quickly scanned the equipment in the Auction house.
‘This one is decent. Oh…… this one is pretty good, too? If I set them up with these, it might cost less than I thought.’
I sorted out the items I thought were decent.
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[Ongoing Auction List]
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[Auction Number]
◆No.154
[Auction Item]
◆Blade Black Raven Cloak
[Minimum Bid Amount]
◆700 Gold
[Current Bid List]
◆855 Gold(855 Imperial Gold Coins)
◆831 Gold(831 Imperial Gold Coins)
◆799 Gold(799 Imperial Gold Coins)
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[Auction Number]
◆No.975
[Auction Item]
◆Orichalcum Studded Gauntlets
[Minimum Bid Amount]
◆200 Gold
[Current Bid List]
◆205 Gold(201 Imperial Gold Coins)
◆203 Gold(203 Imperial Gold Coins)
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[Auction Number]
◆No.976
[Auction Item]
◆Orichalcum Studded Boots
[Minimum Bid Amount]
◆210 Gold
[Current Bid List]
◆211 Gold(211 Imperial Gold Coins)
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[Auction Number]
◆No.977
[Auction Item]
◆Orichalcum Studded Mail
[Minimum Bid Amount]
◆400 Gold
[Current Bid List]
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If I searched more, there would be others besides these, but for now, this much looked decent.
‘Blade Black Raven Cloak and Orichalcum equipment……. Better items for sale are listed than I thought.’
It was to the extent that I could just choose from among these right away without searching further.
‘The problem is which to choose between the Blade Black Raven Cloak and the Orichalcum equipment…….’
If I had my way, it would be great to purchase them all, but with the money I had now, I could only choose one between the Blade Black Raven Cloak and the 3 types of Orichalcum equipment.
‘The Blade Black Raven Cloak is expensive, but if I buy it now, it’s at a level where I can use it for a long, long time.’
Although it was not up to the level of equipment that Cain used, should I say it was about the level just below that?
At this level in the Auction house, it was safe to say it was the last line of equipment that could be obtained with money.
‘And the Orichalcum Studded equipment is also at a pretty decent level.’
Although the level of the equipment itself was objectively lower than the Blade Black Raven Cloak, the fact that it was studded with Orichalcum, even if only partially, was an enormous strength.
What was Orichalcum?
It was known as a material that was almost impossible to destroy, and it was an enormous super metal, to the point that weapons made using it were treated as legendary arms.
The very fact that it was studded with even a part of such Orichalcum enormously raised the value and strength of the equipment.
The equipment I was wearing now was also pretty decent, but it could not compare to the Orichalcum Studded equipment.
‘It seems that when it comes to changing equipment settings right away, the Orichalcum equipment is the one that comes out ahead in terms of efficiency.’
Changing one piece of equipment versus changing three with the same money.
No matter how much of a difference in the level of the equipment there was, the Orichalcum equipment, which was ahead in the number of pieces, was bound to be superior in terms of efficiency.
‘But that’s only from a short-term perspective. In the long run, it’s more profitable to purchase the Blade Black Raven Cloak, which I can use for longer.’
Above all, I did not know when an item for sale of that level would appear again at such a reasonable price.
Because sometimes, certain items were so scarce that they were traded at prices far higher than their market price.
‘Looking at the current bid price, it will probably sell soon if I don’t buy it.’
That was how attractive an item for sale it was, with more demand than supply.
‘Hmm…….’
My dilemma grew deeper.
It seemed that since both choices had plausible reasons, it was difficult to make a decision easily.
A long-term choice.
Or a short-term decision.
Finally, the answer was decided.
[Bidding has been completed.]
[Bid Item - Blade Black Raven Cloak]
[Bid Amount - 860 Gold(860 Imperial Gold Coins)]
My choice was the Blade Black Raven Cloak.
Although it would be more efficient to purchase the Orichalcum Studded equipment right now, it was important that they were, in the end, temporary equipment.
‘Of course, in a sense, the Blade Black Raven Cloak could also be seen as temporary equipment…… but it’s not easy to get equipment better than this.’
No, maybe it was even impossible.
The Blade Black Raven Cloak was that good of an item for sale, and although it fell a little short of my standards, it was to the extent that most users could use it as their final equipment.
‘Now, all that’s left is to wait until the bid is completed.’
If there was one problem, it was whether the people who had bid before me would meekly give up their bids.
‘They probably won’t.’
In my opinion, the Blade Black Raven Cloak currently listed on the Auction house was maintaining a pretty reasonable bid price.
In other words, it meant there was a high possibility that it was a reasonable price in others’ thoughts as well.
On top of that, since the Blade Black Raven Cloak itself was not an item that could be easily obtained, if they missed this chance, they might have to wait a considerable amount of time until it was listed again.
It meant that it was the optimal condition for a price competition to catch on in many ways.
‘Still, I have no intention of giving up.’
Sure enough.
As expected, the other bidders did not give up meekly and joined the bidding competition.
I, too, had no intention of giving up meekly, so I immediately followed the race.
[Bidding has been completed.]
[Bid Item - Blade Black Raven Cloak]
[Bid Amount - 870 Gold(870 Imperial Gold Coins)]
[Bidding has been completed.]
[Bid Item - Blade Black Raven Cloak]
[Bid Amount - 880 Gold(880 Imperial Gold Coins)]
[Bidding has been completed.]
[Bid Item - Blade Black Raven Cloak]
[Bid Amount - 890 Gold(890 Imperial Gold Coins)]
As I continued the fierce bidding competition like that, the auction end time was already just around the corner.
Now was the time for me to make a decision.
How much to write for the final bid price.
‘Until now, the opponent has only been raising the bid amount by 5 Gold each time.’
‘If they intended to shake off other competitors, they could have raised the price all at once, but they didn't. They either don't have the capital to spare, or they have no intention of spending that much money on this item.’
‘If so…….’
The conclusion that was finally reached.
‘I maintain the current pace.’
The stance I needed to show my opponent right now was not to raise the amount by a large margin at once, but to continue showing the stance I had maintained so far.
So that they could not rashly read what on earth I was thinking.
Also, to make the opponent feel as if they were dealing with something incomprehensible.
[Bidding has been completed.]
[Bid Item - Blade Black Raven Cloak]
[Bid Amount - 915 Gold(915 Imperial Gold Coins)]
The amount I finally bid like that was 915 Gold.
And, as soon as the bidding was over, the auction ended.
[The auction has ended.]
[You have won the bid for ‘Blade Black Raven Cloak’.]
[The bid item, ‘Blade Black Raven Cloak’, will be transferred.]
The result was my victory.
If the opponent had clung on just a little more tenaciously, I would have had no choice but to give up, but it seemed an amount of this level was a burden for the opponent as well.
The amount of 915 Gold was that enormous of an amount.
‘It’s a bit disappointing that it exceeded the budget, but I guess it can’t be helped.’
Money is something that fulfills its value only when it is used at the right time.
Although, because of that, I had squandered all the money from selling all the items I got from Anonymous999 this time, along with the assets I originally had, but isn't it just a matter of earning money again?
‘Then…… shall I check it once.’
I checked the information on the Blade Black Raven Cloak.
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[Blade Black Raven Cloak]
Classification : Cloak
Grade : Heroic
A cloak woven from the feathers of the Blade Black Raven, the ruler reigning over the sky of the Malakas Mountains.
Due to the special properties of the Blade Black Raven feathers, its heat retention and ventilation are outstanding.
It possesses a sharpness that pulverizes everything that touches the Blade Feathers.
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