novelraw Chapter 78 – Brother Tycoon is still impressive
Chapter 78 – Brother Tycoon is still impressive
Yue Linglong sneered, playing such a petty trick.
This trick might fool some newbies.
Anyone with a bit of gaming experience knows to verify things!
Solitary Soul of Defiance was even more straightforward.
He wasn't afraid of trouble at all and opened the Exchange, starting to search through the transaction records for materials.
Most of the materials traded by players now were quest items like hides, meat, and bones.
Solitary Soul of Defiance flipped through a dozen pages and finally found the record of Chen Yuan buying Equipment Star-Upgrading Stones.
30, 30, 35, 32, 42
Looking at this record, Solitary Soul of Defiance was speechless!
Most transactions were around 30, with only one exceeding 40.
Even prices over 35 were rare!
I have to say, this master is quite the scammer.
So, did anyone fall for Chen Yuan's trick?
Yes, of course!
And quite a few.
The fact is, many people play games just for fun and excitement!
They don't spend too much time studying in-game details.
Especially since the game has only been open for a day or two.
Even after a year or two, there will still be many players who can't figure out the basic functions.
Clearly, Brother Tycoon is one of those people.
After learning from a henchman that star-upgrading requires Equipment Star-Upgrading Stones, he also searched for prices in the Exchange.
When he saw the prices, he was shocked!
A hundred stones for ten thousand bucks, and one was priced at 60, which he immediately bought.
So now, when others raise the price of Gold Equipment by 1, he raises it by 100.
Misled by Chen Yuan's trick.
Brother Tycoon's mental price was around 14,000!
Chen Yuan originally thought the main competitors would be Yue Linglong, Shanhe Lingyun, and Solitary Soul of Defiance.
After all, in his understanding, good equipment would naturally be contested.
Especially by experts!
Don't ask him how he knows these three friends are experts.
He's not blind!
He can recognize the level 8, level 8, and level 7 next to their names.
He's killed at least two hundred players, if not a thousand, mostly level 3, 4, and 5, with few level 6.
So, what else could level 7 and 8 be if not experts?
However, he was wrong about one thing.
These experts currently lack attack power; defense and health points are secondary!
Even Shanhe Lingyun, who likes to go head-to-head, doesn't have a strong desire to buy armor.
Shanhe Lingyun's mental price was directly around 9,000.
If Chen Yuan knew, he would spit blood again; this guy is really stingy!
Clearly, the power of solo players is strong.
When Brother Tycoon bid 6,500, the price was suddenly raised to 7,000 by another player.
[Ding] "System: Sorry, your bid is lower than the current auction price, please re-enter."
Shanhe Lingyun had a bad feeling.
When he was about to increase the bid by 100, he saw someone had raised it by 102.
When he was about to increase by 200, he saw someone had directly raised it by 500.
He was all too familiar with this tactic.
Isn't this history repeating itself?
He looked suspiciously at his own hands.
No, these are the hands that have been with him for over twenty years of singlehood!
But why does his hand speed seem off?
Shanhe Lingyun was not convinced, it's just buying equipment, is this really necessary?
He re-entered a number, 8,000!
But the result was just another prompt.
[Ding] "System: Sorry, your bid is the same as the current auction price, please re-enter."
Looking at the price, it had indeed jumped by 1,000 to 8,000!
Shanhe Lingyun stood expressionless, staring blankly at the price input box.
He was thinking about how much he should enter to succeed this time.
Should he directly increase by 2,000?
But then he heard his little brother's voice nearby.
"Haha, I saw they were struggling with the bids, so I just raised it by 1,000."
Hearing this voice, it was Shanhe Shidai!
"Yo, not bad, Shidai, you've got money now."
It really was him!
Shanhe Lingyun's mouth twitched slightly.
So now, should he raise the price or not?
"When I win the bid, I'm treating. Hehe, this is the first full-star Gold Equipment, wearing it will feel amazing!"
"Hey, Brother Yun, why is your mouth twitching?"
Shanhe Shidai looked at Shanhe Lingyun with a curious expression.
Feeling the concerned gazes of his little brothers, Shanhe Lingyun forced a smile.
"It's nothing, just a toothache, a toothache."
Shanhe Shidai and the others nodded in confusion!
But can a toothache in real life really be felt in the game?
However, Shanhe Shidai's joy was short-lived, as the price jumped to 9,000 again.
Many players, although they only increased the bid by 1 each time.
Their persistence was impressive, no matter how much, they'd add 1.
Honestly, it was a bit infuriating!
Yue Linglong and Solitary Soul of Defiance also withdrew from the bidding.
Both of them were on the evasion route.
If it were leather armor, they might be a bit more interested.
Armor, on the other hand, somewhat restricts movement.
So now it was Brother Tycoon leading the charge among the players.
Brother Tycoon bid 9,000.
A group of players immediately followed, 9,001, 9,002, 9,003.
Brother Tycoon bid 10,000.
The players hesitated for a moment, then followed again, 10,001, 10,002, 10,003.
Brother Tycoon was furious, if it weren't for the anonymous auction, he'd think someone was targeting him.
Damn, these people are just adding 1!
This auction was watched by everyone online.
When Brother Tycoon unhesitatingly pushed the price past 10,000, many on the forum felt that was about right.
Even though it's the first full-star Gold Equipment, it still has a price limit.
Once exceeded, many would think it's not worth it.
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After all, who knows, tomorrow the next full-star Gold Equipment might appear before everyone.
The day after, full-star Gold Equipment might become common.
Just like Silver Equipment, which was rare yesterday and common today.
But Brother Tycoon didn't have these concerns.
He unhesitatingly raised the price to 11,000.
Dare to compete with him, huh!
Does he think his name is just for show?
This time, other players didn't react as quickly, and after several dozen seconds.
The price finally fluctuated again, 11,001.
But as soon as this price appeared, Brother Tycoon immediately suppressed it.
This time Brother Tycoon didn't directly raise it to 12,000.
Instead, he set it at 11,999!
Since they like adding 1 so much, he'll be a good guy and let them round it up.
A group of players who were already reluctant to bid.
Seeing that adding 1 would change the price from 11,000 to 12,000.
Suddenly, adding 1 seemed like adding 1,000, the pressure was immense!
Finally, the price settled at Brother Tycoon's 11,999.
Chen Yuan was quite satisfied with this price, 999 more than his mental price.
It seems this troublemaker was quite useful.
But he didn't know, the troublemaker he appointed didn't even play a role.
This mess wasn't stirred by her.