Chapter 242 Arcane Sentinel
All the guilds at the Shadowwing Auction House had already given up, and they wanted to know what the final price would be.
With a starting price of 30 gold, no guild had that much liquid capital at the moment.
But when they saw the final item up for auction, they instantly changed their minds.
Because what lay before them was too important for a guild. It wasn't a weapon or an equipment, but a forging blueprint. If it were just for making ordinary weapons or equipment, no one would care.
But this was a blueprint for a level 15 Adamantite shield, the Arcane Sentinel. If crafted, it would greatly enhance the guild's main tank, especially at this critical time.
As more and more ten-man and twenty-man raid teams cleared their first runs, major guilds had begun challenging fifty-man raids. However, one problem had been plaguing them: the main tank couldn't even withstand the first boss.
If the tank couldn't hold up against the boss, how could they defeat it?
If four or five tanks could wield the Arcane Sentinel, clearing the raid would be much easier.
"No matter what, we have to get this. I'll contact the guild leader immediately."
"This shield is amazing. I have to get it."
All the top-tier guilds at the auction immediately started contacting their guild leaders, informing them of the situation. The response was unanimous: They had to buy it, and they began reaching out to second- and third-tier guilds, making promises like sharing the Arcane Sentinel based on the gold each guild contributed.
The second- and third-tier guilds, having no competitive edge, had already given up. Now given hope, they were naturally willing to join in.
One... two... three... More and more second- and third-tier guilds joined forces with the top-tier guilds, pooling their funds together. Soon, several top-tier guilds had gathered forty or fifty gold and began bidding.
The price of the Arcane Sentinel blueprint kept rising.
From the starting price of 30 gold, it had already reached 51 gold.
Each guild was putting in a lot of effort. As soon as they got funds from one guild, they would immediately bid the highest price, fearing that other guilds would have too much time to gather more funds.
As the guilds were fiercely competing,
"60 gold," Eric immediately raised the bid by 9 gold.
Eric didn't want to waste time; he was determined to get the Arcane Sentinel blueprint.
"How does he have so much money?"
"Who the heck is this guy?"
They were already shocked by Eric's wealth, and now they were terrified.
He had spent 59 gold on three weapons and now bid 60 gold. If they didn't know that you couldn't bid at an auction without the corresponding funds, they would have thought Eric was joking.
Facing the pressure of 60 gold, two top-tier guilds immediately teamed up, led by Supremacy Alliance, and bid 61 gold.
"70 gold," Eric didn't want to drag it out, or he would end up spending even more money.
"71 gold!"
"80 gold."
"81 gold!"
"90 gold."
In less than a minute, the price of the Arcane Sentinel blueprint had reached a staggering 106 gold. If converted to credit points, that would be over a million, and considering bulk purchases, it could be worth two million credit points.
Two million credit points just for a forging blueprint. If ordinary players knew, they would think Eric was crazy, a rich kid with money to burn.
But Eric thought it was worth it because the Arcane Sentinel blueprint would become even more valuable in his hands.
"Damn it, we're out of money at this critical moment."
"We can't fail now. Who still has money?"
Supremacy Alliance's Berserker, ColossusBattleBear, was anxious. The guild leader had given a strict order to get the blueprint at any cost. But even teaming up with another top-tier guild and over ten second- and third-tier guilds, they still couldn't outbid Eric. He didn't know what to do.
He even secretly contacted Eric, offering to pay a million credit points if Eric would back off. But the result was that the price kept rising, driving him crazy.
"I can help you. I have 18 gold, enough to outbid that Black Flame," ScribeCharm said with a smile as he approached.
"What are your conditions? If they're too much, I advise you to give up. I won't let go of this forging blueprint."
"Of course, I know that. My condition is simple: after getting the blueprint, give me my share of the Arcane Sentinel. Also, I want you to deal with Black Flame. Black Flame's base is in Eldoria, and your Supremacy Alliance has plenty of people there. Taking care of one Black Flame shouldn't be a problem, right?" ScribeCharm hated RogueVortex and Black Flame, although he didn't know they were the same person.
"Deal. Actually, even if you didn't say it, we Supremacy Alliance would take care of him," ColossusBattleBear smiled.
The two quickly reached an agreement, and ScribeCharm handed all his gold to Supremacy Alliance's ColossusBattleBear.
"108 gold!" Just as the second hammer was about to fall, ColossusBattleBear shouted.
Eric glanced at the sneering ScribeCharm and ColossusBattleBear, shook his head, and said indifferently, "115 gold."
"121 gold! I don't believe that I still can't outbid you with everything I've got," ColossusBattleBear said. Although he didn't know Eric's limit, Eric's recent bids had been lower, indicating he was running out of money. By raising the bid by 6 gold, he was sure Eric couldn't match it. "Kid, try competing with me in another hundred years."
"Is this your limit?" Eric smiled calmly, "135 gold!"
Raising the bid by 14 gold in one go, even pulling in the money of a second-tier guild wouldn't be enough. And getting a top-tier guild to join was extremely difficult.
"135 gold! How is this possible? I must be dreaming. How can he have so much money? He's just a solo player," ScribeCharm was stunned by the bid.
As for ColossusBattleBear, he was frantically contacting other guilds. Although some top-tier guilds were willing to cooperate, their condition was to keep the blueprint, which ColossusBattleBear couldn't accept. The newly recruited third-tier guilds didn't have much money, not even enough to bid.
"135 gold, going once."
"135 gold, going twice."
Hearing the auctioneer's second hammer, no guild could bid. They all watched helplessly, unable to do anything.
"135 gold, sold!"
"Let's congratulate Black Flame on obtaining the Arcane Sentinel blueprint."
A beautiful hostess then brought the blueprint to Eric. After he paid 135 gold, she handed it to him.
Having officially obtained the Arcane Sentinel blueprint, Eric wanted to see what it was like, so he opened it and then smiled slightly.
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