Chapter 129 The Distinction

Facing Fang Senyan's inquiry, the miner had no intention of being secretive. After pondering for a moment, he said,

"If we're purely looking at the strength of the equipment, strictly speaking, the quality difference between Legendary and Gold Storyline isn't too significant. However, Legendary items are usually a bit stronger. The gap between them is similar to the difference between Black and Silver Storyline quality. Some Black quality weapons and equipment might surpass Silver Storyline items, but in most cases, Silver Storyline equipment is generally better."

"As for Light Green level items, they are considered to be weapons, equipment, or tools with growth potential. Once they reach their limit, they are definitely stronger than Dark Gold equipment but slightly weaker than the two categories mentioned above. Of course, the most powerful are Artifacts."

Fang Senyan then inquired about the distinction between Legendary and Gold Storyline items. The miner explained,

"Legendary equipment and weapons usually originate from famous weapons and equipment that have been passed down from human myths and legends. They often have a chance to be obtained in most worlds, though the probability is very low, and the method of obtaining them is unknown. It's purely based on luck."

"For example, some Legendary weapons/equipment that I know of include Excalibur, the Spear of Longinus, the Holy Grail, Beowulf's Giant Sword, Cupid's Bow, the Xuanyuan Sword, Thousand-Man Slayer, Dragon Slayer, Muramasa, and so on... Of course, these are top-tier Legendary weapons, unique. Once someone obtains one, a second one won't appear."

"Slightly lower-tier items, like the Philosopher's Stone that just appeared, are widely circulated and characteristic in a particular world, but multiple copies can exist. Similar examples include the Black Pearl from Pirates of the Caribbean, liquid metal from the Terminator universe (at this point, the miner glanced at Fang Senyan intentionally), the Elven Rings from The Lord of the Rings, and so on."

"As for Gold Storyline level equipment and weapons, the method of obtaining them is quite direct and simple. They must be obtained from specific powerful storyline characters. Top-tier equipment is also unique, and because it often has the owner's soul imprint on it, it cannot be used even if stolen. Therefore, it is necessary to kill the original owner or obtain their consent—though the latter is unlikely."

"For example, killing the Zerg Queen in Starship Troopers has a chance of yielding her exclusive Gold Storyline equipment. Also, killing the Great Leonopteryx in Avatar will definitely have a chance to drop Gold Storyline equipment. Many other characters can be cited, such as Voldemort, Dumbledore... I think you understand now."

"As for Artifacts, the only confirmed Artifact is the One Ring! There is also a theory that Artifacts can also evolve."

Fang Senyan nodded slightly, listening to the miner's words. It was clear that he had explained everything very clearly. However, Fang Senyan also understood that this was probably a privilege gained from demonstrating sufficient strength earlier.

At this moment, the brilliant light of Gungnir slowly dissipated, and its specific attributes gradually emerged.

This spear was forged by dwarves at the behest of the trickster god Loki in the incident involving Sif's hair. The spearhead is engraved with rune characters. The shaft is made of a branch from the World Tree (yggdrasil).

When Odin throws this spear, it emits a light that streaks across the sky, which people on earth call "lightning" or "meteor."

Myth records that those who swear to the thrown Gungnir will have their vows fulfilled. This may be the origin of wishing upon a shooting star.

Its attributes are very simple and extreme.

First, its attack is lightning-based, and hitting an enemy has a very high chance of causing paralysis. Its maximum attack power even exceeds one thousand!

Second, it is guaranteed to hit the opponent.

Third, it is guaranteed to penetrate the enemy.

Finally, all of its attributes have domain priority.

Of course, these three attributes are just what's displayed. There is still a long string of ??? hidden attributes, which only the buyer will know.

More importantly, this weapon, like the black brothers' Spartan spear, does not occupy a main weapon slot.

These many terrifying factors gathered together, so its appearance immediately triggered a bidding frenzy among everyone.

To be honest, did Fang Senyan want this thing? Of course, he did. But after considering it, he felt that the chances of buying this thing were about as high as Zi and Miss Wuge happily becoming sisters, so after glancing at it a couple of times, he gave up directly.

Fang Senyan wouldn't waste his energy on things he couldn't get, no matter how good they were.

At this moment, Fang Senyan's heart suddenly stirred, and he felt a few lines of text appear on the screen in front of him:

"Respected Lieutenant Colonel, we have some matters we would like to discuss with you. Would you be able to spare us five minutes of your time?"

Fang Senyan smiled and typed 'yes'. His seat immediately sank rapidly into the ground, giving him the illusion of sliding through a tube at high speed. In just a few seconds, he landed in a brightly lit conference room. A white-collar woman with a friendly and generous appearance sat across from the coffee table, smiling.

"Lieutenant Colonel, hello. Would you like something to drink?"

Fang Senyan smiled.

"Plain water, thank you."

The white-collar woman said very simply:

"Let me introduce myself first. I am Li Rongji, currently the Deputy Director of Sales at the Galaxy United Trading Group. We contacted Lieutenant Colonel because you bid as high as 850,000 Universal Points for the Dark Gold weapon, Repentance, during the auction just now."

Fang Senyan narrowed his eyes, like a fox, cunningly sensing the trap in the other party's words.

"Well, I did get a little carried away earlier. Luckily, I stopped myself before making a big mistake."

The white-collar woman, Li Rongji, smiled graciously and brushed her hair.

"Spending a little more money for your hobby isn't really a mistake, is it?"

Fang Senyan shrugged his shoulders.

"In my opinion, bidding 850,000 Universal Points is a mistake—a very serious mistake. Fortunately, the kind Mr. Chabal gave me a chance to redeem myself."

Seeing Fang Senyan being watertight, Li Rongji's smile stiffened slightly. She knew that she had met a difficult opponent.

However, before coming here, she also knew very well that this guy, who could manipulate two reserve senior generals in terms of scheming and city, was not an ordinary person. With this in mind, seeing that probing was useless, Li Rongji coughed and said seriously:

"Alright, Lieutenant Colonel, we have just received another request for auction consignment... and the auctioneer requires payment as soon as possible. The item they provided for sale is also a Repentance. Given your great sincerity in the auction just now, we have prioritized inviting you to try the possibility of a transaction. Otherwise, we will notify the other bidders."

Fang Senyan looked at Li Rongji with a smile that was not a smile, his eyes seeming to pierce through her.

"Hehe, another request for auction consignment—why do I feel that Chabal refused to pay and bear a series of breach of contract responsibilities, resulting in the failure of the previous transaction? If that idiot breaches the contract, he will only suffer a great loss of vitality, but if he really paid for it, he will really die without a burial place."

Li Rongji still smiled.

"I'm sorry, Lieutenant Colonel, the company strictly protects the information of every entrusted client. According to the company's previous opinion, the price you bid before was indeed too high, so after discussion, we unanimously felt that you only need to pay 600,000 Universal Points to get this dream weapon."

Fang Senyan sighed.

"Do you think I will accept this price? Chabal just came out to disrupt the situation. He has no sincerity in making a deal, and he has inflated the price of an ordinary Dark Gold equipment to nearly a million! I even suspect that he is a shill found by your company. Under such circumstances, you are actually offering me a price of 600,000??"

"I'm sorry, I reserve the right to pursue your slander against our company. Since its establishment, our company has never had the situation you described." Li Rongji said with a straight face:

"As for the whereabouts of the previous Repentance and the relationship with the bidder, it was not followed up by me, and I know nothing about it. I am only responsible for discussing the transaction of this newly entered Repentance with the Lieutenant Colonel."

Fang Senyan laughed when he heard Li Rongji's words:

"Okay, since that's the case, then I offer 300,000 Universal Points. If that damned shill Chabal hadn't interfered in the auction at the time, then that would have been the transaction price."

Li Rongji stared at Fang Senyan:

"Lieutenant Colonel, please watch your words! Also, please show a little sincerity in your bid!"

Fang Senyan sighed.

"A Dark Gold weapon used by a gunslinger, and I offer 300,000 Universal Points, and your company actually thinks it's not sincere!?? Then fine, you can put this weapon up for auction again and see if anyone offers a higher price!"

Of course, the auction company couldn't do this, because at this time, the auction of Gungnir would almost absorb a large part of the funds, and the reaction of the Repentance weapon at high prices during the auction just now was mediocre. More importantly, it showed that the auction house had just been severely played by Chabal, so both publicly and privately, it could not appear in the auction house again in the short term.

And once the auction is over, the weapon must be returned to the seller. Without a successful transaction, the auction house's income is only a low storage fee, without the intermediary commission. For auction houses that pursue profit, a failed auction is definitely the most intolerable thing.

Fang Senyan had figured out the key to this, so he was fearless.