Shi Feng brought up the search interface and directly entered 'Solid Stone'.
Instantly, rows of data appeared on the semi-transparent screen.
A quick glance revealed over a hundred entries. Many people were selling, and Shi Feng thought those selling at one gold per stack were crazy. He immediately adjusted the display to show the lowest prices first.
After the adjustment, a stack of Solid Stone was still going for 26 copper. Even after deducting the handling fee, that was still 25 copper, a much higher price.
But Shi Feng was still willing to buy, accepting anything below 30 copper.
Immediately, the amount of Solid Stone in the auction house decreased by a large margin, the remainder being priced above 30 copper. No fool would buy those.
After looking at the Solid Stone, Shi Feng casually glanced at miscellaneous items.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. It was card sets, and in large quantities. Any monster had a chance to drop these card sets, but the drop rate was extremely low, less than one in ten thousand. Monsters below level 10 could drop twelve sets of cards, divided into Bronze and Mysterious-Iron tiers.
The warrior sets were Steel, Crusader, and Frenzy.
The weapon sets were Chaos, Revenge, and Hurricane.
The healing sets were Holy, Nature, and Noble.
The magic sets were Elemental, Fool, and Demon.
These twelve sets of cards represented twelve different classes. Each set had nine cards, each with a number. Once a set was complete, it could be exchanged for a corresponding class set.
At the time, many people didn't know what these cards were for, and the cards themselves had no descriptive text. They were either casually left in their bags or tossed into the auction house. It wasn't until the fifty-man level 10 normal dungeon around the city was cleared that they discovered there was an NPC in the dungeon who could exchange the card sets for Bronze and Mysterious-Iron tier sets.
The stats of these sets were incredible. A Bronze set was comparable to a full set of Mysterious-Iron equipment, and a Mysterious-Iron set was comparable to a full set of Mithril equipment. Instantly, these previously unwanted card sets became extremely popular, and individual cards sold for sky-high prices. Even then, many guilds frantically bought them up.
But right now, hundreds of card sets were unwanted, with bids of only 5 copper, the highest being 7 copper.
Without a second word, Shi Feng swept them all up. This bit of money meant nothing to him. Besides, money wouldn't appreciate by just sitting there. The key was to use money to make more money.
After collecting the Solid Stone and card sets, Shi Feng had less than 14 silver coins left.
Then, Shi Feng searched for skill books. In God's Domain, a player's strength was determined not only by their equipment but also by the number of skills they possessed. The more skills, the more varied the combat style. A master swordsman could generally control over twenty skills, a first-rate expert more than forty, and the top experts even more.
He was, after all, a first-rate expert, but he currently had less than ten skills. It was pathetic…
But right now, very few skill books were being sold. Most people either used them themselves or traded them for skills they needed.
Shi Feng flipped through more than ten pages, buying any swordsman skills he saw. When he flipped to the last page, he froze.
"Are you kidding me? They're selling Yu Jian Hui Tian (Sword Control: Return to Heaven)?" Shi Feng was ecstatic.
Yu Jian Hui Tian was a signature swordsman skill and a must-have skill for dealing with magic-based classes. The drop rate was ridiculously low. Even in his previous life, Shi Feng didn't get it until he reached level forty. He never expected to see it now.
Although the price was a bit high, 6 silver was still acceptable.
Shi Feng directly bid, raising the price to 7 silver coins, not wanting to waste too much time.
He quickly bought it for 7 silver coins.
With the current purchasing power, 7 silver coins could buy five or six basic skill books, but Shi Feng didn't even blink.
On the other side, while Shi Feng was happy to have bought three ordinary skills—Observation Eye, Windwalk, and Ground Split—and one rare skill, Yu Jian Hui Tian, the auction house had gone crazy.
The logistics personnel of those guilds were red-faced and furious.
"Damn it, how can I still not get this piece of equipment with 9 silver coins? Which guild has so much money that they're bidding 10 silver coins?"
"These beasts, why didn't you look at my side? Someone has already bid 10 silver and 65 copper coins. These people are insane. I only brought 10 silver coins. What am I going to do if I can't complete the mission now?"
"It's too hateful that the seller doesn't show their name. How are we supposed to get any equipment at this rate!"
These people were all logistics personnel from second-rate guilds. Seeing the big guilds bidding higher and higher, they were almost driven mad. The most hateful was the player crafting the equipment. Each time, they only took out a few pieces. The competition was already intense, and now the Guardian Armor had even better stats and fewer pieces. They didn't have enough money to compete. How were they supposed to compete?
"No way, there are so many whales. They're already bidding 11 silver coins." Shi Feng grinned, watching the price of the seven Guardian Armors continue to rise. The money he had spent before was now coming back, even more so.
Suddenly, Shi Feng thought of Yu Jian Hui Tian. Such a rare swordsman skill was impossible for ordinary people to obtain. Guilds wouldn't sell it even if they found it. It must have been that a guild was selling the skill book to raise money to buy the Guardian Armor. But now, he had gotten a bargain.
Before long, the price of the seven Guardian Armors had risen to over 11 silver coins. Even Shi Feng was a bit surprised by this price. Which powerful guilds were bidding? With the financial resources of these guilds, they shouldn't be spending so much money on a piece of excellent Bronze equipment.
But Shi Feng didn't know that as soon as he put up the better Guardian Armor, the logistics personnel of the major guilds had informed their guild leaders. These guild leaders had long been envious of the MTs (Main Tanks) with the Guardian Armor who could tank special elites, allowing others to easily kill them and obtain various skill books and Bronze or even Mysterious-Iron equipment.
But there was nothing they could do. They didn't have the blueprints to have their guild's life players forge them, and they couldn't contact the crafting player because their name was hidden. They could only stare blankly. Now that the Guardian Armor had even more defensive power, they definitely had to buy it at all costs. So these guilds immediately raised funds.
"Did you hear that? You must buy it for me. Bid 13 silver coins directly. Let's see who dares to bid higher!"
"What, it's already 13 silver? Bid 13 silver and 50 copper coins. I don't believe they have more money than our guild."
Hundreds of guilds in White River City and its surrounding towns kept bidding. Half an hour later, the seven Guardian Armors were sold at a minimum price of 14 silver and 60 copper coins, earning Shi Feng over one gold coin. Seeing how enthusiastic these people were, Shi Feng took the opportunity to put up the Guardian Heavy Armor, priced at 16 silver coins, and then left the auction house.
It was still night, and there were still more than thirty minutes until dawn. It wouldn't be wise to go out and level up now. So he first went to the library in Red Leaf Town to learn more about the Elven Language Diary dropped from the Hell-ranked Silent Forest, hoping to find some new discoveries.
ps: Thanks to Tiansuo Yun for the lollipop and Qingmi Huanjie for the reward. The college entrance examination is getting closer and closer. I heard that anyone who collects and recommends will have their luck increased by 10 points, and those who reward lollipops will have their luck increased by 50 points. They will definitely perform exceptionally well in the exam, find money as soon as they go out, and succeed in confessing their love o(n_n)o~