Chapter 1 All-Out Auction

All the guilds at the Blackwing Auction House had initially given up, wanting only to see how high the final price would reach.

A starting bid of 30 gold – no guild currently had that much readily available capital.

But when they saw the final item brought out, their minds instantly changed.

Because the item before them was too important for a guild. It wasn't a piece of equipment, but a forging design. If it were just for making ordinary weapons and equipment, probably no one would care.

However, this was a Level 15 Fine-Gold ranked shield design: Arcane Light Shield. If it were made, it would greatly improve a guild's MT (Main Tank), especially at this crucial time.

With one ten-man and twenty-man team dungeon first clear after another being taken, the major guilds had started challenging the fifty-man team dungeons. But there was one problem that had been plaguing them, which was that their main MT couldn't even withstand the first boss.

If they couldn't even withstand the boss, how could they conquer it?

If four or five MTs were equipped with the Arcane Light Shield, conquering dungeons would be much easier.

"No, we have to get this. I'll contact the guild leader immediately."

"This shield is amazing. I must get it."

All the top-tier guilds in the venue immediately started contacting their guild leaders, informing them of the matter. The answer they received was affirmative – they had to buy it, and they should immediately contact the second and third-tier guilds, offering some promises. For example, the number of Arcane Light Shields they received would be determined by the amount of money each guild provided.

The second and third-tier guilds had no competitiveness to begin with and had long given up. Now that they were given hope, they were naturally very willing.

One... two... three... More and more second and third-tier guilds joined the top-tier guilds, pooling their funds together. In addition, their own guilds sent over some gold coins. Soon, many top-tier guilds had amassed forty or fifty gold, and they began bidding one after another.

The price of the Arcane Light Shield design rose higher and higher.

From the starting price of 30 gold, it had already risen to 51 gold.

Each guild was working extremely hard. As soon as they received funds from a guild, they would immediately call out the highest price, afraid of giving other guilds too much time to gather more funds.

Just as these guilds were fighting fiercely…

"60 gold." Shi Feng immediately raised the price by 9 gold.

Because Shi Feng didn't want to waste time either. He was determined to get this Arcane Light Shield design.

"How do you have so much money?"

"Just who is this kid?"

They had already been shocked by Shi Feng's wealth before, but now they were feeling terrified.

After spending 59 gold to buy three weapons, he was now calling out 60 gold again. If they didn't know that you couldn't bid at the auction without the corresponding money, they would 100% think Shi Feng was joking.

Faced with the pressure of 60 gold, two top-tier guilds joined forces, led by Xiong Ba Tianxia, and directly shouted a price of 61 gold.

"70 gold." Shi Feng didn't want to dawdle any longer, or he would end up spending a lot of money needlessly.

"71 gold!"

"80 gold."

"81 gold!"

"90 gold."

...

In less than a minute, the price of this Arcane Light Shield design had reached a sky-high price of 106 gold. If converted into credits, that would be over one million credits. If you also considered the price increase from buying in bulk, it would probably be two million credits.

Two million credits just to buy a forging design. If ordinary players knew, they would definitely think Shi Feng was crazy, a spendthrift who had too much money.

But Shi Feng felt it was worth it, because this Arcane Light Shield design would become even more valuable in his hands.

"Damn it, I don't have enough money at this time."

"We definitely can't fail at the last moment. Who else has money?"

Tyrannical Bear, the Berserker of Xiong Ba Tianxia, was anxious. The guild leader had given a death order to obtain it at all costs, but even after joining forces with another top-tier guild and more than ten second and third-tier guilds, they still couldn't compete with Shi Feng. He didn't know what to do anymore.

He had even secretly contacted Shi Feng, saying that as long as Shi Feng was willing to give it up, he could pay one million credits, but the result was that the price rose faster and faster. He was going crazy.

"I can give you help. I have 18 gold here, enough to crush that Black Flame." Shusheng Tanxiao walked over with a smile at this time.

"What are your conditions? If they're too excessive, I advise you to give up. I won't give up this forging design."

"Of course I know that. My conditions are very simple. After getting the design, just give me the Arcane Light Shields I deserve. In addition, I want you to get rid of that Black Flame. Black Flame's birthplace is the Star-Moon Kingdom. You Xiong Ba Tianxia have quite a few people there, so getting rid of a Black Flame shouldn't be a problem, right?" In Shusheng Tanxiao's heart, besides hating Wei Wo Du Kuang, the only thing left was Black Flame. Although he didn't know that these two were the same person.

"Okay, I promise you. Actually, even if you didn't say it, our Xiong Ba Tianxia would have taken care of him." Tyrannical Bear smiled slightly.

The two quickly reached an agreement, and Shusheng Tanxiao handed over all the gold coins to Tyrannical Bear of Xiong Ba Tianxia.

"108 gold!" Seeing the second hammer about to fall, Tyrannical Bear shouted quickly.

Shi Feng glanced at Shusheng Tanxiao and Tyrannical Bear, who were sneering, and couldn't help but shake his head. He said indifferently, "115 gold."

"121 gold. I don't believe that if I bet everything, I still can't outbid you." Although Tyrannical Bear didn't know Shi Feng's bottom line, this time Shi Feng's increase was much lower than usual, which was definitely a sign that he didn't have much money left. Exceeding it by 6 gold at once, Shi Feng definitely couldn't come up with that much money. "Kid, you want to compete with me? Try again in a hundred years."

"Is this your bottom line?" Shi Feng smiled calmly, "135 gold!"

Increasing it by 14 gold in one breath was not enough even if a second-rate guild was pulled in, and it was extremely difficult to pull in a first-rate guild.

"135 gold! How could it be! I must be dreaming. How could he have so much money? He's just a free player." Shusheng Tanxiao was stunned when he heard this price.

As for Tyrannical Bear on the side, although he was frantically contacting other guilds, although a first-rate guild was willing to cooperate, the condition was that the design belonged to them, which Tyrannical Bear was naturally unwilling to do. However, the newly pulled-in third-rate guilds didn't have much money at all, and they didn't even have the qualifications to bid.

"135 gold for the first time."

"135 gold for the second time."

...

Listening to the auctioneer who had already knocked the hammer twice, but no guild could offer a price, all of them were staring blankly at everything that was happening, powerless.

"135 gold for the third time!"

"Let us congratulate Mr. Black Flame for obtaining this Arcane Light Shield design."

After that, the beautiful receptionist came to Shi Feng with the design, Shi Feng paid 135 gold, and the receptionist also handed the design to Shi Feng.

Having officially obtained the Arcane Light Shield design, Shi Feng also wanted to know what the Arcane Light Shield was like, so he clicked it open to take a look, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.