BXBX NOVEL Chapter 137
Chapter 137
Chapter 137: Sky Auction House (2)
[Dice of Fate]
[Rank: Special]
[A small dice. Rolling it can bring immense luck or extreme hardship. But at the end of that hardship, a reward may await. Are you ready to challenge fate?]
[Effect 1. The result of the dice is 1 to 6. 1 to 3 is hardship, 4 to 6 is luck.]
[Effect 2. The closer to 1, the greater the hardship, the closer to 6, the greater the luck.]
[Effect 3. If you have suffered hardship, the luck correction value for the next roll increases accordingly. Conversely, if you experience luck, the hardship correction value for the next roll increases.]
[Effect 4. The dice must be rolled at regular intervals. If the cycle is violated, it is considered the most unfortunate result.]
[Effect 5. ???]
The awakened ones who saw the item swallowed their saliva.
‘This……’
‘It’s a double-edged sword, isn’t it?’
Just looking at it, the hardship seemed to be no ordinary level of difficulty.
Of course, the opposite could also lead to fortune…….
The probability of the first roll was 50 to 50.
It was like deciding whether to die or live with a 50% chance.
In addition, there was a tricky condition that it had to be rolled at regular intervals.
While some awakeneds looked at the item with ambiguous expressions, others were shining their eyes on one side.
Kim Minwoo was one of them.
‘It’s really attractive.’
Hardship?
Isn’t that something he can’t get enough of?
The harder it is, the better the reward – that’s the rule.
In other words, this item could be described as something that forcibly upgrades rewards.
Fortune is always good whenever it comes.
Even if hardship comes out.
It’s also attractive because the reward can be increased, and the next roll will be corrected for luck.
In addition, the trait “Unwavering Will” that he obtained that time was an ability that receives a special correction as you do not succumb to difficulties.
For Unwavering will to activate, it had to be difficult first.
In the case of extreme hardship, unwavering will would not fail to activate.
‘I must buy it no matter what.’
It’s an item that is too precious to miss.
―Dice of Fate! What an amazing item. The minimum bid starts at 60 trillion… Oh?
Raastan’s eyes shone.
―This is quite interesting. The value of Earth credits seems to have risen so much. Many things must have happened here too in the meantime. Excellent! Around 40 trillion should suffice. It’s a very reasonable discount! A golden opportunity to purchase the Dice of Fate!
‘Insane.’
’40 trillion?’
‘You’re kidding me.’
The awakened ones who heard the price opened their mouths wide. Among the items that had appeared so far, none of them boasted such a high price.
At most, even the really expensive ones only reached 20 to 30 trillion.
But the starting price was 40 trillion here.
And that was after receiving a discount.
No matter how much the governments increased their support funds, only a handful of awakened ones had that kind of money.
Even if they did have it,
Spending this amount on a single die might bring the government down on them right away. The performance itself wasn’t unconditionally good, there were clearly ambiguous aspects to it.
Kim Minwoo looked around.
‘There are some competitors.’
Even at the brutal price of 40 trillion, there were some awakeneds who didn’t lose interest.
They’re aiming for that?
Since they wore masks, he couldn’t tell exactly who they were.
But one thing was certain.
‘World rankers.’
Powerful people with a lot of money and confidence in their abilities. At that level, the dice would be tempting.
The reward for hardship.
How could they not be tempted?
Those guys are all pretty crazy to begin with, aren’t they?
Moreover, to participate here, they must have a lot of money. They were definitely not in a state of having burned through everything on skill books.
‘I guess I’ll have to spend some money here.’
Hopefully he wouldn’t go all-in here since there’s a second item.
And so, the auction began.
“40 trillion.”
As soon as Kim Minwoo called out the first price,
The surrounding Awakened began to look at him in astonishment.
The Sky Auction House is a system-managed venue. Calling a bid meant you basically had the cash on hand to pay for it.
‘Insane.’
‘Didn’t he just spend 40 trillion?’
However, calling out 40 trillion again?
It meant that Kim Minwoo’s wealth was far greater than what was known.
It wasn’t like they hadn’t guessed at all, but it’s a different story to see it in reality than just vaguely guessing.
At that time.
“41 trillion.”
An awakened one wearing a leopard mask jumped into the auction.
“42 trillion.”
“43 trillion.”
One by one, awakened ones started chiming in.
‘There are three of them.’
Those who received money from government subsidies couldn’t bid so boldly.
Unless they were world rankers.
Not that he had any intention of conceding, but still.
“45 trillion.”
“…46 trillion.”
“50 trillion.”
“…51 trillion.”
“55 trillion.”
“Hah, wow…”
Two awakened ones clicked their tongues and stepped back. Only the one wearing the leopard mask remained.
“…57 trillion.”
“60 trillion.”
It will slowly become dizzying.
It wasn’t for nothing that he had gone around collecting cash.
World ranker?
Putting money matters aside, if you want to barge in with money, you have to be prepared to get slapped back with money.
“…Haah.”
Even the last competitor, the leopard, ithdrew as if he couldn’t do it anymore..
―60 trillion! Any more? Going once, twice, last call. Congratulations to Bidder number 7 on the winning bid!
[You have acquired Dice of Fate! It will be added to your inventory!]
The die acquired for 61.2 trillion including the 2% commission fee. He already felt full just from acquiring it without even rolling it yet.
‘There’s still one more left.’
He’s already excited to see what the next item will be.
―Alright then, let’s move on to the next item right away! The second special item!
[The list for the second special item is revealed!]
[Ainel’s Second Tablet]
[Rank: Special]
[‘For Ainel’.]
[It looks like a stone tablet with something meaningful written on it.]
[Effect 1. It can be combined with Ainel’s First Tablet.]
[Effect 2. When the two tablets are combined, a dimensional door opens. It is unknown where this leads.]
“Ah!”
“…?”
The moment the item was revealed,
Suddenly, an Awakened screamed. If it was just any Awakened, it wouldn’t have been a big deal, but the Awakened who just screamed was….
‘That guy was the one fighting over money with Kim Minwoo earlier…’
‘The leopard?’
The Awakened with the leopard mask.
The one who went to the bitter end with Kim Minwoo in their game of chicken, bidding up to 57 trillion.
To bid that much for a single item?
Whether it was money given by the government’s support or their personal cash, one thing was certain.
‘World ranker.’
A skilled person with the stature to afford to spend that kind of money.
He was a genuine Awakened, one of the very few among the thousand gathered here.
However, it was impossible to know exactly who he was. This was because the masks were changed every time, even if they were invited at the beginning of each year.
At that time.
The Clown looked at Leopard with a grin
―Why the surprise? Could it be a familiar item?
“……”
— Well, never mind. This sale item is a mysterious tablet! It is said that if you collect the first tablet, it will connect you somewhere…! For your reference, our auction house also doesn’t know exactly where it connects to. However, I can say that it’s not a boring place!
‘It’s a hidden gate item.’
The Awakened’s eyes lit up.
A dimensional gate?
Originally, isn’t a gate made by cutting up fragments of another world?
Entering a gate could be described as entering another dimension.
An item that becomes the starting point of a hidden gate. A very expensive item.
And.
— Do you want it? Then pay up! And a lot of it, if possible! Now, the minimum bid starts at 30 trillion!
The minimum bid price called by the Clown also implicitly revealed the value of the item.
If it were just an ordinary item, it would have started at 10 trillion won.
But it was 30 trillion.
Moreover, that was the discounted price considering that the value of Earth credits had increased. It meant the original price was far higher than 30 trillion.
Considering that even though the seller’s special items are quite expensive, but not exorbitant….
‘I should secure it first.’
Who knows?
By putting it in the inventory and hunting, the First Tablet might drop.
If you find a hidden gate like that, your life will be set.
Unlike the ambiguous dice, this was an item with assured returns.
And this wasn’t the only boon.
‘He must have spent it all by now.’
Just the amount Kim Minwoo had spent so far was close to 100 trillion. Even if he had money left, it would be at most 10-20 trillion at best.
With that kind of money, he wouldn’t even be able to bid….
“30 trillion.”
―Ah! Bidder number 7. As expected. You’re an excellent customer!
“35 trillion.”
“40 trillion.”
The price of the tablet gradually increased.
Since this was the last auction, quite a few people tenaciously chased after it. The leopard mask in particular.
‘Could he have the First Tablet?’
Kim Minwoo’s eyes shone.
The earlier exclamation.
That was almost a reflexive reaction. It felt like he shouted out because he saw a related item in an unexpected place.
The amount rapidly bid up to 50 trillion.
At that moment,
“…57 trillion!”
The leopard mask instantly bet 57 trillion with shining eyes.
‘Is that their entire fortune?’
Like with the dice earlier, and now the tablet.
He stopped right there.
The other competitors had already dropped out long ago.
The eyes behind the mask stared piercingly at him.
Then he should meet their expectations.
“57 trillion 100 billion.”
“…57 trillion 200 billion.”
“57 trillion 300 billion.”
“…!”
His eyes wavered.
Soon after, gritting his teeth.
“…57 trillion, 322 billion, 142 million, 320 thousand won!”
Showing their all-in by stating the precise amount.
“57 trillion, 322 billion, 142 million, 330 thousand won.”
“Hey!”
The leopard seemed to be genuinely furious, as if the virtue of saving money had been violated.
But it was meaningless either way.
The Sky Auction House was a place supervised by the system.
Even if enforcers came, violence was prohibited.
―Oh my! Just a 10,000 won difference! Participant Number 332, do you not have 10,000 won more? This is really regrettable…
The trembling leopard lowered their head and said,
“…42 million, 335 thousand, 237 won.”
“42 million, 340 thousand won.”
―Oh dear… Would you perhaps have 5,000 won more? This is really too regrettable…
“…..”
Leopard lowered his head.
The Sky Auction House wasn’t structured to allow borrowing money from others.
You could only use the cash you had on hand.
But he had bet it all.
There were no more answers.
Seeing this, Raastan shrugged and said,
―Capitalism is truly cruel. But what can you do? That’s how the world is. By the way, there’s no need to feel too upset. That participant number 7, you see. He still has a lot of money left.
“…Regrettable, you say?”
―My apologies. I have to make a living too.
Shrugging, Raastan looked around at the surrounding awakened ones.
―7 trillion, 322 billion, 142 million, 340 thousand won. Anyone else? Going once, twice, last call. Congratulations to participant number 7 on the winning bid!
[You have acquired Ainel’s Second Tablet! It will be added to your inventory!]
―There we have it! This year’s Sky Auction House has come to a close! No need to be too regretful. We’ll see you again next year….
It was when the clown was giving his closing remarks. Leopard, who had closed the distance like lightning, stared at him and said.
“You’re Kim Minwoo, aren’t you?”
“Who are you?”
“…Isabella.”
Baguette?
Actually, at this time, no matter what character you play, you wouldn’t be invited to the Sky Auction, so you don’t really know who’s participating.
It seemed a big fish had been caught unexpectedly.
Soon after, the eyes behind the leopard mask stared piercingly at him.
“I have one of the tablets.”
“That’s great. Why don’t you come tour Korea while you’re at it?”
“I’m busy.”
“I’m even busier. Take it or leave it.”
The hidden gate of the stone tablets?
It’s not like it had to be cleared right away anyway.
From the Orc Gate to the Practitioner Exam and the Ascension Ritual.
[TL/N: Hii guys it seems I don’t remember about this Practitioner Exam thingy (It could be something completely new, idk) N just so you know that it is not a wrong tl because ‘수련자 시험’ translates to Practitioner/Trainee/Cultivators Exam. So yeah help me remember if something like this is there:-:]
There was no shortage of things to do.
It was at that moment.
―Well then! See you all next year, Earth folks!
Fwoosh!
Along with a flash of light, the scenery changed. Suddenly, the familiar view of a room came into sight.
‘I acquired a lot.’
Starting with the equipment for the legion commanders and guild members, he also got a ring and armor.
The rest of the items….
The moment he spilled out the equipment from his inventory,
―Coo!
Hayang, who appeared, flapped his wings as if she was very excited.
That’s no wonder, since it wasn’t the usual Magic or Rare items she was given, but a Legend-rank attribute item.
It was like upgrading the menu from pork to beef in an instant.
It would be strange if she wasn’t excited.
“Oh my baby. Time to eat.”
―Coo!
Fwoosh!
Hayang quickly landed on the equipment and opened his mouth.
[The fire attribute imbued in the ‘Lava Armor’ is fully absorbed!]
[The wind attribute imbued in the ‘Gale Boots’……]
[The lightning attribute imbued in the ‘Lightning-Struck Gauntlets’……]
.
.
[Fire attribute increased by 5.1%……]
[Wind attribute increased by 4.9%……]
[Lightning attribute……]
The attributes contained in each piece of equipment increased dramatically. It was when Hayang was being fed.
The news started playing on the TV.
―Breaking news. France’s awakened one, Isabella, has just departed for Korea by private jet…