"No way….. number 98 just won two items in a row!" A random crowd member said, as his frustration was audible in his voice when he witnessed Leo's success.
Not only did Leo buy the snake stone for 6 million, but also the Assassin's Robe for 2, bringing his total spending to 8 million gold coins!
This was an astronomical number for most gamers and at this point everyone thought that Leo most definitely did not have any more money to spend.
"Number 98 is extremely lucky to have gotten away with winning two items. He must have had exactly 8 million and he's gotten away with bidding on two of the best items" Another random crowd member said, as he let out a deep sigh.
However, just as everyone counted Leo out, Raya unveiled item number 52 and this time it was a Martial Arts Manual.
For the first time since the night began, Cervantez placed the opening bid for 2 million gold coins on the item, which piqued Leo's interest since Cervantez usually never made an unnecessary move.
"2.2 million by number 71–"
"2.3 million by number 100"
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"3.6 million by number 100–"
The item's price went up from 2 million to 3.6, and Leo felt his palms itching to place a bid.
Unfortunately, he had no need for a martial arts manual. He was a weapons based fighter and had no use for knowledge on hand to hand combat.
As per Big Dawg, the item was worth over 50 million gold coins, so it was definitely not as simple as just another Martial Arts Manual, however, Leo decided to let it be in the end, letting Cervantez win the item for 3.6 million.
"Sold for 3.6 million to number 100–" Raya announced, as Cervantez's face beamed with joy at this announcement.
Having only entered this auction for this single item, Cervantez was extremely happy to have successfully purchased it.
This martial arts manual was a type of technique that he could also practice in real life to strengthen his muscles and bones.
It was an invaluable manual that was second only to a real meditation manual, however, since those were as rare as Phoenix's feather, this martial arts manual could be considered as the next best thing.
Practicing it for the next two years until they arrived on planet Terra Nova was going to bring immense benefits to him and it was mainly for improvement in real life that he had bought it.
The item, though undoubtedly useful for someone without a meditation manual, was useless for Leo, who had his hands full already by practicing the mind meditation scroll, and did not have time to practice martial arts even if he bought the item.
Hence in a way, Leo dodged a bullet by not buying this one, as letting it go was the right decision.
After the meditation scroll, the auction proceeded quickly, however, none of the items displayed managed to pique Leo's attention.
His neighbor number 97, bought a couple more items, splurging a whopping 7 million more gold coins, while Big Dawg also bought a couple items for himself, spending an impressive 11 million gold coins.
It was only at this point that Leo realized that he was surrounded by beasts, as he never expected walking into this auction that common players would have wealth in the tens of millions range.
In his head, he was the richest player alive by far, however, only after coming to this auction and meeting no name players like Big Dawg did he realize that there were a lot more hidden titans in the world of Terra Nova than what he knew.
It was an undoubtedly humbling experience for Leo, who managed to check his mindset before it was too late thanks to this realization.
No longer did he think that he was the richest or the strongest player alive as he started to assume the worst.
As the auction proceeded, Leo began to doubt that there were tons of hidden class players and ex-military personnel like his father who were excellent players in the world of Terra Nova, however prefered operating from the shadows.
He realized that he was the fool who was displaying his strength for everyone to see all along, and he was the one who had no hidden cards to rely on.
Resolving to change his mindset and start hiding his power, Leo managed to correct himself before he became blinded by his own ego, as the greatest advantage that he gained from this auction was one of perspective where he realized that he was not the only successful player around.
That aside, he did proceed to give every other player a heart attack, as although he did not bid for any items from 52 through 75, he went absolutely crazy and bought 7 items in a row from 76 to 82, spending a total of 27 million gold coins on the 7 items.
The items he purchased included
1x Elven Light Chainmail, an item which was lightweight and provided excellent protection against stab damage, a type of damage which his Assassin's robe was slightly weak against.
1x Life Saving Token, a limited use item which would stabilize his HP at 1%, saving him from an attack which would have otherwise claimed his life. ( Current uses left - 4 )
3x StarFruit, a special type of fruit that provided +5 to all stats upon consumption.
1x Flame Protection Token, a token which when crushed, gave the user 100% immunity against any flame based attack.
And finally a skill manual for the skill [ Shadow Bind ].
All in all, Leo spent 27 million gold coins to obtain these 7 items, and his spending spree left everyone present in the room in sweat, as along with the two items he had bought already, this purchase spree brought his total items won to a whopping 9 items.
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/// A/N - Items 71,72 and 73 are all the star fruit. He bought it thrice for 1.5 million each ///