Chapter 6: The Horn of Pegasus
In the end, the "Succubus Fruit" was auctioned off for 550 gold coins, a price that Leo found absurd.
Although the "Succubus Fruit" looked beautiful, it was really useless... There were many more valuable treasures in comparison, and the 550 gold coins price was far beyond Leo's estimate.
Goldman also seemed surprised that the Succubus Fruit could sell for more than five times the auction starting price, and she looked very happy.
With a 10% commission, she made 55 gold coins just from those two fruits.
It's worth noting that players in the novice village could only earn a few silver coins after completing more than a dozen tasks and spending a whole day. Money in Dragon Abyss Online wasn't that easy to earn.
"The second item, a Fire Crystal dropped by a Fire Elemental, can be embedded in equipment to significantly increase one's resistance to fire attacks. It's perfect for challenging the Lava Cave BOSS!"
The second item didn't cause much of a sensation. Although the Lava Cave BOSS dropped level 20+ top-tier equipment, there were more than one Fire Crystal, so there was no need to spend so much money on it.
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The auction lasted for about two hours, during which the items sold by Leo fetched quite good prices, equivalent to several thousand dollars in real life.
"Not bad, now I have enough money for this month's rent."
Leo grinned. This money was completely unexpected. If it weren't for "God of Slaughter Maple Moon" and the four members of the Black Paradoxical Blade Guild giving away equipment, he would have had to spend thousands more to cover the rent.
Goldman on the auction stage was delighted, as today's auction was a great success, and the entire auction house was likely to make a fortune.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now we have come to the last item of today's auction..."
As soon as Goldman spoke, the originally somewhat noisy room quieted down.
Everyone present knew that the last item of every auction held by Goldman Auction House was always the best one!
Even Leo was intently gazing at the auction stage, curious about what kind of great item Goldman would bring out this time.
Goldman clapped her hands, and a young girl carrying a wooden box walked up. The girl's entrance attracted the attention of all the men in the room because she was exceptionally delicate, like a doll.
If she hadn't stayed on stage for just a few seconds, she might have been even more eye-catching than the final auction item.
Among the crowd, only Leo frowned slightly when he saw the young girl. "Dragon breath? And it's not a lesser dragon… It's the breath of a true dragon! Does this little girl have some kind of adventure? No, that's not right… How could there be dragons near the newbie village, a creature that only appears in the later stages of the game… Should I wake up my own pet dragon, Azure, to ask?"
Before Leo had time to think more, Goldman's voice brought him back to reality. "Ladies and gentlemen, please look..." As the wooden box opened, a dazzling light shone out.
Everyone rubbed their eyes and checked their screens, only to scream in excitement!
The horn of Pegasus!
In the game, Pegasus was the precursor to the celestial steed. About one percent of Pegasus could become celestial steeds after a hundred years of cultivation. It was said that celestial steeds were also a type of mount in the game, and the most powerful celestial steed king could even fight against divine beasts!
A good mount could also become a part of a player's combat power!
Currently, only the presidents of the major guilds had private mounts, which were ordinary horses without any attributes and could not be used for joint combat. If someone could have a Pegasus as a mount, it would definitely be the coolest and most envied thing!
"The horn of Pegasus, according to the game instructions, can be ground into powder and sprinkled in the air to possibly attract its companions... Ladies and gentlemen, Pegasus is a very rare mount. Out of the billions of players worldwide, only a handful have ever seen a Pegasus flying in the sky, let alone capturing one!" Goldman excitedly stirred up the emotions of the sellers, and judging by the reaction, she was successful.
"What's the starting price?" A man who had just spent lavishly stood up excitedly, seemingly willing to pay any price for this item.
"Everyone, please calm down," Goldman said, even though she actually wanted them to be as excited as possible, "This treasure was obtained by a mysterious player through a narrow escape from death, so it won't be cheap. The starting price... 3,000 gold coins!"
3,000 gold coins? Leo nodded. Although he had seen quite a few Pegasus before, it was only after reaching level 100. Players at this stage had hardly any chance to encounter them, so 3,000 gold coins as a starting price was reasonable.
Unfortunately, he underestimated the purchasing power of the wealthy players present.
"3,100 gold!"
"3,200 gold!"
"3,500 gold!"
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"4,000 gold!"
"5,000 gold!"
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Hearing the bids increase by hundreds, then thousands, Leo's hands were shaking.
Damn it… The horn of Pegasus wasn't even a living Pegasus. Why is it so expensive? Have you all gone mad?
According to the current exchange rate, 1 gold is approximately equal to $100, so 5,000 gold is... a whopping $500,000 in cash?!
Should I take some time to go to "Heavenly Pool" and catch some living Pegasus to auction off?
I might be able to buy a house in the real world after selling them.
"No, no, I must stick to my principles," Leo took a deep breath. When the game first started, he made a pact with the Creator that he would not interfere with the normal operation of the game's ecosystem.
He would only provide information and not directly sell equipment, divine beasts, or anything else to players.
"7,000 gold! Alright, the player who bid 7,000 gold ultimately won 'The horn of Pegasus'! Let's congratulate them!" Goldman said, clapping and smiling.
Damn... 7000 gold...
That's $700,000 in cash!
I really want to catch some Pegasus...*
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