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Join the ServerAfter obtaining such a precious item, everyone lost interest in fighting the third boss. The impatient group just wanted to get the money quickly. After all, running dungeons was all about making money to improve strength.
In the end, they unanimously decided to deal with the stone first, then take on the third boss. Since dungeon progress could be saved—the weekly reward could only be obtained once—they could re-enter at any time within the week and start from the third boss.
We left the dungeon. Outside, many players from major guilds and skilled solo players with good gear still lingered.
Especially after news broke that Sword Sweeping the World was officially challenging the Hard difficulty today, attention on the only dungeon in Yadel Continent had increased even further. The crowd gathered here was larger than before.
Moreover, after the big incident earlier, people around were pointing fingers and gossiping about us.
“I’ve contacted the appraiser—a well-known authority in the industry. His average estimate differs from the auction house final price by less than five percent… You know, auction house transactions have a five percent system fee, so even if he undervalues it by five percent, we won’t lose out.”
We stood at the dungeon entrance. Cannon Fairy ended her communication and said.
“Fairy Sister, just tell us the price. We trust you.” Yingning said.
Yingning and Cannon Fairy were old acquaintances, having endured the toughest times of Gunfire Rose together, through countless monetary trials. She believed Cannon Fairy wouldn’t play tricks on the price of this item.
“I sent over the item’s stats and description. They’re deliberating… Got news!” Cannon Fairy’s face lit up. She pressed her earpiece to take the call.
We couldn’t hear their conversation, but we saw Cannon Fairy’s expression shift from surprise to a frown, then to a nod. She ended the call and turned to us.
“First, the good news: this item’s value far exceeds our expectations… The appraiser said that if the guild that buys this stone actually secures the first kill because of it, then following the attribute point gain pattern, clearing Hell difficulty would net the whole team about twenty attribute points total, plus experience worth roughly three million—enough for each member to level up once. And these rewards are unique—only one team on the server can get them.”
“So, based on the increased clear probability this item gives major guilds and the value of unique attribute points, each of the twenty attribute points is worth ten thousand gold, and the five levels of experience total ten thousand gold. The item isn’t worth the fifty thousand gold we estimated, but two hundred and fifty thousand gold. Yet that’s not the final price—it’s just the starting price…”
“We also need to factor in the Hell difficulty clear reward and its uniqueness—because once Hell difficulty is cleared with one hundred percent completion, the Spider Nest will be permanently closed. Reaching one hundred percent is actually not that hard, especially if you have the Hell difficulty dungeon data in advance. So we have to add that value as well. It means the guild that buys it might not only take the first clear but might be the only guild to ever clear the Spider Nest on Hell difficulty. The competition among major guilds hinges on such differences in strength. Therefore, this triples the item’s value. Its final value is seven hundred and fifty thousand gold!”
Yingning and the others were stunned.
Seven hundred and fifty thousand gold—at the current 1:1 gold-to-cash exchange rate, that was seven hundred and fifty thousand RMB!
Indeed, if you stayed at the forefront of server levels and became part of the pioneering army, you’d find gold everywhere in the game. That was why major guilds and players were desperately leveling up and improving their strength.
“However, all this is based on the assumption that Sword Sweeping the World fails in their Hard difficulty raid today. If they succeed, they’ll gain access to Hell difficulty and won’t need this item anymore. Its value would drop slightly.” Cannon Fairy added. “But even if Sword Sweeping the World succeeds, that doesn’t mean other guilds can. This item is their last hope to turn the tables—the final hope to defeat Sword Sweeping the World. So its value is at least six hundred and fifty thousand gold. It’s still something every major guild will fight over.”
Seven hundred and fifty thousand at best, six hundred and fifty thousand at worst. With five people, each share would be at least thirteen thousand… That was an astronomical number for anyone present!
Seven hundred and fifty thousand gold for a possibility, for a small chance of clearing the dungeon.
It seemed the Hell difficulty of the Spider Nest was incredibly valuable.
Though seven hundred and fifty thousand was just a small sum for major guilds, using that amount to buy a very uncertain possibility and intelligence said a lot about their decisive nature!
Meanwhile, Expert Pooper, struggling to contain his excitement, quietly sent a message. I couldn’t see what he wrote, but I saw his action… I knew our golden goose was about to descend from the sky.
“But there’s one thing… That appraiser wants to represent his guild and buy it now for eight hundred and fifty thousand as a friendly price. I didn’t agree immediately… Ya Ya, you decide.” Cannon Fairy looked at me hesitantly.
I understood her dilemma. This item’s value was extremely high, and it could only reach its full potential in the hands of a major guild… At the same time, for those guilds, it was a rare and sought-after item. They weren’t short of money; they just wanted exclusive resources that no one else could get. So no matter which guild we sold it to, the one who brokered the deal would earn a favor.
Cannon Fairy might want that favor, but Expert Pooper also wanted it. So I had to make the choice.
Although Expert Pooper suggested finding a buyer first, the people behind Cannon Fairy were willing to pay ten thousand more to buy it now.
“Lingyun Pavilion is also willing to pay eight hundred and fifty thousand now!” Expert Pooper shouted hastily, glaring at Cannon Fairy. “Stealing the deal midway, isn’t that unfair?”
“It’s not stealing… It’s just… we asked them to appraise it, so we owe them a favor…” Cannon Fairy frowned in defense.
“Since Expert Pooper suggested it first, let’s sell it to Lingyun Pavilion.” I said with a smile. Cannon Fairy pouted but said nothing. She didn’t really care about favors, but it felt wrong to trouble the appraiser without some compensation.
I smiled and sent a private message to Cannon Fairy: “That appraiser and his guild will surely thank you for not buying this item. I guarantee it.”
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