Whether in appearance or stats, the Dragon Scale set far outstripped ordinary Gold-grade equipment, let alone the set bonus effects it offered.
Shi Feng hadn't concealed the Dragon Scale set's stats on the table — he'd enabled sharing so everyone could examine them freely.
"Is this what a Gold-grade set does?"
"The Dragon Scale set's effects are insane! It's practically on par with that War Flame set everyone's been talking about!"
"I've seen the War Flame set's effects. War Flame is more suited for PvP, but this Dragon Scale set is better for Dungeons — exactly what the guild needs."
Every single person in the restaurant was left slack-jawed after reading the Dragon Scale's stats.
Never mind how crucial the level-ignore effect was for current players — the Fury effect alone could elevate one's damage output to a whole new tier, and the boosts to Strength and Endurance were precisely what any physical damage-dealing class needed most.
Purely in terms of set bonuses, every single one was what physical classes desired above all else. Putting on a full Dragon Scale set could instantly raise a physical class's combat power by two or three tiers — absolutely terrifying...
"You've all seen the equipment. Starting price: one hundred gold, minimum bid increment: one gold." Shi Feng smiled, then called out loudly, "Let's begin!"
The crowd hadn't even recovered from the shock of the Dragon Scale set when Shi Feng's asking price silenced them all over again.
On the open market, the War Flame set was listed for only a hundred gold, and it could be upgraded to Gold-grade — scaling with the player's level all the way up to a level-30 Gold-grade set.
Dragon Scale was only a level-20 Gold-grade set. This price was far too steep.
If it were a level-25 Gold-grade set, one might grit their teeth and spend a hundred gold on it.
"No bids?" Shi Feng watched as no one spoke up for a long while. Unhurried, he said flatly, "Since nobody's buying, the transaction ends here. There's nothing more to discuss — everyone can leave."
After Shi Feng said this, the representatives of the major guilds stood frozen like wooden mannequins, showing no intention of leaving whatsoever — like starving wolves who'd caught sight of meat, and driving them away would be far from easy.
"Hey, expert brother, your price is really a bit steep. If it were the set you're wearing, forget a hundred gold — I'd even pay two hundred."
"Exactly. If the Dragon Scale set were listed at sixty gold, I'd buy it right now."
The representatives of the major guilds all spoke up in turn, declaring the Dragon Scale set's price unacceptable and hoping for a reduction. After all, no one's gold coins grew on trees — with all the major guilds buying up gold, the currency was in extremely short supply, mostly sustained by each guild's own gold-farming teams.
"If you think it's expensive, don't buy it. The equipment I'm selling here really isn't meant for you people." Shi Feng scoffed with a dismissive smile.
As if Shi Feng didn't know exactly what these people were scheming.
Just then, a crisp, melodious voice rang out across the entire second-floor hall.
"A hundred gold. I'll take it."
Every gaze immediately turned to the bidder, revealing a stunningly beautiful woman whose equipment was mostly Gold-grade. The staff she carried radiated a distinctive Dark Gold glow.
"Isn't that Water Color Rose from Twilight Echo?"
"I recall that Water Color Rose apparently split with Twilight Echo and joined some nameless little guild — it caused quite a stir at the time."
"Yeah, I remember too. A lot of major guilds tried to recruit her back then, but she turned them all down and insisted on joining a little guild. So many people sighed over it — what kind of future could a small guild possibly have? Twilight Echo even said that if Water Color Rose was willing to admit her mistake, they'd let her come back. But she refused. I haven't seen any news about her lately — I thought she'd already quit the Divine Realm."
"It is a bit of a shame. But from the looks of it, she's been doing pretty well — she even has a Dark Gold weapon."