Chapter 48

Mir, the Master Archer.

Her skills were a mix of physical and magical attack power, making it difficult to choose a weapon.

Until now, she had reluctantly purchased and used weapons focused on physical attack power, but as time passed, she felt it becoming too much.

This won’t do.

The problem was that there was no way to solve it.

Could there be a weapon with both physical and magical damage?

She had never seen one before.

“Haa…”

Clinging to vain hope, she checked the auction system again today.

Bow… bow…

But no matter how much she searched, she couldn’t find one.

Guess there aren’t any.

She turned off the auction system and continued her difficult hunting.

Break time.

She checked the system again.

By mistake, she clicked on staves instead of bows. Unaware of this, Mir’s eyes were drawn to the weapon at the top.

[hot issue weapon]

[Skull Staff]

A staff with a skull hanging at the end. Transformation Magic is inherent.

Attack Power +55

Magic Attack Power +75

Wisdom +1

MP Recovery Rate (10) Increase

Durability 200/200

Usage Restriction: Strength 25, Agility 10, Stamina 15

[72 Hour Auction]

[Time Remaining: 2 hours 22 minutes 18 seconds]

[Current Bid Price: 187 Gold]

Skull Staff?

The moment she realized her mistake and was about to change the weapon type.

Transformation Magic…?

That word caught her eye.

Huh…?

Moreover, it had both attack power and magic attack power.

N-no way.

It existed.

A weapon with both attack powers at the same time.

She was excited.

Transformation, Transformation Magic?

What exactly does it transform into?

A sword?

Could it possibly be a bow?

She hurriedly clicked on the Skull Staff and then clicked the inquiry button.

I leveled up once during the two days of hunting with Sungminwoo.

Today, Sungminwoo said he had plans and would log in late. In the end, I had no choice but to hunt alone for now.

It was quite difficult without the help of the spirit, but I managed to hunt somehow.

I was hunting for a while and taking a break when suddenly a message popped up.

[A request for detailed information on ‘Skull Staff’ has been received.]

Muhyuk pressed the message.

[Checking detailed information request]

[This is a request for detailed information regarding the ‘Transformation Magic’ of ‘Skull Staff’.]

[Would you like to accept?]

[Yes/No]

Someone must have requested it.

Well, there’s no harm in it.

I selected yes.

[Please tell us the details about ‘Transformation Magic’.]

[Recording.]

I explained it briefly.

“When using Transformation Magic, it turns into a bow.”

I was going to stop there, but I mentioned one more thing.

“If the skill has both physical and magic coefficients, both damages are applied to the Skull Staff.”

Then I pressed recording.

[Would you like to finish recording?]

[Yes/No]

I pressed yes.

[Detailed information transmission complete.]

After that, I went back to hunting Black Ogre Trees.

The answer came quickly.

[When using Transformation Magic, it turns into a bow.]

[If the skill has both physical and magic coefficients, both damages are applied to the Skull Staff.]

Mir’s expression brightened.

“Ah…!”

The weapon she had been looking for had finally appeared.

It transforms into a bow when transformed!

Moreover, she received confirmation that it applies to both physical and magic coefficients.

Of course, she couldn’t trust the selling user 100 percent, but she judged that there was no reason for the user to lie unless they knew her situation.

Yes, I found it!

Her hesitation was short.

She immediately tried to bid.

The amount is 200 Gold!

She had plenty of money anyway.

All her equipment except for the weapon was top-tier.

Only this weapon. I only need this.

Greed settled in her eyes.

I will definitely have it.

She even stopped hunting and only watched the bidding price.

Then the price changed.

To 210 Gold.

She immediately raised it to 230 Gold.

Time remaining is 1 hour 30 minutes.

Yes, I’ll wait until the end.

Time passed slowly.

Again, the price changed.

235 Gold.

During that time, her excitement had calmed down quite a bit.

Her will and desire to purchase the Skull Staff remained the same, but reason had taken the place of excitement.

She realized that raising the amount now would only be a loss.

Time passes again.

Now there’s only about 30 minutes left.

Her fingers were itching.

Just a little more.

Another 20 minutes passed.

Then the bidding price changed faster than expected.

240 Gold. 242 Gold. 247 Gold. 250 Gold.

But the price is still low.

Others might want to buy it within 300 Gold, but not her.

It was currently the only dual weapon with physical and magical attack power that she had found. She had to buy it, even if it meant spending all her current assets.

Because the attack power is also excellent.

Her greed grew.

Before she knew it, there were 3 minutes left.

1 minute.

And 30 seconds.

She endured for another 20 seconds.

Only 10 seconds left.

Current price 298 Gold.

She tried to bid just in case.

First, 350 Gold.

And waited 2 seconds.

Oh no…!

The bidding price went up again.

400 Gold.

With 5 seconds remaining.

The bidding price changed again.

One after another.

It felt like a flash.

In the meantime, 3 seconds had passed, leaving only 2 seconds.

No!

In a hurry, she quickly set the price.

[‘Skull Staff’ has been successfully bid.]

Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile.

Muhyuk also received a message at the same time.

[‘Skull Staff’ has been sold.]

[You have acquired 810 Gold, excluding fees.]

The fee that wasn’t applied when purchasing was deducted.

I felt a pang of regret for no reason.

But it’s convenient, so…

I swallowed a groan and continued hunting.

Two days later.

Today, Muhyuk had errands to run, so Sungminwoo continued hunting alone. He said it was impossible to catch Black Ogre Trees alone, so he moved to a lower hunting ground.

“Okay, see you after the auction.”

“Okay!”

Muhyuk returned to the village and visited the auction house as promised.

“Ah, you’re here.”

“Yes.”

“Let’s go inside first.”

He went up to the 7th floor with the guide.

The head of the auction house was waiting.

“Please sit down.”

He had a brief conversation with him.

“First of all, the sword you entrusted will be the fourth from the end.”

“Not the last one?”

“Yes, there are three more special items. But it’s the last among the weapons.”

He nodded at the words.

Not bad.

“When does it start?”

“It starts in 5 minutes. But your item will take a little longer.”

“Well, I’ll just watch.”

“Yes, this way.”

The head of the auction house guided Muhyuk.

A room in the basement.

The view of the auction house was revealed through the transparent glass.

“You can’t see this place from the outside.”

“I see.”

“Then please be comfortable. I’ll put someone in front of the door, so call them if you need anything.”

“Yes.”

The head of the auction house left, and Muhyuk remained alone, watching the auction.

[Yes! 700 Gold has been offered so far. Is there anyone else? We will finish after quoting three times. 700 Gold, 700 Gold…]

[750 Gold!]

[Yes, customer number 14. 750 Gold!]

Watching a fight is one of the most fun things in the world.

This is also a fight.

A fierce fight over money.

There was no way it wouldn’t be fun.

Thanks to that, it wasn’t boring.

Muhyuk was greatly surprised every time he saw a new item.

Wow, that’s amazing.

This was because only very excellent items that could not be seen in the current auction house system existed here.

Dozens of items were successfully bid.

[Now, let’s look at the next item!]

Information appeared on the white paper installed at the back.

[Soul-infused Longsword]

Attack Power 69

Additional Damage +10

Strength +3

Durability 150/150

Those participating in the auction craned their necks.

“Hmm…?”

The attack power is a bit low.

But it has additional damage and strength.

Besides.

“Huh?”

A fact discovered belatedly.

“There’s no usage restriction?”

“Heo.”

Only then did they realize the value of that longsword.

They started calculating quickly in their heads.

Among them, one person.

The person holding paddle number 11 was particularly focused.

If you only look at the attack power and strength, is it about 300 Gold? But since there’s additional damage, it seems like it’ll be about 500 Gold. The problem is the usage restriction. It means even level 1 can use it? Wait, my friend said he’s about to start, and if he uses that weapon, his early level-up speed will be insane, right? At least up to level 40, it’ll probably go up like crazy. Besides, just looking at the weapon itself, he can easily use it up to level 50. It’s perfect for him.

He went outside for a while and logged out.

He logged in again in less than a minute and took his seat.

He said he had to buy it no matter what, this is something.

Still, there had to be some standards.

Well, at that level…

Just in time, the auction began.

[Then we will start the auction. The starting price is 200 Gold! It goes up by 20 Gold for each bid!]

Several paddles went up.

[Participant number 1, 220 Gold. Participant number 8, 240 Gold.]

The price is rising rapidly.

[It increases by 50 Gold for each bid! Participant number 11, 600 Gold! Participant number 23, 650 Gold!]

It was a competition between those who knew the value.

The fight was only getting fiercer.

Especially participant number 11.

His dominance was visible.

Even when it was increasing by 20 Gold, he had interrupted the flow in the middle. When it was 300 Gold, he called out 500 Gold at once.

[750 Gold! 800 Gold! 850 Gold…]

That’s what he shouted now.

“One thousand Gold!”

A heavy atmosphere settled down.

But everyone gathered here was someone with some money.

The competition continued again.

[1,100 Gold! 1,150 Gold! 1,200 Gold!]

Before they knew it, the atmosphere was reaching its climax.

The number of people holding up paddles was rapidly decreasing. There were only about three participants left.

They started to read each other’s faces. Honestly, it’s a good option, but the Rankers’ levels have already reached the late 50s.

Soon, 60 will appear. It felt like a shame for them to use it.

That’s why they were trying to buy it for the purpose of nurturing promising players or for other reasons, but if the price gets this high, they can’t help but worry.

It was obvious that the remaining items would be even better.

If they spend all the money they have prepared, they won’t even be able to jump into the competition.

[Yes, 1,400 Gold has been offered. Is there anyone else? If not, we will finish after quoting three times. 1,400 Gold, 1,400 Gold! 1,400…]

Someone raised a paddle.

Participant number 11’s face contorted.

Ah, damn it!

He could have successfully bid for 1,400 Gold, but he was annoyed that he had to spend money again.

Just because he had a lot of money didn’t mean he liked wasting it for no reason.

After thinking about it, he shouted.

“1,600 Gold!”

It was 100 Gold higher than the 1,500 Gold he had set as the standard.

But he needed to break their spirit.

So that they wouldn’t be able to join the competition again.

“…”

It was as expected.

The atmosphere subsided even more.

The expressions of those who had been competing until the end were also stiff.

Good, end it with this. Please.

The auctioneer shouted.

Three quotes.

Once, twice.

[1,600 Gold!]

And three times.

It was over.

Good!

[Participant number 11 has successfully bid!]

Participant number 11 nodded.

The acquisition of the item and the payment of money are made immediately after the auction of the item is over. Participant number 11 went up to the platform, paid the amount, and grabbed the sword.

A smile was drawn on his lips.

[Congratulations!]

1,520 Gold excluding fees.

Muhyuk, who held it in his hand, also smiled.