Chapter 104
Chapter 104
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 104
Chapter Title: The Legendary Flower Tree Branch
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Dun pulled the Sharing Eye out of the box and floated it in the air, then headed to the seat Han Suhwan had prepared for him in advance and sat down.
It was an incredibly eye-catching, flashy seat.
“Gasp, it’s Dun...”
“Could Dun be the one hosting this auction and village event?”
“Oh, right. I heard a rumor that Dun’s affiliated with Happy NPC. Not fully, though—just handling the auction side.”
“Then it’s hosted by Happy NPC?”
“Gasp, turns out he’s the rep for Happy NPC? If Dun’s really the game admin, that makes it pretty trustworthy. Honestly, I was skeptical since it’s such a new group.”
Dun’s appearance suddenly stirred up the auction house, with all sorts of speculation flying around.
To the players, Dun was an NPC shrouded in massive rumors—someone who was super visible yet impossible to track down. Seeing him here was downright bizarre.
The commotion died down as Han Suhwan opened his mouth to kick off the auction.
“Alright, let’s start with the first auction item. This one’s a real standout...”
The very first item Han Suhwan pulled out was an Epic.
Normally, something of Epic grade would save for the final stretch, but this place was dropping Epics right from the jump.
Judging by the crowd’s faces, expectations for the auction items had skyrocketed.
“...So for this item, two knights even clashed head-on! But with only one item up for grabs, one had to bite the dust. The knight with the Flame Sword was way behind in attack power, but his rival, unwilling to go down without a fight...”
Before the bidding even started, the intriguing backstory made the item way more appealing.
The moment the explanation wrapped, the bidding kicked off.
“Eight thousand.”
“Yes, eight thousand.”
“Eight thousand five hundred.”
“One hundred million.”
...
The early auction proceeded smoothly.
A few more Epics followed, then even a super-rare Unique item hit the stage.
When the Unique went on display, the crowd erupted in cheers.
Han Suhwan kept unveiling better and better items, ramping up the hype.
All to make the grand finale—the polygem organics—seem even more valuable.
Luckily, Han Suhwan had hoarded tons of great items from his gameplay, so he could flood the auction with prime stock and keep the energy high.
Truth be told, high-grade items held little appeal for Han Suhwan, who wasn’t big into dungeon crawling.
But weirdly, they always piled up around him.
When he got chummy with NPCs, they’d tip him off about legendary spots, and those places were loaded with Epics or Uniques.
Sometimes they’d just hand him goodies out of the blue.
He appreciated the gifts, but without much hunting, he had no real use for them.
They were in-game items—no way to materialize and display them in his room.
So he’d brought his entire inventory to this auction.
Among it all, his best piece: a full-on Legendary-grade item.
After a Unique fetched a whopping 1.6 billion, Han Suhwan prepped the Legendary.
“Everyone’s buzzing from the Unique ‘Spirit Soulstone,’ I get it, but we’ve got even bigger stuff coming. Don’t sweat it if you missed out this time—the next one’s even better.”
Han Suhwan lifted out the Legendary he’d prepped on a display stand.
“A full-blown Legendary-grade item!!”
[Legendary] Pain of the Flower Tree
A single black flower tree branch lay solitary on fine white silk.
All eyes locked onto the ‘Pain of the Flower Tree.’
A rare Legendary—what story and powers did it hold? Curiosity peaked.
The venue fell pin-drop silent, everyone anticipating Han Suhwan’s now-standard item backstory.
“Once upon a time, there was a flower tree seed. It wandered in search of fertile soil to grow strong. Carried by the wind, it mistakenly landed on charred black dirt. The flower tree that bloomed there grew swiftly into an adult tree... but withered just as fast. This item is the sole branch it left behind upon dying.”
The bland tale drew visible disappointment from the crowd—nothing like the previous ones.
“The description reads: ‘Dead branch from a flower tree grown in strange soil. Material item specialized in stat reduction.’ It’s presumed to be a crafting material. We don’t know its exact use yet, but as a Legendary, there’s gotta be some hidden potential, right?”
He’d deliberately toned down the narrative to make the upcoming polygem organics shine brighter, but honestly, that was the whole story on the ‘Pain of the Flower Tree.’
He’d picked it up by chance while lost en route to the high-level hunting ground Yoharaum via Dun’s magic circle. Checked its info and bam—Legendary. Total shock.
Hoping Yoharaum overflowed with them, he scoured more, but nada after that branch.
The backstory he’d shared earlier was stitched from NPC tales about Yoharaum and a dash of his imagination.
Even with the plain lore and vague function, it was a Legendary.
Eyes gleamed at its hidden potential.
But with killer items teased next, no one dared bid rashly.
Dumping cash on an unknown Legendary when the follow-ups’ powers were mysteries too?
He’d heard it tied to the unpublished world and polygems—maybe even a pass there. Not confirmed, though.
As everyone eyed each other warily, bidding started at the minimum 100 million. Prices climbed steadily.
“One billion.”
“Yes, one billion.”
“One point five.”
“Two billion.”
“Yes, two billion. Any higher?”
“Five billion.”
One bidder jacked it up over fifty percent, dead set on snagging a Legendary.
-...fr that dude's loaded
-Big bro/sis toss me 100 mil plz
-I'll bark like a dog
-Avg Legendary trade price?
-Gotta cozy up to Dun
-Toss me a Unique Dun I'll be good
-I don't even need Unique gimme an Epic
-Legendaries avg around 5 bil I think. Varies by performance tho
-Yeah but Legendaries oddly lean debuff over buffs, and debuff ones don't fetch as much as you'd think.
-Dun I love you forever gimme Epic gear
-I love you more Unique gear
-Lmao capitalist slaves lololol
-I love you purely Legendary gear
Dun, watching the auction, glanced at the chat and spoke up.
“I love you too~ No-reward F-grade errand quest.”
-lolololololol
-Yo asshole lololol
-lololl;;;
-Fine gimme that at least...lol
The chat watching the live auction scrolled at breakneck speed.
While Dun bantered with chat, the mystery item’s price crept up from 5 billion in hundred-mill increments.
5.1 bil, 5.2, 5.3...
Then a voice cut through the crowd.
“Ten billion.”
The small but clear voice hushed the auction house.
[Adventurer mnrl]
A player with a plain, vanilla character design.
All eyes snapped to Adventurer mnrl.
Dun turned and eyed the ‘mnrl.’
“Ten point five billion...!”
Someone frantically upped it by 500 mil, desperate not to lose the maybe-final Legendary.
mnrl hesitated, checked their inbox, then bid again.
“Twelve billion.”
“...Twelve billion. Going higher?”
The previous bidder apparently tapped out—the hall went quiet.
“Twelve billion! Sold!”
Adventurer ‘mnrl’ gave an awkward smile amid the applause.
Bold enough for 12 bil, but looked surprisingly timid.
Dun smirked, figuring the buyer was Seol Do-yun in disguise.
With his stream on, she wouldn’t show her face outright.
But she wasn’t one to skip the action.
He’d figured she’d lurk incognito—didn’t expect a proxy.
No video or audio orbs nearby, so probably watching via his broadcast?
“Sold your stocks for that Legendary? Hands shaking yet?”
-?
-?? What
-Flip you off^^
-????
“You got a feel for what that item is? I don’t, so I let him have it.”
-No...?
-Couldn’t even read the desc fully
-Dun scary error occurred
-It’s bait!!!!
-Lies, you know.
“...Hey, be careful with that item. It’s in-game, but no need to buy trouble, right?”
That ‘Pain of the Flower Tree’ was a trap item from way back, set by the Black Ghost Knight to drag him back to Montjihel and offer to the monster boss.
Dun avoided the ‘Black Ghost Knight’ monster because it was psychic-based.
It targeted soul weaknesses to break people—tricky as hell.
-Error fr
-Wtf... scary
-Heard Dun sometimes plays bug pranks by acting extra spooky
No reply that screamed Seol Do-yun.
She might’ve typed, but the flood of chats made it impossible to tell.
‘Tch, she’ll figure it out.’
Dun clicked his tongue, ignoring Seol Do-yun to focus on his job.
“Alright, now the moment we’ve all been waiting for—the grand finale. The bait on that hidden world the devs kept under wraps? Some of it drops right here...!”
Han Suhwan brought out an even fancier tray and gestured.
White light poured onto the box atop it, making the embedded gems and gold trim sparkle.
He carefully opened it, revealing a custom glass case that glittered like crystal in the lights.
The polygem organics inside took on an otherworldly sheen.
[Normal] Grass
[Rare] Pebble
[Normal] Twig
[Rare] Jewel Tree
Han Suhwan swallowed hard, tense.
He’d poured everything into assigning these massive intangible value.
The built-up mystique around the polygems.
The historic prestige of snagging the ‘first’ polygem organic set.
He’d sold polygem mats dirt cheap before, so he worried about backlash—but now was the time to double down shamelessly.
He wasn’t peddling drugs.
He was selling objects of profound historical weight.
With that self-hypnosis, Han Suhwan steadied his pounding heart.
Polygems: hype inflated, ready to sell the dream.