As the auction for the item got more heated, Sato and the others stared in interest while also taking note of the numbers being called as well as the speaker. While these items weren''t so impressive to the NPCs present, to the yers, they were heavenly items that could affect the power structure of the yermunity in IR.


    An average Low-tier Rare-Steel rank weapon could do a lot in the hands of an Expert yer, much less a level 20 Mid-tier Rare-Steel rank weapon that could be enhanced up to level 25. Even though the yer wouldn''t be able to equip it anytime soon, considering that it came from an auction organised by the City lord''s manor and was forged by the recognised top apprentice cksmith of the city -who had officially be a true cksmith-, there was no doubt that the quality of the item surpassed the ones yers would find in the market or out in the fields. Therefore, even if such quality of equipment besmon, the one being sold today would still stand above the rest in terms of ability as well as potential.


    "1 gold coin and 20 silver coins."


    Finally, the price increase came to halt as most of the other bidders began contemting whether it was that useful.


    Currently, no one knew the price for a level 20 Mid-tier Rare-Steel rank weapon and so no one could guess the cap for the weapon in disy. They could only rely on their gut feeling and stop bidding when they felt the price wasn''t worth it any longer. And as it stood, most of the bidders felt that 1 gold coin and 25 silvers was too much a price for a level 20 weapon that wouldn''t be readily used yet.


    Rather than doing so, it would be much wiser to spend that money on something important and much needed. Also, there were a lot more items on sale so there was no need to go broke so early just for a weapon that can''t be used yet.


    "Going once, going twice, going thrice. Sold."


    *Bang*


    The hammering sound of a gavel resounded across the hall again as the bidding for the spear, [Red Nightfall], came to an end. The winner of the auction turned out to be the first yer who bidded on the item


    "1 freaking gold coin with 20 silver coins on top. When did we have so many rich yers?"


    A wave of energy spread through the hall as the entire yers became lively.


    NPCs spending gold coins was normal and understandable, but for yers to do so was different. While it was a known fact that guilds already had their funds in gold coins, the specific range or even the upper limit was unknown. Very few yers actually believed that these guilds would be able to spend 1 gold coin on just one item alone, unless it was every important, as most yers believed that doing so would affect the finance of these guilds. But just the first item that was biddable was already sold for a gold coin plus 20 silver coins.


    "Are we still the richest?" Fudo asked with a seemingly down tone as the auction continued with the next item being brought out.


    "Stop messing around, dimwit." Yato lectured him.


    "Looks like the funds of the big guilds have grown a lot this past week." Seiichi nudged his sses as hemented.


    "True. But that doesn''t have anything to do with us. We just need to focus on ourselves first." Sato replied.


    The 7 of them were in gathered together in one part of the auction hall, and while this wasn''t wise to do since they had a slight beef with Emperor''s Might and Battle Wolves, Sato wasn''t bothered.


    "Hey, isn''t that the guy that was wanted back in Riverdale town?" One yer whispered to another as he gazed at Sato''s direction.


    "Yeah, it is."


    After ncing at Sato, the colleague of the previous speaker nodded in acquiescence.


    Sato had spent the entire week forging and exploring Maldora Canyon so he was barely spotted by yers during this time. Even when he was exploring the city, Sato didn''t visit any public sites like the City''s library or square as he fet like he wouldn''t find anything useful there. Instead, he had visited rundown areas, pubs, and small stores in search for a good mission, but even the times he spent doing this was very short as most of his focus was on forging.


    With the two yers recognising Sato, the news began to spread that the once famous ''most wanted'' was present at the auction grounds. The information was even attached with the #ckRock''sAuction tag on the forums. As a result, almost everyone who was paying attention to the forums during this time, had discovered that Sato was present. There were even a few other posts taht took pictures of the 6 with him, attaching captions like "Seven Star Glory Assembles".


    By the time the next item was sold, without doing anything, Sato and his crew had began trending on the forums for ck Rock City''s province as well as a few other neighbouring cities.


    "Famous again." Lu Zhen smirked as he saw the various captions and posts with their pictures on it.


    "These guys sure do work fast." Xue Yan said with a slightly irritated voice.


    Xue Yan was used to being alone andying low. The only exception to this was when she hangs out with Sato and the others. Therefore, having her picture appear on the forums bugged her.


    "Will those two guilds do something about us?" Katsuo worriedly asked.


    "Ignore it. They will all cool off soon enough. Also, there''s the fact that this is a safe zone, and nothing like Riverdale. Security here is more assured so none of the guilds would try anything stupid." Satoforted.


    "True." Seiichi remarked.


    Elsewhere in the same hall...


    "Boss, we just got info that those guys are here. Check the forums." Iron Bear reported to Silver Wolf.


    "Huh?"


    Silver Wolf opened the forums as Iron Bear had said and immediately turned his eyes to the top trending posts.


    The first post was tag about the auction which was pretty much understandable. Clicking on it, Silver Wolf was greeted by the sight of the various posts with the tag. The first one was about the spear, [Red Nightfall], that sold for a gold coin and 29 silver; the current highest bidding price for an item. The next post was about Sato''s presence in the hall which caught Silver Wolf''s attention almost immediately.


    "He''s actually here? Good, good." Silver Wolf chuckled.


    "Keep an eye out for me in him, okay? Once this auction is over, I would like to have a nice chat with him."


    Following Silver Wolf''smands, Iron Bear sent an [Assassin] yer who had the [Hunter] subss and was also good at tracking, to keep an eye on Sato and the gang, but specifically Sato.


    "Next on the line now would be an item from an apprentice cksmith who recently relocated over to the city." Thedy on the stage introduced.


    Following that, the NPCs began murmuring with some questioning why such an item was being sold in this type of auction and not a regr one.


    "So realistic." Xue Yan couldn''t help butment.


    It wasn''t just her that thought so but also every yer in the hall. No one expected the NPCs to react to the yer ''portion'' of the auction and only took them as bystanders.


    However, this development went to show that the protocols and programming governing the behaviours of NPCs was well thought and true to the statement of the developers that the NPCs were, in essence, the same as humans.


    "I know you''re all surprised and pretty skeptical about the quality but I''m here to tell you tha,t just like I said before, every lot on disy has been tested and verified by our appraisers. We don''t n on cheating anyone here as that''s against our code of conduct."


    As the NPCs recalled the announcements made at the start of the auction, they all calmed down and waited for the auction to proceed.


    "Damn. Do these NPCs take us as a joke? Just because we''re still low levelled, they actually think that our items aren''t worth buying?" A certain yer in ck gown and with red hairined. He was a member of the League of Hammers and it was his product that was currently on disy, hence his emotional outburst.


    "Calm down. What would you expect from them? That they readily buy our work? Even though this is a game, you tend to forget the developers advice, ''Treat the NPCs as you would humans''." A deep voice sounded from the side.


    The speaker was a yer simrly in a ck gown like the others, however, he had his face shielded with a hoodie that cast a dark shadow over it. His facial appearance and even gender couldn''t be made out. If not for the deep voice that came from him, the yer would not be identified as a man.


    "I get it." The red-haired yer calmed down. The man beside him was a yer he couldn''t take lightly, even more so since he was in the League of Hammers.


    "Thank you for your understanding." The female auctioneer said to the audience.


    "Now, may the auction for the weapon beside me begin."