Lu Yang saw that Miguel had nothing else to say, so he ignored him and headed toward the first shop on the left.
"Come take a look! Freshly acquired level 150 Superior Gold accessories—absolutely impossible to buy outside!" the owner, dressed in a Disguise Cloak, shouted enthusiastically.
Lu Yang gave him a surprised look. Superior Gold accessories could only drop from high-level lords or wild lords, and neither was somewhere ordinary players could go.
"How much?" the gathered players asked one after another.
"One gold coin! Just one gold coin!" the owner shouted.
"I'll buy it."
"Me too."
Everyone around wanted to buy it. The owner said smugly, "Since you all want it, we'll auction it off. One sealed bid—highest bidder gets it."
This was an unwritten rule. Whenever everyone rushed to buy something, the price would be determined through an auction. Most auctions were open, which drove prices higher, but this place had chosen a sealed bid auction. Clearly, they were just toying with people.
A level 150 Superior Gold accessory was worth at least two gold coins and at most three. With so many people bidding, he could simply wait for their offers. If the bid exceeded three gold coins, he would sell it. If it did not even reach two, he would hand it to a shill in the crowd, claim that person had bought it, and wait for another chance to sell it later.
At this stage, most players did not have the ability to play for long periods, and farming equipment was even more troublesome. Good items never lacked buyers, much less level 150 equipment. The war against the Iron Blood Brotherhood had drawn in players from nearly half the world, and players' levels were now very low.
"1.9 gold coins! This gentleman has