Dark Gold Equipment's greatest use at an exchange like this was drawing attention and bringing people over to negotiate.
The official exchange had plenty of restrictions, but there were still loopholes. Bai Xiaowen set the asking price for Seastone Spire as a barter trade: 99 Class-Change Treasures.
That was not to say Seastone Spire was worth only ten times as much as Legion Ripper. Ninety-nine was simply the maximum quantity he could list for a single type of item.
In truth, it made no difference whether he asked for 99 or 999. No one would take the price literally. They would make inquiries and seek him out to negotiate.
Buyers and sellers could not meet at the official exchange, nor could they see who owned an item. But well-connected Awakened Ones could always find ways around the rules and uncover a seller's identity. Anyone who came looking for Bai Xiaowen would surely represent a powerful faction with deep pockets, making negotiations easier.
An hour later, the image of a beautiful woman appeared again, informing the Awakened Ones in their private booths that the exchange was moving on to its second stage: bidding.
When the image vanished, the projection screen on the wall displayed the goods offered by everyone at the exchange.
They were divided into five main categories: equipment, items, food, special items, and a category listed separately—Spirit Realm Tickets.
Each main category contained several subcategories that the Awakened Ones could open and browse.
Opening equipment, for example, brought up weapons, upper-body gear, accessories, and more. They could sort each subcategory by price, ascending or descending, then browse the goods one by one.
The price order was based on the Spirit Realm Rules' valuation of each item, not the seller's asking price.
Every item had a number. Once someone found