Fantasy Westward Journey: Return to 2005

Chapter 2078 That year in August, I stood like a minion!

"Report... Oh! Offer, offer!"

Fang Yun's reminder brought the bewildered mantis shrimp back to his senses. He quickly examined the fan again, and then his brows furrowed.

"This fan is incredibly powerful, almost reaching the limit of what a magic-based weapon in PvP can achieve!"

First, he defined the characteristics of the fan, and then he continued, "If I were to appraise it, the final selling price of this fan should be between 25 and 40!"

"What the hell?"

"Hey buddy, wait a minute!"

"How can this fan be so much cheaper than a belt?"

"These so-called swords, spears, and fans are among the most expensive weapons in the entire game, not to mention they're magic-based artifacts. Your valuation is seriously flawed!"

"I don't understand, I don't understand at all..."

Compared to the bewildered yet impressive reaction of the mantis shrimp with the belt when it announced its price, the difference was stark.

When he announced that the final transaction price of the fan would be between 25 and 40, everyone in the room except Fang Yun was furious!

See this.

The mantis shrimp immediately broke out in a sweat and hurriedly began to explain.

Many players of Fantasy Westward Journey have a misconception that of the six pieces of equipment, the weapon accounts for the majority.

This is mainly because most players choose an offensive class when they first start playing the game.

For damage-dealing classes, the most important part is naturally their weapon.

It is precisely because of this illusion that...

This resulted in top-tier weapons remaining expensive for a considerable period, eventually leaving many players with the impression that weapons were scarce and unattractive.

But only veteran players who have truly played this game in depth know the truth.

For most sects, the weapon slot is not actually that important.

Take, for example, this fan in front of me, with such dazzlingly high stats.

In terms of output, this fan is indeed top-notch.

However, for support characters, this fan offers more than just high initial damage and the Stasis skill.

The other highlights are meaningless.

More importantly.

The weapon itself also has character usage restrictions.

Even with the current design changes, numerous restrictions prevent a significant increase in the availability of specific weapons.

This results in completely different pricing for items such as weapons, belts, shoes, and necklaces.

Weapons are not immune to fetching exorbitant prices.

However, most weapons that can sell for exorbitant prices have one prerequisite: high level, excellent attributes, and no level requirement.

And belts, necklaces and shoes that also meet these three conditions will only be more expensive!

The Night Emperor's fan right now is a perfect example.

This fan's attributes are indeed top-notch.

However, the relatively fixed character usage restriction and the +150 usage level already determine its upper limit of value, and it can never be more expensive than that 140 Wrathful Crystal Clear belt.

As the mantis shrimp carefully analyzed the logic.

The crowd finally recovered from their initial shock.

They're not stupid. The reason they reacted so strongly was mainly because the price difference between the two pieces of equipment was too big, and everyone just didn't understand it at first.

but now.

As the mantis shrimp revealed its thoughts.

Everyone immediately understood what he meant and agreed with his view.

And immediately after.

I watched as Meditation, having finished displaying the weapons on the screen, was now engrossed in processing backend quotes.

Pineapple's gaze kept shifting between the screen and the mantis shrimp, clearly waiting for the final transaction price from Meditation.

The meditation didn't keep everyone waiting long.

A few minutes later.

The meditation session concluded with the announcement that the blind spot time had ended.

Amidst a screen full of "???" comments, Pineapple glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw the chat box for meditation in YY suddenly flashing!

"coming!"

Upon seeing the chat box flash, Pineapple was more excited than anyone else and immediately opened the message box.

"29 valid bids, final transaction price... 29?!"

The quote from Meditation came into view.

When they learned that the fan had finally sold for only 29 yuan.

Everyone's first reaction wasn't that it was cheap, but rather that they all looked at the mantis shrimp with surprised expressions—

This guy actually won again!

Some people might think that the wide price range given for Pipi Shrimp in the two pricing decisions is somewhat misleading.

But anyone who has actually been involved in high-end arms dealing knows this.

The high-end market has always been like this, with the same piece of equipment often fetching prices ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.

This is mainly because high-end transactions usually involve very large sums of money.

Once transactions involving hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars are involved, it is no longer a simple seller's market, but a buyer's market.

Buyers are wealthy and have plenty of money; they'll pay whatever you quote, so the final transaction price will naturally be higher.

But once the buyer gets serious, the two sides haggle back and forth until the price comes down.

The final transaction price will naturally decrease, and it's even possible that it will drop by more than double.

Therefore, the fact that Pipi Shrimp always gives such a large fluctuation range in his price estimates does not mean that he is an amateur, but rather that he is very knowledgeable about the market and is professional!

"Just...just luck, just luck!"

He was being stared at by everyone.

Although it wasn't the first time, the mantis shrimp still chuckled dryly and clasped his hands together repeatedly.

"Not bad, you have such a keen eye that you can't find many like you in the entire Dream World, so don't be modest."

Fang Yun patted the mantis shrimp on the shoulder and praised it with a smile.

After the valuation of two consecutive high-end military weapons.

Mantis Shrimp's abilities have been initially recognized by everyone, including Fang Yun.

of course.

The trade in high-end arms is inherently highly random.

The reason why Pipi Shrimp was able to accurately predict the transaction price in these two instances is because the sellers were sincere in selling or even in a hurry to sell, and the buyers were also sincere in buying.

But this approach doesn't work when dealing with journalist-type sellers or buyers.

However, Fang Yun was fully aware of this.

This guy really has real skills.

Now all he has to do is wait for the auction to end, then he can consider further negotiations with the other party and then finalize the onboarding arrangements.

While everyone was praising the mantis shrimp,

But after the second weapon was sold, Meditation quickly brought up the third piece of equipment—

【Purple-Gold Tourmaline Pendant】

These are relics left behind by an ancient mythical beast. The four jade beads seem to be imbued with magical power.

[Equipment Level] 150

Rating: 150

Spiritual power +342

Durability: 220

Training Level: 15, Inlaid Gem: Relic

Temporary physical condition: 35

Set bonus: Adds the status effect of Vajra Protector.

Number of lucky holes: 5 holes / 5 holes

Runestone: Strength +1, Spirit Power +1.5

Runestone: Magic Power +1, Speed ​​+1.5

Runestone: Health +10

Runestone: Constitution +1, Spirit Power +1.5

Runestone: Agility +1, Spirit Power +1.5

Runestone Combination: Clear and Free Runestone

Sect Requirements: Heavenly Palace

Location requirement: Necklace

Increase the sect skill "Clarity and Freedom" by 6 levels.

Manufacturer: Piaoxiangxue Enhancement and Forging

"Thousand...gifts...crab!!"

"How many spirits? 342? This is fake, right?!"

"Wait! What's the maximum initial spiritual power of a non-specialized necklace again?"

"252, after fully upgrading to level 15 gems, it's exactly 342..."

"Holy crap, a level 150 necklace with maxed spirit?!"

"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! I really don't understand, why sell an account with this kind of hardware? Let's keep playing in the Martial God Tournament!"

"Exactly! If I had a necklace with 150 full spirit, I'd live in the Martial God Altar and never come out again!"

"Let me tell you a ghost story. The Night Emperor, who possessed the full Spirit Chains, once encountered 2008. He unleashed a thunderous attack, but in the end, he only killed the Fairy Brother by a little over 700 HP..."

"No... what is that?!"

"That's Fairy Bro, a super demon king who can send his opponents flying into the sky with a single sand attack! In the entire Fantasy Westward Journey, only Lord Zun of Bianliang City and Lord Yan can rival him. Although Night Emperor is fierce, there is still a qualitative difference between him and these three..."

The third item he meditated on was the Night Emperor's prized possession, the 150-level full-spirit necklace.

This is something many people didn't expect.

What surprised everyone even more was...

The Night Emperor's necklace is so extravagant!

Even after so many years of open beta testing, there have been instances of overpowered, exclusive necklaces being exposed.

But that doesn't stop everyone from being awestruck by this necklace with 150 full spirit.

It's normal for a dedicated necklace to have high spirit, but it's not the case for a non-dedicated necklace, especially a level 150 one.

It is extremely rare for someone to be able to instantly unleash their full spiritual power!

With the blessing of such a top-tier divine chain.

No wonder the Night Emperor was able to produce such outrageous stats in the Martial God Altar.

This thing is like a special artifact for physics majors; once you put it on, you're unstoppable!

But here's the interesting thing.

While everyone was shocked by how exquisite the Night Emperor's necklace was.

However, a small number of viewers couldn't help but bring up the main magic system of the 2008 and Bianliang City teams.

Bianliang City is alright.

Although both Qianzun and Yan Wangye are ridiculously strong.

However, they have basically never directly fought against the Night Emperor, since the Thousand City Family had already semi-retired by the time the Night Emperor and his family were at their peak.

But 2008 was different.

Even now, 2008 remains active in the Wushentan arena.

Although their true mainstays, such as the rich and beautiful fairies, appear less and less frequently.

Interestingly, despite their low appearance rate, they actually fought against the Hundred Flowers Village team, which included Night Emperor!

It was precisely because of that encounter that the already renowned fairy became even more famous.

On the contrary, it was the Night Emperor.

Because of his mediocre performance throughout the game, no one paid any attention to him until the end of the match.

That year, the eighteen stations were like underlings; this was probably what it looked like.

As a result, Night Emperor's equipment was officially revealed today.

When they learned that his core hardware was actually a necklace with 150 full spirit power.

Some viewers were shocked, but others suddenly remembered that duel from before and felt a chill run down their spines!

Even a top-tier Demon Palace like the Night Emperor, with its powerful hardware, couldn't deal any damage when facing a fully-equipped 2008.

Just how exaggerated was the strength of the 2008 team?!

all in all.

With the Night Emperor's core necklace officially revealed.

Meditation's live stream was in complete chaos, and he couldn't even maintain order.

Just as meditation was causing him to break out in a sweat due to the chaotic livestreaming room.

Inside the Cloud Club, everyone first glanced at Night Emperor's necklace, then habitually turned their heads again to look at Pipi Shrimp.

"I see……"

Once again, everyone was staring at him.

This time, the mantis shrimp finally adapted somewhat and immediately began its job: valuation!

The word "valuation" sounds easy, but it's not so simple to actually do.

Looking at the necklace with 15 levels of enhancement and 150 spirit displayed on the screen.

The mantis shrimp had its brows furrowed, and its expression looked somewhat conflicted.

He is indeed very skilled at appraising equipment.

But this doesn't mean he can always give the right price accurately.

Especially hard-hitting items like this that are being shown to the public for the first time.

To estimate the price, he could only rely on the vast list of historical transactions stored in his mind to deduce the true value of the necklace.

"So, any leads?"

Watching the mantis shrimp struggle with its dilemma for the first time.

Fang Yun handed him a bottle of ice water and casually asked.

He knew perfectly well what the mantis shrimp was struggling with, but he didn't offer any hints.

To become a top expert in this field, it's fine to get guidance from others, but if you can figure it out on your own, it will only be better for your future development.

"It's a bit difficult, mainly because necklaces of this caliber are extremely rare on the market, so it's hard to give a clear price right away."

The mantis shrimp didn't hide its anxiety and immediately nodded with a wry smile upon hearing this.

But anxiety aside...

Fang Yun didn't give him any hints, and he didn't expect the other party to give him any hints either.

He frowned and pondered for a few more minutes.

Just when everyone thought he was going to get stuck on this question.

Suddenly, he clapped his hands and said in a deep voice, "A level 150 necklace with full spirit and 15 refinements, plus a useless Vajra Guardian set. If I were to appraise it, I think 30 to 45 would be a reasonable price!"

"Huh? It's almost the same as that weapon from before?"

"A necklace with 150 full spirit? That price... isn't it a bit low?"

"I think it's a bit too high! After all, it's not for special purposes. Although it has high liquidity, the upper limit is also locked."

"But its strength lies precisely in the words 'non-dedicated'! Everyone knows that dedicated items have a higher ceiling, but the problem is that those things are extremely rare. Being able to use them with 150 full spirit is considered a great achievement for most top-tier magic-based classes!"

"Stop arguing, stop arguing. We'll find out soon enough whether it's worth the money or not."

After much deliberation, the mantis shrimp finally gave a final valuation.

The group of people were taken aback at first, but then they immediately joined the group chat.

These are the three pieces of equipment that have been auctioned so far in the Meditation Auction.

Aside from the first item, the Crystal Wrath Belt, which had a relatively unified opinion with little disagreement, everyone else was generally in agreement.

Starting with the second weapon, disagreements began to arise regarding its valuation.

This is actually quite normal.

Everyone in the club plays a different class, which means they each focus on different aspects.

Just like that fan in front.

Some people still believe that the buyer got a great deal at the transaction price of 29.

However, some people think that even if he were offered 29 yuan, he would still think it's too expensive, let alone 9 yuan!

The saying "where you sit determines where you look" probably applies here.

Now that it's time for this full-spirit belt, everyone's points of disagreement are pretty much the same.

It's hard to say whether the price range of 30-45 given by Pipi Shrimp is conservative or aggressive, because everyone has a different opinion.

To resolve this disagreement, we need to see whether the final buyer is a mage who plays the magic system himself, or simply wants to add a few powerful items to the team.

This will directly determine the final price of this necklace!

So after arguing for a while...

At Fang Yun's intervention, everyone stopped arguing and quickly turned their attention back to the screen. (End of Chapter)