Ninja Newbie Village,
The upcoming auction captivated the attention of all players, especially the major factions, who were determined to acquire the resource maps and family tokens.
Everyone understood the significance of the family tokens.
Three family tokens meant that three major factions would emerge and become true powers recognized by the game's rules.
Although it was clear that these three family tokens were just the beginning, given the Game Merchant's nature, new family tokens would likely continue to appear later.
However, the first batch held a unique significance.
It was similar to the Mist Hidden Alliance, which achieved the first kill on the Spectre General. Although their losses were immense, almost bankrupting Kirigakure through microtransactions,
Their gains were equally massive. They immediately established a firm foothold in the game, recruiting countless rogue players, and remain the largest faction in the game to this day.
First place.
Always commanded immense appeal and influence.
This was also why Fang Yi chose to auction the first three family tokens instead of setting a fixed price.
At this tense moment,
An event occurred that shocked all players.
"The leader of the Merchant Alliance was killed in the real world!"
"I heard that a faction, wary of the Merchant Alliance's financial power, secretly assassinated the Merchant leader in reality while he was playing the game."
"Now the Merchant Alliance is in disarray, with everyone scrambling for the leadership position, each harboring their own motives. They probably won't be focused on bidding for the family tokens. This move is truly ruthless."
Some players shook their heads repeatedly, saying, "He can only blame himself. Although he was a Merchant player, being able to reach the leader position meant his combat power was definitely not weaker than a Jonin. Even a slight disturbance wouldn't have killed him. Why didn't he even buy a protective shield?"
A protective shield could safeguard a player's physical body in reality while they were playing the game.
The price wasn't expensive. It was unexpected that the esteemed leader of the Merchant Alliance was unwilling to spend reward points to purchase it. His death was not unjust.
This incident led to a sharp increase in the number of players buying protective shields.
No one could guarantee they wouldn't be ambushed. If it was due to being outmatched, that would be one thing, but to be inexplicably assassinated while logged into the game, just to save reward points, would lead to immense regret.
"The Merchant Alliance should have been the faction with the best chance to win the family token. It's such a pity."
No Merchant is without cunning.
Through buying and selling, these Merchants, who were originally of humble status in the real world, banded together and eventually possessed wealth comparable to the Five Great Nations.
After all, Merchant players were not skilled in combat. All sorts of equipment and items passed through their hands and were then sold. Through their dealings, their strength didn't increase much, but their wallets continuously swelled.
"Although the remaining faction, the Mist Hidden Alliance, is large, they have continuously hunted powerful sources of pollution, so their financial resources are probably the weakest."
"I'm more optimistic about the Iwagakure troops. Although they don't have many players, they are all elites from Iwagakure. They might go all out for the family token this time!"
"Have you all forgotten about the newly appeared organization, Dawn? The financial power of that woman who claims to be a noble from the Rain Country is simply a mystery. By the way, is the Rain Country really that rich in reality?"
This auction had nothing to do with most players.
They all knew it was a contest between the major factions, and some players even privately set up bets on who would ultimately acquire the family token.
Among them, Konoha Hidden Village had the highest praise. Players felt that Konoha, which had been quiet for a long time, definitely had ample resources at this time and might be planning something big.
[Auction Begins]
At the bottom of all players' panels, a circular hammer icon appeared. Touching it allowed them to enter the auction house.
Instantly,
All players could see the bidding items and the bidders' information.
At this moment,
The Mist Hidden Alliance members were gathered together.
Mei Terumi's brows were tightly furrowed. As the players had guessed, Kirigakure indeed didn't have much money to spare.
However, they possessed a large quantity of low-level equipment. So, taking advantage of the Merchant Alliance's relaxed vigilance, they dispatched one of their Seven Ninja Swordsmen to assassinate the Merchant Alliance leader in reality.
This left the Merchant Alliance leaderless, and they all began scrambling for the assets left behind after the leader's death, having no time to participate in the family token competition.
They seized the opportunity to sell all their low-level equipment to the Merchants at a low price, accumulating a large amount of funds.
If they couldn't secure a family token, it would be a huge loss.
"Mizukage-sama, the funds are in place."
"Good, no matter what, we must secure the family token!"
The other Ninja Villages also used their unique methods, trying every way to gather enough funds, waiting to rush in as soon as the auction began.
[First Item (Dead Soul Forest [East]) 30-day Lease]: Starting bid 5000 reward points.
The large screen slowly scrolled, revealing the first item.
Players' breathing became heavier; they all understood the value of this item.
Dead Soul Forest was a vast forest group covering the entire Dead Soul Mountain Range. It had four areas: East, West, South, and North, and contained a large amount of Dead Soul Wood, Ghost Soil, and other resources.
Before the Ghost Mage was hunted, large areas were occupied by the Ghost Legion.
Players who wanted to collect resources risked being attacked by the Ghost Legion. A slight mistake would send them back to the city, and it would take half a day to run back.
But now,
The Game Merchant had directly designated a central area. After leasing it, players could build defensive walls to prevent Spectres from entering the leased area, and all Spectre aura within the leased area would be dispelled, preventing Spectres from forming.
This meant that large areas of the Dead Soul Forest would become safe zones, to be freely exploited by the successful bidder.
[Huang Tu: 8000 reward points]
[Sand Hidden Elder: 10,000 reward points]
[Light of Kirigakure: 12,000 reward points]
The auction price quickly soared.
Mei Terumi clenched her fists and said, "Chojuro, gather all the reward points from the Kirigakure ninjas. Promise them that the village will compensate them afterwards."
Although the lease was only for 30 days,
Everyone clearly saw the value: a full 30 days of exclusive mining rights. The resources extracted would be enough to earn a massive amount of reward points, which could then be used to firmly monopolize this gold mine.
It seemed like a 30-day lease, but if nothing unexpected happened, it was essentially permanent mining rights.
"Yes."
Chojuro nodded with a serious expression and quickly began contacting the Kirigakure players.
Ultimately, Mei Terumi acquired the lease for Dead Soul Forest (East) at a very painful price.
[Light of Kirigakure acquired the 30-day lease for (Dead Soul Forest [East]) for 120,000 reward points, congratulations!]
Black text appeared before all players' eyes.
"Kirigakure is truly wealthy. I heard they are also cultivating life players, and they still have money left to bid on resource maps."
"The sea is full of treasures, unlike Sunagakure, which is so poor their pants are ripped. Go ahead and be jealous!"
"Bastard, how dare you mock our Sunagakure! If you have the guts, tell me your address, and I'll kill you!"
"I'm still optimistic about Konoha; they're definitely planning something big!"
Amidst the discussions of all players, the subsequent auction items gradually unveiled themselves.
The remaining Dead Soul Forests were divided among Cloud Hidden and Iwagakure. Sunagakure barely managed to win the smallest area of Dead Soul Forest for 90,000 reward points.
Originally, there was another bidder with the nickname [Wave Country Tycoon], who was very wealthy, but he was warned by Sunagakure and, at the cost of a death threat to bloodbath Wave Country, he reluctantly gave up bidding.
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