"Ymir," greeted Priam as he entered the rchant's pavilion. "I trust that all is well?"
"Everything is well, Lord Priam," smiled the elf as he stepped forward, clad in a Roman toga that showcased impressive bulging muscles. It was clear the rchant knew how to handle himself. "I see you've brought soone along."
"Indeed. Ymir, et Marquess Esmée, one of my rivals and a distinguished guest. Esmée, this is Ymir Saharn, a wandering rchant who's settled in Oasis."
"Pleasure, rchant Ymir," said Esmée, nodding respectfully. "Hope our trade dealings will prove fruitful."
"Likewise, Marquess," replied Ymir, clasping his hands. "Looking forward to doing business with you." He then turned to Priam. "I reckon you're here for the Auctions?"
"Indeed."
"If you would be so kind as to follow ."
The rchant led them to the center of his tent, where an altar as black as obsidian rested. A holographic screen floated above, displaying many items.
"You can place your items on this altar and set a price," explained Ymir. "The item put up for Auction is then stored and will be transported by the Secret Network if purchased. Sun points will be directly added to your account; no need to co collect them. Buying works the sa way."
"Excellent," replied Priam.
"What's the altar's level?" inquired Esmée.
Priam turned to Ymir, clueless about what she was referring to.
"Rank I," Ymir turned to Priam to explain. "Currently, I'm a Tier 0 rchant of Rank I for the Sun Shop, which limits the number of items of different Tiers you can auction simultaneously."
"Nothing's free in this world, eh?" grumbled Priam. Esmée suppressed a smile. "How many items can you auction at once?"
"At Rank I, ten Tier 0 items or one Tier 1 item. Each subsequent rank multiplies this number by ten, while each Tier takes up ten tis the space of the previous Tier," explained the rchant.
As Priam furrowed his brows, his add-on translated the rchant's words into a chart.
[rchant Rank T0 - Auction Details:
Rank I - 10 T0 items / 1 T1 item
Rank II - 100 T0 items / 10 T1 items / 1 T2 item
Rank III - 1,000 T0 items / 100 T1 items / 10 T2 items / 1 T3 item
…]
"For a small community like Oasis, Rank II will do for now unless you want to sell high Tier items. This limit mainly impacts kingdoms and powerful factions that sell billions of items daily," comnted Ymir.
"Or small factions selling mighty items," grimaced Priam.
"Not necessarily. If you were Tier 2, your Sun Shop would have connected you with a Tier 2 rchant, who could have auctioned ten Tier 2 items from Rank I. The equivalent of a thousand Tier 0 items."
Priam sighed. It made sense and wouldn't have affected him if he wasn't trying to sell an item out of his league. No Tier 0 was supposed to acquire a treasure as rare as the one he borrowed from Sumstreh. Guess the System wants to discourage that kind of generosity...
Glancing at Esmée, Priam decided not to inquire further. The princess didn't need to know he was in possession of a divine realm fulcrum’s shard. Which must be a Tier 5 item. So, I'll need at least rchant V to sell it, and rchant VI if I want to sell sothing else simultaneously.
It was going to cost him a hefty one hundred eighty-five thousand Sun points. A sum he could afford thanks to his latest Achievent.
"I'll upgrade the altar's rank," declared Priam.
Sun Shop - Territory
rchant II (10 000 points) - Summons a T0 rchant… or increases Ymir Saharn's authority to Rank II. Requires Shop or Forum. ACQUIRED
rchant III (25 000 points) - Summons a T1 rchant… or increases Ymir Saharn's authority to Rank III. Requires Shop or Forum. ACQUIRED
rchant IV (50 000 points) - Summons a T1 rchant… or increases Ymir Saharn's authority to Rank IV. Requires Shop or Forum. ACQUIRED
rchant V (100 000 points) - Summons a T2 rchant… or increases Ymir Saharn's authority to Rank V. Requires Shop or Forum. ACQUIRED
rchant VI (250 000 points) - Summons a T2 rchant… or increases Ymir Saharn's authority to Rank VI. Requires Shop or Forum.
Sun points: 317,979 (-185,000)
Ymir opened his mouth, glanced at Esmée, then closed it. The rchant nodded respectfully.
"One last thing: you can send a ssage to the seller if you want to buy an item instantly. Be careful not to use this functionality for remote communication, as the System will ban you from the Auctions."
"Understood," replied Priam.
"If you need , I'll be close by," nodded the rchant before stepping away. Ymir wasn't dumb; he must have realized Priam had rare items or a large quantity to sell. In either case, the elf would earn a comfortable commission.
"I’m going to do so window shopping," joked Priam as he connected to the altar's terminal. He planned to wait for Esmée to leave before auctioning the fulcrum.
"Likewise."
A stream of data flooded Priam's mind before his system took control.
[Auctions:
Truth Serum (Rare/T0) - Territory: Klogash/Wanderings Islands - A serum concocted by Klogash clan alchemists from the venom of certain snakes. Capable of forcing a Tier 0 whose will hasn't crossed the first threshold to speak the truth for twenty-seven minutes. The subject then has a high chance of dying.
Actual bid: 1 269 Sun points. Auction ends in 214 hours.
Teleportation Scroll (Epic/T1) - Territory: enals/Death Trench - A scroll capable of teleporting a Tier 1 sowhere in the Death Trench from a nearby border.
Note: with the Necro event, it's a creative way to commit suicide… Or to off your mother-in-law.
Actual bid: 1 Sun point. Auction ends in 701 hours.
Set of twin portals (Mythic/T0) - Territory: Pnothl/Sky Ring - Title says it all. Range: 100,000 kiloters. Capable of linking Elysium to a spatial pocket. Enchanted against spatial disturbances. Enchanted against temporal disturbances. (See complete list of enchantnts).
Actual bid: 7 699 652 Sun points. Auction ends in 60 000 hours.
Legacy Core (Rare/T1) - Territory: Pnothl/Sky Ring - A core containing mories of a Tier 1 who survived 8 Tribulations at Tier 0 and 6 at Tier 1 and unlocked Mastery - Sword III. Note: Two ideal/mythic sword skills detected. If you're fated, they're yours.
Actual bid: 2 412 683 Sun points. Auction ends in 1 573 hours.
…]
After a few minutes, Priam cursed Sumstreh. The Fallen had valued their fulcrum's shard at six million Sun Points. Either they had no idea of its true worth, or they had given Priam a tiny fragnt of the fulcrum.
Priam hoped it was the latter possibility. That would give him one more reason to destroy the rabbit god.
Now, let's see how much those puzzles cost. [Aether Manipulation], here I co.
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Status:
PHYSICAL:
Strength 557
Constitution 860
Agility 552
Vitality 840
Perception 714
NTAL:
Vivacity 505
Dexterity 587
mory 426
Willpower 1 028
Charisma 631
TA:
ta-affinity 520
ta-focus 350
ta-endurance 354
ta-perception 221
ta-chance 230
ta-authority 42
Potential: 9 969
Tier 0
Sun points: 317 979 (-184 877)
[He Who Eludes Death] charge: PRID.
[Tribulation]: Three Tribulations pending.
Future Tribulations delayed until:
Ti: 164 days 18 hours 37 minutes 52 seconds.
Next thresholds: 6 attributes > 600 / 3 attributes > 900 / 1 attribute > 1 200
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