Episode 40. Auction Results
The auction house is on fire.
The average price of S-grade equipment was originally 1 billion won.
Of course, the things made by the awakened rankers were different.
Ranked 1st in the Awakened Production World. The S-grade equipment made by the ‘Master’ Baek Hwa-ryong naturally cost well over 1 billion, and the prices for equipment made by other S-grade rankers were also quite different.
However, the S-grade equipment made by the Awakened Production Team members below them generally sold for 1 billion won.
However, the average price of 1 billion has already been surpassed.
-You have placed the highest bid!
Once a bidding war starts, it never ends.
Since it had already surpassed 1 billion, it was a battle of pride from here on out. The auction house’s sales method was a bid auction method that greatly increased the competitive spirit among the bidders, which greatly aroused the interest of the viewers.
-Everyone, the broadcast is on. There’s an interesting item up for auction. Today, we’re broadcasting the auction!
Several streamers who broadcast on KSnet have focused on this.
-As you can see, two out of the top ten guilds participated, and many guilds below that also participated.
-That’s true.
-There are a lot of resellers too?
-But isn’t that S-class equipment that’s widely spread out? Why do they gather here?
-You don’t know. It’s not just because it’s an S-class equipment auction that people are flocking to. The problem is that that person is the president of JUN’s workshop.
-Why is that?
-Because everyone is trying to recruit that guy right now. Did you forget that they were making this guy a B-class guy just a little while ago??
It was exactly as he said.
There are quite a few skilled Awakened Production World members. That’s why S-class products are not considered rare, but they are expensive.
However, the reason everyone’s eyes were focused on Dojun’s equipment was because of Dojun’s recruitment.
“I have enough money!”
“It’s a question of whether or not we can bring in talents who can become the next rankers!”
Speed alone was reason enough to recruit Dojun.
But quality has been added to that speed.
That too was a very short-term growth. That meant that Dojun’s growth was just beginning.
“It’s quite sensational to have reached S-rank in such a short period of time. If you add theory to this sensation, you can reach even higher levels than now.”
“I’m going to be a ranker. I’m definitely going to be a ranker.”
The guilds tried to somehow secure Dojun’s equipment to go to the ranker.
“That guy. He’s definitely going to become a ranker. So he can buy equipment and resell it later when it’s expensive!”
The resellers were betting on Do-jun’s future value.
In many ways, it was clear that Do-jun’s equipment and Do-jun’s future were being highly evaluated at this moment.
“But still, isn’t this a bit too much?”
“The specs are good and it’s an S-class. But what’s the price?”
Some guilds hesitated because of the skyrocketing prices. It was natural, since the average price had already surpassed 1 billion.
But while they hesitated, the guilds with ample funds did not hesitate.
They knew very well how much more benefit a single talented person could bring than immediate money.
In particular, guilds that already had S-ranked ranker production awakeners were even faster.
-You have been selected as the top bidder by Ryu Cheong (Eureka Guild)!
-Bidding price: 2 billion won
It surpassed 2 billion in an instant. People were surprised that it was this fast and that it was this expensive.
-Is this correct?
-Isn’t this your first S-rank equipment?
-But 2 billion?
-It seems like you didn’t just see the value of the equipment right away.
-Isn’t this a recruitment battle between guilds against CEO Gudojun?
With over 2 billion, there’s still half a day left.
There was still plenty of room for growth.
***
“I’m sorry, Guild Master. I can’t do this anymore.”
“How many people have already been injured there? Han-gyu is also in critical condition right now. This is not the time for us to be like this.”
“It’s because of that hope! That hope that if you just do a little more, if you just do a little more, it will work out!”
“Just a little more. Aren’t we almost there? We’re almost there!”
“Please stop!”
Entrance to the Tower of Clouds.
The Aram guild members, who were completely bruised, shouted at the guild leader that they could not do it anymore.
How many times has it been? I have tried my best, believing only that I would be able to conquer the Cloud Tower under the guild leader’s command.
Some were badly injured, others were left half-dead.
There have been no deaths yet, but this was a case where the math wasn’t very good.
However, the return on such a huge risk would be enormous if it were successful.
“but······.”
“I know. It was really regrettable. It was really a shame······But look at the situation now.”
A guild member shouted.
“We are all like us, but look at the condition of your body, Guild Leader. That arm. If you don’t treat it now, you’ll never be able to use it again. You’re an awakened crafter, so what are you going to do if you can’t use that arm?”
As he said, Aram Guildmaster’s arm was in a very bad condition. He needed treatment right away, but Aram Guildmaster wanted to climb back up to the top of the Cloud Tower.
This time it was real.
It really just needed a little more.
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The sight was like that of a long-lived person. It really seemed like I could clear it if I just kept going a little longer.
It seemed like it would make the guild bigger, but that one step was so hard.
The guild leader was confident, but on the other hand, the guild members began to have doubts.
Is it really true that there is only one step left?
Is it really true that everyone came as the guild leader said?
“First, let’s go get some treatment.”
“Guild Leader, please receive treatment and then we can talk after you have fully recovered.”
Since even the Vice Guild Master said that, Aram Guild Master could only stand there dumbfounded.
“shit.”
The Aram Guildmaster felt as if his heart was about to break.
But I couldn’t stop.
Stopping here would have made everything we had done up to that point meaningless.
So I couldn’t stop.
“You have to go further. You have to go further now to finish it. If you finish it half-heartedly, you’ll end up dying and being fed to a dog.”
He went around here and there, seeking sponsorship and recruiting new guild members.
I have developed a lot of connections.
Since I made a lot of things during my days on Gongbang Street and when I was running the Aram Guild, there were quite a few places to visit.
“I’m sorry. We don’t have the capacity.”
refusal.
“If you have failed to that extent, you should give up now.”
refusal.
“I don’t think now is the time for that.”
refusal.
Everywhere he went, the guild leader was rejected.
They had already branded the Aram Guildmaster.
loser.
A guy who only dreams big.
The guy who’s ruining the guild!
“f*ck. f*ck!”
How many rejections had he received? Guildmaster Aram sat on a park bench and looked up at the sky.
“Those guys who would usually help you no matter what happened······when things get really tough, they just abandon you like this.”
It was hopeless.
Since I had already gone to all the places I wanted to go, there was nowhere left to go.
At that moment, only one person flashed through my mind.
“Let’s go for the last time······for the last time.”
The last person I visited was the person I had a relationship with most recently.
-Yes. This is Gu Do-jun.
“CEO Koo Do-jun. This is me. I am Kim Yu-cheon, the leader of the Aram Guild.”
-Oh, yes. Guild leader. What’s going on?
“if······.”
The Aram Guildmaster explained the situation with an earnest heart.
Then there was silence.
It was difficult for him to endure this silence, as his heart had been broken by the continuous rejections up until now.
But I held on tight.
-Please come to my studio first. It would be better to talk face to face.
***
JUN workshop.
Aram, the guild leader who came to find Dojun, bowed.
The explanation of the situation is finished.
Now all that was left were Dojun’s words. That’s why he bowed even more earnestly.
But at the same time I knew.
Gu Do-jun would also refuse. This is too burdensome. I came here because Gu Do-jun was the only one left, without any consideration for the consequences, but this is too regrettable.
“Get up.”
Yes. This is the right reaction. The Aram Guild Leader immediately straightened his back and prepared to leave.
“I’m sorry for asking too much, Mr. Koo.”
Dojun caught the guild leader who was about to leave.
And then the unexpected happened.
Dojun was reaching out to him.
“Former CEO······?”
“I will support you. In return, I would like to receive a small share of the guild. And I would like to be in charge of the overall strategy for this tower attack.”
Dojun smiled.
“Thank you! Thank you so much! Mr. Koo!”
“No. I am grateful.”
The Aram Guild Leader kept bowing his head.
‘You can handle numerous materials from the Tower of Clouds through the Aram Guild.’
If you conquer the tower and dungeon, the government will officially grant you control for two months. The guild with this control can control the tower as they wish.
You can either sell tickets to get in, or monopolize all the materials.
Instead, after two months, the power will be transferred back to the government. Of course, the achievement will remain forever.
During this two-month exclusive period, all the expensive and rare materials came to Dojun.
The Aram Guild will grow tremendously and become a strong supporter of Dojun in all his endeavors.
‘That’s why I’m more grateful.’
“First, please get treatment. After the treatment, I will definitely support you. First, I will make sure to get you all the equipment. The equipment I gave you before was low-grade because I didn’t have the skills, but it’s different now. There are still many shortcomings, but it’s much better than what I made back then.”
“I am so grateful, but I cannot pay you right now······.”
The Aram Guild’s financial resources had already dried up.
“It’s okay. I’ll collect the payment after the tower raid is over.”
“······How can you trust me like that?”
Even though he had come to ask for help, when Dojun actually said he would help, the guild leader was suspicious first. So he asked without realizing it.
“You said you’ve only been rejected so far?”
Dojun knew that earnestness.
“So, you have to trust one person. You have to trust him.”
At those words, the Aram Guild Leader opened his eyes wide.
He said that everyone did not believe in him.
Everyone said it would be impossible.
In the midst of all this, the guild leader saw light in Dojun, who reached out to him alone.
“I will repay your trust···. I will never disappoint you.”
Aram Guildmaster, whose eyes were as if he was about to die, had returned to his former confident self.
‘If we do this, the next one is bound to succeed.’
***
Dojun, who had finished investing in the Aram Guild, opened his workshop in earnest.
Starting today, a new business was scheduled to begin at JUN Workshop.
“Okay.”
Dojun put up a new sign in front of the workshop.
“what?”
“You put up a new sign······.”
“Could it be that all the black and blue stones are gone?”
“I came to make some black stone equipment.”
-[Workable]
-[We also accept requests for accessories]
-[You must bring your own materials]
The beginning of craftsmanship.
It was a sign saying that they would be accepting full-scale machining requests starting tomorrow, not today.
Dojun, who had put up the sign and returned to the workshop, checked the auction house that was slowly coming to an end.
“The last time I saw it, it was 1.3 billion. If it sells for around 2 billion, it’ll be okay. That’s more expensive than average.”
Dojun opened an auction house.
And I was shocked.
“?”
The price listed was far beyond my expectations.
