"Well, judging from the fluctuations in the market value and the stats of this Divine Armament, I think…"

Beardy hesitated for a second before continuing, "I think your reserve price should be 500k gold. We’ll advertise it for free, but we’ll be claiming a 5% auction fee as per usual. You will be losing a lot of gold. Is that alright?"

I nodded. "It’s fine. We’ll do as you say."

"Very well, honored customer. We will put it up for auction right away. Thank you for your patronage, and please remember that you are the pride of Sky City Auction House…" Beardy’s tone was completely different from what it was before. Truly, snobbish bastards were everywhere these days.

……

The Dragonbone Whip appeared on the shelf with a click, and a few seconds later a system announcement resounded across Sky City—

Ding~!

System Announcement: Attention all players, please be informed that player XXXX has put up "Dragonbone Whip" (Lower Divine Armament, Outstanding★★★★★★★) for auction with a reserve price of 500000 gold. The item will enter the bidding phase in 120 minutes. The item will go to the highest bidder! Don’t miss it!

The place became bustling with...