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nThe next item up was the mallet.

n Hephaestus's Mallet ( dark gold ) ( upgradable ) : a must have for blacksmiths , the mallet was designed keeping the forging god as an idol , increases crafting efficiency by 25% .

nInitial bid : 3 million gold.

nMinimum increment : 100K gold

nBuyout price : no buyout.

nFatty kalash was salivating for this item . He really wanted to have it ... He looked at Rudra with those puppy eyes that only he could muster .. the same one he had used since childhood to ask for food from Rudra's tiffin .

nRudra was absolutely powerless to that gaze , he himself had absolutely no interest in the item , however he knew fatty deserved it. He had worked hard for the guild , and had done a really good job in managing the lifestyle stores .

nRudra rolled his eyes saying

" Fine!

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nHe placed the first bid for 3 million gold!

nThe second rate guilds were all out on this item , the only obstruction that might come was from the alliance in VIP box 2

nBut even they felt that 3 million was a little too much for a hammer. They let it pass

n3 million gold went once.

n3 million gold went twice .

nSold! At 3 million to VIP1

n' Ha , cheaper than i thought it would be ' Rudra thought , as he was prepared to go upto 5 million for the item ..... However he got it for 3!

nKalash looked very happy with the item , as he smiled like a kid on christmas. Rudra smiled , this was the whole point of why he made the damn guild. It was for moments like this , where the members could be genuinely happy .

nThe next item came up for bidding

n A page from Demon's Diary : ????

nInitial bidding price : 2 million gold

nMinimum increment : 100K gold

nBuyout price : no buyout price.

nRudra had to have this item , he aldready had 3 pages from Demon's Diary , and every page he came across was important ... Although uptill now the three pages had shown no special effects , Rudra knew that down the line it would be something usefull.

nHe placed the initial bid for 2 million gold.

n2.1 million gold ! Came the bid from a second rate guild.

nRudra face palmed himself ..... Who was this idiot , Rudra was sure that this guy had 0 information on demon's diary ,yet he only bid to gamble on the item , seeing the ????? Discription.

nRudra wanted to directly raise it to 3 million , to deter the small fishes , however if VIP2 got a whiff that he was too interested in the item. They would make him pay.

n2.5 million gold Rudra bid!

nIt was the best number he could think of , that balanced both criteria.

nAs he hoped for it worked

nAs 2.5 million gold went once.

n2.5 million gold went twice.

nThe item was sold to VIP1 at 2.5 million gold!

nThe audience was completely abuzz now , uptill now in the auction , Both VIP boxes had spent close to 10 million in gold!

nNow the real bidding war came , where the depth of one's resources would actually come out.

nWho had the most dough in this bidding round , would be figured out now , as all of the next items were worth drooling over.

n Spell book Endless devastation : turns the ground into a barren wasteland , debuffs everyone exept the caster of the spell , in a 200 meter radius.

nEffect 1 : -5% AGI.

nEffect 2 : -5 % PHY.

nInitial bidding price: 4 million gold

nMinimum increment : 200K gold

nBuyout price : no Buyout .

nThe alliance was interested in this item , and soo was Rudra .

nThe merit of this item was obvious as the debuff domain could be extremely useful for PVE

nEspecially a 200 m domain was huge.

nHowever the drawback was also obvious , that it debuffed allies and enemies alltogether.

nRudra did not want this item for himself , however he knew it would be invaluable to some other guild members .

nKarna

nNeatwit

nMedivh

nOne of these three could benefit hugely from having this move in their arsenal, and for all intents and purposes he would give it to them.

nRudra placed the first bid for 4 million gold.

n4.4 million gold , came the shout from VIP2

nRudra nodded, he knew this would happen. Lets see who has deeper pockets , Rudra thought.

n5 million ! He placed a bid

n5.4 million , came the bid from VIP2

nEveryone else aside , scorpio wanted the skill for himself ! He was not going to let it go easily.

nHowever the thing really choking him currently was the overall budget of the guild ..... He could not compete head to head with the Elites , should he spend more than 6 million on the item , he should not be able to bid for any other items in the auction.

n6 million , said Rudra .

nScorpio grit his teeth , as the 6 alliance guild leaders would not let him bid a penny more.

n6 million gold went once.

n6 million gold went twice

nThe item was sold for 6 million gold to VIP1!

nAbout 16 million of the Elites budget of 55 million gold was spent .

nAbout 10 million of the alliance's twenty had been spent.

nNaturally the advantage of the Elite's funds would show , going forward now.

nThe next item was up for bidding.

n Spell book Stormbringer : Zaps the enemy with a huge bolt of lightning , sure to trigger lightning damage.

n 200% lightning damage.

n50% chance to stun the target .

n 5% chance to trigger critical damage.

nInitial bidding price: 4 million gold

nMinimum increment: 200K gold

nBuyout price : no buyout!

nThis was an item Rudra wanted for himself .... His darkness blast was really lacking in damage output and he needed something strong in his arsenal going forward.

nRudra placed the initial bid of 4 million gold.

nYua actually wanted the item badly , however the alliance members would not allow a budget of 4 million gold for a single player item .

nIn the end 4 million gold went once.

n4 million gold went twice

nThe item was sold at 4 million gold to the players in VIP1.

nThe next item was the intermediate mana potion recipe .

n Potion recipe ( Intermediate mana potion ) : A recipe to create a potion that refill lost mana quickly .

nInitial bidding price : 2 million gold .

nMinimum increment : 100K gold

nBuyout price : no buyout.

nThis was supposed to be one of the most sought after items in the entire auction , however after the Elites had the advanced mana potion recipe and capabilities of bulk production , no faction was too interested in buying the intermediate one.

nInitially even Rudra was not much interested , however fatty Kalash came up with a brilliant idea that made Rudra interested in the item .

nThey could use real world corporate chain ideas and make sets of mana potions to sell in the shop.

nA set of 3 potions. Basic , intermediate , advanced

nTo sell as a single unit.

nIn this way they would move more units gaining more profits. As they could brand it as a potion for every situation pack.

nThey could also use the pack mentality to vamp up the advanced mana potion sales .

nAs they would price the intermediate mana potions at 80 gold and advanced mana potions at 95 , everyone would feel like the intermediate mana potions were too expensive and not worth it , however they would now gladly spend the 95 gold on the advanced mana potions as they would feel , they are getting more value for their money .

nIts the same logic of the small , medium and large popcorn tubs pricing in a movie theatre , the medium is priced just a little lower than the large , making every consumer go for large popcorn .

nRudra was impressed by fatty Kalash's buisness mind and placed the bid for 2 million gold.

nGoing once

nGoing twice .

nThe item was sold to VIP 1 for two million gold! .

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nThis is especially true because of you guys gifting me crazy sums of money day in and day out .

nBIG BIG SHOUTOUT TO.

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