Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Value of Weapons (Extra Chapter)

In the world of [Fantasy Realm], there’s an overwhelming variety of equipment. Even the rarest precious artifacts number at least fifty across the entire server, not to mention everything below that.

The color grading is simply a rough classification by the system, but in reality, the differences among items of the same color start showing huge gaps from purple onward.

In extreme cases, there can even be a disparity between weapons of the same tier that exceeds the strength variation among differently colored equipment.

Of course, this is merely a concept defined by the players themselves and isn’t officially displayed, so having a discerning eye for assessing the strength of equipment is an essential skill for high-level players.

Generally speaking, it’s basically divided into three qualities—low, medium, and high grade—alongside so-called peak equipment.

For instance, Miss Vilyric’s Holy Trio set, despite being semi-artifacts, has already reached the pinnacle level. Coupled with the noble set bonuses, it’s actually not inferior to three ordinary artifacts when used separately.

As for her primary artifacts, items like [Feather Garment: Gloraria], [Simulated Kabbalah Tree of Life] are medium-grade artifacts, whereas the [Eternal Staff: Heart of the World] is a high-grade artifact.

Now, this magic weapon called [Mirror Shadow Sword] might be hard to assess from a distance, but if the equipment grading standards in this world are similar to those in the game, a medium-grade magic weapon, which is purple equipment, is actually quite average.

The purple quality items or equipment Miss Vilyric has acquired from this world, except for the [Demonic God’s Gem (Fragment)], whose rank she couldn’t assess, are pretty much all high-grade purple items, whereas the staff [Flame of Purity] gifted to her by Miss Nastaia from Flame Dragon City has even reached the purple peak.

The [Demon God’s Guardian Ring] she snagged from Ban is rated a pseudo-holy artifact because some abilities, like concealing aura, have reached the holy artifact level, but others are far from sufficient.

In summary, compared to true holy artifacts, it falls short—it’s a defective product, which explains the disparities between equipment of the same tier.

It seems the demon god initially left it for similar reasons.

“Miss Philena, do you think this pricing standard is reasonable?”

After pondering, Miss Vilyric decided to consult a local expert. Philena, after all, is the legitimate daughter of a prominent family, a baroness with surely discerning eyes.

Upon hearing this, the envoy group leader, who had been observing the sword through a one-way isolation magic, turned around and pondered for a moment before speaking.

“Official auction events shouldn’t falsify equipment rankings. If it’s truly a medium-grade magic weapon, a starting price of one hundred thousand gold coins seems about right. But don’t forget, Miss Vilyric, this is just the starting bid, and it’s based on the official currency of the Kingdom of Azure. Converted to our currency, it would likely be even higher.”

“In summary, it’s somewhat pricey. That’s why the auction house is hinting at possible connections with the blood race to draw attention. Are you interested, Miss Vilyric?”

“Not really, but I haven’t bought something like this before, so I’m unclear on the pricing standards. Just asking, if this sword isn’t medium-grade but a higher-tier magic weapon, how much would it be worth?”

Without hesitation, Philena almost blurted out.

“If it’s high grade, at least a million United Kingdom gold coins. If it’s top tier, the lowest would be five times more. Even then, it’s still hard to come by.”

“After all, many historically renowned magic masters and craftsmen, despite their entire lifetimes of work, struggle to forge even one top-tier magic weapon. This is just second to true spiritual treasures—the ultimate pursuit that everyone dreams of.”

The envoy group leader thought for a moment and added, “You could compare medium, high, and top-tier items to earth, sky, and legends—although not entirely accurate, it’s a similar concept.”

“Ah… this…”

Miss Vilyric opened her mouth, realizing she had no idea what to say.

She initially thought that after snagging nearly ten million gold coins from Second Prince Ban, she was already quite wealthy.

But only now did she comprehend that, in this world, compared to those truly rare and powerful gadgets, money was utterly insignificant.

In other words, the true compensation given to her by City Lord Nastaia wasn’t actually those gold coins or materials; 90% of the value in that ring item is concentrated in the [Flame of Purity], a top-tier magic item worth at least five million gold coins…

Even for the wealthy City Lord, that was a serious capital drain.

To be honest, the priestess thought she was just a casual intermediary for the other party.

Miss Vilyric didn’t even bother to ask Philena how much a “spiritual treasure” would be worth; she’d probably just get a response like, “It’s priceless and can only be exchanged for other items.”

In the meantime, the price of the [Mirror Shadow Sword] skyrocketed to 300,000 gold coins, clearly exceeding the value of a medium-grade magic weapon.

The reason for this is simply the earlier mention by Xiao Mo that it “might be related to the blood race,” which certainly added a layer of mystery since the blood race is a high-ranking race, with their nearly infinite lifespan and eternally youthful appearance being enough to make anyone drool.

Any revealed secrets related to this would surely yield far greater returns than these few gold coins.

Seeing the black-haired girl lost in thought while staring at the auction stage, Philena tactfully reminded her, “Miss Vilyric, if you’re interested in this sword, feel free to bid for it. You needn’t worry about funding; His Majesty ordered that all your expenses for this trip would be reimbursed directly from the royal treasury. A mere few hundred thousand gold coins is definitely not an issue.”

“Huh? Liliya said such a thing?”

The priestess was momentarily stunned, then shook her head, a bit speechless.

“I’m not a warrior; even if I needed to go into close combat, there are far better weapons. This isn’t of any use to me—I was just thinking about other matters.”

Had it been the Miss Vilyric who had only recently arrived in this world, she might have actually been intrigued by the potential ties to the blood race and might have gone ahead and purchased it.

But in the City of Courage, she had already met the two princes of the blood race and even indirectly taken quite a few down, already having a decent understanding of this race’s secrets.

This [Mirror Shadow Sword] was most likely manufactured by the blood race using their mirror technology, though how it ended up here in the Kingdom of Azure is anyone’s guess.

Compared to the method of creating an entire mirrored realm, this sword was merely child’s play, definitely not involving any real big secrets.

Few winged people are skilled in or fond of using swords; they don’t need to, and perhaps they, like Miss Vilyric, have already figured out the whole story behind it, which is why they put it up for sale.

So, the auction house wasn’t lying; this sword is indeed related to the blood race. As for the specifics of that relationship… well, that’s just called marketing.

As Miss Vilyric directly declined without any pretense, her companion named Xiao Guang—the blonde girl who seemed to be guarding her—showed no signs of interest either, prompting Philena to nod and cease her comments.

Although she wields a sword, she already has her weapon of choice and thus has no interest in this [Mirror Shadow Sword].

Before long, the first item was sold at an astonishing price of 500,000 gold coins, causing Miss Vilyric to shake her head and sigh inwardly.

Truly, a case of foolish people with too much money.

   

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