Ch.6565. Bidder 99

When the hunter market opened, many new rich people emerged.

While the structure where the already wealthy accumulated more wealth remained unchanged, the existence of hunters added a new rule that could completely break the age-old law of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer that had persisted for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

A hunter is essentially a walking corporation.

With their power alone, they can collapse countries, deter wars, and simultaneously transform weak nations into powerful ones.

That’s the theory, but the moment hunters are used as weapons of war, the world would certainly face apocalypse. So all countries, including the major powers, established the Hunter Association, creating laws and rules for peace.

Of course, not every country cooperated, but unless they possessed enough power to overthrow all cooperating nations, they had no choice but to at least pretend to cooperate, knowing they would otherwise perish.

Anyway, these powerful hunters, instead of using their strength against people, displayed their might in dungeons, and the new resources from high-level dungeons made them wealthy.

They didn’t need to earn money solely from resources.

People are fascinated by hunters with superhuman powers.

Their faces and names are imprinted worldwide, giving them the same power of recognition as celebrities who live off their image, allowing them to earn money just by breathing.

It’s no joke that S-rank hunters can easily amass assets worth tens of billions.

As a result, to gain more power or to protect what they have, they spare no expense on items that make them stronger and safer.

Some might say it’s easy money, while from a hunter’s perspective, it’s money earned by risking their lives. Either way, since nothing is more important than life, a culture of not skimping on items has naturally settled in the hunter market.

Naturally, good items become expensive.

Some call it a bubble, but hunters easily ignore such nonsense.

After all, the hunter market is about supply and demand.

If the price is excessive, it won’t sell, and even if someone buys at a high price, the price eventually finds its equilibrium.

Buying expensive and selling expensive means recognizing value early and purchasing ahead of time, leading to the result that the buyer also recognized that value.

Therefore, it’s not strange for an A+ grade armor item to receive bids of billions. There’s an average transaction price, and as high-end item prices continue to rise, even experts predicted up to 7 billion. It wasn’t unusual for hunters who enter dungeons directly to call for over 10 billion.

But 30 billion is a different story.

“30 billion. We have 30 billion. Do I hear 31 billion?”

When the auction for the Gray Wolf Leather Jacket began, silence fell over the auction house for the first time.

People need time to think.

They need to check again how much they brought.

They need to reconsider if it’s worth bidding higher.

But unfortunately, the auction doesn’t wait long enough for such important deliberations.

“No 31 billion?”

A 5-second countdown appears on the screen.

Auctions vary, but this one gives about 10 seconds to think.

“No 31 billion?”

The count goes down.

4. 3. 2. 1.

– Wow. Bidder 99 got it?

– LOL Bidders 69 and 74 both bid, but 99 took it cleanly.

– Those numbers are quite suggestive.

– Bidders 69 and 74 bid a lot, but they’re just small fry compared to 99..

Everyone thought the auction was over.

Of course.

Who would outbid 30 billion?

Experts had predicted 7 billion, at most 10 billion for this item.

It’s not like a 1 billion item selling for 3 billion; it’s a 10 billion item selling for 30 billion.

At 30 billion, people were already joking that the buyer must have been a wolf in their past life, and now someone wants to bid higher?

They must just have too much money to spend…

“35 billion… we have a bid…”

– ?

– …

– Insane

– LOL what the

The auction ended with bidder 69’s final bid.

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Since most people came to YouTube to watch the Gray Wolf Leather Jacket auction, viewer numbers dropped sharply after it ended at 35 billion.

But not as much as expected.

Everyone was still caught in the afterglow.

– Is this for real?

– Is it over now?

– Shouldn’t we see who gets to take it home after bidding 35 billion? Seems fishy.

This might be a more reasonable suspicion.

It’s manipulation by the organizers.

They’re just driving up prices to establish a market rate and sell at inflated prices.

While people were busy typing all kinds of suspicions and doubts in the chat instead of leaving, the auction continued.

People thought there wouldn’t be anything special left.

But they were wrong.

“300 million, we have a bid.”

– ?

– What is it? What’s being sold?

“330 million.”

– What are they selling?

– Can’t see clearly. What is that? An ointment?

“470 million bid. 20g large-capacity skin regeneration ointment. This is a special item. When purchasing this ointment, you also acquire the right to purchase up to 10 additional units at the auction bid price. We apologize for not conducting all auctions at once, as production requires time. 500 million!”

– What is that?

– An ointment for 500 million?

– That must be the one sold in America before. The ointment with the option to make skin look younger.

The competition for the ointment was also fierce.

Many bidders joined in this time, but in the end, bidder 99, perhaps to compensate for not winning the 30 billion item, completed the bid at 700 million.

– ? This is so different from what I know.

– I get that it’s a good ointment, but 700 million..

– Wasn’t it auctioned for 450 million before?

– That was for about 15g, so I guess this is the regular price..

Bidder 99 swept up all the remaining items as well.

People’s interest focused on bidders 69 and 99.

Bidder 69, who bid 35 billion for the leather jacket.

Bidder 99, who swept up all the other items.

Despite the interest, there was no way to find out who they were.

It was a blind auction, and the broadcast ended as soon as the auction was over.

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The auction ended successfully.

A huge success.

Even that term might be insufficient.

“Hehehe. Hehehehe.”

Dad laughed like a silly person.

“Hehehehehe.”

“Dad, are you happy?”

“Thank you. Thank you.”

Dad grabbed both my hands and jumped up and down.

Actually, I’m the one who benefited the most here.

It was just common leather I got from beating annoying wolves while farming in the Corrupted Forest, something very common in farming worlds.

But maybe because it’s from the most dangerous dungeon in the Level 0 biome, the leather and ointment from there sold at the highest prices.

The healing potion I put up for retail also sold at a higher price than regular potions, but the first two items sold for so much more, and since the potion is exclusively distributed with the Golden Guild anyway, it looked modest in comparison.

Anyway, since the potion also sold at a higher price than expected, the Golden Guild can sell at that price too.

After settlement, I needed to think about what to do with the money.

Where should I spend it?

I’d like to invest in something that helps the farm grow.

“Ah, Dad. By the way, who are bidders 69, 74, and 99?”

“Heh. It’s a blind auction. Blind.”

“But you know.”

“I know, but I can’t tell you.”

“Come on, Dad.”

Despite Kim Soo-jung’s aegyo, Dad kept his mouth firmly shut.

In such a big deal, it’s the right choice not to create gossip or situations that could overturn the transaction over trivial matters.

I honestly didn’t care much about who bought it and was about to go home when Dad, who received a call from somewhere, called me.

“Soo-hyun. The auction buyers want to meet you?”

“Me?”

“Yeah. The Hunter Association contacted me saying both bidder 69, who bought the leather jacket, and bidder 99, who bought the ointment and other items, want to meet and deal with you directly.”

“…”

“Huh?”

I was surprised. So were Kim Soo-jung and Dad.

Why is a blind auction blind?

People choose that method to hide themselves and keep their identity secret.

That’s why auction bidders are thoroughly concealed.

Of course, it’s impossible for no one to know, so a trusted institution like the Hunter Association mediates the exchange of auction items and money.

But now the bidders want to meet the seller.

What could this mean?

“Could they have bid high just to meet me?”

“Come on, oppa. That’s too delusional, isn’t it?”

“… It’s possible.”

What could they want from meeting me?

They must have something in mind to invest that much money.

So what choices do I have here?

I don’t know what the right answer is.

But somehow, I already knew what I wanted to choose.

“Please decline.”

You don’t always need to answer a call to know if it’s a scam or a genuine inquiry.

If they really need something, they’ll send a message.