Apocalypse Gachapon Chapter 2348: Breaking through (4)

Custom-made?

Everyone's spirits lifted again.

Custom-made meant perfectly suited to oneself—everyone knew that.

The set had already interested them greatly; now with a custom main weapon added, many people's desire to buy was fully ignited.

Seeing their reaction, a02 began explaining the abilities of each component, then the abilities of two-piece combinations, and finally the abilities of the complete set.

Because there were many pieces and many combinations, and no main weapon, a02 took quite a while—half an hour—to finish.

If before they were curious with some desire to buy, now almost everyone present was eager to try.

A premium Raini-grade set, complete, ten pieces, and custom-made... everyone wanted equipment like this.

Though there was no saying "poor scholars, rich warriors" among the cosmic races, that was effectively the reality. Two people of the same level, similar Furelai, comparable experience and skill—what decided the fight?

Equipment!

So weapons and equipment were important to everyone.

Think of how Kunzuo, trapped by the energy wall on the planet hunting ground and unable to break it himself, immediately thought of using the Luosheng Bow's power—that showed the significance of equipment.

"We'll use a sealed-bid format this time—write your highest offer on a slip, and the highest bid wins."

a02 explained the bidding method, then added, "Per the maker's requirement, the price has two parts: first, Moonspan Gold; second, items that can raise Furelai—potions, natural fruits, herbs, or various rare treasures. The two parts together form the total value."

"Of course, to be safe, this premium Raini-grade set, called 'Destiny,' has a minimum price of one hundred million Moonspan Gold."

At that price, the hall saw its first significant stir of the day.

Clearly, the price exceeded many expectations.

One hundred million Moonspan Gold... how much was the Luosheng Bow again? The same price! Raini-grade selling for as much as Lie God-grade?

Everyone felt it was a bit expensive.

a02 waved for patience. "I've explained the set's abilities clearly. Do you think it's not worth it? Let me put it this way: with Lie God-grade remaining strategic equipment, this set is the highest-grade equipment we can obtain, and it's the best-performing."

"A set we can wear regularly, essentially the highest-grade equipment below Lie God-grade—is one hundred million Moonspan Gold expensive?"

"I think even against an opponent with a Lie God-grade item, this set could hold its own." a02 shared his judgment. "Oh, and the maker has agreed to alter the equipment's appearance and energy signature for the buyer, so no one can recognize it from outside. That means after today, unless the buyer fights you face-to-face, you'll likely never see this set again—even if it appears before you, you won't recognize it."

Hearing Founder Number Two's words, everyone quietened down.

Indeed, speaking purely of price, one hundred million might be expensive. But price isn't value—this set's top-tier configuration below Lie God-grade was irreplaceable.

A luxury among necessities, perhaps.

"It's not like you have to pay all one hundred million in Moonspan Gold—you can offset with items." a02 smiled. "I'll be bidding too. Don't think it's unfair—I only learned today that the price has two parts. I'm as unprepared as you."

This had to be explained, or if Founder Number Two had prepared Furelai-boosting items in advance, others couldn't compete fairly.

"Alright, think it over. Five minutes to bid."

With that, the room fell silent.

No open auction—this was actually to save Dark Direction members money. Otherwise, if two people wanted it, the price could be driven up considerably. With sealed bids, most wouldn't raise their offers much.

This set, of course, came from Ye Zhongming—representing the highest level of equipment he could currently craft.

For this set, Ye Zhongming had spared no effort. He fused the concepts and techniques of the Rong family set from Earth into his own methods, then presented it through the technology of the myriad races. After many failures, this set was born.

One hundred million Moonspan Gold seemed expensive, but Ye Zhongming wasn't actually making much—about forty million. That meant he'd spent sixty million on materials and failure costs!

He had previously been unable to break through to Raini-grade war beast manufacturing. Now, with massive Moonspan Gold, materials, and practice, he had broken through this bottleneck!

The current Ye Zhongming was a dual-premium master capable of crafting both equipment and mechanical war beasts!

Why was he short on money and even taking loans despite having taken over a hundred million Moonspan Gold from Earth and earning large sums through the Library Palace and his ventures in the sky?

This set had consumed too much of his liquid funds and materials.

He had truly gone all in.

Earlier, he'd sold some Raini-grade equipment through Dark Direction at low prices—why? Moonspan Gold was only part of it. The main purpose was to show Dark Direction his power, to demonstrate he could obtain the highest-grade equipment below Lie God-grade!

With that foundation, Dark Direction trusted him and specifically brought out his set for bidding.

Also, having crafted this set, Ye Zhongming could naturally keep it for himself. If he wore it, he would be able to battle a Great Expert without transforming.

But did not need such items to increase his strength, he badly needed something that could get him past 100 thousand Furelai.

Thus, he was willing to take some potions are treasures.

He believed that he would break through within a year if he depended on himself but that would be too far away.

Apart from a skill breakthrough, he wanted his body to break through within the shortest amount of time.