Village-wide Top Message:

Junlin Tianxia: "Don't take it down. Last time I wasn't online and someone snatched it. Let's see who can outbid me this time. Check the Auction House!"

Another village-wide top message popped up, and Li Wu knew the last sentence was directed at him.

He glanced at the Auction House and saw the current bid, which had just risen to 190 Gold, suddenly jump to 250 Gold, instantly surpassing the last time.

Li Wu's heart started pounding uncontrollably again!

250 Gold, minus a 10% handling fee, would net him 225 Gold, which translates to 220,000 in cash!

Recently, the government introduced a policy that, although Baby Tuan's special medication still isn't covered by insurance, the tariffs have been completely waived. 220,000 is almost enough for nearly a year's supply of Baby Tuan's special medication.

Moreover, there were still nearly three hours left in the bidding period. Judging by Junlin Tianxia's momentum, if someone competes, the price might go up again. Of course, it could also be Junlin Tianxia creating hype to fix the price at 250 Gold.

Faced with two village-wide top messages, any hesitation from Li Wu would be disrespectful to the Gold Coins.

Bai Dabao, still standing at the Respawn Point, was about to explode with anger. Of all things to drop, it had to be the precious scepter.

Initially, despite being killed, she was more happy than angry after snatching the Silver Wolf King, especially when she saw a Silver Wolf Robe in her backpack that suited her perfectly.

The Silver Wolf Robe is Gold-grade equipment, and Gold-grade protective gear reduces pain more effectively than Silver-grade gear. As the largest coverage piece of armor, it's valuable even without considering its attributes.

Especially for Bai Dabao, who fears pain more than anything, this piece of clothing is more valuable than a weapon.

Hmm???

Where's my staff???

Bai Dabao finally realized her Zombie King Scepter was gone.

Unless a big shot picked it up, an average person would definitely put it up in the Auction House. Without needing a reminder from the Female Housekeeper, Bai Dabao immediately checked the Auction House.

Sure enough, the Zombie King Scepter was listed in less than two minutes.

Without hesitation, Bai Dabao started increasing the bid, but when she reached 200 Gold, her bank card showed insufficient funds!

She initially thought of borrowing money from the housekeeper, but was ruthlessly refused, with the excuse that she recently got a new boyfriend and was planning to buy him a car.

Such a shameless reason left Bai Dabao helpless, as the Female Housekeeper was more than just a servant; she had watched Bai Dabao grow up and was more like a family elder.

"The Zombie King Scepter can actually be let go," the Female Housekeeper said with a slight smile, initiating a trade with Bai Dabao.

Bai Dabao's eyes lit up. The Silver Wolf King had dropped quite a few items, the most notable being two pieces of Gold equipment. She and the Female Housekeeper were in a party, each grabbing one piece and running off, not daring to pick up anything else. Unfortunately, they still couldn't escape.

The equipment the Female Housekeeper traded over could indeed serve as a substitute for the Zombie King Scepter.

Bai Dabao hesitated for a moment, "I still want the Zombie King Scepter."

"Switching to melee is also an option. Didn't the master say you could train your close combat skills in the game?"

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"Then I want the Zombie King Scepter even more!" Bai Dabao, stubborn as ever, directly rejected the Female Housekeeper's suggestion.

"You don't have the money!"

"I'll sell this piece of equipment!"

"There's not enough time! The bidding time for Gold equipment is three hours, and listing it now won't be fast enough."

"That won't stop me!"

Bai Dabao spent 1 Gold to buy a Loudspeaker and sent out a village-wide top message.

A few seconds later, Bai Dabao saw Junlin Tianxia's Loudspeaker, and her little face scrunched up in frustration like a bun.

250 Gold had already exceeded the price for a level 6 Gold weapon, and no one could guarantee it wouldn't go higher. If it were her, she probably wouldn't choose a buyer like herself, who couldn't afford it and had to find alternative methods.

Most importantly, Blue Star Online was full of traps, and taking down an item early incurred a penalty, 5% of the current highest bid. With the current bid at 250 Gold, the penalty would be 12 Gold 50 Silver, or 12,500 in cash!

Would an average player be willing to gamble over 10,000 on Bai Dabao being reliable?

Bai Dabao gritted her teeth, about to buy another Loudspeaker to remedy the situation, when she saw the Zombie King Scepter was taken down from the Auction House!

Bai Dabao checked her Friend Interface and found numerous Friend Requests.

After accepting them one by one, she received a flood of messages, some asking for favors, some offering to pay her 50, and others agreeing to her trade method, asking her to transfer 20 Gold to compensate for the removal loss.

With so many messages, Bai Dabao couldn't figure out who the real seller was.

"Ding, Invincible Cute Tuan has initiated a face-to-face trade with you."

Suddenly, a Trade Request popped up, and Bai Dabao instinctively accepted it, seeing the Zombie King Scepter prominently displayed in the Trade Interface.

Li Wu felt slightly awkward at this moment.

This was a game, and since Bai Dabao was killed and he picked up the Zombie King Scepter, it rightfully belonged to him. Besides, if he hadn't picked it up, someone else would have, and the Zombie King Scepter would have nothing to do with Bai Dabao.

Though it was reasonable and legal, picking up someone's drop and then selling it back to them was somewhat awkward.

Li Wu could have avoided this hassle. Although Bai Dabao said she wouldn't let the seller suffer a loss, the Zombie King Scepter had been bid up to 250 Gold by a big shot as soon as it was listed, and the final price was uncertain. Bai Dabao's promise not to let him suffer a loss had no concrete guarantee.

Moreover, the 12,500 penalty was painful for Li Wu, yet he still took down the Zombie King Scepter.

Despite the awkwardness, hassle, and pain, these reasons couldn't overcome that bit of goodwill, provided he didn't lose money!

Before fighting the Silver Wolf King, Bai Dabao had suggested taking along the unfamiliar Li Wu and Spicy Rabbit. Although the currency dropped by the BOSS was insignificant to Bai Dabao, it wasn't particularly important to Li Wu either.

But for Li Wu, who had experienced the ups and downs of human kindness over the past two years due to Baby Tuan's illness, this small act of goodwill was still precious.

Li Wu was willing to do something awkward, troublesome, and painful for this goodwill.

"Sister! It's you!" Bai Dabao was both surprised and delighted.

"It's brother!" Li Wu was a bit exasperated, wondering if Blue Star Online had a name change card.

Bai Dabao, being sensible, didn't say anything awkward and directly placed a piece of equipment in the Trade Interface, then added 100 Gold.

"Due to the pain factor, melee weapons are slightly less valuable, but they can still sell for 180 Gold. I'll add 100 Gold for you. How about that?"

Before Li Wu could respond, Bai Dabao added, "Oh, right! You also lost the penalty fee. I need to save some Gold for medicine, but I have a full set of pure physical Silver equipment I previously replaced."

As she spoke, Bai Dabao placed the physical gear she had swapped out for the Zombie King Scepter into the trade slot, even adding the pair of Silver Dual Pistols.

Li Wu didn't waste words and directly confirmed the trade.

One must know contentment!