Chapter 124: Golden Eyes
The young man’s na was Xu Cheng.
He wasn’t born into a prestigious family or wealthy lineage; on the contrary, he was an orphan who had lost his parents at a young age. No house, no car—his starting point in life was as dismal as it could get.
Yet, fortune favored him. During his awakening, he obtained an S-tier class: Shadow Assassin.
Despite receiving nurous invitations from powerful guilds and factions, Xu Cheng chose to remain a lone wolf. The reason was his awakening of a unique talent—a golden finger—that made him a one-man force: the [Golden Eyes] skill.
– [Golden Eyes]: Allows the user to discern the grade of unidentified items.
This talent was nothing short of a divine blessing in his era. Unidentified items were widely regarded as trash.
Most people imdiately discarded or sold them without a second thought since the Identification Scrolls needed to reveal their properties were incredibly expensive, with a market price of around 200,000 credits each.
Even worse, the vast majority of unidentified items turned out to be worth only a few thousand credits at best. Most attempts to identify them resulted in pure losses.
Xu Cheng, however, used his unique skill to make a fortune. With his exceptional acting skills, he consistently bought unidentified items at low prices, often pretending to take a gamble.
Many of these items turned out to be purple legendary-grade treasures, each worth tens or even hundreds of millions. It was the ultimate hustle—profit without risk.
Within just a few years, Xu Cheng had amassed an enormous fortune.
This talent, however, also made him cautious. He knew that if his ability were exposed, powerful factions would stop at nothing to capture and exploit him, reducing him to little more than a tool for identifying items. He’d lose his freedom and live a life worse than death.
At Level 36, Xu Cheng’s progress was remarkable for soone of his age and class. His gear was nothing short of luxurious, consisting entirely of purple legendary-grade equipnt, far surpassing even the scions of noble families in terms of quality.
Unidentified items that turned out to be purple-grade were inherently superior to regular legendary items, making his arsenal extraordinary.
This ti, Xu Cheng had gone to great lengths to secure an invitation to the Divine Revelation Auction, the highest-profile auction in the human world.
He had spent a significant amount of money and called in favors from a few influential figures he’d befriended by chance.
For Xu Cheng, this auction was an opportunity to try his luck. Even if he didn’t find anything worthwhile, it would still be a valuable experience. The cost of the invitation was manageable, and he saw it as a worthwhile investnt.
But he hadn’t expected the very first unidentified item he encountered to be a gold mythical-grade treasure!
Suppressing his excitent, Xu Cheng played it cool, bidding casually to avoid drawing attention. His slow, deliberate bidding brought the price to 1 million, giving the impression that he was mildly curious but not overly interested.
This was a technique Xu Cheng had mastered over countless auctions, where he had snagged nurous valuable items using the sa strategy.
As the auctioneer’s countdown reached 1 million, Xu Cheng’s heart pounded with excitent and pride.
These aristocrats and tycoons, with their billions in wealth and imnse influence, are blind fools! he thought smugly. They’re all beneath , played like puppets on a string.
The [Golden Eyes] talent had given Xu Cheng a profound sense of superiority, convincing him that the rest of the world was blind compared to his unique insight.
But just as he was about to claim the [Light of Eclipse], Qin Xian’s voice rang out:
“2 million.”
Xu Cheng’s face darkened instantly.
Why is Qin Xian bidding on this? Xu Cheng wondered, his heart sinking.
He knew better than to cross soone like Qin Xian, a scion of the mighty Qin family. As a lone wolf, Xu Cheng had always been cautious.
He was well aware that beneath their polished exteriors, aristocrats were often ruthless when it ca to conflicts of interest.
He had witnessed the earlier events in the main hall from afar and knew full well how terrifying Qin Xian could be. Even so, giving up now felt like swallowing shards of glass.
This was a gold mythical-grade item! Such treasures were far more valuable than purple-grade items. While legendary equipnt was accessible to nobles, prodigies, and the exceptionally lucky, mythical equipnt was a different story.
Even the Qin family and the royal lineage would struggle to assemble a full set of gold-grade equipnt. Owning just one or two pieces was considered a mark of incredible wealth and power.
A single piece of gold mythical-grade equipnt was worth billions, often exceeding hundreds of billions in value. They were priceless artifacts that no faction would willingly part with, as they represented the very foundation of their strength.
Now, with such a treasure within reach, how could Xu Cheng simply let it slip away?
After a mont of hesitation, Xu Cheng gritted his teeth and raised his bid, “2.1 million!”
Qin Xian’s voice ca again, unperturbed. “5 million.”
“5.5 million!” Xu Cheng countered, his voice strained.
“10 million,” Qin Xian said calmly.
The bidding war caused a ripple of murmurs to spread through the auction hall.
While 10 million was a trivial sum in the grand sche of the auction, it was an unprecedented amount for an unidentified item. Most unidentified items at previous auctions sold for around 500,000, making this a shocking developnt.
Xu Cheng’s face turned ashen.
For him, 10 million was a manageable sum, but the real problem was his opponent. Bidding against Qin Xian—a prince of the Empire’s aristocracy—felt like tempting fate.
Logic told Xu Cheng to back down. Yet the thought of the gold mythical-grade treasure slipping through his fingers filled him with unbearable regret.
This is a gold mythical item!
Such treasures were so rare that even the richest noble families would give anything to acquire one. It was the kind of opportunity that ca once in a lifeti.
After a long pause, Xu Cheng clenched his fists, his gaze filled with determination. He raised his bid once more, his voice trembling slightly.
“20 million!”
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