Chapter 373 - 372: Enhancement Scroll

Chapter 373: Chapter 372: Enhancement Scroll

The second auction item was soon revealed. It was a Sheepskin Scroll covered in intricate patterns. Before the details were even announced, the public chat was already filled with speculation.

"A scroll? Could it really be a scroll?"

"It could also be a certificate. They look so similar, it’s impossible to tell them apart like this."

"What’s the rush? We’ll know in a second."

’A scroll or a certificate?’

Seraphina Sinclair raised an eyebrow and waited patiently for the answer.

"One [Enhancement Scroll], a D-level scroll. Upon use, it temporarily stimulates the user’s physical potential, increasing the three basic Attributes by 5 points each for 30 minutes. When the effect ends, the user will experience a brief period of weakness, and All Attributes will be reduced by 1 point for 10 minutes.

Starting bid: 800 Black Fog Coins. Each increment must be at least 50 Black Fog Coins."

An Enhancement Scroll!

It lasted for so long, and it added a full five points to each Attribute!

’What a great item.’

Seraphina Sinclair’s eyes lit up. And she wasn’t the only one; the public chat had completely erupted.

"An Enhancement Scroll?! And one that boosts basic Attributes?!"

"Plus 5 to three Attributes for half an hour?! That’s even better than a lot of C-level single-use Potions!"

"And the side effect is just -1 to All Attributes for 10 minutes afterward? That’s totally acceptable! In a critical moment, that half-hour boost could be the difference between life and death. You wouldn’t even need to worry about the negative effects after it wears off!"

"And the starting bid is only 800? Isn’t that price a little too low?"

"What do you know! This is a D-level auction house! The price is obviously based on the average for D-level items. But this effect... I dare say it blows ninety percent of D-level consumables out of the water!"

"Scrolls are different from Potions and runes. The methods for making them have been completely lost. It’s safe to say that for every one used, there’s one less in the world. The one on stage is the rarest of the rare!"

"But I just got one from a Supply Box recently."

"You *found* it, you didn’t *make* it. Understand?"

"Potions or runes just can’t compare to scrolls. It’s true that the first two have established systems, but they’re also confined by them. Potions lean toward buffs and healing, while runes lean toward offense and defense. Scrolls are different. There’s no effect you can’t imagine that a scroll can’t achieve."

"Every time a scroll is auctioned, a bunch of old-timers come out of the woodwork to brag about them. What? You just love this classic stuff that much? Let me give an example for the humans who don’t get it: it’s like you have a smartphone but insist on using a flip phone."

Seraphina Sinclair understood that complaint.

To use a Potion, you have to drink it. A rune only needs to be torn. But a scroll is different...

You have to toss a scroll high into the air and wait for its internal energy to activate before it can release its power. Compared to the others, it’s naturally the slowest.

’But... Potions for buffs and healing, runes for offense and defense?’

’And "Potions and runes both have established systems"?’

Seraphina Sinclair repeated these words to herself, committing them to memory.

She hadn’t expected to gain this kind of benefit just from attending an auction. While Seraphina Sinclair was absorbed in this newly acquired information, the bidding on the auction screen had already erupted into a fierce competition.

The debate about scrolls in the public chat was quickly drowned out by a flood of updating numbers.

[Anonymous]: 1000!

Almost as soon as the discussion started in the public chat, the first bid shot the price up by 200 Black Fog Coins, showing their determination to win.

[Anonymous]: 1050.

[Anonymous]: 1100.

The bids followed quickly, the pace clearly much faster than the bidding for the rune earlier.

Clearly, this kind of straightforward and potent buffing item, with its much broader applications, was drawing more interest.

Seraphina Sinclair was tempted, too.

She glanced at her balance. With over one hundred and ten thousand Black Fog Coins on hand, she had plenty of confidence, but she didn’t bid right away.

Seraphina Sinclair planned to wait and see what price range the competition for the scroll would fall into before deciding whether to go for it.

After all, her main purpose for this trip was to solve the problem of her Sunflower’s hunger strike. It would be nice to pick up some items along the way, but since that wasn’t her primary goal, she naturally had to be smart with her spending.

For the current Seraphina Sinclair, this item was ultimately just a nice-to-have. If the price got too high, she would simply give up on it.

In the short time she spent thinking, the price quickly broke past 1500 and was heading toward 2000.

"It’s at 2000! And it’s only been a few minutes!"

"That’s normal. There’s never a shortage of buyers for this kind of all-purpose buffing item. Especially one that boosts basic Attributes. Those are too rare."

"A D-level scroll that adds 5 points to three different Attributes, for a total of fifteen Attribute points? Are you kidding me? The auction house’s appraisal couldn’t be wrong, could it?"

"Questioning the auction house? First time here, friend?"

"I’m not questioning it... I just think the effect is too good, almost unrealistically so. Usually, buffs with these kinds of Attributes have really obvious side effects, right? Or they have harsh usage restrictions, the kind the auction house wouldn’t mention."

This anonymous user’s comment made a few people think, and the bidding pace slowed down slightly.

[Anonymous]: 2100.

[Anonymous]: 2150.

The price was still rising steadily, but the increments were smaller.

Seraphina Sinclair narrowed her eyes.

The doubts in the public chat weren’t without reason, but if it only went for a little over two thousand, Seraphina Sinclair believed it was definitely worth getting.

After all, the effect was real.

Seraphina Sinclair entered her first bid: 2200. A direct, round number.

Although she was anonymous, her VIP status was still revealed. Her bid was followed by a small, golden Badge.

The appearance of this Badge made the public chat fall silent for a moment.

"A VIP has made a move!"

"Competing with a VIP... you’d better have a fat wallet."

Seraphina Sinclair’s bid was like a stone tossed into a pond, sending out fresh ripples. The bidding paused for a moment as the public chat buzzed with comments.

To obtain VIP status, one had to have deep pockets.

Even if these people wanted to compete, they had to think twice about whether they were qualified.

[Anonymous]: 2250.

[Anonymous]: 2300.

Two more people followed the bid, but they both seemed hesitant.

Seraphina Sinclair wasn’t in a hurry. She waited.

The price stalled at 2300 for over ten seconds.

Seraphina Sinclair bid again: 2400. Another round-number increase, made with an air of unhurried confidence.

"Can’t compete, I’m out."

"I wonder which tier this VIP is. If they’re in the hundred-thousand tier, it’s one thing, but if they’re in the million tier... tsk tsk, better be careful with your bids."

"Why would a million-tier VIP come to an E-level auction?"

"Would a hundred-thousand-tier one even come?"

"Good question. And the quality of items here is so high. I bet it’s some super-rich whale who came to a low-level auction just to go smurfing. Anyone who dares to bid against them will just get tens of thousands of Black Fog Coins thrown in their face."