BXBX NOVEL Chapter 78 77-Date with Sophia
Chapter 78 Chapter77-Date with Sophia
The Dawn Breeze Auction House released three public announcements in the world channel, highlighting the gravity of the upcoming auction.
Most players immediately guessed the reason.
The two recently ownerless legendary equip were undoubtedly consigned to the Dawn Breeze Auction House and were very likely to appear in this auction.
"Let's go to Silverglow!"
"We have to see those legendary equip."
"That anonymous big shot is really generous to auction off such high-level gear."
"Who has an invitation to the Dawn Breeze Auction House? I'll pay a high price for it."
In an instant, the entire Godslayer was in an uproar.
Inside a private room of a small tavern in Silverglow, Darklord was living it up with a woman on each arm, listening to the reports of his rookies.
"Darklord, our guild's top players are all going to out of dungeon tomorrow, so we can continue to carry you leveling up," a rooky reported, occasionally sneaking peeks at the two voluptuous beauties by Darklord's side.
The women with sultry eyes allowed Darklord's wandering hands to roam freely inside their clothing.
They were both D-list models who had fallen to the allure of Darklord's wealth and eventually became members of his guild.
But they were more playthings to Darklord than guild members.
"Good, once I level up, I'll make sure that bastard Galewind pays the price!" Darklord's face darkened at the mention of Galewind. He couldn't help but grind his teeth in anger.
He paused, then suddenly asked, "What's the status of the investigation into Galewind's current situation?"
The rooky's face turned awkward.
He nodded and said hesitantly, "Darklord, we couldn't find any specific information about Galewind's whereabouts. He seldom interacts with the outside world, and we don't know where he's leveling up."
Darklord was instantly engulfed in rage and cursed, "Useless! You lot are absolutely useless! I'm paying you all so much and you can't even find the person I want!"
The rooky didn't dare to lift his head, feeling resentful.
Truth be told, tracking someone in the Godslayer world was virtually impossible, unless you staked out their location day and night.
Because the game simply didn't have a tracking feature.
As Darklord was still fuming, the rooky glanced at the communication channel and suddenly said, "Boss, no need for cursing now, take a look."
Annoyed, Darklord asked, "Look at what?"
The rooky opened his own message channel, "The Dawn Breeze Auction House just made three announcements, it seems to be about the two top-ranked legendary equip on the equipment leaderboard."
"What?" Darklord could no longer sit still.
He pushed away the two women beside him and opened the message channel.
Sure enough, he saw everyone's conjecture.
"These two legendary equip are actually being auctioned off?" Darklord's eyes widened and his breathing became short, "Quick, inform the guild to gather funds. We must at least get one of these legendary equip."
The rooky nervously replied, "That's impossible, Boss. The purchase of The Devil's Corpse last time completely drained the guild's treasury. We've replenished some since, but it's still far from enough to buy a legendary item."
Darklord roared in rage, "Then find a way to raise the funds. I guess gold coins are useless; the final auction will still require cash payment. And since when is cash an issue for me?"
The rooky's face turned increasingly ugly, he cautiously reminded, "Have you forgotten, boss? Last time, to raise funds, you sold off a part of your shares. What can we do this time?"
Darklord waved his hand without hesitation, "Then continue selling. Didn't we not sell all the shares last time? Just sell them off this time. Anyway, I must have this equipment!"
The thought of owning one of the only two legendary equip in the whole server ignited a fire in Darklord's heart.
The last time he obtained The Devil's Corpse, he thought he would become the most powerful player in Godslayer, only to have Galewind disrupt his plans.
Now the opportunity to rise again was right before his eyes, how could he let it slip?
Once he equips the legendary gear, who could be his match when everyone else is at a similar level?
Then, those so-called top ten guild leaders and top players globally, all of them will be under his feet.
The more Darklord thought about it, the more excited he got, completely unaware that his rooky's face had turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
"What are you still waiting for, hurry up and arrange the sale of the shares."
The rooky sighed quietly.
Suddenly, he felt that his future following such a boss was bleak.
...
In Silverglow, inside the Dawn Breeze Auction House.
John handed over the two legendary equip to Isabella, then prepared to log out for a rest.
He was completely unaware of the storm he had stirred up in the outside world.
Therefore, he had no idea what kind of bloody war his two legendary equip would incite.
Before he could log out, a notification from the communication channel suddenly rang out.
Blue Sea: Galewind bro, did you put up the two legendary equip you got for auction?
John: Yeah, they're no use to me.
Blue Sea: ...Boy, you really don't realize how valuable these pieces of equipment are, do you? They're the only two legendary equip that have ever dropped.
John: So what? If I can't use it, it's trash no matter how valuable it is.
Blue Sea: ...
Blue Sea seemed particularly speechless at the moment.
John: I asked you before if you wanted them, and you didn't.
Blue Sea: They were your spoils of war, I couldn't just take them. But since they're on the auction, I'll have a shot at getting them.
John: ...Aren't you making things unnecessarily complicated? If you had said so, I would've sold them to you directly.
Blue Sea: Hahaha, I appreciate your good intentions, Galewind bro.
John: I'm going to log out and rest now. See you at the auction.
Blue Sea: Alright, see you then.
Upon logging out, John stood up from his Chamber.
He stretched leisurely, enjoying the cracking sounds of his bones.
To his surprise, after such a long gaming session, he didn't feel tired at all.
Closing his eyes, he felt the mysterious energy flowing within his body.
A flash of confusion appeared in John's eyes.
Was the energy stronger than before?
It seemed that the more he explored in the world of Godslayer, the quicker his real-world body would awaken.
John checked his phone, all the messages were from Emma.
Apparently, she had not only messaged him in the game but also missed him enough to reach out before he had even started playing.
John smiled to himself.
Just as he was about to put his phone away, it buzzed again.
This time, it was from Sophia, the beautiful saleswoman.
Sophia: What are you up to? Are you in the game?
John replied: Just left the game, what's up?
Sophia's message came back quickly: Nothing much, just got off work and feeling a bit bored. Do you want to grab dinner and watch a movie?
John: Sure, and what after the movie? (grinning)
Sophia: Stop it! After dinner and a movie, of course, we go our separate ways.
John: Oh, then I'm not going.
Sophia: ...You're bad! Let's just have dinner and watch a movie first, okay?
John smirked slightly, freshened up, and stepped out of his apartment in the glow of the setting sun.
They agreed to meet at the mall.
From a distance, John spotted a slim figure standing at the mall entrance.
Sophia's figure was beautifully outlined in a black professional dress.
Her breasts were perky, almost popping the buttons off her white blouse.
John walked up quickly and greeted her with a teasing smile, "I spotted a beautiful woman from far away and was about to hit on her when I realized she looked familiar. How's that for a coincidence?"
Sophia playfully rolled her eyes and complained, "Johnny, you're such a busy man. You haven't thought to contact me for such a long time."
John immediately scratched his nose in embarrassment, "Well, things have been hectic lately. Between moving houses and helping friends explore dungeons in the game, I've been swamped."
Sophia broke into a smile, her delicate features like a blooming orchid in a quiet valley, "I know you've been busy, which is why I didn't dare to bother you. I just got incredibly bored today."
John promptly raised his hand in assurance, "No worries, feel free to reach out whenever you're bored. I'm at your beck and call."
They walked side by side into the mall, first grabbing hot pot for dinner, then heading to the movie theatre.
Intentionally or not, Sophia, after careful consideration, chose a newly released romance film.
Sitting in the dimly lit cinema box, John found his nose teased by the faint scent of Sophia's perfume.
He paid no attention to the actual content of the movie.
He never really took an interest in these romance films.
The plots were always too melodramatic, with the love stories of the main characters full of twists and turns.
He couldn't comprehend how the screenwriters' minds worked.