Chapter 92: 92

Zhang Heng was really interested in the effect of Moresby Bone . The bartender lady identified it for him and he’d also tested it out for himself . Unlike his other game items, it was actually extremely difficult to trigger the Moresby Bone’s effect . In fact, a very particular ritual needed to be performed before one could utilize it . Thankfully, it was not that hard to get the materials for this ritual . Around nine hours was needed for the entire ritual to be completed .

If performed successfully, the user would enter the time loop . The realm within this loop was a world of nothingness . Not even death would happen in the realm of the time loop . This was actually the perfect place for one to master their skills . Archery would be a good example . In this realm, the user would not feel hungry, thirsty, or tired . With determination, one could actually train until their archery skills maxed out . However, no one would be able to withstand such a boring routine for too long . Zhang Heng estimated that even a person with a strong mental fortitude would not be able to stay within the time loop’s realm for more than half a month .

That was a place void of anything . Zhang Heng wondered how the monster called Moresby stayed inside for tens of thousands of years . Just like entering the realm of the time loop, if the user wished to exit the realm, someone would need to prepare the ritual again . This was why the Alkiz were stuck inside the realm after they exterminated Moresby .

If the old man in the Chinese attire did not break the balance of time, that monster would have probably been stuck inside the time loop for eternity . Despite this, the item kept its value . The premise of being able to live forever inside the time loop itself was attractive enough for someone to bid for it .

Zhang Heng let this item go because he had an extra 24 hours every day . Besides, he was new to the game, and he had just completed three quests . Sure, he could earn game points pretty quickly, but the reward was simply not good enough .

After deducting the 5% processing fee, Zhang Heng received a total of 2,755 game points . With this amount, he was now officially a bidder at the auction house . As he flipped through the catalog again, something captured his attention on page four .

[Paris Arrow . Grade: D . Description: Once the arrow is launched, it would automatically land on the target’s weak point . Current price: 410 . ]

The name of this arrow reminded Zhang Heng about a story he heard when he was still a kid .

It went like this:

During the Trojan War, Achilles was the strongest hero from Greece . Legend said that he was the son of one of the heroes from the Argonauts, namely Peleus, and the Ocean Queen, Thetis . There were many versions of his story . One of them was that his mother, Thetis, was told by the Queen of Fate that she would be killed on the battlefield . So, she soaked her son, Achilles, in the River Styx to turn him into an indestructible hero . As she was holding his heel as she dipped him, his heel later became his only weakness .

When he grew up, he turned into a war hero killing countless enemies during the Trojan War . He was the one who had eliminated Hector, the most powerful warrior from Troy . After that, he was involved in a fight between Apollo, the God of the Sun . According to Gustav Schwab, the author of Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece, Achilles was killed when Apollo shot an arrow at his heel . The name and description of this game item matched the arrow that was mentioned in the Greek epic poem, Odyssey .

After knowing that players would face unknown danger in the real world, Zhang Heng wanted to arm himself well to make sure that he could protect him and others . The Paris Arrow matched perfectly with his Lv2 Archery Skill . As long as he could aim and launch the arrow at his target, it would automatically aim for the target’s weak spots .

This was actually a niche game item, where only players with an archery skill would be attracted by it . That would mean only a few players would fight for it . So, half an hour later, the price of the Paris Arrow had increased by only 65 game points . As compared to other game items, the Paris Arrow was evidently not as popular .

Amid the auction, Ding Si’s cellphone rang nonstop, seeming as if he was getting more business by the minute . Zhang Heng was not surprised, as those participating in the auction were here to look for items that could help them in the game . If what they wanted to buy was in high demand, and they lacked game points, they would frequently look toward the chamber of commerce for help . Some would even sell off game items that they possessed in exchange for more game points .

In that one hour, Ding Si’s fingers never left his cellphone, closing one deal after another . However, after leaving the auction house for a short while, he seemed to receive fewer messages when he returned .

“I just closed a big deal . I’m left with very few game points . That would mean my job for today is done,” Ding Si sighed in euphoria .

“Congrats!”

The auction was about to end soon and Zhang Heng checked on the Paris Arrow again only to find out that the price had increased to 445 . So, he subsequently bid another 20 game points on it .

In the end, he managed to obtain the Paris Arrow for a total of 465 game points .

Other than that, a pair of earrings captured Zhang Heng’s attention as well . It allowed the user to gain 100% fire resistance . However, its price had started climbing higher and higher, and in the end, he had to give the item up . As he looked at all the unidentified items in the catalog again, he noticed all kinds of items . A Samsung cellphone and Gucci handbag were listed as well . With only pictures to guide him, it was hard to determine their function .

It was not necessary, though, for him to try his luck on all these items .

However, just as he was about to close the catalog, a picture captured his attention . It was a key . The engraving on its end was extremely familiar to him . Suddenly, Zhang Heng remembered where he had seen the pattern . Earlier, when he activated the Shadow Moment, he stared right into the crow’s eyes, and though the picture was a little blurry, he still managed to recognize the crow engraved on it .

Amongst all the game items he possessed, Shadow Moment was the only item with an unknown origin . Who knows, he might just find more information about his Shadow Moment through this key . The Shadow Moment was a D-grade item . That would mean this key was probably a D-grade item as well . Right now, no one had placed bids for it . That would mean Zhang Heng would be able to acquire this item with only 100 game points .

As luck would have it, he managed to obtain the key at its base price .

After the final purchase, he was now left with 2,292 game points . He then closed the catalog having no further intention to purchase any more game items .

The auction was coming to an end and the auctioneer announced the last valuable item .