Bidding Wars

Solan took a keen interest in the ice core.

She had spent so much time inside the dungeon, yet this was the first time she had heard of a core that could give a person an element.

"Master, why haven't we encountered such a core or a creature that drops such a core?"

I squinted.

One could argue that only I had access to the dungeon's deeper levels, yet despite this, I never obtained a core that offered the same advantages as the ice core.

I had the same thought. "Let's ask Wise after the auction."

"The ice core is very mysterious, Master. It enables anyone to obtain an ice element and even advance to the B-rank. I have a feeling that none of the auction items will be simple. And I believe we should be capable of obtaining it."

"Ah, a core to go to B-rank."

I was dumbfounded as I considered how much effort and peril I had gone through in the past to achieve the B-rank, whereas the mere core of a monster might change one's destiny.

"Ice Core bidding begins at 50,000. Every bid must be a