RGRMW 09

RGRMW

Posted by Elsa, Released on June 23, 2025

Chapter 9

Second Korean Server.

Now that the game had entered its second year since launch, Second was home to countless guilds.

Among them, the five largest were known as the Five Great Guilds, and one of those was the Royal Guild.

“I log into the game just to stare at the auction house all day. What has my life come to?”

As befitting a massive guild, Royal had a huge number of members.

Among them were those with… unusual responsibilities.

One such member was Byuksungya.

Her job? To monitor the auction house.

When high-ranking Royal members needed specific items, she’d stay logged in and constantly refresh the listings, checking whether the items appeared — and buy them immediately if they did.

Likewise, strategically selling certain items was also part of her job.

You might ask — why bother logging into a virtual reality game just to do that?

Well…

“Once I’ve saved up for tuition, I’m out! …No, food expenses too. Rent, if possible.”

Because the money was good.

If not for that, she would’ve quit ages ago.

Honestly, where else could you find such a sweet gig — getting paid generously to idly browse the auction house in a game?

With a resigned sigh, Byuksungya glanced again at the auction listings, still muttering under her breath.

“Seriously, these prices… Everyone’s lost their minds. This place is basically a real-world trading site in disguise. The scale never stops surprising me.”

The cash trading site for Second‘s in-game items.

It had an official name, but everyone simply called it the Auction House.

As the most popular game in Korea — no, the world — Second had a fiercely active economy.

Some even said the in-game currency was practically a second form of real-world money.

“There are way too many rich people in this world… Sigh. Whatever, let’s get to work.”

First, she checked the Equipment tab.

This was the most popular section of the auction house.

In Second, players needed new gear as they leveled up, and had to get rid of outdated equipment — meaning both supply and demand were always high.

“Still no high-level items showing up. Well, of course not. The Royal execs have ridiculously high standards.”

Unfortunately, the items she was assigned to find were always hard to come by.

Royal, being one of Korea’s top five guilds, had its elite members requesting only top-tier, high-level gear — at least Hero-grade or higher.

Naturally, such items rarely popped up on the market.

“Oh, this one looks decent.”

After scouring through the listings and completing her assigned searches, she clicked into the last tab out of habit:

[Elixirs]

The Elixir Tab.

If the Equipment tab had the most quantity and popularity, the Elixir tab was the opposite — high demand, but low supply.

Because of that, most listings here weren’t sold at fixed prices, but through auctions.

The reason Byuksungya checked this tab regularly was simple: elixirs were always in short supply, and people always wanted more.

Of course, Royal’s top members had already consumed every buyable elixir they could get their hands on.

Still, when she entered the elixir tab—

“Huh? What’s this?”

She spotted an elixir she’d never seen before:

[Wobbly Elixir]

“A level 10 elixir?”

For her to see an unfamiliar elixir?

That was no ordinary occurrence.

After all, she had been checking this auction house every day for Royal, buying countless elixirs.

Since elixirs couldn’t be consumed multiple times, any new elixir was incredibly valuable.

“Level 10 means it’s probably not that powerful…”

Just like with other items, the higher the level requirement for an elixir, the stronger its effects.

This “Wobbly Elixir” wouldn’t be particularly potent — even top-tier users wouldn’t notice much of a difference.

But the real value was that it could be consumed — unlike duplicates of common ones.

“Whoa, it’s already catching fire.”

The bidding price for the elixir was steadily rising.

Apparently, others had also realized its value.

Even something like “Mushroom of Vitality,” a similar low-level elixir with modest effects, only sold for about 2 million won.

Despite being weaker than that, the Wobbly Elixir’s price was soaring — likely because no one had seen it before, not even Byuksungya.

Immediately, she messaged her superior.

“Deputy Guild Master, could you check this out? The effect’s weak, but it’s a new elixir. Might be slightly useful.”

Since it wasn’t an officially requested item, she needed approval.

– Win the bid.

“What’s our max? ‘Mushroom of Vitality’ usually sells for around two million won…”

– …Ten. If needed, let me know.

Ten million won.

For a mere level 10 elixir?

She’d need to work part-time here for months to earn that much.

It was absurd, but at the same time, understandable.

She’d watched the auction house long enough to know: the cravings of Second’s top-tier users were beyond imagination.

Some players had abandoned real life for this.

And Royal’s execs were infamous for being wealthy even outside the game.

So it wasn’t entirely unreasonable.

“Alright then.”

With her superior’s go-ahead, she entered the bidding war.

The price kept climbing.

Even though the elixir was weaker than Mushroom of Vitality, it had already surpassed it in price.

Some gave up — but others, undeterred, continued bidding.

From experience, she knew in situations like this, it was better to jump the price in one big leap to establish dominance.

But—

“Wow, someone’s still following?”

Whoever was on the other end wasn’t backing down.

“Deputy Guild Master, we might need to go over a little.”

Eventually, the price for the Wobbly Elixir reached…

12 million won.

Six times the Mushroom of Vitality’s market rate.

Only then did it get sold to Royal Guild.

News spread quickly, and once again, people were stunned by Royal’s financial firepower.

At the same time, many were left wondering — just where had this mysterious elixir come from?

Meanwhile…

“Huff… puff…”

I was lightly jogging around the neighborhood.

Games were battles of endurance too, after all.

The capsule had muscle stimulation features, so staying online didn’t completely atrophy the body, but if I didn’t exercise regularly, I’d fall apart.

I had just been in a vegetative state not long ago, remember?

Rehabilitation had helped, but I still wasn’t fully recovered.

So I had to take care of my body with light exercise and proper meals.

“Finally feel like my body’s loosening up.”

After the jog, my joints, stiff from lying in bed so long, felt a bit better.

My mind felt clearer too.

After showering, I checked the auction house — specifically, the elixir I had listed.

Then I saw it.

“Huh?”

The price looked… off.

Too many zeroes.

I remembered the Mushroom of Vitality went for about 2 million won…

But this?

[12,000,000 won]

“Twelve million?!”

I wasn’t mistaken.

Twelve million won — for a simple level 10 elixir.

It felt unreal.

I quickly checked the Second community forums and soon found the answer.

Someone had posted an analysis, surprised just like me.

[Why the Wobbly Elixir Sold for 12 Million]

It’s a completely new elixir, never seen before in Second.
Elixirs can’t be taken multiple times, so new ones are super valuable — anyone can drink it without worrying about overlaps.
Its effect isn’t great, but for high-level whales, it’s worth the money.
Royal Guild bought it.
Everyone knows they’re loaded. That’s how the price got jacked up to 12 million.