One million in original gold was an astronomical amount to an average family! In fact, before Steve became a pharmacist, even 10,000 in original gold was a lot of money to him!
As the weapons of an Original Being got eliminated very quickly and the purchase of each weapon was quite costly, many Original Beings were in debt. This fact only furthered the awareness that a million in original gold was an astonishing figure to fork out, especially if it was done in order to rope in a recruit!
"A new recruit getting such a large sum of money upon entry is something that we've never heard of before!"
"In the past, teams have only paid strong veterans money to rope them in! Steve is so lucky!"
"One million in original gold as an entry fee? That's too expensive! Though Steve did well, is he really worth a million in original gold?"
"I also think it's too high!"
"Audrey is as crazy as ever. She's going to lose big time!"