Getting Lucky

"I told you guys," Andrei said, his laughter resonating throughout the room.

The first stage of the auction had ended, and the group was able to buy 70% of the stuff on their list, albeit most at the buyout price, but paying a bit extra was never a concern.

Andrei swiftly opened the two mystery boxes he purchased, revealing that the first one contained several items with a combined value of less than a million white flame coins, with the majority of the items mostly easily available. 

However, he reassured both himself and the others that he still had a second box to unveil, and to say his blind pick paid off handsomely would be an understatement.

The box gave a single item, a small stone, pitch dark in color, that had a smooth surface, and at first, everyone besides Alex felt it was money wasted, with Andrei saying that they scammed him, but he knew it was skill tome.