Chapter 1 Ignatius's Reward

Ignatius was the owner of the leather goods store. The news of the last monster siege was spread by Nie Yan through Ignatius. Ignatius held a very high position in Hilton Fortress. According to the progress of the game in his past life, almost all the NPCs in Hilton Fortress would be killed or injured after the monster siege. But in this life, due to the timely rescue from various cities, about one-tenth of the NPCs in Hilton Fortress remained. Several powerful Warlords and High Warlords were still there. This was all thanks to Nie Yan. The leaders of Hilton Fortress would definitely give him some reward, otherwise, it would be too unfair.

Ignatius was looking for Nie Yan, probably for the reward.

The Faulkner Warhorse would take another day to be summoned again, so Nie Yan could only activate Gale Steps and run towards Hilton Fortress on foot.

Soon, Nie Yan entered Hilton Fortress. Brilliant Knife Edge and the others had already formed a group and set off to clear the monsters. Their target was the Krusso Beasts in the Dark Cave outside Hilton Fortress, a kind of giant beetle from the underground, a level 90 Lord.

Love at First Sight had gone there to find out the specific location of the Krusso Beasts and collected information before Brilliant Knife Edge and the others led the group out.

Nie Yan was very confident in the leadership abilities of Brilliant Knife Edge and Water Color Smoker. He walked towards Ignatius's leather goods store.

In the past few days, the gem market had become hot again. Players realized that they had been deceived. The so-called hidden shop was a fiction. There were rumors that the Century Financial Group orchestrated this conspiracy. They spread rumors to manipulate the market. After the price of gems plummeted, they bought a large number of gems. When the price of gems rebounded, they sold a large number of gems to earn the difference.

Originally, the Century Financial Group could prove their innocence by collecting some evidence, but they did buy a large number of gems when the price of gems plummeted and profited a little. In this way, it was impossible to clear their name even if they jumped into the Yellow River. Cao Xu didn't expect this. He just regarded buying gems as an investment, and he didn't expect someone to deliberately slander him. But he had too many enemies, and they couldn't determine who did it. The acquisition of gems was not secretive enough, and he could only swallow his anger.

Century Financial Group, Mage Alliance, Sacred Guardians, Sword of Divine Punishment, Light and Darkness Empire, all those with discerning eyes had a hand in the gem market, investing different amounts of money. Players couldn't pursue who created this conspiracy. Those who sold gems were regretting it, and those who didn't sell gems were secretly rejoicing.

After experiencing a roller coaster ride, the gem market began to rise strongly. The price was more than twice as high as the previous peak.

"I'm losing so much money. If I had bought gems when the price was the lowest, the price would have increased several times now. Some gems have even increased dozens of times!" a thief player lamented.

"Unfortunately, I didn't have money at the time, otherwise I would have bought them long ago. It's too late to regret it now."

"We need a few Fire Resistance Gems for the Nightmare Instance, what should we do?"

"Buy them, what else can we do? If we don't buy them, the price of gems will continue to rise."

"Damn it, all the money was earned by the Century Financial Group."

Players vented their resentment on the Century Financial Group. The Century Financial Group was the largest financial group in the virtual industry, and its reputation was already bad, so they didn't care about one more accusation.

The rigid demand that had been suppressed in the gem market for so many days suddenly broke out. All the gems sold in the market were bought. The price of gems began to skyrocket, and it was difficult to find a single gem. They went to instances, and the demand for gems was the greatest. If the fire resistance, ice resistance, and physical defense of the general equipment were not enough, they would not meet the instance requirements, and they would be wiped out if they entered. So they had to use gems and potions to make up for it. Potions were obviously not as cost-effective as gems. Using gems to embed equipment could increase fixed attributes, and the equipment embedded with gems could also be sold for money. Potions were consumables, and they were gone after use.

"Nie Yan, should we start selling now?" Guo Huai sent a message to Nie Yan, the gem market was already very hot.

Nie Yan looked at the price of gems, which was already more than twice the original price. If the price was higher, it would exceed the limit that players could bear. He said, "Start selling, but be careful not to expose yourself."

"Understood, you can rest assured and leave it to me." Guo Huai said excitedly. The gems in hand would soon be converted into gold coins. The Mad Rogue Tribe had been short of funds to buy gems, and they owed a large amount of high-interest loans. Now these problems could be solved together. After paying off the high-interest loans with the money earned, they wouldn't have to worry about money for the next year.

"Don't sell all the gems at once, sell one-twentieth every other day. Sell 70% and keep 30% for your own use, to embed the equipment in the guild warehouse." Nie Yan said. The smaller the amount of gems circulating in the market, the higher the price they could sell for.

After receiving Nie Yan's instructions, Guo Huai immediately notified his confidants in various cities to start selling!

They put the gems into the auction house in small batches. The auction started quickly. Because there were too few gems and too many players who needed gems, these gems were immediately snapped up by the players.

The popularity of the gem market exceeded Nie Yan and the others' expectations. In addition to the Mad Rogue Tribe, the Century Financial Group, the Mage Alliance, and other forces also began to sell. Since this matter was led by the Mad Rogue Tribe, the Mad Rogue Tribe bought high-end gems. The Century Financial Group, the Mage Alliance, and other forces ate the leftovers of the Mad Rogue Tribe, so they didn't make as much money as the Mad Rogue Tribe.

Guo Huai asked the players below to collect information and statistics.

This time, the Mad Rogue Tribe deducted 30% of the gems left for their own use, and the money they earned could definitely reach more than 20 million. If the market was good, it wouldn't be a problem to reach 25 million. The remaining guilds, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kalan Temple, the Holy Flame of Light, and the Mad Battle Alliance, could each earn about 3 million gold coins. The Century Financial Group and the Mage Alliance were expected to earn 2 million gold coins each. The Holy Guardians, the Sword of Divine Punishment, and other participants could earn about 1 million gold coins. In addition, there were more than a dozen other guilds, and it was estimated that each could earn tens of thousands to two hundred thousand gold coins.

The Mad Rogue Tribe ate the meat, and everyone else drank the soup. Although the Century Financial Group and the Angel Corps also made money, there was no way around it.

But the Mad Rogue Tribe was the biggest winner!

Forty million gold coins seemed like a lot, but it was nothing compared to the total amount of gold coins held by all players.

Nie Yan didn't have to worry about absorbing so much money would have any impact on the environment.

Guo Huai monitored the sales of gems in major cities. Basically, the gems were bought as soon as they were put on the market, and the gold coins fell into their pockets.

About 3% of the gems were sold, and they sold for about 1.6 million gold coins. After selling a part of them tomorrow, they would be able to pay off all the high-interest loans.

"Cool, this is a seller's market, a monopoly with huge profits." Guo Huai sighed. The gems sold today were acquired with more than 200,000 gold coins, 800% profit, which was really scary to say.

"Take pictures of the gems stored in the warehouse and send them to me, I want to see the inventory." Nie Yan said.

"Okay." Guo Huai sent the pictures to Nie Yan.

The pictures were quite spectacular. Rows of gems were densely placed there, page after page, a total of more than thirty pages, full of jewels and dazzling.

"We have a monopoly on Fire Resistance Gems and Poison Resistance Gems of five qualities and above, and we also have a monopoly on Physical Resistance Gems of six qualities and above. In addition, there are Attack Enhancement Gems, etc. We are the only ones selling about sixteen kinds of gems. These gems will definitely sell for a good price. The others are slightly inferior." Guo Huai said, introducing the general situation.

"Sell the gems slowly, don't be too hasty, haste makes waste." Nie Yan said. It was not easy to have such a chance to make money, and they must maximize their profits. Players had been fooled once and would not fall in the same place twice, so this trick could only be used once.

"The elites in our guild have also made a lot of money, from a few thousand gold coins to tens of thousands of gold coins. Roughly calculated, they have earned several million gold coins together." Guo Huai said, the Mad Rogue Tribe had also tasted the sweetness.

"This is a good thing." Nie Yan smiled slightly. The Mad Rogue Tribe having money could not make the entire guild truly strong. While the guild had money, it was necessary to ensure that every brother in the guild had money. In addition to using the equipment in the guild warehouse, the brothers in the guild would not be short of money to buy good equipment outside. When every brother had money and good equipment, the overall strength of the guild could be improved.

If these gold coins were in hand, Nie Yan would not put them in the guild warehouse to wait for depreciation. In addition to upgrading the Starry Sky Pharmacy, he would also recruit production professional players on a large scale, expand the industry below, and buy land everywhere to build shops, expand the Starry Sky Pharmacy, grocery stores, etc., so that the branches would be all over every prosperous town.

Nie Yan's understanding of the map was much greater than that of ordinary players. He could easily predict which towns would become prosperous and which towns would become desolate and declining. He knew exactly where the level 80, 90, and 100+ maps were suitable for leveling, where they were suitable for treasure hunting, and where they were suitable for collecting raw materials.

This was the benefit of foresight. The capital of 20 million gold coins could allow Nie Yan to expand the scale of his industry by more than five times, and he could earn several or even dozens of times more money in the future. In addition to expanding the scale of his industry, he could also continue to spend money to buy things with appreciation expectations and hoard them. Anyway, the money was in his hands, and he would never lose it.

One more chapter before 12:00 tonight.