Online Game: My Decay Drives the Entire Server Crazy

The three began to mine frantically. Lin Ye was responsible for using his Talent to blast open the rock walls, Su Qinghan was responsible for sorting the ore, and Fatty Wang was responsible for loading it into their backpacks. Fatty Wang’s lucky constitution was practically cheating in this situation—others had to mine ten pieces of ore to get one premium piece, but he got one after mining only three. Others had to mine a hundred pieces to get one rare ore, but he got one after mining only twenty.

In just two hours, the three of them had mined a full backpack of ore. Iron Ore, Copper Ore, Silver Ore, Gold Ore, plus dozens of pieces of Mithril Ore and over a dozen pieces of Adamantite Ore. At market prices, it was worth at least several hundred thousand gold coins.

”That’s enough,” Lin Ye said, clapping his hands. ”Let’s go, back to the city.”

”That’s enough?” Fatty Wang was not yet satisfied. ”We’ve only mined a small section; there’s still a huge area left unmined.”

Lin Ye laughed: ”No rush. Let’s go back and test the waters first. Let’s see how Qin Wentian reacts.”

The three returned to the Commoner Supermarket, and Fatty Wang sorted and displayed the ore, marking the prices—Iron Ore 1 gold coin, Copper Ore 2 gold coins, Silver Ore 5 gold coins, Gold Ore 10 gold coins. The Mithril Ore and Adamantite Ore wouldn’t be sold for now; they would be saved for later use.

As soon as the prices were listed, the Trading House exploded—

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[Player ”Brick-Moving Expert”: Holy crap! The Commoner Supermarket has listed materials! Iron Ore is only 1 gold coin! That’s ten times cheaper than the Trading House!]

[Player ”Invincible Sword God”: For real? Let me see... Holy crap, it’s true! I bought ten pieces!]

[Player ”Milk Tea Without Sugar”: Brother Ye is awesome! Finally, there’s a place to buy cheap materials!]

[Player ”Yes Little Follower”: Brothers, hurry to the Commoner Supermarket! If you’re late, they’ll be gone!]

As the news spread, a long line instantly formed in front of the Commoner Supermarket. Casual players flooded in from every corner of the main city, scrambling to buy materials. Fatty Wang was so busy his feet barely touched the ground; he was collecting money and handing out goods, unable to stop grinning.

”Brother! Business is too good! Half of the Iron Ore has already been sold!” Fatty Wang’s voice changed from excitement.

Lin Ye nodded: ”Continue. Don’t stop.”

Su Qinghan was calculating the accounts on the side: ”At this rate, we can sell several hundred thousand gold coins today. Added to the previous protection fees, our assets will soon surpass one hundred million gold coins.”

Fatty Wang’s eyes went straight: ”One hundred million?! Doesn’t that mean... two hundred million in real-world currency?”

Lin Ye laughed: ”Just about.”

Meanwhile, at the Heavenly Temple headquarters, Qin Wentian was staring at the price trends in the Trading House, his face livid.

”Where are the materials in the Commoner Supermarket coming from?” he asked his lackey behind him.

The lackey wiped the sweat from his forehead: ”Can... can’t find out. They seem to have found a hidden mine, and our scouts can’t find the location.”

Qin Wentian clenched his fists, veins bulging. He had spent hundreds of millions of gold coins to hoard materials, hoping to drive up the price, but as soon as Lin Ye made a move, the price was directly knocked back to its original state. All the materials he had hoarded were now stuck in his hands.

”I can’t let him continue like this,” Qin Wentian said through gritted teeth. ”Lower the material prices by another half. 5 gold coins. No, 3 gold coins. I want to crush his Commoner Supermarket.”

The lackey hesitated: ”Guild Leader, at 3 gold coins, we’ll suffer huge losses...”

”Let it be a loss. It’s better than letting him steal the market,” Qin Wentian sneered. ”Doesn’t he want to fight a price war? Then I’ll play along. Let’s see who can’t hold on first.”

That evening, the material prices at the Trading House plummeted across the board. Iron Ore fell from 10 gold coins to 3 gold coins, herbs from 5 gold coins to 1 gold coin, and Repair Stones from 2 gold coins to 50 silver coins. People from the Heavenly Temple began to sell frantically, trying to steal the business back from the Commoner Supermarket.

But Lin Ye had long anticipated this move.

”Brother, the Heavenly Temple has lowered their prices!” Fatty Wang was pacing anxiously. ”Should we lower ours too?”