This Group Chat Is Hurting My Eyes!

Chu Yao scanned the group member list and finally settled on three targets:

(Modern urban) Everything Can Be Bought (sounded rich);

(Ancient low martial arts) How Lonely It Is to Be Invincible! (Maybe there was more gold in ancient times?);

And (sci-fi apocalypse) Abyss Lord (Was gold worthless in the apocalypse? Maybe she could get a bargain?)

With that thought, she took a deep breath and decided to make the first move.

To maintain her image, and mainly because she was afraid that getting too familiar with this bunch of clowns would make her look bad, she decided to take the "cold and aloof" approach.

[Group owner] (Magic and cultivation) Choosing a Name Is So Hard: "Hello, everyone."

Three simple words, seemingly carrying a hint of icy authority (or so she thought).

The group chat went quiet for a second, and then...

[Group member] (Modern urban) Everything Can Be Bought: "Wow! Great group owner!"

[Group member] (Western fantasy magic) Forbidden Spell Wholesaler: "Wow! Great group owner!"

[Group member] (Interstellar wasteland) Above the Nine Heavens: "Wow! Great group owner!"

[Group member] (Ancient low martial arts) How Lonely It Is to Be Invincible!: "Wow! Great group owner!"

[Group member] (Primitive tribe) Lord of the Wilderness: "Hello, group owner!"

[Group member] (Sci-fi apocalypse) Abyss Lord: "Wow! Great group owner!"

[Group member] (Modern urban) Everything Can Be Bought: "Uh, kick the one who broke formation out! @Lord of the Wilderness"

(Chu Yao's inner thoughts: ...Sure enough, they're a bunch of clowns.)

Chu Yao ignored the little interruption and continued in her "cold and aloof" tone, stating what she needed.

[Group owner] (Magic and cultivation) Choosing a Name Is So Hard: "You're all so enthusiastic. By the way, do you have gold where you are? I can trade Marrow Cleansing Pills or Foundation Establishment Pills for it."

The Marrow Cleansing Pill and Foundation Establishment Pill were her choices after careful consideration.

With her current cultivation at the Foundation Establishment Stage, the two kinds of pills were of little use to her, but too valuable to throw away.

Although they were considered precious in the cultivation world, they were not peerless treasures. Surely she could get plenty of a "mundane object" like gold in exchange, enough for her to live extravagantly (strike that) comfortably at Hogwarts.

As soon as she said that, an eerie silence fell over the group.

Huh? What's going on?

Chu Yao frowned slightly and began to wonder whether she should change her trading strategy.

Could gold be scarce where they are too? Or are my pills not attractive enough?

Chu Yao's offer to "trade Marrow Cleansing Pills or Foundation Establishment Pills for gold" was like a ladle of cold water poured into a pot of boiling oil. After a second of dead silence, the group exploded!

The next second, it was as though the entire chat interface had hit the repeat button and started flooding the screen. Messages scrolled by so fast they were almost impossible to read:

[Group member] (Modern urban) Everything Can Be Bought: "I want some!"

[Group member] (Western fantasy magic) Forbidden Spell Wholesaler: "I want some!"

[Group member] (Interstellar wasteland) Above the Nine Heavens: "I want some!"

[Group member] (Ancient low martial arts) How Lonely It Is to Be Invincible!: "I want some!"

[Group member] (Primitive tribe) Lord of the Wilderness: "I want some!"

[Group member] (Sci-fi apocalypse) Abyss Lord: "I want some!"

[Group member] (Modern urban) Everything Can Be Bought: "I want some!" (He even sent it twice.)

[Group member] (Modern urban) Everything Can Be Bought: "Gold for Marrow Cleansing Pills and Foundation Establishment Pills?! Isn't that practically giving them away? Great group owner, are you an angel?!"

[Group member] (Western fantasy magic) Forbidden Spell Wholesaler: "Exactly! Gold is basically useless here except as currency and decoration! Trading it for pills that improve aptitude is an incredible bargain!"

[Group member] (Interstellar wasteland) Above the Nine Heavens: "Exactly! You can't even eat gold in the wasteland! Group owner, pick me! I have plenty in stock!"

[Group member] (Ancient low martial arts) How Lonely It Is to Be Invincible!: "Exactly! The gold in this venerable one's treasury is practically rusting! Quick, give me one, let me have a taste of something other than loneliness!"

[Group member] (Primitive tribe) Lord of the Wilderness: "Exactly! Shiny stones for magical little pills, good deal!" (He seemed to have a somewhat skewed understanding of the value of gold and pills?)

[Group member] (Sci-fi apocalypse) Abyss Lord: "Exactly! You can't dig gold out of zombies' brains, but I've raided a few abandoned vaults! Pick me, pick me!"

[Group member] (Modern urban) Everything Can Be Bought: "Exactly! @Abyss Lord, you already have a Marrow Cleansing Pill, and you're still competing for more?! @Great group owner, pick me! I can offer not just gold, but RMB too! Ah, wait, you might not have any use for that..."

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