Lu Yang was no longer short of money. He had so much on hand that he did not even know how to spend it. His in-game business was not limited to fortresses; Jin Buhuan's potions had spread across the entire New Continent, making him the largest potion supplier there. He held 66% of the New Continent's market share, while every other potion merchant in the world combined held only the remaining 34%. Even that was because Jin Buhuan did not want to be too ruthless and had left the others a way to survive.
Potions were now incredibly profitable. Setting aside those expensive rare potions, among the more than eight billion players worldwide farming monsters on the New Continent, at least 4.5 billion bought their potions from Jin Buhuan.
The daily net profit from potion sales was measured in hundreds of millions, in U.S. dollars or euros. The second, even more profitable business was in-game finance. While Qi Yun made money in the real world, he had finally extended finance's reach into the game as well.
At present, the Iron Blood Brotherhood occupied most of the New Continent's territory, and the world was relatively peaceful. With no wars to fight, the financial system was extremely stable.
The lending business in the game was unimaginably lucrative. The money earned from it was nearly double the profits from potions.
That was why financiers were terrifying. Lu Yang was glad he had recruited a legendary figure like Qi Yun. At the same time, with gold prices rising, the world's largest gold mine that Lu Yang had discovered had also entered its boom period. Its monthly cash income was now on par with the potion shops.
The fourth industry was farming. Although it did not earn as much as the first three, it was