Bounty Placed

After thinking about it, Li Yao figured that once the new formula was leaked out, the performance would likely continue to improve.

So he replied, "Hold on, there's still room for another surge!"

Is it true or false?

Those with a more cautious personality are already starting to panic... The price has been inflated to the same level as normal spirit stones! Is it possible that it can even be more expensive than brand new spirit stones?

then,

Some people made their move secretly.

Of course, some Wallfacers with an adventurous spirit chose to continue to observe.

As expected.

After some organizations tested the properties of the new material, the price of secondhand spirit stones began to rise again that very evening. The price of regular spirit stones also started to climb. Normally, a standard unit of spirit stone costs around 100,000, fluctuating depending on the black market in different regions. But after this incident, the price of brand-new spirit stones jumped to around 130,000 to 150,000! And tonight, the price of a regular spirit stone has risen to around 180,000!

By the afternoon of the following day, the price of brand-new spirit stones had stabilized at 210,000 per stone, while the price of depleted spirit stones had stabilized at around 150,000 per stone.

This price is already quite shocking.

Li Yao made a quick assessment. "It's time to make a move. We'll use different channels, but be careful."

Everyone: "It's done!"

They had been holding back for several days, and even Zhou Li, who owned more than twenty houses, was a little nervous.

He mortgaged his house to get a loan of 10 million and 5 million, and collected more than 1,000 empty spirit stones! As soon as Li Yao gave the order, the brothers in the group started to operate. In this operation, everyone tacitly agreed not to reveal the secret to the outside world.

They are the Wallfacers.

Moreover, they were selected by Zhou Li and were reliable Wallfacers.

Therefore, their secrecy was quite reliable. No information was revealed until they began to act. The Wallfacers acted quickly, secretly selling off their Void Stones through various channels the very next day. Even with only a third of the stones sold at a price difference of more than ten times, they broke even!

By the third day, the Wallfacers had hoarded the goods had basically sold off all the stock they had.

The large organizations also tested all the properties of the new material—they found that although the performance of the new material would improve after repeated use, there was a limit to the degree of improvement, and eventually it would explode.

Not very powerful.

It would only cause minor injuries to the hands and feet, not even limb amputation.

This is just awful...

They amassed a huge amount of depleted spirit stones in their quest to seize market share, only to discover now that the new material formula is a scam—isn't that absurd? Materials with added spirit stones only enhance Spirit Energy properties and cannot be used in other areas!

As for why we didn't wait until the testing was complete before purchasing the depletion spirit stones... We live in the information age now. Falling behind even a step means falling behind in every step. What if by the time you finish testing, all the depletion spirit stones on the market have been bought up? Wouldn't that be embarrassing? There aren't many spirit stone mines to begin with, and even fewer spirit stones are exposed to the public. There aren't many loose stones on the market, and with multiple buyers, the amount you can actually get your hands on is even less.

and,

New materials need to be used continuously for a period of time before their performance can be tested.

Some medium-sized organizations may not be able to test the material's ultimate performance in a short period of time, since the material passively absorbs residual spiritual energy rather than accumulating it.

The large organization, relying on its superior numbers, continuously forced its members to expend psionic energy to use weapons, originally intending to test the limits of material performance enhancement, but then it exploded during the experiment...

This led them to misjudge the situation.

Most importantly, they've never experienced anything this messed up before!

When some large organizations finally realized what was happening and saw tens of thousands of secondhand spirit stones piled up in their warehouses, they were immediately in a bind!

By this point, even those unfamiliar with finance and stocks would probably realize this is a Wallfacers tactic! Some large organizations are incredibly ruthless in their attacks.

Directly allocating billions of yuan to purchase second-hand spirit stones, although not a large sum, is still a significant undertaking, as no organization's funds fall from the sky. Suddenly squeezing out such a large sum of money has already had some impact on the organization's operations.

In order to make up for the losses,

They also started selling off the spirit stones they had hoarded...

In the following days, a strange scene unfolded in the market: some organizations not only didn't lower their listed prices, but actually increased them slightly. However, behind the scenes, they were reselling their goods to the actual buyers... large organizations were ripping off smaller organizations and individual investors! Despite the high market prices, many people noticed that spirit stones were becoming increasingly difficult to sell.

In addition, some medium-sized organizations have gradually tested the material's limits, and some people couldn't hold back and leaked the information...

The entire secondhand spirit stone market collapsed overnight!

Throughout the day, the price of secondhand spirit stones dropped almost every hour.

Midnight Bar

Boss Zhou had already sold off his goods, and including his initial investment, he made a profit of over 130 million yuan.

This made him incredibly happy!

The Second Uncle sneered, "Pathetic!"

Then he took out his phone, looked at the balance on the screen and fell into deep thought... Hmm, he also invested.

In the "Get Rich" Group:

From China With Love: "Holy crap... I, Lao Zhou, have never seen so much money in my life! New brother, I've added you as a friend, please accept! @the Handsomest in This Group."

"The Handsomest in This Group" is Li Yao's nickname in the group.

I am Yunqi: "I added you too, I'm a cute girl~" Then Yunqi posted a selfie.

Yes, the selfie looks great.

The Local Boss of Dragon Tiger Mountain: "That's too much, girl! Just because you're pretty doesn't mean you can be anything special!"

Li Yao said quietly, "That's right, being good-looking is amazing."

I am Yunqi: "Thank you so much for approving my application!"

The Local Boss of Dragon Tiger Mountain: "..."

Boss Zhou: "Brother, you're a remarkable man. You're greedy for money and lustful, but you're also a man of integrity throughout your life!"

Li Yao: "..."

No wonder the group is so excited. This wave of activity has made at least several million, and the most reportedly made nearly a billion. It seems there are some tycoons among the Wallfacers.

Li Yao didn't receive much; he made a small profit of over ten million.

But that's not the money he's waiting for.

The price of secondhand depleted spirit stones has been plummeting. Previously, the buyback price ranged from four to six thousand, but now the market price has fallen below the average, to just over sixteen hundred... Just then, Li Yao secretly opened a buyback post with a price of two thousand, no limit on quantity! At a price slightly higher than the market price, sellers quickly came knocking! Piles of secondhand spirit stones were being sold in bulk!

Li Yao was overjoyed:

This is exactly the result he wanted! He manipulated the market to crash and then bought at the bottom!

and,

Thanks to that previous operation, he even had money for a second round of purchases... He used the money from shearing the sheep to buy the sheep himself! Hahahaha~ Excellent!

Excellent! For the next few days, Li Yao was busy receiving goods, and after everyone finished selling off their stock, the price of second-hand spirit stones began to stabilize at around three thousand.

Li Yao's actions netted him over ten thousand secondhand spirit stones! These were stored in his Space Ring, ready to be sent to Lin Xiaowei when the opportunity arose! But before Li Yao could send them to Lin Xiaowei, Boss Zhou suddenly messaged Li Yao privately:

"Boss Li... it seems like someone has a bounty on your head."

Li Yao: "???"

This is the second update, answering the questions raised by readers in the previous chapter... If the price of depleted spirit stones increases, then the price of brand-new spirit stones will definitely increase as well...