"They definitely never imagined this day would come when they abandoned us!"
A group of people immediately chimed in. Every one of them was ruthless in business—why would they care about the life or death of ordinary immortals? So once I assigned the demands, everyone promptly guaranteed that the task would be carried out smoothly.
In the time that followed, Tian City's commercial circles truly underwent earth-shaking changes. At first, the Heavenly Crystals had been controlled by a small number of people, but then, because the Heavenly Pavilion's goods were severely overpriced in Heavenly Crystals, the crystals quickly depreciated. What had originally cost only ten crystals for a single Earth Immortal Fruit now cost three or four times as much, or even fifty crystals apiece.
Thus, the Heavenly Crystals quickly flowed from the hands of the few into the hands of the many. Once Heavenly Crystals were no longer scarce, Tian City also entered an era of mass drug consumption. Taking too many of the same Heavenly Crystals would cause problems as well, so sales of medicines for refining Heavenly Crystals skyrocketed right afterward. The Heavenly Pavilion naturally made a fortune, while its various plundering efforts stripped Tian City of nearly all its treasures.
Even those who had originally escaped unscathed could not avoid disaster after the Heavenly Crystals became widespread.
The Heavenly Pavilion's trade fairs became a daily occurrence. By contrast, the Heavenly Marketplace was not so lucky.
The Heavenly Crystal campaign struck the Heavenly Marketplace the hardest. No matter how one looked at it, whoever ended up with the most Heavenly Crystals would become the biggest sucker left holding the bag. Since Heavenly Crystals could practically be mass-produced in Windveil City, the crystals in their hands changed from highly coveted treasures into useless burdens. Once everyone stopped lacking