The First Wave of Volatility

"The Resistance Organization has incited the workers at No. 7 Mine. They blew up the mine shafts, attacked our stationed soldiers, and are now fighting with our reinforcements..."

The faint sounds of gunfire and occasional explosions could still be heard on the other end of the phone. The person who called the governor was the captain in charge of No. 7 Mine. He was pale and had blood on his forehead.

The Gefra were arrogant; they disdained and refused to live with lowly defeated men, so they had a separate courtyard. It was in this courtyard that the army captain was able to avoid dying like the others and was able to call the governor.

Both he and the governor realized the enormous trouble. In fact, losing the mine, or having it bombed and some imperial soldiers killed, was of no concern to him at all.

The truly dangerous thing is that, in order to speed up the mining process, there are a lot of explosives and soldiers in the mine. These explosives and weapons could become supplies for the Resistance Organization! Once these madmen who disrupt peace and security get their hands on those explosives, it is conceivable that the entire Amelia Province will not be at peace.

The governor immediately made a decision. "Destroy all the weapons and explosives that cannot be taken away on the spot, and inform the support troops to retreat along the original route, and be careful that their camps are not attacked."

"Furthermore, don't get entangled. Get out immediately. The focus of the light doesn't show the darkness outside the light, and your current situation is very disadvantageous!"

The governor was not the kind of fool who rose through the ranks in peacetime by relying on family connections. As the top person in charge of both administration and military affairs in the Amelia Region, he had participated in dozens of wars, large and small, and even the final battle.

He knew very well that the captain and his soldiers had almost nowhere to hide under the searchlights, while the Resistance Organization was in the dark forests outside the light.

If they don't retreat immediately, they will all be killed before dawn, and by then they will have lost their weapons and explosives.

It would be better to destroy everything that can be destroyed now, and then retreat into the darkness. Once the Resistance Army no longer have the advantage of terrain, they will retreat.

The captain immediately began to carry out the governor's orders, but the governor had no desire to sleep; he understood better than anyone what the stability of Amelia Province meant to the empire.

At this moment, his face was filled with an extremely fierce expression. He had once tried to move these Lowly People with his kindness and benevolence, making them understand that as long as they did not resist, they would not be in danger.

But he had to admit that these Lowly People and Lowly People Resistance Organization had angered him, and he would no longer treat them with the same kindness he had shown in the past.

If giving them a friendly face doesn't work, then threaten them with death!

In Mazel City, the capital of Amelia Province, just as dawn was breaking, the sound of orderly boots on the street startled the city's residents. Soon after, loudspeakers blared, announcing everything that had happened the previous night.

Furthermore, the governor issued a new order, reimposing military control and a curfew throughout the province from this moment on, and allowing anyone appearing on the road after 5 p. m. to be shot without cause.

Anyone who dares to hide members of the Resistance Organization or fails to report such information is also classified as a member of the Resistance Organization.

All Gefra soldiers may request to conduct random searches of any house and every person's personal belongings at any time and place. Anyone who dares to resist or obstruct this will be considered a rebel.

Meanwhile, around 7 a. m., gunshots began to ring out rhythmically in the central square of Mazel City.

During the massive search last night, anyone found to have gone outside instead of staying at home was arrested as a rebel and publicly executed.

One citizen after another, some may be ordinary citizens, some may indeed be members of Resistance Organization, but at this moment they are no different.

No matter how much they pleaded, the Gefra soldiers coldly raised their weapons at them and then threw the lifeless bodies onto the trucks.

Large numbers of citizens were driven from their homes by soldiers and forced to watch this disturbing act around the square.

Blood kept splattering out from the gaps in the truck. Once the truck was full of corpses, it would be taken away and burned. The weather was too hot now, and the corpses decomposed very quickly, which would cause unnecessary trouble, unlike before when they could be dried out.

The bright red blood on the ground meandered along the cracks between the bricks, forming a river of blood. People stared at those people with anger, fear, and humility—those Gefra people, those compatriots who were dying or had already died.

On that same day, some international journalists reported what had happened there. In contrast to the criticisms leveled against the governor of the Amelia Region by the international moralist nations led by the Bayer Federation, Gefra sent a telegram directly from its homeland praising the governor's decision.

Furthermore, a portion of the army was deployed to the Amelia Region to strengthen control over the entire area.

They originally intended to send the Royal Navy's first tier to quell the unrest, but this idea was quickly abandoned due to strong opposition from most countries. Most countries believed that sending only the army could be seen as a move to deepen their control over the Amelia Region.

However, if the main fleet is dispatched, it will inevitably cause panic in some countries, potentially leading to a military standoff in the Sea Surface near Amelia Region, and even an accidental clash.

Upon hearing the good news, Lin Qi couldn't stop smiling all morning, and the muscles in his cheeks even became a little stiff.

When he arrived at the office he had just bought, Lyme greeted him very proactively.

To facilitate certain financial operations, Lin Qi bought an entire floor in an office building in Bu Peien's Financial Center.

Although the current price is still not cheap, it has fallen to rock bottom compared to two or three years ago, so it's not a bad deal.

His office was right here, a huge, spacious office with all the walls made of transparent glass. The most bustling part of Bu Peien was right in front of him, right at his feet.

"Mr. Lin Qi, the price of Copper Mine ore has gone up!" Lyme seemed very excited. He also knew about what had happened in the Amelia Region. The largest Copper Mine in Amelia Region, and also the largest Copper Mine in the vicinity, had been bombed. In a short period of time, international shipments suddenly decreased, and Gefra began to buy Copper Mine, causing the price of copper to rise.

Lin Qi has started making money, and he's making a fortune.

Margin trading, also known as leverage, is used in this way. People often talk about 50 times leverage, 100 times leverage, or even 200 times leverage. It is most commonly seen in the futures market and less so in the Stock Market.

Lin Qi simply nodded slightly, appearing quite reserved, "This is indeed good news!"

Lyme added, remembering this, "However, there hasn't been a significant drop in Fla..."

This was still a lesson, and Lin Qi nodded again. "Yes, it won't fall for the time being. Gefra has sent the army to Amelia Region to suppress the unrest and stabilize the local situation. The problems in Amelia Region have not seriously affected Gefra's international authority and status, so the price of the fra will not change much. There may be a short-term drop, but it will soon come back up."

"Right now, we don't need to focus on that. What we need to focus on is the price of copper. We need to have our traders pay attention to the turnover changes in the futures market and establish hedging positions if necessary..."

The term "hedging" has recently become a popular trading technique. Simply put, it involves setting up two completely opposite accounts: one to buy long and the other to buy short. In theory, this should not result in any loss or profit, and may even result in a settlement fee.

However, at certain times, people can make a clear and manageable prediction of the future price trend, such as due to the benefit period of a certain policy or some other changes in the overall situation.

At this point, selling the portion that would result in a loss and keeping the portion that would generate a profit will allow you to make a profit.

Once the profits meet the initial investment's return requirements, further risk can be mitigated through hedging or reducing holdings.

The advantage of hedging is that it can keep the risk within an acceptable range, but the disadvantage is that sometimes it is too stable, so stable that there is not much effective return.

Unlike speculation, which always gets your heart racing, some people still enjoy the thrill, while others prefer hedging as a form of retirement planning.

Setting up a hedging position is a good way to control risk; it's very stable.

Lyme nodded, keeping this in mind. The traders that Lin Qi had hired were all independent traders he had found through friends.

These traders take a much larger cut than people imagine, and of course, they deserve it.

Currently, the best traders at Bu Peien take a minimum of 20% of their employer's profits as personal earnings, and as for the upper limit... there is no upper limit, of course.

However, this is conditional. Everything in this world is subject to constraints, especially good things.

These top traders' contracts are more like a betting agreement. Lin Qi will provide them with various factors and data, while giving them a base for returns. Only when they meet Lin Qi's return requirements will they gradually activate those high-commission terms.

These traders take every trade very seriously, because if they mess up even once, they will be disliked by Bu Peien.

Overall, Lin Qi's own interests are still protected, but he prefers to have a few of his own people on hand rather than hiring these independent operators.

These operators are not very controllable, nor are they necessarily very safe.

"You need to learn more from them. I hope that by next year, you will be able to stand on your own!" Lin Qi got up, walked to the glass curtain wall, and waved to Lyme.

Once Lyme was close, he put his arm around Lyme's shoulder and pointed to the Bu Peien Financial Center outside the glass curtain wall, "This will be your world!"