Price Fluctuations

The players were first excited, then fell silent, and finally began to bid tentatively.

It was certain that this Epic rank Skeleton Large Bone Club would be useless to most players, but that didn't stop some from trying to bid. After all, even if they couldn't use it themselves, Epic rank materials weren't something that could be easily bought with Spirit Coins.

These players who were just joining in the fun would drive up the price, and then the players who genuinely needed the large bone club would make their bids.

Xiao Yang watched the price climb.

Five hundred thousand, one million, one point eight million! Two million! Finally, the price stopped at two million. It wasn't the limit. If Xiao Yang could have stayed in this trading area for another day or two, letting the news spread wider, the price would have likely increased further.

But there was no need for that. In fact, he probably could have waited until the afternoon for the price of the large bone club to rise a bit more, but Xiao Yang could only stay in the Myriad Worlds Trading Area for one day. He couldn't spend all his time at a stall.

He needed more Spirit Coins to improve himself, not to earn Spirit Coins for the sake of earning them.

Two million. That amount was enough for now. It could cover the internet fees for the God Game and should be enough for him to buy a large batch of potions for body refinement.

"Sold!"

Ultimately, the large bone club was purchased by a gaunt Necromancer clad in black robes. This guy was quite familiar to Xiao Yang; it was the poor Necromancer who sold zombies. He almost tremblingly sent a trade request to Xiao Yang. After confirming the numbers were correct, both parties completed the transaction.

With the trade concluded, the Necromancer took the purple large bone club, a look on his face that was neither a smile nor a frown. Xiao Yang couldn't help but wonder if players who focused on army or lord builds were really that desperate for money. He also felt a sense of relief, glad that he only needed to rely on potions.

The transaction was over, and Xiao Yang didn't continue setting up his stall. He began his purchasing spree, only to discover that his potion-drinking strategy wasn't much better than the army or lord builds, especially when facing special circumstances.

All sorts of potions had increased in price, by at least two hundred percent.

"Hmm..."

The potions Xiao Yang needed were Agility increasing potions, Featherlight Potions, Defense increasing potions, Thick Hide Potions, Strength increasing potions, and Mighty Bull Potions.

He'd put the Mighty Bull Potions aside for now, but the Featherlight and Thick Hide potions were already more expensive than Health Potions. A Normal Health Potion cost one thousand five hundred Spirit Coins, while a Normal Featherlight Potion cost three thousand, and Thick Hide was even more expensive, costing five thousand Spirit Coins.

The price difference wasn't hard to understand. Health Potions were a necessity with a very stable demand, whereas Mighty Bull, Featherlight, and Thick Hide increasing potions were optional additions.

Whether they had money or not, players always carried a few Health Potions, but they didn't necessarily carry these types of increasing potions. The difference in demand meant these increasing potions were bound to be more expensive, not to mention the differences in materials and difficulty of creation.

Featherlight Potions had now risen to nine thousand, and Thick Hide to fifteen thousand.

What a headache-inducing price. Just thinking about the two million Spirit Coins he had left, Xiao Yang felt a bit more at ease. Surely, it would be enough! He reassured himself.

Xiao Yang had invested a total of three Attribute Points into Agility. He hadn't put any Attribute Points into Defense. With his initial Agility and Defense both at three, this meant he needed a total investment of thirty-one points in Agility and Defense.

Xiao Yang spent sixteen thousand at the mushroom person's stall where he'd bought potions last time, purchasing one bottle of each of the two potions. He opened the stoppers and took a swig, tasting the flavor.

Huh? The Featherlight Potion tasted like grass, and the Thick Hide Potion had a strange leather-like scent.

Xiao Yang smacked his lips, evaluating the taste of the two potions. Then, he opened his status panel. Strangely, neither of his attributes had increased. Xiao Yang's eyes widened.

Wait? What was going on?

As he pondered, Xiao Yang cast a suspicious glance at the mushroom person vendor in front of him, staring until it uncomfortably twitched its thick cap.

Could I have bought fake goods?

The thought arose, but it shouldn't be. Xiao Yang used an 'Inspect' skill on the Featherlight Potions at the stall; there were no issues.

Xiao Yang was perplexed. After a moment of thought, he purchased some other potions from the mushroom person's stall.

And so, he drank them one by one in front of the mushroom person's stall. Minor Featherlight Potion, Normal Featherlight Potion. It was only when he reached the Extreme Featherlight Potion that his attributes finally increased. Finally, the Agility stat on his status panel flickered.

[Agility: 12 (7)]

Xiao Yang had likely found the reason. He hadn't bought fake medicine; he just hadn't drunk enough of the right kind. The Pot of Greed seemed to convert every ten points of temporary increase into one point of permanent attribute. It was the same for Health. A Minor Health Potion provided ten points of Health recovery, which the Pot of Greed converted into one point of permanent Health.

[Extreme Featherlight Potion Quality: Normal Effect: Temporarily increases Agility by ten points. Description: This is a potion that can make your steps light.]

The Featherlight Potion was similar. In the case of the Extreme Featherlight Potion, one bottle provided a temporary Agility boost of ten points, increasing his permanent Agility by one point.

With this rule established, everything became clear.

Xiao Yang hadn't bought fake goods, and the Pot of Greed wasn't malfunctioning. It was just that Xiao Yang's wallet was going to take a hit.

Before, even though these potions were expensive, the two million Spirit Coins Xiao Yang had just acquired were enough to max out his attributes, with even a significant amount left over for internet fees. But now, with this drastic price increase, he couldn't count on that, especially since the quality of the potions he needed to buy had been raised to Extreme.

With a rough calculation, Xiao Yang estimated the quantity of potions needed and the Spirit Coin deficit. It was about one point nine million, and that was just a theoretical number. In reality, Xiao Yang might not be able to buy potions at exactly the same prices.

Through the idle chatter of the neighboring stall owners and players, Xiao Yang finally understood the reason for this price surge. A new, massive-scale battle had recently opened up, and almost all players were observing this new battle. Affected by this situation, various consumables naturally began to skyrocket in price.

Oh, right. Xiao Yang also learned the name of this upcoming massive-scale battle from their conversation.

The Destruction of the Arcane Empire.