Stir-fry!

Scarcity made things precious; that saying was true no matter the time.

Within the Azure Wolf Dynasty, almost overnight, Yuan Ling Sand had inexplicably become scarce. Many merchants were scrambling to buy it up, and none were selling.

Naturally, the price of Yuan Ling Sand began to rise.

People usually paid no attention to this material. After all, it was so common—like the salt they ate every day. Who would bother stockpiling a huge amount? They just bought a little, used it up, then bought some more.

Although this material was common, it was indispensable in this world. It was needed to forge weapons and armor, and even to lay formations, draw talismans, and build large machines. Only items made with this material could transmit energy.

So this seemingly ordinary material was in enormous demand throughout the world.

It wasn't that there were no substitutes; this material was simply more cost-effective than the alternatives.

When the amount of Yuan Ling Sand on the market first dwindled, people didn't think much of it. Anyone who needed it had at least some stock on hand.

But on the second and third days, once it could no longer be found on the market, people who needed it suddenly discovered that their usual suppliers had none in stock. It had all been bought up!

How could that be? Their weapon shops were waiting to open for business! They hurried to ask around for somewhere that still had it, but after searching all over, they found nothing. No stock—it had all been bought up!

Demand was high, and supplies were short. There was no question that the price of Yuan Ling Sand would rise, and rise it did, climbing rapidly.

In just three days, its price tripled. Yet the market still couldn't meet demand, and