Star-Moon Kingdom, a high-end bar on White River City's commercial avenue.
The entire three-story bar had been reserved. Aside from NPCs on the first and second floors, not a single player could be seen. Only in the top-floor VIP room sat several players above Level 65, clad in top-tier Level 60 equipment. At their head was an elderly man in blue, quietly gazing at the bustling scene beyond the floor-to-ceiling window.
"Elder Yi, we've just received word that Candlelight Trading Firm in the Dark Night Empire has suddenly begun selling large quantities of Stamina Secret Potions. Besides the Stamina Secret Potions, they're also selling a type of Stamina Gem. Every Stamina Gem can increase a player's stamina recovery effect by 7%, and all of these items can only be exchanged for materials unique to the Dark Night Empire." At this moment, a Level 64 Assassin dressed in black entered the room and reported to the elderly man in blue. "Not only have material prices throughout the Dark Night Empire doubled, but the major powers have even stopped selling these unique materials to outsiders."
"Stamina Gems?" The elderly man in blue was immediately surprised. "Are there many of them?"
"According to our investigation, around sixty Stamina Gems are being prepared for auction at Candlelight Trading Firm in Night City," the Assassin said.
"Sixty? What a grand move!" Snow Scar, seated beside the elderly man in blue, could not help revealing a look of surprise. "Has Zero Wing gone mad?"
Any player who frequently fought in neutral maps knew just how valuable Stamina Gems were.
Moreover, the greater the quantity, the greater their value.
Sixty Stamina Gems were enough to outfit a twenty-man team. The profits a twenty-man team capable of moving freely through neutral maps could bring were terrifying, especially in