Meanwhile, when the survivors in the chat channel saw the Bear Meat suddenly taken off the market, they immediately fell into a panic.
Guo Yichen: "Holy crap, why was the Bear Meat suddenly taken off the market? I haven't bought any yet!"
Rosa: "I haven't gotten any either. I just heard that someone was selling Bear Meat that boosted attributes on the market."
Shu Ye: "Aaaah! Could the Bear Meat in Cao Xing's hands already be sold out?"
"Quick, someone @ Cao Xing!"
In the Regional Channel, that group of people was frantically @-ing Cao Xing.
Yue Zejun: "@Cao Xing, hubby! Say something!"
Lu Yueyue: "@Cao Xing, big shot, don't be so cold. Come out and comfort your little sister's fragile heart."
Huang Ling: "@Cao Xing, handsome, do you need a leg accessory?"
At that moment, Cao Xing was assigning tasks to those Polar Folk, telling them to upgrade the Campfire and the Lord's Hut. He wasn't paying attention to the chat in the channel.
Seeing that Cao Xing wasn't replying, the survivors immediately grew anxious.
"This is bad, guys. Big shot Cao Xing isn't answering us. Could it really be sold out?"
"We're screwed. I said I'd wait for him to lower the price a little before buying. And now it's all sold out."
"I was planning to do the same thing. I've really lost out this time..."
Just then, a survivor named Yu Jun said, "You bunch of idiots, waiting for someone else to lower the price? You should take a look at what kind of meat this is!"
"Anything that can boost your attributes is hard currency, no matter when it is."
"Besides, Big Shot Cao Xing has already set a very fair price!"
Liu Hui: "That's right. Big Shot Cao Xing's prices are really fair. Last time I bought 100g of Beast Meat from Fang Long, it nearly emptied all my assets."
Huang Shihong: "Exactly. Fang Long's prices are murderous. Buying once is practically enough to leave you destitute."
Just then, a cold voice appeared in the Regional Channel.
Fang Long: "Someone just said the meat I sell is expensive?"
"Do you know how hard it is for me to spare even a little food to trade, with so many brothers under me?"
"To keep you from going hungry, I put up even our precious food for trade, and you still say I'm selling it at too high a price?"
The chat channel immediately fell silent.
Most of the people here were from Xiangjiang, and they all knew of the Three Heroes Association's notoriety.
It was a notorious underworld organization.
Besides Fang Long, it had two other gang leaders, all of them ruthless individuals.
That was why they had named themselves the Three Heroes Association.
At its peak, the gang had once numbered several thousand people, and its name had spread throughout Xiangjiang.
Seeing that nobody was speaking, Fang Long continued with a cold laugh. "All of you better behave yourselves. Do you even know who's boss in this region?"
"From now on, anyone who wants to trade in this region will need our permission. Otherwise, you'll see what happens!"
Just then, a survivor named Chen Minhao said, "Fang Long, aren't you being too domineering?"
"You're selling your own stuff at such high prices, and you won't even let other people sell theirs?"
Fang Long: "You're right. We are that domineering."
"What did you think the Three Heroes Association did?"
Hearing this, the survivors' expressions changed.
That was true. A gang like the Three Heroes Association was no good to begin with, and collecting protection money was one of its ways of making money.
Clearly, Cao Xing's large-scale sale of Bear Meat had infringed on their interests.
Fang Long sneered. "Let me tell you, there are hundreds of Three Heroes Association brothers in this region. We're bound to run into each other eventually."
"Think carefully about what happens if you offend us."
Just then, one Three Heroes Association member after another jumped in to say:
"Support Boss Fang Long!"
"Every last one of you better behave!"
"From now on, Channel 174 is under the Three Heroes Association's control!"
Seeing so many people jump in, the survivors suddenly realized this, too.
They were currently in the same region as the Three Heroes Association.
As they gradually expanded outward, they would run into one another sooner or later.
And the Three Heroes Association, which naturally already had hundreds of members, was the biggest force in this region.
If they offended them, their own territories would be in danger later!
For a moment, nobody dared to say anything.
Just then, Cao Xing opened the Regional Channel, too.
He had just seen the chat above, and his face was full of confusion.
What was going on?
He'd only gone back after assigning some work, and now they wouldn't even let him do business?
Cao Xing thought for a moment, then said, "Everyone, I had to step away for a bit. Trading is back on now."
Before the other survivors could say anything,
Fang Long saw Cao Xing appear and immediately said, "Didn't you hear what I said? I told you to stop trading."
Cao Xing replied calmly, "Why? You say I shouldn't trade, so I'm not allowed to?"
Fang Long: "Kid, stop pretending you don't know. You're from Xiangjiang, so you must have heard of the Three Heroes Association."
"Region 174 is our territory now."
Cao Xing paused after hearing that, then laughed. "What Three Heroes Association? Three Birds Association, more like. This isn't Blue Star anymore, so why the hell are you still acting tough?"
"Brothers, don't be afraid of these idiots. Keep trading as usual. I only have a limited amount of Bear Meat, so it's first come, first served."
"Oh, and the Three Birds Association idiots can forget about trading with me. We're already in a new world, and you're still acting like someone's dogs. Go ask your masters for meat!"
Cao Xing's words were like a stick shoved into a hornet's nest.
They provoked the Three Heroes Association members into a furious barrage of insults.
Zhang Wei: "Cao Xing, you *&*%"
Xu Haocheng: "You...&%...&"
Cao Xing cheerfully waited for them to finish cursing, then laughed. "Anyone else?"
"That's all the Three Heroes Association has?"
Provoked by Cao Xing, they flooded the channel with another wave of curses. The messages from these people nearly took over all of Channel 174.
They verbally attacked Cao Xing like mad.
Just then, a system notification appeared before them.
[Because you have used uncivilized language multiple times, your chat privileges have been revoked. Remaining time: 3 days...]
The survivors who had been cursing were stunned.
They hadn't expected that even in another world, there would still be a mute function.
In an instant, a large number of Three Heroes Association survivors were muted by the system, and the whole chat channel gradually fell quiet.
Cao Xing kept provoking them.
More and more Three Heroes Association survivors were muted.
Seeing the situation growing increasingly unfavorable, Fang Long came out and said, "Nobody say anything else. Don't fall for this kid's tricks!"
Although Fang Long spoke up to stop them, more than two hundred people had already been muted by the system for three days in that last round.
This was quite a blow to the Three Heroes Association's prestige.
Fang Long said in a chilling tone, "Kid, your name is Cao Xing, right? I've got my eye on you. I hope you don't regret this later."
But Cao Xing didn't pay any attention to his threat. He laughed and said, "You've got your eye on me?"
"Great, I've got my eye on you, too. I've written down the names and ID numbers of everyone who cursed at me just now."
"From now on, don't even think about trading anything with me."
Cao Xing completely ignored Fang Long's threat and started listing items for sale again.
Seeing Fang Long fall silent, the survivors immediately began snatching things up once more!
"Guys, hurry and grab some! Big Shot Cao Xing said this batch of Bear Meat is limited. It'll be gone if we're late!"
"Holy crap! I'm definitely getting some this time!"
"Charge!"
The chat channel was buzzing with excitement.
The Three Heroes Association's messages were quickly drowned out by the flood of survivors' messages.
On Cao Xing's end, the notification sounds for incoming trades started flooding in again.
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