[National Chatroom]
"Shocking! All the ores in the trading hall are sold out. Whose doing is this?"
"This is insane. I'm sure it's the same person!"
"Has someone learned artifact forging? Could it be the first person to transfer classes, and they chose to become an artifact blacksmith? That would be so unwise."
"They should have chosen a combat profession. Why would they become an artifact blacksmith?"
"I think that guy chose artifact blacksmith just to make a fortune. After all, there's such a severe shortage of equipment. People are begging to buy equipment every day."
"Heh, I'd like to see that. If someone has enough money to buy such a massive amount of ore, would they be short on cash? You guys are really short-sighted."
"But this proves one thing: that person is from our Shenlong Nation!"
"Has anyone calculated how much Spirit Coins that guy spent on all this ore? Damn, he's rich."
"Let's keep chatting here. Look at the international trading channel. That guy is crazily buying ore in the international trading hall too. Can this guy even forge all this ore?"
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All the new lords around the world were indeed shocked. Seeing the ore in the [International Trading Hall] dwindling, everyone was curious which country the buyer was from.
Individually, no one had much ore. But with so many new lords worldwide, it was inevitable that some would obtain ore. The combined amount of these ores was substantial.
Seeing someone buying, those who had ore began to put them up for sale in the international trading hall. Most people set a reasonable price, while some deliberately set a high price, but Zhou Yan didn't buy from them.
He wasn't a fool. He wouldn't do anything that yielded no profit.
Later, when these people saw that Zhou Yan wasn't buying their ore, they quickly adjusted the prices to market rates because they also lacked Spirit Coins to develop their territories.
Ninety percent of the current ore in all new lord territories had entered Zhou Yan's possession.
This made Zhou Yan extremely happy. Such good people.
Many would buy it back at a higher price, but they wouldn't know that these were the ores they sold to him.
In the [International Chatroom], many people were asking for information about the ore buyer. Some said he had a lot of ore and wanted to trade with him, while others had different motives.
Zhou Yan ignored them all.
Someone did mention he was from Shenlong Nation, which was fine. With so many lords in Shenlong Nation, who knew who he was?
But as soon as the foreign lords heard he was from Shenlong Nation, they immediately started hurling insults, their words incredibly nasty.
Zhou Yan was very displeased. You guys aren't convinced, are you? Then I'll make you sick!
"To thank you all, I plan to set the prices for my equipment at two to three times the market price."
Zhou Yan smiled and began listing his equipment. A Black Iron grade equipment was put on the [International Trading Hall] with a price of 1500 Spirit Coins.
This was almost the price of a Bronze grade equipment.
But he just wanted to provoke them. Later, he would use the ore they sold him to forge items and sell them back to them at multiple times the price!
Territory Prompt: "Sold Black Iron weapon 'Steel Knife' in the [National Trading Hall], earning 1350 Spirit Coins."
Zhou Yan: "(◎-◎；)"
He had underestimated how desperately these people craved equipment.
Time to increase the price!
He set the price at 2000 Spirit Coins. This price was already comparable to that of Bronze grade equipment.
As expected, no one bought at this price.
He listed ten Black Iron grade equipment items, all at 2000 Spirit Coins each.
Then, he listed ten Bronze grade equipment items, each priced at 18,888 Spirit Coins.
Each piece of equipment was about four to five times the market price.
After that, he felt he needed to add something more substantial. He directly listed three Silver grade equipment items with the worst attributes, pricing them at one million Spirit Coins each.
This price was enough to provoke them. Selling a Silver grade equipment for a million was practically daylight robbery.
It was as if he was saying, "I already have Silver grade equipment, what do you have?"
If these scoundrels hadn't targeted him, cursed him, and even escalated it to his entire nation, he wouldn't have gotten this angry.
He also specifically opened up his nationality, Shenlong Nation, on the sales information.
He only displayed this information, and nothing else could be found.
As expected, when those people saw the equipment he was selling, they were all shocked.
"How is this possible? How can this guy from Shenlong Nation have so much equipment to sell!"
"What is this guy doing? He even has Silver grade equipment. Damn it!"
"He definitely has more equipment than this. We shouldn't have sold him ore, what a mistake."
"You don't represent everyone. At this stage, everyone lacks Spirit Coins. If you don't sell, someone else will."
"You guy from Shenlong Nation, if you have the guts, reveal your territory's name and your identity. After the novice trial, I will destroy your territory!"
"Selling a Silver grade equipment for one million Spirit Coins, has he gone mad from poverty?"
A group of foreign lords felt a surge of envy, jealousy, and hatred.
They all spoke ill of Zhou Yan, purely because this equipment didn't belong to them. They were unhappy, very unhappy, and only by cursing could they feel a little better.
But the people of Shenlong Nation, seeing that the equipment was sold by someone from their country, were extremely proud. They all said, "Well done, buddy! Look at those foreigners, their eyes are green with envy."
"These foreigners are just jealous and hateful, it's so satisfying!"
"Big brother, can you add me as a friend? As fellow countrymen of Shenlong Nation, I want to buy some equipment. Not too much, just ten pieces of Silver grade equipment."
"Little brother, I'm a girl and I'm single. I have a good impression of you. Can we be friends? I can do anything for you."
"I have a batch of ore. If you're interested, you can message me privately. If you don't want to sell, we can trade."
"Brother, can you sell some equipment in your own country's trading hall? Private message me is fine, I'll make sure the price is satisfactory."
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After checking the chat, Zhou Yan found those who wanted to buy equipment and directly messaged them.
"How many pieces of equipment do you want, and what quality?"
The other party quickly replied, "As much as you have, the price is negotiable."
Zhou Yan replied, "Black Iron grade equipment is 1000 Spirit Coins each, Bronze grade equipment is 15,000 Spirit Coins each. Tell me the quantity you want."
"Brother, this price is fine. Can we be friends? I can buy all your equipment, and you can sell me any good items first in the future!"
After sending the message, the other party revealed their territory's name, "Lone Sea One Blade," and also sent a friend request.