Bizarre Survival: I Can Devour Thousands of Talents

Chapter 24: Killing Someone By Destroying Their Spirit

[Owl: "What? Here to show off your wealth?"]

[Bayi Kitchen Knife: "You're implying you're not getting away with this. To take down a level 5, you need to be armed to the teeth. Anyway, I need to rest and heal my injuries, so you can take this to get revenge. Oh, and it's a loan, so don't run off with it!"]

[Xiao: "Brother Dao is so generous! You're giving away top-notch equipment like it's nothing! But aren't you afraid I'll just delete and block you? After all, this stuff is priceless and unavailable right now!"]

[Bayi Cleaver: "If you could say that, you wouldn't have run away. Besides, it's just a piece of good equipment. If you misjudge the person, it's just a small loss; if you're right, it's a big profit!"]

[Xiao: "Hehe! Sorry, Brother Dao! I'm all moistened up, don't worry!"]

[81 Kitchen Knife: "!?!"]

Beside the forging furnace, Ling Xiao couldn't help but laugh out loud, feeling a rare moment of relaxation.

[Xiao: "Look, you're in such a hurry again. Keep it safe, at least make some deposit, just in case I die out there and can't find the equipment."]

He sent 300 copper coins, and unsurprisingly, was rejected.

[Owl: "Anyway, it will eventually be returned to its rightful owner. If you don't take the money, I won't take the item."]

Only then did the other side hand over the money, and Ling Xiao finally had a genuine [Excellent] level item in his backpack.

Although it was "rented".

But many people want to borrow it but don't have the means!

[Bayi Cleaver: "Hey, alright! You've got guts, so I won't bother you anymore. It's just a mere weirdo, right? Take it! Good luck!"]

[Owl: "That's definitely correct!"]

The wrangling is over.

Both sides reached a consensus on further strengthening and deepening the strategic partnership in the bizarre survival game.

Ling Xiao took out the ring, which was dark green with a hint of brown, and was decorated with an intricate pattern of thorns.

There's no special feeling when wearing it on your wrist.

Moreover, it does not affect the movement at all.

Ling Xiao is now arguably the strongest "live-streaming e-commerce host" in the region.

Eighty-two inferior iron spears earned a windfall of two thousand three hundred and seventy-eight ominous copper coins, while three ordinary iron spears earned one hundred and seventy-one coins after taxes.

The total exceeds two thousand five!

No wonder so many people want to monopolize this; it's not like they're robbing people, the coins are practically walking towards them!

call……

"Ling Xiao, easy, relax! Relax!"

The readily available decadence and extravagance can cloud judgment.

Even Ling Xiao took a long time to calm down the surging joy in his heart.

"The number of explorers is ultimately limited; blindly expanding the scale will inevitably lead to losses sooner or later..."

Observing the various categories in the trading area, it's not just the products that convey information; price fluctuations also reveal hidden trends.

Despite the owl's expression of hatred towards scalpers, the phenomenon of seizing iron spears and then reselling them at inflated prices still exists.

However, the price has now dropped to thirty-five.

Everyone condemns it, yet it occasionally shows a "sold out" sign.

Risking offending powerful figures and enduring public condemnation to make money, scalpers certainly have a strong mentality.

Now, various risks such as shipping costs, complaints, and returns have been eliminated.

If you're lucky and shameless, you can make a small fortune safely.

There's a reason why something exists; clever people can always find a way to be cunning.

The danger in the gray fog was so great that even he almost didn't make it back. Cleverness may bring temporary comfort, but what will happen in the future?

Ling Xiao didn't curse them.

Because it is not necessary.

Life and death are nothing new to him; he has more important things to do and no time to deal with these insects.

……

[Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "This is the market price, bro! If it drops any lower, I'll really be losing money. You're one of the top three big shots, you wouldn't stoop to the level of a nobody like me, would you?"]

The largest quantity of the remaining gray iron ore was priced at seven copper coins by this man.

Ling Xiao understood the opponent's actions.

tsk...

We can't spoil them.

In addition to sales records, the shop also had purchase records, so some observant people deduced that they needed gray iron stone as a raw material to produce iron spears.

Without blueprints and tools, they couldn't build it themselves.

This is infuriating! Watching Ling Xiao stuff money into sacks is worse than killing them!

You can't copy or imitate it, and you can't snag it even if you resell it for a profit.

That person has such a sharp business mind!

With a change of heart, why not try to make a profit upstream?

It's okay if you can't build it, we'll just stop you from building it, right?

Anyway, there's a guaranteed minimum income from ore recycling. If Ling Xiao grits his teeth and buys this batch of high-priced gray iron ore, it will be a "win-win" situation.

If the big shot gets angry and decides not to buy it, that's fine too.

Anyway, Ling Xiao must have earned more money than them!

Hey!

Even a small loss to oneself can lead to a great loss to others.

[Tyrannosaurus Warrior] not only secretly did it on his own, but also conspired with several other sellers who owned large quantities of gray iron ore, working together to try and squeeze some money out of Ling Xiao.

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They've calculated it all.

The remaining small "merchants" selling for five or six dollars each, even if added together, wouldn't amount to a hundred dollars, definitely not enough to make up the required amount of raw materials.

[Owl: "Of course you don't need to lose money doing business. Keep them and sell them to others!"]

I immediately turned off private messaging.

The other party was clearly trying to trick him, so Ling Xiao didn't have time to waste on verbal arguments.

After mastering the blueprints for the iron spear, the raw materials needed for its forging are no longer limited to just a few types such as gray iron stone.

We purchased it previously because this type of ore was the most abundant and cheapest.

What's so difficult about changing raw materials now?

The rejected Tyrannosaurus Warrior sneered and sent a message of "shared hatred" to the other groups.

As long as they stubbornly refuse to lower prices, will this ruthless tycoon, who will eventually make a fortune, be able to endure the pain of having his money blocked?

Just thinking about it makes my heart bleed!

Don't let his current arrogance fool you; after a while, he'll definitely come begging to you!

Just as he was imagining how to put on a show for Ling Xiao without causing a scene, and obediently hand over the money, a merchant sent him an urgent message that was incoherent.

"No, something's not right! Look at his purchasing records! Why did he buy other ores?!"

"ah!?"

The Tyrannosaurus Warrior's smug heart shattered instantly, and he clicked on Lingxiao's shop records in disbelief.

"This, this...impossible, absolutely impossible! If he could use other ores, why didn't he buy them before! Why didn't he buy them all at once before!?"

"Damn it! I really believed your lies! I sold all my possessions to hoard gray iron ore, and they just don't want it anymore! What good is this pile of junk?! How much would I lose if they recycled it?!"

"Stop barking! You're so annoying! It's all because you were greedy! Do you think I'd force you to do it!?"

……

Ling Xiao simply substituted other ores with limited reserves, and the unscrupulous merchants who were hoarding and speculating completely turned against each other and fell out.

The friends sent each other "heartwarming" greetings. A couple of merchants, not yet blinded by greed, immediately and quietly changed their prices and tried to message [枭] privately.

See if you can betray your accomplice and make a small profit or even avoid losses.

"Ha, they're all in the same boat, they can only resort to underhanded tricks in the end."

Ling Xiao knew what it meant to kill someone by destroying their spirit. Instead of killing all the pests at once, he deliberately bought all the gray iron stones from a family whose price had dropped to four copper coins.

Now, the "high-price" alliance, which was already divided on its own agenda, has completely collapsed, and prices have plummeted.

However, Ling Xiao doesn't need that many for the time being.

He didn't plan to invest most of his savings this time.

The limitation on the quality of iron spears is no longer the user's skill level, but the forging furnace.

The order quantity remains at one hundred.

The remaining funds will be used to gather materials and collect blueprints.

Ling Xiao needs to take good care of his treasure bowl!

While we're at it, let's see if we can open up new avenues for making money!

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(End of this chapter)