My profession panel inspires loyalty.

[As practitioners of idealism, all their current actions are just a testament to their hard work!]

【Everything, for the future! 】

[On September 1, 125th year of the Supernormal Calendar, after the school officially opened, according to the mentor training system of Yuncheng Second University, you were assigned to the Warrior major, Instructor Wang Guang, and became his student.]

【From your understanding, under the mentor training system, mentors have a lot of power.】

[You can even petition the school to expel your students.]

[Of course, each tutor has a certain quota, so tutors will not fire their free labor unless absolutely necessary.]

[As expected, Professor Wang Guang is not a good person.]

[After seeing that you only had Black Iron-level talent when we first met, and discovering through the Wisdom Network that you didn't have a deep background or wealth, I immediately started assigning you dangerous missions.]

[Under the pretext of developing your physique, they asked you to go to the lava mine near the school to collect Red Heart Crystal Cores.]

[After searching for information, you discovered that the conditions for the creation of this rare ore are very harsh. Generally, in the mines where this ore is found, there is an abyssal creature called the Lava Spirit.]

[The lowest level lava spirit is also level 8.]

[There are also level 9 elite monsters, level 10 monster soldiers, and level 11 monster commanders.]

[This isn't about mining; this is about committing suicide!]

【You simply chose to ignore this. 】

[You should go and attend the courses that freshmen at the Warrior Academy should take every day.]

[You also study various combat skills courses seriously.]

[You also ignored Wang Guang's request and took the body-hardening pills provided by the school every week.]

To punish you, Wang Guang loudly reprimanded you in front of all the freshmen and accused you of disrespecting the instructor.

You don't care at all about such a harmless attack on your reputation.

[And during the school's monthly training opportunity, you even secretly called the other members of the Red Heart Team to join you.]

【face?】

How much is it worth?

[Am I going to please that damned beast just for the sake of so-called face, and then end up buried in a lava mine?]

[Even during the lectures, you gradually became familiar with your roommate Xu Hai, and helped him answer questions after skipping classes many times.]

[To express his gratitude to you, Xu Hai occasionally gives you the Body Tempering Pills issued by the school.]

You didn't refuse.

[On November 15th, 125th year of the Supernormal Calendar, thanks to the priority supply provided by the Red Heart Squad, you reached level 8.]

[On January 5th, Year 126 of the Supernormal Calendar, Wang Guang issued you an ultimatum: If you don't go mining in the lava mine and submit the Red Heart Crystal Cores he requires on time, he will propose to the school that you be given a serious disciplinary warning.]

[Once the school gives you a serious warning, your graduation will be postponed for one year.]

[Furthermore, on the eve of graduation, top-tier factions or corporations will directly reject your job offers.]

In other words, high-paying jobs are no longer a possibility for you.

[You didn't take this insignificant threat seriously at all, continuing to lead the Red Heart Team and maintain your campus life of daily dungeon-clearing and material-collecting.]

[On January 20, 126th year of the Supernatural Calendar, the last member of the Red Heart Team also reached level 6.]

[On the same day, you were contacted by the school's principal, who suggested that you go to Wang Guang and admit your mistake.]

[Under normal circumstances, the school is reluctant to give any positive and motivated student a serious disciplinary punishment, but if your instructor continues to request it, then he will have no choice but to put a black mark on your file.]

[After all, according to the school's system, your instructor has the full authority to dispose of you.]

Since the dean of studies appears to be kind and benevolent, you try to act out your pity and collapse to see if you can impress him.

If you could get the protection of the dean at school, Wang Guang might not be able to exploit you like this.

[Unfortunately, your performance of playing the victim was not accepted by the dean.]

[Or perhaps, the other party and Wang Guang are birds of a feather.]

[Seeing this, you immediately began to imitate the Dean of Studies and spoke in an official tone.]

In this era where the supernatural reigns supreme, official rhetoric isn't smooth enough after all. Even this seasoned dean of students was left speechless by your official rhetoric.

[The next day, you were given a serious warning.]

[You were completely unmoved by this news, which was announced to the entire department.]

[In the last simulation, you were forced to leave the safe zone and find yourself alone in the misty wetlands with monsters.]

【The current situation is much better than last time.】

The only thing that surprised you was that your roommate Xu Hai sent you a long message to comfort you and invited you back to the dorm for a drink that evening.

[You uphold the principle that kindness should not be betrayed, and you accompany Xu Hai for a drink that evening.]

【It is this wine that has brought you a huge gain.】

Xu Hai had been speculating in Transcendent futures for a while. He'd heard a rumor a while ago and invested 3.5 million in Mithril, betting it would surge in value.

【Turns out that was fake news! 】

[All of a sudden, not even his underwear was left after paying for it.]

[Luckily, his family was wealthy, and after scolding him, his father paid back the debt for him.]

[However, he really didn't expect that the price of the always stable extraordinary material, refined gold, would increase twelvefold in just one day yesterday.]

[This back and forth made him itch with hatred.]

[He frankly said that if he had known about this, he would have bought pure gold two days ago.]

[Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world. ]

[When you heard the news, your hand trembled slightly while drinking.]

[Xu Hai has no regrets, but you do!]

[On January 21, 126th year of the Supernatural Calendar, the value of refined gold increased twelvefold!]

[In other words, as long as you manage it well, this can be a very substantial income.]

To thank Xu Hai for providing you with this information, you clinked glasses with him three times in a row.

This surprised Xu Hai a little. He could sense that you were truly happy.

[That idiot Wang Guang gave you a serious warning, yet you're not worried at all and are actually so happy.]

He truly admired this mentality.

[Finally, he gave me a thumbs-up, praising me for having such a broad mind and saying I will achieve great things in the future.]

Chapter 14: Market Manipulation, Financial Harvest

You don't care about Xu Hai's praise.

[What you care about is why the refined gold can be multiplied twelvefold? ]

[Under your indirect questioning, Xu Hai told you the whole story.]

According to a January 20th evening report from Super Finance, the Federation's Third Regiment suffered a defeat on the Abyssal Front, resulting in the Federation's largest adamantium mine being overrun by Abyssal monsters.

[Then, refined gold production plummeted, causing market panic and prompting many forces to begin pre-emptively purchasing refined gold.]

【That’s why the price of refined gold has increased so much.】

After saying this, Xu Hai's eyes fixed, as if he had made up his mind.

[According to his expectations, the defeat of a behemoth like the Federation Third Regiment in the war was definitely not a trivial matter.]

[So the refined gold veins will definitely not be recovered in the short term. Based on this idea, the price of refined gold will continue to rise!]

[It is even possible that it will multiply several times in the next few days! ]

After figuring this out, Xu Hai started to make moves again. He wanted to invest in fine gold, using the profits from speculating on fine gold to offset the losses from his mithril investment.

Xu Hai even wants to pull you in with him, so that he can experience the joy of making a lot of money together.

You pretended to think for a moment, then rejected Xu Hai with a difficult expression.

You admit that you're an honest professional, and it's best if you avoid futures speculation involving hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.

【Of course you won’t touch it this time! 】

[But in the future, you will definitely come and take advantage of this opportunity.]

[Isn't this extraordinary rise and fall of futures the best money-making opportunity for someone like you who has access to future information?]

[If you don't take advantage of this kind of bargain, you're a bastard!]

[With this in mind, you begin to flatter Xu Hai over the dinner table, asking him to explain to you, a novice investor, the recent fluctuations in futures and stocks.]

Xu Hai was overjoyed by your flattery, and through his narration, you discovered many opportunities you had previously missed.

On August 5th, Year 125 of the Supernatural Calendar, Mingxiu Group announced that its team had discovered a secret location suitable for cultivating the precious supernatural material: Snow Linghua. Mingxiu Group's stock price surged immediately.

【After that, the price of Snowling Flower began to fall rapidly.】

On October 15th, 125th year of the Transcendent Calendar, the Dragon Spirit Research Institute announced another breakthrough in the technology of inscribed armor. Once implemented, the cost of producing inscribed armor will drop by 10%.

[On this day, Longling Research Institute's stock price hit the daily limit.]

On December 8th, 125th year of the Transcendent Calendar, due to a new round of blockade by the White Eagle Empire, energy trade was disrupted, and the price of the Transcendent Material: Blazing Gold Oil instantly increased ninefold.

[Later, the violent turmoil in the stock and futures markets was caused by these two extraordinary materials, mithril and adamantium.]

You don’t pay too much attention to those minor fluctuations, some up and some down.

[After all, in this extraordinary world, the intelligent network monitors all data.]

[I occasionally get some returns from my investments, but that's just luck.]

[But if they achieve a bumper harvest every time, they will probably be regulated by Zhiwang, and may even face a federal investigation.]

"These pieces of news are definitely good news!"

Lin Xia's eyes flashed, "First save some money and buy shares of Mingxiu Group."

"Later, I'll buy the Dragon Spirit Research Institute, and then the Blazing Gold Oil."

"After three accumulations, I'm sure I can accumulate a considerable fortune."

"Then you can use this money to buy discounted Mithril or stock up on refined gold in advance."

"If this develops well, the money earned can buy a lot of divine crystals."

Thinking about it, Lin Xia paused slightly, "Why didn't I inquire about any stock and futures information for the first simulation?"

"That's right. We were forced into such a terrible situation during the first simulation that we had to leave the safe zone to survive in the wilderness. How could we have the chance to inquire about this information?"

After receiving several authoritative financial newspapers from Xu Hai, you began to secretly follow this matter.

[Xu Hai's boasts to you may have been influenced by his own subjective opinions, and may be slightly inconsistent with the actual financial information.]

[However, after comparing these authoritative newspapers, you find that the error is not large and is within an acceptable range.]

[On March 5th, 126th year of the Supernatural Calendar, for over a month, the price of refined gold has been rising wildly at a rate of 25% per day. Especially with more and more investors entering the market, the rate of increase has become even more exaggerated.]

During this period, Xu Hai repeatedly urged you to invest. With the price of refined gold increasing at this rate, even if you borrowed from a black-hearted loan company or a Yanwang loan company, the profit you could earn would be much higher than the interest.

【It’s not too late to leave now! 】

[One day later, two million less!]

[Under the lure of such real money, a large number of professionals took out various loans and then invested them.]

You think the rise in gold prices is exaggerated. Although you don't understand profound financial knowledge, you know that the gold bubble is so big now that it will burst sooner or later.

[By then, it is estimated that many professionals will pay the price with their souls.]

[On March 18th, 126th year of the Supernatural Calendar, as you expected, after the price of refined gold reached a level that was previously unimaginable, the amount of refined gold stored in the market suddenly began to increase at a rate visible to the naked eye.]

[In just a few minutes, the price of refined gold plummeted to rock bottom.]

[Behind this, it seems as if there is an invisible hand controlling all this.]

【Winners Enter! 】