It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

When Xia Ke'an thought of this, he got inexplicably angry and grabbed a handful of sand and threw it at him.

Xu Shi dodged with a guilty conscience. He really couldn't refute this...

"Next time, definitely next time."

"Who asked you to? Next time, come over and help me build a castle."

The old lady curled her lips, but she didn't really blame him. "I am a magnanimous person and I won't make a fuss about it. At least you can have fun with me today."

"Good good."

Xu Shi smiled, walked over and held her in his arms, "Here, I've prepared some soapy water for you, do you want to blow some bubbles?"

"want!"

The white-haired loli also smiled and took the tools and had fun playing with them.

Look, Xiao Ke'an can be satisfied so easily. Where can you find such a good daughter?

The good daughter still cares about her bad father. While blowing the flute, she couldn't help asking, "Speaking of which, did the little queen you like send you a letter? You can't wait to meet her, right?"

"What do you mean by my favorite little queen?"

Xu Shi sweated so much that he asked, "Is it itchy again?"

"Isn't it? She's exactly the type you expected."

Xia Ke'an made a face, "You don't have to hide it, I'm not jealous... Hey, stop playing with my hair!"

"Just play, just play."

Xu Shi used her hair to make a ring, dipped it in some soapy water and started blowing bubbles, "Who cares if you're jealous or not? Is there any daughter who's jealous of her father?"

"No? Isn't there an old saying that a daughter is the q of her father in his previous life...what's that?"

The old lady also realized that she had said something wrong, but she didn't try to make amends. Instead, she continued talking.

"If you say so, I will really eat it. Just give me a definite answer. What do you want?"

"We have to meet for sure."

Xu Shi scratched her face with her hair and answered evasively, "What else have you been busy for so long?"

As he spoke, he blew another bubble and then reached out and touched it lightly.

boom.

The fragile bubble was popped in an instant, and the beautiful refracted light disappeared without a trace.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 255: Stop, stop comparing the worst!

2023-09-04

The next day, morning.

For the citizens of the empire's main city, the first thing they do when they wake up every day is to shout... Wrong, it means to pay attention to today's Poseidon Stone market and see what the price is.

After all, this aspect was still relatively primitive, so there was only one way for everyone to check prices, and that was to go to various trading stations to look at the listings. Originally, various tabloids were planning to add this section, but later they found that people were faster than newspapers, so they had to give up in disappointment.

however.

When citizens flocked to the trading post opened in Night Sin City, they were collectively dumbfounded.

"Low-grade Poseidon Stone... forty silver coins for every hundred grams?!"

When people saw the price on the listing, they all stared in amazement.

Yesterday, the price was still 50 silver coins per gram! How could it drop so much in one day?!

This time it has shrunk by more than a hundred times! It is even lower than when the Shanghai God Stone transaction started!

In other words, even if you bought Poseidon Stone on the first day of trading and did nothing afterwards, you would have lost 20% now!

To be honest, a loss of 20% is not a small amount, and this is only limited to the special situation of "the first day of trading".

The price of Poseidon Stone is soaring every day. If you enter the market one day later, the amount of money you have to pay will be much higher, so the amount of loss will only be greater.

This drop is tantamount to jumping off a cliff. For the citizens who were still dreaming of getting rich yesterday, who could accept it?

The price of medium and high-quality Poseidon stones has fallen by the same amount.

It's a group dive!

"Is there something wrong with your sign? Is it written wrong?"

Someone woke up and hurried to confirm.

If it was forty silver coins per gram, or four thousand silver coins per hundred grams, it might seem a little more normal. Although it is much cheaper than yesterday, it is still acceptable, isn't it?

You wrote a few less or more zeros, right? You wrote a few less or more zeros, right? You wrote a few less or more zeros, right?

"Um...no."

The expressionless person in charge carefully checked the price tag and shook his head seriously, "This is the price. There is absolutely no mistake."

That’s right, Niu Mo is rewarding guests!

The crowd went wild, this is fucking crazy!

Many people’s first reaction is that these despicable outsiders are having a hysterical fit. Are they trying to purchase large quantities of goods in this way, and then raise the price back tomorrow to make a fortune?

Follow your dream!

When this happened, no one would continue trading here, and they all left in groups of two or three, cursing.

You are not the only trading station, there are also the royal family and the church! At worst, there are many small stations, you don't have to buy and sell here!

just.

Even after arriving at the new site, the situation did not change at all.

The prices offered by any trading station are no different from those in Nightsin City.

Maybe there was a slight difference of three or two copper coins? But with such a sharp drop, this amount was almost the same as nothing.

This is actually something that is very easy to think of - because although the opening time is fixed every day, the price is actually set earlier, which makes it easier for each site to maintain consistency.

Otherwise, if something like what happened today really happened, and I don’t follow your sharp drop in the stock price, then won’t people make the profit from the price difference to death?

As for the trade of Poseidon Stone, everyone else basically follows the lead of Night Sin City. It can't be wrong to follow the leader, right?

and so.

After confirming that the price of Poseidon Stone really plummeted overnight, people were completely desperate.

To be honest, those who come to see the price are definitely entrants, and they all have more or less inventory on hand.

Those who have less inventory may feel a little more comfortable, but if you are someone who has hoarded a large amount of Poseidon Stone, you will be heartbroken at this moment.

After all, many of them had spent all their money to participate in this transaction, and selling houses, land, and livestock was the norm. Now that the Poseidon Stone in their hands has shrunk to this extent, it is not a question of whether they can recover their capital, but they will really be left with nothing!

That's all, but the most important thing is that today's Sea God Stone trading is no longer an era of spot trading, but a contract!

To give a very simple example, someone may have just signed an order yesterday and bought 100 grams of Poseidon Stone at the price of 50 silver coins per gram, and the amount to be delivered upon maturity is 5,000 silver coins.

If the price of Poseidon Stone continues to rise, this is certainly not a problem. Even if you sell it right after the order is delivered, you will definitely make a profit overall.

But now it’s different. The amount of money to be paid after the due date has not changed, but the Poseidon Stone received is only worth forty silver coins!

Five thousand for forty, how can this be played?!

Can't play!

The most important thing is that many people have more than one order in their hands. Even those speculators who trade back and forth cannot guarantee that they only have sell orders and no buy orders.

In other words, with such a plunge, no one can escape this wave, and even if there are, they are only a handful.

"It's over..."

"What should I do? I have sold my house!"

"Don't worry, there might be a chance for recovery, right?"

Some people still refuse to give up, holding on to the last bit of hope, "Wait until noon, wait until noon, maybe the price will go back up?"

Yes.

With the technological level of the Hualan Empire, it is difficult to change the price of Poseidon Stone in real time, so over the past month, the more common practice of each trading station is to open the market every day with four hours as the boundary, and update it once in three time periods: noon and afternoon.

Four hours is neither short nor long.

But for the citizens of the empire today, these four hours seemed as torturous as a century.

at last.

Noon has arrived.

People raised their dull heads and looked at the staff who came out of the trading station, erased the original prices and filled in new numbers.

no change.

a big change.

Twenty silver coins for every hundred grams.

Cut in half again.

……

……

……

"屮!"

Someone was the first to come to his senses and jumped up almost like crazy, "Go sell the goods! What are you waiting for!"

Now it is no longer a question of whether the market will recover or not. Even if the price of Poseidon Stone really rises to the same level as before tomorrow, we definitely cannot keep it now!

After all, no one knows what the future trend will be like. According to the current situation, it’s good to be able to get back a silver coin!

Otherwise, judging from this trend, it is very likely that by tomorrow, the Poseidon Stone will become completely garbage!

Those who had sell orders in hand breathed a sigh of relief. After all, at least they could get back some of their funds.

Those who only have spot goods are helpless. This investment is a complete failure. Why didn’t they stop it earlier?

Even worse, there are some guys who have signed countless purchase orders. Unless a miracle really happens, it is conceivable that in addition to losing everything they have, they will also have to bear a huge debt.

"Don't stop me, let me die!"

"Someone, come and save our boss..."

……

"Master Gu Jian, what should we do now?"

In the imperial study of the palace, Dongfang Xiao looked at Cheng Gujian in front of him with an unprecedented questioning expression.

"minister……"

Cheng Gujian, who was always high-spirited, was rarely able to speak, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

You know, it's not just the general public who participate in the trade of Poseidon Stone, the royal family is of course also involved. Now that the price has plummeted, they certainly can't stay out of it.

Their losses were even greater.

The reason is simple. They already have a large amount of Poseidon Stone.

It would be fine if the royal reserves had not been circulated. After all, no one thought this thing was valuable in the first place, and they just laughed it off as a farce.

But the problem is, within this month, these Poseidon Stones have already circulated in the market, whether sold or bought, and as one of the three major trading stations, they have even more orders of various types!

Most of them are not small orders from retail investors, but many large orders!

For example, the purchase orders that traders bundle together, or the trade orders from princes and nobles for medium and high-quality Poseidon Stones... Each of these orders would probably involve tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins, and the losses involved are unimaginable.

That’s not all. As the royal family of the Hualan Empire, the legitimate ruling class, they need to pay for the losses of many people. The original orders were approved and issued by you. If something goes wrong, who else can they turn to if not you?

This is definitely not something that can be solved by refusing to pay or by forceful suppression - it's not that they can't do so, but the consequences of doing so will be more serious.

Not to mention that there are already many complicated disputes between the nobles, what if it really triggers a backlash from the lower classes and plunges the empire into turmoil? Judging from the current trend, if it is not handled properly, there will inevitably be a big mess.

This must be Xu Shi’s real intention... Cheng Gujian closed his eyes and sighed deeply. The fact is that no matter how they handle it, the royal family’s credibility in the hearts of the people will decline a lot from now on. Who let them get involved?