Global Shelter Game

Chapter 202: Chapter 189: Soaring Price (Part 2)

On the other side, hearing Ye Yun’s reminder, many managers immediately opened their Exchanges and started buying flamethrowers.

However, these were special weapons, and their stock was limited to begin with. In just a few short moments, they were completely sold out.

Seeing that they could no longer buy flamethrowers from the Exchange, many managers started to panic.

The number of Corpse Ghosts was simply too great. Without a weapon specifically designed to counter them, there was no way they could survive this sixth crisis with their current strength.

Many managers started trying to buy flamethrowers at a premium in the public chat room.

[Any big shots out there who have already dealt with their Corpse Ghosts? Sell me your flamethrowers. I’m willing to buy them at a high price.]

[Buying one flamethrower for 30 blue components. Need five. If you have them, DM me directly to trade.]

[I’ll offer 35 blue components! I need ten!]

[I’ll give 40...]

The managers quickly discovered how difficult it was to acquire flamethrowers. The price shot up from just over a dozen components to 40 blue components in an instant.

Even so, the number of flamethrowers they could buy was few and far between.

One reason was that few managers had eliminated all their Corpse Ghosts yet. Another was that even those who had were unwilling to sell the flamethrowers they had on hand.

After all, no manager who had survived in this wasteland for two months was a true fool.

The sudden appearance of Corpse Ghosts clearly marked them as another danger in the wasteland. They might even be harder to deal with than mutated creatures. In future battles, it was highly likely they would encounter Corpse Ghosts again, so selling such an effective weapon was not a very wise decision.

Ye Yun glanced at the more than 100 flamethrowers in his warehouse, thought for a moment, and came to a decision.

Although he might also need flamethrowers in future fights, over 100 was clearly far more than he required.

He could definitely take advantage of the soaring prices and sell some off. After all, using a flamethrower wasn’t the only way to fight Corpse Ghosts.

Flamethrowers were just simple and convenient to use, which was why everyone was after them. Given enough time, one could inflict damage from a distance using traps and other methods.

The current price of a flamethrower had clearly far exceeded its intrinsic value.

Ye Yun opened the Exchange and listed the flamethrowers he had for sale.

[For Sale: Portable Flamethrower (Blue)]

[Price: 60 Blue Components]

Ye Yun had directly raised the price from just over a dozen blue components to 60. It had quadrupled in just a few short hours.

’I’m not being unscrupulous,’ Ye Yun thought to himself.

’The demand is there. If they think it’s too expensive, they can take their time trying to buy one cheaper or figure out another way. The ones who really need it won’t have a problem with this price.’

He didn’t list all his flamethrowers, putting up only 20 of them.

Of course, he planned to sell 50 in total. These first 20 were just to test the waters. If they all sold, he would continue to raise the price according to his plan.

He was confident this quantity would be enough to attract the attention of the other managers.

And just as he expected, the moment he listed the flamethrowers on the Exchange...

...someone immediately brought it up in the public chat room.

[Holy crap, which big shot is this badass? They just listed 20 flamethrowers!]

[That’s insane! 60 blue components for one flamethrower? That’s daylight robbery!]

[Seriously! The going price is only 40 blue components, and he lists them for 60? He’s out for blood!!!]

[Are you idiots? While you guys were spouting nonsense, several have already been sold.]

[If you hoard your resources and your shelter gets overrun by Corpse Ghosts, all those resources will just become a pile of scrap metal.]

[Can’t even understand a simple concept like that and you’ve still managed to survive this long. Have to say, your luck is just too good.]

[Damn, that’s some easy money. A little while ago they were just over a dozen blue components, and now they’re selling for 60.]

...

Ye Yun quietly watched the chat. After waiting just a few minutes, all 20 of the flamethrowers he had listed on the Exchange were sold out.

A smile touched the corners of Ye Yun’s lips. It was just as he thought; 40 blue components was nowhere near the real price.

Without hesitation, he listed another 20 flamethrowers on the Exchange. This time, however, the price wasn’t 60 blue components, but 70.

[Damn, you people are loaded! 60 blue components and they all sold out instantly?]

[What, they’re already sold out?? I was just about to buy a few!!!]

[Whoa, there are new flamethrowers on the Exchange, but this time they’re 70 blue components each!]

[My god, the price is rising way too fast! It went up 10 blue components in just a dozen minutes. Does he think our resources are a dime a dozen, something we can just pick up anywhere?]

[Boycott! We must boycott him! We can’t give in to this profiteer! If nobody buys, he’ll be forced to lower the price!]

[The guy above is right.]

...

Ye Yun paid no attention to the managers clamoring for a boycott. He knew that at a time like this, the people who truly needed flamethrowers wouldn’t hesitate because of the price.

He was well aware of the value his flamethrowers held in the current market. As the threat of the Corpse Ghosts grew, the demand for them would only increase.

Just as he’d predicted, although many people in the public chat were demanding a boycott of his skyrocketing prices...

...this time, they sold even faster. In less than two minutes, all 20 flamethrowers priced at 70 blue components were snapped up. The sales speed was twice as fast as before.

Reality dealt the boycotters a harsh slap in the face.

Ye Yun glanced at the batch of flamethrowers in his warehouse and once again listed 20 more on the Exchange.

This time, however, the price wasn’t 70 blue components. He raised it directly to 80.

Ye Yun knew the price was getting absurdly high, but he also knew that as long as someone was desperate enough, they would buy one. He stopped paying attention to the Exchange and simply waited.

One day later, watching the number of remaining shelters finally stabilize, Ye Yun knew that the sixth crisis had come to an end.

Sure enough, the next moment, the alien’s voice sounded in his ears.

[Congratulations. You have successfully survived the sixth and final crisis.]

[As for the managers who died, I can only say it is most regrettable.]

[They died in the final moments before the dawn.]

[They have lost their lives forever. At the same time, some of the resources from inside their bases will become treasures buried beneath the ruins.]

[These treasures will be awarded to the managers who are first to successfully kill large mutated creatures.]

[The clever managers seem to have already discovered that on this perilous wasteland, besides all sorts of mutated creatures, there are also the terribly infectious Corpse Ghosts.]

[However, it is clear that you are progressing very quickly. The powerful Corpse Ghosts barely made a splash against you.]

[Your rate of growth has far exceeded our expectations. I am deeply gratified.]

[From now on, there will be no more crises every ten days. Instead, they will be replaced by random quests. All quests will be distributed randomly.]

[You will only receive the next quest after completing the previous one. Completing quests will yield generous rewards. Of course, failure to complete them will result in corresponding punishments for your shelter.]

[You will have one day to rest and reorganize.]

[One day from now, you will receive your first random quest.]

[Work hard to complete these quests, and your strength will grow even further.]

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