It's the age of cyber, and you're still a traditional villain?

Chapter 255 Stop it, don’t compete!
The next day, morning.

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

After all, this aspect is still relatively primitive, so there is only one way for everyone to check prices, and that is to go to various trading stations to look at listings. Originally, various tabloids planned to add this section, but later they found that people were faster than newspapers, so Had no choice but to give up angrily.

however.

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

"Inferior Sea God Stone... forty silver coins per one hundred grams?!"

Seeing the price on the listing, people stared.

Yesterday it was fifty silver coins per gram!How is it possible to dive so much in one day? !
This time it has shrunk by more than a hundred times!It's not even comparable to the beginning of the Shanghai God Stone transaction!
In other words, even if you bought the Sea God Stone on the first day of the transaction and did nothing afterwards, you still have a full loss of 20.00% now!

One thing to say is that a loss of 20.00% is not a small amount in the first place, and this is only limited to the special situation of "the first day of trading".

The price of Poseidon Stone is soaring every day, and the funds required to enter the market one day later will be much higher, so the amount of loss will only be greater.

This gap is tantamount to jumping off a cliff. For the citizens who were still dreaming of getting rich yesterday, who can accept it?
Including medium and high-grade Poseidon stone, the price drop is the same.

It's collective diving!
"Is there something wrong with your brand? Is it wrong?"

Someone woke up and hurriedly confirmed.

If it is [-] silver coins per gram, or [-] silver coins per [-] gram, it may seem a little normal. Although it is much cheaper than yesterday, it is still acceptable, isn't it?
You wrote less or more zeros, right?You wrote less or more zeros, right?You wrote less or more zeros, right?
"Um... no."

It was the same person in charge who had no expression on his face. After carefully checking the price tag, he shook his head seriously, "That's the price, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it."

That's right, the reward from the Bull Demon!
The crowd exploded, this is crazy!

The first reaction of many people is that the despicable outsider is hysterical. Do they want to receive a large amount of goods in this way, and then pull the price back tomorrow to make a fortune?
live your dream!

When such a situation occurs, no matter who it is, of course they will not continue to trade here, and left here cursing in twos and threes.

You are not the only trading post, there are also the royal family and the Holy See!No matter how bad it is, there are many sites for small amounts, so you don’t have to buy and sell here!
just.

Even at the new site, the situation has not changed in any way.

Regardless of any trading station, the price given is no different from that of Night Sin City.

Maybe there is a slight price difference of three or two copper coins?But under such a sharp drop, this number is not much different from nothing.

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

Otherwise, assuming that something like today really happens, I will not change after you plummet, and won't let people earn the difference until they die?
And when it comes to the Sea God Stone transaction, everyone else is basically following the city of Night Sin, and following the leader, it can't be wrong, right?
and so.

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

To be honest, those who look at the price must be entrants, who have more or less stock in hand.

Those with a small inventory may feel a little more comfortable, but if they are hoarding a large amount of Poseidon Stones, their hearts will really bleed at this moment.

After all, many of them went bankrupt to participate in this transaction. Selling houses, land and livestock is normal. Now that the Sea God Stone in their hands has shrunk to such a state, it is not a matter of recovering the capital, but Will really have 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 [-] grams of Poseidon Stone at a price of [-] silver coins per gram. The delivery upon expiration will be [-] silver coins.

If the price of the Sea God Stone keeps rising, this is of course not a problem, even if it is resold after the order is delivered, it will definitely still make a profit overall.

But it's different now, the money to be delivered after the expiration has not changed, but the Seagod Stone he got is only worth forty silver coins!
Five thousand for forty, how can this be fun? !

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 sales orders and no purchase orders.

In other words, under such a plunge, no one can escape this wave, and even if there is, it is only a handful.

"It's over..."

"What can I do? My house has been sold!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, there might be a turning point, right?"

Some people still don't give up and keep their last bit of hope, "Wait until noon, wait until noon, maybe the price will go back up?"

Yes.

With the technical level of the Hualan Empire, it is difficult for the price of the Sea God Stone to change in real time. Therefore, after this month, the more common practice of all trading stations is to use four hours as the boundary, open every day, at noon and afternoon. Each of the three periods is updated once.

Four hours, neither short nor long.

But for the citizens of the current empire, these four hours seem like a century of suffering.

at last.

Noon has come.

People raised their dull heads and looked at the staff coming out of the trading post. They 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.

……

……

……

"Chu!"

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

Now it is no longer a question of whether it will recover or not. Even if the price of the Sea God Stone really rises to the same level as before tomorrow, it is definitely not possible to keep it now!
After all, no one knows what the future trend will be. Judging from the current situation, it is good to get back a silver coin!
Otherwise, just looking at this trend, it is very likely that by tomorrow, the Sea God Stone will completely become a garbage-like existence!

The person who had the bill of sale in his hand was a little relieved, no matter what, he could get back part of the funds.

Those who only have spot goods look helpless, this investment has completely failed, why didn't they stop earlier?

What's more, there are some guys who have signed an unknown number of purchase orders. Unless a miracle really happens, it is conceivable that in addition to bankrupting their families, they will also have to bear a huge amount of debt.

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

"Come here, save our master..."

……

"Mr. Gu Jian, what should we do now?" In the imperial study room, Dongfang Xiao looked at Cheng Gujian in front of him, showing an unprecedented questioning look.

"minister……"

Cheng Gujian, who was always high-spirited, rarely got stuck at this moment, and didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while.

You must know that not only the general public is involved in the Poseidon Stone trade, but the royal family is also involved. Now that the price has plummeted, of course they cannot be immune.

Even their losses are even heavier.

The reason is simple. They already have a large amount of Poseidon Stones on hand.

It’s okay if the royal family’s reserves don’t flow. After all, everyone didn’t think this thing was too valuable in the first place. Just laugh at it as a farce.

But the problem is that within this month, these Sea God Stones have already been circulated in the market, whether they are 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 a lot of large orders!
For example, the purchase orders packaged by traders, or the transaction orders of princes and nobles for medium and high-grade Poseidon stones... I am afraid that each of these orders will involve tens of thousands of 10,000+ or ​​even hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Losses are unimaginable.

This is not over yet. As the royal family of the Hualan Empire and a serious ruling class, they need to pay for the losses of many people. The original orders were all approved and issued by you. If anything happens, who should I turn to? ?
This is definitely not something that can be solved by reneging on debts or forcible suppression-not that they cannot do this, but that the consequences will be more serious.

Not to mention that there are already many intricate disputes between various noble families. What if it really triggers a backlash from the people at the bottom and plunges the empire into turmoil?Judging from the current momentum, if it is not handled well, big chaos will inevitably occur.

This is Xu Shi's real intention... Cheng Gujian closed his eyes and sighed longly. The fact is that no matter how they deal with it, I am afraid that from now on, the credibility of the royal family in the hearts of the people will drop a lot. Who can let them? Are you involved?
The only thing worth celebrating might be...

"It's a headache to come to the Holy See now. It is estimated that their troubles will not be less than ours."

He quietly changed the subject, trying to stabilize the little queen in front of him.

"Who cares what the Holy See does?"

Dongfang Xiao didn't buy it, and his brows were still tightly furrowed, "The most urgent thing is to come up with a solution, otherwise a large number of citizens will go bankrupt and people's hearts will be unstable, and we will not be able to get anything good."

It's not bad, you can't compare badly, can you?In particular, the royal family has more responsibility than the Holy See. You are the ruler, right?

"……Yes."

How could Cheng Gujian not know?Hearing what the little empress said, she could only nod her head and agree, "As for how to solve it, I will think of a way. Even if the royal family really fills the gap, it will take time to calculate."

"Well, I always feel at ease when Duke Gu Jiang does things."

Dongfang Xiao nodded in satisfaction when she heard the words, and smiled again, "But from my point of view, shouldn't we still talk to Xu Shi? The matter was caused by him, so he naturally has his own purpose."

"...What His Majesty said is very true."

Cheng Gujian thought about it. For Xu Shi, he spent a lot of time to stir up such a storm. If it was just for making money, it would be too unreasonable.

"So? Did he say when he would come to see him?"

"If I remember correctly... it's tomorrow."

……

Xu Shi is indeed on the way.

This is the second time for him to go out to sea on a local boat. The first time he was a stranger and the second time he was an acquaintance. It feels much better than the last time, at least not as uncomfortable as the last time. The boat on Yinsong Island has also been improved by Jiang Chengcheng a long time ago. Well.

But what's more interesting is Xie Qingyan. In comparison, she is really walking on flat ground. Not only does she not look like she was dying like last time, but she is relaxed and very happy.

"Is this also one of the benefits of your new ability?"

Xu Shi couldn't help asking.

"probably."

The dog woman did not deny that Poseidon was a serious sea creature anyway, and now that she had acquired its ability, even if it was a castrated version, this convenience would be passed down.

While speaking, she also released her energy tentacles and looked very proud, "Hmph."

"Hey~ It's scary."

Of course, Xia Keyan was also accompanying him. When he saw Xie Qingyan switching into Octopus Girl, he couldn't help but tease her.

"What are you talking about?"

The dog woman was upset, and raised the tentacles behind her, "You little brat is almost finished, I will whip you later and see if you will say that again."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Auntie thank you for bullying me, daddy save me..."

The old aunt was frightened in seconds, and hid behind Xu Shi for protection.

"Don't hide, I have to take care of you today!"

Xie Qingyan didn't care, "Get out of the way at Xushi, or I'll clean it up with you!"

"Okay, okay, what are you doing?"

Xu Shi burst out laughing, sandwiched between the two of them, jokingly saying, "She is just a child."

"Get out, what kind of child is she?"

But the dog woman didn't accept this, "Even if she is really a child, is it right for her to do this? It's because you indulge her all day long that she behaves like this!"

The more she spoke, the more emotional she became, "I know you all have prejudices against me, but is it necessary to be so specific?"

"...What did you say? Who targeted you?"

Sensing that her state was not right, Xu Shi also frowned, "It's too late."

This is true. After all, the girls are actually quite harmonious with each other. It is common for you to joke around. Xia Keyan enjoys it even more because of his current status.

But no one really took it seriously, because everyone knew very well that there was no actual ill will between each other.

But then again, it's not the first time that Xie Qingyan's condition has problems. The last time Shen Qin woke up, something was wrong with her, and now it seems that it is even more abnormal.

"Are you OK?"

Realizing this, Xu Shi thought for a moment and stretched out his hand to her, "Why don't you go back to the cabin and take a rest first?"

Unexpectedly, Xie Qingyan flicked him away with his tentacles as if his hair had exploded.

"Do not touch me!"

When she looked up again, her eyes were completely dark.

　There won't be a knife
　　
　
(End of this chapter)