Foreskin took the card and input the corresponding restrictions, giving it a try. “Eligible discount amount: 310,254 Lord merits.”
Foreskin: ???
He never expected that Thor had earned not just 400,000 but over 600,000!
“So… 200,000 Lord merits?”
Foreskin’s heart trembled slightly as he said this.
This wasn’t $200,000 or 200,000 gold coins.
It was 200,000 Lord merits!
How many burgers and hot dogs could that buy?!
“No.”
Mike shook his head and pointed to his materials list, asking,
“How much were the Shadow element materials on this list before the price hike?”
Foreskin answered honestly, “100,000.”
He had a bad feeling. The man in front of him always managed to pull off incredible feats when spending his own money!
In other words, Thor always found a way to exploit bugs when it came to spending money. Here he came, with his money-saving tricks!
Mike continued, “I have a 310,000 limit, so that means I can buy Shadow element materials at the lowest price within the last seven days, right?”
Foreskin nodded, “Yes.”
“Good, I’ll use the entire 310,000 to buy Shadow element materials!”
Mike decided, “I’ll use 100,000 for myself and sell the remaining 210,000 worth of materials on the Mystic Market!”
He had already calculated:
Due to the high demand for Shadow element materials, the original price of 100,000 had doubled to 200,000, and Mike’s total expenditure had increased from 200,000 to 300,000.
By leveraging the “mission compensation discount” principle, Mike could buy 310,000 worth of materials, and the extra 210,000 could be sold for 420,000!
In other words…
After this operation, Mike’s total expenditure was: 310,000 for Shadow element materials, 100,000 for water element materials, totaling 410,000.
The 210,000 worth of Shadow element materials could be sold for 420,000.
420,000 – 410,000 = 10,000.
This maneuver, Foreskin had never seen before!
“So, the Sea of Truth expands, and not only does it cost nothing, but you also make 10,000?”
Is this even possible?!
“Hurry up, this bug won’t last long.”
Mike urged, “If Shadow Nine finds out I’m exploiting this bug, he’ll definitely patch it.”
At that moment, Mike was immensely grateful to the person who caused the Shadow element materials to spike in price!
You’re a good person!
Foreskin first deducted 410,000 Lord merits from Mike’s card and helped him buy the materials.
Then, following Mike’s instructions, he listed the extra Shadow element materials for sale.
To promote sales, Mike offered a small discount, slightly below market price. Unsurprisingly, these items were snapped up immediately on the Mystic Market!
Current balance: [804,631.25]
Mike was satisfied as he put away his card and materials, feeling great, and said, “Honestly, this is the first time I’ve experienced the joy of spending money to make money. See you later.”
Foreskin stayed behind, watching Mike leave.
Not even five minutes later, a stern announcement came from [Shadow Fortress]:
“We will strictly crack down on the speculation of Shadow element materials. To maintain a healthy market environment, Shadow Fortress will increase production to provide Shadow element materials at normal prices…”
With this announcement, the price of Shadow element materials plummeted, and many materials returned to normal prices.
In other words, if Mike had been five minutes late, he wouldn’t have been able to exploit this
bug!
Foreskin opened a panel.
As the actual controller of the Mystic Market, he had the authority to view every transaction record in the background.
“Shadow element materials inexplicably spiked, a large amount was sold, and then the price was immediately dropped…”
Foreskin squinted, like a shark smelling blood, his interest piqued, “This series of moves must be orchestrated by a mastermind.”
Millions of transaction records flashed before Foreskin’s eyes, countless pieces of information forming a giant puzzle in his mind, revealing the truth.
All clues pointed to one account: Shadow Nine.
“Wow-”
Foreskin gasped, calculating,
“Shadow Nine made at least tens of millions of Lord merits in this wave!”
Soon, another question surfaced in Foreskin’s mind, “What does Shadow Nine need so much
merits for… is there a big move coming?”
Foreskin shook his head; this wasn’t his concern.
“Never mind, if the sky falls, the boss will hold it up.’
His boss had been holding up the sky for 96 years.
…
Tower of Truth, private space.
When Mike appeared, a cheer erupted from the crowd.
“Master, you’re finally back!”
Vladimir hid a chicken leg behind his back as he approached, tears welling up in his eyes,
genuinely moved.
He had thought of nine different ways to welcome his master’s return!
“Cut the crap, how have things been?”
Mike looked around, relieved to see no one was missing.
The group quickly reported the situation; everything was normal.
The mines and Mushroom Forest were all operating smoothly, serving the purpose of
creating SSS-grade equipment, with no abnormalities.
The contingencies Mike had set up hadn’t been triggered.
“Alright, then return all the prince-grade blood to me.”
In front of Vladimir, everyone handed back small bottles to Mike, totaling over a thousand
drops of prince-grade blood!
This amount of blood could drain a vampire prince dry!
Similarly… it was enough to restore Vladimir to prince level!
Vladimir was stunned: ???
So much blood had been hidden around him, and he had only been thinking about eating
chicken legs?!
He felt like he had missed out on a $50 billion lottery ticket!
According to Mike’s plan, if Master Fool had shown any abnormalities, this blood would have
been handed to Vladimir to restore his strength.
This was the best Mike could do.
If a prince-level Vladimir couldn’t protect everyone, Mike’s only option would be to ask
Apollo for help upon his return.
Fortunately, everything was peaceful, and nothing happened.
At that moment, Vladimir wanted to grab Master Fool and ask:
Why the hell didn’t you cause trouble?!
Fuck! Don’t you want to return to the Abyss?
Vladimir had often wondered what trump card Thor had hidden.
He had calculated everything but never thought the trump card was himself! Vladimir quickly adjusted his mindset and even had the mood to tattle, “By the way, Master,
Master Fool has been in a bad mood these past two days. Maybe it’s her time of the month.”
Mike was stunned, not knowing how to respond, so he patted Vladimir on the shoulder, encouraging him, “Keep up the good work, and all this blood will be yours in the future!”
Vladimir nodded quickly, “Yes!”
Mike threw the materials he hadn’t paid for into Thor’s Sea. The next step was to wait.
These materials were precious and hard to come by. Thor’s Sea would take at least 12 hours to
absorb them!
Currently, Thor’s Sea was like a serene lake, its surface tinged with a faint red.
After finishing everything, Mike checked the time-11:57 PM.
Three minutes left, time to say hi to Shadow Nine.
Returning to his dormitory, before Mike could speak, Shadow Nine said, “Kid, after you finish
the challenge today, if you want to stay alive, don’t rush back.”
Mike immediately understood, “You’re going after Calderon?”
Shadow Nine continued sharpening his blade, “Yes, he’s a menace. The sooner he’s slashed,
the better.”
“Take care.”
Shadow Nine knew Mike’s character too well.
As long as he told Mike there was a life-threatening danger, Mike would definitely avoid it!
Without Shadow Nine’s protection, Mike wouldn’t return to Earth early from the Tower of
Truth!
“Boom-”
The clock struck midnight.
Mike called out, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll go for my SSSSS rating now?”
“Go ahead.”
Swish-
A flash of lightning.
Mike returned to the familiar Core City of Truth, wasting no time, and immediately
summoned the core crystal of truth, placing his hand on it.
“Target: Twentieth floor!”
A familiar prompt sounded in Mike’s ear: “Wishing you an early conquest of the Tower of
Truth!”