novelODS Chapter 227 Seeking to Purchase a Guild Establishment Token
Chapter 227 Seeking to Purchase a Guild Establishment Token
Almost every imaginable, and even unimaginable, form of exchange was put on the negotiating table.
At this moment, the Guild Creation Token has completely transcended its original function as a mere item, transforming into a highly sought-after but scarce form of hard currency within the game, capable of disrupting the balance of power. Its true value can no longer be measured by simple gold coin figures.
Under this almost frenzied atmosphere of collective craving, coupled with the extreme scarcity and monopoly of information regarding the specific source of the guild creation token, all sorts of bizarre and flawed rumors and urban legends began to spread like wildfire among the player community, filling the information vacuum:
Some people confidently claimed to have witnessed the legendary Lin Tian casually and instantly kill an ordinary level 10 wild rabbit in a leveling area in the wild. As a result, a golden light flashed and the guild creation token was dropped—attempting to portray extreme randomness as a kind of metaphysical hope.
Even more outrageous, some fabricate elaborate stories, claiming that they or their friends accidentally triggered a unique hidden quest chain with a well-hidden, eccentric NPC.
The ultimate reward for the mission is a guild creation token, but the mission is currently extremely difficult and no one has completed it yet—this statement gives people hope while setting up obstacles, making it difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and is extremely deceptive.
If these rumors were presented in a normal, rational state, any player with even a modicum of logical thinking would scoff at them and treat them as a joke.
But in the current state of information anxiety and extreme thirst, they have found fertile ground to grow.
Many players, with the mindset of "what if it's true" and "better safe than sorry," have actually invested a lot of time, energy, and resources to verify these illusory legends. This behavior itself has further exacerbated the chaos and irrational restlessness in the entire game trading market.
As the most important distribution center for resources in the game, the auction house in Luoxia City has thus ushered in a distorted and unprecedented "prosperity".
Although everyone knows perfectly well that the likelihood of a strategically important and scarce item like a Guild Establishment Token being publicly auctioned off by its holder at this stage is extremely low.
However, the purchasing specialists and professional "campaigners" dispatched by major guilds and forces still faithfully guarded the auction house's screen every day, just like clocking in for work.
He kept refreshing the item list with an almost obsessive intensity, his eyes filled with a mixture of anticipation and anxiety, afraid that a moment's carelessness would cause him to miss out on that one in a billion chance.
At the same time, a "wide net" shopping strategy began to gain popularity.
These buyers began a near-frenzied sweep of the auction house for all items marked with vague terms such as "unknown," "special," "unidentified," or "quest item," as well as any high-level equipment and crafting materials that were above level 40 and rated A or higher.
Their logic is simple and brutal: "Better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free!" What if there are clues related to triggering the guild creation order quest mixed in here, or what if it is an unknown material used to synthesize the guild creation order?
This blind and cost-insensitive buying spree directly led to a distorted surge in prices at the Luoxia City Auction House, defying normal market principles.
Some gray items that were previously ignored and whose uses were unclear have had their prices inflated by tens or even hundreds of times out of thin air;
The truly valuable high-level equipment and rare materials have become extremely scarce, often being snapped up by players who have been waiting for a long time as soon as they are put on the market.
"They've gone mad, they've all gone mad..." A goblin merchant who frequented auction houses and made a living by buying and selling was muttering to himself as he stared at the numbers and transaction records on the trading screen that were jumping wildly like a heart attack.
But soon, a shrewd glint appeared in his calculating eyes, a glint of cunning as he blended in with the frenzied atmosphere. "However... chaos is the ladder! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a fortune!"
He wasn't the only one who realized this.
Almost all players with a business mind have keenly sensed the huge business opportunities contained within.
As a result, various commercial activities arising from the concept of "establishing a guild" emerged:
Some people have started deliberately creating and reselling so-called "insider information" and "BOSS refresh secrets";
Some people are hoarding ordinary goods that have been affected by the blind buying spree, waiting for the opportunity to sell them at high prices.
Some have gone so far as to weave even more elaborate lies and scams, exploiting people's desire for the guild-building token to commit fraud...
A grand feast centered around the core concept of "establishing a guild" has begun, and everyone wants a piece of the pie.
However, quite dramatically, no matter how noisy and restless the outside world was, or how fiercely people fought for a slim chance,
Those key figures and forces who truly control core resources and are located at the eye of the storm seem to be in the eye of the storm, exhibiting an unusual silence and low profile.
After successfully repelling the monster siege and stabilizing the guild's base, the "War Alliance," led by Zhang Tianya, the owner of the first guild, immediately entered a high-speed and orderly development track.
They strictly controlled internal information regarding the exact source of the first order to establish the gang, and maintained a highly unified narrative to the outside world.
All guild members were immersed in the experience and strength bonuses brought by the permanent title of "Pioneer of the Raid," focusing on leveling up, honing their equipment, and expanding their territory, quietly and efficiently absorbing the huge first-mover advantage brought by the "Number One Guild."
For them, the disturbances from the outside world are a matter for another world; consolidating their own position and widening the gap with their pursuers is the top priority.
Another key figure, Li Weiwei, who successfully purchased the second guild creation token from Lin Tian, and her equally renowned guild "Bloody Romance," vanished from public view as if they had evaporated into thin air after the transaction was completed.
No one has seen any of their core members in any major city, and their voices have disappeared from the world chat.
But everyone tacitly understands that "Crimson Romance" must be working diligently in some unknown, secret corner to make final preparations for establishing a second guild.
Where will they choose as their base? What kind of monster siege will that unknown stronghold face? Can they successfully defend it and replicate or even surpass the glory of the "Battle Alliance"?
What kind of rewards will the system bestow after the "Second Guild" is established, which may be different from the first one?