Glug glug.

Inside the Taoshu Commerce Association, Mu Ge downed a large glass of water in one gulp.

Then he put down the glass, adjusted his breath, and said to Lin Ziming and the others:

"Colonel Lin, according to our latest information, the price increase for beast materials this time might reach over 90%!"

Lin Ziming handed him a towel as he asked:

"No way, double the price?

Didn't we estimate beforehand that the maximum increase for beast materials would only be a bit over 70%?"

Mu Ge wiped his somewhat messy hair and explained:

"Colonel Lin, according to our previous estimate, a 70% premium should align with market trends.

However, based on the latest information we obtained, the battlefront situation on the demon beast side is quite brutal, and there's a desperate need for finished goods support.

So when the market opens this time, many medium and large businesses from other areas have also come to Ziqiong Market to purchase materials, some even larger than the Purple Treasure Pavilion.

It's said that these businesses arrived through cross-city teleportation arrays over an hour ago—from the sequence, I believe the Yang Family purposely coordinated their arrival time.

In short, when there are more buyers, the price naturally goes up."

Ma Ning, on the side, caught onto a word: "Director Mu, you mentioned teleportation arrays?"

Mu Ge nodded in confirmation:

"That's right, teleportation arrays; but currently, we have very limited intelligence, and Wei Qiangsheng also doesn't know much about this aspect.

All we know now is that the teleportation array is located in the central district of the city, and the price is extremely expensive. Those large commerce associations might obtain relatively cheaper deal prices."

Upon hearing this, Ma Ning shook his head in disappointment and returned to his seat.

Lin Ziming was curious about the teleportation array too, but understanding Mu Ge's point—that it's currently impossible to gather information related to it—he said:

"We'll discuss the teleportation array if we get the chance later; thinking won't solve anything for now.

As for Demon Gorge... that's the critical point definitely guarded by Nascent Soul cultivators, right, the frontier between the Damo Realm and the Demon Realm."

He finished saying this, trying to recall information about Demon Gorge, and suddenly furrowed his brows:

"Wait, shouldn't a more brutal battlefront mean more beast materials obtained post-war? Isn't it enough to transport beast corpses back for processing?"

Demon Gorge, a term first introduced to the rabbits in Wei Siming's letter.

At the time, Wei Siming briefly explained that Demon Gorge is the strongest defense built by Damo Realm cultivators after colliding with the Demon Realm.

Essentially, Demon Gorge is the forefront defense hub of Damo Realm and the most important fortress.

If Demon Gorge were breached... consider the consequences akin to the past invasions.

And it's precisely because of this.

Demon Gorge has several Nascent Soul cultivators stationed year-round, with Core Formation Realm cultivators exceeding hundreds in number, while the count of Foundation Establishment Cultivators is in the tens of thousands.

These stationed cultivators at Demon Gorge come from various cities in Damo Realm. Typically, every city with three Foundation Establishment Cultivators must dispatch one to Demon Gorge, returning only after several or even tens of years.

This aggregation method is generally coordinated by the strongest city within a thousand miles, like Chixian City's Foundation Establishment being recruited and dispatched by Ziqiong City.

Additionally, some cultivators come from all over Damo Realm, acting as adventurers akin to mercenary teams heading to Demon Gorge.

These adventurers act relatively freely, earning military merits by slaying beasts to exchange for resources, just like Wei Siming did back in the day.

Wei Siming had been awarded numerous military merits at Demon Gorge, and he used some to obtain an edict allowing Chixian City to refrain from dispatching Foundation Establishment combat force to Demon Gorge for a hundred years.

It's this edict that enabled Chixian City to dedicate its Foundation Establishment forces to city development, enduring wave after wave of beast hordes for over a century.

Ultimately.

Demon Gorge is Damo Realm's frontier, and nearly every cultivator beyond the Foundation Establishment Stage must visit Demon Gorge at least once in their lifetime.

Nowadays, spiritual energy in both realms is diminishing. If there's any place possibly harboring a legendary Divinity Transformation monster from Damo Realm, it must be Demon Gorge.

Logically, such a defense line bursting into large battles year-round should not lack beast corpses.

Even if the front lines need substantial supply support, all that's needed is to transport post-war beast corpses back for processing.

It's baffling to run to places like Ziqiong Market to purchase materials—even though Ziqiong City stands as an absolute center within a thousand-mile radius, Demon Gorge's location on the frontier is still significantly distant.

It makes sense to say Demon Gorge lacks cultivator force, but lacking beast materials seems odd.

Facing Lin Ziming's inquiry, Mu Ge shook his head helplessly:

"Due to our intelligence network not being established in the Damo Realm, it's currently hard to research further details, but rumors suggest it's connected to some changes within the Demon Realm."

"Intelligence network... indeed, this matter should be brought to the base."

Lin Ziming touched his chin, feigning contemplation, realizing he couldn't make sense of it, then decisively waved his hand:

"Let's not delve into reasons now. A price hike is good news; let's make money first and talk about other matters later."

Subsequently, he contacted the command center, sending the news of a 75% increase in beast material to the command center.

Five minutes later, instructions arrived from the command center:

Hold onto beast materials, continue to wait!

A quarter-hour later.

Lin Ziming and others noticed some caravans holding beast materials started to get restless and gradually began to offload them.

Meanwhile, Lin Ziming received a string of mysterious codes.

Five minutes later.

In the market, hundreds of ultra-miniature cameras or listening devices were activated in the seams, corners, or walls of various shops to start working.

These devices were discreetly positioned by special ops warriors posing as customers when entering the shops, each just the size of a coin, averaging three per store (the smallest market camera is 1.5 cm; military non-sold units can reach 2 mm; I tried to get this easter egg approved but it didn't pass).

These cameras don't emit spiritual energy and face no transmission barriers when there's no radio silence.

The only issue is the short battery life, requiring them to be used at crucial moments.

Over a hundred visual image transmissions were instantly recorded and sent to the Taoshu Commerce Association, and then forwarded via long-wave over a thousand miles back to the base.

The contents were swiftly translated into concise Huaxia language via a language parsing template with assistance from Wei Youqiu.

Then, under the guidance of top commercial experts and high-precision commercial models, the entire market's trade dynamics were precisely grasped by the rabbits.

For instance, each segment's offload volume, currency transaction amount, and the movement after caravans left the shop...

Some listening devices positioned favorably even recorded the squad leaders asking about inventory levels.

Another quarter-hour later, beast material price increase reached 85%.

The command center remained indifferent.

Twenty minutes later, the price increase surpassed 90%, reaching 93%.

Instructions arrived from the command center:

When beast material increases to 95%, i.e., approximately 3.9 Spirit Stones per kilogram, release two tons — a tenth of the stock to test the waters.

Since the increase has exceeded 90% now, maintaining full stock carries risk; releasing a modest amount is the most prudent approach.

This can slightly adjust market sentiment; oftentimes, market sentiment directly affects item value.

Handling such matters, the rabbits who've been battered a thousand times by the stock market find it all too familiar.

Then Mu Ge and others took out a box from the storage room, which contained relatively cheaper beast spines — the most abundant material from scales giant snakes, making spinal bones highly plentiful and priced lower.

This box of spinal bones weighed approximately 2.4 tons, i.e., 2400 kilograms.

After the goods were moved to the stall, Wu Fan, the handy man, was sent out to start shouting:

"Clearance sale, clearance sale, last box of beast materials, 3.9 Spirit Stones per kilogram, sell out and leave, sell out and leave!"

Hearing this, city officials on the street instantly turned into rabid fans rushing towards the entrance of Taoshu Commerce Association.

In the neighboring Wei Mansion caravan, Wei Qiangsheng decisively instructed his followers:

"We should also take out some beast materials to sell, remember to select the cheapest spinal bones, and claim it's the last box."

Moments later, the association entrance was filled with officials waving Spirit Stone bags.

As such, under the 95% premium condition, the rabbits profited.

However, due to limited quantities released for sale, the rabbits haven't completely cashed in yet...

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