Building My Empire in the Frozen Apocalypse (Riley Carter) novel Chapter 269

Chapter 269 Test Run

[Stats: Strength +15, Mana Affinity +8, Constitution +5, Agility +5]

[Passive: Mana Recycle (Accelerates mana and stamina regeneration)]

+20 Free Coins

As soon as PineappleBeer and TartKing heard Riley had finished crafting the orange–tier gear, they hurried over to her camp.

“Tart, catch!”

Riley tossed the thigh strap over to TartKing, who had been waiting nearby.

The accessory granted eight rare points of Mana Affinity, a stat that benefited priests the most. It was only right to give it to TartKing first. Since Riley already had enough core materials, she could easily craft more gear later.

“Wow! Thank you, Burger!”

Tartking slipped the thigh strap on immediately. It shrank automatically to fit her leg perfectly. A faint magical aura wrapped around her, making her feel lighter all over.

“Here are the boots too.”

Riley handed two pairs of combat boots to TartKing and PineappleBeer. “Go ahead and put them on.”

The two girls switched into their new gear quickly.

Riley pulled up her own status panel to check her stats.

[Player: Riley (SpicyBurger)]

[Level: LV19]

[Strength: 84]

[Agility: 62]

[Constitution: 64]

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Even without the orange thigh strap, just the new boots pushed her agility up to 62, an incredibly terrifying stat for any survivor.

“Let’s go outside and test these boots.”

PineappleBeer could not hold back her excitement any longer. She walked straight out of the tool shed wearing her new boots.

A wide open snowfield stretched out before them.

PineappleBeer jumped gently on the spot. Right as she reached the peak of her leap and started falling, a burst of air erupted from the soles of her boots.

With no solid surface to push off from mid–air, she pushed herself upward once again and pulled off a second jump out of nowhere.

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1:34 pm

Chapter 269 Test Run

“The double jump actually works!”

+20 Free Coins

Riley tried jumping too. The strange sensation of stepping on thin air felt amazing, like a trampoline following her every move.

TartKing could not stop bouncing/around nonstop, giggling the entire time as she tested her new gear.

After messing around with their equipment for a while, dusk fell. The three girls finished their daily chores and settled down comfortably on the sofa, each holding a steaming cup of coffee.

From the staircase on the second floor came playful yelling and laughter. Neeko rode the Marshmallow Cloud Sheep, chasing Ash around. The little treant trailed behind them, diligently picking up stray tufts of sheep wool.

‘They re causing chaos again.”

PineappleBeer took a sip of her coffee and pointed at a newly popped system broadcast in the server chat.

Announcement–Invincible Dino Warrior: Buying coal and lumber at high prices! Any quantity, any quality! I’ll take anything combustible! Message me privately for generous offers!]

Riley,quietly browsed the trading post data.

Just as she had predicted, a server–wide exploitation scheme was officially underway.

Fuel prices, which had stayed relatively stable, skyrocketed like a rocket over the past week.

Current Exchange Rates:]

Lumber: Iron Ore = 1:3 (Previous Day: 2 : 1)]

Coal: Green Blueprint = 20: 1 (Previous Day: 50: 1)]

‘This is insane.”

Tartking frowned deeply at the ridiculous market rates. “You can get a green gear blueprint for just twenty coal now? It used to cost at least a hundred coal. Are these people treating blueprints like trash paper?”

Riley said calmly, “Most survivors have run out of stock. On top of that, people keep betting on higher prices. With hidden forces manipulating the market, everyone knows the exchange rate is absurd–but they still can’t resist trading.”

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‘What should we do?” Pineapple Beer asked. “Should we sell some of our stock?”

‘Not yet.”

Riley shook her head. “This is just the beginning. The real masterminds haven’t shown their final hand. If we dump massive amounts of fuel now, prices will drop, and we’ll only save the Golden Rose Chamber of Commerce money.

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