Building My Empire in the Frozen Apocalypse (Riley Carter) novel Chapter 271

Fangs

Chapter 271 Golden Rose Shows Its Fangs

“People are buying.”

Riley nodded toward the scrolling buy orders on screen.

“Look at these usernames. Most of them are quiet solo players who never speak up. They’re genuinely terrified.”

Panic had hit its breaking point in world chat.

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“I’m screwed! I only have enough lumber to last two weeks! It’s freezing out here. Is the massive cold wave actually coming? Someone please sell me coal!”

“Reliable intel says the blizzard lasts over a month! Temperatures are dropping to minus seventy–six degrees Fahrenheit! You die without fuel. Everyone stop selling and stock up!”

“Is that real? A whole month? My supplies definitely aren’t enough!”

“All those old rumors were true. The system warned us ages ago. Those electric heaters are useless. Plain fire is the only thing keeping us alive!”

True and false rumors flooded the chat, completely shattering the survivors‘ already fragile mental state.

A month–long cold wave sounded terrifying.

On top of that, paid shills kept stirring up panic.

“I don’t wanna die! Buy coal before the price goes even higher!”

No one could stay completely rational under that kind of pressure. Everyone had the same terrifying thought: What if I freeze to death?

Survivors who’d been holding back rushed into the market to buy fuel, pushing the prices even higher.

At that moment, the hidden mastermind behind everything finally stepped into the light–the Golden Rose Chamber of Commerce.

[Global Paid Announcement–Golden Rose GoldenAbacus: Hello, fellow survivors.]

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[GoldenAbacus: Due to the extreme weather and severe fuel shortage, our chamber plans to release a portion of our premium fuel stockpile to help everyone survive.]

[GoldenAbacus: However, resources are limited and transportation is difficult. We prioritize powerful, contributing survivors. Fuel will only be traded for rare materials, high–tier blueprints, and special items. No basic junk resources accepted.]

[GoldenAbacus: The official exchange list is pinned on the trading post. Stock is limited, first come first served. Choose wisely to survive.]

The announcement hit the entire server like thunder.

Their true intentions were finally laid bare.

It was blatant suppression, and even more blatant exploitation.

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Chapter 271 Golden Rose Shows Its Fangs

First, they bought cheap fuel from regular players to create a fake shortage.

Then they manipulated public opinion and exploited the worsening weather to spark mass panic.

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Once everyone was desperate and cornered, they played the role of savior. Using their hoarded fuel, they swindled the rarest and most valuable resources from ordinary survivors

They planned to drain every promising and powerful player across the entire server in one single sweep.

Still, the more aggressively Golden Rose moved, the calmer Riley became.

Her group had not wasted any time these past few days. Every one of them had mined massive amounts of coal. With Neeko and Joseph’s group helping her, Riley had saved up five thousand units of high–quality coal after daily consumption.

Combined with Pineapple Beer and TartKing’s stockpiles, their total coal count was nearly ten thousand.

That reserve alone was enough to sway the entire market.

Just like Riley had said, panic was the perfect catalyst.

Caught up in the mass hysteria, even clueless survivors were forced to trade away their valuables just to buy fuel.

Constant transaction notifications flooded the trading post, and panic kept spreading like wildfire.

“It hurts so bad… I just traded my Fine Dagger Blueprint for coal. It sucks, but dying is worse.”

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