Survival Queen of the Frozen Wastes novel Chapter 273

Chapter 273 Market Counterattack

Chapter 273 Market Counterattack

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[SpicyBurger: The current price is pretty much perfect. Everyone who wants to sell can start listing supplies now. Prices won’t spike much higher. Feel free to sell and make solid profits. The market will slowly cool down, no more ridiculous markup.]

[SpicyBurger: Set your price slightly below the market rate, and specifically ask for whatever materials you need. Don’t hold back. People will scramble to meet your demands.]

The second the message popped up, the group chat flooded with uniform replies.

[Table: Got it! Let’s go!]

[Stool: Understood! Let’s crush it!]

[OrderBoard: Trusting the boss!]

Over at the trading post…

GoldenGrass sat in his cozy warm room, swirling a glass of red wine. He grinned widely as he watched his guild assets keep climbing.

“Guild Leader, we’re killing it this round!”

Seated beside him was another cheerful man–Golden Rose’s vice guild leader, Golden FlowerSea.

“In just half a day, we’ve snatched thirty percent of all green–tier blueprints on the server, plus tons of rare blue–tier ones. These people will hand over anything just to stay alive!”

“Hmph. This weather proofed luck is on our side. We keep bleeding them dry. Survivors dying means nothing. After this purge, every guild will kneel to us. Raw strength means nothing. WarWolf, Sanctuary Guild, BlazeForce, BlackPalm…”

GoldenGrass swirled his wine glass coldly. “They’ll all end up crawling at our feet. Once we hold their lifeline, they have no choice but to obey.”

“We’ll use those looted gears to arm our guild and pour resources into upgrading ourselves. Once we control both resources and military power, we’ll be the new rulers of this server. We can do whatever we want… Hehehe.”

GoldenAbacus nodded in agreement, and the two men shared an evil grin.

“Send the order. Hike the prices again this afternoon. I’m gonna-”

He never got to finish his sentence.

“Beep–beep–beep!”

A string of sharp alerts popped up on their trade monitoring panel.

GoldenGrass flinched, spilling red wine all over his clothes. “What the hell is going on?!”

GoldenAbacus checked the notification and spoke calmly.

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Chapter 273 Market Counterattack

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“It’s nothing major. Golden FlowerSea reported a sudden influx of goods on the trading post. The quantity is decent, and they’re demanding blueprints and rare materials. These sellers have quite the appetite.”

The trading list, once completely dominated by Golden Rose’s overpriced orders, suddenly sprouted dozens of new sell orders.

[Seller: Nobody]

[For Sale: High–Quality Coalx150]

[Wanted: Any 4 blue–tier gear blueprints]

[Price: 2% lower than Golden Rose’s rate]

[Seller: OrderBoard]

[For Sale: Lumber×500]

[Wanted: 1 high–tier magic scroll]

[Price: 2% lower than Golden Rose’s rate]

[Seller: ToxicReaper]

[For Sale: Smokeless Coalx100]

[Wanted: Rare alchemical materials]

None of these individual orders were massive, but there were simply too many of them.

More importantly, their pricing was razor–sharp. Every listing was just barely cheaper than Golden Rose’s markup, enough to draw in every desperate buyer.

GoldenGrass’s eyes widened in disbelief. “How do these random survivors still have such huge stockpiles?! We thought we drained them dry!”

“Forget it. Buy them out. These people can’t cause real trouble. Meet their demands no matter what. We have to buy up every last batch to keep control of the market.”

Players who had been scraping together resources for Golden Rose’s overpriced coal instantly swarmed toward these cheaper listings.

[System Notification: Your goods have been sold (40 units)! Obtained: Superior Plate Armor Blueprint×1.]

[System Notification: Your goods have been sold! Obtained: Fireball Spell Tomex1.]

One successful transaction followed another. Cheers popped up constantly in the Region 8 Survivors group chat.

Nobody posted a screenshot showing her brand–new blue blueprint. “I’ve been craving this blueprint forever. Other sellers demanded rare special items before. Now I got it for just forty units of coal! It’s basically free loot!”

Knife was so excited he could barely type straight. “I did it! I got the advanced scroll for Basic Planting Technique! Thank you so much, Burger!”

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ToxicReaper texted, “I also got exactly what I needed. Thanks, Burger.”

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This massive sell–off drastically eased the server–wide fuel panic. Still, Golden Rose kept frantically buying up supplies, which kept the market price from dropping too much.

It was three o’clock in the afternoon. The sky was pitch–black, just like midnight, and bitter wind howled nonstop outside.

The brutal cold forced everyone to huddle together on the sofas in Riley’s main hall.

Marshmallow Cloud Sheep, Ash, the treant, humans, and Neeko all crowded together to watch TV. Multiple electric heaters hummed steadily beside them.