To ascend, I had no choice but to create games-Chapter 499 - 294 New Beginnings (Part 1)

Chapter 499 -294 New Beginnings (Part 1)

Facing the prices set by Gong Gong, the heads of the guild had no choice but to accept them helplessly. In the end, they simply paid up and then took their salt and left.

The amount of salt needed to make salted fish was substantial. Gong Gong didn’t have to worry about the market, as the accumulated salt was quickly sold out.

In just one round of trading, the profit soared by a hundredfold, which also revealed to Chen Rang the terrifying information capabilities of Gong Gong.

Looking at the ledgers, he asked doubtfully, “Gong Gong, how did you know that the Supreme Elder of the Immortal Sect wanted salted fish?”

Nibbling on dried sweet potatoes, Gong Gong said with indifference, “Information analysis. Whenever people from the Immortal Sect need something, they will make a purchase in the market first. If the quantity is insufficient, they issue a quest for the players to complete. I discovered the Immortal Sect’s purchases in advance, so by observing what else they were buying, I could figure out what they were after.”

Gong Gong’s explanation sounded simple, but Chen Rang knew there was a multitude of considerations behind it.

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Market intelligence required careful comparison and thought; seemingly useless information had to be analyzed bit by bit. All factors needed to be taken into account in order to find the right information from the complex situation.

And having the information wasn’t enough. You also needed firm decisiveness and steady patience to make the best choices when it was most necessary.

With a sigh, Chen Rang said, “Gong Gong, you shouldn’t be a streamer, you would be much better off as a spy.”

“Being a spy isn’t fun,” Gong Gong said, slapping his thigh.

“Ha ha, you talk as if you’ve really been a spy before. Wait, you haven’t actually been a spy, right?”

“…The weather is really nice today.”

“You really haven’t been a spy, right?”

“The weather today is indeed very good!”

With the remaining salt sold and the funds recouped, this victory greatly enhanced Gong Gong’s prestige within the new guild and also boosted the confidence of other players who had just joined the guild.

The game actually had no mandatory management method. Players could come and go as they pleased, enjoying great freedom.

In such a situation, nothing was more important than confidence.

But Gong Gong’s next move was not yet finished.

Just as other large guilds, having finally obtained their salt, were preparing for a big push, a major piece of news came out.

The salted fish quest was already more than half completed.

Some incredulous guilds checked the completion progress and found to their shock that Chen Rang had completed most of the quota and was already over the halfway mark.

Are you cheating!

Accusations against Gong Gong surfaced once more as naysayers flooded into Gong Gong’s live stream, vehemently denouncing his use of his status to profit his guild.

In response, Gong Gong, while picking his nose on stream, said, “You’re saying I cheated, do you have evidence? Don’t falsely accuse others if you have nothing better to do, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t talk nonsense.”

[You are cheating, how else could you have known how the game’s situation would unfold?]

Flicking away a non-existent booger, Gong Gong said with a wicked laugh, “I see you really don’t understand.”

[Understand, understand what?]

“Market analysis, of course. Never mind, let me properly teach you how to analyze the game’s market.”

In the next part of the live stream, Gong Gong started explaining how the game’s market functions, then extended this to real-world market analysis, and how to maximize benefits thereafter.

At first, there were many skeptics in the live stream, but viewers who realized they had found a treasure trove of an up-and-comer were no longer indulging these critics.

Scram quickly, don’t disturb my learning!

I’m going to learn to death right here today!

The live stream, which was initially full of insults, became extremely harmonious as discussions and learning about market economics became the main focus, making new players feel like they had come to the wrong place.

When it came time to end the stream, Gong Gong reluctantly completed the broadcast and promised to continue later.

[Thank you, Teacher Gong Gong, you’ve worked hard.]

[See you tomorrow, Teacher!]

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[Thanks for the share, Teacher, I feel much more confident about my exam now.]

[You’re about to take an exam and you’re still watching live streams?]

[The thought is wrong, but the execution is good.]

And just like that, the storm subsided, Gong Gong came out unscathed and even gained some fanboys, greatly strengthening the cohesion of his stream’s audience.

Many players became interested in Linhua City, and they moved there from their original places. Some joined Gong Gong’s guild, and others started applying the lessons taught by Gong Gong to make their mark in Linhua City.

This influx of players brought life back to the once somewhat dull Linhua City, but it also made the higher-ups of many guilds feel a sense of crisis.

The increase in players led to a surge in demand, with the game’s NPCs starting to provide additional services to accommodate these players. The quantity of items previously monopolized by the large guilds increased significantly, and they found they could no longer maintain their monopoly.

Like dominoes, the chain reaction caused by one card started to affect the entire structure, and the monopolies of the large guilds were about to collapse.

The situation developed just as Gong Gong had anticipated, and he was about to get what he truly wanted.

Not long after the salted fish quest was released, it was drawing to a close.

Since Gong Gong’s completion rate was far ahead, the moment the task was finished, people from the Food God Sect arrived here.