God's imitator

Chapter 355 Three Choices
The crowd became restless, but some players quickly gave in.

"I want to buy!"

Chen Guangming nodded: "Okay, come with me."

The two quickly arrived at the auction terminal in the lobby. After Chen Guangming confirmed that all the 1000-point "Equipment Forging" room chips priced at 1499 were ones he had posted, he signaled to the player to buy them.

After confirming the transaction, Chen Guangming led the player back to the room and gestured for one of the players occupying the game console to move aside.

While the player was using the game console, they continued to stand behind him to reserve their spot and prevent other players from taking it.

He Xiaojun was shocked; he roughly understood what Chen Guangming's plan was all about.

The auction terminal in the lobby facilitates real-time transactions. Although the names of the transacting parties are not displayed, transactions can be completed between two specific players by agreeing on a specific amount.

Even if other players list items at the same price, it won't matter, because Chen Guangming can change the specific numbers at any time, such as changing 1499 to 1496 or 1599, and can still conduct targeted transactions with other players.

Chen Guangming found six players who were willing to cooperate with him unconditionally, and had them occupy the game table, only giving the seats to players who had bought chips from Chen Guangming.

Chen Guangming could use the same method to offer concessions to these six players.

It's simply a matter of changing the buyer and seller, and the specific selling price of the chips.

Of course, this requires Chen Guangming to establish sufficient prestige and mutual trust among these players.

He Xiaojun had no idea how Chen Guangming had done it, since they all came from different communities and didn't know each other before.

But it's clear that Chen Guangming had already accomplished this successfully during the previous game.

After the six players made way, they immediately lined up at the back. The game prohibits any violent behavior, so pushing or pulling is not allowed.

This eliminates the possibility of other players cutting in line.

The final risk is that the player who bought the usage rights might refuse to leave.

But clearly, this possibility is not high.

To reliably profit from the "equipment crafting" game, a lot of practice and developing muscle memory are required, and most players, lacking this ability, don't see significant gains from playing.

It's better to earn profits in other rooms.

These players who buy the right to use the game console are basically just trying to convert the few invulnerability cards they have into other types, and then they will leave after the conversion is successful.

Sure enough, the first player to buy the right to use the game console from Chen Guangming was very lucky. He completed the forging on his first try and left very satisfied.

Chen Guangming glanced at the other players who were still hesitating: "Haven't you made up your mind yet?"

"The price has gone up now; it's now 1699 minutes of visa time to buy 1000 chips."

One player angrily retorted, "Do you think we're idiots? We can easily complete the transaction using the 'auction terminal' in the game lobby!"

Chen Guangming sighed silently: "Of course you can go if you want, and I have no power to stop you."

"But you don't need to act out of spite. Think about it carefully, is it really worth it?"

Seeing Chen Guangming's confident demeanor, He Xiaojun's heart sank. He quickly realized where this confidence came from.

Buying game console usage counts is still more cost-effective than trading through the 'auction terminal'.

Most of the rooms in this hall conceal specific transaction taxes, which, based on the current situation, are generally between 30% and 50%.

This means that if a player uses 1 minutes of visa time to post an invulnerability card, they will only get 7000, while the copycat will earn the remaining 3000.

Since most players have a need to trade cards, this loss is basically shared by both the buyer and the seller.

Chen Guangming's current asking price is 1699 visa time to purchase the opportunity to use the game table plus 1000 chips.

The 1000 points in the "Equipment Forging" room can be roughly considered as the value of 800 to 1000 minutes of visa time, so no matter how you calculate it, it's much more cost-effective than deducting transaction tax.

Even after the price increase, it's still a good deal.

Of course, there might be exceptions, such as some players having low card transaction taxes, or some players simply disapproving of Chen Guangming's behavior and insisting on trading through the 'auction terminal' no matter what. But the existence of these exceptions is meaningless.

Since most people choose to use 'equipment forging', the duplicate cards they have will not circulate in the 'auction terminal' market at all.

This is also why He Xiaojun noticed that there were fewer and fewer cards being auctioned on the auction terminal.

Because there are so few cards that grant immunity from death on the market, these few players find it difficult to find suitable trading partners, whether they want to buy or sell.

They eventually had to compromise.

He Xiaojun hesitated, but soon more players had already compromised.

"I want to buy!"

"I want to buy it too!"

"I was here first! Hurry up, sell it to me first!"

Chen Guangming was very satisfied with the situation. He smiled and reassured the players: "Don't worry, everyone will get a share."

"Come on, follow me to the 'auction terminal' and line up, one by one."

"All six game consoles are available. As long as you buy them early, you don't have to worry about not getting a turn."

Many players flocked to Chen Guangming, heading to the 'auction terminal' to buy the chips he had listed.

Clearly, through this plan, Chen Guangming effectively used the special mechanism of "equipment forging" to successfully "steal" the "transaction tax" that originally belonged to the copycats in other rooms.

Some of the stolen portion became his own profit, while some became the profit of copycats who designed "equipment forging".

He Xiaojun's heart sank, realizing that his situation was quite dire.

Because the cards produced in the 'Auction Tycoon' room are subject to a 100% transaction tax, even if he sells the duplicate card, he will not receive any profit, and naturally he will not be able to purchase any other cards.

By this time, it was too late for him to go back to Chen Guangming to buy the right to use the game console; there were already many players ahead of him in line.

Moreover, He Xiaojun hesitated because he did not want to be manipulated by Chen Guangming. He genuinely resisted and did not approve of this style of play.

"What should we do? Go back to 'Auction Tycoon' to earn more visa time, hoping that the get-out-of-jail-free cards we get later will be the breastplate and leg guards?"
"No, the probability is too low..."

He Xiaojun took out the card from his pocket, his hand unconsciously clenching it.

The cards consist of two helmets, one arm guard, and one boot, providing only a 60% chance of survival.

He now has three different options.

The first option is to go to the 'auction terminal' and wait until the card you need appears. As long as the price isn't too outrageous, just use your visa time to buy it.

The second step was to purchase the right to use the "Equipment Forging" game console from Chen Guangming.

The third option is to play it safe and gamble with your life. If one of the cards produced next is a "chest armor" or "leg armor", then you have a 20% chance of dying and you have to tough it out. If you don't have either, then you have a 40% chance of dying and you have to tough it out.

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At the same time, Cheng Wen quickly ran back to the "Auction Tycoon's" room and said in a panic, "Brother Lin, something bad has happened!"
"I've noticed that more and more players are no longer using the auction function in the lobby; they're going directly to the 'Equipment Forging' room to exchange for duplicate cards!"

"That small group of people with gold-rimmed glasses has actually taken control of this room and is making a steady profit from it!"
"Then what do we do?"
"Even the auction houses outside are deserted, so the auction house in this room is even less likely to be used!"

Lin Sizhi shook her head, not caring: "It's okay, someone will use this auction house."

"We just need to offer them a little help."

　I recommend a friend's book, "I Was a Quack Doctor in the Martial Arts World".

(End of this chapter)