Civilization Paradise

Chapter 166 Great Joy

Chapter 166 Great Joy (Bonus Chapter for the Alliance Leader's Hypocritical Simp) (Fifth Update)

After the person put their hand into the small hole in the mechanical pillar, an electronic bracelet immediately appeared on their hand, forcibly binding their identity information.

Seeing the large queue, Long Ming calmed down and waited.

Then he heard the two men in front of him complaining.

"Damn, there are so many people, Sun Yan, when will we get our turn?"

"Be content. We spent some time queuing and still got a bracelet. Other smaller sanctuary cities either have to wait until we get ours and then apply to Shanchengshan for a bracelet, or they have to risk going out into the wild to get one."

Sun Yan explained to Wu Qi.

"That's true. By the way, what are you planning to do after you receive the bracelet?"

"What else can we do but hurry up and retrieve the things from the warehouse? You know, those things have all become real!"

"Yeah, aren't you part of a merchant guild? You should know what's valuable these days, right?"

Wu Qi asked, his eyes shining.

Upon hearing their conversation, Long Ming immediately became interested!
"Of course I know. Let me tell you, basically everything in the game has gone up in price, and people who hoarded items have made a fortune, but there's one thing that has gone down in price."

Sun Yan flashed a bright smile, keeping everyone in suspense.

"What is it, those recycled items?"

"No, most of the graded items have appreciated in value, especially jewelry! Think about it, a red-grade gemstone was originally worth 100 million one-dimensional coins, which is only a little over 6 mountain coins. But how much more valuable is that gemstone? It's a large, pure gemstone, a true luxury item!"

"Damn, what you just said makes me regret it so much. I should have sold everything I own to buy some back then."

"Forget it, basically everyone has already recycled it to the mall."

"That makes sense. Are you talking about weapons and ammunition?"

Wu Qi asked curiously.

"No, although the price of weapons and ammunition has only increased significantly for certain types, it's still worth it. After all, weapons and ammunition are controlled here, and you might not be able to buy them."

"What kind of blood deficiency is it exactly?"

"Let me tell you, food and water! Although these are quite scarce here, we don't lack them yet. But in the game, because everyone needs to run dungeons, they consume food and water, so the prices are quite high."

Sun Yan said with a smile.

"That makes sense. People who hoarded this are going to lose a fortune."

"That's right, so I chose to hoard cheap things like cigarettes, but now the price has gone crazy!"

"Damn, that's awesome!"

Wu Qi replied with great envy.

Upon hearing this, Long Ming quickly picked up his phone to check the current price fluctuations in the Civilization Paradise.

Although they haven't received the bracelets yet, many others have already received them, and the market has already begun to fluctuate wildly.

Long Ming quickly found several posts about related drugs on his phone.

However, these posts consistently describe the price increases of drugs, which is not very rational.

This made Long Ming frown, a dark cloud hanging over his heart.

He then entered the live stream of a streamer named Casans.

This Casans is a professional businessman, and he is currently live-streaming the market situation of the Civilization Park.

"That concludes our analysis of weapons and ammunition. Those who hoard these items generally won't lose money, but making a fortune is also out of the question! Next, let's analyze the pharmaceutical sector. First of all, the prices in this sector have remained relatively stable."

Upon hearing this, Long Mingxin's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly calmed down and continued listening to the host's analysis.

"Of course, I'm referring to the overall market, because we already have medications like painkillers in reality, so there won't be much fluctuation. But the price of certain types of drugs has skyrocketed, such as gene-enhancing drugs. However, these types of drugs are in short supply, since all gene-enhancing drugs currently being produced have side effects. There are also fast-healing drugs. If I remember correctly, the lowest price for these drugs was around 7000 one-dimensional coins, which is less than 50 mountain coins. But think about it, how much would a drug that can really heal wounds quickly in reality be worth?"

"Holy crap, wouldn't the people who hoarded these be rolling in money?!"

"Oh dear, I should have stockpiled them too."

Countless comments popped up.

At this point, Casans spoke up.

"However, there is no fixed price for these kinds of quick recovery potions right now, because the goods in the mall have all been sold out, and the goods in the merchant guilds have all been reserved by the major guilds."

"Damn, which unscrupulous merchant hoarded them?"

"How shameless."

The viewers were annoyed and spammed the chat.

Upon hearing this, Long Ming silently lowered his head, took a deep breath, and suppressed his turbulent emotions.

Casans' analysis was absolutely correct; the category of quick recovery potions has indeed seen a surge in prices.

Originally, players were reluctant to use potions in the game; if they died, they could simply restart.

But if I were to die now, it would truly be a fresh start in life.

Time passed quickly, little by little.

More than ten hours passed in the blink of an eye, and Long Ming simply sat on the ground and waited patiently.

Although it's not his turn yet, he's already at the front of the line. If he just hangs in there a little longer, it shouldn't be long before it's his turn.

At this moment, a burly man with a scar on his face walked up to an administrative official in his forties with graying temples and a serious expression.

"name."

Administrative Officer Xiao Sui glanced at the man in front of him and asked in a cold voice.

"Shi Zhuang, this is my ID card!" Shi Zhuang handed over the ID card.

After checking the ID card and then looking at Shi Zhuang's appearance, Xiao Sui, the administrator, placed the ID card on the card reader.

The computer screen in front of him displayed Shi Zhuang's file information.

When he saw Shi Zhuang's file, which indicated violent tendencies and a record of serving two years and three months in prison for disturbing public order and causing injury, he spoke coldly.

"Without your information, you cannot claim the bracelet."

"Bullshit! If they can get it, why can't I?"

Shi Zhuang was immediately enraged.

"Shut up! I said no, so it's no! Drag him away!"

Xiao Sui issued the order without any hesitation.

Two soldiers went up, grabbed him, and forcibly dragged him away.

Shi Zhuang cursed and swore the whole way.

"I'm going to file a complaint against you."

"next."

Xiao Sui spoke in a cold voice.

This was a thin, dark-skinned man with yellow teeth who walked up to Xiao Sui with a smile.

"Sir, I'm here to collect my bracelet. This is my identification card."

Xiao Sui took the ID card, read it, and immediately narrowed his eyes, glancing at the soldier next to him.

The soldier immediately understood and stepped forward to pin the man down.

"Why are you arresting me?"

The man was completely dumbfounded.

"A wanted criminal dares to come and claim his information? Does he really think it's undetectable that he's using someone else's information? Take him away!"

Xiao Sui issued the order without any hesitation.

Long Ming watched this scene from afar, his heart sinking to the bottom. The verification process was incredibly strict. This was already the umpteenth case of someone failing to receive the bracelet, and this one was even more outrageous—he was arrested.

For a moment, he also had some doubts.

A man with a round belly, wearing an expensive custom-made suit, walked up to Xiao Sui with a smile.

"My name is Tao Mu, sir. This is my ID card."

Xiao Sui read Tao Mu's ID card, looked at the information, and asked.

"You're from the Nightfall Merchant Guild?"

"Correct!"

Tao Mu replied with a smile.

"Could you please come to the back with Sergeant Zhou Xin? Our superior wants to see you."

Xiao Sui handed the ID card back to Tao Mu.

"Huh? I didn't commit any crime, did I?"

Tao Mu asked with some concern.

"Don't worry, our officer just wants to talk to you about something."