It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

This is actually something that is very easy to think of - because although the opening time is fixed every day, the price is actually set earlier, which makes it easier for each site to maintain consistency.

Otherwise, if something like what happened today really happened, and I don’t follow your sharp drop in the stock price, then won’t people make the profit from the price difference to death?

As for the trade of Poseidon Stone, everyone else basically follows the lead of Night Sin City. It can't be wrong to follow the leader, right?

and so.

After confirming that the price of Poseidon Stone really plummeted overnight, people were completely desperate.

To be honest, those who come to see the price are definitely entrants, and they all have more or less inventory on hand.

Those who have less inventory may feel a little more comfortable, but if you are someone who has hoarded a large amount of Poseidon Stone, you will be heartbroken at this moment.

After all, many of them had spent all their money to participate in this transaction, and selling houses, land, and livestock was the norm. Now that the Poseidon Stone in their hands has shrunk to this extent, it is not a question of whether they can recover their capital, but they will really be left with nothing!

That's all, but the most important thing is that today's Sea God Stone trading is no longer an era of spot trading, but a contract!

To give a very simple example, someone may have just signed an order yesterday and bought 100 grams of Poseidon Stone at the price of 50 silver coins per gram, and the amount to be delivered upon maturity is 5,000 silver coins.

If the price of Poseidon Stone continues to rise, this is certainly not a problem. Even if you sell it right after the order is delivered, you will definitely make a profit overall.

But now it’s different. The amount of money to be paid after the due date has not changed, but the Poseidon Stone received is only worth forty silver coins!

Five thousand for forty, how can this be played?!

Can't play!

The most important thing is that many people have more than one order in their hands. Even those speculators who trade back and forth cannot guarantee that they only have sell orders and no buy orders.

In other words, with such a plunge, no one can escape this wave, and even if there are, they are only a handful.

"It's over..."

"What should I do? I have sold my house!"

"Don't worry, there might be a chance for recovery, right?"

Some people still refuse to give up, holding on to the last bit of hope, "Wait until noon, wait until noon, maybe the price will go back up?"

Yes.

With the technological level of the Hualan Empire, it is difficult to change the price of Poseidon Stone in real time, so over the past month, the more common practice of each trading station is to open the market every day with four hours as the boundary, and update it once in three time periods: noon and afternoon.

Four hours is neither short nor long.

But for the citizens of the empire today, these four hours seemed as torturous as a century.

at last.

Noon has arrived.

People raised their dull heads and looked at the staff who came out of the trading station, erased the original prices and filled in new numbers.

no change.

a big change.

Twenty silver coins for every hundred grams.

Cut in half again.

……

……

……

"屮!"

Someone was the first to come to his senses and jumped up almost like crazy, "Go sell the goods! What are you waiting for!"

Now it is no longer a question of whether the market will recover or not. Even if the price of Poseidon Stone really rises to the same level as before tomorrow, we definitely cannot keep it now!

After all, no one knows what the future trend will be like. According to the current situation, it’s good to be able to get back a silver coin!

Otherwise, judging from this trend, it is very likely that by tomorrow, the Poseidon Stone will become completely garbage!

Those who had sell orders in hand breathed a sigh of relief. After all, at least they could get back some of their funds.

Those who only have spot goods are helpless. This investment is a complete failure. Why didn’t they stop it earlier?

Even worse, there are some guys who have signed countless purchase orders. Unless a miracle really happens, it is conceivable that in addition to losing everything they have, they will also have to bear a huge debt.

"Don't stop me, let me die!"

"Someone, come and save our boss..."

……

"Master Gu Jian, what should we do now?"

In the imperial study of the palace, Dongfang Xiao looked at Cheng Gujian in front of him with an unprecedented questioning expression.

"minister……"

Cheng Gujian, who was always high-spirited, was rarely able to speak, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

You know, it's not just the general public who participate in the trade of Poseidon Stone, the royal family is of course also involved. Now that the price has plummeted, they certainly can't stay out of it.

Their losses were even greater.

The reason is simple. They already have a large amount of Poseidon Stone.

It would be fine if the royal reserves had not been circulated. After all, no one thought this thing was valuable in the first place, and they just laughed it off as a farce.

But the problem is, within this month, these Poseidon Stones have already circulated in the market, whether sold or bought, and as one of the three major trading stations, they have even more orders of various types!

Most of them are not small orders from retail investors, but many large orders!

For example, the purchase orders that traders bundle together, or the trade orders from princes and nobles for medium and high-quality Poseidon Stones... Each of these orders would probably involve tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins, and the losses involved are unimaginable.

That’s not all. As the royal family of the Hualan Empire, the legitimate ruling class, they need to pay for the losses of many people. The original orders were approved and issued by you. If something goes wrong, who else can they turn to if not you?

This is definitely not something that can be solved by refusing to pay or by forceful suppression - it's not that they can't do so, but the consequences of doing so will be more serious.

Not to mention that there are already many complicated disputes between the nobles, what if it really triggers a backlash from the lower classes and plunges the empire into turmoil? Judging from the current trend, if it is not handled properly, there will inevitably be a big mess.

This must be Xu Shi’s real intention... Cheng Gujian closed his eyes and sighed deeply. The fact is that no matter how they handle it, the royal family’s credibility in the hearts of the people will decline a lot from now on. Who let them get involved?

The only thing to be thankful for is probably...

"I think the Vatican is also having a headache right now. I guess their troubles are no less than ours."

He quietly changed the subject, trying to calm the little queen in front of him.

"Who cares what happens to the Church?"

Dongfang Xiao was not convinced, his brows were still tightly knitted, "The most urgent thing is to come up with a solution, otherwise a large number of citizens will go bankrupt, people's hearts will be unstable, and we will not get any good results."

It's not a big deal, you can't compare it to the worst, right? Especially the royal family has an extra responsibility compared to the church, you are the ruler, right?

"……Yes."

Cheng Gujian actually knew this too. Hearing what the little queen said, he could only nod and agree, "As for how to solve it, I will find a way. Even if the royal family really comes forward to make up for the deficit, it will take time to calculate."

"Well, I always trust Lord Gu Jian to do things."

Dongfang Xiao nodded in satisfaction after hearing this and smiled again, "But in my opinion, shouldn't we talk to Xu Shi? He was the one who caused this, so he must have his own purpose."

"…Your Majesty is absolutely right."

Cheng Gujian thought about it and it made sense. For Xu Shi, it would be unreasonable for him to go to so much trouble to stir up such a turmoil just to make money.

"So? Did he say when he would come to see me?"

"If I remember correctly... it's tomorrow."

……

Xu Shi was indeed on the way.

This was his second time to go out to sea on a local boat. The first time was unfamiliar, but the second time was familiar. It felt much better than last time. At least it was not as uncomfortable as last time. The boats of Yinsong Island had been improved by Jiang Chengcheng a long time ago.

But what's more interesting is Xie Qingyan. In comparison, she is really walking on flat ground. Not only does she not look as anxious as she did last time, but she is relaxed and happy instead.

"Is this also one of the benefits of your new ability?"

Xu Shi couldn't help but ask.

"probably."

The dog woman did not deny that Poseidon was a legitimate sea creature anyway. Now that she had acquired its abilities, even if it was a castrated version, this convenience would be passed down.

As she spoke, she released energy tentacles and acted very proudly, "Hehe."

"Oh~ How scary."

Of course Xia Ke'an was also accompanying them. When he saw Xie Qingyan switch to Octopus Girl, he couldn't help but make a teasing remark.

"What are you talking about?"

The bitch was unhappy and raised the tentacles behind her, "That's enough, little brat. I'll whip you later and see if you can still say that."

"Woo woo, Aunt Xie is bullying me, Daddy save me..."

The old lady immediately got scared and hid behind Xu Shi for protection.

"Don't hide. I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"

Xie Qingyan didn't care, "Xu Shi, get out of the way, or I'll get rid of you too!"

"Okay, okay, what are you doing?"

Xu Shi burst out laughing, sandwiched between the two of them, jokingly trying to smooth things over, "She is just a child."

"Get lost, what kind of child is she?"

The bitch didn't buy it. "Even if she really is a child, is it right for her to do this? It's because you indulge her all day long that she behaves like this!"

She became more and more emotional as she spoke, "I know you all have prejudices against me, but is it necessary to target me like this?"

"…What are you talking about? Who is targeting you?"

Realizing that something was wrong with her, Xu Shi also frowned, "You're taking it too far."

This is true. After all, the girls are actually quite harmonious with each other. It is common for them to joke with each other. Xia Ke'an even enjoys doing this because of her current status.

But no one really takes it seriously, because everyone knows that there is no real malice between each other.