"Ocean House really has the nerve to set that price." Shi Feng looked at the message Huo Wu had sent him and smiled bitterly. "Aren't they afraid of going bankrupt?"
Selling Sea God's Blessings at one gold per bottle was nothing short of a self-destructive strategy that would hurt them far more than it hurt their enemy.
Under such conditions, neither side would make a profit — it all came down to who could hold out longer.
Whoever endured would eventually recoup everything, but whoever couldn't would see all their prior efforts go down the drain.
Moreover, his situation was nothing like Ocean House's. They had shops across every major empire where they could set their own prices, whereas he could only sell through the Auction House, where the minimum price was one gold and twenty silvers. There was no way he could wage a price war against Ocean House like that.
At this rate, the number of Sea God's Blessings sold each day would be pitifully small, and he'd barely make any money.
"Guild Master, are we still selling Sea God's Blessings?" Huo Wu asked softly, looking at Shi Feng.
"Of course we're selling. If Ocean House wants to play this game to the bitter end, I'd like to see how long they can keep it up." Shi Feng said with an indifferent smile. "Huo Wu, go organize a batch of trustworthy assassins from the guild. Have them go to the imperial capitals of every major empire and hawk Sea God's Blessings — sixty silvers per bottle, limited to three thousand bottles per empire per day. Groups of three, rotating shifts. At the same time, let people go buy up Magic Essence shards from Ocean House's major cities. If they're buying shards at four silvers per group in other cities, then we buy at five silvers — always one silver higher than Ocean House's buy price."
Selling at sixty silvers a bottle was a losing deal for any player who synthesized and exchanged on their own, but for him it wasn't. Buying Magic Essence shards at five silvers per group, the cost to exchange for one bottle of Sea God's Blessing was only twelve silvers and fifty coppers. Selling at sixty silvers per bottle meant he wouldn't make a fortune, but he could still pocket a decent sum.
Ocean House had simply picked the wrong opponent.
"I understand." Huo Wu broke into a grin the moment she heard Shi Feng's plan.
Ocean House was about to have a very bad time.
If they had competed fairly, both sides could have profited. But by doing this, they were only smashing their own feet with the stones they'd picked up.
Huo Wu immediately contacted the elite assassins in the guild and had them rush to Raging Wind Town. Meanwhile, Shi Feng himself took four thousand bottles of Sea God's Blessing back to White River City, intending to deposit them in the guild warehouse as exchange benefits for core guild members — and to collect Dragon Blood Grass while he was at it.
Dragon Blood Grass, also known as Dragon Blood Herb, was an extraordinarily rare medicinal herb. It couldn't be found anywhere in the Endless Sea Region and generally only appeared in empires and kingdoms renowned for producing herbs.
Obtaining it required a fair bit of luck.
Even he would have a hard time getting his hands on Dragon Blood Grass — it came down to luck. That was why he needed the Candlefire Trading Company to purchase Dragon Blood Grass at premium prices. Without it, he couldn't even begin the remaining steps.
White River City — Teleportation Hall.
The moment Shi Feng arrived through his Town Portal Scroll, he was stunned by the sheer number of players flooding through the hall. There were at least twice as many as usual.
Among them were members of major guilds from other kingdoms and empires. Just from a quick glance around the hall, Shi Feng could spot at least fourteen first-tier guilds, along with a large contingent from the super-guild War Wolf. For a split second, he thought he'd been teleported to the imperial capital of the Myriad Beast Empire.
"What's going on?" Shi Feng swept his gaze across the hall, quietly astonished.
Before he could figure out what was happening, he heard numerous players on the street discussing the Candlefire Auction House.
"So many people came for the Candlefire auction this time!"
"Of course — I heard that this time the Candlefire Auction House isn't just selling slots for the Titan Holy City, but also Bronze-rank mounts and a bunch of private residences in Stone Forest Town. Forget the Holy City slots — the private housing in Stone Forest Town is the hottest thing right now. I heard that a ton of top players from other kingdoms and empires entered the competition specifically to get private suites in the Arena."