Chapter 67: The Wheel Price Increase! The VIP Trading Zone!

Tang Ke felt an inexplicable and strange sensation rippling through him as he heard those words.

Jiang Yi, killing Chang Jia'e?

Even if it were merely another person who happened to share the exact same name...

It still gave him the uncanny feeling that fate indeed worked in wondrous ways.

Luo Changqing’s gaze paused for a moment. Instead of answering the question, he seamlessly returned to his previous train of thought:

"This mysterious Jiang Yi is suddenly listing so many roulette-grade Longevity Pills. He must be trying to rapidly inflate his 'net worth' to secure the qualifications required to use the [VIP Trading Zone]."

"Combined with the fact that he proactively inquired about special roulettes earlier..."

"I suspect he is consciously and deliberately trying to acquire something specific."

The other three guild leaders acknowledged this point, nodding one after another.

The environment in the [Public Trading Zone] was harsh and chaotic.

The truly valuable items were almost exclusively found within the [VIP Trading Zone].

While the other three guild leaders were deep in thought, Luo Changqing suddenly used his exclusive destiny token to contact Qian Yong of the Chasing Moon Guild:

[Go and buy up all the purple roulettes in the VIP Trading Zone.]

Qian Yong was specifically tasked with resource acquisition and record-keeping for the Chasing Moon Guild.

Receiving this directive, he was utterly startled and hastily replied:

[But Boss, the quality of those purple roulettes is absolute trash, and their asking prices are ridiculously high! They are completely not worth buying!]

Luo Changqing: [Just do as I say.]

Qian Yong: [Alright then...]

After issuing this command, Luo Changqing looked back toward the three guild leaders and continued:

"Chat channels, forum channels—innumerable players believe that Jiang Yi crossed regions by traversing the endless seas."

"Personally, I find that possibility extremely low."

"While he may indeed be ridiculously strong—after all, he parachuted straight to the top of the level and combat power rankings right upon arrival..."

"Still, relying purely on one's own power to cross the endless seas? I simply find it impossible."

"As for teammates—if he truly crossed regions alongside teammates, how is it that not a single one of them made it onto the combat power or level rankings?"

These words once again plunged the other three guild leaders into deep contemplation.

Luo Changqing continued his analysis:

"Regardless of the method he employed, the cost of cross-region travel must be immense."

"Therefore, he must have had a compelling reason for choosing to cross regions—"

"Either he has extraordinarily important family members residing in Jiangcheng?"

"Or cross-region travel stands to bring him astronomical benefits."

"Or perhaps, he simply couldn't survive in his original region any longer..."

This final conjecture sounded the most absurd.

Yet it left the three of them inexplicably lost in thought.

Tang Ke’s eyes flickered as he picked up the thread of the conversation:

"Given his strength, if he truly couldn't survive in his original region..."

"Then he must have worn out his welcome to the point where everyone wanted him dead!"

***

Luo Changqing exchanged a glance with Tang Ke and nodded slightly:

"My intuition tells me the same."

"For this Jiang Yi to pull off such a monumental feat as cross-region travel, he must undoubtedly be a ruthless character who cannot be taken lightly!"

"If I'm not mistaken, he should be coming to the river beach before midnight today to honor the appointment."

"When that time comes, the three of you..."

Luo Changqing swept his gaze across them.

Cheng Yang nodded solemnly.

Tang Ke looked pensive.

Zhi Yutang gave a lazy, mocking chuckle: "We aren't idiots."

However, Luo Changqing narrowed his eyes specifically at Zhi Yutang, emphasizing: "I trust these two. It's only you..."

"With all those bizarre abilities of yours, don't you dare do anything foolish and try to test them on this Jiang Yi!"

"You may have life-saving trump cards, but how can you be certain he doesn't possess absolute lethal execution methods?"

Hearing this warning, the smile on Zhi Yutang's face faded slightly as he replied, "I won't stir up trouble when the time comes, alright?"

Naturally, Jiang Yi was completely unaware of the Chasing Moon Guild's extensive speculations and the rigorous preparations they were making while he remained inside his lair space.

He had purchased some additional furniture to simply decorate his lair space.

In truth, the space was quite small; placing a single bed along with a desk and chair made it look rather cramped.

That was of no consequence, however.

He still possessed a green-quality spatial watch.

His storage capacity remained more than sufficient.

As Jiang Yi enjoyed a lavish meal, he pondered inwardly—

That powerhouse from his past life who had utilized the lair space to raid auction treasures must have upgraded the lair space at some point.

Otherwise, spending a few years cooped up in this tiny space would undoubtedly feel far more excruciating than serving a prison sentence!

At least prisoners had cellmates for company.

A space this small lacked even another living soul to converse with.

Remaining alone in such a place for too long would genuinely drive someone insane!

As for upgrading the lair space...

If the opportunity presented itself in the future, perhaps he could make inquiries in the City of Ten Thousand Races.

After finishing his lavish meal, Jiang Yi took a quick shower.

Only then did he comfortably recline on the bed and check the trading zone once more.

Earlier, when he had listed the cursed roulettes, the comment sections beneath the trade entries were filled almost entirely with vile, unprintable curses.

Yet this time around...

[Big Boss! Big Boss! Are you the Jiang Yi who cross-region parachuted to the top of the level rankings?! I'm your long-lost biological younger sister! Jiang Yi-gege, my anime-girl voice is super cute!!]

[What big boss? What gege? You people are utterly shameless!! Daddy, don't be fooled by them! I'm your actual long-lost, well-behaved daughter!]

[Daddy, this apocalyptic game is way too hard!! Your baby is barely surviving; can you transfer some living expenses—oh wait, transfer some Longevity Pills over, uwu qaq!]

[The people above probably have bigger packages than the big boss himself, yet you actually have the nerve to pretend to be little girls here! A complete assault on the eyes!]

[??? Bigger than Big Boss Jiang Yi?! What are you implying, kid?]

"..."

Naturally, aside from various sycophants trying to claim kinship, others were asking why he possessed such a massive quantity of roulette-produced Longevity Pills...

Others inquired why he had crossed regions to come to Jiangcheng...

Some asked if the price of the Longevity Pills could be lowered...

While others inquired about barter options.

Jiang Yi simply glanced briefly at the barter replies.

None of them held much interest for him.

Consequently, he ignored them entirely and immediately resumed scouring the trading zone for roulettes.

Yet during this latest sweep, he noticed a particular issue—

Previously, the various colored roulettes listed in the [Public Trading Zone] did not scale in price strictly according to their color tier.

After all, while blue roulettes featured superior positive outcomes, they correspondingly demanded a much greater toll in lifespan.

Conversely, white roulettes only cost a single year of lifespan.

Given the current state of supply and demand in the market, there were certainly people willing to gamble a single year of lifespan on a trash-tier roulette.

But who would dare gamble a century of lifespan on a blue trash-tier roulette?

Not even the powerhouses on the Longevity Rankings dared to squander their lifespans so recklessly!

As a result, the previous prices of blue roulettes often fell short of white ones.

Only those featuring exceptionally favorable positive outcomes, such as upgrade destiny tokens or pill formulas, commanded slightly higher prices.

Yet presently...

Perhaps because Jiang Yi's previous acquisitions had thoroughly disrupted the trading market, the price of low-quality blue roulettes had experienced a sharp, visible surge!

Jiang Yi furrowed his brows slightly and checked his trading account.

The massive volume of Longevity Pills he had sold had elevated his current net worth to over ten thousand year-coins!

His level had also reached Level 10.

This met the eligibility criteria to use the [VIP Trading Zone]!

Checking the [VIP Trading Zone] at this juncture, however, he discovered that not a single purple roulette could be found anywhere within the entire zone!

Furthermore, the blue roulettes currently listed commanded steep prices regardless of their quality!

Frowning in thought for a moment, Jiang Yi decided to make an anonymous listing directly within the [VIP Trading Zone].

The trade entry displayed—

[Anonymous: [White Longevity Pill (Perfect Quality)] x10 ⇄ [Purple Roulette] x10]

Having completed this, he simply purchased a few more blue roulettes to draw from before stepping out of his lair space.

However, the moment he stepped out of the lair space...

His sudden materialization startled several individuals nearby!

Guan Ling reacted with instantaneous alertness, the fiery red longspear in her hand nearly thrusting forward on instinct!

Recognizing him, she paused, looking somewhat surprised as she asked:

"A teleportation talisman? What kind of danger did you encounter?"