Published: February 12, 2025
After this news was released, various 'powerful factions' swarmed in.
There was no way around it; those who weren’t powerful couldn’t afford these items even if they were aware of the news.
This time, Cloud Summit was very firm. Items such as gene life warriors, first-generation magic crystal firearms, Mingge Rice, and some evolution potions would no longer be traded through barter but would exclusively require magic crystals, specifically sixth-grade or higher magic crystals for transactions.
To acquire these 'special products' from Cloud Summit, the water steward from the Five Rings Society, Manager Ruan Xiao from the Ogre Chain, Mu Xinfey from the Resistance Zone, representatives from the Pavilion of Quality, and several other well-known factions in the national district all sent people over. Among them was even an evolver who claimed to be an agent but was not very well-known, including that individual who had just been extorted by Ye Zhongming not long ago.
It was clear that items like magic crystal weapons, gene life, and Mingge Rice had long been under scrutiny. If it weren’t for Cloud Summit’s strong power, these characters would have likely made a move to seize them.
Ye Zhongming was somewhat surprised, not by the arrival of these people but by their speed.
After the core member meeting, the trading items were announced as tasks, and within three days, these individuals began to arrive one after another. This speed was comparable to the high-speed trains before the apocalypse.
This indicated that these people each had their own means of quickly moving across this land.
Their sudden arrival caught Cloud Summit unprepared, but Ye Zhongming felt no psychological pressure. In fact, these individuals didn’t even enter the Cloud Summit villa; they were directly arranged at the Puxing Town Exchange.
Naturally, many who wanted to enter the villa to investigate were disappointed by this arrangement. Those with better relations, like Mu Xinfey and the water steward, expressed dissatisfaction to Ye Zhongming, claiming it was not proper hospitality, but Ye Zhongming remained unmoved.
With trading comes negotiation. Seeing so many people arrive, everyone was prepared in their hearts, knowing they would have to engage in a battle of wits and tactics. Cloud Summit would definitely not miss this opportunity to raise prices.
Sure enough, for the three best items—the first-generation magic crystal firearms, basic gene warriors, and Mingge Rice—Ye Zhongming set high prices and also limited their availability.
Within just two days of trading, these factions employed various tactics, using threats and temptations to try to secure a larger share of these items.
The larger factions wanted everything, while the smaller factions focused their main efforts on magic crystal firearms.
When this trading concluded, everyone knew how much they spent, but after someone tallied up Ye Zhongming’s earnings, everyone was shocked.
From this batch of items, Ye Zhongming had at least earned over ten thousand sixth-grade magic crystals and around five hundred seventh-grade magic crystals!
Not a small amount? But these items could allow Cloud Summit to produce at least over a hundred six-star evolvers and five seven-star evolvers!
One must understand that these items were merely the lowest-tier products from Cloud Summit’s two laboratories—they were leftovers from Cloud Summit!
These people felt a mix of hatred, jealousy, and envy; however, there was nothing they could do since Ye Zhongming had the foresight to firmly grasp Le Da Yuan and Liu Zhenghong from the start—something to be envious of but impossible to replicate.
After calculating Cloud Summit’s income, those who had a good relationship with Ye Zhongming even reserved long-term trading quotas for Mingge Rice, a good item that could enhance skill power through regular consumption, something that would entice even the strongest.
Once they acquired these goods, everyone began to leave, but along the way, some conversations began to gradually expose Cloud Summit's secrets.