Although A Melancholy Smile wasn't an Adventurer, only a Lifestyle player, she knew the value of the Exotic Stamina Potions and Stamina Gemstones.
The price of the Exotic Stamina Potions in the Ling YI Society increased by the day. Even ordinary elite members weren't eligible to purchase the potions. Only those who had been in the Guild for a long time and made significant contributions to the Guild and had been promoted to advanced elite members could purchase the potions. Moreover, they could only purchase one bottle every three days. Because of this, the Guild's supply of Exotic Stamina Potions would run out every day.
It was obvious how important the Exotic Stamina Potions were to current expert players.
However, she could understand why Ling Yi City was so popular among Starmoon Kingdom's players. Now that players had reached such a high level, they generally didn't grind in kingdoms or empires. Instead, they traveled to neutral maps to grind. Not only did neutral maps offer more opportunities, but they also leveled faster. This was also why Starmoon Kingdom's players welcomed Ling Yi City.
This was also why God's Domain was fair. If players wanted to live a peaceful life, they had to reap small rewards. If players dared to take risks, they had to reap big rewards.
The Exotic Stamina Potions were a large part of the reason why Ling YI Society's members had leveled so quickly after reaching Level 50 and had such excellent weapons and equipment.
As for the Stamina Gemstones, they were even more amazing. Although they weren't as effective as the Exotic Stamina Potions, they were permanent. Moreover, the more Stamina Gemstones one had, the better their effects would be.
Following which, A Melancholy Smile had one of his subordinates open Candlelight's counter. At the same time, he set up another counter beside the Exotic Stamina Potions, displaying a Stamina Gemstone.
Although very few players visited Candlelight right now, Candlelight's new counter attracted some attention.
"Quick, look! There's a new counter!"
"A new product?"
These independent players weren't members of the Dark Night Empire. They were only players who occasionally visited Dark Night City to purchase items. They didn't particularly care about Starlink's ban. After all, they were no longer in the Dark Night Empire. If they couldn't purchase items from Dark Night City's Auction House, they could purchase items from other empires' Auction Houses.
Now that Candlelight was selling Exotic Stamina Gemstones for far less than market price, they naturally wouldn't miss such a bargain.
"Hmph, do you think that launching a new product will be enough? You're overestimating yourselves! "a Starlink Assassin, who was pretending to be an independent player, said disdainfully as he looked at the newly opened counter.
Even without using the Auction House's power, the Starlink Trading Firm alone was more than enough to prevent Candlelight from gaining a foothold in Dark Night City. Now that Starlink had obtained Dark Night City's Auction House, no one could shake the city's economy, not even Super Guilds.
In his opinion, it was unnecessary for the higher-ups to ask him to monitor Candlelight.
Even if the Dark Night Empire's major powers had ten times the courage, they wouldn't make things difficult for Starlink over some petty profit.
Meanwhile, independent players were dreaming if they thought they could affect Dark Night City's market and Starlink's economy. Many of the Dark Night Empire's precious materials required a certain amount of strength to obtain, and independent players had a very difficult time obtaining them. Normally, the various large adventurer teams provided the empire's various large Guilds with precious materials.
While the Assassin from Starlink was lost in thought, a cry of surprise reached his ears.
"Crap! The Exotic Stamina Potion! There's actually an Exotic Stamina Potion here?! "
Along with this shout, the entire Candlelight Trading Firm's main hall fell silent. Practically every player present turned to look at the counter for the Exotic Stamina Potion, a hint of madness flashing in their eyes as they dashed towards the counter.
In less than ten seconds, every player in the hall had gathered around the Exotic Stamina Potion counter.
"It really is the Exotic Stamina Potion!"
"What?! Ling Yi is actually selling this?! "
"Crap! She's actually only allowing the Dark Night Empire's specialty materials! "
When the independent players saw the Exotic Stamina Potion on the counter, their breathing quickened.
"Boss, I want ten bottles of the Exotic Stamina Potion!"
"I want 20 bottles!"
"Boss, I want as many Exotic Stamina Potions as you have!"
After a brief moment of shock, the hundreds of independent players in the hall went into a frenzy. If not for the system's rules protecting the counter, they would've most likely fought for it.
Even A Melancholy Smile, who stood on the second floor, was stupefied by this scene.
It was just an Exotic Stamina Potion. Did they really need to go crazy over it?
When he had first sold the Exotic Stamina Potion in Starmoon Kingdom, although many players had been surprised, they hadn't gone so crazy over it. Every one of them had reacted as if they had just seen a peerless treasure.
If Shifeng were here and saw this scene, he wouldn't have paid it any mind. After all, A Melancholy Smile didn't understand the saying "the well-fed do not understand the suffering of the hungry." This was especially true for an empire.
Not only did empires have more resources than kingdoms, but the competition between empires was also much more intense.
In God's Domain, there were very few potions and items that could restore Stamina. If not for the fact that Shifeng had wanted to promote Candlelight, they wouldn't have sold the Exotic Stamina Potion.
When players leveled up in kingdoms and empires, they hadn't paid much attention to the issue of Stamina. However, as more and more players ventured to neutral maps to grind, they realized just how important Stamina was.
Not only would players have a higher survival rate in neutral maps, but they'd also be able to explore places that other players couldn't. The opportunities in unexplored maps were completely different from those in explored maps. It was even possible for players to become an expert or become rich overnight. After all, plenty of players had become rich by relying on these opportunities.
Otherwise, the various major powers wouldn't have been in such a hurry to explore neutral maps.
Inside Candlelight's main hall, as players were going crazy over the Exotic Stamina Potion, a few players noticed something behind the counter, causing another round of exclamations.
"Stamina Gemstones!"
"God's Domain has such an item?"
"If I have three or four of these, I won't have to worry about food or clothing in God's Domain!"
"This won't do! I'll buy them even if I have to go bankrupt!"
Everyone's eyes nearly fell out of their sockets when they saw the translucent Stamina Gemstones on the counter. Moreover, their eyes were so bloodshot that they looked like they could eat someone alive. As for the qualification to bid and the starting price of 100 Gold, they no longer cared. Instead, they began to contact their friends.
The Exotic Stamina Potion might be important, but it was nothing compared to the Stamina Gemstones. After all, Exotic Stamina Potions weren't readily available. However, with the Stamina Gemstones, players would be able to explore neutral maps in the future. What kind of opportunities wouldn't they have?
At the same time, news of Candlelight's Stamina Gemstones for sale spread like wildfire. Not only did the news spread throughout Dark Night City, but it also became a hot topic on the Dark Night Empire's official forums.
"Has Ling Yi lost his mind?! He's actually selling such a treasure?! "
"It seems Ling Yi is really going to war with Starlink. However, we'll benefit from this. As long as we have enough Stamina Gemstones, we won't have to worry about exploring neutral maps in the future."
For a time, the Stamina Gemstones' appearance caused a commotion throughout the Dark Night Empire. The various adventurer teams, in particular, quickly sent their members to Candlelight to secure the gemstones. Others might be worried about not being able to enter Dark Night City's Auction House, but adventurer teams like theirs didn't mind. They could visit other Auction Houses.
However, if they obtained the Stamina Gemstones, they'd have an advantage over other powers in exploring neutral maps. Naturally, they couldn't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
As for the empire's various large Guilds, they had also secretly dispatched their members to Candlelight. After all, this was an important opportunity for them to explore neutral maps in the future. Not even Starlink could stop them. Furthermore, they had sent their members to Candlelight discreetly. Even if Starlink wanted to investigate, it'd have a hard time.
In less than an hour, Candlelight's Auction House, which had been deserted, became overcrowded. The Auction House was even more crowded than Dark Night City's Auction House.
Moreover, the Dark Night Empire's specialty materials were the main focus of the Stamina Gemstone's auction, followed by Coins. As a result, the prices of Dark Night City's specialty materials instantly doubled. Moreover, the various large Guilds and adventurer teams stopped selling their specialty materials, throwing Dark Night City's market into chaos.
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