[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-are-coming-chapter-290":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Monsters Are Coming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2250139,4069,"Chapter 290: Wealth Code, Value for Money","monsters-are-coming-chapter-290",290,"\u003Cp>Dream Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Lan sat on the newly constructed watchtower by the coast, gazing toward the distant harbor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the crescent-shaped pier, a Merfolk mother-of-pearl ship was unloading cargo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the translucent hatch was lifted, revealing shimmering water inside, three Merfolk used their webbed palms to lift out cargo crates wrapped in seaweed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning his gaze toward Pier No. 2, a Cloud Spruce airship belonging to the Two-Horned Clan was also docking at that moment, with high-altitude ice crystals still frozen on its massive gas bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Members of the Two-Horned Clan, clad in feathered cloaks, were using grappling hooks to transfer goods from the deck to the newly built pier platform; they seemed to be in a dispute with the docking players, arguing loudly before finally compromising, shaking their heads helplessly and waving their hands while muttering something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the pier platform, large quantities of goods were piled up, with brothers from the merchant guild counting the value of the merchandise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dried sea dragons, moon-patterned whale fat, cloud-fruit honey brew... dozens of racial languages collided on the docks; all kinds of goods would be inspected and stored here, after which alien merchants would receive a \"Certification Slip\" from the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this Certification Slip, one could proceed to the trading market in the center of Dream Island to conduct trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a deal was struck with other races, dedicated players would handle the liaison, assisting in the transfer of trade goods between both parties and then extracting a profit from the transaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moving from initial barter trade, the Gold Coin Guild had officially taken its first steps into the consignment trading model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The security of trade was now absolutely guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the entire island were destroyed, as long as the storage phase was completed, players could ensure the absolute safety of the resources brought onto the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, two piers had been built on Dream Island, but in A Lan's view, this was far from enough to bear the trade scale of the Gold Coin Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Construction of subsequent piers had already begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dream Island lacked a natural deep-water port; originally, he had planned to commission Monster-Style players for this task, spending Sacrificial Power to buy \"Monster-Style Excavators\" to clear the reefs near the coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the quotes from the several players he contacted were too high; it was difficult to offer a satisfactory price for such a long-term project, as players preferred to earn Sacrificial Power through methods like hunting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he chose the aliens, who offered better cost-performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, the construction projects for Piers No. 3, 4, and 5 had been outsourced to the Sky-Rudder Clan, who were now controlling sea beasts to perform underwater dredging, channel shaping, reef clearing, and other engineering tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remuneration was a batch of Grade 3 Spiritual Plant Seeds he had purchased from the Mall, to be delivered upon completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having already established a golden reputation, the Gold Coin Guild was becoming the trade hub of the Cang Star Sea Region, with even many forces from other sea regions coming to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the alien races coming to investigate were not necessarily seeking trade; some might harbor intentions of plundering resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was certain that the future development of the Gold Coin Guild would inevitably encounter setbacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an unavoidable event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as long as they endured several rounds of plundering events and those forces realized they could not snatch any resources from the Gold Coin Guild, they would eventually leave, or even choose to become trade clients of the Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, trade could truly provide alien races with the resources they desired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many small clans occupied merely a tiny patch of land, so the developmental resources available to them were ultimately limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once they came to Dream Island, they could exchange their resources for weapons and equipment, spiritual plants and seeds, spiritual ores and crystals, as well as various foods and a series of other commodities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Gold Coin Guild's attitude toward various races, A Lan always required guild members to maintain neutrality, ensuring no decision-making bias arose from personal feelings toward connected clients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if two client clans developed contradictions and erupted into war, the Guild must remain in a neutral position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet trade would not stop; if either of the two warring clans had demands for war resources during the conflict, the Gold Coin Guild would do its utmost to satisfy them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doing so carried another potential benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some time ago, an incident occurred where two clans connected with the Gold Coin Guild erupted into conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two clans were the Brocade Clan and the Red Mountain Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tribal lands of these two races were originally adjacent, leading to frequent disputes over resources year after year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During trade at the trading center, members of the Red Mountain Clan discovered that the trade resources the Brocade Clan was selling externally actually included weapons and equipment left behind by their own clansmen who had died in battle; instantly furious, they returned to their tribe and launched a counterattack against the Brocade Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, this escalated into war across the Cang Star Sea Region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the weaker Brocade Clan was clearly at a disadvantage in this round of confrontation; the Red Mountain Clan, which had connected with the Gold Coin Guild first, had already pulled ahead of them by a significant margin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the safety of their stored resources, the Brocade Clan ultimately chose to send their resources to Dream Island, entrusting them to the Gold Coin Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They planned to reclaim them once the war situation stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the interim, the war continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final result was that the Brocade Clan was annihilated by the Red Mountain Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the problem was that the resources entrusted by the Brocade Clan to the Gold Coin Guild remained, but the owners of those resources were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with this issue, A Lan's approach was to liquidate all these resources to free up space in the mobile warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any surviving members of the Brocade Clan came forward in the future to claim them, they would be paid out in Mall resources converted from their value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if no members of the Brocade Clan came to extract them, then these resources would obviously belong to the Gold Coin Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the benefit brought by neutrality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His definition of neutrality for the Gold Coin Guild was not helping neither side; rather, when client conflicts arose, the Guild would help both sides as long as they provided resources, but would never favor either party or provide any unconditional support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the integrity of the Gold Coin Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As integrity further improved, perhaps in the future there would be more cases like the Brocade Clan, where clans would store their entire racial resource reserves in the hands of the Gold Coin Guild purely for resource safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Gold Coin Guild could profit twice from this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First was the resource storage fee, calculated monthly based on the total value of the resources; second was inheriting the assets of extinct clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Racial wars in the Cang Star Sea Region were extremely frequent, so the profits from this part would be very considerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the scale of the Gold Coin Guild expanded day by day, A Lan did not forget a sentence the Star Net had once said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The development of the Moon Eclipse Clan in the game must first serve the will of the High-Dimensional Gods, and only secondarily pursue profit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything they currently possessed could be taken back by the High-Dimensional Gods with a single thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by satisfying the High-Dimensional Gods could the Moon Eclipse Clan have a broader future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the previous round, the fact that the Moon Eclipse Clan obtained 100,000 qualifications was the best proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he had always been dedicated to the construction of the intelligence platform, gathering more valuable information to provide free of charge to their own players, publishing it via forum posts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To date, he had already provided players with locations for two relic treasure vaults, assisted in securing three resource nodes, and six Primordial Monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But merely this, he felt, was far from enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just recently, the launch of the Adventurer Dungeon had sparked a new idea in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, a player squad had been extremely lucky in the Adventurer Dungeon to obtain a Rule Fragment, which was eventually listed on the Exchange for consignment sale at a price of 800,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react, it was bid away by other players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it was still unknown who held the Remnant of the Dead Army; even though he had posted a high price of a million Sacrificial Power on the forum, no player had come forward to contact him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This incident gave him an idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could they establish an external trade transit platform within their own faction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Adventurer Dungeon was currently one of the most popular gameplay modes, with massive amounts of resources produced from it every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For resources like spiritual plants and spiritual ores, players could digest them themselves, or list them on the auction house for considerable profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for resources like weapons and equipment, they simply could not realize their due value in the hands of players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how high the quality of the weapon, even if it was stronger than the Rune Resonance Weapon they were using, players would uniformly sacrifice it to Di Zhao, making it very difficult to sell at a price on the Exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could completely understand the players' thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having their own Rune Resonance Weapons, which could grow alongside the player and allow for custom styling, meant that even if they were not strong temporarily, they had infinite room for improvement in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weapon and equipment rewards given by the Blue Lamp Clan were not viable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were more like disposable items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the weapon got chipped at the edges, its value would drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the weapon was lost during battle, it could not automatically return like a Rune Resonance Weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also the reason why the number of players using external weapons was so small; sacrificing to Di Zhao was the best destination for foreign weapons and equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also led to the value of weapons and equipment resources produced in the Adventurer Dungeon becoming dirt cheap within the player faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the hands of alien races, the value of such weapons was completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What alien races played in the Monster World was a one-life Cultivation Mode; once life was lost, who cared whether the weapons and equipment were still intact?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They pursued only the quality of the equipment, looking at nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Gold Coin Guild handled foreign trade business, it could completely resell the weapons and equipment obtained by their own players in the Adventurer Dungeon to alien races to earn more profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the specific plan, he had originally envisioned buying at a premium and then reselling to the aliens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plan would only require offering players Sacrificial Power 10% higher than the sacrifice price to purchase in bulk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The profit margin would start at least at three times, and for some special weapons and equipment, it could be even higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What players earned by sacrificing to Di Zhao was the value of spiritual materials, but what the Gold Coin Guild earned by reselling to aliens was the craftsmanship value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all profit, with no possibility of losing money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only issue was the compatibility between the weapons and the body sizes of the aliens, but this was not a problem given the volume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the scale of the Gold Coin Guild expanded, suitable clients matching the body sizes could always be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before executing this plan, he thought of the reminder the Star Net had once given.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The core development of the Gold Coin Guild was not profit-oriented, but rather serving the will of the High-Dimensional Gods and building the player faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, he abandoned this idea and decided to modify the plan into a consignment model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players would deposit their weapons and equipment with the Gold Coin Guild, and the Guild would mobilize its channels to find clients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a price was negotiated and the sale completed, the Gold Coin Guild would extract a 10% service fee for employee wages and a series of other expenditures, with all remaining returns given back to the players who deposited the weapons and equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, players who deposited weapons and equipment could, upon successful transaction, choose to take the resources given by the alien race during the trade, or exchange them for Sacrificial Power of equivalent resource value to withdraw directly from the Gold Coin Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the launch of this model, the influence of the Gold Coin Guild within the player faction would grow day by day, attracting more player clients to join.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, a 10% profit margin was not high, so it wouldn't lead to players cursing them as profiteers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, this trading model indirectly aided the development of the player faction, allowing originally low-priced weapons and equipment to be sold at several times their value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would cause the \"Total Sacrificial Power Pool\" within the player faction to rise along with the water level, ultimately transforming into the players' own strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce acts as an intermediary, providing only the platform and sales channels without earning profits from buying low and selling high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this plan proves effective in actual operation, he even intends to construct an auction house on Dream Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would hold an auction session regularly every month, selecting premium items stored by players for alien races connected to the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce to purchase via bidding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the Rule Fragment previously bought by a mysterious player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be listed for auction; selling it for resources equivalent to several million Sacrificial Power would be no problem at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with a mere 10% profit margin, the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce could earn hundreds of thousands of Sacrificial Power from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, when the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce becomes a super-chamber influencing multiple sea regions, the number of racial factions participating in auctions will increase significantly, allowing items to be sold at even higher prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, the auction model has another potential benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can indirectly enhance the influence of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce in nearby sea regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many races have little demand for ordinary resources but might be interested in the premium goods available at the auctions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auction house serves as an advertisement, bringing more potential trade clients to the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Lan carefully analyzed the feasibility of the consignment trade model, feeling its only shortcoming was the long sales cycle, far inferior to the instant settlement players received when sacrificing items to Di Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For players urgently needing Sacrificial Power, they would not consider it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this issue would be gradually resolved as the number of clients connected to the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, they might even establish trade channels with certain clans; for ordinary weapons and equipment, instead of negotiating prices with clients, they could sell directly once they obtained gear suitable for that specific race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While envisioning the future development blueprint of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, A Lan's gaze wandered across the dock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the upper left corner of his vision was the zoomed-out Group Chat Realm information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trade and warehousing information was scrolling across it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Red Scale Race Caravan (Warehoused)]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Traded resources statistics: 1 ton of Fire Pattern Clams, 12 Mist Pine Stones (totaling 59 jin), 2 tons of Yin Bone Vines (a specialty of the Pale Star Northern Sea)...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Total value: 483,000 Sacrificial Power (consignment trade, warehoused, delivery slip submitted; caravan members have entered the island and headed to the trading market).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time: 4 minutes ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Raft Gang Race Caravan (Warehoused)]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Traded resources statistics: Golden Sand Silkworm Silk (spiritual golden threads spun by the \"Golden Sand Silkworm,\" a specialty of the Raft Gang Race islands; sold at the dock at the original price and resold to the Solo Fishing in Cold River Snow Society), 8 tons of Iron Feather Ore, 129 sheets of Violent Fish Skin...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Total value: 799,000 Sacrificial Power (Golden Sand Silkworm Silk sold directly; remaining items on consignment trade; delivery slip submitted).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time: 12 minutes ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the constantly refreshing order information, A Lan estimated today's approximate income.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many goods had entered the island today; warehoused items alone totaled 9.38 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at the merchant ships queuing outside the port to unload, today's warehoused goods could easily surpass 10 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the current growth trend, the construction work at the dock must be accelerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of races being connected had increased by another 32; the current dock capacity was simply insufficient to accommodate more merchant ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, the matter of reselling resources produced in Adventurer Dungeons to alien races needed to be scheduled as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before that, he wanted to post first to gauge player feedback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoning the forum interface, he began composing the relevant content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had wanted to post this thread several days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that time, the forum's attention was focused on evaluating the new Monster Flow features, so posting it then would not have garnered much attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the \"Tyrant Battlefield\" event had concluded and many players' development had returned to normal, it was the perfect opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, he published the post in the name of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce Announcement: Inter-Racial Trade Pilot Program – Dungeon Drops Can Earn Higher Rewards Through the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poster: Seeking Sacrificial Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Content:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fellow villagers, after multiple rounds of discussion among the chamber's high command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our chamber is about to launch a platform for reselling Adventurer Dungeon resources, sincerely inviting all players to collaborate and share in the dividends of alien race trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, I will detail the services related to the reselling platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I presume all you fellow villagers are troubled by one issue: among the resources produced in the Blue Lamp Race's Adventurer Dungeons, there exists a large amount of meaningless resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, weapons, equipment, Rule Fragments, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After acquiring such resources, the first thought for most players is to sacrifice them to Di Zhao to earn the item's intrinsic value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the craftsmanship effort and labor costs invested in creating these resources, they only count as deductions during sacrifice, offering no sacrificial bonuses whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce has always been committed to building more lucrative revenue channels for you fellow villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussion, we have decided to provide players with a new avenue for cashing out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players can choose to consign \"meaningless\" resource items produced in Adventurer Dungeons or through other channels with us, and the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce will be responsible for assisting in their sale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Items deemed meaningless in our players' eyes might fetch high prices in the hands of alien races.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earning profits several times greater than sacrificing to Di Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this process, relying on the chamber's vast alien race trade network, we will precisely match buyers for you fellow villagers to complete transactions as quickly as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a successful transaction, the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce will only deduct a 10% profit margin from the transaction price; the remaining 90% of the proceeds will be paid to the consigning player in real-time, allowing your dungeon achievements to rapidly convert into hard cash Sacrificial Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the deducted 10% profit, let me solemnly clarify: operating the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce also incurs costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Employee salary guarantees, trade teams for professional price evaluation, warehouse expansion fees... all require expenditure of Sacrificial Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, to continue expanding the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce's alien race trade territory and improve trading efficiency, we need to constantly invest in building new docks and even projects like the second phase of the Trading Center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The funds required for these investments must also come from profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What we can guarantee is that all goods involved in consignment transactions will be recorded on video during the sales process; players can request access to these transaction recordings at any time, ensuring the trading links are open and transparent, with only a 10% profit taken, never taking a single extra point of Sacrificial Power from you fellow villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, for those high-value goods, we will sell them via the auction house model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We currently plan to hold one once a month, considering shortening the interval as the volume of goods increases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This allows alien races that have established stable trade relations with the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce to participate in bidding through auctions, selling high-value goods at even higher prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All promotional activities in between will be handled by us, the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, and after the sale, we will still only deduct a 10% profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We understand that only by continuously developing and strengthening the chamber can we bring better services and richer returns to you fellow villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We hope everyone can understand the commission aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This will be an excellent opportunity for mutual benefit and win-win results; we look forward to your active participation. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a message below this post or communicate with our staff at the Dream Island Chamber of Commerce consultation desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let us walk hand in hand and write legends of wealth in the Black Tide of trade with alien races.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comments Section:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Owe_Update_10k_Words: What I'm curious about is that the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce could have a more profitable route, such as buying directly from players at a premium, offering a price 7% higher than sacrificing to Di Zhao; surely no player could refuse that? Earning more is still earning. Since players have no channels and no other way to cash out except sacrificing to Di Zhao, I'm very curious why you would choose the consignment method that gives most of the profit to other players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magpie_Bridge_for_Ravens: Does the person above just learn about the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce for the first time? This isn't a profiteering society; how many nodes and Primordial Monster intelligence reports have they freely distributed on the forum? This intelligence was bought by them with real resources for hard cash. I think for the brothers of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, making money isn't the core demand; perhaps they simply enjoy the process of trade, just as some players like fishing and others like cooking gourmet food; every player has different preferences in the Monster World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fury_Heart: Support, strongly support! It's just that you posted an hour too late; I just sacrificed three pieces of equipment to Brother Di Zhao in exchange for Sacrificial Power. Reading your post makes my heart bleed; it even feels like selling blood to Brother Di Zhao in exchange for resources. Why can't Brother Di Zhao increase his purchase prices tenfold? (Eating dirt, right fist pounding table.jpg).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eating_Drinking_No_Wrong: Having played games for so many years, every game merchant I've met has been a profiteer; the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce is absolutely a breath of fresh air. They actually voluntarily gave up the business of buying stock and reselling at a high price, choosing instead to provide a consignment platform for players. Too conscientious; positive review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drink_Water_Ya: I have a question: what is the specific duration for a transaction? Surely you wouldn't keep items on consignment indefinitely if they don't sell? Can we retrieve them at any time during that period? Also, what are the criteria for entering the auction house? What counts as a premium item? Could you explain in more detail? Curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The post published by A Lan quickly sparked heated discussion on the forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, players contacted the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce members responsible for liaising with players, expressing a desire to sell their \"meaningless\" resources and hoping to get a high price through the chamber's channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plan to build a new platform unfolded more smoothly than anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This benefited from the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce's earlier efforts, which had established a good image among the player community.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the battle to contain the \"God Turn Node.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That event gave players a special function to automatically adjust the growth ratio of their Ming Hun values, making the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce famous on the forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While reviewing the reply information, A Lan felt it was time for the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce to expand its membership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trading market, dock unloading statistics, assassin platform liaison... and now the addition of the consignment reselling business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The workload in the future would only grow larger; relying solely on the chamber's current number of employees, the daily workload was truly too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding new recruitment, he planned to prioritize admitting players from his own Moon Eclipse Race into the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, he saw many player demands in the reply information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce was fully capable of helping players solve such problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, a player mentioned in the replies that they hoped the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce could produce a guide for item valuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was that this player was always unclear about market prices, frequently selling high-value items at low prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had happened not just once or twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, for resources obtained, if there were identical items in the Exchange Row for reference, he could sell them at a normal price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was no reference price, he could only sell based on the price corresponding to the resource level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But occasionally, newly obtained resources might be worth several times more than resources of the same level in the Exchange Row, making it very easy to sell at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The replying player also mentioned that he had thought of two solutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first idea was to simply list a high price and consider lowering it only if it didn't sell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was that several times, items remained listed for days without selling; when lowering the price, he wasn't sure by how much was appropriate, always hovering between high and low prices, wasting a lot of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To solve this problem, the player's second method was to deeply study the knowledge of goods in the Exchange Row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after studying for two days, he realized it was impossible to finish learning everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trading Hall frequently lists new resources; only those merchant players who constantly flip resources can precisely control their prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could ordinary players have the energy to update their knowledge of resource prices in real time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the posting player hoped the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce could help them solve this problem by producing a detailed valuation guide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the reply content, A Lan felt this was indeed a good proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, players sharing this same distress constituted the vast majority within the player faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for novice players, selling goods at low prices in the Trading Hall was a pitfall they were highly likely to fall into.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for this problem, he was fully capable of stepping in to resolve it by compiling a valuation guide post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could even make this real-time updated guide post a long-term advertisement for the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce hanging on the forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, when novice players encountered similar problems and searched for relevant guide materials, they would come across this guide, thereby learning about the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would subtly influence players, creating an effect similar to that of a \"white moonlight\" (the author made this up; there is no factual basis).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a psychological perspective, this effect truly exists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By leaving a profound positive impression during early contact, it would continue to exert a positive influence on players subsequently, even affecting their future decision-making tendencies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the \"white moonlight\" one encounters in youth; even if one meets many more people later, that initial beautiful impression remains unforgettable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The novice stage is the period where trust is most easily established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players new to the game are unfamiliar with the trading system and prone to pricing losses, making this the time they need help the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the free valuation guide provided by the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce could help them solve their problems and leave a professional, reliable first impression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memory of providing aid in times of need is far stronger than adding flowers to brocade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, players who received help would naturally develop trust in the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, establishing a long-term bond of goodwill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forum's universally acknowledged number one, \"Nightfall Approaching,\" serves as an excellent reference example; in fact, there are now many guide-focused players on the forum more professional than Nightfall Approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet no one can surpass the popularity Nightfall Approaching enjoys on the forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nostalgia of veteran players, being the first guide mentor novices meet upon entering the forum, being the first person to create Star Vein combination guides... these early halos have made veteran players emotionally attached to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Nightfall Approaching's popularity on the forum benefits significantly from nostalgia points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce could completely emulate this route, gradually building forum influence through meaningful and practical guides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this idea in mind, A Lan decided to personally compile this commodity valuation guide immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was the president of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, it was impossible for him to be thoroughly familiar with the prices of all Trading Hall commodities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As players explored the Monster World more extensively, the number of new commodities added to the Trading Hall was constantly growing; even producing a comprehensive price list for players to reference would fail to solve the core issue of valuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he intended to create was a guide enabling players to judge value based on resource characteristics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As thoughts surged, the content within the post continuously increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After writing a portion of the content, A Lan decided to head immediately to the Emperor Tomb Village Library to consult materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the voyage away from the island, he continuously reviewed relevant materials on the forum, striving to make the guide content as professional as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had abandoned making a price list to clarify prices by having players compare them directly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had to produce a simple and easy-to-understand valuation strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A day and a half later, A Lan rewrote the guide post, naming the title:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce: Pricing commodities in the Trading Hall is a science, but ordinary players cannot watch market fluctuations 24 hours a day. This guide will teach you the \"Five-Dimensional Valuation Method\"; no need to memorize prices by rote, just master the core logic to quickly judge the true value of items in your hands!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Lan's Five-Dimensional Valuation Method for judging commodity value was actually very simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step one: First, look at the resource's grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also the core standard by which the vast majority of players judge resource prices; the higher the grade of spiritual plants and spiritual ores, the higher the price naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, some rare resources command market prices higher than their grade suggests, which requires using step two: the versatility of the resource's usage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, if a player obtains a level-2 spiritual plant, they can first check whether its attributes are used in popular potions; if so, add a 10% premium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it is an ingredient for making Evolution Pills, a 15% premium can be added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it is a rare potion ingredient difficult to mass-produce, the premium can start at 100% or more, as high-player groups like the Divine Hall Society will sweep up purchases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step three: Check whether there are any transaction records in the Trading Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it is confirmed to be a new product that has never appeared in the Trading Hall, sell it at 1.5 times the price based on the first two steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The premium space for new spiritual plants is huge, as groups like the Alchemist Society will purchase them for research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New spiritual ore stones are purchased by groups like the Arms Merchant Society for research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step four: Judge the inherent attributes of the spiritual plant or spiritual ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking Void Origin Stone as an example, the scarce attributes of this space-type spiritual ore stone itself allow it to sell for a higher price than spiritual ores of the same grade; as long as the attributes are scarce, the conditions for a premium are met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the spiritual plant system, there are also 12 rare attribute types similar to the space system (link to library materials).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step five: Real-time demand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Example: When popular major events similar to the Giant Domain Campaign occur, potion prices rise significantly, causing spiritual plant prices to rise along with the Black Tide...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the guide post, by judging through these five dimensions—resource grade, popularity of usage, whether it is a new resource, whether it has rare attributes, and changes in market demand—one can derive a relatively accurate market price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While editing the guide content, A Lan also attached link posts in the thread regarding knowledge of rare plant attributes, rare ore attributes, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, at the end of the post, he attached a soft advertisement slogan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This guide is provided by the \"Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce\"; we focus on ensuring every one of your resources is worth its value.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click, publish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",5635,"2026-06-19T09:20:37.851Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","626b9b5f86bd9a4cfff8d750340c76375d1e7013304bba8d54e20068eb749e2a","monsters-are-coming-chapter-291","monsters-are-coming-chapter-289",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]