[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-are-coming-chapter-358":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},2250207,4069,"Chapter 358: Trading Reform: The Super Holdout","monsters-are-coming-chapter-358",358,"\u003Cp>The Primordial Sacrifice Altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng's gaze focused on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Book of Fate stood upon the sea surface, silver robes billowing, as he lightly tapped with his staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plastic waste, abandoned fishing nets, oil slicks... various kinds of trash from the Pacific Ocean were drawn by an invisible force, floating up from the seabed and from all directions to the surface, rapidly piling into a mountain at the Book of Fate's feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand and swept it outward; the silver beam shot from his staff once again generated nine silver pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reconstructing the Refinement Great Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this time, what was being refined was no longer flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Microplastics, oil stains, chemical toxins, nuclear wastewater... all were sent into the Refinement Great Array to be refined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seawater became clear at a speed visible to the naked eye, refracting shimmering waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, the Book of Fate sliced his fingertip, letting a drop of blood fall into the ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surging vitality instantly spread from the sea surface beneath his feet as a starting point; all fish schools that came into contact with the blood swelled violently in size, with silver patterns emerging on their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some fish schools were even burst open by the vitality, startling the Book of Fate into subconsciously shrinking his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decisively used his consciousness to control the speed at which this drop of blood released its vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever the blood's energy passed, coral reef groups grew wildly, covering the seabed below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to obtain player qualification as soon as possible, the Book of Fate began diligently executing the purification project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the damage had been done to the Pacific Ocean region, the requirement given to him by the Dragon Sparrow Fate Lord was to purify all sea regions of Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To completely purify the ocean pollution caused by Earth's living beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, the Book of Fate discovered that many pollutants in the ocean could not be purified through refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were generally energy elements brought by other descending factions, yet they did not dissolve into Earth's circulation system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After decomposing and extracting these types of energy, the Book of Fate directly discarded them into the Void World, where they would naturally be swallowed and absorbed by the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this, he still needed to commence Earth's spiritual energy nurturing project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To upgrade the level of Earth's living environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a massive reconstruction project, and creation was far more difficult than destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking that in the future he could roam freely in the Monster World as a player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And could even gain the blessing of the Rule Power from the Fate Soul Repository, even resurrecting with full health after death... such effort was not even worthy of tying the shoelaces of that impending joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the opportunity he provided for him to break free from the shackles of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone one year; even if it were a hundred years or a thousand years, he would gladly endure it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Book of Fate did not realize that his every move was being watched by the \"High-Dimensional Deity\" in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng also withdrew his gaze at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Environmental Improvement Project was originally a part of his future plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Earth's importance was far less than that of Emperor Tomb Village, it was, after all, the location for subsequent player recruitment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Environmental improvement could fundamentally optimize the life strength of Earth's living beings and extend their lifespans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the assistance of the Evolution Shop, Earth players would no longer need to worry about troubles in the real-world layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the Fate Clan had stepped in, it saved him the trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze shifted at this moment to the Player Forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just recently, he had noticed a significant increase in the number of \"scalper\" players in the Trading Row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of them had appeared only after the recent distribution of 50 million player qualifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These players, while still in the tourist stage, began meticulously studying various price information in the Trading Row, devoting all their energy to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like sharks smelling blood, they analyzed price information day and night without stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their goal was to secure profits through the Trading Row once they obtained player qualifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what the forum players called: Knowledge is Sacrificial Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The method of buying low and selling high allowed one to earn profits even after deducting transaction fees, making it a way for many novices to rapidly expand their Sacrificial Power income in the early stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these players, there were also those professionally engaged in finance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Investigations by the Guides revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some players, during the tourist stage, would intensely monitor Trading Row information for over ten hours a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They used spreadsheets on their computers to densely record price differences for various types of spiritual materials; some players had even compiled data on price fluctuations caused by daily dungeon drops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even predicting which resources would see price increases after each round of qualification distribution brought in a large influx of novices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such fluctuation cycles could even be pinpointed precisely to peak changes across three time segments: morning, noon, and night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More professional players had turned the Trading Row data they collected into a simulation software.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoping to use it to predict price trends for different commodities in the Trading Row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These players had planned everything in advance, waiting only to obtain player qualifications to activate their buy-low-sell-high trading model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanting to leverage the smallest amount of Sacrificial Power to pry open the greatest profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facts proved that these players, who treated the Trading Row like financial software, could indeed profit from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike ordinary novice players who were keen on exploring maps or challenging monsters, they treated the Trading Row as a growth path for acquiring Sacrificial Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the price fluctuation cycles of spiritual materials to changes in the player counts of different gameplay styles, they precisely calculated trading schemes to earn Sacrificial Power quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Qi Sheng's eyes, this behavior was utterly meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Essentially, it created profits through other players but provided no assistance whatsoever to the faction's development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the early pioneering stage, there were also players who bought low and sold high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, such players were extremely few and never treated reselling as their primary source of income for growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the increase in player numbers and the entry of various professional financial trading players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trading Row had become a gold rush pool in the eyes of many players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng fundamentally agreed with the notion that knowledge brings wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did not wish for too many players to devote more of their energy to hoarding, reselling, and other series of meaningless behaviors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also gave him the idea to update the Trading Row model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Trading Row operated on a fixed-price model; whatever price a player listed an item for, other players could purchase it directly at that price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sellers only needed to pay a 5% transaction fee to receive their sales revenue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the spiritual resources of the Monster World were too abundant; ordinary players found it difficult to understand the prices of all spiritual resources, which required investing a great deal of time and energy to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inevitably, situations arose where high-value items were sold at low prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plugin created by the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce could only serve as a reference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New types of spiritual resources were listed every day; estimating the prices of these resources relied on formulas, which were not necessarily accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, many players simply couldn't be bothered to look at any valuation formulas, listing items directly once they felt the price was roughly appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goods listed by these players became the targets for reseller-type players to earn profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put an end to such occurrences and avoid forming a channel for financial profiteering within the player faction, he decided to add a brand new function to the Trading Row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Building upon the existing fixed-price model, a new \"Bid Listing\" option would be added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players could set prices freely as usual, but if they checked this option, the item would enter a 24-hour bidding cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During these 24 hours, all players could participate in the auction through bidding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each bid had to be higher than the previous one, and the Trading Row would publicly display the latest offer in real-time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the listing time for the item expired, the highest bidder would automatically complete the transaction; the seller's revenue would have a 6% transaction fee deducted, which was only 1% more than the normal fee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The core of this model was using collective wisdom to fill information gaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High-value items would no longer be snapped up at low prices because the seller didn't understand the market; the bidding process itself was a collective assessment of the item's value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, if Player A obtained a \"Shield-Breaking Crystal\" from the Adventurer Dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not need to check price guides or calculate valuation formulas; he could list it on the Trading Row at a price of 1 Sacrificial Power using the \"Auction Cultivation Mode.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this item entered the Trading Row, regardless of how much other players bid, it would not be sold immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transaction would only trigger after the 24-hour auction period ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, players hoping to snap up bargains became competitors against each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would gradually drive the price up to a reasonable level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would significantly compress the manipulation space available to reseller players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the fixed-price model, they relied on information gaps to snap up bargains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the bidding model, with 58 million players having the opportunity to participate, the difficulty of sweeping up goods at low prices and reselling them at high prices would increase dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, players who only wanted to profit from reselling would be forced to shift towards genuine resource production gameplay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or, amidst fierce bidding, compete on their understanding of the market rather than simply staring for pricing mistakes made by novices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng doing this was not to prohibit profiting from knowledge, but to return trading to its essential nature of circulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ensure every spiritual resource could be matched with the player who needed it most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then allow players to devote more of their energy to exploration, hunting, and other growth gameplay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than constantly exploiting loopholes within information gaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After summoning the underlying architecture of the Challenger System with intersecting star orbits, Qi Sheng began editing the Trading Row functions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>10:00 PM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Challenger Notification rang in the minds of all players:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Challenger Notification: The game is about to undergo an online update. Update content: Auction Bidding Cultivation Mode.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Update Content: Auction Bidding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Content Introduction:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this update concluded, the Trading Hall will activate a dual-track trading model; in addition to the existing Buy-It-Now Cultivation Mode, a new \"Auction Bidding\" Cultivation Mode is added to provide players with a fairer trading experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the auction Cultivation Mode, other players may participate in bidding for 24 hours after an item is listed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each bid must exceed the current price; the Trading Hall will display the current bid amount in real time. When the 24-hour bidding period ends, the highest bidder will purchase the item, and the seller will receive the sale proceeds minus a 6% handling fee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emergence of this new function immediately sparked heated discussion on the forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were both positive and negative reviews.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the vast majority of players gave it positive feedback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bidding Cultivation Mode saved them the time required to deeply study market price knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for a few extremely niche resource types, there was basically no possibility of other players snagging bargains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could devote more energy to their growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the players who gave negative reviews, they had generally been deeply entrenched in the Trading Hall for a long time, having spent massive amounts of time learning relevant knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One update completely disrupted their growth pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they could still profit from the Trading Hall in the future, the probability of snagging bargains had drastically decreased, forcing them to seek other paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng also collected information from player discussions on the forum during this process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After preliminary observation, he paid it no further mind, shifting his gaze to the Illusionary Spirit Wasteland region of the Broken Soul Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the battlefield of the Civilization Ruins, the player army and the Bliss Army were engaged in fierce slaughter and collision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a purple figure suddenly appeared above the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Gatekeeper Grandpa make his entrance, the players collectively fell silent, ceasing their attacks on the Bliss Warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warriors of the Bliss Legion also halted their offensive, falling into a state of stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gatekeeper Grandpa simply raised his hand and swept it outward, causing the sky curtain to unfold and project a scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless players sat down on the ground, took out drinks and food, and then looked up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was advertisement time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, inside a team voice channel in one corner of the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Summoner Bro really leaving?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Summoner Bro, you're finally willing to graduate; goodbye, and I wish you smooth sailing in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a pity; we'll be missing a strong carry in future team fights. My youth is over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the farewells in the team channel, the man chewing canned rations with the ID \"Invincible Summoner\" hanging above his head grinned and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't make it seem like a life-and-death separation; I've stayed in the Ale Training Camp long enough; it's time to graduate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spoken, Wei Shan stood up and looked up at the projected advertisement playing overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although reluctant in his heart, he knew that once the advertisement time ended, it would be his final charge within the Ale Training Camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a cautious-type player, he had already remained in the Ale Training Camp for over half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, novice players would be expelled by the Gatekeeper Grandpa once their comprehensive Soul Soul rank reached around level 33; even with the most leisurely playstyle, it was impossible to stay in the Ale Training Camp for half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was actually a technique to exploit a bug here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A player's Star Vein system could be reconstructed through \"decomposition,\" converting Soul Soul ranks into Evolution Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This created room for manipulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He usually embedded three Soul Souls: Ink Flame, Gargoyle, and High Speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ink Flame was his core Soul Soul, always stuck at level 27.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distribution ratio for Star Vein Evolution Points was: Ink Flame (0%), Gargoyle (60%), High Speed (40%).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Gargoyle's rank met the requirement, he would directly decompose it and replace it with the Light Shield Soul Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The returned Evolution Points were not allocated for use but stored in the Star Vein interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next cycle, once the High Speed trait's rank met the requirement, he would decompose the High Speed Soul Soul, allowing the Gargoyle Soul Soul to re-enter the Star Vein slot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on this scheme of infinite cyclic decomposition, he had managed to stay in the Ale Training Camp until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary players would never use this method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although exploiting the bug could delay graduation, it would also limit one's own growth speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As strength increased, hunting stronger monsters to obtain greater Sacrificial Power yields was the most correct choice for ordinary players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, no other playstyle offered yields as stable as those of the Ale Training Camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, he had also considered what playstyle faction he should choose if he graduated from the Ale Training Camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first consideration was the Exploration Faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after delving deeper, he discovered that the Exploration Faction playstyle meant going hungry one meal and feasting the next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Often, it required wandering alone in unknown regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only companion by one's side would be a growth-type pet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This playstyle was too lonely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, he considered the Fishing Faction playstyle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had little interest in fishing to begin with; the feeling of staring at a fishing rod every day waiting seemed meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Arena Faction playstyle of the Ancient God Arena, he simply lacked the strength for it; the requirements for player skill were too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed-run faction of the Adventurer Dungeon required detailed knowledge of dungeon content; a clumsy player like him could easily make mistakes, take the blame, and get scolded within a team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Emperor Tomb Village battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a development channel only top-tier players would consider; for a player like him to join a United Warband was nothing but wishful thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt his only advantage was his decent understanding of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, his brain was good, but every other aspect was lacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much thought, only the clumsy brawling within the Ale Training Camp best matched his growth needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, being weak was not the original sin; there would always be a novice performing even worse than you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The utilization rate of techniques in combat was nearly non-existent; violent brawling akin to street thugs fighting was the mainstream.\u003C\u002Fp>",2884,"2026-06-19T09:20:37.851Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1b9112d3bcc93a0df858db9fa2cce8133c9751fff45500f3e23fa7e1db432d79","monsters-are-coming-chapter-359","monsters-are-coming-chapter-357",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]