Watching TwilightBloodshade and ArrowHeart bidding against each other like lunatics, even SteelIronMan—the seller—was stunned.
The way they casually shouted "one million," "one-point-zero-one million,"
…were they talking about credits?
Not… Happy Beans from a poker app?
"Ahem… gentlemen, I believe you really do have this kind of money.
But can I—uh—see your actual credit balances?
Your bids are a bit… astronomical."
SteelIronMan swallowed hard.
"No problem.
In fact, we should verify funds.
No point letting some random brat run his mouth."
ArrowHeart nodded, then opened his interface.
He directly topped up five million credits with real money.
"Should be enough for early-game progression."
ArrowHeart nodded calmly—
but his squad could hear the sheer "I got pissed so I threw money" energy.
Buying the Ruin Guard for a million?
That was just emotional damage compensation.
Face money.
Pure, simple, premium grade.
He wanted to see how long that arrogant kid could keep bidding.
"Add me, enable shared-vision.
You'll be able to monitor my balance in real time.
Saves me from sending a screenshot and being accused of Photoshopping it."
SteelIronMan followed the instructions.
Once he saw ArrowHeart's balance,
his expression changed instantly.
"Brothers… I think we just met a mythical-tier whale!"
SteelIronMan whispered in team chat:
"Game's only been live for two days!
And he dares top up FIVE MILLION already?!
He's not afraid the devs vanish tomorrow?!"
"Nah, impossible.
With quality like this, this game will explode globally."
AssassinOfFlowerGarden snorted.
"And credits are pegged to real-world money.
This isn't spending—this is investment!
Used well, five million credits could generate tens of millions, even hundreds!"
"Sounds exaggerated… It's just a game,"
IronPalmWithFeelings muttered.
"This is 'exaggerated' to you?!
A couple years ago people dumped billions into some scam 'Metaverse' vaporware!
It was literally NOTHING but a concept!"
AssassinOfFlowerGarden scoffed.
"But THIS game?
THIS is the real Metaverse!
A finished, functioning product!
100% realism!
Right now it's only one fantasy world,
but who knows the future?
Maybe it expands—
space travel, other planets—
a whole damn multiverse!"
"Holy crap…
Now YOU'RE making me want to invest my whole paycheck."
KneeBreakerFromJumping shivered.
"You a dev plant or what?!"
"Me? A shill?
Bro, I SOLD MY HOUSE DOWN PAYMENT to charge credits."
AssassinOfFlowerGarden shrugged.
"What the—?!"
"Otherwise you think I could afford full set ★★ gear?
Spent nearly ten grand just for equipment!
I can solo a Mitachurl now!"
While the team debated investment philosophy,
SteelIronMan walked up to TwilightBloodshade.
"My friend, the other bidder has passed verification—
his funds far exceed his bid.
Can you show your balance as well?
A simple screenshot is fine."
"Hold on!!!"
TwilightBloodshade opened his interface—
and instantly felt his heart drop.
"Crap… my secondary bank card only has a 500k daily limit…
I can only convert 499,000 credits…"
Twilight froze.
He'd been trash-talking for five minutes straight.
If he couldn't pay…
he'd become the biggest joke in the server.
He clenched his teeth
and called someone.
The call connected—
"Dad! Dad it's me! I need money!"
"I KNOW the secondary card has a 500k limit—
I need ANOTHER 100k!"
"No, not buying a car—IT'S FOR A GAME."
"No, not DreamFantasy— I quit after losing the last war."
"The refund money?
I used it to buy the Lamborghini…"
"Yes, I SAID I wouldn't spend money on games again—
BUT THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT!"
"It's 100% realistic!!"
"No, I'm NOT being scammed—
HELLO?? DAD?? DAAAAAAAD???"
Beep—
Twilight stared blankly into space.
Back in-game, everyone was staring at him.
He flushed red.
"My… my balance is only 490k for now.
But I CAN afford it!
Money will arrive in three days!
I—I can mortgage my Lamborghini!"
The crowd burst out laughing.
A guy with a Lamborghini…
can't produce 1 million on the spot?
Total poser.
"Sorry," SteelIronMan sighed.
"If you can't pay,
we have to sell to them."
His squad moved the Ruin Guard remains
to ArrowHeart's side.
ArrowHeart didn't hesitate.
Transaction: 1,000,000 credits. Completed.
"Then—
let's begin the main event."
Dismantling.
Nearby, Liang Chuan casually opened a bag of Qingmi berries
like popcorn,
sitting upright to watch the show.
ArrowHeart's squad had exactly what they needed:
A Mechanic.
Talent Skill: Mechanical Mastery.
Perfect for disassembling a Ruin Guard
without damaging valuable parts.
"Old Han, your RNG should be good recently, right?
Don't you dare only pull out two lousy gears.
We'd lose BIG."
SunsetWarGod laughed at the Mechanic, ID HanTheDemon.
"Please.
I'm not YOU—
the legendary 'Black-Faced WarGod.'"
Han snorted, then whipped out his tools
and began dismantling the Ruin Guard with professional precision.
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