Heroes' Prison

Chapter 514 - 504 The Question the Whole World Wants to Ask

When buying something, naturally the lower the price the better. Huang Yi knew that the shock of his admission of defeat was still far from sufficient; the stock price of Hero Guild had only plummeted by 20%~30%. Indeed, that was the case. After his concession today, the stock of Hero Guild dropped by only 20%~30%.

However, the decline of Hero Guild’s stock would only last 12 hours, for in the award ceremony tonight, Huang Yi would become the first player to reach Level 100, at which point all their camouflages would fail. Therefore, he had to do his utmost in these 12 hours to cause Hero Guild’s stock to fall to its lowest, then bottom-fish a large amount of stock and regain control of the guild.

In this endeavour, he had set two traps to severely damage the stock value of Hero Guild.

The first trap was to raise funds from guild members.

This trap served two purposes. On one hand, it allowed him to hold onto the guild members’ money, preventing them from betting on Huang Yi and wasting their money. Since Huang Yi planned to concede, those who bet on him would be unlucky, yet the members of Hero Guild, blindingly trusting him, would surely wager on his victory. But he could not ask the members of Hero Guild to bet on Miyamoto Musashi to win, as that would have revealed a flaw. So, he boldly proceeded with the fundraising, pocketing the money from the members of Hero Guild.

On the other hand, he needed a large sum of money to bet on Miyamoto Musashi’s victory, a rare opportunity to make huge profits, where one could earn back several times their investment! That’s why he borrowed money from the Xuanyuan Clan, from Cold Storage. Fundraising was one of the most crucial methods; the members of Hero Guild were exceedingly wealthy, far surpassing average players, and those 20 million people also scrambled to borrow even from friends and relatives, accumulating a vast fortune altogether.

The second trap was to create the illusion that a guild executive had embezzled funds and absconded. Once the fundraising amassed a significant amount, and the executives of Hero Guild suddenly left the guild en masse, it would certainly cause great panic! The first thought of countless people would be that they had fled with the funds, that they were a bunch of scammers with premeditation. After such a painful blow, Hero Guild would be on the verge of disbanding, with a dim future ahead. After all, no matter how large a force, talent is the most important asset; without their core talents, the guild would have no future to speak of, and the stock price would surely plummet!

Of course, if it were any other guild implementing this trap, it might have been extremely difficult because it’s hard to unify people. However, Hero Guild was different; most of their high-ranking officials and key members were criminals from Rose Prison, people firmly under Huang Yi’s control, like extensions of his own limbs.

With these two traps, plus Huang Yi’s concession in the individual match, it was easy for people to suspect a grand conspiracy. Indeed, many believed that after these executives raised funds and bet on Miyamoto Musashi to win, they deliberately conceded, absconding with both the winnings and the raised funds.

After such consecutive shocks, the stock price of Hero Guild indeed plummeted straight down, and by evening, the decrease had exceeded 90%! A once mighty guild with a market capitalization of over twenty trillion US dollars had shrunk to a mere two hundred billion US dollars!

Now was the best time to buy Hero Guild’s stocks, the last chance before it became too late at the award ceremony.

Moreover, this was the most opportune moment to unload the Martial Arts Guild’s stock because after the awards ceremony later that night, Huang Yi would stage a dramatic comeback, seizing the honor that belonged to Miyamoto Musashi, and the stock value of Martial Arts Guild would certainly plummet.

It can be said that those short twelve hours today were the most critical part of Huang Yi’s plan. He was willing to endure the world’s curses, to be misunderstood, all to inflict heavy damage on the stock value of Hero Guild, to buy its stocks at a bargain price.

Now, the goal of his money-making had been perfectly achieved; in just three days, the organization behind him had magically earned more than seventeen trillion US dollars! Not only that but in The Second World, the gold coins they controlled had also reached over a hundred trillion!

This plan was unprecedented in its significance, saving Huang Yi and his side several years of struggle!

However, one inescapable point was that their conduct was not honorable. Hero Guild was listed in the United States, and under the US’s "New Securities Trading Law," their actions had already breached insider trading and manipulation of the securities market laws.

Huang Yi was not concerned, for on one hand, he had already atoned for his sins in Rose Prison. On the other hand, the organization was very cautious; those who bought and sold the stocks did not know each other and appeared to be engaged in normal trading activities, which made it difficult to capture any malpractice. Moreover, investigating this matter would require searching for evidence within The Second World, but The Second World, created by the Era of Corporation, lacked any laws.

It could be said that Huang Yi’s plan succeeded partly due to human factors and partly by leveraging the unique environment of The Second World.

"Brother, what’s your next step in the plan?" At this moment, Xiao Chunzi asked another question.

"The next step is more difficult, and I’m not sure if it can be accomplished, but we will try our best," replied Huang Yi, his tone uncertain, conservatively answering the question.

"What plan?" curiosity piqued, Xiao Chunzi grabbed Huang Yi’s clothes tighter.

"Your brother’s next step is to win the team competition and become the Martial Saint!" This time, Qin Shiyu answered for Huang Yi.

"Yes!" Huang Yi nodded and said gravely, "We have given up the individual competition title, but the team competition title is something we cannot afford to lose; it’s an honor worth all our efforts. Right now, Hero Guild is in the midst of regaining its strength, and we need a team competition title to demonstrate the strength of our guild! When Poet first came to us, he also said he was willing to hand over the Oceanic Airship blueprints to us, so naturally, we need to show some strength. Moreover, some members of Hero Guild once told me that ’Martial Emperor,’ in their opinion, doesn’t sound as good as ’Martial Saint.’ Therefore, we’ll strive with all our might to win the team championship!"

"Yeah! I also think ’Martial Emperor’ doesn’t sound as good as ’Martial Saint’! Brother, I believe you can definitely obtain the Martial Saint title!" said Xiao Chunzi, clenching her little fists, her tone full of absolute trust in Huang Yi.

Huang Yi touched her little head, smiled slightly, and said nothing.

Although Xiao Chunzi was brimming with trust in him, he knew that winning the team competition would be very difficult. Now that Miyamoto Musashi had also broken through to the Holy Domain Rank, and since he also possessed the Martial Emperor Title, that title could bring him a significant boost. Just the Status Level +1 alone could create a 40% disparity in All Attributes between the two of them.

Additionally, Miyamoto Musashi had various top-level potions! Those that have been revealed include the Protection of the God of Life, Paralysis Potion, Complete Cooldown Potion, and Potion Effect Doubling Potion—four S-grade potions!

Moreover, the rest of his team is not to be underestimated, including almost all of Japan’s top players—completely at the national team level.

However, Huang Yi had already made the appropriate arrangements, and the first step had been perfectly executed, which was the individual competition that morning.

The reason he had chosen to concede later after the start of the match, rather than giving up right from the beginning, was to draw out Miyamoto Musashi’s top-level potions and reduce his advantage in the team competition. As a result, Miyamoto Musashi wasted three S-grade potions, greatly decreasing his threat in the team match.

The second step was currently in progress. Several days ago, his real body left Dragon City and was teleported away, never to return. In fact, his real body went to a dark, damp place, somewhere almost completely isolated from the rest of the world.

That place was the Abyss!

At this moment, his real body was at the bottom of the Abyss, next to the Demon King’s Gate!

Now that he had broken through to the Holy Domain Rank, it was time for the final awakening of Nefalem’s Bloodline!

Before reaching the Holy Domain, the speed of absorbing Dark Breath was too slow. For example, Xiao Chunzi, even with the help of the White Dragon King, took several months to awaken.

But now, as soon as Huang Yi broke through to the Holy Domain Rank and fully absorbed the Dark Breath himself, it was a completely different concept, and he could complete the remaining 50% of the awakening in the shortest time!

Once awakened, his strength would reach a whole new realm, with the Strongest Bloodline, transcending both gods and demons, truly running through his veins!

Last, besides these two steps, there was an unexpected assistance that caught Huang Yi off-guard—the upgraded Name Bestowing!

Being the first to reach Level 100, he earned two National Honor Points, which, together with his previous contributions, totaled six points. This even exceeded the system’s requirement of five points to upgrade Name Bestowing, and now his Name Bestowing had been upgraded, also endowing him with Name Bestowing Attributes.

He hadn’t paid attention to this Name Bestowing Attribute before, but now he had the time to study it.

Huang Yi took a deep breath and eagerly checked his Name Bestowing Attributes.

God of Slaughter—

Strength +50 Holy Domain Points

Do not drop equipment upon death

Automatically level up by 1 on the 1st of every month

The experience required to level up is reduced by 10% compared to ordinary players

For every level that exceeds the enemy’s, gain an additional 1% in All Attributes, and the enemy loses 1% in Attributes; when surpassing the enemy by 30 levels, one’s Attack will ignore the enemy’s Defense Attribute, and any of the enemy’s attacks shall be ineffective against oneself.

The properties of this Name Bestowing are different from those of the Martial Emperor and Martial Saint Titles, and it’s hard to say which is stronger, as they each follow different paths.

The Martial Emperor and Martial Saint Titles focus on Attribute Bonuses, which are solid benefits that can be clearly felt in combat. But these Name Bestowing Attributes focus on auxiliary functions, and each one is incredibly powerful! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to vote for Recommendation Tickets, Monthly Tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)