Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 1072: Chapter 651: The Gambler_4

“Over ten thousand years and they are still pulling the same stunts, all because they are afraid of a run on the bank,”

“Without real strength, why issue a private currency?”

“Refund, refund, refund!”

Zhang Yan spoke calmly, intending to soothe, but the panicked crowd paid no heed, let alone those who were fanning the flames, nearly drowning her out with their roaring voices.

Zhang Yan shook her head, her expression unchanged, and said firmly, “Since everyone insists, the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion will accommodate your demands. Now, the price of Ten Thousand Dao Points will change every two “two-hour periods” and each tier will add ten stores and a thousand windows for exchanges.”

Having said that, she didn’t care about the crowd’s reaction and led her staff back inside the store.

Seeing this, the crowd was momentarily stunned.

“This…”

“They actually did it?”

“Aren’t they afraid of a run?”

“Do they have some sort of confidence?”

“Maybe I shouldn’t exchange after all, I’d be at a loss pulling out my thousand-year deposit now!”

“Don’t fall for her scheme, the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion is just posturing!”

“Look, the Pavilion Master’s reputation is still falling, and it’s falling sharply. If we don’t exchange now, and he goes bankrupt, not being able to give out Heaven-Connecting Coins, then we won’t be able to exchange ever again.”

“Exactly, while he still wants to save face, if later he doesn’t care at all and doesn’t honor these Ten Thousand Dao Points, hiding in the Territory World, then we’ll have nothing.”

“All of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion’s pills, Talismans, weapons, and Hero troops have been bought up, now only some Heaven-Connecting Coins and resources are left. If we don’t exchange now, we won’t get anything.”

Seeing Zhang Yan intervene, making the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion open up exchanges, the panicked people finally calmed down a bit.

But only a little, as agitators continued to push, and the huge falls in the price tags and Reputation List, the flames of panic quickly rekindled. The newly opened ten stores and a thousand counters were quickly filled.

“Great ancestors, look at this!”

“It’s a trap, we really shouldn’t jump into it!”

“Please!”

Lin Dong came striding by, completely ignoring the pleas of the Lin Family, until he saw the frantic scene of the run. He then stopped.

Seeing him stop, the Lin people were overjoyed, hurriedly adding fuel to the fire as they said, “Great ancestor…”

“Shut up!”

Lin Dong backhandedly slapped one, knocking him to the ground, then exchanged a knowing look with the scholar beside him before stepping aside. He watched the crowd swarming to exchange and the continuously falling Ten Thousand Dao Points, a fire ignited in his heart.

‘Scoop up! Scoop up!’

But when would it hit bottom?

The market for Ten Thousand Dao Points was too large, too vast, and even with this speed of fall, it would take a long time to hit rock bottom.

After all, the holders of Ten Thousand Dao Points were not only the major forces but also countless Independent Lords.

Operating and developing for ten thousand years, was it so ordinary?

Lin Dong took a deep breath, standing aside, watching with a detached gaze, yet his blood boiled.

In this manner…

“The Reputation List, the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion Master is no longer visible in the ranks!”

“Did he fall off?”

“That’s not right, even bankruptcy couldn’t remove him from the top of the Sixth Rank with the reputation he accumulated from his campaigns in the Demon Abyss.”

“He advanced in rank; he’s moved up to Seventh Rank!”

“He just advanced and has a safety period, so he isn’t listed in the ranking, that’s why it’s not showing.”

“Thinking they can fool us this way?”

“Everyone, don’t stop, he’s just advanced to Seventh Rank, he must be developing Seventh Rank buildings and upgrading his troops and Heroes, these all cost money, and if we’re late, he will have used them all up.”

“Hurry, hurry, hurry!”

The Lord advancing in rank, the disappearance of reputation, it couldn’t stop the people’s panic.

Selling off, the run continued, madness ensued.

In this manner, a few months later.

“It has stopped!”

“Finally, it has stopped!”

“This price, a complete loss, no capital left at all!”

“All items of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion have been bought up, the Ten Thousand Dao Conference has also been canceled, even the last of the exchanges has fallen to this price, if it continues like this, these Ten Thousand Dao Points will truly become worthless!”

“Luckily I acted fast, sold everything a few years ago. Including what I made before, I didn’t lose too much.”

“It’s over, it’s over, I was just trapped for a few months, how come these Ten Thousand Dao Points have collapsed the moment I came out?”

“I told you this thing was a trap!”

Compared to a few months ago, the bustling, long-lines scene, today’s Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion storefront had declined somewhat, but still, many people gathered and waited in line.

Lin Dong was among them, watching the slowly advancing queue, feeling a sense of temporal dislocation as if he had returned to ten thousand years before, his first time queuing in front of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion.

He knew, he had arrived again at a critical juncture of his destiny.

In this manner…

“Welcome to the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, may I ask what transaction you would like to conduct?”

Not using private rooms, but rather at a counter in the main hall, Lin Dong came up quickly, spoke in a deep voice.

“I want to make an exchange, a fixed-term exchange!”

Simultaneously, voices rang out, Lin Dong paused on the spot, looking around, and then exchanged glances with the surrounding people.

A knowing smile followed.

Indeed, this world, never lacks gamblers!

Lin Dong shook his head, looking forward, “Exchange everything, fixed-term three thousand years!”

“Alright!”

The clerk smiled, then spoke, “Sorry, the adjustment period has arrived, the price of Ten Thousand Dao Points has changed, would you like to continue the exchange?”

“…”

Lin Dong fell silent, looking at the price board beside him, suddenly realizing that he, this gambler, had only just begun.