Chapter 249: Chapter 243 The Legendary Game Trustee
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Being a female player, if you don’t go for fashion, you cannot be called a woman. Regardless of how masculine a female gamer is, they are still females, thus attention to fashion is inevitable. Kay Lee, of course, also took a look at the fashion store in the game. One point worth mentioning here, all purchases in this game are from system stores, and these stores are separate rooms where the view switches to first-person upon entry.
The highly realistic system really feels like shopping in a real store where you can see every item and its price. Kay has naturally seen, and is aware of what the only fashion item in the game looks like. It might not be the most beautiful as people’s aesthetic standards vary, but no one says it’s not pleasing to the eye. One can describe it as gorgeous, noble, elegant, etc.
Behind these two sets of fashion lies a tragic love story. The two master crafters, Lily Williamson and Oliver Yeoman, are a couple. Many ultimate equipment sets from the eight top factions were crafted by the duo, with most of them having a balance of attributes.
So, naturally, Kay knew about the high price of these two sets of fashion. They were sold for 10 million Flame Nation coins, based on the system’s currency exchange rate.
“I should have guessed.” Kay Lee said with a hint of helplessness thinking about Finn Lewis’s previous spending. After all, it was only a set of clothes, but this was the only set of clothes available. Although it had no additional attributes, the fact you wouldn’t have to queue to get into the game was quite a significant feature.
Additionally, the characters wearing this set could teleport to each other instantly, even though there was a limit to how often it could be used. This was one of the few functions it provided.
However, Kay didn’t add much more. After all, the money eventually went back into Finn’s pockets. It was like moving money from his left hand to his right one.
“What did you guess?” Finn laughed twice and then looked at the game’s instantly popular World Channel and asked.
“That you, the prodigal would surely buy the most expensive ones.” Kay Lee rolled her eyes.
“After all, it comes back to me, what I buy doesn’t matter.” Finn’s words had just fallen when a new notification popped up in the game. But this time it wasn’t Finn who made a purchase, it was another player. The two unique sets of fashion Finn had bought were naturally the only ones. But with higher prices comes rarity. The second most expensive set was limited to three male and female sets, priced at one million each.
The rest ranged from 500,000, 300,000, 100,000, to 50,000. Aside from the special effects, none of these would affect other attributes. Bluntly put, these items were made for show-offs, just like how branded cars in reality serve as a status symbol. The same was true for the fashion and mounts in the game.
Unexpectedly, Finn sparked a frenzy with his purchase as others followed suit and bought the rest of the one-million-dollar fashion sets. Within just half an hour, the remaining six million-dollar fashion sets were all sold.
“Uh…” Finn was somewhat speechless seeing this. In other games, spending a million would have already been considered quite extravagant. There weren’t many players who’d make such large purchases in a server, but these six million-dollar fashion sets just got sold like that.
“I think you’re too bad.” Kay was somewhat dumbfounded watching this scene, and then she came back to her senses. With allure in her eyes, she glanced at Finn and said.
“Uh, what does this have to do with me?” Finn choked.
“You’re what they call the game’s shill”. Kay coyly said.
“How could that be? I only genuinely wanted to gift you something. They wanted to buy the same thing. I couldn’t help it. I suppose some people were planning to buy it, but now it’s gone. Hehe, anyway, once I’ve bought it, it’s out of stock for others.” Finn hehe’d with a grin.
Many in-game fashion sets have usage limits, requiring a renewal after a certain amount of time. But Finn’s were of permanent validity. Especially the pricey ones, they came in limited quantities. If someone wished to buy them after they were out of stock, they’d be disappointed because they would never be restocked again.
After Finn frantically bought two of the most extravagant fashion sets, all the hidden big spenders in the game were restless. Dammit, he even purchased the most expensive ones! Would the guy buy the second most expensive as well just to change his look? Big spenders usually know what others like them are thinking. Spending 20 million was just a minor issue to them, so an additional 6 million to buy the remaining six one-million-dollar fashion sets seemed like no big deal, right?
Thus, those who originally planned to buy, couldn’t help but think, damn, this can’t be borne. What if it’s out of stock after being bought, even if you top up it’d be of no use. Hence, Finn and Kay got to witness the scene. This triggered a chain reaction.
The six sets worth millions were quickly sold out, and the rest were naturally also limited editions, ranging from 10 sets to 100 sets. Although it was unclear whether they could sell out or not, they couldn’t risk having them stolen, so they bought them first. After all, these fashion items were only binded after being worn, and could still be traded before that.
As a result, most of the fashion items in the area where Finn Lewis and Kay Lee were located were sold in the blink of an eye. Even the outfits priced at 100,000 sets each, which were limited to fifty sets, were all bought out instantly. Only the outfits priced at 50,000 sets, which were limited to a hundred sets, were not sold out in the first instance.
However, not being sold out doesn’t mean not many were bought. On the contrary, the less expensive the fashion item, the faster it sold. Because those who can afford a million-set outfit, do you think they care about a 50,000-set outfit? It’s good to have some spare outfits.
In the end, Finn Lewis and Kay Lee unconsciously made a lot of money in one afternoon. Finn even speechless at the end, damn, one can only say that there are indeed many rich people nowadays. These wealthy people weren’t so apparent before when they were dispersed in different games, but now with over five million players online in the Entire World game and its unparalleled gameplay, there are naturally more wealthy people, right?
And in addition, the top-tier equipment, top-tier fashion wear, and top-tier mounts here are exceptionally luxurious, right? This is where status is shown! No game is without game reporters, so news of the Entire World’s first region selling out of fashion wear in just half an hour immediately appeared on the official forum. This reporter even managed to conduct an interview with the person who bought the million-set outfit.
Because purchasing such an expensive outfit naturally calls for some bragging, apart from Finn Lewis and Kay Lee who couldn’t expose themselves, the other players had no such worries. This opportunistic reporter caught this and conducted an interview straight away.
“Flynn Lee, why did you buy this fashion set that costs a whopping million?” The reporter started with a tricky question.
“How should I put it, even though to the majority of people, a game is just virtual assets, we players are emotionally invested in it. It’s a kind of commodity, just like how a good game could be played for many years, just like Monster World, which has been around for almost a decade and still has a large player base. This game, Entire World, is definitely more enjoyable than Monster World! Playing it for ten years is nothing. And within these ten years, a discontinued item, I don’t think it’s expensive. It’s like limited edition cars in reality.”
“A very straightforward theory, okay, even though I’m still very envious of you wealthy folks, I’ve heard that you’re planning to buy the only one of its kind?” the reporter asked again.
“Yes!” The player ID ‘Flynn Lee’ responded with a crying emoji, “I was planning to decisively buy those two sets worth 10 million, but who knew it would be bought by someone else today! I’m already crying my eyes out, that was the only one! Once it’s bought, there’s nowhere else to buy it. Although it’s slightly expensive, I just thought of a solution, I bought all 6 sets worth a million, totalling only 6 million. If I destroy the remaining five sets of outfits, then this is also the only one, although the skill effects with the outfits aren’t as nice as the first set, but it should comfort my girlfriend.”
Finn Lewis and Kay Lee, sitting in front of their computers watching this interview, almost choked on their own saliva upon hearing this. Damn, this guy is quite something, buying all the outfits just to have the only one and going so far as to destroy all the extras. Isn’t this still the only one?
This guy is rich enough, Finn pointed to the guy being interviewed on the screen and said, “See, I’m not the only one splurging. This guy is also a big spender.” Although it was a game character.
Kay Lee covered her mouth and chuckled, “That’s hard to say, because this was completely sparked by you.
While Finn Lewis and Kay Lee were discussing, they forgot that this guy’s words gave a reminder to some wealthy players. Damn, right, although these items are limited, they didn’t limit the number one person could buy. If I bought all these and destroyed the extras, wouldn’t it also be the only one?
About ten minutes after ‘Flynn Lee’ was interviewed, the fashion sets in every district were practically sold out instantly, especially the high-end ones, which were basically all sold out. Finn had just ran to the kitchen to show off his cooking skills when Yuri Johnson called to inquire.
Upon learning that it was the chain reaction sparked by Finn buying a set of outfits for Kay Lee, Yuri was speechless, but he quickly opened his mouth to ask: “What about the issue with these outfits? A lot of wealthy players have called to ask, now that they are all sold out, there’s nowhere for them to buy, should we release new outfits?”
“No! Remember this, each server, including those above 100,000 sets abilities, we only have a few, and once they are sold, they are gone. But we can offer special services for these unique outfits, such as regular redesigns and so on, but that requires additional gold coins. The costs will be set by someone. You can release this in an announcement.” Finn thought for a while and replied decisively.
It is a virtual item after all, and the absolute limited quantities are the reason why people chase after them. Otherwise, who would buy them? So, that loophole can’t be opened.
“I have noted this down,” Yuri thought about it, becoming even more impressed with Finn. This way, he estimated that every time a new district is launched, these outfits will sell very quickly. Yuri guessed it right.. Whenever a new district opens, rich players will rush in, forget about everything else, first top-up their account, buy the most expensive outfits in the Newbie Village then think about leveling up!
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