152: Chapter 152 Guilds Monopolizing? Kick Them Out Directly

After Chi Lie transformed into a dragon shadow and soared away, the crimson dragon qi lingering over Holy Light City hadn't fully dispersed.

The world channel had already exploded first.

"Big boss Lin Zhe is going to the Dragon Domain to suppress the rebellion in a week!"

"Brothers, Dragon Domain materials are about to take off!"

"Hoard Dragon Crystals first! They're needed for Dragon Resistance Gear and Dragon Tongue Enchantments!"

"It'll be too late to afford them soon!"

As soon as the news spread, the trade houses across all of miracle instantly became restless.

Especially the Dragon Crystals.

low-grade dragon crystals, originally 1,000 copper coins each, jumped straight to 1,800 in less than half a day.

Two hours later, 2,500.

By evening, the price had surged to 5,000 copper coins each!

In the Holy Light City trade street, solo players queuing to buy Dragon Crystals were cursing like crazy.

"Yesterday I saw them for 1,000 each, today they're five times that?"

"This is insane! A set of Dragon Resistance Enchantments takes at least twenty low-grade dragon crystals, who can afford that?"

"Damn it, it's the guilds causing trouble again!"

At the very end of the trade street, over a dozen shops that originally sold Dragon Crystals had all hung up the same sign.

[Dragon Slayer Alliance Unified Pricing: low-grade dragon crystals 5,000 copper coins/piece, no bargaining]

Behind the counter, a guild manager in black armor crossed his arms, his face full of arrogance.

"Look closely, from now on, the pricing power for Dragon Crystals belongs to our Dragon Slayer Alliance."

"Buy it if you want, or don't."

"Once Lin Zhe goes to the Dragon Domain, Dragon Crystals will only get more expensive. If you don't buy now, you won't even get them for ten thousand later."

Several nearby members of the Dragon Slayer Alliance laughed intentionally.

"solo players want to touch Dragon Domain resources too? Keep dreaming."

"If you don't have money, go grind for white gear. Dragon Crystals aren't something you should be buying in the first place."

A female solo player with a staff on her back turned red with anger: "You've snatched up all the Dragon Crystals in the city and are selling them for five times the price, on what grounds?"

The black-armored manager sneered: "On the grounds that we have money, and on the grounds that our Dragon Slayer Alliance is one of the top ten guilds in the server. Is that enough?"

"Keep talking, and you won't even be allowed in the queue."

As soon as he said this, curses erupted all around.

But despite the cursing, no one could really do anything to them.

The Dragon Slayer Alliance moved too fast this time.

Just as the news of the Dragon Domain rebellion broke, they immediately poured money in to sweep all the Dragon Crystal stock in Holy Light City, the Luo Feng Trade House, and even several border capital cities, clearly intending to make a killing.

Before long, complaints flew into Luofeng Village like snowflakes.

On a dirt hill, Lin Chen was sitting in a small rattan chair, swinging his short legs, with the complaint light-screen in front of him glowing red.

"Another monopoly?"

The little guy bit into a Spirit Honey Cake, his small face suddenly turning cold.

With a tap of his small hand, the back-end transaction records instantly expanded.

Swish!

Lines of data flickered frantically.

The Dragon Slayer Alliance had swept up 76,000 low-grade dragon crystals within three hours.

Two hundred and thirteen linked alt accounts.

Malicious price-hiking records were laid out clearly.

Even the guild channel chat logs were directly pulled up.

"Keep buying, don't leave a single one for the solo players."

"Pull the price to 5,000 first, and once Lin Zhe actually sets off, pull it to 8,000."

"We'll make at least ten times the profit this time."

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes and casually flipped through the Dragon Slayer Alliance's old accounts.

Very good.

This guild had a dark history.

Blocking dungeon entrances.

Maliciously PK-ing solo players.

They had also engaged in buying low and selling high, and hoarding goods to create bottlenecks, but they hadn't crossed the line the Lin family cared about most before.

Well, now.

They've run right into it themselves.

Lin Chen spoke in a milky voice: "Verified. Ban them all."

Buzz—

In the next second, a server-wide bright red announcement popped up.

[Server Announcement: Upon investigation, the guild "Dragon Slayer Alliance" has maliciously monopolized the server-wide Dragon Crystal stock and hiked the price of low-grade dragon crystals to 5,000 copper coins/piece, seriously disrupting trade order and exploiting ordinary players. The evidence is conclusive!]

[The penalties are as follows:]

[1: All members of the Dragon Slayer Alliance are permanently banned from Dragon Crystal trading!]

[2: All members of the Dragon Slayer Alliance are permanently removed from the access list for all official events!]

[3: All members of the Dragon Slayer Alliance are permanently removed from the access list for all public dungeons and Public Secret Realms!]

[4: All Dragon Crystals hoarded by the guild are confiscated and will be resold to ordinary players at the original price of 1,000 copper coins/piece!]

[The final right of interpretation for this penalty belongs to the Archon of Luofeng Village, Lin Chen!]

Once the announcement came out, the world channel went silent for a moment.

Then it completely exploded.

"Holy crap! It really is the Dragon Slayer Alliance!"

"Hahaha, good ban!"

"5,000 each? Now spit them back out!"

"Permanently kicked from events and dungeons? They're truly finished now!"

In the Holy Light City trade street, before the smile on the black-armored manager's face could fade, a string of red light suddenly exploded above his head.

[You have lost Dragon Crystal trading permissions]

[You have lost eligibility for official events]

[You have lost access to public dungeons]

"What?!"

His face turned pale instantly as he frantically tried to click the trade panel.

Greyed out.

Dungeon teleportation.

Greyed out.

The Dragon Crystals hoarded in the guild warehouse were even forcibly cleared by the system on the spot!

"No! Impossible!"

Just as he finished shouting, the queuing players around him burst into laughter.

"Keep acting tough!"

"Didn't you just say the pricing power for Dragon Crystals belonged to your Dragon Slayer Alliance?"

"Who does it belong to now?"

Almost at the same time, the Luo Feng Trade House and the Holy Light City public sales panel refreshed simultaneously.

[low-grade dragon crystals, 1,000 copper coins/piece, limited purchase]

The inventory numbers ticked up rapidly.

That was all the hoarded stock just confiscated from the Dragon Slayer Alliance.

Countless solo players rushed forward with a roar.

"I got some! It's really the original price!"

"Damn, I finally don't have to be slaughtered by a black-hearted guild!"

"Lord Lin Chen is awesome!"

On the other side, the Dragon Slayer Alliance guild channel was in total chaos.

"I can't enter dungeons?!"

"The event list is blacked out too!"

"Forget about not making money from Dragon Crystals, now even the benefits are gone?"

"I'm quitting the guild, who cares who stays!"

In less than half an hour, notifications of members leaving the guild filled the screen one by one.

Fifty people.

One hundred people.

Three hundred people.

The core members of the guild originally wanted to stabilize the situation, but when they saw everyone was permanently kicked from official events and public dungeons, their faces turned green.

How was this still a top-tier guild?

This was just a group of ruined accounts with no benefits!

In less than half a day, the number of members in the Dragon Slayer Alliance dropped to single digits.

A system announcement then popped up.

[The guild "Dragon Slayer Alliance" has been automatically disbanded due to insufficient members]

The world channel went crazy with laughter again.

"Good heavens, instant death on the spot!"

"Disbanded just like that? A top ten guild is only so-so!"

"Who told them to insist on touching Dragon Crystals? Did they really think the Lin family wouldn't care about trade order?"

What was even more ruthless was that after this blow, other guilds that had originally wanted to follow suit and hoard goods were all so scared they immediately let go.

Some threw the Dragon Crystals they had just collected back into the market at the original price overnight.

Some directly sent out notices in their guild channels.

"Cancel the hoarding plan. Anyone who dares to touch the Dragon Crystal market will face the consequences."

In just one night, the price of Dragon Crystals dropped all the way back to normal.

1,200.

1,050.

Finally, it settled steadily around 1,000 copper coins.

Trade order was restored.

solo players, lifestyle players, and teams preparing to make Dragon Resistance Gear all breathed a sigh of relief.

On the dirt hill, Lin Chen looked at the Dragon Crystal curve returning to normal, gave a satisfied hum, and turned to sync the processing results to Lin Zhe.

In the side hall, Lin Zhe glanced at the report, his expression calm, and only said four words faintly.

"Well done."

Outside the window, the night deepened, and the fireworks in Holy Light City had not yet stopped.

Meanwhile, the churning crimson dragon qi in the direction of the Dragon Domain was becoming heavier and heavier.