Chapter 64: I can’t answer your question
Chapter 64: I can’t answer your question
“If you want to be a merchant, there are generally two ways. One is monopolizing, controlling all the resources yourself. As long as the game doesn’t have a big update, you’ll keep making stable profits… This one requires a lot of capital, so let’s not go into detail.
The other way is exploiting information gaps. Most of the time, this relies on updates in the system. For example, some materials that were previously worthless might become essential tickets for a new dungeon in the next version. If you catch on to this in advance and hoard them like crazy in the market, you can just wait for the update to make a profit. This is one of the simplest methods.”
After taking a shower, Xu Qing didn’t return to his room. For some reason, he just wanted to spend more time talking with Jiang He in the living room. So, he lay on the couch in his pajamas, casually chatting about all sorts of things with her.
“You’ve probably seen this before. In ancient times, the rich and powerful often did the same thing. For instance… when disasters struck, they’d use their information advantage to hoard grain early, then jack up the prices, forcing poor families to sell their houses, land, and even their daughters. They’d monopolize the resources and solidify their social class.”
“Information gap?” Jiang He asked, hearing the term for the first time.
“Yeah, it means I know something, and you don’t. That’s an information gap. Like if I know there’s a locust plague a hundred miles away that’ll spread here in a few days. Before you realize it, I’ve already bought up all your grain. When your expected harvest is gone and you have nothing to eat, you’ll have no choice but to work for me as a housemaid.”
“I won’t be your housemaid!”
“It’s just an example… Okay, let’s not use that one. Anyway, it’s the same idea in games. Many people don’t even bother with the tutorials and just jump into the game wanting to ‘go wild.’ They don’t read the patch notes, so there’s your information gap.”