Blackstone Code

There are many listed companies and stocks in the Gephra financial market. Although electronic displays are now in use, there isn’t enough space to show all stocks unless the exchange is completely renovated.

But how could the exchange be so easily renovated?

Any pause in trading would cause major inconvenience—or even disaster—for Gephra’s financial system. So, the current bulletin boards are still flip-style.

They use hexagonal rotating prisms, each of the six faces displaying different stocks and prices. Just a few of these are enough to display all the stocks within a limited space.

The board refreshes every 30 seconds. At most, in under three minutes, the latest price for each stock appears.

This interval isn’t fixed—when trading volume is high, the rotation speed increases. Prices can also be checked in real-time via phone or other methods.

While one of Richard’s men was drinking water, he happened to notice a slight dip in Harmony Capital’s price. He quickly took a few gulps and walked to the trading desk.

“What’s going on? Why did the price drop?” His tone was puzzled, though not urgent. It had only fallen ten cents—still within acceptable limits.

The trader picked up the phone to inquire, nodding repeatedly before hanging up. “There was some selling just now, caused a brief fluctuation. The next update will show the price has already bounced back.”