The moment Ethan saw David's messages, he was stunned.
'This guy is a genius!'
Lord of Region Two, David: ["Selling Boom Boom Mushrooms in bulk! Super fresh and juicy with an excellent texture! Come and get them! Picked to order, guaranteed fresh!"]
Dark Night's Tofu Money @Lord of Region Two, David: N"How much per serving?"]
Lord of Region Two, David: ["One serving for one unit of wood or two units of stone. Other high-grade materials are also negotiable. If you've got Dragon Coins or precious metals, we can talk."]
Dark Night's Tofu Money: ["That's pretty cheap. I want a hundred servings. Do you have that many?"]
Lord of Region Two, David: ["Of course! I've got so many they're overflowing my warehouse, so I'm selling some off. If you want them, hurry."]
Lord of Region Nine, Duma @Lord of Region Two, David: ["However many you've got, I'll take them all."]
"Damn!"
Ethan was completely shocked by David's move.
'Did he harvest all the Boom Boom Mushrooms while they were still young, killing them before they could explode?'
'And because he harvested so many, he came to the World Channel to sell them?'
'But no matter who you sell them to, you definitely shouldn't be selling them to the lords of the opposing districts at a time like this.'
Ethan was about to step in and stop David.
But then he saw David's reply.
Lord of Region Two, David @Lord of Region Nine, Duma: ["Lord of Region Nine, do you think I'm an idiot? You're the sworn enemy of our alliance now. If I sold them to you, wouldn't that be helping the enemy?"]
["You said they taste great. Can't I just eat them myself?"], Lord Duma of Region Nine said stubbornly.
["I've got several thousand servings here. Can you eat all that by yourself?"], Lord David of Region Two posted three contempt emojis, ["I'll make this clear. These Boom Boom Mushrooms are only for lords in our alliance districts, that means Lord Ethan of Region Seven and Lady Luna of Region Eight. Everyone else can forget about it."]
["Aw! I already got my materials ready. I wanted to try them too!"], Player Piggy Boss from Region Three posted three disappointed emojis.
["I wanted to try them too,"] Player B from Region Nine sighed, ["This is outright regional discrimination! It's not like I wanted to be born in Region Nine. Who wouldn't rather have started in Region Seven or Region Two?"]
["Fine, just because you said that, I'll sell you ten servings,"] Lord David of Region Two said, ["But those ten servings are for you alone. You can't give any of them to your lord."]
["Of course! Who'd want to give him anything?"]
The players of Region Nine showed no mercy toward their own lord.
Instead of drawing criticism from the other players, David's words triggered a wave of purchase requests from players in other districts.
Player Dawn Is Coming from Region Four @David: ["Lord David, I'd like to buy ten servings too. I promise I won't give any to my lord. I'm just craving them for myself."]
["Me too! I promise I won't resell them!"]
["Same here!"]
["Boss David, can you sell me some? I just want to try them! I haven't eaten vegetables in ages!"]
["Yeah! Lately I've been eating nothing but bugs, organs, and stuff like that. I'm about to throw up! Please, mushrooms!"]
The flood of player messages completely buried the angry complaints from the Lord of Region Nine.
After thinking it over for a long time, David finally made a difficult decision.
["It's not impossible to sell them to you. But for everyone outside Districts Two, Seven, and Eight, each player is limited to one serving, and each serving costs ten units of materials."] [T/N: That's how sanctions work in real life.]
["Why?",] Player C from Region Three protested angrily, ["They get one serving for one material, but you're charging us ten materials for one serving. If you want to sell them, then sell them. If you don't, then don't. Isn't this way too unfair?"]
["Hah! They're my mushrooms. I can sell them for whatever price I want. Is that any of your business?"], David shot back. Then he warned everyone else, ["That's my price. Buy them if you want, don't if you don't. No one's forcing you. Keep whining, and I'll blacklist you from trading. End of discussion."]
The World Channel immediately fell silent.
Only after it looked like David finally had some free time did Ethan send him a private message.
["Lord David, do you know those Boom Boom Mushrooms in your territory explode? How did you deal with them? When I ran into them in the underground labyrinth before, they almost drove me crazy."]
["I didn't know at first. Later, someone named Altizimo sent me a private message through the World Channel. He said he'd changed classes into a Plant-type profession and told me about it."] David continued, ["Then I paid him to buy a method for suppressing the growth of Boom Boom Mushrooms."]
["A way to suppress the growth of Boom Boom Mushrooms?"], Ethan immediately became interested, ["How does it work?"]
["I don't mind telling Lord Ethan,"] After thinking for a moment, David said, ["It's actually very simple. Just spread a large amount of salt over the soil where the Boom Boom Mushrooms grow, and it'll suppress the growth of these explosive plants. The salt not only slows their growth, but also makes them especially tender and juicy. They're honestly really good. Lord Ethan, want to try some? I'll send you a few."]
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