Xiuxian: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 657 Gambler
"We are absolutely sincere and hope that Pavilion Master Xu can come in person so that both sides can have an open and honest talk."

In the reception room, Tan Tai Qin, who had reached the seventh level, spoke calmly and forcefully to Zhang Yan, who was only at the sixth level.

Zhang Yan just smiled at this and said, "The Pavilion Master has given me full authority over this matter. Fairy Tantai can discuss it with me directly if she has any intentions. I guarantee that there will be no difference between the two."

"..."

Tan Taiqin was silent for a while, looked at her coldly, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that Pavilion Master Xu is still unwilling to accept our kindness!"

"No!"

Zhang Yan shook her head and said in a deep voice: "Wanbao Pavilion is willing to accept everyone's kindness and get along with everyone in a friendly manner, but some things are fundamental principles and cannot be changed!"

"..."

Facing Zhang Yan's words, Tan Tai Qin was silent again, and after a long while she said, "Well, if that's the case, then I will talk to Deputy Pavilion Master Zhang on behalf of Kunlun Fairyland."

Zhang Yan smiled: "Please!"

"We in Kunlun Wonderland are willing to cooperate with Pavilion Master Xu!"

Tan Taiqin was also direct: "Help Wanbao Pavilion and Pavilion Master Xu to overcome the difficulty of the seventh level. Even the eighth and ninth levels are not a problem."

"Oh?"

Zhang Yan was not surprised to hear this. She smiled softly at Tan Taiqin and said, "May I ask how Kunlun Wonderland plans to cooperate with Wanbao Pavilion?"

"All aspects!"

Tan Taiqin said in a deep voice: "This includes injecting capital into Wanbao Pavilion, stabilizing Wandao Points, and even forming an alliance directly. After Pavilion Master Xu advances to the seventh level, we will send reinforcements to fight against the Demon Abyss together."

“It’s really sincere!”

Zhang Yan nodded and asked, "What does Wanbao Pavilion need to pay?"

"..."

Tan Taiqin was silent for a while, then said, "We, the Kunlun Fairyland, are helping the Wanbao Pavilion for the greater good of all people, not for our own selfish interests, and we don't ask for anything in return. Even after Pavilion Master Xu advances to the seventh rank, we, the Kunlun Fairyland, are willing to help the Wanbao Pavilion become a new immortal power in the Tongtian Tower."

Zhang Yan smiled, her expression unchanged: "We know the good intentions of Kunlun Fairyland, but as mentioned before, some things are fundamental principles that cannot be changed, so if you have anything to say, Fairy, please speak clearly."

Tan Tai Qin looked at her and was silent again, then said: "We don't ask for much, we just hope that Pavilion Master Xu can make some concessions for the sake of the common people, put aside the grudge with Tongtian Fairy Palace, and don't do things that will hurt the loved ones and please the enemies. The conflict between Tongtian Tower and the snipe and clam will only benefit the fishermen in the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss."

"Fairy, what you said is wrong!"

Zhang Yan heard this and shook her head: "From the beginning, the Tongtian Palace was misbehaving and repeatedly offended our Wanbao Pavilion. Even so, the Pavilion Master stopped at the right time and only fought back against the offenders. He never escalated the situation. Compared with the Demon Abyss, I don't know how much he held back. How can it be said that he didn't care about the overall situation?"

"..."

After these words were spoken, Tan Tai Qin fell silent again.

"Fairy Tantai should have a deep understanding of this."

Zhang Yan ignored him and continued, "Such words should not be said to my Wanbao Pavilion, but to Tongtian Fairy Palace and those people."

"Over the years, they have used various actions, both overt and covert, to suppress our Wanbao Pavilion, but our Wanbao Pavilion has never fought with them. Does this mean that our Wanbao Pavilion is not brave enough to fight with them?"

"No, it's because the Pavilion Master is magnanimous and doesn't want my Tower of Babel to consume itself while the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss benefits from it!"

"Fairy Tantai, are you really going to tell my Wanbao Pavilion about the four words 'the overall interests of the people'?"

"..."

Zhang Yan's words made Tan Taiqin silent for a long time before she responded: "We all know that Pavilion Master Xu is magnanimous, but Tongtian Palace is still a Taoist sect of immortals after all, and it needs some face. As long as Wanbao Pavilion gives a way out, both sides can make peace..."

"how?"

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted. Zhang Yan said in a cold voice: "He Tongtian Palace wants face, but my Wanbao Pavilion doesn't want face. Could it be that the face of his Tongtian Palace is more important than the overall interests of the people?"

"..."

The last four words of the response were powerful and powerful.

Tan Taiqin was speechless and could only avoid the topic: "In this case, the grievances between Tongtian Palace and Wanbao Pavilion should be resolved by Tongtian Palace and Wanbao Pavilion. My Kunlun Fairyland will not interfere, nor will it hinder cooperation with Wanbao Pavilion. I just hope that Pavilion Master Xu can promise one thing."

"Oh?"

Zhang Yan asked, "What's the matter?"

"market price!"

Tan Taiqin's eyes were stern. "I hope that after this difficult time is over, Wanbao Pavilion can match the market price with all parties, and not engage in malicious competition or disrupt the market. This is the only request from Kunlun Wonderland and all parties."

Zhang Yan heard this and shook her head: "Kunlun Wonderland said this because they think that my Wanbao Pavilion is disrupting the market and damaging the interests of all parties?"

Tan Taiqin met her gaze and said calmly: "It's understandable as a temporary measure, but it can't be a long-term plan!"

“What is long term?”

Zhang Yan looked at her and said coldly, "Let's not talk about the general interests of the people at this time. My Wanbao Pavilion sells at a low profit margin and benefits the public. It's not for the long term or the general interests. Fairy Tantai's words really puzzle me!"

"..."

After these words came out, Tan Tai Qin fell silent again, staring at her coldly for a long time before speaking: "Does Pavilion Master Xu really want to do it his own way?"

Zhang Yan shook her head and sighed, "It is not my Wanbao Pavilion that is so stubborn!"

"In that case, I will have to take my leave!"

After hearing this, Tan Tai Qin did not say much, but stood up and said, "There are still three thousand years left. If Pavilion Master Xu changes his mind, you can come to Kunlun Realm at any time."

After saying that, he got up and left without caring about Zhang Yan's reaction.

……

Walking out of the Wanbao Pavilion store and looking at the long queue of people, Tan Tai Qin shook her head and went straight to the seventh floor.

Ten thousand years have passed, and the world has changed dramatically. Many independent lords have risen to the middle level, let alone her, a direct descendant of the fairyland with god-level talent?

Even though she suffered heavy losses that year and her status in the family plummeted, she still relied on her perseverance to catch up step by step and returned to the top. Not only has she been promoted to the seventh level, she is also at the top of the reputation list. There is no doubt that she will be promoted to the eighth level, and there is great hope for her to reach the ninth level.

Despite this, she humbled herself and put aside past grudges to negotiate peace, but Wanbao Pavilion still refused to budge and resisted to the end. To be honest, it really made her angry.

But no matter how angry she was, Tan Tai Qin also knew that she could not take this risk in the Kunlun Fairyland.

In fact, if it weren't for the excessive output of Wanbao Pavilion in recent years, which seriously disrupted the market and damaged interests to an intolerable level, Kunlun Wonderland would never have allowed her to wade into this muddy water today.

Although the negotiations have failed, the responsibility still cannot be taken by her Kunlun Wonderland. It still has to be...

"Fairy Tantai, please!"

On the seventh floor, in a shop, a manager greeted Tan Tai Qin with a smile and led her into the guest room.

There were already people waiting in the guest room. They were two young men with extraordinary manners and outstanding demeanor.

"Zhou Shuwen!"

"Zhou Tianqi!"

Looking at the two people who had entered the seventh level together, Tan Tai Qin walked forward without changing her expression and said, "You two Taoist friends have been waiting here for a long time, right?"

"what!"

"Where there!"

Compared to Zhou Shuwen who looked indifferent, Zhou Tianqi was very generous and even joked with her: "Daoyou looks like this, it seems that you have hit a lot of obstacles in Wanbao Pavilion. Alas, a country bumpkin is a country bumpkin, he doesn't know how to be gentle with women, nor does he know the etiquette of the Zhou Dao."

"Humph!"

Tan Tai Qin snorted coldly and did not respond. She only cast her eyes to Zhou Shuwen standing beside her and asked, "What is Tongtian Palace planning? Do they really want to cut off the source of the trouble and make him a mortal enemy?"

"Why, isn't it still a deadly feud now?"

After hearing these words, Zhou Shuwen spoke, causing Zhou Tianqi beside him to fall silent.

This Zhou Shuwen was none other than the representative of the Zhou clan, the third-rank lord who went to Wanbao Pavilion to negotiate with him. He was also Zhou Tianqi's cousin. It was his help that Zhou Tianqi linked up with Tan Taiqin and Ning Bozhong to attack Xu Yang's territory.

Compared to Zhou Tianqi and the other two who were taken prisoner, his losses were not as severe, but he was not much better off. He became a frightened bird. As soon as Xu Yang advanced, he wanted to escape immediately for fear of being liquidated and retaliated against.

In this way, ten thousand years passed, and although he also reached the seventh level, he gave up a lot because of his rapid advancement. Both his strength and potential were greatly reduced. He used to be the top of the third level, but now he is not even in the top thousand of the seventh level, and even falls behind his cousin Zhou Tianqi.

Even so, today's matter still focuses on him!

It’s not about how powerful his background is, but that he must be the main person in this matter.

After all, there is a beginning and an end. Needless to say, if things succeed, someone will be held responsible. As the abandoned pawn to end this matter, it is thrown out to ease the relationship between the two sides and turn hostility into friendship.

Zhou Shuwen was well aware of this. If he could not suppress the man and destroy his foundation and break his spine this time, then with the potential he had shown, he would definitely reach the ninth level in the future. Tongtian Immortal Palace would not fight him to the death and would definitely throw out a scapegoat to resolve the matter.

He is the scapegoat, the discarded pawn that is already at the fingertips.

This is his only chance. He must give his all and destroy that person to ensure that he will not be abandoned.

Therefore, this matter has become a mortal enemy for him, an mortal enemy that cannot be resolved!

Compared with him, although Zhou Tianqi has some escape routes, his situation is not much better, otherwise why would he appear here?

Seeing the two of them like this, Tan Taiqin didn't say much and went straight to the point: "Then get ready to do it, we will cooperate."

"Cooperate?"

Zhou Shuwen sneered when he heard this: "It seems that you still have hope and are deceived by his appearance. This man is ambitious and vindictive. The reason why he has not resorted to violence in recent years is not because he is magnanimous and considers the overall situation, but because he does not have enough savings and dares not do things too extreme!"

"If we fail to suppress him this time, and let him defeat Demon Abyss and reach the seventh level invincible, his rise will be unstoppable. When he advances to the ninth level, do you think he will tear his face off with you and settle today's matter?"

"..."

Tan Taiqin frowned and looked at Zhou Shuwen, who seemed a little crazy: "What do you want to say?"

"Some things should either be done at all or not done at all!"

Zhou Shuwen laughed coldly: "Anyone who cherishes his body when doing great things, and forgets his life when seeing small gains, will eventually fail and bring disaster upon himself!"

Tan Taiqin looked at him coldly: "You could have said it more clearly!"

"what!"

Zhou Shuwen sneered without changing his expression: "I hope you won't hold back. If you give him a chance to survive now, it will be a dead end for us in the future."

After that, regardless of how Tan Taiqin reacted, he turned his gaze directly to Zhou Tianqi: "Let's get started. Throw out all the Wandao Points in our hands. I want to make his situation collapse as quickly as possible."

"Ok!"

Zhou Tianqi nodded and turned away.

Upon seeing this, Tan Tai Qin said nothing more and also turned and left.

At this point, even though they have already torn their faces apart, they don't have many means at their disposal.

If we attack directly, it would be like delivering food to him, which would actually increase his strength.

They can only start from these Wandao points and sell all the Wandao points they hold, causing the Wandao point market to collapse and resulting in a collective panic run.

Because Wandao Points are linked to Tongtian Coins, once there is a collective run on Wanbao Pavilion, Tongtian Coins will have to be used to fill the gap. If Tongtian Coins are not enough, resources, items, weapons and equipment, and heroic arms will have to be used to offset them.

Therefore, their move was a strategy of cutting off the source of the trouble, directly digging out the foundation of Wanbao Pavilion. Even if Wanbao Pavilion had a strong foundation and would not be run into bankruptcy, it would still suffer heavy losses and be seriously damaged.

Over the years, Mo Yuan has been avoiding that man's attack, leaving him with no chance to profit from the war. He can only rely on the operation of Wanbao Pavilion to strengthen himself, resulting in Wandaodian's plate becoming bigger and bigger.

If Wan Dao Dian collapses at this time, he will not have enough resources to develop when he enters the seventh level.

Without sufficient resources for development, after the three thousand years of safety is over, will he be able to resist the determined Demon Abyss?
Of course, he can also go back on his word and directly shut down the exchange of Wandao Points, or even stop recognizing this private currency.

But the consequence of this would be that Wanbao Pavilion would completely lose its credibility. Even if it could withstand the attack of the seventh level of the Demon Abyss, what about after the seventh level?

The Demon Abyss can spend a huge amount of money and use the same old tricks again to avoid the enemy's attack and leave him no chance to profit from the war.

Wanbao Pavilion has completely lost its credibility and can no longer operate for profit. How can he continue to grow and develop to face the difficulties of the eighth and ninth levels? Therefore, this is a dead end, a dead end that will kill him sooner or later!

But the premise of this dead end is that these ten thousand points must collapse, a complete collapse.

and so……

Tower of Babel, Pavilion of Ten Thousand Treasures, and in front of the shops on each floor.

There were huge crowds of people and long queues, and everyone was looking forward to it.

“It’s falling again, it’s falling again!”

"Damn it, the one in front, hurry up, what are you delaying for? Are you waiting to die?"

"The Ten Thousand Dao Conference is not going to be held anymore. Are they just going to stop pretending?"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry. If you don't change it now, it will become waste paper in a while."

"I should have sold it earlier. At the current price... I've lost everything. I've lost everything!"

"Do you have any conscience? You made so much money from Wandao Points in the past, and now you come here crying and shouting to get out of here at the slightest risk. Do you think you are worthy of Wanbao Pavilion?"

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"That's right. Even if Wandaodian collapses, it will be because of you guys who squeezed it!"

"It's not too late to stop now. Let's help Wanbao Pavilion overcome this difficulty together, so as not to lose everything!"

"That's right, so what if he's only at level seven? With the strength of the Master of Wanbao Pavilion, even if he can't suppress the Demon Abyss anymore, it shouldn't be a problem for him to keep his territory. What are you trying to do?"

"We still have three thousand years of safe time. Even if there is a run, it won't be now, right?"

"You're not in a hurry, you're not in a hurry, why are you queuing here?"

"Bullshit favor, let's talk business. How much did Wanbao Pavilion earn from these Wandao Points in the past? Now that it's collapsed, he wants everyone to be buried with him?"

"Three thousand years, after three thousand years my bones have melted, and you tell me that after three thousand years he will be able to resist the Demon Abyss and make these ten thousand Dao points appreciate again?"

"Don't be ridiculous. The higher the level, the bigger the gap. Even if he can handle the seventh level, what about the eighth and ninth levels? This thing will collapse sooner or later. If you withdraw now, you can still get some money back. If it's too late, you will lose everything."

Everyone was talking and arguing fiercely. Looking at the price signs erected outside the Wanbao Pavilion and the changes in the reputation list, everyone was extremely anxious.

At this moment...

“It fell again, it fell again!”

"Why did it fall so much?"

"Damn it, which bastard is selling like this?"

"It must be Tongtian Immortal Palace and other major forces. Only they hold such a large number of Wandao Points."

"These bastards, are they trying to force me to death?"

The numbers on the price tags and reputation charts suddenly jumped and plunged to the bottom like a landslide.

Price tags, reputation lists, both are not difficult to understand.

The former is the real-time price board of Wandao Points erected in front of Wanbao Pavilion. The more people redeem their points, the lower the market price of Wandao Points will be, and vice versa.

Of course, because Wandaodian transactions are privately held by Wanbao Pavilion and are not subject to any supervision or guarantee, there is a possibility of fraud, so it is also necessary to check the reputation list.

Because the Wanbao Pavilion is the property of the Wanbao Pavilion Master, and the Wandao Points themselves have no value and are not recognized by the Babel Tower, so once someone exchanges the Wandao Points for Tongtian Coins and various resources recognized by the Babel Tower, the wealth of the Wanbao Pavilion Master will inevitably decrease.

Wealth is also the source of the lord's reputation. If wealth decreases, reputation will definitely decrease.

In this way, by combining the two, we can intuitively see whether someone is running to sell off Wandao Points.

And now, whether it is the price tag or the reputation list, the value of Wandao Points and the reputation value of the Master of Wanbao Pavilion are jumping down at an astonishing speed and by a huge margin.

What does this mean?
This means that someone is exchanging a large number of Wandao Points, causing the master of Wanbao Pavilion to lose a lot of wealth and his reputation to drop significantly.

There is no way to fake this!
The collapse has begun!

Everyone began to panic, and the team, which was already unstable due to the cancellation of the Wandao Conference, became even more chaotic, and there was even a tendency to attack the store.

At this moment...

"Don't get excited!"

A group of people walked out of Wanbao Pavilion, led by Zhang Yan, the deputy pavilion chief of Wanbao Pavilion.

Zhang Yan faced the crowd and spoke calmly: "The price reduction of Wandao Points is a normal market change. I hope everyone will not believe the rumors."

"You said yes?"

"It's like this, why are you still so stubborn?"

"I don't care, I want my money out now!"

"It sounds so nice, if you can, you can open a few more windows so that people can exchange money at will."

"It's been more than 10,000 years, and they're still doing this. To put it bluntly, they're just afraid of being squeezed out."

"If you don't have that kind of power, why would you want to have a private currency?"

"Money back, money back, money back!"

Zhang Yan's words were calm, intended to soothe, but the panicked crowd paid no attention, not to mention that there were people fanning the flames; the tidal wave of noise was about to drown her out.

Zhang Yan shook her head, her expression unchanged, and said in a deep voice: "Since everyone insists on doing this, Wanbao Pavilion will comply with everyone's request and change the price of Wandao Points to one every two hours. In addition, ten new stores will be added on each floor, and a thousand windows will be available for you to exchange."

After saying this, without caring about everyone's reaction, he led the staff back into the store.

When everyone saw this, they were stunned where they were.

"This……"

“Is it really open?”

“Are you not afraid of a bank run?”

"Is there any confidence?"

"Why don't I just not change it? I've saved a thousand years in a fixed deposit, and it would be a huge loss if I take it out now!"

"Don't be fooled by her, Wanbao Pavilion is just bluffing!"

"Look, that person's reputation is still falling, and it's falling very sharply. If we don't exchange it now, we'll have to wait until he goes bankrupt and can't take out the Tongtian coins, and then we won't be able to exchange it anymore."

"That's right. He still has some shame now. If he loses it later and refuses to acknowledge this point, and hides away in the territory world, then we will have nothing."

"All the elixirs, talismans, weapons and equipment, and heroes in Wanbao Pavilion have been sold out. Now there are only a few Tongtian coins and resources left. If we don't exchange them now, we will lose everything."

Seeing Zhang Yan come forward and ask Wanbao Pavilion to allow the exchange, the panicked crowd finally calmed down a little.

But it was only a few points. With the instigation of some people with ulterior motives and the huge drop in price tags and reputation charts, the flames of panic were soon ignited again, and the ten newly opened stores and thousands of counters were quickly filled up.

"Grandfather, look at this!"

"This is a fire pit, we really can't jump into it again!"

"Please!"

Lin Dong strode forward, completely ignoring the Lin family's pleas, until he saw the panic-stricken scene of the bank run, and then he stopped.

Seeing him stop, the Lin family was overjoyed and hurriedly added fuel to the fire, saying loudly: "Ancestor..."

"Shut up!"

Lin Dong slapped him to the ground with his backhand, exchanged glances with the scholar beside him, and then stepped aside. Looking at the crowd who were squeezing the bank and the continuously falling Wandao points, a flame ignited in his heart, and two extremely tempting words kept echoing in his mind.

Bargain hunting! Bargain hunting!
But when is the bottom?
Wandaodian’s plate is too big, even with such a rapid decline, it will take a long time to fall to the freezing point.

After all, it’s not just the major forces that hold tens of thousands of Dao Points, there are also billions of individual lords.

After ten thousand years of operation and development, how can this be ordinary?
Lin Dong took a deep breath, stood aside, and watched coldly, yet his blood was boiling.

Such and such...

"The reputation list, the Wanbao Pavilion Master's ranking on the reputation list has disappeared!"

"Did he fall?"

"No, even if he goes bankrupt, with the reputation he has accumulated from attacking the Demon Abyss, he will not fall from the top of the sixth-level list."

"He has advanced to level seven!"

"I just advanced to a safe time, so I'm not on the list, so I won't show it."

"Do you think you can fool us like this?"

"Everyone, don't stop. He has reached the seventh level. He must build seventh-level buildings. He also needs to upgrade his soldiers and heroes. These are all expenses. If you delay, he will use them up by himself."

"Hurry up!"

The lord's advancement and the fading of his reputation could not stop the panic of the people.

The sell-off and bank runs are still going on, the madness continues.

This went on for several months.

"Stop it!"

"Finally it stopped!"

"At this price, I will lose all my money, all my money!"

"The items in the Wanbao Pavilion have been sold out, the Wandao Conference has been cancelled, and even the final exchange has fallen to this price. If this continues, these Wandao points will really become waste paper!"

"Luckily, I ran away quickly and sold everything cleanly a few years ago. Considering the profits I made before, I didn't lose too much."

"It's over, it's over. I was only surrounded for a few months. Why did the Ten Thousand Points collapse as soon as I came out?"

"I told you this thing is a trap!"

Compared to the scene a few months ago, with huge crowds and long queues, although the entrance of Wanbao Pavilion is much drier now, there are still many people gathering to watch, and many people queuing up.

Lin Dong was among them. Looking at the slowly advancing team, he had a feeling of time distortion, as if he had returned to ten thousand years ago, when he first lined up in front of the Wanbao Pavilion.

He knew that he had come to another crossroads of fate.

So...

"Welcome to Wanbao Pavilion. What business do you need?"

Without blocking the single room, Lin Dong walked quickly to the counter in the lobby office and spoke in a deep voice.

"I want to exchange it, and exchange it regularly!"

They all shouted at the same time. Lin Dong stood there in a daze, looking around and exchanging blank stares with the people around him.

They looked at each other, and then smiled knowingly.

Sure enough, there is never a shortage of gamblers in this world!

Lin Dong shook his head and looked forward: "Exchange all of them, and the period will be 1,000 years!"

"Ok!"

The teller smiled and said, "Sorry, the adjustment time has come and the price has changed. Do you want to continue exchanging?"

"..."

Lin Dong was silent for a while, looking at the price tag beside him, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have just started as a gambler.

(End of this chapter)