Chapter 250: Profits
Because he suddenly received many private messages.
Although most people were asking if he could lower the minimum purchase quantity, Waldo refused them all. However, there were still some people who were very generous and bought a large quantity of ramen and cola right away.
Soon, Waldo had earned 30,000 experience points. However, Waldo quickly noticed that many people were lamenting that they couldn’t buy any ramen or cola at all.
"Could it be that I set the bar too high?" Waldo thought to himself.
Upon reflection, the threshold did seem a bit high. Most people were unwilling to spend so many experience points. And for most people, ramen and cola were not essential items.
Buying them was just a way to satisfy their cravings.
But not setting any restrictions was also not a good idea. If I sold them one box or bottle at a time, the transactions would be too frequent, and I wouldn’t have time to rest. Waldo thought it over. Finally, he came up with a solution.
Group buying!
So, Waldo gently suggested to everyone that they could purchase together through group buying. That’s right, the one who first proposed the idea of group buying was Waldo himself!
Suddenly, the idea resonated with many people. A large number of survivors joined the group buying initiative.
Even those who weren’t very interested in ramen and cola joined in. Sales quickly surged.
The experience points in Waldo’s account were increasing rapidly.
Every successful transaction earned him at least 450 experience points, which was quite substantial.
At this moment, discussions about ramen and cola were also heating up.
The scene before them had a somewhat familiar feeling. There was once a legendary figure in the GMT+8 timezone who first came into our view by selling a large quantity of supplies!
"Brother, dare I ask if that legendary figure is Waldo?"
"Hahaha, indeed, indeed! Unfortunately, ever since the era of the Ocean began, it seems that Waldo has disappeared without a trace, and we haven’t heard from him since."
Times change, and people change. After the Eastern District opened up, there were so many outstanding and powerful survivors. Waldo, though strong, is no longer the sole shining star, so it’s normal that his fame isn’t as great.
Yeah...
"Hahaha, I’ve already had my ramen! What about you guys?"
"Hehe, I’ve had mine too! The familiar taste, the familiar recipe! Whether it’s cola or ramen, it reminds me of the past."
"Ah, how time flies, things change, and people change. Ramen is still ramen, and cola is still cola, but I’m no longer the young man I used to be."
"Haha, you sound so sentimental."
"Oh no, the mood is getting weird!"
Waldo had been closely monitoring the latest developments. Seeing everyone’s enthusiasm, Waldo decided to go for a more aggressive strategy. He offered a series of discounts and even issued a special discount notice:
"Due to limited quantities of ramen and cola, we hope that friends interested in purchasing will not hesitate and make their purchases as soon as possible, first come, first served!"
"Furthermore, there’s a limited-time offer. For the next 12 hours, ramen prices will be discounted by 20%!"
With this notice, numerous survivors began placing orders in a frenzy. The main reasons were clearly stated in the notice: limited quantities and the current discount offer.
Soon, the volume of transactions increased at an even faster pace.
Waldo couldn’t stop laughing, his mouth nearly splitting from the grin. Alanna and Helen also took notice of everything that was happening. They were well aware of the kind of supplies Waldo had on hand. It was clear to them that Waldo was clearly manipulating others.
"Hehe, we’re all in it to earn experience points, nothing wrong with that, right?" Waldo chuckled.
However, as a large number of trade orders were completed, survivors began to notice something was amiss. Regardless of how many people purchased ramen and experience points, Waldo always seemed to have an endless supply of goods.
"What the heck, didn’t he say the supplies were limited? Why do I feel..."
"I thought it wouldn’t take more than a few minutes for his supplies to run out. I even planned to stock up and make a big profit when he ran out. But now it seems like I’m going to take a loss."
"I wonder how much stock he has left, though? It can’t be much, right?"
These were some of the speculations going around. Most people thought that the other party had somehow lucked out and found a supply crate of ramen and cola, but they believed the quantity was limited. Selling for a maximum of a hundred thousand experience points would be a stretch.
However, as time passed, things started to look even more suspicious. People started to doubt and question.
"How could there be so much ramen and cola? Is it fake?"
"It’s unbelievable. There’s no way there could be this much in those supply crates."
But just as they were filled with skepticism, Waldo finally made an announcement that all ramen and cola had been sold out and removed from the trading platform.
"Wow, this guy’s stockpile of ramen and cola was astonishing. It’s only now that he’s cleared out his inventory!"
"I didn’t expect it, I didn’t expect it at all. Just a few boxes of instant noodles and some cola have filled our coffers!" Waldo counted his gains and couldn’t help but grin. In just seven or eight hours of trading, he had earned nearly two hundred thousand experience points.
This amount was truly astonishing.
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is how to make money quickly. However, such an operation can only be done once, and we don’t know when the next opportunity will come," Waldo sighed.
However, there was no sign of disappointment in his expression.
Upon hearing this number, Alanna and Helen were equally surprised.
"Two hundred thousand experience points just like that? It’s easier than robbery!"
"So many experience points, Waldo, what do you plan to do with them?" Alanna asked out of curiosity.
In fact, they had discussed this issue before. Their original plan was to use these experience points to purchase A-alloys, S-alloys, and energy cores, to create more combat robots like West.
Combat robots had tremendous fighting capabilities, as demonstrated by West.
However, the materials required to create combat robots were not readily available, and it would take a significant amount of experience points to trade for them.
Therefore, they had intended to build a combat team composed of combat robots, and perhaps even a terrifying robot legion!
However, at this moment, Waldo shook his head slowly.
"What’s wrong? Is there a problem?" Alanna couldn’t help but ask.
Waldo explained, "Right now, we don’t actually need to rush into building combat robots. Besides, it’s not easy to accommodate them on Noah’s Ark. I think when we have our own ship in the future, that’s when we can start building!"
Hearing this, the two women began to think seriously about the matter.
After a moment, Helen nodded slowly. "That makes sense. We can wait until we have our own ship to start building a batch of combat robots. But I wonder how long we’ll have to wait."
Waldo smiled and didn’t respond. Discussing this matter now seemed a bit premature.
Just then, Alanna asked, "So what are you going to do with these experience points?"
Waldo chuckled and said, "I already have plans for these experience points. I can’t tell you right now, but you’ll find out in the future! By then, you might be thanking me."
"Hehe, I hope you won’t be too beloved when that time comes!" Alanna and Helen didn’t have the energy to worry about where Waldo would use the experience points.
"Let’s go outside for a walk, get some fresh air. We haven’t been out for days, and I feel like I’m getting rusty!" Alanna suddenly raised her hand and proposed loudly.
Waldo nodded in agreement, without objection.
