Chapter 46: Chapter46-The Ultimate Overachiever
Staring at the order fragment that radiated dazzling divine light, Owen pondered for a moment before turning his gaze toward the system interface.
Curious, he rubbed his chin and muttered,
"How much is this worth in the system pawnshop in terms of divine points?"
Although he had no intention of actually pawning the order fragment, Owen was still very curious about the value of such a rare item.
[Item]: Order Fragment
[Quality]: 1-Star Ancient God Rank
[Quantity]: 100 fragments
[Special Uses]:
Can be used to grant the Vassal God title, requiring 200 fragments per bestowal.Can permanently reduce the divine point cost of god skills: 50 fragments reduce the cost of a level-1 god skill by 50% or a level-2 god skill by 10%.[Access Denied][Access Denied]
[Value]: 1000 divine points
After reviewing the information and price provided by the system pawnshop, Owen was quite surprised.
Previously, he only knew that the order fragment could be used to grant the Vassal God title. He hadn't expected it to have so many other uses.
Moreover, the system's prices were incredibly high!
A transaction with the system pawnshop would yield him 1000 divine points—by far the largest sum he had ever received.
"Each fragment is worth 10 divine points—this order fragment is indeed valuable!"
A smile quickly appeared on Owen's face.
These eerie anomalies, although terrifying in appearance and possessing formidable combat strength, were worth 1000 divine points.
This made Owen wish there were even more of them!
It was practically a blessing!
If there were enough anomalies, he might not even need to receive worship to advance to a 2-Star Ancient God!
However, he also knew that this time, the anomalies had descended upon this place purely due to his good fortune and his own sufficient strength. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a blessing but a calamity of death!
Besides, anomalies weren't everywhere. Although his current territory was quite large, in the grand scheme of Black Iron and even larger regions, it was just a small, remote mountainous area.
From Owen's perception, apart from the anomalies appearing here, the only other mysterious location was an ancient castle in the far distance.
Expanding his territory to include that castle was impossible for now.
Unless he became a 2-Star Ancient God and significantly expanded his domain, it wouldn't be feasible.
"One hundred order fragments aren't enough to grant a Vassal God title. If I keep them unused, it would be a waste..."
Owen fell into brief contemplation.
If he sold them directly to the pawnshop, he would gain 1000 divine points, but order fragments were rare and hard to come by—this wouldn't be the best way to handle them.
Was there a better way?
Suddenly, Owen's eyes lit up.
He quickly opened the Trading Channel and browsed the prices of Hellish Artifacts.
As expected, with more and more 1-Star Ancient Gods emerging, the price of Hellish Artifacts had been dropping continuously!
By now, it had fallen to 10 divine points plus 300 spice points.
At this rate, selling Hellish Artifacts was barely profitable, yielding only 300 spice points.
After all, it took 10 divine points to forge a single Hellish Artifact.
"For a 1-Star Ancient God, it takes at least two hours to forge a Hellish Artifact. This price must be at its lowest."
At this point, selling Hellish Artifacts was no longer a good business.
Not only had the price dropped to rock bottom, but the Trading Channel was flooded with Hellish Artifacts, making them even harder to sell.
There were far too many sellers and too few buyers.
This made Owen even more grateful that he had become a 1-Star Ancient God much earlier than the others—he had truly taken advantage of a great opportunity.
Back when he was selling Hellish Artifacts, he could easily earn 10 divine points per piece!
Looking back, it was a goldmine!
"Since that's the case, let's all compete!"
A smirk appeared on Owen's face.
Fifty order fragments could permanently reduce a level-1 god skill's divine point cost by 50%—this was an incredibly powerful ability!
And what better skill to use it on than Hellish Artifacts?
As the order fragment's power infused his god skill, Owen suddenly felt as if he had forged countless Hellish Artifacts before, his proficiency skyrocketing!
Then, the description of the level-1 god skill Hellish Artifacts rippled before him, and when it became clear again, the divine point cost had dropped from 10 points to 5 points, while the forging time had been reduced from two hours to just 30 minutes.
This unexpected surprise thrilled Owen—after all, time was also a significant cost!
Excited, Owen immediately channeled divine points to forge a Hellish Artifact.
This time, in just 30 minutes, he successfully forged a Hell's Scythe that radiated a chilling aura.
Examining the Hell's Scythe in his hand, he found that it was no different from the ones he had forged before.
But the reduced divine point cost and increased forging efficiency were game-changers.
At this rate, in half a day, he could forge 24 tier-2 Hell's Scythes.
"With only 5 divine points per piece... don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Owen chuckled and immediately listed his Hell's Scythe on the Trading Channel.
Price: 10 divine points!
At this price, no other god would have any profit margin left, and they would still have to account for time costs.
There would be zero incentive for them to compete with him!
Even if some gods listed their Hellish Artifacts at the same price, Owen still had room to lower his price—while they had no room left to reduce theirs.
No god would be willing to sell at a loss just to compete with him, and even if they did, they would still lose.
"Though I'm only making 5 divine points per sale—half of what I used to—my efficiency has skyrocketed, and I now have a price advantage, making sales much easier."
"Even 1-Star Ancient Gods might prefer to buy instead of forge—after all, forging costs them 10 divine points and two hours, while they could just buy for the same price and save time!"
Owen smirked. He could already imagine the sales rolling in.
"I'm saving them time—they should be thanking me!"
Eager and excited, Owen enthusiastically continued forging tier-2 Hellish Artifacts.
Although 50 order fragments were worth 500 divine points, an astronomical price, selling Hellish Artifacts with a 5 divine point profit margin meant he could quickly recover his investment!
...
"Holy crap, what am I looking at?"
"10 divine point Hellish Artifacts—has he lost his mind?"
"Forging a Hellish Artifact takes two hours, and he's selling at cost? Is this guy an idiot?"
"Exactly! At least charge a little extra for labor! Has this market become this competitive?"
The moment Owen's listing appeared on the Trading Channel, the gods exploded in shock.
Ace, another 1-Star Ancient God, had just been about to list his painstakingly forged Hellish Artifact when he saw the outrageously low price.
He was stunned.
He had thought selling at 10 divine points plus 300 spice points was already the lowest possible price—barely enough to earn some pocket change.
The market was already flooded, making it extremely difficult to sell.
But now, some genius had entered the scene, selling at cost!
"This must be a mistake. No one would be that dumb."
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But two hours later, Ace saw four more listings at the same price.
"What the hell—who does this?"
"Selling at zero profit—what a madman!"
Ace cursed, but deep down, he knew:
This guy had completely disrupted the market.