Apocalypse: Infinite Supplies System - Chapter 61

Chapter 61: Meteor Shower, Preemptive Shopping
Alex approached the trading platform with a tentative attitude, not expecting to actually find S alloy there!

The prices varied greatly, with some being cheap and others expensive. The lack of uniformity in prices was solely due to the absence of merchants willing to take over the inventory.

The scattered S alloy pieces were collected by individual survivors by chance. Because there were no reference prices, the prices were quite arbitrary.

Many traders also noticed the emergence of S alloy. Some wanted to buy in bulk to monopolize and raise prices later.

However, since there was no clear description of the alloy’s use, hastily buying large quantities was risky. If S alloy turned out to be produced in abundance in the future or had limited applications, it might not guarantee a profit.

Therefore, everyone was cautious and observing.

Alex opened the chat channel and found people discussing the use of S alloy.

Apparently, many survivors had obtained this item.

Alex felt intrigued. He hadn’t even seen S alloy.

ID 453493: “Guys, I just found two pieces of S alloy in my scavenging haul. What is this thing for? There are no instructions. Is it a quest item?”

ID 454756: “I’ve collected some too, but I have no idea what it’s for. It’s tough material; I thought of making a shield, but I couldn’t process it at all.”

ID 967969: “Haha, thinking you’re the muscular guy in tight clothes, making shields! I don’t think this S alloy is for making equipment for us. Maybe it’s for making armor?”

ID 223954: “You guys are all over the place! If you can’t even do basic processing for a shield, why think about armor? In my opinion, there might be something that requires S alloy for crafting!”

Seeing this discussion, Alex couldn’t help but admire.

Indeed, that seemed to be the case.

If a meteor shower occurred later, underground bunkers would be a must for survivors.

Then, the essential material for building underground bunkers, S alloy, would become highly sought after.

When the time came, prices would skyrocket in an instant.

ID 957565: “So, what exactly needs to be crafted with S alloy? I have no idea…”

ID 754534: “Yeah, this S alloy is useless right now.”

“I was thinking of hoarding some on the trading platform to become a profiteer in the future, but now I dare not touch it! I’m afraid of a disaster happening, and all my capital being lost! By then, I won’t even wait for zombies to eat me; I’ll just starve to death!”

ID 948292: “I’m listing S alloy , come and grab it, haha!”

ID 752534: “Get lost! Plenty of people are listing it for a bottle of water, a loaf of bread, and nobody’s interested. With your price, you’re just waiting for a sucker to buy.”

On the chat channel, many survivors were discussing animatedly.

Although some were close to guessing the truth about the use of S alloy, most survivors still believed it was useless.

It was precisely at this time that Alex, with an undisguised smile on his face, began to take action.

He quickly bought large quantities of S alloy from high to low prices on the trading platform.

Moreover, because he was worried that these survivors would catch on and temporarily raise prices, Alex specifically took out plenty of supplies to give to Mia and Olivia, allowing the two of them to join in the buying frenzy.

The three of them happily began their buying spree.

Alex didn’t bother with the exorbitantly high auction prices for S alloy.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford them. He just didn’t want to cause the price of S alloy to skyrocket too quickly, losing control of the situation.

Although his current actions were inevitably causing a chain reaction, driving up the price of S alloy, he exercised restraint. He didn’t clear out the trading platform; instead, he controlled himself to buy all the S alloy below a price he deemed reasonable.

Soon, the chat channel erupted.

ID 578443: “Damn, my S alloy sold! Let me see who bought it, it was bought by 10086!”

ID 678345: “Mine too! Snatched up by 10086! He must know the use of S alloy; otherwise, he wouldn’t have bought it. He’s not foolish, just wealthy.”

ID 10010: “Heh, 10086 is quite cunning. Look at the remaining S alloy on the trading platform, 10086 is controlling it at a very low price. Do you know what this means?”

ID 293853: “What does it mean?”

ID 10000: “It means that 10086, after knowing the use of S alloy, hoarded a large amount of it. When there’s a high demand for S alloy later, he can resell it at a huge profit.”

“After all, he acquired it at a low price.”

ID 567454: “Uh, I understand the logic, isn’t this just speculation? But, isn’t this behavior risky? What if there’s a surplus later or it’s not needed anymore? Then, 10086 would be the one at a loss!”

ID 10010: “But what if he doesn’t lose? Will you watch 10086 make a fortune while crying? In my opinion, we should unite to lower the price of S alloy! Let 10086 suffer!”

ID 734645: “???”

ID 324623: “???”

ID 234346: “I feel like something’s off, I don’t know what to say, but it seems like you’re a bit out of your mind.”

ID 322356: “Agreed, letting other survivors with S alloy unite to lower the price, preventing it from rising, is like playing a game! If 10086 has the capital to buy up all the supply, he’ll dominate the market!”

ID 10000: “Oh my! I told you that you guys don’t get it!”

“Just think about it, a survivor, not to mention just one, even if it’s a large-scale team like the Police Station, if you let them buy up all the S alloy we’ve just seen, how much supplies will they have left?”

“Right now, 10086 is definitely feeling powerless. He can only watch us unite and punish him.”

“In the end, he’ll either sell at a loss reluctantly or be stuck with useless goods!!”

ID 645234: “Hmm, it seems to make sense…”

ID 987239: “Let’s try it his way, anyway, I can’t sell at this price. Even if I sell a bit cheaper, I’m fine with it.”