Ch.203203. The World of KOSDAQ Reversal

This auction was being conducted as a VVIP exclusive, so fewer people participated than expected.

To begin with, there weren’t even 20 VVIP members.

Exactly 14, to be precise.

Honestly, even having 14 VVIP members was an absurd number.

The requirement for VVIP membership was spending 100 billion won at Farming Company over 10 years, but considering Farming Company was established less than two months ago, only those wealthy enough to invest 100 billion won in cash just to obtain VVIP status could meet this condition.

Moreover, they only received 90 billion in mileage after a 10% deduction.

In other words, whether you’re a VIP or VVIP member, you’re not simply spending 100 billion won outright, but accumulating purchases of necessary items. So whether you spend 10 billion or 100 billion, it doesn’t matter as long as you’re buying things you need.

But this required throwing away 10 billion won outright.

And it was non-refundable.

The remaining 90 billion had to be spent entirely at Farming Company on whatever items might become available.

Anyway, out of 14 VVIP members, 14 declared they would participate in the auction.

That means all existing VVIP members were attending.

In a way, this was an advantage of being a VVIP member?

Since 90 billion was already committed, when VVIP auctions like this came up, VVIP members could, with luck, acquire items within that 90 billion budget.

Well, assuming the item might cost more than 90 billion.

At least the item coming up this time was worth hundreds of billions at minimum, even I could see that.

[Purified Thousand-Year Snake Pill]

– Grade: S+

– A pill formed within a snake whose intense chaotic energy has been purified. Powerful chaotic energy and extreme poison have been purified into a crystallization of pure magical power.

– When consumed, permanently increases all abilities by +1 grade. (Maximum S)

– When consumed, permanently increases magic ability by +1 grade. (Maximum S+)

The screenshot of the auction item on Farmings wasn’t kept private this time.

Rather, they made it public to open the wallets of VIP members.

In fact, now with the auction just a day away,

The VVIP membership had grown from 14 to 41 people.

“There really are a lot of wealthy people in this world.”

It’s not that VIP members couldn’t afford to pay 100 billion to become VVIP members.

VIP membership was an annual system requiring 10 billion every year.

Whether they spent their 9 billion mileage through auctions or on Farming cosmetics, it didn’t matter if they charged 10 billion or 100 billion, but currently, there weren’t enough items at Farming Company worth charging 100 billion for.

At best, they’d have to spend it at auctions, but with such fierce competition, there was no guarantee they could purchase anything with their charged amount, so they were just maintaining VIP membership and waiting.

But the item listed this time was compelling enough to make even those cautious observers upgrade to VVIP membership.

I understand.

If I could permanently gain +1 grade to all abilities plus an additional +1 grade to magic ability through an auction somewhere, I’d rush to invest my entire fortune.

If this pill didn’t have the maximum ability restriction that unfortunately applies to me, I wouldn’t have put it up for auction or sold it at all.

Kim Soo-jung, who had just awakened, drooled while looking at the pill.

But she had enough conscience not to say she needed it herself.

It wasn’t just about the money, but about growing Farming Company this way.

If I had only wanted to increase the farm’s level, I wouldn’t have created Farming Company at all and would have quietly recruited hunters to explore dimensional rifts from the farm.

“Oppa, did you see this?”

So with one day remaining, the VVIP auction had 41 participants. 100% attendance was confirmed, and the bidding price was highly anticipated.

The VVIP auction was conducted somewhat specially—not only was there a separate auction, but up until the start of the VVIP auction, participating VVIP members could also submit items to exchange for the auction item.

I liked the Murim Alliance Leader’s method when I purchased the Ice Spirit Cold Wine, so I adopted and modified it to my liking.

Participants submit items with similar value to the auction item.

When the auction starts,

And when the bidding price is finalized,

The VVIP member with the highest bid doesn’t immediately take the auction item—that’s when I get to choose.

Between the pre-submitted items and the highest bid,

I choose whether to exchange the auction item or accept the sale price.

So if the Snake Pill were to be sold for 1 trillion won, I wouldn’t immediately sell it to the highest bidder. If someone had submitted an item like the Ice Spirit Cold Wine before the auction, and I deemed it more valuable than 1 trillion, I would award the item to that person instead.

It’s quite an auction method that favors only me and might be displeasing to some, but since it was announced in advance, there were no issues.

I was excited.

Would this auction method be successful?

From a buyer’s perspective, it’s natural consumer psychology to want to purchase auction items at the lowest possible price.

But just as I was willing to sacrifice and use my SS-grade ability selection on the Ice Spirit Cold Wine, there are definitely people who want to pay more than what they think an item is worth to acquire something that’s one of a kind.

Meanwhile, Dad couldn’t even leave work and was at the company late into the night.

“Two more people came to register for VVIP membership at this hour.”

I thought, maybe not 41 but around 50 people will participate in tomorrow’s auction?

When I did a quick calculation, I was shocked to realize that VVIP members had invested over 4 trillion won.

“How much do I have in my account now?”

“I don’t know. Actually, I haven’t calculated it since coming out, but probably around 6-7 trillion?”

Creating Farming Company cost over 2 trillion won.

Even with government approval, I purchased land in Gyeonggi Province near Seoul, equivalent to a small city, and poured all kinds of construction into it.

Building construction costs money, and employing people costs money.

To do it faster,

To make it more solid, I spared no expense, and moreover, I made significant investments while absorbing Gwangjin Distribution, so roughly that much money has gone out and is still going out.

But rather than decreasing, my bank balance keeps growing.

Moreover, while I’m not overly nationalistic, since I’ll ultimately live in Korea, I’ve set up all Farming Company purchases and auctions, including VVIP and VIP memberships, to be calculated in Korean won.

Well, buyers would convert from their own currencies when calculating, but this was quite an important issue.

By this point, some changes were actually happening.

Content began circulating on large communities like Hunters:

– Does anyone know why KOSDAQ is acting like this lately?

– ? What’s happening? I checked and why is it rising?

– Samsung Electronics passed 100,000 won? What is this, a time machine?

– Lol, don’t you follow stocks? KOSDAQ is booming these days.

– I do follow stocks… but the national market isn’t just stocks.

– That’s all old news… Since Farming Company appeared, companies from all over the world are rushing to invest in Korea.

– Yeah… pretty much every company that’s not completely stupid is rising.

– Stop lying, you bastards. Will it drop if I buy?

– ??: That guy bought it.

Since many people invest in stocks, it was bound to become a topic of conversation, and the rise of KOSDAQ, known as the “graveyard of stocks,” was particularly unusual.

And it wasn’t just stocks that were rising.

– This time it’s real—not just stocks but the exchange rate is rising too… I can’t believe I’ll see the dollar fall below 1,000 won in my lifetime.

└ Wake up, idiot, it’s still 1,400 won…

– Is this even possible?

– There’s some forward reflection, but they say over 10 trillion won has flowed into Korea in just two months lol… from Farming Company’s pure profits alone. Seeing that, foreign investment is pouring in too… Depending on Farming Company’s future moves, if things continue like this, it will definitely keep rising?

– Praise Farming Company!

– We love Farmer Hunter!

– NASDAQ? No no. Yes KOSDAQ!

– As long as the Korean president doesn’t suddenly go crazy with tariffs, we’re good.

“Hmm… is that so?”

The world economy isn’t some neighborhood corner store, and while I’ve made some money, I wondered if I really had that much influence.

Of course, Farming Company’s impact couldn’t be denied.

But I thought it must be a combination of various other geopolitical factors as well.

Whatever the case, the KOSDAQ boom was an undeniable reality.