Chapter 57 Hammer Trader
"Hammer Trader?" Eric wanted to confirm again.
"That's right. He even posted on the official forum, accusing the black-hearted smith who forged the Guardian Plate. With over seven million views, that post has propelled Hammer Trader to fame in the Silvervale City region. I heard many major guilds have extended olive branches, offering high prices to recruit him." The logistics player spoke with envy, wishing he could become Hammer Trader and live a life of luxury cars and beautiful women.
Eric just smiled, turned around, and walked to an empty seat. He sat down and pulled up the official forum.
He wanted to take a good look at this Hammer Trader who almost scammed him.
In the previous life, Hammer Trader didn't emerge so quickly. Before being recruited by ShadowForge Studios, Hammer Trader played Divine Realms: Legends with dozens of classmates. Benefiting from their support and a series of fortunate encounters, Hammer Trader successfully advanced to become an intermediate forging apprentice and established connections with the influential figures at ShadowForge Studios. At that time, intermediate forging apprentices were rare, and Bronze Equipment was selling like hotcakes. ShadowForge Studios wanted a piece of the action, so they spent a lot to hire Hammer Trader. With continuous support from ShadowForge Studios, Hammer Trader made a name for himself, earning ShadowForge Studios a lot of money.
With his forging talent and strong support from ShadowForge Studios, he became a master smith. Even when he met Eric, the guild leader of ShadowForge Studios, Hammer Trader didn't care much about him.
Eventually, Supremacy Alliance acquired ShadowForge Studios, and the Phillips Group gladly agreed. Hammer Trader, along with several master smiths and potion masters, strongly supported the acquisition. Otherwise, the Phillips Group wouldn't have agreed so readily, and Eric wouldn't have been fired.
Eric opened the forum of the Kingdom of Eldoria, sensing the twists of fate unfolding before him.
This time around, just as the Guardian Plate was selling like hotcakes, Hammer Trader came along to cut off his income stream.
Eric had to admit, he and Hammer Trader just couldn't see eye to eye.
He took Hammer Trader's forging talent, and Hammer Trader turned around and cut off his income stream.
Looking at the forum of the Kingdom of Eldoria, Eric quickly found a pinned red post."Uphold justice, starting with me. We must not let black-hearted smiths run rampant," signed by a conscientious smith.
Eric frowned slightly at the bright red words.
The post had over ten million views!
Out of curiosity, he clicked on the post.
It was a lengthy article, over ten thousand words, condemning Eric. It logically and factually stated that the cost of Bronze Equipment was less than one silver coin, but the black-hearted Eric sold it for as high as thirty silver coins, which was outrageous.
Therefore, Hammer Trader stood up and claimed he would sell unlimited Level 3 Bronze Equipment, mentioning the success rate issue, and he only sold it for four silver coins to break even.
The article garnered widespread support from players, who declared they would no longer buy Guardian Plate and would support Hammer Trader's conscientious actions.
After reading, Eric was speechless.
The entire article was aimed at tarnishing his reputation while boosting Hammer Trader's own image. Meanwhile, Hammer Trader wanted to make it known that he was also capable of forging Bronze Equipment.
It was clear Hammer Trader wanted to step on him to elevate his own value and fame, hoping major guilds would extend olive branches and he could auction himself off.
But Eric admitted that Hammer Trader succeeded. Not only did he become extremely popular, but many second-tier guilds also extended invitations to him, and even some first-tier guilds were willing to discuss cooperation.
"Damn, he's not only cutting off my income stream but also stepping on me to rise." Eric, fueled by the anger accumulated from two lifetimes, could no longer tolerate it. He had to teach Hammer Trader a lesson.
Does Hammer Trader think he's impressive for supplying unlimited Level 3 Bronze Armor? If Hammer Trader hadn't stepped on him to rise, Eric wouldn't have wanted anything to do with him. But since Hammer Trader provoked him, Hammer Trader should be prepared to pay a heavy price.
To Eric, Hammer Trader's series of condemnation articles and data were simply laughable. A novice forging apprentice had only a 5% success rate in creating Level 3 Bronze Equipment. But looking at Hammer Trader's data, Eric knew Hammer Trader not only got the design for Bronze Equipment but also something to increase the forging success rate. Using an intermediate forging room made him believe that the success rate should be around 20%, so he dared to boast and sold a lot of equipment to prove his point.
However, based on Eric's speculation, Hammer Trader was actually incurring a loss of nearly one silver coin for each Bronze Equipment sold in order to enhance his reputation.Although Eric didn't know how much capital Hammer Trader had, compared to him, Hammer Trader was ten years behind.
Were they selling for four silver coins?
Eric would sell his equipment for four silver coins, too. With Sagestone and the Book of Forging, his cost was only a few copper coins, and with his terrifying success rate, let's see who will win.
Eric didn't hesitate to post an anonymous thread on the forum titled "Auction House Shows Top-Grade Armor." He then pulled up the auction house interface and listed twenty of the worst Glowing Chestplates.
The healing power of the Glowing Chestplate was excellent for dungeon MTs, better than the Guardian Plate, and two levels above Hammer Trader's Barbarian Chestplate. Players would know which to choose.
"Hammer Trader, you want fame? I'll give you a lot of fame and make you famous overnight." Eric smirked, closed the interface, and departed from the auction house to establish a stall outside, where he would gather Stone Materials and sturdy stones.
Two minutes after Eric posted on the forum, his post caught the attention of some players. Ordinary players were very concerned about top-grade equipment, as they didn't even have a Bronze Equipment, let alone top-grade gear. They naturally wanted to see it.
When they rushed to the auction house, they were stunned.
The Glowing Chestplate's attributes were too good, especially the healing power, which was definitely the most beloved ability for dungeon MTs.
After looking at the attributes, players clicked on the try-on feature.
Seeing themselves wearing the Glowing Chestplate, with its sleek design, handsome style, and faint glow, plus a faintly visible black flame mark on the left chest, they were amazed. Wearing the Glowing Chestplate made them feel like legendary heroes, handsome and mighty.
Players then glanced at the price, which was only four silver coins.
This player couldn't believe his eyes. Such high-grade equipment for only four silver coins? Not buying it would be a disservice to his luck in discovering it first. Even if he didn't have enough money, he would sell everything he had to buy it.
In just over ten minutes, Eric's post went viral, and players posted the Glowing Chestplate's data and style, causing a huge stir. Players who played Shield Warrior and Guardian Knight were eager to get this high-grade equipment.
But as everyone wanted to buy it, they found only four Glowing Chestplates left, each bid up to over six silver coins.
However, an elite team's MT borrowed money from everywhere. Finally, he spent seven silver coins to win the auction. After getting the equipment, he felt the debt was nothing. With the Glowing Chestplate's attributes and handsome style, he wasn't afraid of not being able to pay back the money.
Thinking of this, the Shield Warrior couldn't stop smiling.
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