Xie Mingzhe had no experience as a detective, but he remained calm and quickly figured out a way to find this person.
The store's purchase records were very detailed, including the date, time, and time of a certain card sold to whom. He asked Chi Qing to retrieve the records from the backstage, and then made a statistical table in the optical computer, extracted keywords, removed the familiar faces of the major guilds and the individual players who only bought one or two cards, and soon he found something wrong.
There was a player called "Playboy" who would squat in the store every day and would always frantically grab cards at the moment the store opened at 11:30. He didn't even care about duplicate cards. He bought one Lin Daiyu at noon on Wednesday, and two more Lin Daiyu at noon on Thursday and Friday - normal players would never spend money to buy duplicate cards unless they were reselling them.
In addition to him, there was another player named "Boss Lin" who also waited every day and bought more than a dozen dead cards.
Players who play in the arena of the game all have their own card decks that they are good at, as well as card decks that they fear. Usually, it is enough to buy three or four instant death cards to replenish the card pool. Those who collect a full set of instant death cards are either large guilds or wealthy people who are obsessed with collecting, and the next are profiteers who aim at the profits of instant death cards and resell them.
Xie Mingzhe searched for the names of "Playboy" and "Boss Lin" in the guild member list and discovered that they had indeed joined the Nirvana Guild. Their points were almost enough to exchange for welfare cards. Moreover, judging from the grouping of Chi Qing's guild dungeons, the two were in the same dungeon team - how could it be such a coincidence?
The only explanation is that these two profiteers targeted the profits of Uncle Fat's original cards, waited in the card shop, bought a batch of original instant death cards, and joined the Nirvana Guild, hoping to exchange Zhou Yu and Sun Ce to sell them. If my guess is correct, these two people may have already taken a large number of instant death cards to the auction to line up, and if nothing unexpected happens, there will be another batch of instant death cards at the auction tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
It's so easy to make 100,000 by reselling a card. You two profiteers are so happy!
He certainly couldn't tolerate the fact that someone had actually offended him and was making huge profits using his cards.
After thinking it over, Xie Mingzhe simply posted a notice in the store: "Starting tomorrow, all instant death cards in Yueban Card Store will be sold in large quantities and the pre-order mode will be opened. Customers who did not buy a certain instant death card can pay a deposit of 1,000 in the pre-order area, and the store management will email the card you want to you within 36 hours."
At the same time, he also asked Chi Yingying to post on the forum, announcing that the store would soon sell a large number of instant death cards and open a pre-order mode. Chi Yingying also followed Xie Mingzhe's instructions and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, there will be instant death cards for sale at the auction in the next few days. There are unscrupulous merchants who are reselling them. Don't be fooled, come to our store to buy them!"
A post cursing Fat Uncle, an advertisement posted by Chi Yingying, and two popular posts with dozens of pages pushed the Nirvana Guild to the forefront. Many passers-by were watching, and even the members within the guild were looking forward to how the management would handle this matter.
The next day at 11:30 am, the Yueban Card Store opened on time.
Countless people who wanted to buy cards and onlookers rushed into the store, but as soon as they entered the store, they were stunned by the large number of original cards.
In addition to the ten instant-death cards that were already there, Xie Mingzhe also placed the "Eastern Wu Fire Attack Wave" competitive team and the "Shu Kingdom Cavalry Corps" competitive team in the card display area on the first floor, and a concise and interesting card encyclopedia was written under each card.
The great god Pangu is placed in the center of the display area. The three-meter-tall tablet holds a giant axe and looks imposing.
The reason why Xie Mingzhe publicly displayed his cards was, first, to fulfill his wish of opening a "card exhibition hall"; second, his cards had already been posted on the competition forum for discussion, so it would be better to make them public for more people to discuss; third, he was telling everyone in this way: I have endless inspiration, and I can make countless character cards, so I don't need to rely on the methods of profiteers to make a little money.
The exhibition area on the first floor was extremely lively. Players who liked to read stories were attracted by the card encyclopedia and read each card with great interest. Countless people gathered in front of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, taking photos and discussing the deep brotherhood of the Peach Garden Oath. Dongwu Sun Shangxiang attracted a large number of female fans. Lu Xun, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun and other high-looking character cards have even become male gods in the eyes of many players.
Players who love to read the story linger on the first floor, while players who want to buy cards rush to the second floor.
Unlike the few cards in the past, the second floor today is simply dazzling - all the display cabinets are almost full of instant death cards, and there are more than seven or eight hundred cards at a glance!
Since the system stipulates that each player cannot make more than 100 cards per day, it is impossible for Xie Mingzhe to make so many cards in one day. Therefore, he borrowed the card-making quota of his studio partners and transferred the copying rights of several cards to Chi Qing, Yingying, Xiaopang, Jin Yue and others. Even his master Chen Qianlin used a small account to help copy 100 cards.
Each person gets 100 copies, and today the store is releasing 800 instant death cards at once!
The release of so many instant death cards in batches has upset those who wanted to buy the cards but couldn't before. In addition, the store has opened a reservation area, where there is an NPC in charge of reservations. As long as you pay a deposit of 1,000 and write down your ID and the instant death card you want, the store management will send the corresponding card in the form of "paid mail" within 36 hours.
Chi Yingying is in charge of this matter. No one has made a reservation yet because there are too many cards released today and they cannot be sold out at once.
The actions of the card store have gradually changed the direction of the forum, and those who previously accused Uncle Fatty of being a profiteer have also turned against him.
"I don't think it's Uncle Fatty who's going to sell the cards at the auction. He can make so many original cards, so he won't ruin his reputation, right?"
"Uncle Fatty is a talented person. The 14 new Arena cards on display are all very well designed. If he really wanted to make money, he could just make a few of these cards and sell them for more than 100,000."
The players of Nirvana Guild took the opportunity to clarify: "There must be unscrupulous merchants who are reselling. You have misunderstood Uncle Fatty. Uncle Fatty is a very good person. The points required for Nirvana's welfare cards are half of those required by the big guilds!"
At three o'clock in the afternoon, several dead cards appeared at the auction!
Because the system stipulates that cards that have entered the queue sequence cannot be withdrawn, even if the two profiteers noticed that something was wrong, it was too late to regret.
All the instant-death cards at the auction house failed to be sold, no one made any bids, and the atmosphere was very awkward.
The two people present were restless, always having a bad feeling.
Sure enough, as soon as the auction ended, both of them received a notification - Uncle Fat, the vice president of the Nirvana Guild, has kicked you out of the guild and added you to the blacklist.
Soon after, a post edited by Chi Yingying appeared on the forum: "Two unscrupulous businessmen, Playboy and Boss Lin, bought the instant death cards from the Yueban card store, and then sold them at an auction at a high price to make a profit. The two also sneaked into the Nirvana Guild and wanted to exchange the points for member welfare cards to sell at auction. Nirvana has blacklisted the two."
Clear evidence was listed below the post, including records of two people repeatedly purchasing large quantities of dead cards in specialty stores, as well as the time when these cards appeared at the auction and the time when normal cards entered the queue sequence - all the evidence matched perfectly.
This powerful evidence was like a heavy bomb. All those who were waiting and watching turned to Fatty Uncle. Those who had scolded him came out to apologize. The trumpet with the rhythm of Black Nirvana was completely quiet as a chicken. The members of Nirvana were deeply shocked by how decisively Fatty Uncle handled the matter!
Within one day, the situation completely reversed. Not only was the suspicion cleared, but the two profiteers were also kicked out.
The members who already had a good impression of Uncle Fat were now completely convinced - don't be fooled by our Fat Vice President who usually smiles and looks friendly and kind. If he gets serious, his methods will definitely be ruthless enough, and the two profiteers who were kicked out are probably still confused.
The points I had worked so hard to accumulate, which I wanted to exchange with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to sell, are now all useless!
The commotion caused by Nirvana was too big, and after other large guilds such as Fenghua and Judgment found out, they also added these two people to the blacklist.
A large number of players soon appeared on the forum, accusing Boss Lin and Playboy of reselling cards on the black market, and many people were deceived by them. The two immediately became rats that everyone wanted to beat, and the guild related to them was also exposed - it was a small third-tier guild that couldn't stand Nirvana so took the opportunity to step on Uncle Fatty in the forum. This guild was full of people who discredited Uncle Fatty, and the so-called "rich victim of the auction" was a fake one of their members - it was simply a group of drama queens.
Xie Mingzhe watched such a wonderful drama and couldn't help but sigh, there is indeed a world of martial arts wherever there are people.
Tang Muzhou also watched the whole process and gave his junior apprentice a thumbs up after watching it: "Quick enough action, well handled."
Xie Mingzhe was very happy to be praised, and his voice was also a little bit funny: "In fact, I am also responsible for this matter. I didn't have enough experience when I opened a store for the first time, and I ignored the problem that limited edition cards are easy to be resold. Now it's good. There is a pre-order area, so I don't have to worry about someone reselling my cards to make money."
Tang Muzhou said: "Nirvana has really made its presence felt this time. Our sister Hongzhu said that you handled the crisis PR beautifully this time and clarified the truth within a day."
Xie Mingzhe smiled and said, "I found it out from the purchase records. I didn't pay attention to the guild before because I was striving for the Star Card Master rank. It's time to pay attention. After all, Nirvana will be my base in the future, and there can't be any chaos inside."
Tang Muzhou founded the Fenghua Guild, so he has a lot of experience in this area. He suggested: "While the Nirvana Guild is very popular in the forum, you can add fuel to the fire and participate in some guild activities to make a name for yourself."
Xie Mingzhe nodded: "That's what I was planning. We will sign up for the guild event next week. I also want to customize a few useful cards for the guild event and distribute them in batches to members, so that everyone can have more sense of honor and belonging to the guild."
Tang Muzhou smiled and said, "Then I will wait for your guild's name to be announced in the world."
Seeing his junior fellow disciple walking a similar path as he did back then, Tang Muzhou felt relieved.
The clever junior brother only took one day to deal with the negative impact of the guild. Those who stepped on Nirvana accidentally gave Nirvana a good publicity. With this momentum, Nirvana will soon be on par with the largest club guilds in the game. With this strong backing, Xie Mingzhe and Chen Xiao will have no worries when they enter the professional league.
The author has something to say:
Pipizhe is still a very capable leader. Fat Uncle will attract a large number of loyal fans because of this incident, and he will release new cards in the next chapter to improve the presence of the guild.