After Jie Ming signed the contract with the Star Ring Federation, Viola and the others left, and the lab returned to calm.
The Blood Sacrifice Method had just gone live, and Jie Ming was only intending to test the market reaction, occasionally glancing at the Magic Net terminal.
But after only half a day, he completely gave up that habit.
Because... he simply couldn't keep up.
The cold blue light screen floated above the lab, and the balance of low-level military merits soared like a rocket, with each second's increase measured in trillions.
The numbers jumped so fast that even his dynamic vision struggled; every instant, new numbers overwrote the old.
Every time Jie Ming's eyes just landed on the last few digits of the balance, before he could recognize them, they had already flipped dozens of times, becoming a completely different set of numbers.
Jie Ming was silent for a few seconds, then quietly closed the balance interface.
"...Better not look," he rubbed his brow and shook his head with a wry smile.
"If I keep watching, my eyes will go blurry."
Instead, he opened the real-time sales statistics that Felix had sent simultaneously.
Compared to the wildly scrolling balance, this statistical chart was much more intuitive.
In the center of the entire light screen, a curve symbolizing sales revenue shot almost vertically into the sky, steep at nearly ninety degrees.
Because the growth rate was so fast, the original statistical coordinates had completely lost their reference value.
Below the chart was an automatic note:
[Detected data growth rate exceeding standard statistical model limit. Automatically switched to high-magnification coordinate system.]
Just then, a communication prompt appeared, and Felix's projection emerged at the corner of the screen.
"Lord Felix."
"Hello, Wizard Jie Ming," Felix said, still in his usual manner. "As per the agreement, I am reporting the current data."
"According to historical sales model analysis and referencing the sales fluctuation curves of previous years,"
"It is projected that the Blood Sacrifice Method will gradually stabilize after the first round of concentrated procurement. At that time, its annual revenue is expected to remain stable at over ten billion low-level military merits."
With that, a report was sent to Jie Ming's Magic Net terminal, containing not only specific statistical data but also a hundreds-page data model analysis attached.
"Thank you very much, Lord Felix" Jie Ming glanced at it and directly closed the screen.
In this regard, he always trusted professionals, or rather... professional artificial intelligence.
Since Felix said ten billion, it would likely be more, not less.
Thinking this, he let out a long breath: "Finally... no more worrying about money."
As he said this, his gaze had already fallen to another screen.
There, it was the Star Ring Federation military supplies trading platform.
Earning money was meant to be spent, and spent lavishly!
Jie Ming swiped his finger lightly, and the shopping interface quickly expanded.
[Law Stabilizers] [High-purity Element Catalyst] [Spiritual Matrix] [Superconductive Star Sand] [Spatial Anchor Crystal]
Rows of strategic materials extended downward. Jie Ming didn't even carefully look at the prices and started inputting purchase quantities.
"Let's start with ten billion tons... Is that too little? Let's go with a hundred billion tons!"
Every time Jie Ming filled in an item, the number behind it was a string long enough to make an ordinary wizard's scalp tingle.
The settlement system even popped up confirmation prompts several times in a row.
[This purchase amount is extremely large. Please confirm.]
Jie Ming clicked confirm.
[This purchase involves strategic materials. Please confirm again.]
Confirm.
[Detected that your purchase scale exceeds the annual procurement quota of an ordinary legion.]
Confirm! Confirm! Confirm!
The shopping cart grew longer and longer, and the scroll bar at the edge of the screen kept shrinking.
Finally, it shrank into a tiny dot nearly invisible.
Jie Ming scrolled all the way to the bottom and looked at the almost endless material list, nodding with satisfaction.
"That should do. Buying any more would exceed the transport capacity of the teleportation array in the Infernal Sulfur Plane. Although I've only bought a part, at least the construction of the remaining main array eyes can finally begin."
After several days of continuous purchasing like this,
In the lab, a communication automatically popped up. Jie Ming, who was still in the middle of a massive buying spree, answered it casually.
Felix's gentle voice slowly sounded: "Wizard Jie Ming. Over the past seven days, you have continuously purchased twelve types of strategic materials, including Void Crystals. Currently, the price indices of related materials in the Star Ring Federation public market have shown slight fluctuations."
Jie Ming paused: "Oh?"
Felix continued to report:
"The current fluctuation amplitude is 0.03%, well below the Federation's price warning line. However, considering the overall scale of the Federation market, this fluctuation is already a relatively significant data anomaly. Considering your possible future purchases, I have the following proposal..."
In the next moment, a suggestion automatically popped up.
[Suggestion: Sign a long-term supply agreement with the Federation's Quartermaster Department.]
[This can lock in purchase prices and reduce market fluctuations.]
Jie Ming was silent for a few seconds, then couldn't help but laugh: "Ha! I guess I'm a big client now?"
How big was the Star Ring Federation?
It was a super commonwealth spanning countless planes, occupying a quarter of the Wizard Civilization.
To cause even a 0.03% fluctuation in the public market of such a behemoth...
It meant that over the past few days, the military merits he had thrown in were already staggering.
Although Felix called it a "slight fluctuation," the fact that he sent a special notification itself already indicated the issue.
Jie Ming didn't hesitate: "Good, I accept the suggestion. Apply to sign a long-term supply agreement."
"Understood."
Almost the instant Jie Ming agreed, the contract was signed.
After thinking for a moment, Jie Ming didn't immediately continue purchasing. Instead, he forwarded the purchase list to the Black Giant Priest on the distant Infernal Sulfur Plane. On the other side of the Incense Fire Divine Dao, the massive Black Giant Priest received Jie Ming's will and immediately bowed respectfully: "Master."
Jie Ming sent the purchase list through the Magic Net terminal: "The materials will be delivered gradually. Arrange personnel to receive them. For a long time to come, you'll likely be busy."
The Black Giant Priest immediately looked at the purchase list that popped up on the Magic Net terminal.
Even he, long accustomed to Jie Ming's astonishing big moves, couldn't help but pause for a moment.
That extremely long string of material quantities nearly filled the entire projection screen.
He took a deep breath: "Understood. I will immediately designate new storage areas and increase the transport team to ensure all materials are received promptly."
"Very good."