Delta: My operators are from League of Legends

Chapter 81 The Battle for the Mandel Brick

"Then he really should die," Yang Feiqi agreed after hearing Jin Jixue's words.

In this world, top-tier red collectibles are considered strategic resources. Selling them abroad is practically tantamount to treason.

"However, there's something I don't understand," Yang Feiqi asked.

"Tomb raiding companies make money by acquiring items from the delta. So why would they fight for the title of regional boss over something as unremarkable as a 'regional boss'?"

"Because this involves the allocation of team slots for the Mandel Brick Competition." Jin Jixue was somewhat surprised that Yang Feiqi didn't know about this.

But he went on to explain, "You've participated in several special matches before, so you should know that all special matches require specific items to activate."

The most expensive special match is the Mandel Brick Contest. Mandel Bricks are a special item whose main function is to grant the player the qualification to form a team across the entire battlefield.

There are hundreds of countries in the world, but the number of troops in a full-scale battlefield is mainly concentrated in the hands of a few major powers.

The reason is that the resources needed to start the Mandel Brick Wars were only affordable if the five major tomb-raiding nations joined forces.

The Mandel Brick Tournament is held once a year, and each time it begins, the number of teams allocated is based on the resources contributed by each country.

There are generally seven slots available in China, with two slots each in Shanghai and Beijing, and one slot for other cities.

Therefore, what they are fighting for is not only the title of regional leader, but also the spot in the Mandel Brick competition.

Last year, the country sent seven teams, but only managed to bring back one Mandelbrot brick. This Mandelbrot brick was auctioned for 2.4 billion, and the team that won it received 1.2 billion, equivalent to twelve African stars.

Yang Feiqi originally thought that only a few giant companies participated in the Delta Force's all-out war mode because other companies couldn't afford to participate.

I just realized that to participate in the All-Out Battle mode, you also need Mandel Bricks.

To obtain the Mandel Brick, one must first secure a spot to participate, and then compete against top tomb raiding teams from other countries.

If we were to use the concept of esports as an analogy, then the Mandel Brick Battle would be similar to an S-level international tournament.

It's a competition that all tomb raiding companies want to participate in, as it offers the greatest potential profit.

"Then why do you support me in establishing my own power?" Yang Feiqi asked curiously.

"Currently, the major tomb raiding companies in Lin'an are engaged in full-scale competition to become the local leader, and one of the key areas of competition is the competition for tomb raiding talent."

"A top-tier treasure hunter like you, since you don't want to work for any company, why not build your own team? I can send you some lucrative job postings; in return, you just need to prioritize selling me gold and red collectibles."

"Understood, I'll consider it." Yang Feiqi now has a complete understanding of the current state of the tomb raiding industry in Lin'an.

He also understood why both Lu Qianqian and the black market in Lin'an were so polite to him.

During this period, capable individual tomb raiders like myself are definitely the top priority for major tomb raiding companies to recruit.

Jin Jixue supported him in creating his own power base, partly to prevent himself from being lured away by other companies.

"Take your time to think it over." Jin Jixue wasn't in a hurry. He said to Yang Feiqi, "But I have to remind you that the competition among local tomb raiding companies in Lin'an will become increasingly fierce. At the same time, it will be more difficult for individual tomb raiders to survive."

If we miss this opportunity, it will be very difficult to build our own power once all the local tomb raiders in Lin'an have been recruited by the company.

On the way back to Lin'an with Lu Qianqian, Yang Feiqi kept thinking about what the words of the Jinji School meant.

Why is it becoming more difficult for individual tomb raiders to survive? Shouldn't the increased competition among tomb raiding companies lead to more individual tomb raiders being recruited and earning more money?

However, he hadn't yet figured out the problem.

The online auction house he had always dreamed of finally launched.

He downloaded the software on his computer using the invitation link sent in the group, and then entered the online auction house.

After verifying his identity, Yang Feiqi filled in the items he was going to trade: a large radio with six gold collectible slots and a treasure box with special items.

In this online auction house, both buyers and sellers are anonymous.

Yang Feiqi guessed that this was probably to make it easier for some people to cash in and sell gold and red collectibles of unknown origin.

In this auction house, Yang Feiqi indeed found the Geherus Trial Badge that he had been longing for.

Because this is a physical badge, it has already been shipped to the organizer. Once the purchase is completed, the organizer will send the badge to the buyer.

"Two Geheros Tribunal Badges, starting bid is 450,000 gold collectibles in common currency."

The auctioneer announced the starting bid for the two Geherus Trial Badges.

Yang Feiqi chose to use a large radio and a gold collectible to purchase the two Geheros Trial Badges.

Fortunately, no one else bid against Yang Feiqi. After Yang Feiqi entered his purchase conditions, he successfully won the two badges.

Besides the Geheros Trial Badge, something else that caught Yang Feiqi's attention appeared at the auction.

That is the red-quality beverage "Guan Shan Nan Yue".

Unfortunately, this thing is too expensive; the starting bid is at least one red collectible.

The final transaction price reached three red collectibles, with the buyer choosing to pay with a bottle of champagne and a Rolex.

Soon it was Yang Feiqi's turn to be the seller.

He had originally planned to auction off the large radio, but he used it to barter for other things, so this time only the treasure box was left to be sold.

Yang Feiqi set the starting bid for this item at 20 million Haff coins or equivalent collectibles.

However, perhaps because very few items at this auction could be purchased with Haff coins, Yang Feiqi's treasure box was immediately met with enthusiastic bidding from various buyers after the auction began.

The price quickly skyrocketed from 20 million HAF coins to 60 million HAF coins.

During this period, many buyers also sent private messages to Yang Feiqi, hoping to exchange some gold or red collectibles with him.

However, after thinking it over, Yang Feiqi ultimately decided to only accept Haff coins.

Because he now somewhat understands what it means that individual tomb raiders in the Jinji school of thought will have a hard time.

As various tomb raiding companies compete, the price of local Haf coins in Lin'an is bound to rise.

After all, the tomb raiding company has enough universal currency to acquire HAF coins from outside.

Conversely, individual tomb raiders, who need a common currency for their livelihood, do not actually possess a large amount of HAF coins.

At that time, the exchange rate of HAF currency to common currency in Lin'an will probably be far higher than the official rate of 100 to 1.