While grinding, the entire grinding room was filled with dazzling light!
"Ah, such bright light, are we grinding minerals or forging a Divine Weapon? I’ve never seen such dazzling light before!"
Rosen and the others were taken aback, each retreating with fear in their hearts.
Unexpectedly, a simple grinding of Crystal Stone could produce such a spectacle; it seems the mineral Meng Die found must be a premium mineral, as expected!
The substitute sugar produced will definitely be of premium quality as well!
As Rosen presented a plate of substitute sugar, everyone’s eyes were drawn to the radiant particles on the plate, each one sparkling like a ground diamond.
"I didn’t expect the purity to be so high after grinding this mineral."
"Indeed, I can’t believe grinding turned me directly into Sparkling Eyes!"
"I almost evolved into a Shiny Pokemon!"
"Hahaha, stop joking, let’s quickly get these substitute sugars to the market and see if they’ll sell out!"
Then everyone remembered that the early market’s time was nearing its end, and they had to hurry to the market before it closed.
They hurriedly pushed their carts and rushed into the early market.
Already at Rosen’s shop entrance, a crowd of Demon Race was waiting eagerly for Rosen’s new substitute sugar.
"Have you heard? This new shop has launched a new type of sugar called substitute sugar, which retains the sweetness of regular sugar but cannot be digested, thus avoiding diabetes issues."
"Of course I’ve heard, and rumor has it that the supply is limited, so everyone is lining up to snatch some."
"Damn, it’s been so long and the shop still hasn’t opened. Are they trying to fool us customers?"
Some Demon Race were already banging on the door.
Rosen and others reached the shop’s back door, quickly storing goods in the warehouse, then proceeded to the front to open the sales window.
"Don’t worry, everyone, today we’re offering a new flavor of substitute sugar, which caused some delay." Rosen said.
"A new flavor? Tell us, what is it like?"
"You’ll have to taste it yourself to find out."
Soon the first batch of substitute sugar was sold.
As the Demon Race tasted the substitute sugar, their expressions changed.
It was as if soaring in Heaven, with turbulent waves washing their souls from below, and the Demon Race began floating with praise, "It’s perfect, sweet but not overly sweet, with a hint of salt; this subtle sweetness is umami!"
Each Demon Race who tasted the new variety seemed to have their spirits impressed to the core, each feeling elated.
Rosen witnessed this and didn’t expect the rock salt-flavored substitute sugar to be so popular.
"Don’t worry, there’s plenty left, we’ve prepared a ton today!"
Rosen attended to the Demon Race customers, fearing they would retaliate and snatch everything away.
By day’s end, the entire ton of substitute sugar was sold out.
Rosen counted the Demon Race Coins collected, totaling one hundred thousand, ten times more than the previous day, mainly due to the new variety’s popularity.
"If this continues, we’ll soon drain the Demon Race Coins, then let’s see how the Demon Race Bank responds."
Days passed, Rosen continued selling substitute sugar, collecting Demon Race Coins.
Eventually, during a tour of the Demon Race village, Rosen witnessed the anticipated scene.
The village was filled with Demon Race beggars, begging in the streets.
Even the roads displayed scenes of starvation, resembling an abyssal inferno.
"Unexpectedly, the plan succeeded earlier than expected; now let’s see how the Demon Race will respond."
Rosen returned to share the news with Meng Die and others.
"Let’s watch and wait to see how the Demon Race Bank reacts."
The Demon Race Bank also noticed the problem affecting livelihoods.
"What is happening, why is our citizens’ economic power regressing?"
"It’s unreasonable since our bank was established, everything’s been prosperous, and such situations never occurred."
"Something’s amiss, I suspect demonic influences are at play!"
The bank leaders discussed then decided to form a task force to investigate.
The task force received a million Demon Race Coins in salary, spent a single Demon Race Coin at a teahouse, and quickly uncovered the truth.
Turns out, among civilians, discussions arose that the new substitute sugar threw the Demon Race communities into a frenzy, compelling them to sell possessions to buy substitute sugar.
But after spending all their money, there’s no return flow.
If they injected the money back into the market, creating circulation, the economy wouldn’t stagnate, but they hoarded money, preventing its flow and causing circulation to dwindle, leading to market inaction.
The task force reported back.
The Demon Race council reconvened to discuss solutions.
"I believe we should cancel the substitute sugar merchant’s license!"
"I don’t think that’s appropriate; since the bank’s inception, it’s maintained economic order, revoking licenses arbitrarily doesn’t follow protocol."