Chapter 9:Money and Talent Pour In

 

     Chapter 9: Coin Information Rights (4)

He allowed himself another period of waiting.

And then today arrived.

Finally, Liar Coin reached the target price of 4,000 won. The moment it happened, Ryu Seong sold every single Liar Coin he held without the slightest hesitation.

- Sell order executed.

- Sell order executed…

All coins were sold at 4,000 won.

After fees, the amount deposited was 279,240,000 won.

A whopping 280 million won.

Thanks to all the effort he had put in, he was able to remain emotionally steady for the most part. Still, he couldn’t stop the surge of exhilaration that swept through his entire body like a hidden thrill finally breaking free.

A tingling shiver.

Once the sensation broke through, it refused to subside easily.

Thump.

He collapsed onto the bed and lay there blankly for a long while.

Nya?

Perhaps sensing something strange, Lucky — who had been watching with curious eyes — jumped onto the bed. Ryu Seong scratched under the cat’s chin and grinned.

“Huu, do I look weird?”

Nya.

“This oppa just made 280 million won, so I’m feeling way too good.”

Nyaah?

“Yeah, yeah. You’re happy too, Lucky? I’m super happy. I’ll buy you something delicious.”

Nya!

For some reason, Lucky’s eyes seemed to sparkle brightly.

“Do you actually understand what I’m saying?”

Of course that wasn’t possible.

After blurting out some nonsense, Ryu Seong suddenly realized something he had overlooked.

“Ah, I need to withdraw the money first.”

He immediately requested a full withdrawal of the profits — and fortunately, the approval came in less than 10 seconds.

“Nice!”

When he checked, the exact amount had already landed in the bank account linked to the exchange. Only after transferring it to his usual Cocoa Bank account did he finally feel relieved.

“It’s really over.”

His energy drained away again, leaving him in a hazy, dreamlike state. The vague, formless thoughts that had been floating around gradually gathered in one direction and eventually converged into a single point.

The quest.

Strength returned to his eyes as his thoughts continued.

When will the next one appear?

He didn’t know the exact timing, but one thing had become crystal clear.

He now had greed.

Until now, he had only vaguely wondered how far the quest rewards could take him.

But this incident made it real.

He had clearly felt — and proven — that the results could far exceed his imagination.

The quests were mainly about helping someone. Judging from the results so far, the more money he spent to help others, the greater and more generous the rewards became. In other words, the more he helped people, the faster and more spectacularly rich he could become.

He wasn’t making money by doing bad things — he was literally being rewarded just for doing good deeds. Honestly, it was almost like getting free money.

There was no reason not to do it.

He still didn’t know why he had been given this ability, but since it was already in his hands, he decided to use it properly.

If there was an end to it…

He resolved to reach that end.

*

It was around the time his thoughts had mostly settled.

[Ring!]

At the sound, his eyes flashed open.

[Limited Quest Activated!]

[Coins are ultimately just tools manipulated by powerful forces!]

[Starting tomorrow, Liar Coin will plummet sharply and eventually be delisted. The coin’s developer had been colluding with big players from the very beginning with the intention of profiting. As a result, countless people are about to suffer massive losses! Reduce their damage and obtain differential rewards!]

[Remaining Time: 24 hours]

[Success Reward: Good Deed Points]

[Limited quests do not grant random cards upon success. There is also no failure penalty.]

Ryu Seong stared quietly at the quest window, then gave a small nod.

It was the first time…

But he understood it perfectly.

A limited quest.

Something commonly seen in RPG games.

No card reward, but also no penalty — in other words, it was like a bonus stage. He could ignore it if he wanted, or participate and receive rewards based on his performance.

“Nice.”

Honestly, the fact that he could acquire Good Deed Points differentially was far more appealing to him than cards. Whether coin investors lost or made money had nothing to do with him originally. But if he could change their choices and earn Good Deed Points in the process… that changed everything.

This was something he absolutely had to do.

Good Deed Points were the best system available if he collected enough of them, he could definitively purchase whatever he wanted. Especially after obtaining this coin information, that conviction had grown even stronger.

More importantly…

He needed to figure out the method.

“Hmm.”

After thinking for a moment, he opened the memo app on his smartphone and started jotting down whatever came to mind.

<Known Information>

1. The coin developer is selling off the coin.

2. Is there any trace of it?

3. Wouldn’t posting the same message in as many places as possible have an effect?

4. If I show the profit rate and give off the vibe of an expert?

Just doing numbers 3 and 4 alone would probably tempt quite a few people. After all, in markets like stocks or coins, people tend to listen more closely to those who have actually made money.

But it still wasn’t enough.

He wanted to be greedier and dig up some actual traces. If he could elicit positive reactions from that angle, far more people would respond than he expected, and the points he could earn would reach a satisfying level.

He vaguely remembered something he had overheard before.

Charts.

They supposedly contained a lot of information.

He felt the need to study.

Since this was an unfamiliar field, he began looking into charts.

First, he used “Nootube” (a parody of YouTube) to browse through various people’s lectures. Then he came across one that was extremely simple yet captivating.

[Alright, look at the chart here — you can see the trading volume, right? On the 7th, the volume exploded and it hit the upper limit. But the very next day, a red candle appeared and the volume increased even more. This means it failed to break through that price level — in other words, selling pressure is strong. At this kind of volume, it usually means the big players are dumping. Of course, it’s not always purely negative. There’s a chance it’s just a hand change. If a small force got shaken out and a bigger force came in, that would be fortunate… but honestly, that’s rare. Usually, it’s the big players dumping and the retail investors desperately catching the falling knife. After that, it just keeps sliding down for a while.]

Ohhh, so that’s how it works.

Even though it was his first time encountering this, he found himself nodding instinctively. The lecture was over an hour long, yet time flew by.

“Wow…”

Then, at a certain part, something clicked.

This might actually work.

He replayed that section.

[Let’s look at the next day too. Oh dear, volume decreased a bit, and it closed with a long upper shadow and went down. But we still don’t know for sure. Let’s keep watching. Ahh… it’s been steadily declining for over two weeks now. Almost no volume, and way too many candles with long upper shadows coming down. This means the big players have already dumped most of their holdings. They’re just slowly getting rid of the remaining scraps. Still, even the leftovers from a big player aren’t small. Ah — sure enough, the next day it hit the lower limit. Since the big players bought at a very low price range, they still make a profit even if they sell while crushing it to the floor. In the end, only the retail investors take the damage.]

The movement of trading volume in that chart was strikingly similar to the flow of Liar Coin since its listing. Plus, the video even mentioned coins specifically.

[The pattern in stocks is like this, but coins move much faster. It’s entirely possible for the big players to dump everything in a single day. It’s also a market where delisting can happen at any moment. So always invest with caution.]

This video was perfect for his purpose.

It would definitely get through.

Now that he saw a path forward, strength surged within him. Ryu Seong immediately began looking up stocks of companies famous for hitting the lower limit. Several of their chart patterns closely resembled the one in the Nootube lecture.

He took screenshots and added explanatory notes.

Now it was time to spread this information.

“Let’s start with the cafes.”

He accessed the largest community cafe related to cryptocurrencies and began writing a post.

**Title: Reasons why Liar Coin is highly likely to plummet starting tomorrow**

He chose a sufficiently provocative title and filled in the body.

First of all, I entered at an average price of under 600 won — a very low entry. So why am I telling people to sell? Because something felt off when I looked at the chart. Let me explain simply…

He uploaded a screenshot of his lowest average entry price to build credibility while simultaneously raising doubt.

With this, he successfully piqued their curiosity.

Right below, he juxtaposed the chart of a stock that had plummeted sharply with the Liar Coin chart, adding sufficient explanations to make the whole thing look quite convincing.

He copied the entire content, then hit the “Post” button.

Now, let’s wait and see.

If it got a good response, he planned to post the exact same thing in other places too. After a short while, a few comments started appearing.

**LifeCoin**: Wow, that entry price is insane ㄷㄷ

**Hell**: The chart does look really weird… But is there really a whale that would dump in this situation?

**10YearVet**: There is, actually.

**Hell**: Who?

**10YearVet**: The developer.

**Hell**: Ah…?!

**LifeCoin**: Nah, no way lol

The moment he saw the comments, he was genuinely surprised.

“Wow… this…?”

He had only given a subtle hint, yet someone had already deduced the correct answer. It could have been a real expert, or just a lucky guess. Either way, one thing was certain: thanks to that “10YearVet” comment, the speed of incoming replies accelerated noticeably.

**StainedLife**: Reading the comments above gave me chills

**OneCoffee**: Honestly, it pumped way too hard.

**StainedLife**: Agreed. Checked their homepage — nothing there. Roadmap looks sus too.

**OneCoffee**: For real???

**StainedLife**: Yeah, developer seems like a total psycho.

**NewbieInvestor2**: Looking purely at trading volume from listing day until today, it’s definitely excessive.

**10YearVet**: Looks like wash trading by the whale… But even with wash trading, the circulating supply is tiny — how did they generate this much volume? Feels like they’re just burning fees for no reason.

**NewbieInvestor2**: Right? Seriously weird.

**LetsDoCoins**: No way… the developer wouldn’t actually dump, right?

**FuckYeah**: Damn, the vibe is strong…!

**EatRice**: This is 99% going to zero!

**MovieBuff**: Popcorn ready

**FuckYeah**: Booking peak entertainment!

**NewbieInvestor2**: Don’t jinx it!

**FuckYeah**: What? Ordering chicken & beer and watching the show!

**NewbieInvestor2**: Hnggg… I went all-in with my entire savings…!

Of course, there were also the skeptics.

**UltraPro**: Isn’t this just someone jealous of other people’s profits?

**Newbie1**: Then just hold, bro. I’m selling lol

**UltraPro**: ㅂ2 (bye bye)

**Newbie1**: ㅇㅇ

**ImGod**: Overreacting lol

**Nomad**: Your average better than his?

**ImGod**: Why do you care

**Nomad**: Then shut up. Person with the highest return is the expert, right? ㅇㅋ?

**ImGod**: Stfu

The reaction was hotter than he had expected.

This was good.

No — this was more than enough.

All he needed was to draw attention anyway.

Among them, some people were bound to feel fear and sell off their Liar Coin. The more people who did that, the bigger the reward would be — which was only good news for Ryu Seong.

With a satisfied smile, he took the copied post and uploaded it to several other cafes and galleries as well.

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