Chapter 18

'Really, he only likes high-end stuff.'

However, upon closer observation, it seemed that Coco valued the grade more than the absolute price.

For example, Coco showed interest in the most expensive and popular jelly among those sold at the supermarket.

Even though it only cost 5,000 won.

'So, that’s why he didn’t like my gloves? Even though they cost 1.5 million won, they were just for beginners?'

I thought I had a good idea of how to raise Coco efficiently.

I would have to buy in bulk online later.

'What should I eat for dinner?'

It might be a long night, so I wanted to have a hearty dinner.

I glanced around the food section, wondering if anything caught my eye.

'This is it!'

I picked up 20 pieces of crab-flavored fish paste.

Tonight’s dinner would be king crab.

*

I converted the crab-flavored fish paste into king crab using "High-Quality Conversion" and steamed it.

Even "Lucky Strike" activated, resulting in fresh Alaskan red king crab! And not just one, but two!

'Tam seems to like seafood.'

The taste was absolutely amazing.

It was as plump as stacking several legs of a mud crab, with a texture that was incredibly tender and chewy.

The rice, mixed with the crab roe, was fantastic even without sesame oil.

'I prefer mixing my rice.'

I entrusted the leftover king crab shells to Tam and converted them into king crab shell broth.

When mixed with the broth while cooking ramen, it would be incredibly delicious.

"Burp..."

I washed down the greasy taste in my mouth with zero-calorie cola and then thoroughly cleaned my teeth with British toothpaste.

Sitting back in front of the PC, it was 7:30 PM.

'How much did it drop?'

Notifications kept popping up at the bottom of the Upsum website.

[ Buy Order Filled: 52,919 EXI ]

[ Buy Order Filled: 7,542 EXI ]

[ Buy Order Filled: 37,117 EXI ]

...

After watching for about 20 more minutes, no more buy order notifications appeared.

The accumulation was finally over.

'My 2 million EXIT2!'

I checked my asset status.

────────

<EXIT2 EXI/KRW>

Average Buy Price: 19.99 won

Current Price: 19.99 won

Holding Quantity: 2,000,000 EXI

Buy Amount: 39,980,000 won

Evaluation Amount: 39,980,000 won

Evaluation Profit/Loss: +0 won

Profit Rate: +0.00%

────────

It was fine while I was buying, but now that I had bought everything, I started to feel a bit nervous.

The information was solid.

Still, my heart was pounding uncontrollably.

While I was terrified during my first stock trade, this time I was more excited.

'Now, all Musk has to do is tweet.'

It was still over an hour until 9:31 PM.

"Phew..."

What if he cancels the tweet upload?

What if it’s a different coin I don’t know about?

What if a global natural disaster happens?

Worry and anxiety crept in, but I calmed myself down.

'The trigger has already been pulled.'

With a reverent heart, I straightened my posture and opened my investment self-study book.

[ ...There are two main reasons for investment failure.

First, the principles are wrong.

Second, the principles are reasonable, but they are not followed.

The answer to becoming a successful investor lies there.

First, establishing reasonable principles through testing and practice. Second, thorough execution... ]

'Right, don’t waver and stick to the original plan.'

After that, time seemed to move very slowly.

I kept checking the clock every few minutes.

Ding──

Except for the occasional tweet notifications that startled me.

'It’s only 8:30?'

Musk posted a tweet I had never heard of.

[ If climate change gets worse, will thermal flasks sell well? What do you think? ]

It seemed he posted whatever came to mind, regardless of the scheduled tweets.

[ I gave my car a vacation. Should I take the subway home today? (laughs) ]

"Damn."

Bro, you must be really itching to say something?

I’m scared to death.

Finally, the much-anticipated 9:30 PM arrived.

My left eye on the coin exchange homepage.

My right eye on the Twitter app screen.

'I believe in you, bro!'

Holding my breath, I waited, and the tweet appeared.

Ding──

[ @nylonmusk ]

[ (Photo) ]

A subway photo.

The black-and-white photo I had seen.

The only thing left in color was the 'Exit 2' sign.

"Yes!"

The EXIT2 wouldn’t skyrocket immediately.

How many people would even realize this was about a coin?

The important thing was that the future hadn’t changed.

The rocket was ready for launch.

In two hours, the real trigger would go off.

Musk’s second tweet.

Three emojis.

Destruction.

'How will I get through the next two hours? Ah!'

I started a two-hour Marvel movie.

Spider-Man was flying around.

I couldn’t focus on the content.

My eyes kept drifting to the New York subway in the movie.

*

At the same time.

A dark living room in a villa.

Six brightly lit monitors.

The headquarters of the leading room 'Crypto Wednesday,' which provides trading signals to hundreds of free members.

The room leader, Go Kitae, was busy sending messages to members.

[ Today’s Trend Analysis ─ The recent movements of altcoins are unusual. We should pay attention to coins under 100 won and prepare for leaf coin meta. (Refer to cat coin case) ]

Go Kitae stopped typing and turned to the man sitting next to him.

"Hey, today’s signal."

"I sent it via chat, sir."

"Okay."

Go Kitae copied the message from the chat and pasted it into Telegram.

[ Today’s Signal ]

[ JEEK Buy in Tranches: 105~110 ]

[ 1st Sell: 141 (+30%) ]

[ 2nd Sell: 157 (+45%) ]

[ Stop Loss: 92 (-15%) ]

[ The guidelines we provide are for reference only. Investment is your personal choice and responsibility. Do not blindly follow us and make rational decisions for successful investment. ]

As soon as the message was sent, replies from members flooded in.

[ Oh! ]

[ Oh! ]

[ I trust you. Always grateful. ]

[ Go! ]

[ Young ]

[ Cha ]

[ Young ]

[ Cha ]

Go Kitae chuckled and lit a cigarette.

"Phew─ How much did we invest in JEEK?"

"We’ve been buying since two days ago, and we have 300 million won at an average price of 95 won."

"Even if we make a few thousand, it’s a good profit, right?"

"Right. Even if we pass it on to them, it’s a 10% profit."

"Okay, making money is too easy."

"Exactly, hehe."

Crypto Wednesday.

A typical leading scam organization.

They would start accumulating 2-3 days in advance.

Signals would be distributed 2-3 days later.

If the signal was wrong?

They would offload their holdings to members for profit.

If the signal was right?

They would exit safely before members for profit.

Or they would tell members to sell and buy it themselves for even greater profit.

They mainly targeted cheap and low-volume coins like penny coins and leaf coins.

These were the types of coins they could manipulate with their limited capital.

Guilt? They didn’t feel any.

It was a personal choice and responsibility, as clearly stated. What was their crime?

At that moment, the man sitting next to him urgently called out to Go Kitae.

"Sir!"

"What is it?"

"Musk just posted something, and it seems to be about a coin?"

"What? Show me."

The screen displayed a foreign photo.

"What is this?"

"I’m not sure, but my gut tells me it’s about a coin. Whenever Musk posts a cryptic photo, it’s usually about a coin."

"Really? When did he post it?"

"An hour ago."

"What?"

Go Kitae smacked the back of his subordinate’s head.

"Hey, you idiot! Who told you to do your job like that? Huh?"

"Sorry, sir."

"Shouldn’t you catch these things immediately, you so-called coin expert?"

"I’ll fix it, sir."

"Do better. So, what coin is it?"

The four-month coin expert stared at the monitor and said.

"I don’t know. Red seems to be the keyword, but... I’ll find out now!"

"Find it quickly. If you can’t, you’re not going home today."

"Yes, sir!"

"Quickly!"

As he pushed his subordinate, an idea came to Go Kitae.

'If I find out what this is, maybe I can sell it for a fee?'

He had no reason to start a paid membership.

But with Musk, it was different.

A coin backed by Musk could skyrocket, and he could give paid members a sweet profit.

If he gathered people who heard the news and executed a pump-and-dump, he could make a big profit.

'Not bad.'

Go Kitae licked his dry lips.

*

11:30 PM.

As soon as the movie credits rolled, I opened Twitter.

The second tweet had just appeared.

[ @nylonmusk ]

[ Train