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Simulated Market/Story

Last updated 2025-09-15

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Dialogue

Introduction

Asta: You're here. Sorry to trouble you like this again.
Icon Dialogue Talk I always like to help other people!
Icon Dialogue Talk It's no trouble when there's a reward involved.
Asta: Haha, I knew it. Don't worry, the compensations are quite decent.
Asta: This is Miss Topaz from the Interastral Peace Corporation's Strategic Investment Department. She will explain the details to you.
Topaz: Hey. It's been a while. The situation is like this — The IPC and Herta Space Station have jointly developed a "simulated market" project used to identify talents for the Strategic Investment Department. This simulated market challenge will be open to teams, and I will be providing trading advice for its inaugural launch.
Topaz: The project aggregates interstellar market information in real time and simulates the most realistic market conditions, providing the most authentic trading experience while normal trading remains unaffected.
Numby: Oink! Oiiiink!
Topaz: Put simply, this will be a high-fidelity fantasy trading competition open to the entire cosmos, and the winners will earn a chance to be interviewed by the Strategic Investment Department. I have already done trial runs on some of the data, but we still need to perform a round of internal tests before the project goes online. Asta recommended you, saying that you'd be perfect for the job.
Icon Dialogue Talk We're not that cozy, are we?
Topaz: If you mean what happened on Jarilo-VI... Though our stances were at odds, I'm still sorry for the fact that you didn't get to enjoy the festival. I would like to use this opportunity to compensate your losses.
Icon Dialogue Talk I haven't agreed to anything yet!
Topaz: Madam Herta foresaw such a circumstance, so she gave me her killer move...
Topaz: I beg you. Come test!
Numby: Hngh... Grunt, oink!

Tutorial

Topaz: Allow me to introduce the rules to you first.
Topaz: These are the currently popular commodities on the interstellar market. Their prices fluctuate daily depending on supply and demand.
Topaz: The IPC's data department posts internal information every day, providing first-hand intel for strategic decision-making.
Topaz: You must have plenty of questions about these commodities. Before making any decision, you can select each of them and I'll fill you in with the information I have at hand.
Topaz: After perusing any relevant macro- and micro- economic data, you can buy commodities that you think will rise in price tomorrow.
Topaz: If you truly don't have any ideas, you can also give me the power to trade for you.
Topaz: Because this is just an internal test version, credits will be provided to you every day. You just have to make your decisions.
Topaz: We can make daily trades with Numby, and the purchased commodities will all be sold on the next day. Let's see who will make the most money out of their sponsored funds, shall we?
Topaz: The competition lasts 5 trading days, with the outcome decided according to how many days each party manages to win. The winner will be called when one party scores 3 wins.
Topaz: The details regarding our decisions are logged here every day. As a worker, conducting retrospectives are a vital part of making better decisions in the future.
Topaz: We have designed a few minor achievements for you, and I'll hand out your rewards when you reach the requirements. Of course, your compensation is unrelated to your competition outcome. The rule this time is that the more you do, the more you get.
Topaz: Looks like you're raring to go. Then, let the competition begin.

Daily

Topaz: All is running normally. No matter how the market moves today, all you have to do is push ahead with composure and courage.
Topaz: No one succeeds forever — what's most important now is to make a choice.
(After clicking the News)
Topaz: Today's Interstellar Reference also updated with some interesting information. All that's left is to make a decision.
(After clicking the reward icon)
Topaz: This is a special reward exclusive for the internal testing version~ just for you!
(After clicking the record icon)
Topaz: You've gone to do a trade retrospective? It's a good habit.
(After clicking "Topaz Trades")
Topaz: Looking for my input? No problem.
(After clicking the Aetherium Wars Game Cartridge)
Topaz: The Interastral Network and Interastral Peace Media invested heavily in both polishing the technology and expanding the market for this game.
Topaz: The popularity of this Interastral Tournament Festival is still going, and we are getting floods of new players across the universe.
Topaz: Aetherium Wars is that battle game we played together.
(After clicking the Courier Cycrane)
Topaz: The cycranes that directly target consumer pain points and constantly get reiterated is their core competitive edge.
Topaz: Cosmic positioning system, active smart management, aether space logistics... These ongoing researches may yet spur their progress even farther.
Topaz: This is one of the Xianzhou Alliance's core industries. You must have heard their slogan before: Heron Express — We Ship Whatever You Want!
(After clicking the Engine of Creation Memorabilia Part)
Topaz: This memorabilia part is crafted by Belobog Heavy Industries. All proceeds will be invested in Belobog's reconstruction projects.
Topaz: Faced with manpower shortages, outdated technology, and inadequate funding, the Belobogians have shown immense determination. Such a strength garners the respect of other planets.
Topaz: The Geological Reconstruction Unit independently built by Belobog conveys the unyielding will of preservation that has withstood seven-hundred years of ice.
(After clicking the Astra [sic] Express Luxury 1-Day Tour)
Topaz: The package includes two full meals and an afternoon tea, with the Express' Conductor Pom-Pom narrating throughout the entire tour, allowing guests to enjoy an authentic passenger's experience.
Topaz: Seeing as it's from the Astral Express, maybe you're more qualified to talk about it than me?
Topaz: I hear the limited sale of the limited-time experience package tickets has been met with the eager anticipation of many Nameless.
(After clicking the Rose Bouquet)
Topaz: The unity of will, insight, and value is the meaning of the Path of Beauty. Perhaps this commodity is also the kind of encounter that the Knights of Beauty pursues.
Topaz: Their horticulture garden's production rate has always been steady. I swap in a new bloom in my office every week.
Topaz: These roses were personally planted by the Knights of Beauty, and were regaled with hymns of praise recited emotionally by the knights every day. Each rose is vibrant with color and brimming with floral fragrance.
(After clicking the Owlbert Plushie)
Topaz: As a plushie, it will satisfy all of your needs from soothing your emotions, letting out your anger, or simply being used as a cushion. A must-have for your home and when traveling.
Topaz: With his candid statements and excellent ability to react on the spot, Owlbert has amassed much popularity.
Topaz: A 1:1 plushie of the IPM's main anchor, Owlbert, proclaimed to be the face of IPC and its number one mascot.
(After clicking the Auspicious XV)
Topaz: Every abaci press announcements made by the Iridescent Parlor have been a hot topic of discussion among Xianzhou residents. This model is both elegant and practical, which makes it quite the outstanding commodity.
Topaz: Just the number of pre-orders is enough to shock you, apparently. So much pressure on the manufacturer!
Topaz: The next-generation jade abacus flagship, colored in suet white and delicate to the touch. This is also the first time that a Xianzhou abacus have become available to be purchased by the rest of the universe.
(After clicking the Herta Puppet Figure)
Topaz: The Madam Herta fanclub has spent a great amount of effort on this. If you pre-order, you even get a copy of her "Sigma Baryon conversion method" as a gift.
Topaz: I suppose this is a different way for intelligence to create economic value. This unexpected price can somewhat be justified.
Topaz: No. 83 of the glorious Genius Society, and the honored consultant of this project — an adorable chibi figurine of Madam Herta.

Conclusion

Topaz: Special reminder: This is the final day of the internal test. After completing all transactions, the winner will be declared in advance before the end of today. I figured you wouldn't want to wait till tomorrow anyways.
Topaz: Sorry, I just got an urgent call from the IPC — I have to get back to Pier Point right now. Let's make today's decision before trade closes for the Simulated Market.
(After revealing the final outcome)
Asta: Thank you for participating in this test. Topaz had to return to Pier Point on urgent business.
Asta: You did well in this test. You are truly the best choice.

Interastral Reference

Day 1

#01
A discussion about consumerism has risen among the cosmos: "Are the goods we buy real, or an illusion packaged by the countless media?". This has become a hot issue on the internet.

#02
Perfection doesn't exist, except in our glorious Madam Herta! The figurine of Madam Herta, Genius Society #83, is now on sale. The shop where the physical product first became purchasable had a queue at least a thousand meters long.

#03
The Auspicious XV is still being furiously pre-ordered, and the Iridescent Parlor brand has announced the launch of a limited collector's edition in collaboration with the IPC.

#04
The first episode of the third season of the IPM program "42! 42!" is coming up, and Owlbert's returning debut will be tonight.

Day 2

#01
The IPC has effectively regulated market sentiment and allayed consumer fears with forward guidance. The market has returned to a healthy state.

#02
It has been reported that through the IPC'S recommendation, Jarilo-VI will jointly participate in the production of Madam Herta's figurine. With the involvement of new production lines, exorbitant black market prices for the figurine have gradually been curbed — Heritors around the universe are rejoicing.

#03
The preview of the latest Aetherium Wars version has been made public in a livestream. The Inspiration Workshop system has been reworked, igniting intense player discussion.

#04
There has been news that the Auspicious XV may delay its planes for sale in some star systems. Due to its diverse customization design options and patents that have received glowing reviews, its current order volume has far exceeded its production capacity.

Day 3

#01
With major breakthroughs in hyperspace technology, the IPC has announced that interstellar trade is entering its boom. The list of tradable commodities in the cosmos grows ever longer.

#02
The Jarilo-VI Engine of Creation project has reached its next milestone. Together let us wish them an early return to the embrace of the stars!

#03
The well-known host Owlbert made a public announcement regarding his inappropriate remarks earlier about the shortcomings of IPC management, expressing his sincere apologies for creating negative influences as a public figure.

#04
As the route that connects the stars, the Astral Express Luxury 1-Day Tour is on sale now. Plenty of eager buyers are lining up to see Conductor Pom-Pom's actual face.

Day 4

#01
The trend with online shopping streams rages on. Interstellar logistics is expected to become the next booming industry, and various interstellar trade groups may start a technological race.

#02
The wear-and-tear rates of courier cycrane have spiked due to a huge surge of delivery orders. Delayed deliveries have been reported from certain areas.

#03
The Astral Express package ticket has received anonymous sightseer complaints. The customers claim the Express' coffee can be ranked among the universe's three worst beverages, alongside the IPC's Punitive Energy and Xianzhou's mung bean soda.

#04
Some consumers have voiced out that the rose bouquets planted by the Knights of Beauty that they purchased possess the ability to think independently.

Day 5

#01
The new season of Aetherium Wars has kicked off. The all-new Overlord Aether Spirit is unveiled for the first time in the Interastral Tournament Festival.

#02
Host Owlbert relies on his solid professional skills to win back the crowd's affection — viewership ratings of the third season of "42! 42!" starts on a high. .

#03
Belobog's Supreme Guardian Bronya delivers her latest speech, and the Engine of Creation Memorabilia Part sells like hotcakes among certain Architect branches.

#04
Heron Express releases an emergency upgrade patch for its courier cycranes, improving their active AI management functions to respond to the retail livestream trend.

Change History

Released in Version 1.4