Big Capitalist

Merlin's fingers danced briskly on the communication crystal as he typed quickly, "I was able to watch the second episode only because I subscribed to the video membership."

【Video member? 】

【What is that? Why don’t I know? 】

The forum was instantly flooded with a large number of doubtful replies, but Merlin was not in a hurry. He knew the principle of "playing hard to get" and deliberately paused for a while.

Sure enough, not long after, some new reply messages popped up impatiently.

[Hahaha, I also finished watching the second episode! ]

[I found a video membership, it's super cheap, two silver coins can get a one-month video membership, and you can even skip the ads! ]

[What? It’s so cheap, can I watch the second episode as long as I become a member? ]

[Of course, hurry up and become a member! ]

Looking at these replies that were what he wanted, Merlin's mouth curled up slightly, with a smug light flashing in his eyes.

He quickly typed a reply again, then contentedly put the communication crystal aside and leaned comfortably on the soft sofa, thinking to himself: "These lovely leeks will definitely rush to become members in order to be the first to see the wonderful videos."

But I don’t know what choice they will make after watching the second episode and seeing what happens next…

Jiejiejiejiejie——

In the student union president's office, Merlin's laughter could be heard from far away.

According to the original destiny, Scarlett should have no intersection with the game Arena of Valor, but the gears of fate turned quietly, causing her to step into this game world full of fantasy and competition in a "forced" manner.

At first, she was fooled by Merlin into taking out a loan to buy a bunch of seemingly useless cards. She wanted to sell them to recover her losses, but no one was interested. In desperation, she had to "enjoy" these cards by herself. It was during this process that she unexpectedly became fascinated by Arena of Valor.

It has to be said that the charm of Arena of Valor is truly extraordinary. Scarlett was deeply addicted to it after playing just a few games.

Upon hearing about the new "Duel King" film and television series based on the game, she naturally would not miss it and watched the first episode with great anticipation. However, she was still not satisfied and felt that the content of one episode was completely unable to satisfy her desire for subsequent plots.

Fortunately, by chance, Scarlett was pleasantly surprised to find on the forum that by opening a video membership for only two silver coins, she could unlock the exciting content of the second episode in advance, and also avoid the annoyance of video ads and enjoy high-definition picture quality.

This news made Scarlett and many other students feel that it was great value for money, and they all chose to subscribe without hesitation.

Scarlett clicked on the second episode of "Duel King" with excitement. She was immersed in the plot, but after watching it, she was pleasantly surprised to find that her membership benefits allowed her to continue watching the third episode, and the threshold for opening a gold membership was also attractively low - only one gold coin a month.

With such a good price, Scarlett chose to activate it without hesitation, and she was full of anticipation for the subsequent plot.

However, when she excitedly clicked to play the third episode, what she saw was an advertisement for Mixue Shiguang. This sudden scene made her stunned for a moment, and she murmured to herself in confusion: "Wait a minute, why is there an advertisement? I clearly signed up for membership, so shouldn't there be any advertisements?"

Her eyes searched the screen eagerly, and finally found a "skip" option in the upper right corner of the ad. Then she suddenly realized: "It turns out that the ad can be skipped!"

Scarlett clicked skip and the ad disappeared. But before she could breathe a sigh of relief, another ad for Merlin Supermarket appeared.

"Good news! Good news! Merlin Supermarket has officially settled in the Lower City of the Arcane City! Good news! Good news! Are you still worried about the high prices of vegetables? Are you still worried about not being able to buy suitable daily necessities? Look here! Come here! Merlin Supermarket meets all your needs..."

Scarlett frowned even more as she watched the ad. She looked at the screen again and saw the words "Silver Member Exclusive Ad" written next to the ad. She couldn't help but get angry. "No, this is too much. Silver members actually get ads?"

But when she thought of Merlin's previous style of doing things, she shook her head helplessly. Fortunately, gold members can skip the annoying silver member ads. Scarlett clicked to skip and was finally able to watch the third episode of "Duel King" that she had been longing for.

But fate always seemed to like playing jokes on her. Just as she was immersed in the plot, the words "Gold Member Exclusive Advertisement" suddenly appeared in the upper right corner, causing her to instantly collapse: "Fuck, why is there an exclusive ad for Gold Members!"

What made her even more frustrated was that a question box popped up while she was watching the ad: "Do you want to upgrade to a platinum video member to skip the gold member exclusive ads?"

The price of ten gold coins a month for a Platinum Video membership made Scarlett hesitate for a long time, but when she thought about being able to watch the fourth episode of "Duel King" directly, she gritted her teeth and reluctantly chose to open it: "It's only ten gold coins! I believe I can earn it back!"

Scarlett comforted herself, skipping the prime commercials and finally being able to watch the main film with peace of mind. However, at the end of the third episode, when the fourth episode was previewed, a new prompt suddenly popped up on her communication crystal: "Do you want to become a diamond member and watch the fourth episode first?"

Scarlett was silent for a moment, and the anger in her heart could no longer be suppressed. She couldn't help but shout loudly: "Merlin!!!"

But after a brief catharsis, when she saw the clear guarantee that diamond membership was the highest level of membership and only cost thirty gold coins a month, she struggled for a long time and finally gritted her teeth and chose to buy it.

Little did they know that all of this was a trick carefully designed by Merlin. Only after opening a silver membership will there be a reminder to open a gold membership; and only after becoming a gold member will an advertisement for a diamond membership be pushed.

After all, only those who are willing to continue consuming will fall into the trap of membership upgrade step by step.

Poor Scarlett, she had no idea that the series of memberships she had just activated all contained an unavoidable pitfall - automatic renewal.

With the popularity of "Duel King", a dueling craze has been set off in the Arcane Academy. More and more students are buying card packs, and this trend has even spread to the Arcane City.

Nowadays, many nobles in the upper area of the Arcane City have been exposed to the legendary duel, and the temples in the Arcane City, led by the Temple of Light, have agreed to cooperate with the Arcane Academy and Merlin Trading Company, and are responsible for selling card packs and fair records of duels.