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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Black Market 1 will be ended soon in August.
"Oh, you want to join the Quasars? I'm well aware of their rigid discipline. But in the end, aren't you going to make your money in elsewhere, with Grey Mercenary like us?"
Sometime around 2080, many Harriers were considering various options for their transfers. For some, it was an inevitable and unavoidable part of life, as they would not be able to survive if they were not in a group that suited them and provided protection. However, some Harriers were unhappy with the process of choosing their faction, as most factions had very specific tax systems and internal revenue rules, restricting their ability to conduct business freely. This was understandable for those who joined a faction to make more money.
In Fidelia, a rumor began to circulate. It originated from a ramshackle bar far from the center of Houston. The rumor suggested that a mercenary group existed to smuggle valuables within the city under the radar of each faction. There was one mercenary group for each faction, and for security's sake, they did not deal with those affiliated with the same faction at all. This meant that Harriers now had a choice. Would they follow the rules of their faction and keep their valuables within internal circulation, or would they choose to sell their valuables for a much higher price?
As always, the choice is yours.
Grey Mercenaries are the NPCs that can be hired in the Black Market by Harriers. They are specialized in looting a particular faction through their own expertise. Therefore, when a Harrier must choose a faction to loot, they also need to consider the relevant expertise that each mercenary possesses. For this reason, Harrier cannot hire a mercenary with expertise from a faction related to the trait that Harrier has.
The Mercenaries can be hired by Harries with $2080 tokens. Once hired, they remain employed until they start a looting operation. Each mercenary requires a different amount of time for looting luxuries. Therefore, it is important for Harriers to choose a mercenary based on their staking schedules.
In NFT-Fi, the term "Harrier" refers to a single Fidelion NFT. To join Fidelion NFT-Fi, a user must own at least one Fidelion NFT. A Harrier can have any of the nine Traits listed below, each corresponding to one of the nine factions in the Fidelion world.
Example: [HT] Grey Wool Ski Mask is a Trait that corresponds to Hunters (HT)
Accessory
Clothing
Eyewear
Full-face Mask
Headwear
Helmet
Marking
Mask
Weapon
Harriers can pursue their profits by looting the luxuries held by a particular faction. Harriers can choose a specific faction to loot the luxuries. The selection is related to the Harrier's traits described above.
A Harrier's trait is strongly tied to your Harrier's faction. If you try to break this tie or betray your faction, you may go through a major obstacle to survive in this harsh world.
For this reason, it is wiser to loot luxuries from other factions, rather than loot them from a faction you're tied with.
You can loot luxuries from a faction that your Harrier is not affiliated with, or "a faction with a trait that your Harrier does not have" by hiring a Gary Mercenary. In order to start a mission with your Grey Mercenary, your Harrier must be staked.
Harriers can build up their fame by spending $2080 tokens. The amount of $2080 tokens is required to proportionally increase each level of the fame.
As the level of fame increases, the number of Grey Mercenaries you can hire increases and allows you to loot multiple factions at the same time. Additionally, upon reaching certain fame levels, Harriers will be recognized by their faction for their achievements and will be eligible to officially join a faction. (This is a feature that will be updated in the future).
When Harrier is looting with a mercenary, the stamina level will decrease. Stamina decreases proportionally to the duration of the looting execution time.
Low stamina can significantly delay the duration of a looting mission, and the amount of time and $2080 tokens required to recover varies. Hence it is important to manage the stamina before it turns out to be extremely low.
There are two ways to recover the stamina, and a Harrier can choose one:
Take a rest (Under Construction)
Harrier can recover stamina to 100% by taking a long rest. While taking a rest, Harrier has to be staked and won't be able to run a looting operation.
The duration of the rest period increases when Harrier has a worse stamina status. Also, the required time will increase proportionally by the Harrier's level.
While resting, Harrier can earn a certain amount of $2080 tokens, which is less than the amount that can be earned from looting. When Harrier is unstaked before the rest is ended, the Harrier will still earn a $2080 token based on the duration of staking time.
Take a recovery pill
Harrier can spend $2080 tokens to take a recovery pill and instantly restore stamina to 100%.
The amount of $2080 tokens required to take the pill will increase when Harrier has a worse stamina condition, and it will also increase proportionally by the Harrier's level.
Over 50%
0%
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10% ~ 50%
20%
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Less than 10%
50%
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The chance of certain events occurring fluctuates on a daily basis. The harriers must carefully observe and strategize accordingly based on the chances associated with each event assigned to their mercenaries' faction.
Upon acquiring the mercenaries' items and subsequently selling them to the Middleman, the player concludes their looting and becomes subject to the fate of encountering one of the following events:
Backfire: Lose looted luxuries upon trading with Middle Man
Fortune Rush: Get at least 2x rewards upon trading with Middle Man
However, if you're not involved in any of the events, you will get an expected price for your looting instead. While rerolling is not an option for these events, you can still try your luck to obtain a better expected price if necessary.
The event chances are heavily affected by the emission revenue ratio, ER and the mercenaries looting ratio, ML.
ML = (current mercenaries on looting for each faction/total mercenaries on looting)
ER = Emission / Revenue
As more mercenaries from certain factions are on looting on a specific day, this makes it easier for the furious faction to discover who the mercenaries are. Now, you made it easier for them to discover who has been looting their luxuries. As a result, the chance of a complete loss of looted items during the luxury trade increases.
Moreover, with more mercenaries on looting from the factions, this will affect token emission on that day.
Furthermore, the increase in the number of mercenaries from certain factions participating in looting affects token emission on that particular day. The Emission-to-Revenue (ER) ratio is calculated by dividing the total emission by the revenue. This ER is reset daily, adjusting emission and revenue to maintain a fixed ER throughout the day.
Thus, if the population (indicating the number of looted luxuries to be traded and redeemed for the specific faction on a given day) rises while the revenue remains relatively constant, players who hit the expected price will receive a lower trading price for their looted luxuries.
For example, on a specific day:
KS faction:
Backfire: 50%
Fortune Rush: 12.5%
Regular Price: 37.5%
QS faction:
Backfire: 60%
Fortune Rush: 10%
Regular Price: 30%
These are the examples of luxuries representing each faction that Harrier will loot from others. Each luxury represents a faction. Therefore, when Harrier decides which faction to loot and hires a Grey Mercenary, Harrier will only acquire the luxuries from that specific faction. Harriers are not allowed to loot luxuries from the factions with which they share attributes. Betraying affiliated faction is one of the biggest taboos among Harriers. After looting luxuries from other factions, Harriers can earn $2080 tokens by selling looted luxuries in the Black Market.
All looted luxuries will be stored by The Middleman in the Black Market after the mercenaries complete their looting operation. Each of these luxuries has a different value, and it's crucial to recognize them and assess the investment risks.
The Middleman is an NPC who stores and sells looted luxuries in the Black Market. After Harriers and the mercenaries have completed their looting operation, they store the looted luxuries with the Middleman and request him to sell them. This Middleman sells the luxuries according to the trends of the Black Market.
Middlemen are not professionally trained warriors, but their business skills allow them to strike good deals in the Black Market. This is why Harriers prefer to sell their looted luxuries to the Middleman. In return, Harriers provide protection for the Middleman, safeguarding him from attacks by outlaws and ensuring the safe sale of items.
All luxuries have a minimum and maximum price and fluctuate within that range based on market trends. The market price changes every few hours, and it's up to Harriers to decide when to sell. Every few hours, the Middleman will monitor the Black Market and alert Harriers for any changes in the price. If Harriers are not satisfied with the current price, they can also pay the Middleman a certain amount of $2080 tokens and instantly reset the price for all looted luxuries.
Each luxury item has a safe selling time. during which the Middleman can safely sell the items in the Black Market. However, each item has a different safe selling time, so it's important to keep track of remaining time to ensure not make a loss. Based on the experiences, the Middleman intuitively knows how risky Harriers' luxuries are.
If the safe selling time runs out, the Harriers whose luxuries were stolen will start to search for the looters. This will increase the chance of catching you and your Middleman. Since the Middleman is not a trained warrior, securing his safety will come as his first priority. Hence, if he feels it's too risky to sell your luxuries, he will stop the sale and run away. However, there are two possible scenarios you can risk with him:
If you get caught by the Harrier, your Middleman will lose all of your items. In this case, you won't be able to get your lost luxuries back and earn any profit.
If you don't get caught by the Harrier, your Middleman will suggest a better price. Since the Middleman is very anxious and stressed, he wants to sell the luxuries instantly. Therefore, he will compromise some of his margins and offer you more profits to persuade you to sell your luxuries immediately.
Over time, the anxious Middleman will give up more of his margin and offer you a better price to encourage you to sell. Therefore, you should consider the market price and safe selling time to determine the optimal time to sell your luxuries for higher profit. However, bear in mind that you will never know when your Middleman might be discovered by other Harriers.
A strange man in a black hood approaches you and whispers.
"I happened to notice that you have something I want. How about you trade with me, I'll pay you double the current market price! OR even 4x, 7x and 10x, depending on your luck, rumors have it that Middleman have the uncanny ability to identify lucky mercenaries.
The suddenness of this strange man's offer makes you hesitate. Your gut tells you so.
Success in this venture is likely to hinge more on your Harrier's LUK attribute than solely on the probability of encountering just 2x rewards in Fortune Rush event. ()
You find yourself at a crossroads, torn between taking a chance on this offer or playing it safe. Remember, the cautious path of passive staking is always an option.
Yet, every looting mission is an opportunity laden with uncertainty and adventure.
A significant number of sales of specific faction's luxuries within a certain timeframe indicates that they have been looted by the Harriers more than other factions. Now they are furious, driven by wrath and hate, determined to find those who stole their luxuries.
Provoking the factions can be a precarious game, where one misstep can lead to a perilous BACKFIRE
There is NO way to deter this furious faction from searching for their stolen luxuries.
However, there are still opportunities for the harriers to defend their mercenaries against these marauding factions should they be equipped accordingly. ()
Undeniably, as more mercenaries from certain factions are on looting on a specific day, this makes their looting missions more prominent - thus, the furious faction can easily track down who the mercenaries are.
Never be the "life" at the party (black market)
Let us reveal to you, the main weapon of a mercenary is the ability to work under deep cover. As more mercenaries start to sell more than a certain number of luxuries from the same faction within a certain amount of time, this will make your mercenaries' trading operations in the Black Market more prominent, the chance of the faction getting involved in Backfire increases.
Apart from optimizing factions for looting based on event probabilities and the number of mercenaries in each faction, players will also have the opportunity to enhance the power stats of their harriers to maximize their Return on Investment (ROI). More on that in .