Chapter 56
Chapter 56
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 56
Chapter Title: Teacher Wolryong, the True Keyboard Warrior
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Choi Yang's eyes relentlessly scanned the chat window messages.
Blindly repeating her own words wasn't the way to go.
True 'agitation' was a delicate art of slipping into the cracks of people's anxieties and desires to capture their hearts.
She first gauged the mood of the chat.
Her fingers spun the mouse wheel as she quickly skimmed through the chat logs from the past few hours.
Her eyes, visible through her glasses, gleamed with intense focus.
Most of it was whining from the 'retail investors'—small fry trembling in fear of losses or clinging to faint hopes.
Listening closely to every word they typed, she began sketching the groundwork to enlist her 'followers'.
One investor nervously posted in the chat.
"Is this really going to pump? Did I get rekt for nothing..."
Choi Yang carefully replied with a new ID.
Her fingers danced across the keyboard.
"I was anxious at first too. But I threw in a small amount yesterday, and it's already up a bit. Anyone got any info?"
Rather than direct hype, she dangled a personal story of 'I was scared but made gains' to draw others in.
Sure enough, a few other investors started chiming in.
"Huh? For real? Maybe I'll dip in a little..."
"I was just lurking yesterday, but yeah, it ticked up a bit."
The corner of Choi Yang's mouth curled up slightly.
The bait had been taken.
As the vibe ripened, Choi Yang slipped on the mask of the 'true believer'.
"I did some digging, and there's a big announcement coming soon. Of course, investing is your call."
The word 'announcement' poked right at investors' most sensitive spot.
Everyone bombarded her with questions, dying to know what it was.
"What announcement?"
"Where'd you hear that?"
"DM pls!"
But Choi Yang never spilled concrete details.
"Shh! It's still under wraps. You'll know when the time comes. Better hop on now while you can."
The vague hope only fueled their imaginations.
'What if it's a massive catalyst?' 'I don't wanna get left behind.'
Choi Yang masterfully exploited that psychology.
She answered others' questions kindly now and then, subtly nudging buys while hiding the core info.
I watched her in awe.
This was the true face of the keyboard warrior I'd seen at the convenience store.
Her skill in reading opponents' minds and crafting the perfect responses was artistic.
The investors' hearts swayed bit by bit with her every word, like reeds bending in Teacher Wolryong's gentle breeze.
Instead of forceful agitation, she seduced her 'followers' through subtle rapport and building anticipation.
Like whispers gathering into a roar, her quiet maneuvers steadily expanded her influence.
By lunchtime, Choi Yang had become the leader of the Yellow Turbans.
Her method wasn't mere hype.
It was advanced psychological warfare, delving into the deepest human instincts.
💬 Live Chat — Investor A "Will this really go up? I'm too anxious..." — Choi Yang "Honestly, I'm scared too. Couldn't sleep last night. But... isn't that the opportunity? They say real chances come when everyone's afraid." — Investor B "How much did you put in, Choi Yang?" — Choi Yang "Me? Kinda embarrassing, but 70% of my funds. Still second-guessing if it's right." — Investor C "Whoa... 70%? Isn't that too risky?" — Choi Yang "Yeah, might be stupid. But the info I got... couldn't pass it up." — Investor D "What info? Spill a bit!" — Choi Yang "Sorry... promised not to say. But hold till next Tuesday." — Investor E "What's on Tuesday?" — Choi Yang "Everything will be clear then. I'll be on edge till then too." — Investor F "Seeing you anxious makes me trust you more. Full-of-certainty types are usually scammers." — Investor G "Same here. Feels like you're agonizing with us..." — Choi Yang "Thanks... Truth is, I'm just a retail investor like you all. Whales know everything early, but we gotta cling to scraps." — Investor H "Right! Retail investors gotta stick together!" — Investor I "Glad there's someone like Choi Yang. Usually agonize alone and take Ls..." — Investor J "But what if it flops?" — Choi Yang "Then... we crash together. But no regrets. Better to try than miss out." She'd shattered the final psychological defense.
'Even if we crash together, no regrets'—comradely solidarity erased the last doubts.
This was the moment hype and fabrication became fact.
Choi Yang had burrowed into the depths of human psychology, truly becoming the Yellow Turban leader.
After consoling, empathizing, and encouraging to swell her ranks, she was ready to ignite the real 'rebellion'.
True shitposters didn't spam dumb rants mindlessly.
She'd already secured over 20 loyal 'followers' who trusted her every word.
Now and then, Choi Yang whispered to me.
"Where's this coin's dev team based?"
"Uh... somewhere in Singapore, I think."
"Roadmap timeline?"
"Mainnet update planned for Q3..."
In my post-nut clarity state, I fed her plausible scraps.
Mostly stitched from other coins' info.
Choi Yang wove these truth fragments cunningly with 'lies'.
— Choi Yang "Just checked—the dev team's holding a major partnership meeting in Singapore." Singapore fact mixed with 'major partnership meeting' lie.
— Investor A "For real? What partnership?" — Choi Yang "Not official yet... but tied to Southeast Asia's biggest exchange." Pure fabrication, but Singapore lent credibility.
A few minutes later, Choi Yang asked again.
"What was the Q3 update?"
"Mainnet update."
— Choi Yang "Oh, and Q3 mainnet update might be accelerated. Was Sept, now maybe Aug..." No original schedule, but mainnet fact + 'acceleration' lie birthed a new catalyst.
— Investor B "Whoa, accelerated? Huge!" — Investor C "Devs must be confident to speed it up." People swallowed her words without question.
— Choi Yang "Not official though. Buddy close to dev team..." Always the 'not official' disclaimer to dodge blame.
"Got a list of early investors for this coin?"
Choi Yang asked again.
"Dunno... some VCs involved, vaguely."
— Choi Yang "One early VC is considering follow-on investment." VC fact + 'follow-on' lie.
— Investor D "VC follow-on? That's solid!" Choi Yang's fabrications had become accepted fact in the chat.
— Investor E "Singapore partnership, mainnet accel, VC follow-on... this is moonshot material!" — Investor F "Summarizing Choi Yang's info—perfect timing!" Mixing facts with lies, her creations turned into true facts.
People now believed it all as gospel and started spreading it.
— Investor G "Newbies, check Choi Yang's catalyst summary!" Truth and lies blended into immutable gospel.
And at that moment,
— Choi Yang "Guys... sorry, just got a message." The chat went silent for a beat.
— Investor A "What message?" — Choi Yang "That info source... might've leaked. Seeing movement elsewhere." — Investor B "What do you mean?" — Choi Yang "Simple... our edge is gone. Others know now. Crowd incoming soon." Tension spiked.
— Investor C "What now?" — Choi Yang "I've waited... can't anymore. Adding more right now." — Investor D "Seriously? How much more?" — Choi Yang "All-in the last 30%. When's this chance again... shaking, but no regrets." Now maximizing FOMO—Fear of Missing Out.
— Investor E "Me too... gotta add!" — Investor F "Torn... but you're all-in, so..." — Investor G "Buying now! Can't be late!" One by one, they committed. The urgency she'd crafted spread like a virus.
— Investor H "But is it a trap? Feels too sudden..." The last skeptic spoke up. But her converts jumped in.
— Investor A "When has Choi Yang lied? Everything hit so far!" — Investor B "Following Choi Yang!" — Investor C "Doubt and regret forever!" Choi Yang didn't even need to respond. Her followers converted the doubters themselves.
— Choi Yang "Guys... thanks. Alone, I couldn't be this bold... Let's go, to the end." The final blow. Camaraderie crushed all resistance.
The chat exploded.
— Investors "Let's go!" "Following Choi Yang!" "Just added buys!" "We're winning!" Right then, the real chart's volume surged.
Of course, meaningless retail nibbles.
10k, 20k won per person—what waves in the massive coin market?
But momentum stirred.
Green volume bars crept higher.
From 30 million won hourly an hour ago to over 80 million now.
Peanuts vs majors, but huge for this shitcoin.
More crucially, the psychological effect.
People saw the tiny ticks and thought, "It's pumping!"
Just dozens of small buys, but to them, whale money flooding in.
Choi Yang's 'rebellion' was becoming reality.
She was the true shitposter.
Not a yeller, but a master technician manipulating human psyches perfectly.
Choi Yang was the true Wolryong.
Like Zhuge Liang gazing at the world's chaos from his thatched hut in Nanyang, awaiting the right moment before meeting Liu Bei,
she read the turbulent internet world from this modern convenience store hut.
If Zhuge Liang imposed order on chaos with the 'Tripartite Division of the Realm',
Choi Yang gave direction to disordered investors with the 'Chat Window Tripartite Division'.
As Liu Bei needed three visits to secure Zhuge Liang,
I too, after three pleas, gained this era's Wolryong.
Zhuge Liang's 'Empty Fort Strategy' wasn't mere bluff but piercing insight into enemy minds,
Choi Yang's info ops weren't random lies but artistry grasping desires and fears precisely.
Like fooling Jiang Wei with wooden oxen and charmed Meng Huo seven times with seven captures,
Choi Yang fully conquered investors by deftly blending truth and lies.
As Zhuge Liang presented the 'Longzhong Plan' scroll to Liu Bei for world unification,
Choi Yang showed me new paths to conquer the coin market.
With Zhuge Liang's wisdom, tiny Shu stood against the realm;
with Choi Yang's talent, our small team could ripple the vast coin sea.
As chaotic times need heroes, the coin chaos needed a Wolryong like her.
She tuned the tumult with a single phrase—the true Teacher Wolryong.
But Wolryong's true essence lay elsewhere.
Choi Yang lifted her hands from the keyboard, turned back, and muttered just loud enough for me.
"These morons actually buy this crap..." Right then, I realized. She was the true shitposter.
The perfect talent I'd sought.
Her eyes held utter contempt and cynicism for the investors.
The 'Let's go together' camaraderie act from moments ago? Vanished.