SPKZMC:Black Market
“If the Free Market is for the people… the Black Market is for the **fun** people.” – Unknown anarcho-capitalist hiding under Spawn
Overview
Beneath the squeaky-clean facade of Centra Economis’ Free Market, just a few suspicious slabs away, lies a dimly lit, questionably ventilated, and entirely unofficial trading district: the Art3mis Black Market. Welcome to the underbelly of the Art3mis server — where shady deals are made, fireworks go *boom*, and the Royal Decree’s ban list is treated more like a grocery list.
Location
- Coordinates: *Classified* (but let’s just say there’s a pale oak door behind that flower stall nobody uses)
- Access: No signs. No protection regions. No rules. If you know, you know.
- Lighting: Lanterns. Enough said.
What’s Sold
The Art3mis Black Market is home to goods the Free Market would rather pretend don’t exist, including but not limited to:
- End Crystal Ingredients – Ghast tears, obsidian, and glass in one convenient bundle. For “ender aesthetic” decorations. Obviously.
- Wither Summoning Kits – Now with soul sand and 3-for-1 skull deals. Perfect for "server performance testing."
- Illegal Potion Additives – Suspicious stew? Suspicious sales. Just don’t ask what the ingredients are.
- Ancient Debris by the Stack – Because the mines of Oasis are mysteriously “depleted.”
- Duplicated Horse Armor – Allegedly “accidentally acquired” during a chunk glitch. Sure.
- Spawn Eggs – Ever wanted to throw a Ravager into Centra’s spawn fountain? No? Well someone did.
- TNT in Decorative Shulker Boxes – “It’s just pixel art, officer.”
Legal Status
- Royal Decree Act #04.7-b
- “All items deemed environmentally destructive, server-lagging, or politically destabilizing are strictly prohibited from public sale.”*
And yet, here we are.
The Black Market remains in **legal limbo**: not officially endorsed, but never fully removed. Some claim it’s tolerated as a "pressure valve" for more… volatile players. Others believe certain Decree members shop there incognito. No names, but one admin was spotted leaving the Black Market with **seven stacks of TNT and a warden spawn egg**.
How to Access
While there is no direct teleport, rumors suggest:
- Look for unlabeled doors.
- Water elevators that don’t go up.
- Lecterns with blank books. Shift-click them.
- A pressure plate in the Free Market bakery that doesn't make a sound.
Once you find it, you’ll know. The ambience shifts from market chimes to disc 11, and someone named “VoidRogue34” might already be standing behind an anvil saying, “You here for the goods?”
Trivia
- The first Black Market was accidentally discovered after a player griefed their own stall and dug into the void below.
- Black Market shops are entirely player-policed. Vigilante justice is the norm.
- The area once hosted a “Bring Your Own End Crystal” PvP night. It did not end well. For anyone.
- A working rumor claims a secret admin-run shop deep in the Black Market sells 32K swords and protection level 10 armor — but only on Thursdays.
See Also
Note: The Art3mis Black Market is not officially recognized by server law and may be purged without warning. Please back up your shulker boxes.
