Chapter 1575: Murder Silver (IV.)
"I don't know about this, after all, I haven't been exposed to spells specifically used for anti-counterfeiting, in fact, it's still unknown whether such spells really exist." Antron scratched his head in disdain.
Roland was inspired by his suggestion and suddenly thought of the "Arcane Technical Services" in Beacon Hill. Professional problems should be left to professionals to solve, it doesn't matter if there is no ready-made "anti-counterfeiting" and "money detection", just place an order with Alpha Technical Services and ask them to tailor it.
Roland made up his mind and immediately assigned the task. Katya immediately set about writing a report on the printing of silver banknotes in lieu of silver coins, which was ready to be submitted to the cabinet for discussion. Antron went to Vladimir to discuss the design of the banknote, and booked four denominations: 1 yuan, 5 yuan, 10 yuan, and 100 yuan. Ou Luomei was also not idle, and was sent by him to the industrial area to order special paper for printing money.
With everything in order, Roland repeatedly told him to keep it strictly confidential, returned to his office, wrote a letter with the idea of issuing silver banknotes, and the requirements for security and verification, and sent it to Beacon Hill for technical support.
Less than half an hour after Roland's letter was sent, the beautiful president of Offa Services sent it over and personally came to provide technical guidance. After many days, Miss Nikita's cultivation has made great progress, and she has been successfully promoted to the "archmage", the crimson archmage robe wraps the slender carcass of the young girl, as if a passionate flame rushed into the arms of the lover, put her hands around Roland's neck, and sent a kiss that was reunited after a long absence.
"Honey, I haven't seen you for two years, have you missed me?"
"Two years?" Roland hugged the fragrant and soft little witch, suspecting that she had lost her mind, "Didn't we meet again on New Year's Eve?" ”
"I haven't seen each other since that day, and I have crossed a New Year, rounded up to two years." Nikita smiled like a little fox.
"It turns out that it's such a rounding, you are amazing." Roland had to take it.
"Okay dear, no kidding, let's get down to business," Nikita pulled her slightly messy sideburns and sat down across from Roland's desk, her pretty face very serious: "The issuance of silver banknotes is a major matter related to the financial foundation of the Far East, you should be cautious." ”
"This is only a preliminary idea, and the feasibility is still being discussed, and I intend to submit it to the cabinet tomorrow for consideration, and it will be kept strictly secret until a conclusion is reached." Roland lowered his voice.
Nikita nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, I am the only one in the entire Beacon Mountain who knows about this matter, and the details of anti-counterfeiting and banknote inspection will not be revealed to the public, so as not to let anyone use this matter to make speculative transactions." ”
"I can trust you in doing things, what good advice do you have for anti-counterfeiting and money inspection?" Roland cut to the chase.
"The idea of using magic to encrypt and test silver banknotes is right, the key is what kind of spell to choose, considering the huge amount of silver banknotes, obviously you can't choose a spell that is too high-level, otherwise the cost will break through the sky." Nikita took out two scrolls from her storage bag and placed them on the table, pointing them out to Roland, "For both practical and cost reasons, I recommend using the 'Arcane Sigil' to encrypt the silver banknote, this zero-ring spell is inexpensive and can leave invisible magic runes on a flat surface of no more than 1 square foot, containing up to six letters or numbers. ”
Roland quickly calculated that the cost of a single cast of the 0 ring spell was about 5 gold thalers, which was equivalent to 50 silver thalers. The "Arcane Seal" can brand up to 6 silver banknotes, even if the face value of these six silver banknotes is 100 silver thaler, the casting cost is too high, if you add the "Arcane Mark" to the lower face value of the silver banknotes, the casting cost will even exceed the face value of the banknote, and the printing of money will become a loss-making transaction!
Nikita saw Roland's concerns, and smiled lightly, her beautiful eyes showing slyness.
"Since I was promoted to the rank of archmage, I have been qualified to build my own mage tower, recruit assistants and apprentices to engage in research related to the arcane field, and at the suggestion of my mother, I chose 'Magic Engineering' as the topic, and the recent research breakthrough may greatly reduce the cost of casting the 'Arcane Seal'."
If you compare it with the teaching and research system on the earth, the "archmage" is equivalent to a professor in a famous university, most of them preside over a certain scientific research plan, and have their own laboratories and research teams. As for "magical engineering", to put it bluntly, it is the study of how to make "magic guides" such as wands, staffs, scepters, strange objects, scrolls, potions, etc. As we all know, if you can reduce the cost of making a magic guide, you will also indirectly reduce the cost of casting.
"Before the end of the month, I promise to take out a sample of the 'Magic Guide Money Printing Machine', and the cost will not exceed one-tenth of the normal cast."
Looking at Miss Mage's confident face, Roland felt inexplicably relieved - although this thing sounded unreliable, he was willing to believe this girl.
"Okay, I'll wait for your good news, and then let's talk about the money inspection link, my idea is to create a constant 'identification technique' magic guide to test the authenticity of silver banknotes, do you think it's feasible?" Roland looked at Nikita expectantly.
"Hmm...... The idea is right, but the 'identification technique' is not good, don't look at the 'identification technique' is just a 1-ring spell, the casting materials are not cheap at all, including a pearl worth no less than 100 gold coins, ordinary merchants simply can't afford such an expensive spell, I suggest you use the 0-ring spell 'reading magic' instead of the identification technique as the core technology of the magic guide money detector. ”
"Reading magic ......" A trace of confusion drifted through Roland's eyes, "This spell is usually used to read magic scrolls, how can it still check money?" ”
Nikita sneered and reached out and twisted his arm, "My big fool! Think about it, when a silver note is marked with an invisible 'arcane mark', isn't it equivalent to a magic scroll? ”
Roland's face flushed, and he had to admit that his IQ was ruthlessly crushed by Miss Mage.
"Okay, you're right, but I still have a question, can the silver banknotes blessed with the 'Arcane Seal' be absolutely avoided from counterfeiting?"
"There are no absolutes in the world, as far as I know, the 'secret page' of the 3-ring spell may simulate the 'secret law mark', which means that there is an opportunity to create counterfeit money," Nikita smiled lightly, and the next words dispelled Roland's concerns, "But from another point of view, the cost of casting a 3-ring spell is not less than 150 gold coins each time, and the maximum face value of a silver note is only 100 silver coins, let alone cast." The 'Secret Page' requires special materials such as herring powder and ghost fire, and using this spell to create counterfeit banknotes is obviously a loss-making transaction, and no one in their right mind would do such a thankless stupid thing. ”