Chapter Eighty-Four: Interstellar Trade
Star Coin is made of gold transformed from the power of the Void.
Compared to its value, the cost of Star Coin is outrageously low, and apart from gold, the only cost is the more than 100 points of stamina that Kyle consumed.
And what about Mithril and Adamantite?
Mithril is only one-fiftieth the density of water, so there aren't many Mithril used on a magic item...... At the very least, it's light.
Take the Twilight Bringer, for example.
When making this knife, Dogen used hundreds of meters of Mithril filament to weave the spell runes of 'Sharp Arts' on the blade embryo, but the total amount used was less than 0.1g.
And Mithril at the time of sale.
Basically, Mithril is kneaded into extremely fine wire and sold as 'rice', and a meter long weighs only a few milligrams............ And, no gold coins will be charged! Not even platinum coins (a 10-gold dragon) are not accepted, only bartering is accepted.
Adamantite is about the same.
Both of these are things that have a price.
In addition to the various magic realms, mages can use 'personal bound virtual currency' such as internal points, organization contributions, and combat exploits to make limited purchases.
In the rest of Tygulas, it's all barter.
Even, Adamantite and Mithril themselves are the top currencies besides Star Coins, and in the Underworld, these two are hard currencies.
"Black! It's so dark!! β
Although he whispered criticism of his seniors, Kyle also knew in his heart that if he were Wren Nornes, there was a chance that he would do the same.
After all, you can exchange low-cost star coins for high-value treasures.
Fools don't do it!!
However, this also raises the question of what ββββ metal used to be printed as a star coin other than money.
Gold, silver, brass,
These three metals can be made into currency, in addition to the rarity of just right, it also has a practical effect.
They all have a high level of energy conduction, and can be used as the base of a magic circle, or as a large energy pipeline for a mage tower. In recent centuries, with the development of rune machinery, gold and silver are often used as mechanical parts in some large rune machinery.
Not to mention Mithril and Adamantite, which are regarded as the equivalent of high-end treasures.
The quality ranges from 'Fine' to 'Epic', but any magical (Spirit/Mechanical/Psionic) item of this level does not have Adamantite or Mithril added to it.
There is no doubt about the value of use.
Kyle asks Lorna, "What is the metal that makes Star Coins?" And what does it do? Why is it so valuable? β
Hearing this, Lorna replied: "This purple golden metal is called Xingchen Gold, what ......is the effect" The elf girl tilted her head, and after thinking about it, she continued: "It doesn't have any practical effect, the strength is not high, and the energy conductivity is not much higher than that of silver, but there is one point, Xingchen Gold seems to be able to exist in the void, and the void energy cannot decompose Xingchen Gold." β
"Then why are Star Coins so valuable?" Hearing Lorna's words, Kyle was even more confused.
Since there is no use value, how can it be so valuable.
"This ......... I guess it's because of the scarcity! As she spoke, Lorna herself showed a puzzled look, she had only heard about Star Coins and seen the magic images of Star Coins before, and she didn't know much about the rest.
After all, such a thing as star coins is too far away from her life.
"I understand this!"
It was Kulin who spoke, and the dwarf straightened up, straightened his somewhat messy beard, and said with his head held high: "I also heard the elders in the clan mention that the value of star coins is so high, it seems to have something to do with the interstellar trade of the Tower of Stars, and I don't understand the specifics." β
"Shh
"Shh
After hearing this, everyone looked at Kulin with disdainββββ looking forward to it.
Kyle, however, had come to his senses.
Before returning to Sharpsburg, Ernest was traveling from place to place, but he was actually a mage who belonged to the Tower of the Stars, so he was also familiar with the interstellar trade of the Tower of the Stars.
Except for what cannot be said due to contractual restrictions.
Other things, as long as he knew about it, Ernest would hardly hide it from Kyle.
Interstellar trade is no exception.
In the Taiyang system, except for those precarious void meteorites and the dead and silent underworld, the other eight planets are not short of life.
But............ Due to the decomposition of Void energy, only a giant star with a large enough mass and a strong cohesive force field can exist for a long time. However, the convergence force field of living organisms, magic, and artificial objects is too weak, unless the annihilation resistance reaches the point of 'natural immunity', otherwise, it will not be able to resist the erosion of the Void energy at all, and it will not be able to stay in the Void for a long time.
Therefore, in general, if you want to cross planets, you often need to build super-giant interstellar portals.
Even if there is a portal, it needs to be in the most suitable position between the stars, and the star force field can only be used when the star force field affects each other. For these reasons, communication between planets is difficult.
But this was the case before the Tower of the Stars was born.
After Grand Master Renne Nornes and his wife Akdina Stars created the Tower of the Stars.
The ancestor of Kyle's body, the previous holder of the 'Infinity Sutra', was Wren Nornes, who created Star Silver. Using this material as a shell, the Star Towers have a void ship that can be used for interstellar voyages.
Successfully brought the Taiyang system into the interstellar age.
Moreover, due to the monopoly of the manufacturing technology of Star Silver (Transformation of the Power of Taixu), the Tower of Stars completely controlled the interstellar trade of the entire Taiyang system.
Kyle estimates that the reason why Star Coins are so expensive is probably because the Tower of Stars relies on the monopoly of interstellar trade to forcibly implement Star Coin settlement, and by reducing the issuance of Star Coins, it has abnormally increased the value of Star Coins.
In addition, the value of the goods in interstellar trade is not low, and it is a high-end treasure.
If Star Coins are required at auction, it is easy to promote Star Coins as a settlement currency for high-end items, making huge profits for the Tower of the Stars and gaining economic control over the entire Taiyang upper class.
Imagine a finger with a high value and low cost due to the high value of Star Coins.
Rennes Nornes is trading white paper for gold.................. It's the same as Kyle's previous life, when the Lighthouse Nation directly printed money and made the whole world pay for it!
In this regard, Kyle has to admit:
'What is robbery, what is fraud, printing money directly, and making others have to admit it! β
Technology monopoly is king!
Even though he already knew it in his heart, Kyle didn't want to continue with the problem.
Kyle then pulls out a modified silver coin, similar to the one made in gold, mostly still silver, but with a hint of purple in the new metal.
Kyle asks the three people who recognize the star coin, "And what is this silver coin?" Compared with Star Coins, what is the value? β