Mount Sainte didn't belong to the people of Mount Sainte or the Mount Sainte faction.
Perhaps this fact was rather difficult to understand, but looking at the current situation, it was only natural.
Mount Sainte was far too important, so important that no organization could independently own it.
Now, it even had a new name — City of Holy Lights.
The name came from the towering tower at the top of Mount Sainte. Rorschach had previously seen a gigantic perpetual lighthouse on the top of the totem pole.
There was no need to reiterate the importance of Mount Sainte in terms of geography and geopolitics. Regardless of whether it was the laborers and merchants from far away Vila Nova Dônia, or the exhausted adventurers and explorers returning from the no man's land, they all saw Mount Sainte as a symbol of their home and a guide.
The compass was probably the oldest navigational tool used by humans. Its principle was still the planet's magnetic field, and many modern navigational and navigational devices were similar to this magnetic guidance system.
Unfortunately, most navigational systems were unusable in the no man's land.
In modern physics, electricity and magnetism were inseparable. Converting between the two was knowledge that middle school students had to grasp. In a natural environment filled with crazy thunder and lightning, magnetic fields were naturally chaotic to the point that it was impossible to analyze.
The dazzling lightning also had extremely bad effects on light-sensitive devices. High temperatures, chaotic magnetism, and lightning made it impossible for most Aishi machines to work in such an environment. Sometimes, the most primitive method was the most effective.
For explorers in the no man's land, the direction of the lighthouse was something they would always remember. When necessary, they would either ride on their magic armor, take an airship, or use their physical bodies to break through the thunderclouds and search for the direction of return in the high sky.
In the thunderclouds, lightning was unable to interfere, so some devices could be used quickly. If they could see the perpetual lighthouse, it would doubtlessly be good news that they were not far from their comfortable and safe home.
"How much is this fixed-point disk?"
"50 Winter Coins or two Thunder Coins."
This price was slightly expensive, but Rorschach felt inexplicably happy.
"Can Winter Coins be used here? It clearly wasn't possible the last time …"
The Winter Coin (Vila Nova Dônia Coin) was a new token printed by Vila Nova Dônia. It was the symbol of the city's credibility and the result of the city's wealth being converted into money.
Its main materials were silver, copper, and other common metals. It had been two to three years since it was a concept, but its implementation had not been very successful. Most of the time, it could only be used within Novodonia.
The reason? Cape Town's Thunder Coin (commonly known as Thunder Coin) was one such example. After a few years, many places still used Thunder Coins instead of Winter Coins.
It wasn't that Cape Town's credit and finance were better than the Aishi People's. That obviously wouldn't be logical. Instead, Cape Town's plastic currency was the most credible method. It was a precious metal coin that was based on artificial thunderstruck stones, mixed with a certain amount of natural thunderstruck stones.
For a long time, gold and silver coins were the most trustworthy hard currencies. This was because the materials used to make the coins were hard currencies. Even if the government or organization that made the coins went bankrupt, the precious metal coins themselves would still have a certain value. Perhaps they would depreciate, but they would not become worthless.
As for paper money and low-value plastic coins, they relied on the credibility and prestige of the government that made the coins. Once the government went bankrupt, or if the economy went out of control, the coins would instantly become worthless paper.
Previously, Sacred Lantern, Perpetual Hope, and Cape Town did not accept Winter Coins. Undoubtedly, many people were not optimistic about this new power. They felt that it might only be a transitional and temporary organization system, and in the end, nothing would be left behind.
Credibility was a tricky thing. Although these areas were nominally under the jurisdiction of Vila Nova Dônia, and even the actual rulers were Novodonia, you still couldn't force the residents and merchants to use your currency. After all, this was still not a whole country.
In the past, Winter Coins were regarded as a small amount of currency that could only be used in one's own city. They were not even as common as the various fake Thunder Coins.
And if it was only used in a city, Novodonia could directly use the Divine Tributes of the Gods to make transactions, which was much more convenient. Thus, for a long time, Winter Coins were regarded as superfluous.
But now, the general environment had obviously changed.
Even the northernmost Sacred Lantern had started to use Winter Coins. Rorschach was delighted from the bottom of his heart … Then, he began to haggle with the stall owners.
Five minutes later, the stall owner sent off Rorschach with a complicated expression. He really couldn't understand how this man had found out step by step that his cost was 28 Winter Coins, and then insisted that it was 29 Winter Coins at most. Otherwise, he would have told others that it was the purchase price … If the stall owner had wisdom, he would have cried already.
Rorschach, who had developed a new application for his talent, turned his attention to the other shops on this street. Today, he had come here to make a large purchase, and it was great news that Winter Coins could be used. The Thunder Coins that he had brought from his hometown could all be exchanged now. Together with the Winter Coins in his inventory, this basically meant that his spending power had increased by several times.
In a way, as long as there was enough credibility, Winter Coins could easily squeeze Thunder Coins out of the market, especially when it came to haggling.
The main reason for this was that Thunder Coins were far too valuable. Yes, that's right, they were far too valuable.
Thunder Coins were magical metals and hard currency. They were valuable items. However, each Thunder Coin was obviously more valuable than the others, and it was difficult to split them up. Even if you haggled, you wouldn't be able to get one-tenth or one-hundredth of a Thunder Coin.
Also, because Thunder Coins were magical metals, they required great care to preserve and use. Carelessly piling up Thunder Coins would not only lower their value, but might even cause them to explode … In the Harlet Wastelands, "your bank explodes" was no joke at all. Such tragedies would occur every few days. Not only would banks explode, but there would also be safety deposit boxes and wallets. Being a local merchant in the Harlet Wastelands was truly a dangerous occupation.
This would undoubtedly be very inconvenient for daily use, and would greatly reduce Thunder Coins' market value. Also, there were far too many molders, resulting in far too many fake and inferior Thunder Coins. They couldn't even compare to Winter Coins, which were of the highest quality and quantity.
Rorschach could already see that Winter Coins would soon dominate the entire Harlet Wastelands' market. And controlling Winter Coins would naturally mean controlling the financial market as well. There was no need to mention who was the master of the entire Harlet Wastelands.
"Anyone who's passing by, please come and take a look."
"The newest magic harpoon, 10 Thunder Coins or 260 Winter Coins. Take it."
Rorschach walked through the market at the peak of the Harlet Wastelands, looking at the signs of the shops and listening to the hawking of the stalls. He had a good grasp of the situation.
"It's around 1: 25 to 30. It's actually slightly lower than Dounia City … Not bad. I can make a large purchase."
At this moment, Rorschach was already making preparations and purchasing items in order to enter the no man's land.
Actually, this wasn't the first time he had entered the no man's land. This time, he purchased enough supplies for three people.
After walking around the market, Rorschach didn't purchase too many items apart from some regular supplies. That was because the most high-end markets weren't for civilian use.
At the highest peak of Mount Sainte, floating platforms had already been set up. These platforms had been expanded into new airport platforms and docks for more ships to dock and repair.
Due to the Mount Sainte faction's support, the Game Church was one of the main operators of Mount Sainte. However, it wasn't the only investor.
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