Arknights' Lock of Heaven

However, this only applies to Eastern Terra, or rather, from Ursus to Kazdel to Rembiton, and also to a part of Letania.

Further west, the influence of Lungmen currency would cease.

While groups like Victoria and Columbia, which are further afield, also have branches in Lungmen, they actually still use pure gold settlement for their daily transactions.

After all, the Great Yan Dynasty doesn't have a fleet capable of intimidating the world, nor does it have the confidence to immediately send its fleet to your doorstep if you dare to say no.

Of course, there are also many people who don't care about Lungmen Dollars.

Unless the Great Yan attacks most of the countries in Terra, the cap on LMD will be reached here.

After all, other countries aren't stupid either; they have no shortage of smart people.

Currently, LMD is only used by businesses for convenient settlement, but if you plan to directly link LMD settlement to Originium and then require other countries to comply...

Whether they pay attention to you or not is all that matters.

The reputation that Longmen has built up over such a long time might be wiped out overnight.

The essence of monetary hegemony is that the hegemonic country anchors its currency to energy, thereby leeching off all other countries.

After all, no country can develop without energy.

If your fists aren't big enough, who would want you to suck them?

So, this is what Terra is like now.

A single gold coin, whether it's a Casimir gold coin, a Letanian gold coin, or one issued by countries like Ursus or Victoria, has a value, or rather, purchasing power, that is far less than that of Earth in my previous life.

In the past, when Earth still used metal currency, a gold coin had considerable purchasing power.

That's simply because gold mining was very limited. After all, in the era when gold coins were still in use, industry was underdeveloped, or rather, there was no industry at all.

When industry developed and everyone started using paper money, gold became the anchor, and gold coins were basically no longer minted.

However, thanks to the advanced technologies of the early inhabitants of Terra, the Terrans were able to mine a great deal of gold.

When there is a surplus of existing stock, the overall value will decline.

Therefore, the purchasing power of Terra's gold coins is far less than in its previous life.

This is caused by direct developmental disparities in the world.

Terra is currently undergoing a period of change, and countries have realized the benefits of paper money, all of which have begun to introduce their own national currencies.

However, since it is still early days, people are still used to using gold coins to measure prices.

A knight with a title like Flame Tail can earn at least a hundred gold coins as a bonus if he wins a match.

Of course, this refers to the gold coins currently issued in Casimir; the gold coins in Drip Village are actually valued as collectibles.

After all, that's something that's over a hundred years old.

Although the knight's tomb is not that old, the gold coins have been authenticated as having been issued in Kazimierz 150 years ago.

If you simply treat it as gold coins, then you're just being a complete sucker.

If Sona wanted to support those hundreds of infected people, she could afford it with the help of her companions from the Knights Order.

The problem is, they don't believe it, and they don't dare to believe it's really possible...

It's like if you go to the United States and ask an ordinary American whether they dare to get the vaccine that the US government provides for free.

You'll know once you hear his answer.

They probably wouldn't dare.

Who knows what the US government is up to behind the scenes...

When will capitalists ever show such kindness?

So it's normal for Sona and the others to be on guard.

But what's the use of being vigilant?

Inhibitors are a necessity for people infected with the virus...

Not to mention inhibitors that are so effective.

In Sona and Gray's eyes, a pharmaceutical company claimed they could sell such a good drug at a low price, without any other conditions...

Anyone would be nervous in that situation.

After all, in a place like Kazimierz, they had long since seen the true colors of capitalists.

Who knows if you're going to use this drug to keep us tied down first, and then once we can't live without it, we'll be at your mercy.

Even so, Sona and the others did not want to give up this opportunity.

After all, this medicine is really too good.

Really fragrant.

Xia Yu understood this, which is why she suggested that Sona go to Rhodes Island to learn more about the company.

It's no use talking until you're hoarse; people will still worry.

Let her go and see for herself.

Let's see if the Rhodes Island pirate ship is really worth boarding.

Seeing Xia Yu intently watching the match, Sona sighed.

She also knew that no matter how eloquently the other party spoke, she would never believe everything they said until the matter was settled.

Perhaps it wouldn't be bad to visit that place called Rhodes Island.

Such a thought popped into her mind.

If, if what he said is true...

"..."

The match officially began.

“Look at your ridiculous appearance,” the Rusty Bronze Knight said, standing opposite Maria and raising his axe to mock her.

"This doesn't resemble the Radiant Knight at all!"

"Look at your face, I want to tear it to shreds right now!"

As he spoke, he charged toward Maria!

"You think you can face me just because you beat a trash knight with all that junk you're wearing?"

He was always arrogant and never paid any attention to any special armor.

If the companies that are paying close attention to this find out, they will definitely think he's a complete idiot.

However, this person was pretty useless to begin with.

They only know how to bully others by relying on their power.

"Come on, let me tear you to shreds!"

"Ingra! Storm-like attack!" Big Mouth Mob shouted exaggeratedly, "Alright, a big leaping slash! Let's see if our little knight can... uh..."

His impassioned voice trailed off halfway through.

Olmer Ingra, the ruthless and merciless Rusty Bronze Knight, an outlaw who has been unanimously acquitted by the National Assembly on several occasions by virtue of corporate donations.

He stood up! He uttered threats! He charged! He raised his battle axe and leaped up!

then……

clang!

The battle axe slipped from his hand.

The base of my thumbs and fingers were numb from the shock.

The rusty bronze knight, known as the Butcher, stood frozen in place.

Looking at the battle axe that had slipped from his hand, he didn't know what to say.

196 Impotent Rage

Do you need time to pick up your weapon?

Maria lowered the shield she had been holding in front of her, looked at the silent Olmer Ingra, and spoke calmly.

Actually, she was quite scared at first. For her aunt to make such a big fuss about her withdrawing from the competition and cheating, her opponent must be no ordinary person...

And then... and then... this is what came up...

Maria was somewhat bewildered when she saw her opponent's battle axe strike her shield, which she was holding with all her might, and then send her flying.

That's it...?

It feels... a bit unreal.

Is this the kind of opponent that can make Auntie feel so threatened?

She even checked her own condition and found no signs of enhancement.

Maria couldn't quite understand it.