Chapter 23 The Spoils of War
Master, we found this from the corpse of the demonized goblin. It has different shapes, but it exudes energy.
A black lump the size of half a fingernail was handed over to Wang Ziming. After dropping it, Wang Ziming found that its weight was far lighter than sand and stones of the same volume!
Out of the corner of Wang Le's eyes, he caught a glimpse of the black lump and immediately shouted in surprise: This is a magic stone!
Sure enough, the news that there are magic stone deposits in the Devil Mountain is true, and there are quite a lot of them, even the lowest level of demonized goblins are eligible to have them!
magic stone?
While Wang Ziming was stunned, a notification sound suddenly sounded in his mind.
[It was found that the world's most common and stable absorbable magic energy source can be used as a common currency in different spaces. For the convenience of conversion, one gram of magic stone can be exchanged for one virtual gold coin in different spaces.
Congratulations to the host, the currency system in the territory of the different space is opened. One virtual gold coin is equal to one hundred virtual silver coins and is equal to ten thousand virtual copper coins. All virtual currencies cannot be realized in reality and can only be circulated in different spaces, including All units of neutrality, order, and chaos in the unexplored areas of the space territory.
The magic stone weighs one gram. May I ask whether it should be put into the sacred altar to reserve energy for promotion, or should it be collected in the town hall as a virtual currency reserve?
Please note that to be promoted to a level 1 professional, you need to throw 1000 grams of magic stones into the sacred altar. 】
After receiving the game prompt, Wang Ziming turned to Wang Le and asked, Can professionals absorb and upgrade magic stones directly?
Wang Le shook his head: Except for a few special mysterious side professionals, 99% of the recorded occupations cannot directly absorb magic stones. According to the research of the Federal Academy of Sciences, this is a very stable source of extraordinary energy, which must be processed or invested. The magic power contained in it can only be extracted in the potion configuration, and used for professional absorption and cultivation.
In the federation, even professionals on the physical side may be able to advance through personal efforts and firm willpower without the help of magic stones when they are below level 4, but if they want to step into the threshold of level 5, they must absorb other energies. , which is also the best promotion path recognized by the Federation.
Therefore, magic stones are the highest-controlled materials of the federal government. The federal government purchases them in unlimited quantities, and requires that individuals not resell them. Of course, this law does not apply in the black market...
After all, the price of buying magic stones in the black market is often nearly twice as high as that offered by the Federation, and often there is no market for the price!
Magic stones are pure consumable energy sources. Apart from being used for professional cultivation and promotion, they have a wide range of uses, and the supply in the federation has always been in short supply.
Just such a gram of magic stone can be sold for almost 1,000 yuan of federal currency at the official federal purchasing agency!
Of course, the federal government only buys and never sells them...
Wang Ziming now knows the general price of the federal government. A meal at a medium-sized restaurant in Reese City costs about 100 yuan for two people. For ordinary street stalls, 10 yuan is enough to fill one's stomach.
It will be cheaper to buy food yourself. If you are a poor commoner, 1,000 yuan is enough for one person to eat and drink for a month!
Of course, this is based on not having to pay rent...
The Zilong Federation is the most powerful country in the world that has been explored, not one of them!
Therefore, the country's reputation is very good, and the federal currency has not fluctuated significantly for a hundred years.
The salary of an ordinary worker is about 2,000 to 3,000 federal dollars. If you save a little money, it can barely support the expenses of a family of three.
Due to the huge size of the federal land and the low housing prices, the living pressure of the common people is not particularly high.
At least most civilians won't starve to death!
This is also one of the reasons why the Revolutionary Party has been unable to succeed.
Although the nobles of the federal government don't take ordinary people's lives seriously, whether it is the large amount of cheap labor required by factories and farms, or the large amount of cannon fodder required for the expansion of Obaro continent, there must be sufficient population support , so the federal government is still willing to let ordinary people have enough to eat and have more children.
If ordinary people don't have children, who will work for the nobles and exploit them?
The most important thing is that noble masters on the battlefield of Obaro Continent will not come to the front line to bleed and fight desperately. Even if it is a noble master who exceeds the fifth level, he would rather use a thousand lives to destroy a target than let himself Risk yourself!
The Zilong Federation knew the importance of a thriving population hundreds of years ago, and vigorously promoted the system of encouraging births. The government organized a large-scale development of arable land in the New World, and sent the aborigines to hell...
Therefore, there are no aborigines in the northern part of the New World where the Zilong Federation is located. Although the Asians of the Zilong Federation are still sparsely populated, there are not many people living in the cold regions at the extreme north. , but the population of the Federation had exceeded 100 million when it first entered the steam age.
Wang Ziming didn't know about other cities, but the resident population of Rees City alone exceeded 6 figures, not to mention that Rees City, as one of the two major colonial strongholds, had the highest number of circulating population and illegal households among federal cities!
Only such a large city can support tens of thousands of armed personnel stationed in this area.
Collect all the magic stones and give them to me!
Realizing the importance of the magic stone, Wang Ziming immediately ordered.
Wang Le on the side suddenly leaned over to Wang Ziming's ear and whispered: Master, the magic stone is very valuable and small, so it is easy to hide. Are these guards reliable?
Don't worry, Li Feiyan and his people will not betray me.
After Wang Ziming answered, he silently added another sentence in his heart: Even if you betray me, these system soldiers will fight for me to the death!
After Wang Le saw Wang Ziming's determined expression, he stopped talking, but still went to the corpse of the demonized goblin to supervise the behavior of the guards.
The demonized goblin only wears a piece of cloth on the lower body, and there is usually a small pocket on the rag, which contains some small garbage and magic stones collected by the demonized goblin!
The magic stone possessed by the demonized goblin is very small, about one gram in weight. The magic stone is the solidified appearance of a stable magic energy source. After absorbing it, it will shrink until it disappears. Therefore, the weight of the magic stone and the magic power it contains Proportional.
This is why the federal government uses weight units to set the price of magic stones.
Soon, the magic stone in Wang Ziming's hand reached 5 grams, which was judged by Wang Le with the eyes of someone who passed by.
The volume and mass of magic stones are also directly proportional. People who often touch magic stones can almost tell the approximate weight of small pieces of magic stones at a glance.
Of course, if it is traded, there will be a special weighing unit for weighing.
Let me see the purpose of virtual gold coins in different spaces. Wang Ziming thought while holding the magic stone in his hand.