Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 1388: Chapter 569: Financial Economy! Luxurious Auction!

"Transactions in the Country of Ten Thousand Islands are all conducted using the currencies of various countries! Whether it’s Dragon Country Currency, Eagle Country Currency, or anything else, they are all acceptable! Of course, the exchange rates vary slightly.

"For specific exchange rate changes, you can check the Gold Exchange in the center of Liuli Island. At the same time, there are numerous currency exchange channels on the island!"

The middle-aged merchant in front of them rattled on incessantly. He was obviously one of the most common types of people on Liuli Island—a merchant. In his eyes, this decree by the Country of Ten Thousand Islands was incredibly advanced, taking the very first step across the entire Blue Star.

However, Su Ping’s brows furrowed deeply. The implications behind this seemed quite profound. At this moment, Su Ping felt like he had caught onto something.

Just then, Jiao Ji beside him asked a question about something that was completely impossible in the Dragon Nation—using currency to trade for Advanced Level resources: "With such a decree in the Country of Ten Thousand Islands, how do you prevent Advanced Level resources from being bought up by other countries using massive amounts of worthless currency once they appear?"

Indeed, for the rulers of various countries, such currency could simply be printed. However, every Holy Spirit Level Resource was incomparably precious. If they mass-printed this money to hoard Holy Spirit Level Resources, what would happen then?

It was clear that the merchant in front of them was merely an ordinary traveling trader. Faced with this question, he scratched his head for a moment and couldn’t provide an answer.

However, Su Ping pondered for a moment before speaking up. "There is indeed such a possibility, but in reality, it wouldn’t mean much."

"Oh?"

"Think about it, Senior. A massive amount of currency indeed cannot buy High Level resources, but it can hoard a vast amount of Low Level resources. This can equally curb the flooding and depreciation of the currency.

"Most importantly, the rulers of various countries would not recklessly print massive amounts of currency! Although currency wouldn’t directly affect the growth and changes of national strength in the short term, the excessive printing and flooding of currency, coupled with exchanging it for Advanced Level resources to flow out to foreign countries like the Country of Ten Thousand Islands, would create immense hidden dangers for their domestic financial situations!"

Su Ping thought of the inspiration and insight given to him by that world without Extraordinary Power from his previous life. Once a problem occurred in the financial market, it would trigger an unimaginable collapse.

Even though the current Dragon Nation hadn’t expanded this aspect of its market economy and couldn’t regulate things through a stock market, it was precisely because of this that finance was the key of all keys. From the perspective of individual extraordinary combat power, none of this mattered at all. However, the Dragon Nation had a population of nearly a billion people. More than half of these people had already successfully completed their meditation and could barely be considered half a Beastmaster.

The linking of finance and resources could easily affect the livelihood of the entire population. It was exactly because of this that, standing before this stall, Su Ping fell into deep thought.

Jiao Ji beside him seemed to notice his contemplation and did not utter a sound to disturb him. Instead, the merchant manning the stall looked at Su Ping spacing out without saying whether he was going to buy anything or not, and grew a bit impatient. "Hey, hey, hey. Are you going to buy anything or not? If you’re not buying, could you not block my business?"

Su Ping turned and left without a word. He casually found a restaurant and sat down.

Looking at the silent young man before her, Jiao Ji didn’t rush him. It wasn’t until the restaurant served several special dishes of the Country of Ten Thousand Islands and Su Ping took a bite that he finally asked, "Senior, do you think it’s possible to control the entire Beastmaster Society of Blue Star through a financial system like currency?"

"What?" Jiao Ji was stunned for a moment before directly denying it. "How is that possible?"

Su Ping nodded. Indeed, if the current landscape remained as it was, it was indeed impossible. It was exactly as Jiao Ji reacted; it could be completely dismissed as sheer nonsense.

However, for some reason, an inexplicable feeling arose in Su Ping’s heart. This feeling gave him an indescribable sense of worry. He once again thought of the organization from across the Ocean that he had heard about ever since the Heavenly Tomb appeared, ever since he was first attacked: Heart of Gold!

At this moment, he suddenly had a new realization. He had to admit that he quite appreciated their naming style. However, he strongly repulsed the intentions behind this organization. He even wanted to directly use his authority to completely expel everything related to the Heart of Gold from the Dragon Country. But if he did that, it would likely turn into an alternative form of a closed-door policy.

Now, Su Ping somewhat understood that many of the matters and decisions of the Legend of the Holy Dragon couldn’t be reversed by individual martial prowess alone. And under such circumstances, for the Legend of the Holy Dragon to reach the Peak of Legend and stand at the very pinnacle of Beastmasters was even more remarkable.

Shaking his head to suppress the worry in his heart, Su Ping also wanted to see exactly what kind of tricks the people of the Heart of Gold could pull off.

"Senior, when did you say that auction starts again?"

Earlier, the two of them had been inquiring about the itinerary for this auction.

"Tomorrow morning is capital verification, and the auction officially begins at nine in the morning! It’s just that this auction is a bit special. It’s divided into an Advanced Level auction and a regular auction. For the regular auction, anyone who verifies a capital of over five million Dragon Country Currency or one million Eagle Country Currency can enter.

"However, the items in that auction probably won’t be of much use or help to us. The main focus is still that Advanced Level auction! That one is a bit special; it requires a capital verification of over five hundred million Dragon Country Currency to enter.

"Speaking of which, kid, do you even have that much money on you?"

Su Ping patted his chest. After returning this time, he hadn’t started splurging his money yet, so he still had enough liquid funds to cover five hundred million. However, as to whether five hundred million would be enough to win the bid for the Taiyin Water, Su Ping didn’t have much confidence.

Jiao Ji saw through Su Ping’s thoughts at a glance. "Don’t worry. I’ve told you before, this Taiyin Water is for my own use, so naturally, I need to be the one to get these resources. When the time comes, I’ll figure out a way to get the item. As long as your money is enough for the capital verification to enter the auction, that’ll do."

Seeing Jiao Ji’s brimming confidence, Su Ping nodded and didn’t say anything more.

The night passed. Su Ping did not seek out Dong Muyun. He maintained his disguise and passed the night peacefully before the next morning finally arrived.

After confirming their capital verification and receiving the number plate for VIP Box 17, Su Ping finally walked into the auction house alongside Jiao Ji.

The incredibly luxurious architectural style and facilities went without saying. Su Ping’s mind wasn’t on these things anyway. What truly caught his attention were the items in this auction.

Sure enough, after confirming their qualifications to participate and entering the box, the auction house staff finally brought over the catalog for today’s auction. It gave all participating attendees a chance to see the items for themselves.

Su Ping casually flipped it open and immediately spotted that half bottle of Taiyin Water at first glance. It happened to be placed in the tenth auction slot. Not near the front, but not near the back either.

Clearly, this item wasn’t even considered the finale. As for the finale items, Su Ping was slightly taken aback when he saw them, because they were genuinely good stuff.

There were three finale items, and each seemed more precious than the last. One was the latest Mechanical Pet Beast research and development breakthrough from the Eagle Country, though the catalog didn’t specify exactly what it was. Another was a Water Element Meditation Method named ’Sky and Sea’. And the last one, the true grand finale, was surprisingly a Pet Beast Egg of a Holy Spirit Level Pet Beast, the ’Canghai Xuan Turtle’.

This Country of Ten Thousand Islands really had some impressive stuff! They could actually bring these things out for auction?

However, as his gaze swept over the catalog again, Su Ping’s pupils shrank slightly as he locked onto another item. For Su Ping, the use of this item was far more apparent than those other things. It was also a Holy Spirit Level Resource, and one he had used before.

It was the special resource he had used for breeding Little Crow back then: Qi of Yin Yang.

Su Ping thought of Miss Qin’s Death Element mutated Life Ancient Tree and sighed. From the looks of it, his five hundred million might not even be enough to be a drop in the bucket.

He just wondered if the money Jiao Ji prepared would be enough...