Chapter 349: Jiang Lin's Spiritual Stone System!
Generally speaking, the Dou Qi of human cultivators is difficult to circulate among each other. Even if the energy has the same attribute, there is still a significant consumption when absorbing it. It can only be used in emergencies or as a last resort in certain situations.
However, Jiang Lin accidentally created a "spiritual stone" through the Dou Crystal and Crystal Pill, which resulted in a strange transformation. It used "dual filtration." First, Hai Bo Dong himself acted as a filter, refining the violent Dou Qi of the world into a mild form suitable for the human body. Then, Jiang Lin's Virtual Core Simulator acted as the second filter, further purifying it under high pressure and high temperature. This allowed the snow crystal to fully enter the "Ice Spirit Stone" category.
"Well, it's an unexpected gain. At least this thing can solve a lot of currency and mechanical energy problems," Jiang Lin said as he looked at the Ice Spirit Stone in Hai Bo Dong's hand, which was only at the third-tier level. After thinking for a while, he accepted this unexpected discovery.
There weren't no spiritual stones in the world. Spiritual stones, in essence, are high-density energy crystals. For example, the Purple Spirit Crystal that Yun Yun had been searching for earlier could be considered a type of Fire Spirit Stone. However, the things that could be called spiritual stones in this world are extremely rare, and even if their quality is high, they are difficult to circulate to the public. Hence, spiritual stones in this world are still considered high-level materials or treasures, rather than currency.
In this mystical world, for something to circulate as currency, it must be a high-energy material. For example, the current gold coin system in Dou Qi Continent is quite rare. Of course, this doesn't mean that Dou Qi Continent's gold coins are of low rank. On the contrary, the circulating gold coins are actually very good refining materials and can be continuously refined. Consuming millions of gold coins to refine them into seventh- or eighth-tier secret gold is very useful as a conductive material.
According to Jiang Lin's calculations, the current gold coin system in Dou Qi Continent was likely built on the refining system. At least, in the era when the refining system hadn't been limited, these "Dou Gold" coins, which could be called "Dou Gold," were the absolute hard currency circulating across the continent.
Currently, gold coins are still circulating, but the consumption rate by refining guilds across the continent has significantly weakened, while the overall production of gold coins has not changed much. This has led to a gradual accumulation of Dou Gold across the continent, eventually leading to strange scenes in some auction houses where Dou Zong and Dou Zun were throwing millions of gold coins.
"A new currency system?" Hai Bo Dong looked at the third-tier Ice Spirit Stone in his hand, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
"Something like that. Perhaps you haven't noticed, but the Refining Guild is the only place on the continent where large amounts of gold coins are consumed. However, currently, the number of refiners is declining. Refiners' items are not selling, resources aren't being recycled, and fewer and fewer people are becoming refiners. The fewer people there are, the fewer the items, and the less Dou Gold is consumed. The resources still aren't being recycled, leading to a vicious cycle."
As Jiang Lin spoke, he flicked a gold coin with the Gamal emblem on it. The coin gleamed under the firelight, then landed steadily in his hand.
"The outside world keeps saying that I might be worth millions, able to produce huge amounts of gold coins at any time, but in reality, I don't have many gold coins. You might be curious how I, with one-tenth of the profits from the Feather Sheath Wing, don't have any gold coins. It's because what people don't know is that in the Refining Guild, we use a contribution point system. The gold coins recycled from the outside don't go into my pocket; they're melted in bulk to form various grades and qualities of basic Dou Qi materials—Dou Gold."
"Isn't there a saying on the continent, 'Daily gold advancement'? It's actually referring to a function of the Refining Guild that many people overlook. It's a double entendre. And that 'Gold-devouring Beast,' it's the underground part of the Refining Guild. This is why every Refining Guild is built on top of underground fire." Jiang Lin explained to Hai Bo Dong, revealing a lesser-known function of the Refining Guild. These things weren't secret, but few people paid attention to them.
Because the underground fire furnaces of the Gamal Refining Guild were only rarely turned on, it was Jiang Lin's arrival that brought a large amount of gold coins to the Guild. Then, they started refining Dou Gold in greater quantities. The Gamal Refining Guild also began to try expanding, calling back the scattered refiners from all parts of the empire, and concentrating their efforts on big projects. Everything was moving in a good direction.
"And the Ice Spirit Stone in your hand will replace Dou Gold and become a new currency. There aren't no spiritual stones in this world; it's just that natural spiritual stones are too precious to circulate across the continent. But the artificial spiritual stones we accidentally created have a very broad future. I still need to test the stability of the crystal materials and whether we can lower the cost. We need to test the artificial spiritual stones of different attributes as well. Oh, and this Virtual Core... Forget it, the spirit furnace also needs an upgrade."
"Come on, help me out. Let's make a few more and test them." After summarizing his analysis, Jiang Lin recorded some key information in his "Lin Qi Notes" and then pulled Hai Bo Dong to continue with other experiments. In this extraordinary world, having a Dou Huang powerhouse like Hai Bo Dong assist in experiments was like having a super brain in modern society. Though a bit slow-witted, with proper guidance, it wouldn't affect the experiments.
Xiao Yi Xian: Orders down! Lin Ge is coaching Hai Laodao!
Jiang Lin (pointing at your nose): Is that how you want to play? Come here and let me give you a few red buffs!
Hai Bo Dong looked at the Ice Spirit Stone in his hand, growing more and more satisfied. His admiration for Jiang Lin deepened, and he had no complaints about Jiang Lin's orders. He chose to follow all of Jiang Lin's arrangements.
So, Jiang Lin spent a few more days optimizing the appearance of the spirit furnace, making it look more harmless, and finally succeeded in creating his third-tier Fire Spirit Stone. He then absorbed it and noticed some energy depletion.
However, Jiang Lin's mind wasn't on the visible depletion, but on the fact that spiritual stones of the same attribute could be absorbed to accelerate cultivation.
Looking at the light red crystal shell in his hand, Jiang Lin's eyes flickered, and he instantly deduced the conversion ratio of the spiritual stone.
"How should I put this?" Jiang Lin felt somewhat conflicted inside.
Because,
A Dou Qi practitioner spends a month to condense a first-tier spiritual stone. Under perfect conditions, it could help another practitioner increase their cultivation by half a month within the same time frame.
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