Arcane Lord

In addition, there are cheap energy-conducting materials obtained from Imaskar. However, because they are composite materials, the element transmutation reactions are very complex and have a great impact on the material properties. This makes their service life much lower than similar products made of mithril materials. .

However, this is not entirely a shortcoming. If the service life of a magic weapon is too long, it will not be conducive to replacement. There will always be people who think that it can still be used and will not replace it.

This material is most suitable for manufacturing cheap magic weapons that can be replaced quickly. However, currently Xia Duo has no idea of ​​putting composite energy-guiding materials into production. He is also hesitant between recycling old magic weapons and planning to scrap them.

The former, of course, continues to use mithril as the energy-conducting material, while the latter requires the use of composite energy-conducting materials. Regarding the latter, he is actually a little worried about the market's reaction. He is not worried about not being able to sell it, but worried about damaging the Tower of Time's brand value.

Just like a big brand on earth, suddenly launching extremely low-end products and making money by making small profits but quick turnover, this will cause damage to the brand value.

Currently, the Tower of Time has gradually become a mid-to-high-end brand in the Netheril magic weapon market through various standard mass-produced magic tools. Although it is mass-produced, the price is not higher than other brands, but the quality represents the brand to a certain extent. value.

The reputation of the Tower of Time products is no less than that of some established Mage Tower organizations. The only thing missing now is a truly high-end product.

However, Xia Duo is already thinking of ways to enrich the product line, and the market for high-quality magic weapons is very limited. It is not a wise choice to rush in and compete in the stock market now.

On the contrary, it is a mid-to-low-end product, and the market is far from saturated. In addition, the Tower of Time is more about exploring new fields, such as new communication instruments, rather than competing in old fields. This has caused other Mage Tower organizations to have little interest in the development of the Tower of Time. Didn't generate much vigilance.

But even so, there are organizations or individuals such as the Green Tower that have stolen the design of the Tower of Time and launched various crude imitations. The current joint anti-counterfeiting operation launched by the Tower of Time and the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce is to deal with this situation.

Compared with the current low-end magical instruments, the cheaper and low-life magical instruments produced from composite materials can be regarded as the low-end of the low-end. To some extent, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are fake.

Whether to use composite materials is essentially the difference between taking the route of small profits but quick turnover or the route of high added value. Xia Duo actually prefers the latter.

However, the Tower of Time itself does not sell composite magic weapons, which does not mean that it cannot sell materials to other Mage Tower organizations. Doing so can also consolidate the Tower of Time's mid-to-high-end market positioning to a certain extent.

In fact, the "other mage tower organizations" here can be mage tower organizations in other places, or private enterprises in the Xia Duo territory. However, only a few workshops in Daxia Territory have introduced magic power for production.

What is produced is only ordinary items, and there is still a long way to go before mass production of magic weapons.

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For a moment, Xia Duo thought of a lot, but the road had to be walked step by step. He took a deep breath and focused his attention on the four "sample coins" that had just been produced in front of him.

The four sample coins are similar. The only difference lies in the text of the currency value. The current tentative currency values ​​are 1, 2, 5, and 10.

But in terms of the overall style, Xia Duo also put a lot of thought into it!

The current blue gold coins are round in shape, with teeth on the edges for anti-counterfeiting. In the middle of the front is a large Nasi simplified arithmetic symbol, similar to the Arabic numerals on the earth. One yuan is 1, and two yuan is 2. analogy.

Under the arithmetic symbols, small numbers are used to mark the year of production. Now it is the year 840 of the Naise calendar, so it is uniformly marked "840".

On both sides of the currency value "1" near the edge, the words "worth one yuan" are written in four characters: Langas, Mulan, Nese, and Elf.

These words are distributed in a circle, except for the year of production at the bottom.

The reason why these four languages ​​are used is because the formal citizens of Bactria include Langas, Mulan, Nese and elves.

On the reverse side of the blue gold coin, the first thing that catches the eye is the emblem of the Tower of Time - a mage tower standing on a giant open book. A huge timing rune is suspended on the top of the tower. The time shows twelve noon. point.

A subtle expression of respect for the Lord of Radiance.

In addition to the Tower of Time emblem, the reverse side is actually a map of the Southern Territory, shown in relief. Of course, the part where the Tower of Time emblem appears is the only emblem.

On the upper edge of the coin, the words "Netheril's Southern Territory of Great Xia" were written in Netherese characters. The words were arranged in an arc, as if they were a canopy covering the sky over the Southern Territory.

In other words, it is the "heaven" of the southern border!

After the Power of Order logo is added, a faint ring visible to the naked eye will appear on the edges of the front and back of the coin. This is the genuine logo.

All unmarked blue gold coins are considered counterfeit.

As for currency above ten yuan, Xia Duo is not ready to create it yet, and it is not good to use coins in the form of coins. It is better to wait until paper money or virtual currency is discovered in the future.

The previous plan is still maintained, which is to issue redemption vouchers.

However, these will not have any impact on the daily lives of ordinary people. The main reason is that when dealing with the outside world, the exchange ratio of "1 yuan" of blue gold coins and gold coins needs to be negotiated with all parties in advance.

In the early stages, blue gold coins and ordinary gold and silver coins can be mixed, and then traditional gold and silver coins will be gradually phased out.

After playing with it casually, Xia Duo suddenly thought of a problem, that is, the value of this blue gold coin itself actually exceeds the currency value.

Maybe someone will collect a large amount of blue gold coins and then melt them into fine gold and import them into the Underdark. This will greatly affect the circulation of blue gold coins.

He originally wanted to use fine gold to counteract the depreciation of gold and silver, but he didn't expect that it would not be able to maintain its value. This would lose the original intention of a credit currency.

Credit currency, of course, uses the credit of the issuer as its value measure, not the material itself.

In addition, the appearance of the four blue gold coins with different currency values ​​is very similar. Although the currency value is marked on it, it is an innovation after all. There is no guarantee that some people will not use it as traditional coins in the past.

Traditional coins are not marked with currency value. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net or the material itself is the experience of currency value. Gold coins are gold coins, and silver coins are silver coins. The value does not change depending on what words are marked on them.

But the blue gold coin is different. It is essentially a credit currency, although it still uses precious metals that are sufficient to support its ratio.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo decided to adjust the fine gold content in the blue gold coins, at least not to allow the selling price of the smelting materials to be higher than the lowest currency value of 1 yuan.

There is no need to change the style, you only need to change the material of different currency values, use silver as the base, and mix in different proportions of fine gold.

Xia Duo briefly tried several versions, and finally decided that the fine gold content in blue gold coins with face values ​​of 1, 2, 5, and 10 was 1%, 2%, 3%, and 4% respectively. Compared with those made of pure fine gold, such a This will completely clear up the arbitrage space for interested people.

The cost of a blue gold coin is only half a gold coin at most, which is still a face value of 10 yuan, and even less than 1 yuan. However, in Xia Duo's plan, 1 yuan must be at least equivalent to 1 gold coin.

In the future, gold and silver will depreciate. Outside the territory, gold and silver coins will be used as the lower currency of blue gold coins. I am afraid that copper coins will completely withdraw from the market.