#1222 - Archbishop of Holy Coin

Another effective way for the mint to make money is to reduce fire consumption through a series of methods such as improving the process and reducing labor costs. While ensuring the quality of the currency, it can also ensure production, so naturally there will be profits.

This is the case with the Mint of the Gods right now, powered by the Stone of Earth, and they don't need to pay for fuel.

The personal intervention of Gunder, the god of craftsmanship and forging, saved them a huge amount of money on basic construction and equipment. Even the subsequent maintenance costs were extremely scarce. With a god taking action and an eternal energy supply, how could they not have the ability to self-repair?

Most slightly powerful magic equipment will have this function, especially shields and armor.

When the equipment is running well, it cannot be said that there are no defective products, but they are very few.

The gods will not make mistakes in their own professional fields, but since it is humans who operate and care for these precision equipment, there is a possibility of mistakes.

The main expenses of the Mint of the Gods are labor costs and transportation. The latter is Gavin's exclusive domain and can also keep costs down. It is most appropriate to entrust such precious goods to the armed Cloud Rays. The transportation price is two cows per thousand kilometers.

Therefore, the statement that the Mint of the Gods has reduced fire consumption tenfold is not an exaggeration, but a conservative estimate, and may even be lower.

And this is the greatest advantage of the Mint of the Gods.

They do not need to exchange gold coins at cost price. They only need to do it at half the normal fire consumption, which is enough to defeat most of the mints on the continent of Faerun and still make a lot of money.

This is also a kind of technological advantage, um, a divine power advantage.

The only ones who can fight against it are other divine powers.

Even though the ancient blue dragon was extraordinary, his knowledge was limited by his past experience. He had no idea that there were so many tricks involved. He couldn't help but mutter, "All the gods are fools. They don't know how to make money when they have it."

She also knew that the gods valued faith over wealth, so she responded expressionlessly, "This is your business, what does it have to do with me? If you want me to help you, there must be substantial benefits!"

"We will pay for the benefits." An old voice sounded out of nowhere.

A golden light flashed out of nowhere, and three gorgeous figures appeared not far away, one man and two women.

The leading man was tall, walked with a steady and dignified pace, his gray hair and beard were meticulously groomed, and the wrinkles on his face not only did not make him look old, but instead added a mature charm to him, making people trust him unconsciously.

His shirt was woven from Deepwinter spider silk, a silver-gray fabric produced at a rate of only half an ounce every hundred years, but now it was dyed emerald green and embroidered with dancing arcane numbers.

The seven golden rings on the leather sleeves were not decorations, but a miniature contract engraved with the "Fortune Covenant". Whenever his fingers brushed over the belt buckle in the shape of a golden abacus, a parchment scroll would emerge in the void with real-time changing interest terms.

The trembling fire opal on his mitre was jumping with mysterious numbers. Those who knew the situation would know that it was the floating gold price in Waterdeep's trading market. The miniature scales, contract seals and probability dice tied to the malachite ribbons played a crisp melody similar to the collision of coins as they moved.

The most eye-catching thing is the scarlet cloak. Nine hundred and ninety-nine ancient gold coins minted by the Shane Dynasty are suspended and surrounded by secret magic. Each coin is engraved with a bankruptcy edict from a different era. The shimmering sable fur in the secret pocket of the lining has the tips of its fur dipped in ink from the Yongju Town treasury, automatically rewriting the trade agreement while moving.

When the gilded scepter he held fell to the ground, the top of the scepter suddenly cracked into an octopus-shaped money-grabber - an animated weapon forged from the cursed national debt of Waterdeep.

The snake wrapped around the staff is not a traditional venomous snake, but a diamond Ouroboros that keeps swallowing its own tail. Each snake scale reflects the face of a businessman who is signing a devil's contract.

Only the pair of gloves maintained the monastic white color, until the Codex Waukeen in his hands moved without wind, revealing the secret - the skin on the palm of his hand actually showed light golden texture through the cotton yarn, which was the divine interface directly linked to the Waterdeep Stock Exchange.

He wore a triple crown that made the royal jewels pale in comparison. The bottom layer was a relief of a dwarf craftsman minting coins, the middle layer had twelve wailing miser souls suspended in the crown, and in the rotating crystal cube on top of the crown, an image of Waukeen made of debtors' fingernails was counting the wealth of the entire continent of Faerûn.

The two women following behind him, although also having beautiful looks and gorgeous clothes, looked much younger and more immature in comparison.

Without exception, the three of them all focused their eyes on the goddess of wealth, Waukeen, who was standing beside Gavin. Their eyes, expressions, and auras all revealed a kind of fanaticism. They immediately prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted, "Your most loyal servants, Saranda Olem/Barasta Selyes/Dela Isgiel, greet Her Majesty the Goddess. We are late in welcoming you, and we ask for Your Majesty's punishment."

The three people in front of him were high-ranking officials of the Church of the Goddess of Wealth, Waukeen. The man in the lead was her spokesperson in the continent of Faerun, her Archbishop of Holy Coin. His attire gave Gavin the feeling that it was even more luxurious than that of the Goddess of Wealth herself.

But if you think about it carefully, it's perfectly normal.

The gods no longer need to use equipment to demonstrate their power. Their every word and action is connected to the laws they govern, which is commonly known as "their words are followed by the laws."

During the disappearance of the goddess of wealth Waukin, the connection between the two was cut off, and these artifacts of wealth were needed to maintain order.

You know what, that look is really intimidating. People who don’t know the truth would think he is the God of Wealth in Furen!

The Archbishop of the Holy Coin cried with joy, "Your Majesty, you are finally back... I knew that Your Majesty would be fine... Your Majesty is the guardian of our wealth... As long as the wealth is endless, Your Majesty's life will not end..."

He looked sincere and everything he said came completely from the heart. It would be difficult for people without faith to understand his feelings.

He dedicated his body and mind, his entire life, and everything he had to the goddess of wealth, Waukeen. She was the driving force behind his existence in the world. In the future, he would ascend to her kingdom of God and serve her forever.

After the disappearance of the goddess of wealth Waukin, it was as if his backbone had been taken away, and he couldn't even stand up straight when meeting people.

The only thing that supported him was that the magic bestowed on him by the goddess of wealth Waukin was still there, which meant that she had not fallen yet, but was just restricted.

"Everyone, get up." The goddess of wealth, Wojin, waved her hand and said, "You have done very well and lived up to my expectations of you. When I return to the kingdom of God, I will surely grant you corresponding divine grace."

The reason why the goddess of wealth Waukin did not return to the kingdom of God immediately after returning to the continent of Faerun.

In addition to wanting to see Gavin's development here with his own eyes, he also wanted to see the performance of his church in the past few years, whether it had fallen or betrayed because of his disappearance, or was infiltrated and controlled by the Dark Prince Graz'zt.

As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed.

When the gods are in trouble, those believers who remain steadfast in their faith, look for the gods, try every means to rescue them, or even resurrect them, are the most fanatical and loyal ones.

The Archbishop of Holy Coin in front of him was undoubtedly qualified. Not only did he maintain his own devout faith, he also worked hard to maintain the entire Church of Waukeen, preventing it from falling into chaos due to the disappearance of the goddess of wealth Waukeen.

Although some believers have inevitably been lost, the overall framework is still there and is more devout and united than ever before.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, we are just doing what we should do." Archbishop of Holy Coin stood up and replied respectfully.

"Tell us what you think, and don't keep Lady Ivyklathagra waiting anxiously." said the goddess of wealth, Woking.

"Ms. Ivyklathagra can deposit her wealth in the Golden Tower and we will be responsible for managing it. I can promise you a 3% return every year."

Archbishop Sarangda of the Holy Coin turned to the ancient blue dragon and said, "Especially those dragon taxes that are usually inconvenient to collect from you. We will collect them on your behalf. When you wake up from dragon sleep, you can go to the Golden Tower to claim them. We guarantee that the principal and the profit will not be less than a copper coin.

During your Dragon Sleep, that gold can produce gold on its own.

If you should have collected a million dragon taxes a hundred years ago and you collected them yourself, it would still be one million a hundred years later.

But if we collect it on your behalf, it will become four million after a hundred years..."

"Wait..." The ancient blue dragon's vertical pupils appeared again, "Shouldn't it be 19,218,632 gold coins?"

Every adult dragon is a master of accounting. They can roughly determine the weight and value of a pile of gold coins with just one glance, and can even pick out counterfeit coins. Their mental arithmetic ability is also amazing.

"Ma'am, you're talking about compound interest. I'm talking about simple interest." The man who is able to become the spokesperson for the goddess of wealth, Waukeen, in the continent of Faerun and is also a top-notch financial expert, responded without blushing or beating his heart.

"What you just said is that there will be a 3% return every year. Year after year, shouldn't it be compound interest?" This ancient blue dragon is obviously not so easy to fool, especially when huge interests are involved. There is a difference of 4.8 times between simple interest and compound interest.

And her dragon tax is also a considerable number.

According to Gavin's promise of one million per year, if she keeps depositing money into the account year after year, a hundred years later, what she will have in her hands will definitely be an astronomical figure.

She couldn't be sure whether it was Quan Furen as a wealthy dragon before, but if the other party's promise was true, it would definitely become.

"Compound interest can be used in the short term, but not in the long term. We must consider time risk." Archbishop of Holy Coin naturally has his own calculations. "A hundred years is enough to determine the rise and fall of a country. Even we cannot ensure that we will always be profitable. Using simple interest is a balance to ensure that we have the ability to pay when the time comes."

"But if we use simple interest, the risk and return will not be proportional. How can I ensure that you will have the ability to pay when the time comes? If I wake up and find that you all have disappeared, who should I go to?" When saying this, the ancient blue dragon's gaze had already fallen on the goddess of wealth, Woking, and it was obvious that he had a hidden meaning.

"Of course you'll find me." The goddess of wealth, Wojin, did not back down and gave an affirmative answer, "As long as I am not dead, I will recognize this kind of contract and repay it. I will use my priesthood as a guarantee."

If it were in the past, she would have to think twice before buying or selling. Even though she was the goddess of wealth, she had no way of ensuring that her believers would make a profit. Her wealth was mainly earned through trade and could not be created out of thin air.

But now, after seeing the series of methods used by this new demigod of the road, she has the courage to agree immediately, because the other party will make up for her shortcomings and create wealth in the true sense, which is the basis of gold making gold.

She could no longer imagine what the situation would be like in the continent of Faerun a hundred years from now, with Gavin's promotion.

In just a few months, he has opened up countless new industries, all of which are hungry for capital injection.

As long as the funds are in place and massive amounts of human and material resources are mobilized, that is when miracles will occur - construction and economic miracles.

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"Ms. Fortune has said this. If I disagree, it would be a bit inhumane."

The lightning on his body flashed again, and the huge body of the ancient blue dragon appeared out of thin air. The huge dragon eyes flashed with a soul-stirring light, and the dragon teeth protruding out of the mouth were extremely conspicuous, giving people an extremely ferocious and brutal feeling out of thin air. "I believe there is no need to introduce my name and origin.

The thing I hate most in my life is breaking a promise.

If you dare to break the contract and embezzle my dragon tax.

No matter where your church hides, I will find it out, and then I will personally kill it in your kingdom of God and take back my wealth. "

Do not underestimate the long-term plans of a dragon, especially the powerful ones, whose pursuit of wealth is as greedy as ever.

However, they have a sufficient understanding of financial management, allowing wealth to create more wealth for themselves during the circulation process, rather than simply depreciating in their own dragon's nest.

In order to gain more wealth, they will secretly support or even promote one or more political entities or chambers of commerce as their agents to earn wealth for themselves. If necessary, they will provide part of the funds.

But most of these things are risky.

It is common to find that when you wake up, those political systems or chamber of commerce agents have become a thing of the past and your investment has gone to waste.

In comparison, the solution provided by Goddess of Wealth Wojin and others is guaranteed in terms of huge returns and security.

If you sleep for a hundred years, your wealth can more than quadruple its original amount. Is there any business that can make more money than this?

Of course, there is no way the ancient blue dragon would hand over the treasures of his dragon nest to the other party, not even a single one.

The other party never raised this issue from beginning to end.

However, there is no problem in giving them help to manage the dragon taxes collected from the surrounding areas in the future.

That was no small sum, at least three million per year—her dragon tax came from the three surrounding kingdoms—Amn, Tethyr, and Calimshan.

Without adding interest, there will still be 300 million in a hundred years!

Including interest, it will reach 754.5 million, and the interest is 1.5 times the principal.

This kind of profit can only be obtained if the scope of your influence and control is more than doubled. I am afraid there is no business that is more profitable than this.

Even though she deliberately lowered her voice, the ancient dragon still gave people a feeling of roaring, and her thunderous voice was all in their ears.

But what she is facing now is not an ordinary person, but a combination of a demigod and a divine saint. The powerful dragon's might is of no use at all.

"The contract is established!" Golden light burst out from the body of the Goddess of Wealth, turning into a giant golden hand and flying towards the ancient blue dragon.

“The power of the contract! I didn’t expect that you would turn a disaster into a blessing and get a glimpse of the contract priesthood!” The ancient blue dragon was a connoisseur and could see the extraordinary features of this golden giant hand at a glance.

He stretched out his dragon claws and clapped hands with him.

The two invisible forces entangled with each other, and then disappeared between heaven and earth, as if nothing had happened, and as if something was different.

The ancient blue dragon clearly felt that this contractual power was real.

This does not mean that if both parties violate the contract, the contract will be used to directly enforce it.

Instead, it will give the party that abides by the contract an advantage when facing the party that violates the contract - whether in terms of attack identification or confrontation of wills.

For strong people like them, this is extremely fatal and will greatly tilt the balance of victory and defeat.

To give a very simple example, if the ancient blue dragon had a 50-50 chance of winning against the divine incarnation of the goddess of wealth, Waukeen.

With the blessing of the power of the contract, it will become 30:70, or even 19:10.

That’s right, it’s the divine incarnation of the goddess of wealth, Waukeen, not her real body.

Even though the ancient blue dragon boasts loudly, she still has self-knowledge. It is wishful thinking for her to want to kill a god's kingdom and kill her.

Even the weakest god who wants to defeat and destroy her in the other's kingdom can only be another god.

In fact, the real threat lies in the material plane, in the church of the goddess of wealth, Waukeen.

The incarnation of divinity is the most powerful means for the gods to protect their believers. If this means fails to work, it means that her believers can only flee and hide when faced with the pursuit of powerful beings in the material plane.

If the Goddess of Wealth breaches the contract, her followers will have nowhere to hide in the entire Faerun.

In the old territory of the Shane Dynasty, most of West Fuerun was still no problem.

This is definitely a fatal blow to the faith in the goddess of wealth, Woking, and the losses from default will be absolutely huge.

The goddess of wealth, Waukeen, smiled modestly and said, "Having received the selfless assistance and protection of the Lord of War and having witnessed the contract between him and the Abyss Demon Lord Graz'zt, I have gained a new understanding of contracts.

This will be my new ministry. Those who keep their faith will be appreciated by me and will receive better services and benefits in my church.

Those who betray their faith will be spurned by me, and my church will treat them with caution when serving them. If they refuse to change after repeated admonitions, my church will forbid all services to their individuals, families, and even clans. "

Never underestimate a deity's preaching instincts.

They will not miss any opportunity to expand their influence, and this is the case now.

By signing a contract with this Shane Disaster, she was making full use of her local influence and taking the opportunity to spread the news that she was beginning to advance into the contract priesthood.

Although they caused quite a stir in the Abyss, that kind of multiverse storm usually only blows in the lower and upper planes, affecting mostly stakeholders, and rarely directly affecting the material plane.

This can be seen from Sharp Chi's reaction. She can be regarded as one of the most powerful beings in the material plane, but she is still unaware of this.