But then again, though it was essentially a restaurant, the menu was truly rather terrifying.
Ye Fan looked at the dishes on the light screen, many of which he had seen at previous banquets, and could not help clicking his tongue.
But he quickly noticed another issue—the numbers listed after each dish.
"Brother Feng, what currency are these prices in?"
Ye Fan asked curiously, "Chat Group Points?"
He Jingfeng laughed. "Of course not!"
After all, even the cheapest tea on the menu cost fifty. If that were Points, never mind a newcomer like Ye Fan—even he, the chairman of White Jade Group, could not afford it!
"This is actually a new currency system Ling Hua established recently."
He Jingfeng explained, "Its currency is not anchored to any specific material, but to... energy!"
Ye Fan asked in surprise, "Energy?"
He Jingfeng smiled. "More precisely, materials that contain energy. The most typical examples are Magic Crystals from magic worlds and Spirit Stones from cultivation worlds."
As he spoke, he flipped his right hand and produced a blue crystal. Smiling, he said, "For instance, this Spirit Stone of mine is a low-grade Spirit Stone from A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality."
"By Ling Hua's standards, one low-grade Spirit Stone is equivalent to ten energy points. A mid-grade Spirit Stone is worth a hundred times as much as a low-grade one, and high-grade and Top-grade Spirit Stones follow the same pattern."
"As for the Top-grade Spirit Stones Big Brother created himself, they used to be even more outrageous than the Top-grade Spirit Stones found in cultivation worlds."
"But after coming into contact with cultivation worlds recently, he lowered the standard. They are now aligned with genuine Top-grade Spirit Stones..."
Ye Fan suddenly understood. "So that's how it is!"
He Jingfeng put away