Yu Qingzhu's solo delivery of the gold went very smoothly this time—aside from the somewhat untidy placement, there were no other issues.
However, this trip not only vaguely confirmed her status as Luo Hua's third-in-command, but also marked her formal entry, in terms of mindset, into the ranks of cultivators. The Yu family's little princess no longer existed. When necessary, she was one of Luo Hua's expendable hands.
Over the following period, Feng Jun began producing Mindsteel Obsidian, gradually transferring information about the Insectoid World into other people's minds. However, this was a long-term process. After what had happened with Zhang Caixin, he became even more cautious.
During this time, the international situation was also turbulent and unpredictable. First, Persia's new currency was pegged to the Xia Currency exchange rate, while it subtly hinted that its next step would be to consider making gold the standard for the new currency.
This news could originally have caused a huge uproar, but Persia had released too many smokescreens lately. Everyone was merely surprised for a moment before the matter passed.
But immediately afterward, North Xianluo also announced that it would abandon the Mairui Dollar in international procurement and pay directly in gold.
North Xianluo had a tradition of using gold to purchase goods, but publicly stating it now clearly meant that something had changed. The rather troublesome part was that gold prices in South Xianluo were far higher than international prices.
Soon after that, a Xia Nation cargo ship was forcibly inspected by the Tianwan Navy in the Tianwan Ocean because they suspected it was carrying weapons. Although no weapons were ultimately found, they did discover some industrial products containing gold.
Brui Country promptly spoke up, saying that reliable sources indicated Xia Nation was building a gold refining plant in the Lakemarta