As everyone knew, Spirit Bones could be passed down. Soul Masters from great clans never lacked Spirit Bones. That meant there was a good chance the bones would be buried and dug up in an emergency when the family needed them. But this was an unspoken rule. Everyone knew about it, but no one mentioned it; digging up their ancestors' remains to make a show of wealth would look bad.
And because few families had faced the threat of extinction in recent years, people had forgotten this rule. But now a small group had run out of money and set its sights on their inheritance. By a remarkable coincidence, they also had exceptional stealth and practical skills, and weren't bound by the rules of society. So, to secure funds for the future, this group began looting tombs on a massive scale.
The wealth and resources they would need in the future would come from this, and it would even cause Spirit Bone prices to inflate until they were worth less. But it would also fulfill Wang Yi's vision by successfully making Spirit Bones function as currency. Gold Soul Coins could no longer support large-scale monetary transactions. Ordinary people could still get by with Silver Soul Coins, but the desires of the upper classes could no longer be restrained.
Take the trade in strategic Soul Tools, for example. Gold Soul Coins weren't valuable enough to support the credit needed for such transactions, and the two sides' assets weren't equivalent. What they urgently needed was a currency everyone accepted. Without Spirit Bones, paper money would take the place of metal currency, but the appearance of Spirit Bones might hinder the emergence of paper money.
It would only be a hindrance, though. The trend toward simpler, more convenient currency couldn't be stopped. Whoever