490. The Goddess of Wealth's Proposal

Inside the Temple of Wealth, Landen finally understood the Goddess of Wealth's purpose in seeking him out: since Magic Furnaces were the foundation of Gold Coins, and Landen himself could build Magic Furnaces, he could also issue currency in a perfectly justified manner.

To ensure the financial stability of the world, the Goddess of Wealth, in the role of a central bank, had come to him precisely to coordinate the pace of Magic Furnace construction with the pace of currency issuance.

Now that the Goddess of Wealth and Landen had reached a consensus, the goddess's acknowledgment that Landen could build Magic Furnaces was an acknowledgment that Landen was qualified to issue currency, while Landen also acknowledged her authority to supervise currency.

"So, I wish to discuss a transaction with thee." Seeing that the timing was about right, the goddess began the real topic. "First, I shall order six Magic Furnaces from thee, for six small and medium-sized city-states in Hindukush. When the time comes, there will naturally be Legends assisting with the installation. Red Dragon Rock will place orders for the furnace bodies with the Salt and Iron Department. Each unit will be priced at 250,000 Gold Coins, and for the six Magic Furnaces, you will receive 900,000 Gold Coins."

The Goddess of Commerce understood the market price of Magic Furnaces and the distribution of profits within it very well. She even saw through that little bit of Landen's private scheming. "After the Magic Furnaces are installed, thy statues shall be enshrined in the local Temples of Wealth, and thou may appoint descendants of the local Gallop Family as Priests."

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Landen said, extremely satisfied with this deal. However, the goddess's main point was still to come.

"Besides ordering Magic Furnaces, I have another transaction. I know