What in heaven's name had Goblin civilization done to incur such wrath? And how had building so many Magic Furnaces set off tremors through the Magic Web?
Tania could not explain it clearly either, but one thing was certain: back then, the Goblins had been able to manufacture Magic Furnaces at will, and issue Gold Coins at will based on those Magic Furnaces. In the end, the Ancient Gods had joined forces to seal them away and expel them from the Magic Web—even from magic itself.
Could human civilization control the temptation to churn out Magic Furnaces indiscriminately? Landen searched his own heart. Thinking of the periods in his homeland's history when money had been issued recklessly in one era after another—some jiaozi, some baochao, some coupons—the answer was obviously no.
"Why is it that only I can install Magic Furnaces?" Faced with the favor of the Ancient Gods, Landen scratched his head somewhat helplessly.
"Because you were the first to ascend to the Moon Rank," Tania said, patting Landen on the shoulder. "Then you entered the Magic Furnace. It wasn't His Majesty who gave you the right to connect to the Magic Web. It was you who sent the Magic Web into a new Magic Furnace."
Seeing the bewilderment in Landen's eyes, Tania smiled and said, "You don't actually think the Magic Fairies can create Magic Furnaces, do you?"
As he mulled over Tania's words, then thought of the so-called proposal that Gordon Campbell from the Finance Department had brought up that morning, Landen understood. The Finance Department had probably tried installing Magic Furnaces several times and failed miserably, then prepared to set a trap for him and get him to work for the Finance Department for free as much as possible. They had not expected the Goddess of