"But what could we do?" Chris Moen's tone was somewhat helpless. "Isn't the reason we use Gold Galleons and Silver Sickles that they can't be magically counterfeited?"
Chris's words were like a bucket of cold water, easily dousing the atmosphere of their earlier discussion.
Even Anthony Goldstein, who claimed to "know the Ministry of Magic very well," merely opened his mouth, unable to form a complete sentence.
He could indeed obtain plenty of useful information through various channels, allowing him to analyze the possible impact of events and predict the direction the situation might take.
However, when faced with this fundamental problem, he truly found it difficult to answer.
"Yeah... what are we supposed to spend then?" Michael Corner muttered, his face already turning pale.
"If this keeps going, will the Gold Galleons and Silver Sickles in our hands... turn into a pile of worthless metal scraps overnight?"
"This sounds troublesome, but also strangely familiar..." Terry Boot narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze drifting as though he were trying to recall something.
"Wait..." His eyes suddenly lit up. "Didn't Wizard Vede and the Magical World have a similar major event a couple of days ago, called Squid's Greedy Hand?"
"That's right! It started with a theft that took place at Inktact! But it's still under investigation so far, and Vede only saw the news in a newspaper."
"What Inktact?" Anthony narrowed his eyes slightly. "What are you talking about? How are those related?"
"Inktact!" Terry's eyebrows rose as he eagerly explained, "It's a combination of ink and tentacle!"
"It's the banking institution in Wizard Vede and the Magical World, similar to Gringotts! But its main administrators are a group of squids, who protect valuables through various lakes and oceans."
"I have to say, squids are quite suitable for replacing goblins