"This Wisteria Continent has long suffered the ravages of war, yet to this day, not even a unified currency has taken shape."
"In the Liang Kingdom where I am, the currency in circulation is the Copper Knife. But who can guarantee that this currency will not suddenly be abolished one day?"
Mo Chen strolled leisurely through the bustling streets.
His gaze swept from side to side now and then as he watched pedestrians select goods and haggle over prices, pondering silently to himself.
Inspired by the concept of gold serving as a monetary anchor on Earth,
he had suddenly wondered whether he could find something similar on the Wisteria Continent—a monetary anchor with stable value that could gain widespread recognition.
Yet even after combing through every memory in his mind, he could not find any corresponding anchor.
The chaos of the Wisteria Continent was truly beyond imagination!
Here, not only was there no unified consensus or common understanding, there was not even any so-called financial order.
Thus, merchants from most nations relied on barter to safeguard their own interests.
"Pity spirit stones cannot be used here. The moment I take them out, they lose all their spiritual energy. Otherwise, I could sell them as gemstones to some merchants and exchange them for living supplies."
After all, once his cultivation had fallen to that of a mortal, he had no choice but to rely on food and water like an ordinary person. He even needed sleep to recover his strength.
Worse still, he could no longer enter his inner manor universe.
As a result, the living supplies that had once been within easy reach had now become distant, unattainable luxuries.
Still, Mo Chen was not entirely without something to rely on.
Back in the Bitter Cold Land, he had entered the