Survival Coins

Biodata

Appearance

• Color and size: Purple-gold throughout, approximately the size of a silver coin 31.
• Texture and weight: Cool and heavy to the touch, with a substantial feel 31.
• Front: The word “Survival” written in an arcane script 31.
• Reverse: A road shrouded in gray mist 31.

Acquisition

Uses

Vehicle Buildings and Training

• A level-ten Vehicle grants one free Vehicle Building choice. Coins refresh the available options, with the fee increasing after successive refreshes 38 39.
• Su Ye finds the Training Room after two refreshes costing 1 coin and 2 coins, respectively 46.
• Training Room simulations charge according to the opponent’s strength: the Mutant Gray Wolf costs 1 coin per attempt, while Zhou Daqiang costs 10 coins per attempt 47 51.
• Fifteen simulations against Zhou Daqiang cost Su Ye 150 coins in one night 52.

Shopping and Service Areas

• Coins purchase goods in Service Areas, including Natural Treasures, blueprints, materials, cards, and Instance Crystals 3 44 116 118.
• Repair Shops charge for Vehicle repairs. Hospitals can restore even catastrophic injuries if the patient is still alive and sufficient payment is made 66.
• Fortune-Telling House accuracy is proportional to the fee paid 66.
• The Commerce Tower gauges the customer’s coin holdings and only displays purchasable items priced within that amount 116 118.
• Some merchandise additionally requires VIP status. The Seed of Evolution is exclusive to Gold Tier VIPs, regardless of whether an ordinary customer has enough coins 218 257.

Recruitment and Contracts

• NPCs can be hired with coins rather than recruited through their approval or affinity 42 44.
• Talent Market recruits may demand recurring wages and additional research resources. Alice’s listed requirements include 10,000 coins per month, with prices increasing as the player’s rank rises 183.
• The Talent Market quotes 134,000 coins for a death contract with Xing Meng. Su Ye instead accepts Xing Meng’s offer to establish one through a Starhorn Clan secret art 190.

Road Access and Alliance Development

• Safe passage into the Tier Two Road Section costs 1,000 coins. Forcing passage instead doubles the monsters encountered afterward 161.
• Alliance levels, buildings, and base expansion consume coins. Expanding a base involves paying to dispel its surrounding mist 301 303.
• Su Ye supplies 1 million coins for the Expedition Alliance’s initial development and later pays 10 million to raise it to level five 302 316.
• Members can exchange coins and surplus supplies for alliance contribution points. The stated conversion is 10 coins to 1 Contribution Point 308 319.

Cultivation and Infrastructure

• Coins can fund spiritual-plant cultivation. Qingya estimates that growing the Tree of Life would require approximately 14 billion coins with her clan’s abilities; monster-corpse fertilizers can reduce reliance on money 222.
• Su Ye gives Qingya 10 million coins to construct a pond for harvested three-colored lotuses 296.

Storage and Transactions

Physical and Digital Storage

• Physical coins can be kept in a Storage Ring or other storage space 40 73.
• Survival Bank cards convert coins into data for storage. Once bound, a card can only be used by its owner 78.
• Depositing coins causes them to turn into streaks of light and enter the card. Su Ye’s first documented deposit raises his Silver Bank Card balance from 5,000 to 12,835 coins 79.
• Players can transfer coins directly through the game’s interfaces; transfers generate system notifications 44 66 189 357.

Bank Privileges and Auction Payments

Documented Prices and Exchange Rates

These are individual shop prices, negotiated deals, or estimates—not universal exchange rates.

Economic Development

During the beginner period, coins are scarce enough that players mainly barter. Su Ye does not obtain his first coins until the third day. Their scarcity initially makes even a few hundred coins a significant sum 31 39 40.

After the beginner period, acquisition methods expand. Later, as even weaker players reach Tier Two, earning coins becomes easier and the market grows. Su Ye benefits by selling lifesaving equipment and supporting paid mercenary operations 67 254 336 357.

Limitations and Risks

• Wealth does not replace access requirements: Service Area entry requires a Service Card, while some goods require bank VIP status 3 218 257.
• The Commerce Tower does not buy materials: Ling Yue cannot convert his stockpile there after exhausting his coin reserves 136.
• Rare opportunities can outweigh cash rewards: Su Ye prioritizes the Kui Secret Crystal over a 10,000-coin reward because a special secret-realm key may not be obtainable later, even with money 107.
• Auction wealth attracts manipulation: Great Xia Soldiers warn Su Ye that revealing his player identity or funds can prompt NPCs to inflate prices against him 217.
• Gambling heavily favors the house: Great Xia’s information places the Golden Wheel’s chance of returning only 10,000 coins at 90% 113.

Notable Quotes

“[Survival Coins]: The universal currency of the Road Survival Game. In any world, money makes you the boss.” 30