Energy coins are the product of mutual compromise among the three strongest nations of the Red Sea and the seven major consortiums. Because minerals such as gold are unevenly distributed among the three nations, and while the seven major consortiums possess immense strength, they lack the vast territorial resources and mineral reserves of the three nations—particularly in precious metal reserves. To maintain balance, energy was ultimately chosen as the final equivalent, and currency issued with these stored energy reserves as backing came to be known as energy coins. This system was far superior to the Blue Sea, where Hao Qi and his companions had been driven to distraction over currency exchange issues.
After breakfast, Zhang Heng and Su Shiyan both went to the martial arts practice room to train, while Puzhi circulated his inner qi in his room, continuing to expel the foreign inner qi within his body. By his estimation, he still needed at least another half-year of cultivation and expulsion before he could fully recover. This matter was not life-threatening, but it was immensely troublesome.
Hao Qi and Lan Linger, the remaining two, sat in the quiet room drinking tea while reading the newspaper. It was a local newspaper of Department Store City, and it was filled almost entirely with articles and commentaries about the massive riot, the great explosion, and the subsequent rescue operations by the Special Zone Government that had occurred in the city yesterday. There were …
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