By the way, Himlier's currency is measured in col. The smallest currency, one col, is made of copper coins, one copper coin is one col. Above that is silver coins made of the more precious metal silver, each worth one hundred cols. Above that is gold coins made of the rare precious metal gold, each worth ten thousand cols.
It is worth noting that these currencies are not issued by the Pasala Empire, but by the Seven Days Church, an authoritative organization spread across the continent.
In the past, it wasn’t that no country had thought about issuing its own currency to make huge profits, but its prestige was no match for the Seven Days Church, which had existed for a long time. As a result, other countries and even many citizens of the country did not recognize it, and it didn’t take long for this type of currency to die out.
However, the most important reason for the failure of these countries is that the copper mines of Gumora copper, which is used to make the copper coins with the largest circulation, are almost all controlled by the Church of Seven Days. This kind of copper will reflect a special bluish-purple color under the sun, which is very recognizable and therefore difficult to counterfeit.
Because there was no Gumora copper and they wanted to issue their own currency, almost every country had no choice but to use substitutes. However, the substitutes could not solve the problem of the proliferation of counterfeit currency, and the economic collapse caused by this was endless. In the end, those countries had to give up issuing currency.
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Ding-ling~!
The wind chimes at the door rang.
In a dark corner of the bookstore, the bookstore owner, an old man known as Old White, who was dozing on the counter, turned his head and looked towards the door.
After finding out it was a little girl, he immediately lost interest.
"Hey, kid, this isn't the place to play hide and seek. Go play outside!"
Hulim looked around the bookstore curiously. The entire bookstore was located on a street corner where sunlight could hardly reach. Inside, there was only an old table lamp with an unstable magic connection, emitting a faint light that was of little significance.
It is hard to imagine that such a gloomy environment would exist in a place that is supposed to help people gain knowledge and expand their horizons.
Hearing Old White's voice, Hulim looked up at the counter.
"I'm not here to play, I want to buy books."
"Buy books?"
Old White was stunned for a moment, then he took a closer look at Hulim.
"Oh, you're from the Hailer family?"
Based on the clothes and appearance, Old White roughly judged that this was the child of the Heyeral family, but he couldn't recognize who it was.
"Yes, my name is Hulim, Hulim Hyeral."
"Hulim, that's right, that's the name of the youngest child in the Hyeral family!"
Now Old White was completely sure of the other party's identity, and he immediately stood up from behind the counter, with a warm smile on his wrinkled face, but this made his wrinkles look even more.
"What kind of books do you want to buy? Storybooks? Then you've come to the right place! Although my bookstore may be small, it has all kinds of books. I dare say that some nobles' collections can't compare to the scale of mine. Oh, sorry, I forgot your family is also noble..."
Hulim ignored the other party's enthusiastic but very rude words and said directly, "I want to buy a magic book that can teach me magic."
Old White's voice paused, and then his eyes lit up.
"You want a magic book? Yes, yes, yes! Of course we have this!"
Old White was so excited that he started rubbing his hands. He felt that he was very lucky today. Although the store opened in the afternoon, this first order was a big deal.
"Miss Hailar, please follow me!"
Hulim followed.
Old White took her to a row of locked bookshelves deep in the bookstore, opened the lock, and revealed an entire row of magic books.
Seeing the shelves full of magic books, Hulim's eyes were immediately mesmerized.
Hulim's appearance made old White even happier. He rubbed his hands and introduced her excitedly.
"What kind of magic book do you want? We have books on every element here! I recommend this series of books. In addition to some second-level magic, it also covers a lot of knowledge related to magic circles."
Old White pointed to the bookshelf in front of him.
"Really? There's also knowledge about magic circles?!"
When Hulim heard this, he was moved and wanted to buy it immediately.
"Of course! Our shop may be small, but its reputation is well-known throughout Mentor Town. It can't be fake!"
Old White patted his chest and assured.
"You only need to pay two gold coins, or 20,000 kol, to take away any elemental magic book in this series!"
"Two..."
Hulim's smile faltered slightly.
She silently weighed her small bag. 20,000 kol minus 1,952 kol...
It seems, probably, a little bit off.
"...Um, are there any other magic books?"
Hulim looked up and asked.
"certainly."
Old White didn't think about it and continued walking forward.
"Don't you need a book about magic circles right now? That's fine, I recommend this one! While this series doesn't cover any other information, it covers magic from level one to level three for each element. As long as you buy this kind of book, learning level three magic won't be a problem!"
Old White pointed to the books on the second shelf and introduced them.
"There are levels one to three!?"
Hulim became interested again and wanted to buy it.
At the same time, she was thinking in her mind that she was just about to start learning first-level magic. If she got these books, wouldn’t that mean she could study for a long time?
"Yes, they have them all! It's no exaggeration to say that this series of magic books is the most suitable for a noble's collection! And it only costs five gold coins a copy!"
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