Extraordinary pedigree

"Silver Moon Maple Tree..."

Xia Xiu repeated the name in a low voice, raised his hand to gently hold his forehead, and his thoughts couldn't help but drift to the information related to the Silver Moon Maple Tree.

The Silver Moon Maple tree is not an extraordinary tree. Its leaves glow with a charming silver light under the moonlight. It is one of the symbols of the moon recognized by all the worlds.

In the system of myths and legends across the universe, this maple tree is inseparable from the moon, the night sky, and even some gods.

Especially in magic rituals under the moonlight, the Silver Moon Maple tree is indispensable. It seems to have the ability to introduce the mysterious power of the moon into the mortal world.

Not only is this wood beautiful, it is also an ideal material for making magic wands, especially for magicians who wield lunar magic.

It can store the power of moonlight, so that staffs and magic items made from it can produce extremely strong enhancement effects when casting moon magic.

It can also be used to make rune carving materials for night lighting, and has the strange power to guide light in the dark night.

Xia Xiu frowned, and countless use cases of Silver Moon Maple flashed through his mind.

This kind of wood is not just a material, it also involves a more complex interdimensional resource economic system.

The Silver Moon Maple Tree is one of the abstract exchange woods designated by the [Golden Tree]. During the Ivy War, the abstract value of this wood was recognized by multidimensional forces.

This is not just an exchange of material resources, but also a manifestation of a modified value economy - material and abstract values ​​reach a consensus through conversion between multiple dimensions.

According to the provisions of the Golden Law, the so-called "1 unit of wood" does not refer to actual physical wood, but a standardized unit generated by the completion pool through an abstraction process.

To explain the above "Golden Law" and the modification value economy of the completion pool in an easy-to-understand way, it can be summarized as:

Concrete → abstract process.

They have four steps in total:

1. Specific collection stage:

Each plane or region is harvested based on actual resource conditions. For example, 100 Silver Moon Maple trees in a forest are collected and processed. This is the concrete form of the resource.

2. Abstraction process:

When these specific resources are given to the completion pool, the completion pool uses the power of the correction value and the rules of the [Golden Tree] to transform these resources into abstract units. Through the standardization of the Golden Law, these 100 trees were requantified into 1 unit of wood.

3. Dependence of correction value:

This process of abstraction essentially relies on correction values. In order to convert concrete material resources into abstract units, the completion pool needs to consume a certain amount of modifiers. This makes the modifier not only an important currency for maintaining construction progress, but also the core in resource circulation.

4. Circulation of abstract units:

Once a resource is abstracted into units, it can be circulated between different planes.

For example, 1 unit of wood can be used as the standard currency in areas such as building materials, magical crafts, etc. in a plane where there is no direct supply. Transactions between the planes are carried out through these units without the need to actually transport physical resources.

"The Golden Law" puts it bluntly:

The completion pool is responsible for converting various material resources into abstract units according to standardized ratios for free trade between planes.

The abstract units of each type of resource are established based on the standards established by the golden tree, and their operation is driven by modifiers.

The completion pool system is supervised by the Lord of the Planes, and its abstraction results must comply with the principles of the [Golden Tree].

When executing resource abstraction, each resource unit must go through the standard processing of the completion pool to ensure that the abstraction of the resource is consistent with its actual value.

The abstract unit ratios of different resources vary based on their physical attributes, rarity, and quality level.

After the resources are converted into abstract units through the completion pool, they are circulated as equivalents in the market in the world.

Taking the Silver Moon Maple tree as an example, the average wood yield of each Silver Moon Maple tree is about 50 cubic meters, which includes the comprehensive utilization of the trunk, branches and leaves. After processing and magical amplification, these woods are further compressed and refined into efficient building materials or magic item crafting materials.

Therefore, 1 unit of wood roughly corresponds to 5,000 cubic meters of wood, which is the total wood production of 100 Silver Moon Maple trees.

Note that the 100 Silver Moon Maple trees here refer to ordinary quality wood.

According to the supplementary regulations of the law, the quality of wood is divided into high-quality wood, ordinary wood, and inferior wood, and the exchange rate is set.

Premium lumber: defect-free, uniformly textured and beautiful, usually extremely strong and durable. This type of wood is used in the manufacture of high-end furniture, mid- to high-end buildings or high-end magic items and has great market value.

Ordinary wood: has slight defects or ordinary texture, used for general construction, basic material manufacturing, daily tools and ordinary crafts.

Secondary materials: lower quality, often with more defects, mainly used for industrial raw materials such as pulp, fiberboard, plywood, etc. This kind of wood is in the upstream market and needs to be further processed before it has market value.

According to the current Eighth Wood Abstract Unit Exchange Standard Details in the "Golden Law", the exchange ratio of various types of wood is set according to its quality grade, tree species and rarity. The exchange ratio of Silver Moon Maple Tree is:

Premium wood: every 50 Silver Moon Maple trees = 1 wood unit.

Ordinary wood: every 100 Silver Moon Maple trees = 1 wood unit.

Secondary wood: every 150 Silver Moon Maple trees = 1 wood unit.

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Xia Xiu lay on his back on the ergonomic chair behind him, his eyes slightly closed, and his whole body seemed to melt into the back of the chair.

At this time, there were countless thin threads constantly entangled in his mind. Every expense and every debt was like a rope, entwining his thoughts layer by layer, making the headache feel clearer.

He gently pressed his temples to relieve the heaviness in his head.

"Although the abstract unit system of the Completion Pool effectively standardizes the exchange of wood and other resources," Xia Xiu whispered, with helplessness in his voice, and his golden eyes stared into the distance through the ceiling.

"But some planes or companies still rely on the monetary economy, and they have a higher demand for the actual physical form of wood, especially when there is an extreme shortage of certain wood resources."

On his side, Secretary-General Pansy Jian stood upright, holding the document with slender fingers, and her face still had that calm expression. She nodded slightly, indicating that she understood Xia Xiu's troubles, and then opened the page Looking down at the information in his hand, a shrewd light flashed in his eyes.

"According to my plane market research report, the timber market cannot only consider the correction value market, but also includes the impact of the physical market and the currency market."

Her voice carried a calm and clear rationality:

"For example, in scarce planes or high-demand markets, the price of a high-quality Silver Moon Maple tree can reach 150 gold coins, especially in planes that lack the supply of high-grade wood. On the contrary, in resource-rich planes, the price may be as low as 120 gold coins. About gold coins.”

The Secretary-General continued to report:

"Some forces will increase their efforts to develop the real economy in order to accumulate huge points for the correction value. This strategy can gain resource advantages in the short term, but it will lead to over-reliance on the real economy in some planes, especially for those who have resources This phenomenon is especially obvious for the plane of scarcity.”

She paused and raised her eyes to look at Xia Xiu, as if waiting for him to digest the information before continuing.

"Of course," she continued, "Each plane can use its own correction value reserve to directly exchange the correction value for the abstract unit of the Silver Moon Maple Tree."

"For example, 1 unit of Silver Moon Maple can be purchased with a certain amount of correction value. The specific ratio is determined based on market conditions and resource scarcity. When the correction value contribution of a certain plane increases, its economic strength increases, prompting Silver Moon Maple to "

Xia Xiu sat on the back of the chair, with a blue ring on his right index finger, tapping the back of the chair rhythmically, making a faint sound.

The golden eyes were shining with an obscure luster, and he was thinking about some complicated calculation.

His expression remained calm, but the turbulent thoughts in his heart were rising and falling like a frenzy, as if he was quickly playing out invisible wars in his mind.

"Correction economy and real economy..."

His voice was low, but with a certain elusive calmness, and he began to state a secret truth hidden among many planes:

"The two cooperated with the Golden Law to construct the Ivy War - a bloody war without smoke, a monster dripping with blood and filth from every pore."

Behind the seemingly peaceful battle, there is a struggle for resources, power, and the future of the plane.

Although there is no real bloody massacre, the fate of countless planes is being changed or even destroyed in this invisible war.

Xia Xiu opened his eyes and continued: "In this war, two economies will definitely develop - the colonial economy and the pirate-style robbery economy."

His tone gradually became cold and calm, as if he was explaining an inevitable fate.

"The correction value economic system plays a central role in cross-dimensional transactions. A strong plane that controls the correction value can affect the economic structure of other planes through the control of the correction value."

He paused slightly, his fingers still tapping on the back of the chair, his thoughts flowing rapidly.

“For example, the colonial plane deprives the colonized plane of its physical resources through the resource replacement and abstraction mechanism of the modified value.

Then, these resources are handed over to the completion pool, converted into modifiers or abstract units, circulated again, and eventually form an exploitation chain.

Those deprived planes are left with only void, and even the most basic resources may be emptied, losing the basis for survival. "

The fourth sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven spoke calmly, as if he was describing an established fact, but the ruthlessness contained in it made people shiver down their spines.

Xia Xiu's eyes turned slightly cold and he continued:

"The other economic model is those pirate organizations that make a living by plundering. They target the rich planes, especially those that cannot directly use portals to transport resources due to space instability, spell restrictions or war reasons. plane."

Scenes of caravans and transport ships being plundered appeared in his mind, and the air seemed to echo with the noise of fighting and looting.

He raised his head slightly and continued:

"These caravans or transport ships have to take traditional physical transportation routes, and this provides an opportunity for pirates. They ambush on traffic arteries or remote interdimensional paths to carry out plunder. Not only For the sake of gold coins and material wealth, it is equally profitable to snatch resources and abstract them into modified values ​​in a modified value economy.”

“Pirate organizations may use illegal complement pool systems to convert plundered resources into modifiers, and then use the modifiers to further expand their economic influence and military strength.”

Xia Xiu's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had seen through the turmoil and struggles in countless planes.

He leaned back in the chair, the sound of tapping his fingers gradually stopped, and a depressing atmosphere filled the air.

Behind this seemingly smokeless war, there are countless calculations, exploitation and cruelty hidden.

The modified value economy seems to be the path to the future, but it has also become the abyss into which many planes have sunk.

After hearing Xia Xiu's analysis, the Secretary-General was silent for a while, his eyes flashing with thought. Then he pulled out a few documents from the folder and said in a calm but thoughtful tone: "What you said has actually been said every time. It happens all the time.”

She gently opened the document in her hand and continued to report:

"For example, the Edici federal government's colonization of the Broken Star Wasteland is a typical example."

She slowly explained: "In order to alleviate the depletion of resources, the Federation decided to colonize the Broken Star Wasteland. On the surface, this plane is uninhabited and magic is scarce, but the underground contains rich mithril mines - the core material for making advanced magic equipment. precious."

Her eyes flashed slightly, and then she said:

"The Federation controls the exchange system of modifiers, making resource transactions in the Broken Star Wasteland completely dependent on Terra's complement pool. At the same time, the Federation monopolizes the portal system, and only authorized caravans can enter the wasteland, which completely makes the local residents completely Loss of opportunity for independent trading.”

Xia Xiu's eyes flickered slightly as she described it, and the secretary-general continued:

"Local residents were forced to become miners, mining mithril for very low modifier returns. Ultimately, the resources of Shatterstar Wasteland went almost entirely to the Federation, while the residents lived in extreme poverty."

The secretary-general's tone was imperceptible and calm, and he painted the reality of colonial exploitation very clearly.

The Federation's colonial strategy is very classic and consists of three steps.

1. Modifier control: By controlling the modifier exchange system in the Broken Star Wasteland (subsidizing the construction or even building the complement pool for free, but the federation controls the exchange of the complement pool), the Federation forces this plane to rely only on the complement pool of Terra. To carry out transactions, the resource export of Shattered Star Wasteland is completely dependent on Terra's modifier economy.

2. Portal monopoly: The Federation established a portal system, but implemented a portal ban on the Broken Star Wasteland. Only teleport caravans with permission from Terra can freely enter and exit the plane, which makes it impossible for the local area to trade independently through other planes.

3. Labor exploitation: The residents of Broken Star Wasteland were forced to become miners, mine mithril ore, and sell it to the Federation at extremely low prices. The Federation exploits this labor through low modifier returns and resells the mithril ore to other planes at a high price.

The final result of colonization is that the economy of Broken Star Wasteland is firmly controlled, and almost all exported mithril mineral resources flow to the Federation. The plane itself is under economic oppression. The residents live in poverty, lose their autonomy, and completely become AI. Dixi's remote colonial plane.

Pansy Jane paused and turned the next document:

"Look again at the Eldarin Empire's control of the Green Feather Forest plane - this is a multi-dimensional 'empire' dominated by the elves."

"They pursue a strict "modified value economy" plane and try to expand the elven plane country through the rules of modified value to control the world. Their colonial methods are even worse than those of the federal government."

"This is their most classic colonial case before"

"The high-level elves of the empire have taken a fancy to the Emerald Feather Forest, a plane full of magical energy. This plane is famous for its silver-moon maple trees."

"The Eldarin Empire first controlled the economy of Cuiyu Forest through the completion pool abstraction system, abstracting a large number of Silver Moon Maple trees into correction values. The local Silver Moon Maple trees can only be converted into currency through the empire's completion pool. value, thus making the forest's economy completely dependent on the empire.

Then came forced logging; the imperial army was stationed in Cuiyu Forest and used force to force local residents to harvest Silver Moon Maple trees on a large scale. At the same time, they controlled the regeneration rate of the forest and gave priority to obtaining high-quality wood. In order to ensure high profits, the Eldarin Empire strictly controls the export quantity of Silver Moon Maple trees, causing the price of Silver Moon Maple trees to continue to rise in the international market.

At the same time, in order to further consolidate its control, the Eldarin Empire instilled elven culture into the residents of the Green Feather Forest, encouraged local residents to worship the 'elf pantheon', and assimilated the cultural traditions of the plane through various systems to weaken their local consciousness. "

"Their colonization based on the correction value system was very successful. Cuiyu Forest became an affiliated plane of the Eldarin Empire. Its main economic pillar, the Silver Moon Maple tree resource, was monopolized by the empire, and the local residents lost their independent economic ability. , completely dependent on the empire’s correction value system.”

Her eyes turned to another document:

"The Iron Alliance is a more crude example. It is a special alliance with humans as the main body and dwarves as the supplement. They colonized the Black Rock Plains plane and through industrialized exploitation, forcibly transformed this agricultural plane into a mining base for heavy industry. .

Then came large-scale mining, and they never considered the plane's ecosystem when collecting ore. Therefore, even the agricultural self-sufficiency of the original residents was destroyed. The residents of Black Rock Plains now rely entirely on the synthetic food provided by the Alliance to survive, and all correction values ​​flow to the Iron Alliance. "

The colonial economy between different planes in the Ivy War, from resource control to cultural assimilation, to the plunder of modified values, each plane implements colonial rule in different ways.

By exploiting labor, monopolizing resources, and controlling the economic system, powerful planes can turn colonies into their own sources of wealth, while colonized planes fall into dependence and oppression, losing the ability to develop independently.

The Secretary-General was silent for a moment, and then slowly said:

"And the other kind of robbery economy you mentioned - the robbery behavior of pirate groups and other pirate organizations, has actually become the norm under the modified value economic system."

"The Rift Pirates are an illegal organization active in multiple planes. Their base is hidden in plane rifts that are difficult to locate. Those rifts are space-time gaps between planes. Ordinary teleportation spells cannot enter at all. Only by mastering inter-dimensional Only pirates with magic skills can come and go freely."

"Due to the limited portal network in the rich plane, many caravans have to rely on traditional inter-dimensional routes. It is on these routes that pirates focus on those carrying mithril ore, magic potions or high-level magic wood. caravan."

She lowered her head to scan the documents and continued:

"The Rift Pirates take advantage of the unpredictability of plane rifts and time-space ambushes to sneak up on caravans and plunder their goods. They appear elusive, and then quickly resell these high-value items on the plane's black market, and even use illegal completion pools to convert them into Correction value to maintain the operation of the pirate group."

She raised her head and glanced at Xia Xiu, who was silent, and continued: "They continue to accumulate wealth through this method of rapid resale, disrupting the order of cross-dimensional real economic transactions."

Xia Xiu quickly summarized the thinking logic of the Rift Pirates in his mind.

The logic of the rift pirate economy: cross-dimensional plunder → quick resale → gain accumulation → armed fleet → continue cross-dimensional plunder.

A very simple and crude looting economy, and very effective.

Of course, this is still one form of the looting economy, and Pansy Jane quickly said another form:

"The Sea of ​​Void is another dangerous place," the Secretary-General opened the next report and explained, "It is full of unstable space cracks and magic storms. Normal portals cannot operate, and caravans can only rely on physical routes. Transporting resources. The Blackfire Pirates ambushed merchant ships from the rich plane to the barren plane in this environment.”

Her eyes lightly scanned the document: "These pirates use magic storms as cover to hide on the edge of the Void Sea, waiting for unsuspecting caravans to enter unstable areas and then attack suddenly. Not only do they rob goods, they also A complex smuggling network was established to sell the plundered resources through secret channels to those planes in urgent need of them, making huge profits."

Her tone was slightly cold, "This kind of illegal smuggling not only seriously disrupts the economic order of the Void Sea, but also forces legal caravans to pay 'protection fees' to ensure their own safety."

Smuggling networks, looting and ransom...

Xia Xiu quickly concluded another logic of robbery.

Behind this Ivy League war is full of invisible exploitation and manipulation.

The secretary-general slowly put away the documents in his hand and added softly:

"These are just the tip of the iceberg in the Ivy War. Similar things have long been commonplace in the world. And the real purpose of the war is probably far more complicated than what we see in front of us."

A cold light flashed in the eyes of the fourth sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven, and he said in an extremely plain tone:

"The shadow of the Ivy War is destined to cover countless planes until - the strong take control of everything, or everything is destroyed in the flames of war."