78: Chapter 78: Maple Coins Launched? Controlling the Economic Lifeline

The official convoy hadn't left for long before Zhou Ming returned again.

This time, he ran even faster, but his face didn't show nervousness; instead, it was filled with irrepressible excitement.

"Mr. Lin! Little Archon Lin!"

"The officials have another new proposal!"

The players at the village entrance were stunned.

"Again?"

"The officials have been really diligent lately."

"Don't tell me they're here to give away money again?"

Zhou Ming caught his breath and immediately raised his hand to unfold a new blue-gold light screen.

Hum— A golden-red phantom of a maple leaf-shaped coin hung in mid-air.

[Falling Maple Exclusive Currency Plan]

[Currency Name: maple coin]

As soon as these two words appeared, the surrounding players all fell silent for a moment.

Zhou Ming immediately spoke up: "Right now, Luofeng Village has many activities, trade routes, dungeons, secret realms, and the league is about to start. Player transactions are becoming more frequent, but using copper coins, real-world transfers, and bartering items is all too chaotic."

"The officials' intention is to launch a dedicated currency system exclusively for Luofeng Village."

"The name will be maple coin."

The world channel instantly erupted.

"Exclusive currency?"

"Holy crap, Luofeng Village is going to have its own money?"

Zhou Ming spoke faster and faster: "maple coin can be fixedly exchanged with game copper coins and real-world currency. The exchange rate is open and transparent, and it only circulates within the Luofeng Village system. It can be used to directly purchase Luofeng Village's exclusive benefits, such as dungeon attempts, event quotas, exclusive buffs, equipment exchanges, and priority positions on trade routes—all of which can be settled with maple coin."

"The officials will bear all the responsibility for exchange guarantees and circulation maintenance."

"Most importantly—"

He took a deep breath and looked at Lin Zhe.

"The issuance rights and pricing power for maple coin belong to you."

Once these words were spoken, the whole place exploded.

"Issuance rights?!"

"Pricing power?!"

"Doesn't this mean they've handed over the money bag?"

Lin Chen sat up straight, his little face shining.

"Does that mean, whatever amount we say to print, we can print that much?"

Zhou Ming's back stiffened, and he hurriedly added: "Within the framework of the rules, Mr. Lin will decide the issuance rhythm and the content available for exchange, while the officials will be responsible for technical maintenance, exchange channels, risk guarantees, and circulation stability."

"Additionally, the officials will only take a small portion of the exchange fees to maintain the system, and the remaining proceeds will still be reinvested into the Luofeng Village system."

Xing Jianwan even raised an eyebrow.

This was no longer just backing down.

This was actively handing over the economic gateway.

Lin Zhe glanced at the proposal.

Once maple coin was launched, it wouldn't be an ordinary item.

It would become something that every player who wanted to enter Luofeng Village, enjoy Falling Maple benefits, or touch the resources of secret realms and the league could not bypass.

He only asked one question.

"Exchange rate."

Zhou Ming immediately said: "The official suggestion is 1 maple coin = 100 copper coins, with the real-world exchange channel synchronized and anchored; private fluctuations are not allowed to prevent a collapse."

Lin Zhe didn't nod immediately.

Lin Chen had already spoken in his milky voice: "It can be launched."

"But three conditions must be added."

Zhou Ming's heart skipped a beat: "Please speak."

"First, maple coin exchanges must be public; no secret changes to the ratio are allowed."

"Second, the Falling Maple benefits that can be exchanged with maple coin must be reviewed by me."

"Third, all transactions within the Luofeng Village system must be settled with maple coin from now on."

Once the last sentence was out, the players were in an uproar.

"All transactions with maple coin?"

"Then copper coins won't be worth anything in Luofeng Village!"

"But this is stable, at least the prices are unified."

Zhou Ming only froze for a second before immediately nodding.

"Agreed!"

"The officials agree to everything!"

Hum— A new rule contract unfolded.

[Falling Maple Exclusive Currency · maple coin Cooperation Contract]

[One: maple coin officially launched]

[Two: Officials responsible for exchange guarantees and circulation maintenance]

[Three: Lin Zhe holds maple coin issuance rights and pricing power]

[Four: Lin Chen holds review rights for exchange content]

[Five: Transactions within the Luofeng Village system to be gradually unified to maple coin settlement]

[Six: Exchange rate is public and fixed; no private changes allowed]

Lin Zhe raised his hand and stamped it.

Lin Chen also slapped his hand on it.

The contract took effect instantly.

The next second, a server-wide announcement boomed out.

[Server-wide Announcement: Luofeng Village's exclusive currency "maple coin" is officially launched]

[Current exchange rate: 1 maple coin = 100 copper coins]

[maple coin can be used to exchange for Luofeng Village exclusive buffs, equipment, dungeon attempts, event qualifications, and other benefits]

[maple coin exchange channel is now open]

Boom!

The entire "miracle" was completely blown away.

"It's open, it's open!"

"Go exchange it quickly!"

"Stock up on a wave; Luofeng Village will definitely rely on this in the future!"

As soon as the exchange panel at the village entrance lit up, the crowd rushed forward.

"I'll exchange five hundred maple coins first!"

"Give me one thousand!"

"Not enough copper coins? Then I'll just top up with real money and exchange!"

Blue-gold exchange light beams lit up one after another.

One hundred copper coins.

Five hundred copper coins.

Ten thousand copper coins.

Some people even topped up with real money instantly to exchange for maple coins just to grab priority spots for league registration and secret realm attempts at the first possible moment.

In less than half a day.

Zhou Ming stared at the backend data, his voice trembling.

"The exchange volume has exceeded ten million copper coins!"

"And it's still rising!"

The world channel was full of people showing off screenshots.

"I just used maple coins to exchange for two priority entries into the Elf Secret Realm!"

"I bought a temporary luck buff with maple coins and just dropped a blue gear!"

"You can even use maple coins to grab priority stalls on the Falling Maple trade route; it's so worth it!"

Even more intense, many players had already started actively topping up money to exchange for maple coins.

In the past, when they topped up, they had to hesitate about what to buy.

Now it's different.

maple coins can directly touch the core benefits of Luofeng Village.

Whoever doesn't exchange will be at a disadvantage.

In the evening, Lin Chen added a new rule directly.

[Regional Announcement: Effective immediately, the trading areas of Luofeng Village, Fengyu Village, and Shiti Village will uniformly use maple coin for settlement.]

Once this announcement was made, the entire trading area fell silent for a moment.

The next second, all the stall owners began to change their prices in unison.

"Recovery potion 5 maple coins per bottle!"

"moonlight grass 2 maple coins per stack!"

"Refined iron ore 10 maple coins per bundle!"

The originally chaotic copper coins, bartering, and private transfers all smoothed out instantly.

At first, the players were a bit unaccustomed to it.

But after just one day, everyone discovered the benefits.

Pricing is stable.

Settlement is fast.

Exchanging for benefits is convenient.

And you can just save it for the next event.

In less than a week, maple coin had firmly established itself in the three Luofeng Villages.

Even many players from outer districts started specifically hoarding maple coins.

"This stuff retains its value the best!"

"Luofeng Village's benefits are increasing, and maple coin will only get stronger!"

"Keep it for now; surely there will be even crazier things to exchange for later!"

Merchant players went crazy too.

They discovered that copper coins get spent, materials depreciate, but maple coin is tied to the entire set of Falling Maple benefits and the Lin family's rules.

This is hard currency.

Zhou Ming was even more overjoyed.

"The transaction fees are exploding!"

"Exchange, circulation, and transaction commissions are all rising!"

"The officials have made a killing on this wave!"

But he knew even better that the one who really made a killing wasn't the officials.

It was Lin Zhe.

Because from this moment on, the economic lifeline of the Novice Area of Luofeng Village was firmly gripped in his hands.

Players who want to enjoy benefits must first exchange for maple coins.

Merchants who want to do business must first prepare maple coins.

Guilds that want to grab resources must also hoard maple coins first.

Money, from copper coins, had become the Lin family's money.

On the dirt slope, Lin Zhe looked at the trading area below where maple coins were circulating throughout the city, his expression remaining calm.

The system prompt sounded softly at this moment.

[Ding! Host has mastered the economic core of the Novice Area]

[Power of Rules increased]

Lin Chen hugged a real maple coin, his little face smiling extra happily.

"Dad."

"From now on, when they spend money, they have to go through our family first."

At the end of the trade route, new exchange light beams kept lighting up.

And in the official backend, discussions regarding the next step of authorization cooperation had already quietly started to heat up.