April 30, 2018
The natural decay of Spirit Stones is a widespread natural phenomenon. Once Spirit Stones are extracted from the mine and separated from the Earth Spirit Vein, the power contained within them gradually diminishes over time. Even when placed in a Spirit Gathering Array for nurturing, they cannot be preserved indefinitely.
Therefore, in general, it's rare for people to settle large transactions with physical Spirit Stones. However, the current civilization in Xiangzhou has not developed enough to establish a unified credit payment system, so large transactions with physical Spirit Stones are still common. Even a prosperous city like Golden Jade City cannot avoid this trend.
In the audit report, the formula for the natural decay of Spirit Stones was used everywhere to calculate the losses caused by Zhao Chenlu's embezzlement of public funds. This formula can be said to be the cornerstone of a ten billion embezzlement case.
