With the Apocalypse drawing near, jadeite and jewelry had become hard to sell. The more chaotic the world became, the more worthless these items grew. Meanwhile, the price of gold soared, climbing to over 1,300 yuan per gram. Some even predicted it would surpass 2,000 yuan.
It was outrageous.
However, on second thought, it was to be expected during such a transformative era.
Antiques in times of peace, gold in times of chaos.
Some might ask: in the Apocalypse, shouldn't things like food and gasoline be the real hard currency?
But anyone who has studied economics knows that things like food and gasoline can't fulfill the role of a currency.
In ancient times, people used shells, which later evolved into diverse forms of currency like knife money in the states of Qi and Yan, spade money in the Central Plains, and round coins in the state of Qin.
