Chapter 721 - Digital Gold (3)

The aftermath of Auristrade's absorption sent shockwaves through every level of continental power, rippling outward like an earthquake whose tremors would be felt for generations. I stood in our expanded command center, a facility that had grown from a simple guild headquarters into something resembling a war room for economic conquest. Holographic displays painted the space in shifting blues and golds, tracking real-time market reactions as the implications of absorbing two of the Twelve Great Guilds became apparent to everyone from street merchants to imperial ministers.