Currency

Currency is used to exchange goods, services, and treasures in Swallowed Star. Currencies used on Earth are useless in the universe.

Ranking of Money

Ranking of the money from low value to high value in Swallowed Star 1:

• Silver-Blue Coins (银蓝币)
• Black Dragon Coins (黑龙币)
• Ganwu Coins (乾巫币)
• Universe Coins (宇宙币)
• Mixed Yuan Unit (混元)

Conversion Rate

Universe Crystal conversion rate to Ganwu Coins and Black Dragon Coins

Currency	Quantity	Silverblue Coin	Black Dragon Coin	Ganwu Coin	Universe Coin	Mixed Yuan Unit
Silverblue Coin	1	1	$\frac{1}{1,000}$	$\frac{1}{1,000,000}$	$\frac {{1}}{{3,333,000,000}}$	$\frac{{1}}{{3333}}*10^{{-18}}$
Black Dragon Coin	1	$1,000$	1	$\frac{1}{1,000}$	$\frac {{1}}{{3,333,000}}$	$\frac{{1}}{{3333}}*10^{{-15}}$
Ganwu Coin	1	$1,000,000$	$1000$	1	$\frac {{1}}{{3,333}}$	$\frac{{1}}{{3333}}*10^{{-12}}$
Universe Coin	1	$3,333,000,000$	$3,333,000$	$3,333$	1	$10^{-12}$
Mixed Yuan Units	1	$3,333 * 10^{{21}}$	$3,333 * 10^{{18}}$	$3,333 * 10^{{15}}$	$10^{12}$	1

OR a simple conversion rate:

Currency	Exchanges
1000 Silverblue Coins	1 Black Dragon Coin
1000 Black Dragon Coins	1 Ganwu Coin
3333 Ganwu Coins Donghua Only: 3300 Ganwu Coins	1 Universe Coin
1 Trillion Universe Coin	1 Mixed Yuan Unit

Universe Crystal to Universe Coin:

Item	Exchange
1 Cubic Meter Universe Crystal	1000 Universe Coins

Silverblue Coins

Silver Blue Coin

Currency used in lowest level Silverblue Empire. It can't be used in upper and medium-level empires. Also called Silverblue Dollars in the novel.

Black Dragon Coins

Black Dragon Coin

Currency used in Medium level Black Dragon Mountain Empire, it can also be used in low-level silverblue empire but not in upper-level empires. Also called Black Dragon Dollars in the novel.

Ganwu Coins

Ganwu Coin

Currency used in the upper-level Ganwu Universe Country, it can also be used in lower-level empires. Also called Ganwu Dollars in the novel.

Universe Coins

Universe Coin

Currency usable in any Universe Country, between any race. Also called Universe Dollars in the novel.

Mixed Yuan Units

Currency frequently used by the superpowers during their deals. The equivalent of 1 trillion Universe Coins. Also called Mixed Element in the novel.

Universe Crystal

Items used to create World Master World.

Virtual Universe Company Points

Core members in the Virtual Universe Company require Points to buy items, skills, resources, and so on. Points can be achieved by doing missions assigned by the VUC.

Military Contribution Points

Human Race beings who are fighting in the Extraterritorial Battlefield can earn Military Contribution Points after killing other Race beings.

Indigo Gem

Indigo Gems (瑜蓝单位, Yú lán dānwèi, lit. Fine Jade Blue Unit) are the highest-level Automaton Race currency, if converted to Mixed Units they exchange for 2 Indigo Gems for 1 Mixed Unit.

Glory Points

Glory Points can only be earned through battles in the World of Glory. They can be exchanged for viewings of the Beast God Inheritance at a rate of 100 Glory Points per viewing.

Treasure Points

Treasure Points are Contribution Points that can be earned in the Primal Chaos City after exchanging Heavy Treasures and Arcana. Virtual Universe System automatically appraises the Treasures.

Military Credits

Military Credits are used in the World of Jin to exchange for benefits within the Jin Military. They can be exchanged for inheritances, equipment, bodyguards, information, and even to save the user's life! They are earned through missions, tasks, responsibilities, and other sources of benefit to the military.

Continent of Origin

The Continent of Origin uses different currencies than those used in the Original Universe.

Universe Sand

Universe Sand (宇宙沙(yǔzhòu shā)) is the most valuable pure currency used on the Continent of Origin. A piece of Universe Sand is worth 10,000 Chaos Crystals or 100 million Chaos Stones. Universe Sand is condensed and formed through the efforts of God Kings. Each grain contains a prototype of the universe, containing at least 1 complete branch of a Great Dao, and it can be used to purify the blood of some Eternal True Gods, to set up formations, and to cultivate rare treasures. Eternal True Gods, ignoring what they use for their cultivation, typically only have treasures worth between 10,000 and 20,000 Universe Sands. Primal Chaos Sovereigns who own a Chaos State typically earn the equivalent of over 100 million Universe Sands each period. The weapons and other resources of Transcendent Chaos Realms and God Kings are worth tens of billions of Universe Sands.

Chaos Crystals

Chaos Crystals (混沌晶(hùndùn jīng)) are the second-most valuable currency used on the Continent of Origin. One Chaos Crystal is presumably worth 10,000 Chaos Stones. True Gods on the continent who live in a Large City typically have around 2-3 spare Chaos Crystals, since they spend 1 Chaos Crystal per period for residential fees. Void True Gods, who do not pay residential fees, generally have tens of thousands of Chaos Crystals, comparable to 1-10 Universe Sands.

Chaos Stones

Chaos Stones (混沌石(hùndùn shí)) are the least valuable currency used on the Continent of Origin. They are very colorful stones.

Merits

Merits (功劳(Gōngláo), lit. Merit or Credit) are used to exchange for resources in the Ancient Kingdoms. They are earned through contributions to the Ancient Kingdom with which one is affiliated. One Merit is worth about 300,000 Universe Sands.

Reward Points

Reward Points (奖励点(Jiǎnglì diǎn)) are earned in the Treasure Lands left by Yuan, and are used to exchange for resources within those lands, including inheritances, weapons, etc. Using the purchase price for the Eight Calamities Lifeform inheritance, 1 Reward Point is equal to about 20,000 Merits for First Level God King inheritances, about 6,000 Merits for Second Level God King inheritances, and about 10,000 Merits for Ultimate God King inheritances.

Outside the Origin World

Lifeforms that dwell outside the Origin World use different currencies than those from Origin Worlds.

Hunyuan Crystals

Hunyuan Crystals (浑源晶(Hún yuán jīng)) are the universal currency outside of the Origin World. They are made by Chaotic Origin Lifeforms that have jumped out of the cage, are composed of the condensed essence of Chaotic Origin Power. Guest Officials of the Ancient Kingdoms can acquire them in exchange for Merits at a rate of 1 Hunyuan Crystal for 1 million merits. Absorbing them can also help the cultivation of caged lifeforms, strengthening the body and soul, as well as increasing comprehension speed. However, if one absorbs too many, the effect will lessen, even to the point of becoming ineffective. It can be used until one jumps out of the cage, becoming a Chaotic Origin Lifeform.

Battle Merit

Battle Merit are the currency mostly used in Dark Holy Realm. This Can be obtained by selling Chaotic Origin Lifeforms corpse.

Mainly Late Stage God Emperor and Above saves them. 1 Battle Merit worth 100k Hunyuan crystals.

Examples of Money Values

• Parking on the Horned Dragon Star: 600 Black Dragon Coins per year
• Equipment Set of a Domain Master: 1 Trillion Ganwu Coins (=Mixed Yuan Unit)
• The total property of most Domain Masters: 10 Billion Universe Coins
• The total property of most World Masters: 10 Mixed Yuan Units
• The total property of most Immortal Army Lord: 10,000 Mixed Yuan Units
• The total property of most Immortal Marquis: 10 Million Mixed Yuan Units
• The total property of most Immortal Kings: 10 Billion Mixed Yuan Units
• Universe Venerables and higher start to no longer pay attention to normal currency but rather Treasure, Heavy Treasure, and Arcana Points

Quotes

At the government remittance, 1 Black Dragon dollar could be exchanged for 1000 Silverblue dollars, indicating that this ship was worth 9 trillion Silver Blue dollars.

—(…)

At the Black Dragon Empire government remittance, 1 Ganwu dollar could be exchanged for 1000 Black Dragon dollars, but the reverse exchange was impossible! Although it was feasible through the black market, typically, it required over 1000, nearly 2000 Black Dragon dollars to exchange for 1 Ganwu dollar. Additionally, ordinary citizens were unaware of the black market's location.

—(…)

In regulated areas, Ganwu currency can be converted into Black Dragon currency, while Black Dragon currency is readily exchangeable for Silverblue currency, Babata explained. However, it's important to note that the reverse process isn't possible: Silverblue currency can't be converted into Black Dragon currency through official channels. Similarly, Black Dragon currency can't be traded for Ganwu currency.

—Babata