Swan had actually eavesdropped for quite a while before entering the room.
The situation of the argument was pretty much as he had understood before.
Most people still wanted to continue holding on.
Even though the situation was dangerous, everyone's investments were still in Rubbish Town.
On these wastelands, the value of "floating wealth" was very low.
Currency? This thing that can't be eaten or drunk isn't the same as in a stable society where money can buy everything. In the wastelands, it was too common to have currency but not be able to buy anything. Even if it was the Alliance currency issued by the Alliance, it might not be accepted much farther afield, and its purchasing power fluctuated greatly.
What was truly valuable were tangible goods, whether it was food, raw materials, or weapons and equipment—these were wealth.
Another important form of wealth was industry.
