Chapter 128: Dominion Holdings.
"Banks."
"Few fully understand the power they wield in the world of DO."
"At first look, the nobility has a massive advantage over. They had the military power to ensure their benefits were secure. They even helped commerce develop in the territories of these nobles, increasing the amount of money they made while being able to threaten the banks with expulsion if they did not cave into their demands."
"But as the economy develops and the banks get richer, the power balance changes."
"At first, it was only one bank owner that was so annoyed at a noble that he financed his enemies to attack him without even having the noble pay back the money."
"Then a second appeared."
"Then a third."
"By the third time this happened, these bankers realised the power they wielded."
"The power of money."
"The power of resources."
"With this power, they can buy weapons, armour, supplies, even soldiers."
"And never again would anyone underestimate the power of a bank."