Rorschach still held ninety-five shares. At the current market price of 611 Gold Lang each, that was a huge sum of nearly 60,000 Lang. Then again, the Gold Lang was gradually starting to devalue, so it was hard to say how much the value of this money had increased since Rorschach first cashed out.
Rorschach's truly significant asset was the "Hercules" beverage factory. Mr. Pierre's marketing was quite successful; the purple product could be seen in bars and restaurants on every street, on the tables of commoners and in the dining halls of the Royal Palace and Nobility. In particular, after someone—no one knew who—invented the method of squeezing lemon juice into it, the soft drink saw a new round of growth.
Rorschach had already planned to sell his Mining Company stock and free up the capital to invest in a new factory in the Empire. At the current exchange rate, it was worth about 30,000 Golden Eagle Coins.
