Money is the most important thing in life. If it wasn't, then people would steal, create businesses, show off extravagant things, or throw it in the face of a peasant to get them out of their face. Money rules the world, not strength.
This is why high-tier nobles have the most decorative homes ever seen, sometimes even more than royalty.
The moment Kai, Emerald, and Nadya walked into the Cheston household, money was all they could see. Not gold coins, of course. It would be insane if they saw gold coins littered around the place as if they were on vacation from purchasing things.
No, they saw a house full of super expensive items.
The entrance mat they stepped on was woven with the finest cotton and silk, with real gold melted around the edges. On the walls were expensive paintings, each of them made with expensive paint and was one of a kind.
