Queendom of Godiva

We have an answer directly from the Emporer conscerning the Gold Bars:

Ultralite Soleil: The thing with the gold bars is....there is no way to use them now. I have something under development, but with RL and such, it's taking a lot longer to get it in the game. It will be cool and worth the wait. In the meanwhile I have turned off the discovery of new bars until there is a way to use them. They will eventually be easier to get, and they will be really worth something. But of course once that happens you'll never hear any comment from me about them :) They were extremely unlikely to find. After being available for weeks, only about 400 were ever found.

So, hope that will clear up your questions about the gold bar situation and please stay posted for them to return. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!