Magical Journey: The Other Shore Blooms on the Other Shore

There is something in this world that everyone who sees it will praise.

At the same time, it is something that people will sincerely and devoutly admire.

what is that?

That's the sun!

Of course not—it's gold coins!

No normal person would turn down gold coins. While gold coins aren't everything, you can't do without them.

Generally speaking, if you can't solve a problem, it's often because you don't have enough gold coins.

In other words, if you can't solve a problem with gold coins, other methods are generally also unlikely to solve it.

But when it comes to gold coins, a currency that everyone takes for granted, few people think about how these gold coins were produced. It seems that the various kingdoms have become accustomed to using gold coins as the circulating currency.

Although some kingdoms may implement their own currencies, gold coins are generally accepted regardless of their availability.

People seem to have become accustomed to using gold coins as a common medium of exchange.

Habits lead to adaptation, and adaptation leads to forgetting—people have long forgotten the story of its birth.

Gold coins as currency date back to a very, very long time ago—when exchanges between kingdoms were limited to neighboring countries, and almost all kingdoms pursued a policy of isolation and self-sufficiency.

People bartered goods in their own communities. Although it was not very convenient, in an era when material conditions were not abundant, this method of exchange was in line with the requirements of the times.

All these changes can be traced back to a kingdom that still exists today.

Pierre Merchant Federal Republic.

However, this is only the contemporary name. In the era before gold coins were introduced, this country was just a confederation of small states.

Aside from necessary exchanges, they were much like other kingdoms, all in a state of isolation.

But perhaps because the distance is close enough, some wealthy people who don't have to worry about making a living become curious about the situation in neighboring countries. Some rich people with local specialties will travel to neighboring countries to trade their local products.

This was the prototype of a merchant.

The trade of specialty products between countries was the beginning of commerce.

Early commerce was small-scale, serving merely as a pastime for the wealthy. The real change can be traced back to a king named Pierre, whom later generations preferred to call the Commercial Emperor.

Whether it was his nature or not, he was passionate about exploration from a very young age and had a particular fondness for and admiration for commercial activities. As a member of the royal family, he traveled to other countries many times to exchange goods and was deeply impressed by the special products of neighboring countries.

After becoming king, he reversed the country's policy and actively communicated with neighboring countries to exchange and replenish supplies in the name of the kingdom.

Some kingdoms produce abundant sugar, which can be used as an additive in their local tea, while their finest teas are also highly sought after in neighboring countries.

People are increasingly looking forward to something different, and this is not only true of Pierre's kingdom, but also of the people of several neighboring countries, who are gradually moving away from traditional self-sufficiency.

Business, which was originally a game among the rich, has gradually spread to the middle class.

After Pierre's death, his sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons all seemed to inherit his ancestors' business acumen, actively promoting trade between various kingdoms and often acting as leaders to coordinate trade between nations.

Through the efforts of several generations, commerce has gradually become more accessible to the general public, and commercial activities between countries and within kingdoms have become a common sight.

Although the business circle is limited to a few small countries in this region.

But there is no doubt that during that era, the commercial development of the countries in this region reached an unprecedented level.

It was precisely because of this that people began to complain about the inconvenience of bartering, and gold coins were chosen as the common medium of exchange under these circumstances. As for why gold, silver, and copper coins were chosen as currency, historical records are mostly conflicting, and the specific reasons are impossible to trace back to.

It is certain that the creation of gold coins brought unprecedented unity among the various small countries.

Commerce truly became a behemoth looming over the various kingdoms, serving as the basis for their exchange and alliance.

Many years later, as the head of the royal family, Pierre (everyone in this royal family was called Pierre) united the kings of various kingdoms to form a business alliance.

The boundaries between the kingdoms were no longer distinguished, but instead became administrative units.

The political center between kingdoms transitioned from individual states to a product of alliances—the Merchants' Hearing.

Initially, the members of this hearing were all members of the royal families of various kingdoms. Later, as time went by, some royal family members were gradually removed from the hearing because they "died of comfort".

Under the policy of "mercantilism," even if you are a member of the royal family, you cannot sit in that position if you are only a figurehead.

Those who lack ability will be excluded.

Later on, this hearing for businessmen truly became a political obligation undertaken by wealthy businessmen.

To commemorate the Pierre family's contribution to the formation of this alliance, the Merchants' Hearing named it after Pierre, thus giving birth to the current Pierre Merchants' Federal Republic.

After its creation, the gold coin, this new product, spread across the continent at an astonishingly rapid pace.

With the changing times, bartering has been completely abolished.

Gold coins have become commonplace.

So commonplace that most people don't pay attention to the place where all the gold coins originated—a place that ensured the actual effectiveness of the gold coins and a country that any merchant would yearn for.

"This is it." Elena squinted at the enormous thing in front of her and carefully put away the map in her hand.

This is the kingdom that anyone who passes through here will mention at any time.

It was several times larger than any kingdom Elena had ever traveled through before, and even the Garden of Demiea was several times smaller in size.

It is undoubtedly the ultimate behemoth.

The Federal Republic of Pierre Merchants, the Land of Gold Coins.