Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 218 Currency Reform: The Birth of a Giant Ship!
In Liyong City, a city with a thriving commercial and trade sector, many businesspeople face the same choice.

They gathered together and discussed solutions.

Some businessmen were very skeptical of this paper money, which had no intrinsic value.

"This thing can be printed from just a piece of white paper, it's not even worth a copper coin, yet now you want us to exchange our gold coins for it? What kind of joke is Your Majesty making?!"

Many people agreed with these remarks.

They stared at the 100-yuan bill on the table, unsure of what to do with it.

If they switch, they feel they'll lose out; if they don't, they're no match for His Majesty if he punishes them.

At this moment, an old merchant in the crowd looked around at everyone with great interest.

He slowly began to speak, saying, "I actually find this kind of banknote quite interesting."

Upon hearing this, everyone around him turned their gazes toward him.

The old merchant slowly spoke up and said, "In the past, when we did business, it was fine when we encountered small businesses, but when we encountered transactions with a large number of orders, the amount of gold coins we had to carry at all times took up a lot of space."

Metal currency is heavy and inconvenient to carry and transport, especially for large transactions. It is also easy for it to be targeted by malicious people on the road. If you encounter robbers on the road, you have no chance to protect your money.

But if we switch to lightweight and portable paper money...

Both storage and transportation will become much more convenient.

More importantly, they can deposit this money in a bank in advance, and then withdraw it from a local bank when they arrive at their destination.

This will make it much easier for them to do business in the future.

The old merchant looked at everyone and said with a smile:

“His Majesty Raven is the king chosen by the dragon. Since he created the central bank and the new currency, I believe that His Majesty will definitely provide us with protection. As his subjects, we should trust him.”

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.

They almost forgot one thing.

The king of this country is no ordinary man; his actions over the past few years have earned him their trust!

Since His Majesty Raven established the central bank and the new currency, he will surely work with the dragon Kyurem to ensure the safety of their assets!

The currency reform swept across the entire United Kingdom like a torrent in a short period of time.

People and merchants from all over the country who trusted Raven and the Kingdom flocked to Raven City to exchange their metal currency for paper money.

"Your Majesty, everything is proceeding as you predicted. Residents everywhere are beginning to exchange their gold coins for paper money!"

In Raven City, inside the castle, Elif excitedly reported to Raven.

Raven wasn't too surprised by this.

He simply nodded calmly, his gaze fixed on the bustling city outside the window, a sense of something stirring within him.

“Eriff, don’t you understand yet? People can feel everything we do. If we treat them well, they will trust us in return and spontaneously maintain the kingdom’s operation. Only in this way can a country become more prosperous and wealthy.”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Elif was filled with emotion. In the past few years, His Majesty Raven had grown so much.

With him around, it is truly a great blessing for the people of this land and for this kingdom!
Raven stroked the head of the Dragonite beside him, closed his eyes, and silently pondered the various matters to be discussed later.

The currency reform greatly reduced the transportation costs of goods transactions, and the economy of the United Kingdom will surely develop further afterward.

Steam locomotives have already begun to be used, although they are not yet widespread throughout the country, but that is only a matter of time.

To date, factories are being built, workers are being recruited, and production is being expanded in various regions.

Soon after the steamship is successfully built, they will be able to transport the goods produced in the factory to other regions for trade.

Furthermore, the presence of the three cloud gods brings even more vitality to the land of the Unova region, making the soil more fertile and resulting in a bumper harvest of crops.

All of this will provide a sufficient material foundation for the development of the United Kingdom.

Their United Kingdom will surely lead all other regions!
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Late June, 151st year of the Kingdom Calendar.

The first giant steamship in the history of the United Kingdom was successfully developed with the full support of the nation.

At the port of Flying Cloud City, Raven, having learned that the research on the giant steamship was nearing its end, rode his Dragonite from Raven City to arrive.

At this moment, countless citizens gathered at the port, their faces filled with excitement or shock as they gazed at the steel behemoth standing on the azure sea.

Gross, the current mayor of Flying Cloud City, welcomed Raven's arrival.

He respectfully led Raven onto the giant ship.

When the people on the shore saw Raven, their eyes lit up with surprise and excitement.

"It's His Majesty Raven!"

"His Majesty Raven has come to our Flying Cloud City!"

"Your Majesty Raven!"

People were cheering and shouting.

Gross stared blankly at the scene.

At this moment, he was incredibly grateful that he had obediently relinquished his power and chosen to obey this great king.

Raven, oblivious to Gross's current mood, boarded the giant ship, looked around, and, led by the crew, toured the bridge, cabins, deckhouse, crew quarters, and other areas.

"Excellent!" Raven nodded with great satisfaction. He praised the craftsmen, "You've done a very good job, thank you for your hard work!" The craftsmen all looked delighted: "Your Majesty, it's what we should do!"

Raven didn't say much, just one word: reward!

"Your Majesty, what are your plans for using this giant ship?" Gross couldn't help but ask.

Raven smiled and then asked, "Gross, have you ever left this land beneath our feet and traveled to other continents?"

Gross paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, no."

He was born and raised in Feiyun City, and has almost never left this place.

"Then do you know that there are many other lands beyond the land of Unova?" Raven asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Grosston's eyes widened immediately, and an unbelievable thought popped into his mind.

"Does Your Majesty intend to conquer other lands and bring them into our United Kingdom?"

Raven: "...Of course not."

Those places are too far away from them, and with their current technology, even if they were to capture them, they would not be able to control them.

"More important than attacking is communication, transporting our products to other places for trade, thereby making our people richer, and incidentally introducing Pokémon, technology and specialties unique to other regions."

Gross looked enlightened.

"More importantly, people have always been in a state of great ignorance about other lands. I need to assemble a fleet to start the Age of Exploration and go out on my behalf to find out how many continents exist in this world and where they are located."

"Right now, it may just be a war between nations, but perhaps in the near future, these regions will also face a situation where they fight each other."

“We need to be fully prepared before that day arrives,” Raven said slowly.

Even though the United Kingdom has developed to such an extent.

However, he still dared not take the advanced technology of the Pokémon world lightly.

It's important to know that the ultimate weapon developed by AZ in the Carlos region possesses terrifying power capable of destroying an entire area.

If they were to be hit by a cannon blast in the Unova region, it would probably take them a long time to recover.

Gross looked on with admiration upon hearing this.

"Your Majesty is truly farsighted!"

Raven smiled but didn't say anything.

After the tour, he disembarked from the giant ship, pondering when the Age of Exploration would begin.

Before the giant ship officially sets sail for exploration, they need to make ample preparations to ensure the safety of the sailors on board.

For example, each sailor on the ship must be equipped with one Water-type and one Flying-type Pokémon.

In this way, even if a ship is wrecked due to natural disasters such as storms and tsunamis, the sailors on board can escape with the help of Pokémon.

This method can ensure the safety of the sailors on board to the greatest extent.

Just as Raven was pondering, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a very familiar Pokémon out of the corner of his eye.

It is small in size and looks like a small dog.

That Pokémon is... Riolu?

Standing next to Riolu was a resolute-looking commoner boy dressed in patched clothes.

That Riolu seems to be the other party's Pokémon.

"How are the trainers doing in Flying Cloud City?" Raven asked.

“Your Majesty,” Mayor Gross replied, “long ago, as you instructed, we distributed starter Pokémon to children who met the requirements. According to information from the Trainers Association, many of these children have already left the city and embarked on their journeys.”

"However, some children stayed in the city to train, seemingly preparing to obtain the Gym Badge of Flying Cloud City before heading to other cities to challenge Gyms."

Hearing this, Raven nodded.

His gaze returned to the Riolu.

Judging from the Riolu's mental state and physical condition, it has been trained very well by its trainer.

Riolu's trainer happened to be watching this side, so Raven nodded gently to him as encouragement.

His Majesty Raven... was nodding at him!

Upon seeing this, Derek's heart began to pound.

Watching His Majesty Raven turn and leave, Derek subconsciously clenched his fists, muttering to himself:
"Riolu, His Majesty Raven has seen us!"

Riolu was also looking in that direction, sensing an extremely powerful aura emanating from that human.

"I heard that at the end of the year, His Majesty Raven will be awarding the champion with a prize at the final battle celebration..." Derek's eyes immediately lit up with fighting spirit: "Riolu, we must work hard, go to Raven City, and see His Majesty Raven on that stage!"

As if sensing its trainer's feelings, Riolu was also filled with fighting spirit.

"Wang Woo!"

Feiyun Dojo, here we come!
Derek clenched his fists. In the meantime, he and Riolu had learned from their previous failed challenge and had undergone targeted special training.

They even went to the wild and fought battle after battle with wild Pokémon, and even caught a second Pokémon besides Riolu.

This time, they are determined to get the Flying Cloud Badge!
(End of this chapter)