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"Will they make more than just silver coins?"
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A thought on the future of the Banco de Barca.
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Until now, the Banca Barca has been an institution that issues its own currency, which is accepted only in a few localities.
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But that will change.
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It will become the main currency used by the enlarged Kingdom of Fontana and the Church, which will now be headquartered there.
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At that time, it would not be convenient to use only silver coins.
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A new mine has been discovered in the Baltic region, the territory of the Bait brothers.
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It is said that gold is also produced there, although the size of the deposit is not known.
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So it is possible to make not only silver coins but also gold and copper coins from now on.
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We should increase the number of variations.
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Let's ask the painter to come up with a design for the coins.
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"So, please take care of me, Mr. Painter. We will be making several new gold, silver, and copper coins each, so please design them for us.
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"Hmmm. Leave it to me, Mr. Barca. I have already prepared some of them for you.
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Oh, really? That's very thoughtful."
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But wouldn't it be better if we didn't have to use coins now?"
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"Hmm? What do you mean?"
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"Maybe it's just for Vulcania, but I think most people agree that metal coins are too heavy for everyone. If it's the gold certificates that you receive when you deposit money in a Balkan bank, they are thin paper, which is easier to exchange on a daily basis, don't you think?"
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"Oh, you mean paper money is better. That's a tough call. It would be more convenient, but there are many problems such as counterfeiting and credibility. If we were completely at peace, I guess that would be possible.
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"Would you still feel safer if you had gold or silver on hand?"
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"At least outside of Fontana, it would be more appreciated. At any rate, it is still too risky to switch to paper money. For now, we will stick to metal coins, so please keep that in mind.
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"Okay. Then I'll get it for you right away."
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When I mentioned the coin-making to Moshe, the painter, he mentioned paper money.
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In Balkania, where the painter now lives, there are probably more people who use gold certificates than coins.
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This is because the Bank of Balka has a deposit system.
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When you deposit money in a bank, you will receive a paper like a certificate of deposit.
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Some people use it for transactions when buying and selling.
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However, this is only in Vulcania, and even if it is a substitute for banknotes, it is not a proper banknote.
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Paper money is still premature outside of Balka.
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Therefore, money is made of gold, silver and copper.
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For this purpose, we asked Mr. Painter to create a design.
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"Oh, by the way, I heard that. I heard that you developed a new painting technique. I heard that your main business, painting, is getting popular too.
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"Hmmm. Yes, Mr. Barca. I can't be indebted to Mr. Barca forever. I must become the master that everyone recognizes. That's what I've been working for."
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"No, you really did your best. I heard Clarice thought very highly of you. What kind of technique is that?"
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"Yes, that's right. It was the musician Cleon who inspired me. He puts magic into sound. I wondered if I could do the same thing with painting.
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I told him that I was a little concerned about the artist who commissioned me to do the work.
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This artist had not been making it big as a painter, despite the fact that I had often commissioned him to do work for me and he had become famous.
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However, I heard that he had recently come out of his shell.
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He paints pictures that attract the viewer's attention.
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Originally, he painted elaborate pictures that seemed to perfectly reproduce what he saw, or, on the contrary, he painted pictures that were so out of touch with reality because I gave him advice.
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But they were only good drawings.
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That has changed.
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The reason for this change is a technique he developed based on Creon, the creator of the magic called "singing.
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He told me in strictest confidence, promising not to tell anyone else about it, that he had improved the paint.
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He added finely crushed magic stones to the oil paints that he normally uses.
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The key point is to change the ratio of the magic stone according to the color.
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Using the oil paints with the magic stones, he paints the picture by putting magic power into his brush.
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The magical power resides in the mysterious paintings, which are detailed and yet broken up by looking at the subject from various angles, drawing on his past experience as a painter.
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As a result, once the viewer sees the painting, he or she is immersed in the world of the painting to the extent that he or she is pulled into the depths of his or her mind.
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Even Clarice, who has seen many works of art, praised such a painting, saying that she had never seen such a painting before.
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Well, that may be true.
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Magic stone is a precious thing by nature, and when it is melted into oil paints, it is used as a medicine to restore the magic power.
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This technique may have been born because of the abundance of both in Barca.
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The artist's new technique is also used in the portrait of King Carlos that adorns the newly built castle of Fontana.
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At the New Year's celebration, many people who saw the painting were saying, "Who painted that picture?
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It was a sign that the painter was finally recognized by many people as a painter.
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The new technique may not be usable for coins, but coins designed by such a big name painter must have a good reputation.
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Thus, the Bank of Barca started to make some new coins.
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