"This country can't even exchange Berries!"
After passing through a town, Baby5 grumbled to Minos.
Minos had been staring down at the ground. He gave a distracted grunt, then finally came back to his senses when he saw Baby5 glaring at him indignantly.
"Wano Country has been closed off for eight hundred years. It has never had any contact with the World Government. With its natural defenses and abundant military strength, outsiders and the people here are practically two parallel lines. Naturally, Berries can't be used here."
After all, the people of Wano Country did not leave the country. Even a powerhouse like Kōzuki Oden had been left battered and bedraggled by Wano Country's unique seas when he first set sail. For any other person from Wano Country, going out to sea was practically gambling with their life.
Since they could neither leave nor interact with the outside world, how could the people of Wano Country possibly recognize a currency like Berries, which was only useful beyond their borders?
What circulated in Wano Country was still its original gold-standard metal currency: alloy coins primarily made from gold and silver, commonly known as Ōban and koban.
Fortunately, the country was rich in minerals and had a wide variety of them. All things considered, gold here should actually have been considerably cheaper than in the outside world. Otherwise, people would not so often settle payments with gold.
"But if they don't accept Berries, then we're penniless. What do we do? Just go rob someone?" Baby5 asked helplessly.
Minos shook his head. "Those ordinary residents look like they barely have enough food for themselves. What could we possibly get from robbing them?"
"For now, we'll hunt and barter. After that, we'll head to the Flower Capital. There should be some genuinely rich people