Azure Star Sea, Dream Island.
Under the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce's management, this once-abandoned island had become the busiest center of trade and entertainment in the Azure Star Sea, and even the surrounding seas.
The towering Tidewatch Lighthouse shone day and night, guiding the constant stream of merchant ships and passenger vessels from every sea.
The docks teemed with voices. Shouts from workers unloading cargo, the clamor of bargaining, and the mingling languages of different races formed a lively dockside symphony.
All goods were tallied at the docks. Merchants of every race entered the island with only their vouchers to make purchases and conduct trades.
The "siege of the island" a year earlier had contributed enormously to Dream Island's present prosperity.
When greedy raiders had tried to get their hands on the island, every faction had been curious how the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce would respond.
But when they saw the Dark Tide and the Insect Race cross between worlds to fight alongside the players, every maritime faction fell silent.
They realized that the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce was not an entity they could afford to provoke.
That battle had spread the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce's name to more distant seas. It had repelled powerful enemies and established an unshakable reputation.
Many deep-sea races and sky civilizations that had previously taken a wait-and-see approach, or had never even set foot on Dream Island, began sending envoys to seek cooperation with the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.
After just one collaboration, they would become firmly tied to the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.
Many races were even willing to store their resources on Gold Coin Island for safekeeping.
Beyond serving as a trading center, Gold Coin Island had added a bank-like deposit service.
However, the Gold Coin