Commerce Emperor

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The world is up for sale, and Robin is making an offer.

When Robin Waybright became the Merchant Hero, all of Pangeal turned into his marketplace; for the Merchant can buy and sellanything. Youth, skills, memories, hair color, joys and illnesses… in the trade of power, every deal can tip the scale.

And Robinneedspower. His homeland of Archfrost teeters on the brink of collapse, the sinister Demon Ancestors plot in the shadows, and twenty-one other Heroes, each with their own Class, have been chosen to save the world of Pangeal. Not all of them are friendly.

There’s work to do… and profit to make.

Cover byDinovoilaandGharbi Zouhayer.

Information

Status
Ongoing
Year
2023
Author
Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)

Tags

FANTASYADVENTUREMAGICDRAMASUPERNATURALSTRONG LEADMALE LEADKINGDOM BUILDINGSTRATEGYPROGRESSION

Royal Road Stats

Rating
4.7/ 5.0
Followers
4,103
Views
247,287

Chapters(14 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

  • div0Royal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    You are currently nailing the swords-and-magic theme you nailed with Vanqueir the dragon, this series is starting to look up since the past few missed me a litttle.
    Apocolypse tamer was a little too close to home, and underland just became too abstract and distant to be relatable, but Im really hoping Maxime sticks with regularly updating this one because Commerce Emporor is promising to bring the old magic back.
  • AlejandroKingRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    I have been following this on Patreon and I'm really starting to like this story.
    The story revolves around the Merchant, who is one of the 7(?) Hero classes that are awakened to combat the ancient evil known as Demon Ancestors.  Our hero has lived in the underbelly of medieval cities and it is shown through out the story in the way he handles situations and people.
    Each Hero class also has Vassal classes giving more depth to the magic system here and making a very viable adventuring team. Where our MC plays support. Though our MC does learn some fighting skills and fights in a few scenes, his is not a martial power so don't expect Goku - like power ups. This is not to say that the pacing is slow though there is some planning before the action. The social aspects of being a Hero are present in the fore here though lacking a teeny bit in the political intrigue as of yet. One thing that I like is that our Merchant is Good. It's refreshing to read an unambiguously Good character after the recent swathe of morally grey fantasies. He generally tries to keep killings to a minimum.
    Overall, it is reminiscent of the Unorthodox Farming series by Benjamin Kerei, where the MC is more creative and cunning than his enemies rather than having higher stats.
    The characters are believable and run through a cross-section of the world. They all have their own stories which are being shown deliberately. Can't wait for more.
    The world building is done primarily through the lens of our MC which makes it more relatable and memorable. Thankfully, no expositions here.
  • Mr MeRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    This is pretty early for a review, but so far the story is excellent.  The prose is well done, and the characters so far are interesting and well formed.
    I've been a big fan of other works by the author, and this has the potential to be another top shelf novel.
  • 1Reposed8Royal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    The King is back! The author of the "Vainqueur the Dragon"!!! "Commerce Emperor" is a slow grind fantasy series that based on a tradesman who is the Main character of this story. Robin Waybright is the one who I am referring to. Based on the speed of the story, I do enjoy slow paced plot but hopefully the series should be a change of taste.
  • UlfurRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    Great first impressions, if you love yourself some money grabbing adventure! A story as we are used to from Void Herald, great start, only gonna get better! I love the main character. Witty with a good start but clearly not OP yet. Im looking forward to all the scams he will orchestrate all for a good cause of course.
  • Zombie UnicorneRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    In my opinion the best main character so far by void herald.
    His previous works tends to lean on introverted main characters, loner types, reserve and such. Some hide it with wacky, jokester persona but the main foundation remain the same.
    This new male lead is different. He's an active socialite. Buisness minded, capitalist savant and he also seeks companionship, be it friends or love, not one of those usual MC that can live in the woods a loner forever. He would die without social connections literally.
    When you have 80% introverted, self insert plaguing Royalroad, this is a breath of fresh air.
  • ethelesRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    I enjoyed the author’s Perfect Run story. It deserves to be near the top of Royal Road’s rankings, and to my taste this one is better. If you liked the former, that’s probably the best recommendation I can make.
    For everyone else, this story follows the structure of classical fantasy: it details a foreign world with magic and monsters, an imminent threat that was sealed away on the verge of awakening, and features a young hero that has been chosen by higher powers to try and deal with the problem. No isekai, no system, no levels, no slave harem, no grinding or cheats. There’s character growth and the main cast develops their unique abilities organically, by effort and trial and error. Characters long for relationships, but people are messy and complicated and it takes time for them to get to know and trust each other.
    The protagonist has been a lot of fun to follow: he’s a clever, observant and charming would-be merchant who gets thrown into a conflict that’s much bigger than him. To his credit, he doesn’t shrink from the responsibility and works hard to learn how he can use what he’s been given not just to his own benefit, but also to shape the world to be better. He’s not perfect, and neither are the characters around him, but he’s decent and capable enough that you can respect him.
    What differentiates Perfect Run’s Ryan Romano and Commerce Emperor’s Robin Waybright is that the former is at least partially insane, living in a reality that is so far detached from the normal experience of a human being that he’s very hard for others to relate to. In a very real sense, he’s alone for most of the story. Robin is the opposite: as the Merchant the only way he can get anything done is by making relationships and deals, and he quickly surrounds himself with people and gets drawn into their circumstances. The action revolves less around his whims, and more around the chaotic clash of the interests of all the players on the board. It’s been a lot of fun to read about the ci
  • ChidoriRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    The Merchant resembles the Wish ability from Wish on the Stars but so much better.
    The world building is fantastic, and despite the fast pacing, it is not rushed at all
    The characters have much depth,and the intrigue is superb, just enough to leave one wanting for more, but not so much so as to overshadow the more straightforward parts of this novel
    All in all, this is one of the best non-Litrpg I've read in a while
  • LibrinLatoneRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 4.0
    Seriously, if there was a rating just for "world building" - 6/5 stars.  And I am getting so excited because it is GREAT world-building without a ton of exposition.  It's unique people, has a history of various people and how they intersect, the magic is fascinating.
    The uniqueness of the magical system is one of the parts that built. It wasn't instant love.  But over the course of the chapters, I found myself going "ooooh, that IS interesting."  With that said, Robin is super-logical in his approach to his magic. To a point that I occasionally roll my eyes.
    The characters are very good. There is versitility.  I don't always grasp someone's motivation and there is a bit of issue I have of "plot obsession" where characters fall in line with the needs of the plot versus fighting to go their own way.  And this isn't a deep critique. They aren't railroaded into their place in the plot.  It's just a little fuzzier than I would love.  It's fine.  It's every pretty good.  It's not 5/5.  That said, I'm also not entirely sure what to do differently without a LOT of potential conversation/fluff that most people probably wouldn't enjoy - so it might be one of those catch 22's where the author can't win and has to choose which loss they think is better.
    The plot is a classic "save the world from bad guys!" at first glance, but the twist.... ok I'm going to try not spoil anything but this means I'll have to be a bit vague. The twists on the tropes are really great.  Not world-shattering-only-a-genius! kind of twisting, but definitely INTERESTING. Seriously, this is a great example of taking what feels obviously and adding layers under/over (depending on your style) to make it more unique and interesting.
    This isn't something I would hand to ANYONE and say "you should read this." but it is something I would hand to someone who enjoys a great fantasy and say "oh yeah, you'll like this."
  • DamelRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 3.5
    Book 1 and book 2 were very good. Dialogue and pacing was nice, the characters were predictable but felt real. But book 3 was rushed and the ending is one I loathe and I can't believe it. Spoilers:
    The whole ending was about flawed human souls, and that a demi God had too much power built on humans lives and flaws. And instead of fixing/helping/controlling a godlike being (yes I know the theme was power always corrupts but I don't believe it), he throws it away and keeps the same thing that almost ended humanity. Basically took imo a great attempt at fixing (fits in with the theme of forgiveness on a road of bodies) and threw it away for friendship. Pathetic