Theory on emeralds

[rain elk]

I’m sure someone has had this idea before, but I was thinking about why villagers use emeralds so much while it’s incredibly rare to find. I think the answer might be that most emeralds were mined at some point, causing there to be vast amounts of them in circulation underground. But why? Who mined it? Was it the villagers? Perhaps the villagers used to be miners and builders in the past, but due to the illagers have become stagnant.

[glacial bolt]

Well the most of emeralds probably came from mountains occupied by Gale Sanctum since they are called the highest peaks of Overworld. There are even parts of Sanctum level in MCD which are mines.

[rain elk]

I have no idea about MCD i never played it

[glacial bolt]

So? It is part of canon which normal Minecraft mainly represents.

[rain elk]

Yeah i’m just saying I wasn’t aware

[worldly river]

-Villagers use emeralds as currency. Simple.

-"I think the answer might be that most emeralds were mined at some point, causing there to be vast amounts of them in circulation underground." Is this a typo? Why would mining them out cause there to be more of them?

-How exactly are villagers "stagnant"?

[sand radish]

limited by pillagers ig

can't grow your economy when your a pacifist and are getting pillaged every now and then

[wanton condor]

The tag doesnt use MCD though

But it is correct. There is a villager wind faction in Dungeons that mine most if not all emeralds

[glacial bolt]

Illager'

[wanton condor]

yeah gale is both

mixed

[thin vigil]

Whether or not ancient builders or the precursors to the villagers mined them at any point, I think it's safe to say that the villagers based their currency on emeralds because of how of their perceived rarity.

(until the player shows up and ruins their economy of course)

It's also possible that the wandering traders might be involved as the majority of their trades are for emeralds.

[balmy cypress]

Simple they mining them because it's shiny and beautiful. And because emeralds are rare they became very valuable and stable money system.

[hidden stump]

Gale sanctum most probably
There have been theories about this already

[hidden stump]

Probably useful to do lmao
It's full of lore
Everywhere

[pastel zinc]

I think there might be some sort of help from iron golems maybe idk??? Or just that they somehow get it maybe from the 3 gods (Intelligence and other 2 idk)

or either they somehow create them??

[balmy cypress]

Emerald's= money
Rare, beautiful, can't break down, without usage

How they get them? You know the answer
Mine

[worldly river]

Iron golems are just guardians, they can't build

Minecraft Legends is an in-universe legend in which not everything is fact, the Hosts/"gods" might not be real

[pastel zinc]

kinda true but im just cooking up with the stupidiest theories rn