Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Arriving in the Grand Aria Empire
The sea breeze is refreshing! the blue waves and the sky were filled with white clouds that clumped like cotton rolls.fish-eating birds flew and some also hung on the ship.if lucky, there were some, he will see dolphins jumping from the water.
Issac was now heading for the empire, but not the land route he took, but the sea route.There are several reasons why Issac used the sea route rather than land.
first, he wanted to avoid the ambush.he was obviously not afraid if he was attacked suddenly while on the road.but clearing up the chaos that followed would be very troublesome.
second, using the sea route will be faster to the imperial capital which will be the base of its operations, the Reichstaag, he will depart from the capital for the Randall region and take two weeks from the Randall region to the first city to spend about a week, and from that city to the imperial capital took 15 days.
while using the sea route, from the capital to the port about five to six days, then continued using ten to 12 days ship, and from the imperial port to the Reichstaag about seven to eight days.
using ships and sea lanes is short, but it requires expensive costs and higher risk.whether it is attacked by pirates, attacked by storms and drowned, and, or worse drowned by monsters.
that is why, traffic activities at sea are quieter when compared to on land.Traders and adventurers who are not bound by the state, the royal envoys, and the, and others prefer to take advantage of land routes when compared to the sea. In addition to being cheap, the risk is smaller.
Issac had been on board eight days.if there was no storm or other obstruction, two more days he would have reached the port.By the way, this is Issac's private ship. he bought it from a great merchant of the empire who used to supply various luxurious necessities for the royal family and the imperial family.
but due to financial problems, he sought the buyer of his ship.profit, the news reached Issac's ears two months before he left for Grand Aria.
the merchant sold his ship in one package.The four ships along with the crew and technicians were very skilled in shipping technology which amounted to a hundred people.of course, the skipper was also included in the package.plus, he also got three small boats.
although expensive, it was comparable to what Issac got. precisely the fall was cheaper.he no longer needed to spend money to train sailors, provide crews, look for captains.
in the end, Issac divided the use of his ship.two for himself, one for the La-Sa guild, and another for the Starfall region.now, the transport was parked in a dockyard in the royal port.two were in maintenance and the other was under renovation.
well, he thought of making one of those ships a 'floating palace'.It would be so exciting to travel the world with his lovers through the ocean!
"SISTER STARFALL!! WE'LL BE AT THE HARBOR IN THREE HOURS!!"
"OKAY!! THEN I'LL BE READY! THANKS CAPTAIN!!"
Issac's relationship with the captain of this ship is very good, not only with the captain, but also with the other crew. he lightly heartedly gave them all the high quality wine and delicious cheese from his territory.they were also paid a high salary.so, they were very loyal to Issac now.
the crew happily began to carry the belongings of their new master. he only carried his own draft horse carriage and two rather large carts containing gifts for the imperial family and influential nobles. The rest, he carried with him his spatial bag magic.
two hours later, the ship Issac threw a anchor at the imperial port.As expected of the empire, the port was much more crowded than the one in the kingdom of Heinz. naturally, the port was much larger, The Empire had a vast territory and had many islands under their control.It is no exaggeration to say that this port was the busiest port on the continent.
the crew dropped off his belongings and Issac went to one of the envoys from Heinz. He was the one who took care of everything for Issac before he came here. It seems that he was a good man, at least by Issac's standards. so he was quite easy to get along with.
alright, with this, Issac will start his new adventure in the empire.I don't know what he will face later.but obviously, this will be an advantage for himself and his territory.