The Sended's

Chapter 63: Shrimp Among Whales

" I lonesome since I crossed the hill

And over the moor that sedgy

Such heavy thought my heart do feel

Since parting with my Sally

I seek no more but fine and gay

For each just for remind me

How sweet the hours I passed away

With the girl I left behind me "

I woke up from my dream, with a heavy breath I started today because it was one of the worst nightmares I have ever witnessed in my life

I looked at the window beside my room, still clad in sweat and messy clothes bathing my body, and I remembered the dream I had just seen

She was a girl, though with the darkness of the night, her red eyes seemed to light up like blood reflecting the moonlight, she stood at the end of the ship and turned towards me behind her

Then in the front there was a city that was on this ship heading, and immediately the view of the city was calm in silence that night was immediately changed with the same city but with a burning state

The faint screams from here were terrifying....

After that I seemed to move into the city and see the massacre that was going on in the city that was completely unfamiliar in my mind, ordinary citizens lying everywhere, lifeless

I walked through the middle of the city and finally found something worse, a mass murder by a group of soldiers to dozens of other citizens

Seeing that I immediately ran aimlessly, the important thing is that I need to get away from there as soon as possible. I went through more horrible things done to those innocent people while running somewhere

I seem to use too much of a terrible word huh? But really it's because I can't think of any other words

After I finally got to the front of the gate and I opened the gate with great difficulty, there was only a large pile of corpses that were mounting on the other side of the gate. How surprised I was to see that

What made me think of was the figure of the girl before, she was standing on top of it all behind me and looking at me again. But this time he smiled sinisterly, and his face and clothes were filled with blood splotches

That's where the nightmare ended, and thank goodness I was able to wake up from it

"Young man, I'm in,"

One of the ladies came in with clothes and water to wash my face, she was surprised to see me and her face became red like chili

"Ah, just put it there,"

He put clothes and clean water on one of the tables in this spacious room, then left with a small run

My name is Shin Shaozu, a well-known family in the kingdom of Jin city. My family is the owner of most of the ports in this city and I as the young master took the initiative to open trade with the nation across the sea

This trade I did because the threat from the Ming kingdom I kissed long ago, the trade tariffs I could use to buy weapons.

Jin is indeed not my kingdom, but in the future it must be, because other than me I am the young master of this famous family, he said, I am also the fiancee of the previous only daughter of King Jin who died almost a year ago

And a year is the time given for the people of the kingdom to mourn, after which only the appointment of a new King can be carried out. It's one of our cultures, the culture of the Jin kingdom.

His name is Jin Zhi, my fiancee. Although we were betrothed, but actually me and him are very familiar childhood friends. I often tell about my daily life, and instead she tells about the boring life in the palace

Especially after the death of his father, especially for the King's closest family, they are required to continue to stay in their room for a full year without being allowed to meet anyone. Can you imagine how boring that is?

After I finished with my preparations, I walked out of the room and walked out of my family's house

In the hallway, I was met by one of my subordinates who said that my friend had returned from his trade mission, now he was at the port lowering the load

Hearing that I was very happy, Lu Buwei was a genuine merchant and had the ability to compete with the merchants of the Southern Continent, but leaving all that aside he was still my best friend

I sent him on a mission to trade with the countries of the Western Continent, furthest from us, I'm sure he has succeeded in doing so

"Yourwei!" Call me

"Shehu! Ahaha!" I hugged her because we hadn't seen each other in years

"What kind of boring trip is smooth? Of course my journey was challenging and exciting!" I was stupid for asking

He was like that, a seeker of challenge and excitement

Perhaps because of his bravery, I sent him to the farthest point of our first trade expedition.

I looked at the ship, and I found a foreign face, a woman.... I heard someone say that the woman on the ship will bring destruction to the ship itself. But leaving that aside, I never saw it either

"Don't be jealous but it's my wife" Buwei said

It surprised me, but considering his eccentric personality, it was fitting for many people to be interested in him

"How can I be envious when I'm betrothed to the best girl in Jin,"

"Eh? Eh?! You were actually betrothed to Jin Zhi?!" This time he was surprised

Naturally because according to my words, Jin Zhi is the most beautiful girl in Jin kingdom, maybe even in this Eastern Continent. I'm the lucky one to be her match

"Hahaha what is your reaction? Never mind, why don't you just tell me what you've been through,"

"Oh! That's a good idea, I have a lot of stories for you, let's go to one of the places to eat, I haven't eaten the dishes of the Eastern Continent for a long time" he said

A bar on the edge of the harbor was our destination, where we drank and enjoyed many dishes and told stories until nightfall, until the streets began to quiet and the sound of crickets began to sound loud

He told me about his experiences in a country with a culture far different from here, in a continent where war never ceases to haunt their history

Starting from the land called Lithuania which is no more than a puppet of other countries called Castille, to the kingdom at the northern end of the Continent where the snow fell for more than half a year named Russky

Everything he said didn't make sense to me, probably because the difference between us and them was too great. But it seems that he really enjoyed his journey, I can understand his expression when telling stories, if he wants to return to those countries immediately

"I also bought an item while visiting the Southern Continent," he took out a box that he opened and showed me an item that looked strange to me

"This stuff can show you a map of places it's been through, and in my case, it's already mapped the path from here to the Western Continent" he explained

"Isn't that great? With that we can find a safe path to be our main line,"

"You're right. There are still many other interesting things that can be purchased in the bazaars in the countries of the Southern Continent, but the price is also not cheap" said Buwei

He said that if the object he showed was worth at least five meters of silk, it would be quite expensive for the size of this small object.

After the last sip, we headed back out to the harbor to see the beauty of the night there. We used to do this together, the harbor was our playground. Sometimes Jin Zhi I secretly come here, and not infrequently also he was scolded when he returned to the palace

This harbor holds many memories for me, for my friends, for my family, and for everyone who lives in this Jin city, I have to make sure that everything continues as it is

That unstoppable Ming attack must first fail in front of our Jin city walls, or they will devour the entire city empire of the Eastern Continent, even the center of the Continent that is the Qing city empire....

"Do you also buy what I ask for?"

"Of course, guns, right? Coincidentally the country called Franca and Hohenzollern was selling a cheap price, I also bid for the goods they would send to the separate islands of the Western Continent at a higher price, they accepted the offer," he replied

"Good, in your second mission, I hope you can carry more cargo, I'll have about three more ships ready for you, two of them specifically to carry weapons,"

"Because it's been that brave, is the situation really that dire? Where is the Ming army at this time?" Ask Buwei

Five years since his departure, it is only natural that if he does not understand the situation, I will explain to him as simply as possible

"Ming currently has four troops led by their four great Generals, and one of them is leaving the sea border area,"

Jin is the second largest city after Qing, it is because of our strategic location on the seafront as a trading center in the Eastern Continent. Therefore, the Ming troops who left the sea border will certainly come here and try to conquer us

That can't happen.

"If it's like that, I actually have an acquaintance in the Southern Continent who has a fairly large arsenal, then because there is also rarely a war there so we can buy a lot" said Buwei

But because they were from the Southern Continent, the price they had put up was almost three times higher than that of Hohenzollern and Franca weapons

"Old but cheap or fast but expensive yes...."