Borderdale Town, in the Turkana Province of the Kingdom of East Africa, was one of the northernmost towns in the province. It was also home to a trading market established by the Kingdom of East Africa.
Early in the morning, Borderdale opened for business.
Abyssinian caravans that had traveled from all across southern Abyssinia brought horses, cattle, sheep, camels, and various agricultural specialties raised by Abyssinians to trade in Borderdale Town.
"Today, this shop has received a total of one hundred and fifty muskets. Their performance is excellent. Bidding is open, and the highest bidder wins." As soon as a store specializing in arms announced its goods,
everyone immediately began bidding against one another.
"I offer thirty Abyssinian horses." Bubuyaweisi, a merchant from the Tigray region in northern Abyssinia, spoke up.
Abyssinian horses were a specialty of Abyssinia, though Turkana Province in East Africa produced them as well.
The moment he named his bid, he frightened off quite a few small Abyssinian caravans that had intended to buy. Northern Abyssinia was the core region of the Abyssinian Empire, while Tigray was the empire's birthplace. Several ruling families of the Abyssinian Empire had taken root in Tigray, and Bubuyaweisi was a member of the Zagwe family there.
Just as Bubuyaweisi believed he had secured the goods, a discordant voice suddenly rang out. "Hehehe, so these northerners want to ride roughshod over our heads? Our Anli Lai family offers thirty Abyssinian horses, plus one camel."
This was Oudley Kevin, a merchant from the southern Amhara region of the Abyssinian Empire. Clearly, Oudley Kevin was equally determined to obtain this batch of firearms.
Bubuyaweisi took a closer look and saw that it was an "old rival." He sneered without courtesy, "So it's a little Amhara family. What rank are you to be mentioned