The Agent

"Be careful. Even if the Grand Duke of Weissen fell over, you mustn't let anyone so much as touch it!"

When Susan heard how serious Lilu sounded, she immediately pulled her hand back and took a step away from the marine chronometer.

Frederick also spoke to her seriously. "This marine chronometer is worth five hundred florins. There are only three in the whole world: one here, one at the Weissen Observatory, and one at the High Command."

Susan knew little about navigation and exclaimed in surprise, "It's that expensive?"

Frederick nodded. "That's right. It's only off by one second a day. It cost twenty thousand florins to develop."

Susan immediately hid behind Frederick, afraid something might suddenly go wrong with it.

Hayreddin had once sailed south along the coast. When there was not a breath of wind for several days, everyone thought it was a warning from the gods. Fortunately, they were aboard a sailing ship that could also be rowed, and they managed to row back.

Although he wasn't optimistic about Frederick's voyage, he sent along several interpreters to help and ordered them to serve Princess Susan.

So Susan boarded the ship with the interpreters at Lacobriga City. She doubled as a doctor and, above all, as an interpreter for the interpreters, since they didn't speak the language of the Duchy of Weissen.

Pietro, the maritime overlord of the Kingdom of Tarraco, also offered some assistance, giving Frederick a crude chart of the southern seas.

Only after the fleet left Lacobriga City did Frederick have time to hear Lilu explain the voyage plan.

"First, we'll find the Lucky Islands." Lilu pointed to the crude chart. "This archipelago is also called the Seven Sisters. It has seven volcanic islands and several large reefs. It's more than a thousand kilometers from