Trouble

By the time Zhang Tie arrived at Saint Hena Island, it was already evening of the following day, a few hours later than scheduled. The reason was that the passenger liner had encountered strong winds at sea the previous night. The sudden change in weather had slowed the ship, delaying it somewhat...

Saint Hena Island lay over a thousand kilometers north of Akray Island. Here, the temperature was already noticeably lower than on Akray Island.

The moment the liner reached port, the people who had been cooped up aboard for dozens of hours scrambled to disembark. Many passengers carried luggage, and some even had swords, knives, and other weapons. Zhang Tie alone had arrived empty-handed.

Only as he disembarked did Zhang Tie realize how conspicuous he looked with empty hands. It truly did not suit his false identity as a prospector. It seemed he would have to visit one of Saint Hena Island's shops selling prospector supplies.

Although Castle of Black Iron still held some prospector gear and supplies Zhang Tie had bought in Star-Gazing City, those items differed enormously in both appearance and style from what prospectors in the Ewindara Archipelago used. Wearing them would be no different from announcing to everyone—I'm a rookie from somewhere far away—and that would be far too foolish.

Especially since, due to the climate, the attire of prospectors in the Ewindara Archipelago and the Ice and Snow Wilderness was utterly different from that of prospectors in Jin-Yun Kingdom. Zhang Tie had only come here quietly to improve his strength; naturally, he would not turn himself into an eye-catching spectacle just to save a few gold coins.

Cargo was piled like mountains at Saint Hena Island's harbor. Towering cranes continuously unloaded goods from the enormous ships docked at the piers. Zhang Tie glanced over