"In late April, the kingdom's second support fleet—ten great Longships, seven hundred Warriors and Sailors—finally reached Whale Port after four or five long months at sea! Leading this fleet were two of the kingdom's second-rank Divine Inspiration Priests, Keyuan and Kejie. From their 'Ke-wolf' surname, you could tell they came from the ranks of the kingdom's commoner priests..."
"Main God be my witness! I remembered them. Like Zuwaro and me, they were both among the first graduating class of Shenwei University! Their astronomy, calendars, and mathematics were almost the best of that year, better than Zuwaro and me, so they joined the Institute of Divine Inspiration in the Royal Capital. I never expected that even the two of them would rack their brains for a way to join the kingdom's seafaring fleet... Haaha! They handed the robes of third-rank priests to Zuwaro and me with both hands, then bowed their heads to salute us. Seeing the complicated, indescribable looks on their faces, I truly wanted to throw back my head and laugh!..."
"Mm. We were all born commoners, all belonged to the seafaring line, and were all graduates of the same class, so our ties were actually very close... And only in the kingdom's newly founded seafaring enterprise could we priests who graduated from Shenwei University stand above those traditional priests with deep seniority and noble blood, and gain that rare right to lead!..."
"Here on this far northern cape, the fleet anchored in the harbor. The Warriors and Sailors raised bonfires and feasted to their hearts' content, with whale meat in ample supply! Keyuan and Kejie had also brought some spices and Tequila. So we roasted meat, drank wine, and talked together for a very long time..."
Dusk gradually fell, and black clouds surged up in the east. The