The Endless Sea was probably at its gentlest in early spring. Today was no different: the sea was calm, making it perfect weather to set sail.
An enormous fleet consisting of seven large cargo Mana-Powered Ships and twenty Guard Frigates was speeding through the waters south of the Rulson Kingdom.
This was the Xinfei Merchant Guild's Second Fleet, its largest fleet apart from the First Fleet personally commanded by Nevall. Its primary responsibility was transporting the guild's goods to and from the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom.
For this voyage, the Second Fleet had dispatched all seven of its large cargo Mana-Powered Ships. Besides carrying another shipment of goods to the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom, they were loaded with large quantities of construction materials and 340 workers from the Amli Merchant Guild.
At the end of last year, the Xinfei Merchant Guild had signed a new cooperation agreement with the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom, under which the guild would invest in building a Magic Machine Tool production base there.
The primary purpose of this Magic Machine Tool production base was to manufacture various types of Farmland Magic Machinery and Engineering Magic Machinery locally, helping the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom and three neighboring countries complete their farmland renovation projects and rebuild their agricultural waterworks.
The 340 Amli Merchant Guild workers being transported this time would not only build the Magic Machine Tool production base, but also continue helping the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom construct roads.
The Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom had already completed two roads within its borders. After experiencing their convenience firsthand, its appetite for roads had only grown. This time, it had drawn up a plan to build nine roads with a combined length of more than 1,800 kilometers.
For a small country with only twice the land area of