Shuangfan City is a harbor city in the upper ranking of the southern city-states. Although the southern city-state is mostly seaside cities due to its terrain, Shuangfan City is known for its water depth among many ports. Therefore, although it is not close to the Pearl Islands, it has a four or five-day voyage more than the nearest city, it is also an important departure port and the home port of many large and medium-sized caravans. Another advantage here is that it is close to the Half Moon Forest, with sufficient timber supply and the long-established timber reserves, which have many docks and shipyards.
Jerez is one of the owners of one of the shipyards. But he changed from a maritime businessman to work as a shipyard. In his early years, he saved up some family business on the boat. When he was middle-aged, he no longer wanted to fight for his life at sea, but he could not give up his feelings for the boat, so he took some people to build a shipyard.
In the shipbuilding industry, he is a newcomer who has just entered the industry. Although his family has a lot of money and the dock built is also good, his life has been very difficult due to the remote location and few customers. Not to mention that the dock owners in the city squeezed his newcomer’s business openly and secretly, making his life even more bleak.
Since the beginning of autumn this year, he has completed the business of a fishing boat. In addition, he has not received a big business. Seeing the dock empty and the workers hired for money are waiting to pay for their wages to fill their stomachs every day, he is anxious, but there is no good idea.
Hoveto, the owner of a nearby shipyard, has come to the door several times and discusses to buy his dock at a low price, but Jerez refuses. He always hopes to have any opportunity to operate from time to time so that the shipyard can overcome this difficulty.
However, the last time Horveto left, he said to him: “There are enough shipyards in Shuangfan City. If you go to another factory, we will eat less food. Do you think there will be any chance? No, you are now like you are on a boat with broken keels, and it will be a matter of time to be smashed by the waves.”
Jerez knew that if he had not had a group of brothers who dared to fight, those people would have pounced on him and shared them. But now they were like watching a tiger struggling in the trap, waiting for it to exhaust its strength and go up and slaughter it.
Jerez still refused to give up. He still insisted on carrying his seaman’s hat and wandered around the big market in Shuangfan City with a few old brothers, hoping to find a good opportunity.
Day after day, all he waited for was disappointed, until one day, a middleman who he was quite familiar with came to him with two men and women in cloaks.
The middleman said in a concealed manner: “Jeres, you have to know that I brought you this business, but I took risks. Those people have long spoken out and refused to let us take guests for you. But I see you have been wandering around here for more than ten days…even if I doBe soft-hearted. “
Jerez immediately took out two silver moons from his pocket and put them in the hands of the middleman. The silver moon coins of the southern city-state were smaller than the silver spear of the kingdom and the silver feathers of the empire, but the two silver moons were also a lot of money. The middleman quickly put the silver moon in his pocket, then patted Jerez on the shoulder, and quickly left.
“He was not ready to introduce the business to you. If I hadn’t insisted on finding a shipyard with quiet place, light business, and good skills, he would have taken me to another house. “The man who spoke was very young when he heard the voice. He pulled the hood on his head a little back, revealing a very handsome face, “I’ll introduce myself. My name is Crete, and this is my partner Katerina. “
Jerez looked to the side. Half of the woman’s face was hidden in her hat, but she looked very young. She had green hair, and even in a cloak, she looked convex and very agile.