Chapter 48 Announcement

In the early morning, Shovel Port was awakened by the sound of horse hooves as three unfamiliar cavalrymen carrying green banners charged into the small town like a bolt of lightning.

They first rang the church bell to gather residents, then affixed three notices to the church door without reading them out—literate townsfolk would read to the others—and promptly left for the next village.

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Shovel Lake, located to the northwest of Revodan, is the largest lake within Iron Peak County.

Legend has it that in ancient times, to enlighten the Paratu People, the saint Ados performed a miracle in public, digging out a lake with just one shovel.

From then on, the local Paratu People converted to the public faith, and the lake thus came to be known as Shovel Lake.

The port town situated by the lake naturally took the name Shovel Port.

The main livelihood of the people of Shovel Port was farming and fishing, with a portion also engaged in trade and manual labor.