By the end of April, the warm and bright spring weather fostered growth everywhere. Columns of smoke from burning fields rose in various parts of the Kingdom. Under the guidance of the village priests, farmers leveled the land, prepared to plant grain, repaired their tools, and busily engaged in various spring farming preparations. Some villages, eager to meet the demanding cultivation quotas, had even begun planting.
In this busy season, Xiulote was not idle. Accompanied by two hundred armored personal guards, he left the Rivermouth fortress and headed straight to the shipyard by the riverbank.
Not long ago, the northern shipyard sent some good news. After over a year of exploration and manufacturing, the first oar-and-sail ship of the Kingdom had finally been launched!
The King traveled hastily, stepping on the spring grass, and soon arrived at the Rivermouth shipyard.