Nothing in life is easy.

A visionary plan. Talented people. Active support.

Even when all the conditions were met, there were times when good results didn't happen even when the conditions were good. Like right now.

“What? Attacked by pirates?”

“I’m sorry, My Lord. There’s nothing else I can say.”

Milton was shocked by the report.

Max had enthusiastically set out to accomplish the assignment given to him by Milton. Max had spent a lot of money arranging ships and crew members and by collecting information, he had even secured the necessary weapons that might be needed. Once all of that had been completed, Max had personally gone on the voyage himself. This amount of effort had been the direct result of his loyalty. 

And so, on the first voyage attempted, Max had gone directly to the Gloucester Kingdom and made contact with seven merchant companies. With this, even if it wasn’t an exclusive trade with Waterport Kingdom that Milton had originally wanted, it could still be considered a successful maiden voyage. But even after that, Max had made two more trips to Gloucester Kingdom and expanded the business and made more deals with merchants. He was even planning to create a merchant...