The meeting taking place at the dining hall of Automation first took place a few months ago.

The reason for the first meeting was simple. Everything began with Hwee-Kyung inviting to dinner the merchants who had helped gather resources and engineers from all over the continent to make the four waterwheels at Automation. The dining hall overlooked the four waterwheels, so it was clearly the best place to celebrate the completion of the project.

One of the merchants said, “Since we merchants have come together and achieved this kind of feat, we should be able to do something great again.”

Even though it was just a passing remark, it remained in Hwee-Kyung’s mind for a while. So Hwee-Kyung called and gathered them all again that same evening. They were all great people from various parts of the continent, and she didn’t want to miss out on an opportunity.

One of the merchants she had summoned without giving a specific reason asked Hwee-Kyung, “Lord of Automation, for what reason have you brought us all together again?”

Hwee-Kyung talked about her idea.

“Why don’t we start an organization?”

“Us? Some of us are traveling merchants, but most of us have settled down in our own areas. I like the idea of promoting friendship, but it would be difficult to see each other often…”

“I’m not trying to promote friendship, so there would be no reason for us to see each other too often.”

“What then?”

Hwee-Kyung replied, “We have benefited a lot from those waterwheels over there. Isn't...