P.S. I went to see the doctor for my back today and returned in a hurry. I wrote a chapter, but it was all filler, so I didn't plan to post it. However, I just announced that I won't be slacking off this month, so I can't take a day off on the first. I'll release it as a free chapter. Everyone can just take a casual look. Consider it a day off.

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From a great distance, Su'en spotted the three-masted sailing ship heading north...

The flag fluttering from the mast bore the emblem of coins and oranges, the banner of the Luyin Empire's Merchant Alliance, not pirates.