ELECTUS

Wide River port used to belong to Gaster Kingdom way before Xakro ill.u.s.tratio l caused the Civil War, but that of course all changed before the ill.u.s.tratios broke through Gaster Kingdom"s defences and claimed their land as their own around 184 years ago.

Xakro figured that if the ill.u.s.tratios can"t break through the impenetrable Gaster Kingdom defences, they had to cut their incomes. Which is why they invaded their port(Wide Rivers port), cutting half of Gaster Kingdom"s profit which send them all downhill.

Gaster Kingdom resisted for 3 years but they finally collapsed.

People were starving so they had to migrate someplace else, where they met a more brutal end in the search for salvation.

The port of Gaster Kingdom was halfway through being built when the ill.u.s.tratio invaded.

By the time the Ignites there decided to build the port, many people migrated already, never to return. They were heavily under staffed.

But now that"s nothing but unchangeable history.

Something else that seems unchangeable is how wide the river attached to the port of Wide River is. Hence the word, "Wide River" port.

Although different in size here and there, the very entrance or the river connecting to the ocean, is 4-5km wide.

Meaning all the rivers in Ignis aren"t exactly rivers since they are inverted and filled with salt water, making it all the more special.

Lia is a ill.u.s.tratio girl with unusual strength compared to the rest of her female kind.

While other full grown fishermen struggle to pull out a 100kg fish, she does it with one hand and she can sip tea with the other if she had too for some reason.

So considering her ma.s.sive strength able to be compared with 4 full grown men, she found it reasonable to fish with a spear and rope.

And reasonable enough, her family is slightly above the common folk when it comes to a financial status thanks to her.

Her reputation began when she pulled out a 200kg Striped Marlin out of the water, alone.

That"s roughly half the weight of a full grown Striped Marlin, but it isn"t a task that one man can do without risking his life when it comes to fis.h.i.+ng it out of the water with a spear.

When selling fish, it goes a Gold Coin per kg. So considerably, Lia fished out a salary in her first try of spearfis.h.i.+ng.

Due to the risk Fishermen commonly take, they earn above common folk if they sell it themselves instead of selling half to the Castle.

Selling it to the castle of "Wide River" means selling it for half the price.

Which could be quite more profitable if you think about it. Its quick easy money.

The Castle buys it right away while selling it on a store or anywhere else takes more work and can lead to fish rotting.

The Fishermen can choose if he can sell the other half to the castle or not, but the other half is mandatory to be sold.

Then the Castle sells the fish to its people for the normal price(1gc per kg).

It is a way that benefits both the fishermen and the Kingdom, and what is excessive, is sold elsewhere.

Lia chose to enter deeper waters this time, so considering she earned a reasonable amount of Gold ever since fis.h.i.+ng when she was 14. She bought a big boat but not big enough to be considered a s.h.i.+p.

The boat is about 10 meters long, 5 meters wide and is well constructed. It isn"t cheaply built and it costs 3000 Gold Coins.

It was rare to see a 16 year old handling so much Gold.

Her family dislikes how strict she is about Saving Gold Coins. They feel like the family should buy more expensive things which often aren"t necessary but all based on ego.

Lia firmly sticks to the expression

"If you want it, start working, get it."

It isn"t exactly sane to buy things one doesn"t need when someone else is paying, putting in hard work for those Gold Coins.

"Are we ready to depart Jim?"

Asked Lia. She does want to spear fish but she doesn"t want to go there alone, moving a 10 meter long boat across the ocean is something she can manage to do but she would need to take breaks too often.

So she promised all of the 3 crew members, a portion of her earnings if they don"t manage to catch anything out themselves. If they do manage to fish though, she doesn"t have to pay them anything.

"Yes mis Lia. We are all ready to put her on the test!"

Jim is just an experienced Fishermen Lia met on the Fis.h.i.+ng area. She doesn"t share a personal connection with him but work relation.

So if there was a secret to keep, Jim or the other two, aren"t the ones for the job.

They are all in this for the gold after all.

If they can a.s.sist Lia spear a full grown Striped Marlin or Black Marlin which is twice the size, they get a part of that small fortune because it would qualify as "their catch" not just Lia"s.

But fis.h.i.+ng a Black Marlin alone is something that even Lia isn"t confident about. It"s like trying to pull a boat on dry land, a boat that can run backwards that is.

"Perfect. Let"s get that Gold! I a.s.sume we all are aware of the rules when it comes to profit. I don"t want "but i want more" after we start sailing this Boat."

"We all are clear of the plan miss Lia. Let"s start sailing this beauty."

Normally, one lady getting in a boat with 3 men sailing far from the sh.o.r.e, is generally a bad idea.

The lady can get raped easily if she doesn"t cooperate. But considering Lia"s strength, the chances of her tying them all up and raping them one by one and throw them in the ocean is more possible than the 3 men raping her. Lia was never attracted to any man before so this is a good definition of the **** possibility with her being the victim(if that makes sense).

They sailed their way a kilometer from the sh.o.r.e. It"s deep enough to find big fish and is close enough to not get lost in the ocean, the Kingdom of Wide Waters is clearly seen although it looks like one single boat from that distance.

"Black Marlin in the water!"