Just because I've succeeded in recruiting shipbuilders and the impoverished from Guillaume doesn't mean everything is over.

I've only just opened up a path for trade in the Kingdom of Lyon, but I haven't secured any business partners yet.

Still, I probably won't have to go out of my way to find someone to trade with.

“We are the Maron Trading Company, based in Marseille. Some even refer to us as a trading giant.”

If this were Joseon, in East Asia, that phrase would be followed by some modest expression like, "But we’re not quite that impressive."

Because in Joseon—or …