Maehwa Island was bustling daily, crowded with countless merchants.

From the beginning, when Mount Hua established Maehwa Island, it was no small venture. Over the years, its scale continued to expand until it became unmatched by most other trading organizations.

Naturally.

Maehwa Island had practically monopolized the flow of goods between the southern and northern regions of the river.

No matter the war between the orthodox and unorthodox factions, or the lines drawn between them, people still needed to eat, and they needed clothes to go outside.

Merchants from the north who wanted to supply goods to the south, and those from the south wanting to purchase goods from the north, all prioritized Maehwa Island for their trade, to the point where even ten ships were no longer sufficient.

“With all this easy money, why were we living as bandits?”