In the Great Nautical Age, the first to taste the sweet fruits of monopoly was the maritime overlord, the Kingdom of Castile.
Beatrice, who once nearly ascended to the throne as the Queen of the Golden Empire, had said,
"This ocean belongs only to Castilia, whereas the likes of Hightins, Iris, Netherland, Rhein Alliance... they are but a pack of hyenas wishing to feed on the carrion of our prey.
Once we use the Aztecs' blood sacrifice to 'He Who Skins', and take down two empires in one fell swoop, we will drive them all out of Banta'an."
This shows just how steadfast their resolve was in safeguarding their monopoly.
These pioneers, who were the first to eat the crab, used a myriad of Sacred Relics similar to 'The First Overseas Expansion Order' in their hands to first find the Banta'an Archipelago, flowing with milk and honey.
For a hundred years, they had an absolute monopoly over the overseas routes of the First Circulation Zone and the supply channels of Banta'an.
