Unbeknownst to all, the Archipelago had become a well-known supply point during the Age of Exploration, featuring the most incredible Sailless Ships, disciplined soldiers, and advanced weaponry.
More importantly, it held endless business opportunities—
Those islanders who looked just like the natives seemed to have somehow obtained knowledge supposedly from the "Celestial Kingdom." Whether it was mechanics, agriculture, livestock, or medicine, here one could find answers to many principles that people previously hadn't understood.
Of course, beyond some provable theories, the island was not lacking in "heresies" either, such as a religion called "Wang Lingguan," which preached the evil ideas of a round Earth and atheism.
If it were in Europe, such unconventional talk would have long been drowned in public denunciation.
But on this isolated paradise, no one could silence the islanders' mouths, nor dared to challenge the dignity of the island's rulers.
