Several months had passed since Morry last visited the docks of Sige Town.
The expansion had brought additional berthing spaces.
Hos, accustomed to being rude and disagreeable, sometimes made valid points.
Without the renovated and stabilized dock, his merchant ships would likely have to queue behind those currently unloading, due to the lack of docking spots.
And it wasn't just the docks that had been transformed.
The brick town he'd left unfinished had now been completed.
It lay in silence, like a low castle, its array of red brick and glazed tile buildings orderly and square, even grander and more spacious than the humble dwellings and streets of the Free City, particularly clean and wide.
Even the worldly merchants had to admit, living in such an environment was a pleasure; he didn't even catch a whiff of any foul smells.
