End of December 1488, thirty-five thousand li from the East, Kingdom of Portugal, Lisbon Port.
Countless sails stood tall, masts formed a forest. Hundreds of various merchant ships docked here, flags of dozens of commercial city-states fluttered at their bows. Dark-skinned laborers unloaded goods, exquisite horse carriages carried the nobility, and merchants filled the port market. Here was one of Western Europe's most significant trade ports, and a trade node connecting the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
With the Kingdom of Portugal establishing a series of castles and outposts along the West African coast, spices, gold and silver, ivory, and slaves from the Southern Continent were continuously transported by the powerful Kingdom Fleet, infusing this ancient seaside city with the strongest vitality.
