The snow in October is becoming heavier, and this year's winter seems colder than last year's. Although the waters of the Heilongjiang River are still turbulent, no one knows if a cold wave from the far north will freeze it after moving south. Therefore, the kingdom's longships must return.
The kingdom's "Blood Oath" and "marriage alliance" with the Maha tribe have established the first local tribal ally downstream of the Great River, and an even closer benefit would be the complementary military provisions and strong men trade between the two parties.
"Aguda, my brother-in-law, my good brother! You've checked, we've basically left all the supplies on the ship. There are a total of a hundred iron spears, ten bundles of iron arrows, ten iron axes, ten iron pots, ten bushels of rice, ten boxes of liquor, and ten bags of salt... enough to arm your tribe and get through this winter!"
