Pigtail Bay.
The sky was thick with dark clouds. It was only just past noon, but the day was already so overcast that no light could be seen.
The Porcupine, the first ship of the Porcupine Territory, had seen a great deal of service. Now, most of its equipment was being unloaded, and many items were being moved out from its cabins.
Several slaves struggled to lift a massive weapon—a giant iron barrel named "cannon"—onto the ship.
The Tuna family had made the first move, infuriating Leech, and he had no intention of taking it lying down.
The Porcupine could fit two cannons at most, but he planned to station six Caster apprentices on board.
These Caster apprentices had all been trained recently. The weakest among them had a Spiritual Power of 2, while the strongest had 5.
'As long as I'm willing to sink in the resources, I can always cultivate talent.'
Each of them had been ordered to learn Magic and would serve as the ship's cannoneers.
In the valley.
