Just as Lorenzo thought, there are deeper forces in this world influencing its course, namely the Nation-Builders, who have always controlled the flow of information. As long as they don't want the world to know, this intelligence will never leak out.
"Autonomy?"
"Yes, they have the relationship with the King of the Ice Sea as a lord who pledges allegiance to the king, so the place we are going to visit is not only Willerte, but most importantly Ice Bay."
Selyu's fingers glided across the nautical chart.
Lorenzo had heard of Willerte, a large island occupied by the King of the Ice Sea after the civil war, turning it into the capital of various countries and the main diplomatic city of the Viking nations. But Lorenzo had never heard of Ice Bay that Selyu mentioned.
"What is Ice Bay?"
Lorenzo asked. He had also briefly understood the Viking nations, but there wasn't much useful information; they were long trapped in civil war, and news was severely blocked.
