[Vineta]
[Sea Blue]
The blazing sun hung high in the sky, indifferently scorching everything on the earth.
Heat waves rolled, and the city was shrouded in steaming vapor, even the monsoon arriving as scheduled could not drive it away.
In the past, Sea Blue Port was bustling with crowded boats and throngs of people, now it was cold and deserted, a desolate scene.
The wharf was filled with three-masted ships, but not a single worker was seen on the piers.
Only a few seagulls spiraled above the anchor ground, unwilling to leave for a long time, vainly searching for any remnants of food to stave off hunger.
News of the United Provinces Army crossing the Torrent River spread like wildfire through the streets and alleys of Sea Blue.
Long ago many Sea Blue People predicted this day would inevitably come;
Long ago many Sea Blue People hoped this day would come soon.
But when the "allied state" indeed crossed the nonexistent border, Sea Blue fell into a peculiar silence.
