"Father, was everything smooth?"
Simon, who had just returned home, was greeted by his second son's inquiry. Mr. Simon had two sons, one was born to his legal wife back in his own country, and he was also his eldest son.
In this era, people always referred to some merchants who liked to venture abroad as "adventurous speculators," and some merchants even called themselves "descendants of adventurers," but only they truly knew themselves.
Aside from a few who aimed to elevate their careers to greater heights, most merchants "wandering" abroad did not originally intend to venture outside.
This world is not yet safe enough, and transportation is inconvenient. This is not the era where one can reach most corners of the world in a day or two; things are still quite backward here.
If it weren't necessary, no one would willingly risk leaving an environment they are extremely familiar with and venture into an entirely unfamiliar environment, gambling their lives.
