Five years later, at the end of summer, the sun burned fiercely in the sky.
The merchant ship, crowded with people, docked at Nanliu Port.
This was the third trading port of the Northern Continent, where people of all kinds disembarked, their faces bright with joy as they looked ahead.
"So this is the Northern Continent."
The first stop in the Northern Continent greeted them with a port city they had never seen before.
In the city, carriages and pedestrians hustled about, goods were busily transported, and vehicles laden with merchandise raced along the smooth streets. Not far off, in front of a colossal statue, crowds knelt on the ground as if on a pilgrimage.
"Great King, what are they doing?"
A young girl, fresh from disembarking, asked.
"Making an offering."
The Six-Eared Macaque, having transformed into human form, responded as he looked towards the statue.
It was a double-sided statue; on one side was a beautiful human figure, on the other an imposing Monkey King.
