Chapter 823
Chessboard Island was not a single island, but an archipelago consisting of nineteen islands of varying sizes. The entire island chain stretched over a hundred miles, effectively forming a nation beyond the seas. Over a hundred thousand people lived across this archipelago.
A very small part of them were indigenous to the island, living a simple life where they worked from sunrise to sunset. The majority were pirates who caused turmoil on the seas.
The actual ruler of this overseas country was Wangsun Li, known as the Lady of the Eastern Sea. Traveling merchants had to pay her a certain protection fee. Those who received permission from Chessboard Island could conduct business on the island.
They might sell goods brought from overseas, or liquidate goods snatched from other merchants.
