Although Mr. Jim was very angry, he eventually calmed down somewhat and began to speak about his family's situation—The Millerson family originated in sea trading, and by his generation, only two three-masted ships remained in the family. Jim risked everything to sail between Sicily and the Southern Archipelago. In his youth, he was considered a genius, capable of fighting; he even led his father's old comrades to seize two two-decker ships from pirates.
Later, when the Changtangians' fleet arrived, he seized the opportunity and began trading with them.
Gradually, he gained a reputation in Sicily as a famous mediator, and his business grew ever larger. However, it all started to go wrong after his eldest and second sons bought land and built a mansion in Florence—not business problems, though.
What Old Jim discovered was that Sora, unbeknownst to Sicily, had led his children down the wrong path.
