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Chapter 16 - Chapter 16: A Surprise Guest from the Song Dynasty

One day the queen of Bali received a letter from the Song dynasty, it was about her book. That letter dated the 3rd of October, and arrived here yesterday, she checked the calendar, and they are so quick. Just one month, the post letter was traveling by ship from the Song dynasty, and they were getting faster every time. Dear princess Kang, Thank you very much for the manuscript you sent to me. I was very excited that you wrote about astral traveling, now readers in our country like to read adventures from time to space traveling in cosmos, we will edit and prepare books for printing in a big number of printing books. I will find here good story illustrator or painter to prepare art for your book, now culture of art is emperor biggest love and supported by emperor of Song dynasty in many ways. I am also a big fan of stories from the lives of our people in other countries, so please write as more about Bali kingdom lifestyle so we will organise literary festivals and invite authors and noble writers to take part in events, even emperors often visiting this kind of culture festivals. You maybe know my elder brother is emperor personal doctor now, he helped you to deliver baby, he often talking to me about you, and when time allowed him to travel, he may visit Bali kingdom in search of medicine elixir which can be product from flower that can grow only in tropical climate. I will wait patiently for your next book manuscript,Marquis Le CongTo tell the truth queen was surprised that her doctor coming to visit here, it appears that new " the "age of leisure traveling ship" in Song dynasty become so popular since she was young lady, nowadays when she walks around harbour, she could recognize ship from her homeland by flags and because they are biggest and longest ships anchored in the port. They from outside looked like big house or royal palace 60 meters long, interior inside was not so much different from luxury yachts in 21 centuries, even some was godliest because some parts were made from real gold, and sofas from silk fabric, maritime culture of shipbuilding was so developed in era Song dynasty. She remembered that she had even fan as an air conditioning in her room on ship, yes, sailing ships with compass for navigation and oars, several decks and lots of separates cabins, merchant lounge and salons, as daughter of overseas trade merchant she traveled with father, because it was common to bring family and children to ship even for sailors who worked on ships. Remembering the days from her past youth of joy, the queen couldn't stop her tears in eye, there were also sad moments when father took her to travel in order that she forgot her first love and fiancé general admiral who lost life in the war. Doctor Cong arrived in Bali kingdom next year, there was special research mission he had been appointed directly by emperor of Song dynasty, enemy country was so often attacking borders of Song dynasty, and soldiers of Song dynasty was so tired and lost energy during fights that they felt so sleepy all the time, even emperor could understand that soldiers need to recover and rest enough in order to win. The Bali kingdom was famous in Asia as kingdom with a powerful elixir to recover health and was made from flowers and plants that can grow only in tropical climates like Bali Island.Queen of Bali gives him helping hands and introduced to local flora, as he though there was flowers that can have bad effects and cause people to fell over tied and sleepy, but also exist antidote remedy which can heal body, that way also he helped princess during her pregnancy to recover her body from poison flower.