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A P-3 Orion of the Royal Cardonian Air Force patrols the waters North of Cardonia, they are 350 kilometers out and are near the Northern Continent.

"Contact! Two ships!"

The plane descended just below the clouds and head towards the detected vessels. Cardonia has been monitoring the situation in the Northen Continent for quite some time now.

It has become a point of interest because of its supposed oil deposits and iron ore deposits way up north. Based on intel from merchants, the Demi-Human Kingdoms are vassal states of the Empire, thus trading for their oil would be impossible for the Cardonians. Cardonian oil fields and even the new Archesian ones aren't sufficient enough to accommodate their demands thus sooner or later they would need oil.

The plane flew above the ship.

"Looks like cargo, they are oddly designed huh?" the commander said as they observes the vessel through the aircrafts FLIR cameras. The vessel is a steamship with sails, built with wood and iron, iron barrels pres
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