A Journey of Black and Red - Chapter 214: Kung Fu diplomacy and other diversions

... ortunately, Shanghai is hostile territory, and the city lives through difficult times. A message on my desk informs me that martial law has been declared throughout the city. Constance is in there. I am rather cross.

Towards the end of the afternoon, the skipper comes to see me. All my skippers are Dvergur-blooded men with grim countenances, possibly due to my unique need for both engineering knowledge and tricorn tolerance. They switch because captaining the Fury is a taxing endeavor, b ...