'(This book is the sequel to 'The King of German Mercenaries', and it is the second stage of the story development.) It took Marin six years to struggle from being a poor wandering knight who was kicked out of the house to becoming the earl of the country. , and established the famous Blackwater Company, with 20,000 powerful mercenaries under his command, becoming the king of mercenaries. Obviously not the end. Ever since, Marin brought powerful mercenaries armed to the teeth, set off a bloody storm all over Europe, and started the rise of the European Emperor. In the end, the North Sea became an inland sea surrounded by all the territories of Marin. Peru and Gold and silver from Mexico, saltpeter from Chile, sugar and spices from Caribbean islands, and gold from South Africa... are continuously transported back to Europe to add nourishment to the new empire...'