By mid-March, it would take a long time to travel 2,000 nautical miles, so everyone decided to start preparing for the voyage.

After stocking up on some food and water, Aray looked back at the small island and asked, "Captain, should we take those stones? Don't you need them for shipbuilding?"

"Forget it, they're too heavy and would just be a burden. No one wants those stones anyway; we can come back for them if we get a chance."

"Alright, Captain. Let's go then. The wind is coming from the east. Ashan, I'll raise the main sail, you raise the front sail, Amin, tilt the rear sail 15 degrees!"