Malacca
The port city of Malacca was bustling with activity. It was the break of dawn and the harbour was already wide awake. The streets were filled with shouting traders and creaking wooden hulls of the stationed merchant ships from different kingdoms. The air was filled with a slight tang of salt and a blend of natural herbal spices like nutmeg and clove.
Local labourers thronged the streets towards the approaching merchant ships to unload the goods. Malacca was a port city located in the Strait of Malacca, an important maritime choke. It was very lucrative to hold this maritime choke as multiple trade ships passed through this very choke towards China and the Pacific Ocean.
Malacca was a port city where wealthy merchants from China, India, and other European nations go to sell their goods like fine silk, gemstones, textiles, and timber. It was an unmatched market for commodities that ensured it's steady influx of wealth from all over the world.