The year is 1522.

Many European nations were competing with one another. The stage for this competition was none other than the sea.

They became more powerful by finding new continents and forming allied ports as they traveled across the seas.

Portugal, located at the end of Western Europe and on the outskirts of the Iberian Peninsula, turned their sights to the ocean early on because of the geographical difficulty in exerting their influence in the Mediterranean.

Likewise, their neighboring rivals, España, created an invincible fleet known as the 'Armada' in order to aggressively expand their influence in both the Mediterranean and the ocean.

England also invested their royal funds and raised their national power for dominance over the seas, which was already controlled by España and Portugal. And the Ottoman Empire began to expand their influence in order to keep the European powers in check.

The passion to explore the unknown, the desire for endless riches, and the power to enrich the nation's glory.

With their own reasons, numerous people begin to set sail into the vast oceans.