In the past timeline, Handsome Chao was always regarded as some narcissistic and eccentric old man by players. Not only was his shipyard extremely small, but he also refused to rent or sell any of them out.
This was already during the time when most shipyards had opened up to players and allowed them to rent ships to travel the sea.
Thus, his small shipyard's popularity dipped drastically and many avoided him like a plague.
That was until one player who was clueless and did many missions to earn Evershade Merits stumbled across the old man.
The old man was able to sense the merits of the player and swiftly requested for an exchange. The said player was initially reluctant, still holding a misconception that his merits were worth a lot.
Hence, the player rejected, only to realize the merits were useless everywhere besides the old man who showed great interest. Without a choice, the player shamefully returned to the old man and obtained an Epic Ranked Warship.
