After taking only three to five steps through the fog, everything suddenly opened up before him.
Ahead lay a calm sea, followed by one fast-sailing ship after another.
Chu Qing casually leaped onto one of the ships, then discovered:
Though the great ship had looked rotten from the outside, there was not a trace of decay aboard it.
Even the tattered sails were now completely intact.
He looked toward the other great ships and found that they were the same.
The entire fleet looked perfectly normal.
"An anomaly?"
"I haven't encountered one of these things in a long time."
Back when he had been in the Imperial Capital of Great Qian, he had cleared anomalies in exchange for Recommendation Letters.
He had eventually entered the Imperial Capital Martial Academy, gathered resources, and risen to power by force. That was how he had become who he was today.
It could be said that anomalies had been one of his sources of starting capital.
He rather missed them.
"Though I didn't bring any money, with the power of my blood and qi, I should still be able to grind this anomaly to dust!"
Chu Qing strolled across the deck at will.
People came and went across the deck.
There were richly dressed noblewomen, elegant handsome men, sweet and delicate maidservants, and fat-headed, big-eared merchants.
Upon the Endless Sea:
A single ship was a city unto itself.
Most people would remain aboard for a year, perhaps even longer.
They became friends with one another, even temporary husbands and wives, lovers, or enemies.
Chu Qing moved through the crowd, feeling utterly out of place among them.
He passed through layer after layer of decks, watching the scenes produced by the anomaly's evolution. It was as though he were watching a movie, except he was