Throughout the long history of China and the rest of the world, waterways had often held an important place among humanity's travel options. At one point, they were even considered the best routes.
There were multiple factors behind this status.
First, in terms of carrying capacity, ships held an enormous advantage, allowing them to dominate waterway travel.
Compared with land-based transportation such as horse-drawn carriages and livestock, ships could carry more cargo and passengers, enabling transportation on a far larger scale.
For example, the more than two hundred people gathered from the Four Great Territories had all fit aboard a single light frigate.
If they had traveled by land, they would have needed at least four or five buses.
Second, waterways were relatively safe, especially canals that did not connect to the sea.
As long as they ensured that no forces had entrenched themselves along the canal banks, it was extremely difficult for anyone to threaten ships traveling through the canal.
The open surroundings made ambushes difficult, while ships naturally possessed much stronger defenses than vehicles and were also better at escaping.
If someone truly launched a war, the final victor would still be uncertain.
Now, the four of them—Liu Zhi included—were experiencing this firsthand! Once the frigate started moving at thirty-five knots, equivalent to sixty-five kilometers per hour, it was simply absurd.
The scenery along the banks seemed to have been put on fast-forward, constantly racing backward.
If they could maintain this speed all the way, they would only need to return to where the Red Flower Gang was located in... Liu Zhi silently calculated for a moment, then cursed under his breath.
"The difference between people is seriously bigger than the difference between people and dogs."
The greatest advantage of water transport was that it could operate continuously