Having accepted the mission, Zhou Ye headed straight for Warrior Port, choosing to travel there aboard an airship with Xigluen.
After all, given Great Zhou's current circumstances, there was no way they could take her on a train.
At the same time, traveling by airship had another advantage: as long as they maintained high-altitude flight throughout the journey, they could effectively prevent their internal routes and the capital's location from being exposed.
Maintaining excellent travel efficiency, the airship's presence was impossible to overlook as it began descending over Warrior Port.
After all, that hot-air balloon was even larger than Nandu Kingdom's ships.
Even Monk Baoyin and the others, who had been ordered to remain at sea, noticed the airship's presence immediately.
"Look over there! What is that thing?!"
When Xigluen had previously led the Pegasus Knights onto the sea and intercepted them, the presence of the Pegasi, as extraordinary creatures, had certainly shocked them, but it had not been enough to make them lose their composure.
The people of Nandu Kingdom, who had suffered constant harassment from orcs for years, knew very well what kind of world they lived in.
Within their understanding of the world, whether orcs, magical beasts, or extraordinary creatures, the existence of such beings was perfectly reasonable. They fell within the bounds of common sense.
The airship, however, was different. That enormous airborne vehicle completely exceeded their imagination. The moment it appeared, it delivered a tremendous shock to their established worldview.
At that moment, even Monk Baoyin, who had remained composed from beginning to end, lost his composure for a while and involuntarily widened his eyes.
Not long afterward, the Pegasus Knights brought word that they were permitted to come ashore.
After all, they still intended to do business with them in armaments. It was only