The Blood Dragon Warship was simply too enormous; Port Vias's harbor could not accommodate it at all. Left with no alternative, the giant vessel could only anchor in the coastal waters some five li from the port, while fifty cargo ships were dispatched from the harbor to ferry the Blood Dragon Warship's goods ashore one by one.
Before coming to the Western Continent, Lin Qi and Ying Zheng had made ample preparations for this long voyage. Lin Qi had not come to wage a campaign, but to establish a foothold. Thus, his identity had been carefully embellished, and the Blood Dragon Warship had been stocked with an enormous quantity of goods. For a colossal vessel of such size, it took all fifty cargo ships a full day and night to transport every last item into the port warehouses for storage.
In the Vias Commercial Federation, so long as you were willing to spend money, you could buy the very best of every service. Lin Qi paved the way with gold coins, and the customs officials swiftly processed entry formalities for Lin Qi and his entourage, issuing them passports reserved for the highest-ranking distinguished guests.
At the same time, with a vast amount of gold thrown around, Lin Qi rented the largest and most fully equipped warehouse district in Port Vias. Goods of every kind were steadily moved inside. Countless merchants gathered at the harbor in curiosity, gazing toward the giant warship several li away as they speculated about Lin Qi's origins, and what exactly the cargo he had brought might be.
Only after all the goods had been moved into the warehouses did Lin Qi board a transport ship with Princess Qingli, Elysian Heaven, and the others. Surrounded by several hundred guards, they came ashore at the docks of Port