Just as Danheng had expected, when he found the shipowner, the man seemed to have been waiting for him for quite some time.
"Sir, I'm truly sorry—"
"Shipowner, there's something—"
The two spoke at the same time, then stopped at the same time.
Each of them saw what they wanted in the other's eyes.
"Sir, are you looking to switch to another ship?"
The shipowner waited eagerly for Danheng to give the answer he wanted to hear.
"Yes, I—"
"Thank you!"
Unexpectedly, Danheng had only said yes before the shipowner seized his hand and shook it fiercely several times.
"You have no idea! Just this afternoon, another storm suddenly rose at sea and swallowed an old fleet that had been based in Vast Sea City for decades!"
"All the other passengers have decided not to sail in a few days because of this storm. You were the only one left!"
As he spoke of today's storm at sea, the shipowner could not help but reveal deep fear on his face.
Even though he had lived by the sea since childhood, he had never seen such a violent storm in all his years.
Even from an incomparably great distance away, he could see the terrifying sight of the storm connecting sky and sea.
And despite being so far away, the harbor had still been affected. Some smaller boats had been blown about by the storm's aftershocks, though fortunately, nothing serious had happened.
Under a storm of that magnitude, he did not believe any fleet could return alive.
"Besides, sir, to be honest, if you're not in a hurry, you should wait a while before going out to sea."
"Lately, I don't know whether the Sea God is angry or whether some soul beast is stirring up trouble, but the sea has