Dragon Bones, Youxia

Jiang Wang didn't need to rush to Little Crescent Island as quickly as possible.

He had sent Chongxuan Xin back to Wudong Island precisely so they could take their time along the way.

He wanted to slowly experience the sights and customs of the Near-Sea Archipelago, feel firsthand just how much influence the Sea Fishing Tower wielded here, and search for a possible way to break the deadlock.

He now had Chongxuan Sheng and Jiang Wuyou's full support, but even with their combined strength, they still couldn't measure up to the Sea Fishing Tower.

After all, the Sea Fishing Tower operated on the same level as a national power like the Qi State.

The three of them together were still insignificant compared with the Sea Fishing Tower.

So they needed a way to break the deadlock, a crucial point of entry, before they had any chance of prying open the Sea Fishing Tower's rules and rescuing Zhu Biqiong.

Seated in a little Dragon-Bone Boat making its way among the islands of the Near-Sea Archipelago, Jiang Wang quietly thought over his own affairs.

These little Dragon-Bone Boats could carry thirty people at a time and were the most common vessels among the islands of the Near-Sea Archipelago.

Compared with the Hundred-Fin Boats commonly seen on inland rivers, Dragon-Bone Boats were better suited to the wind and waves at sea, and came in different sizes.

Of course, they could only operate in the near sea.

Boats bound for the Lost Realm's waters had a unique design and all fell under the category of War Machines. Ordinary forces couldn't get their hands on one.

The competition between the Qi State and the Sea Fishing Tower was plain to see throughout the Near-Sea Archipelago.

For example, when riding a Dragon-Bone Boat, the fare could