Even someone like Zhang Tie, who had known beforehand that airships existed, was stunned beyond measure the first time he saw one. Let alone those seeing an airship for the very first time.
From the moment the airship appeared over Saint Hena City, in just a few short hours, there had been over a hundred scattered traffic accidents on the city streets. Drivers would spot that thing floating in the sky, crane their necks up in a daze—and their moving vehicles would crash into nearby ones.
No sooner had Zhang Tie and his party come ashore than they received a report: to ensure the fairness and impartiality of tomorrow's fleet wager battle, as well as the effective enforcement of the agreement between both sides afterward, Golden Roc Bank had dispatched a knight and several important figures from the bank to Saint Hena Island aboard the airship. They would personally witness and oversee tomorrow's fleet wager battle.
What was a grand gesture? This was a grand gesture.
At this moment, Golden Roc Bank's strength had been laid bare in the most naked fashion. The airship hovering above Saint Hena Island had become the strongest proof of Golden Roc Bank's power and foundations.
Not long after Zhang Tie returned to Sea Blue Castle, Connor, patriarch of the Renard Family; Blaiman, patriarch of the Willis Family; and representatives from the many prominent families of the Ewindara Archipelago gathered once more at Sea Blue Castle.
The arrival of Golden Roc Bank's important figures and knight meant that, before tomorrow's fleet wager battle, they would hold a preliminary meeting and discussion with both participating sides. Since Zhang Tie had not returned earlier, and to demonstrate Golden Roc Bank's impartial stance, this meeting had to wait until he was present. Only with both sides jointly witnessing