The Dragon Race displayed the splendor of its former reign as Lord of the Myriad Worlds. Now, whether humans were in the Northern Grasslands, the deserts of the far west, the southern forests, or the eastern coast, as long as they were near a Dragon Race Sea Eye, they could use it to reach the banks of the Yangtze River outside Baling City swiftly.
More and more humans from across the land were carried ashore by waves formed by the Sea Eyes. Although they emerged from the water, their bodies remained dry. Only after they reached shore did splashing water wet their shoes and socks.
Beneath the blue sky, white water met brown earth, bearing people of every description.
Over a hundred thousand Jing Kingdom officers and soldiers were stationed along the riverbanks, maintaining order, guiding visitors, and preventing accidents. Most did not speak with Xiang Prefecture accents; the majority had been transferred from Jiangzhou and the capital.
To many visitors' astonishment, numerous shrimp soldiers, crab generals, and fish demons occupied the river near its banks. Unlike ordinary members of the Water Race, their eyes held less of that savage, bloody red and more of a clarity resembling human eyes. Many of their scales bore an extremely faint, pale golden tint.
These water demons patrolled the edges in orderly formations. Whenever a visitor accidentally fell into the water, they came to the rescue immediately.
A great crowd of people from the Qi Kingdom poured out of an enormous Sea Eye, numbering over a thousand at a rough count. Then a great blue wave rose, supporting them like an enormous reclining chair and slowly carrying them toward shore. Along both sides of the wave, numerous water demons escorted them like guards.
Atop the great wave, the Qi Kingdom scholars stared beneath