The two enormous ships sailed across the sea for more than three months before finally reaching shore.
Sea Tide Town was a familiar place. Its harbor was sizable, but the two enormous ships still had to pass through one at a time. Once the first ship had unloaded its passengers, it sailed out a short distance, and the second pulled in.
After more than three months away from land, the people aboard were almost sick of eating fish. Steamed fish, boiled fish, grilled fish, fish soup, dried fish, fish balls-the same dishes over and over. Some elderly passengers said even the fishy smell made them want to vomit. The children did not mind, running back and forth across the deck and treating the ship like a playground.
The first group had weak legs as they stepped across the gangplank onto the docks. After swaying aboard ship for over three months, they were no longer accustomed to solid ground beneath their feet. They staggered as they walked, as though drunk.
Loa stood on the docks, watching people disembark ship after ship. Wangcai crouched at his feet, wagging his tail and sniffing hard.
"Boss, the smell of earth." Wangcai took a deep breath. "Finally, something other than salty seawater."
Wuzhui stood beside them and flicked his tail, his dark golden eyes fixed on the distant horizon. He had been cooped up aboard ship for three months, barely getting to spread his wings. Even with his temperament, he had nearly gone stir-crazy. Now that they had reached land, he wanted nothing more than to take flight immediately.
Feeding and housing four thousand people was also a major problem.
But Loa had already chosen a place. The O'Brien Empire's Northwest Province was not far from Sea Tide Town, only a day's ride away. There