"Blockhead, how are we supposed to get across...?"
Gazing at the seemingly boundless ocean, Cang Xiaoxuan bit into a candied hawthorn and asked as she chewed. She simply could not understand why an Armed Doll like her could eat at all. It made no sense whatsoever.
"There's no rush to cross the sea yet. A storm is about to arrive." Fu Hua looked out at the ocean before them. Though it was exceptionally calm at the moment, that calm carried the warning signs of impending danger.
"And look at those merchants... they're all packing up their goods and abandoning their plans to set sail now."
Fu Hua pointed toward the distant outlet leading into the sea. This was one of the exits of the Maritime Silk Road, and many merchant ships passed through here.
"But... even if there's a storm, it won't stop you from crossing the sea, will it?" Cang Xiaoxuan still did not quite understand.
"There's no need for that. It would be troublesome, wouldn't it? The sea during a storm can't really threaten me... but it would still cause some inconvenience. And it'll only take a day at most." Even with considerable strength, Fu Hua would not deliberately go up against nature. It simply was not worth it.
"Fine, then. We're not in a hurry anyway..."
Seeing Fu Hua say that, Cang Xiaoxuan did not insist.
"Then... where are we going to wait for the storm to pass?"
"There should be a village or town nearby. We'll go there."
The Great Tang had not adopted the isolationist policies of the later dynasties after Shenzhou. Instead, it supported exchanges with overseas nations and encouraged maritime trade. The Maritime Silk Road was the finest proof of that.
Through economic exchanges with other nations, the Tang Dynasty had become the