Sure enough, Captain Beidou's Crux Fleet had first-rate sailing skills. Even in the face of such a raging storm, they made it through without suffering any losses.
The voyage originally scheduled to take five days stretched to six, but that was entirely because Captain Beidou put safety first. Had she tried a riskier approach, they could certainly have arrived on time, but Beidou clearly wasn't the sort of captain who would endanger her crew just to save a little time.
After breaking through the thunderstorms offshore, Yucheng and his companions finally got a clear look at Inazuma. There was no denying that people who spent a long time at sea developed a longing for land. However unremarkable it might be, it was no less than a worldly treasure in a sailor's eyes, and Ritou's scenery was hardly poor to begin with.
For people who had never seen them before, the buildings, steeped in an old Japanese style, had a distinctive charm.
Since Beidou's ship carried all sorts of contraband, and there was even a wanted criminal among the crew, they naturally couldn't dock openly at the port. They had to use a small boat to take everyone ashore.
At the port, a blond man dressed in red was sitting by the waterfront, waiting listlessly for something. The moment he spotted Beidou, he dropped his lackadaisical air, straightened his clothes, and ran over excitedly to greet her.
"Hey! You're finally here, Liyue's captain! You sure kept me waiting. And these three stowaways... huh? Only two? This friend looks like a local, doesn't he? Oh, no, I mean three honored guests."
"Who else could we blame but your Shogun? The thunderstorms and rough seas off Inazuma have been even worse lately. My fleet got to show off its skills, but we were