The Wang Clan's Formidable Foundation! The World's Attention

At the mouth of the East Sea where it flowed into the An River, Changning, Great Qian.

On this day.

The sky was high, the clouds pale; the breeze was gentle, the sun bright.

Upon the rippling blue sea, ship after ship passed back and forth like shuttles, creating a scene of extraordinary bustle.

These vessels varied wildly in size and construction. There were ancient wooden sailing ships, as well as colossal ironclad vessels with steel frames and heavy armor. The contrast between them was striking, yet they existed in harmonious unity, like countless stars scattered across a brilliant galaxy, revealing a peculiar charm of time and space overlapping.

At this moment.

A large wooden sailing ship bearing the flag of Great Zhou on its mast passed through the river mouth and slowly entered the An River.

The sailing ship looked rather old. The planks along its hull were dark and blackened, marked with mottled traces of age. Even the white sails hanging from its masts had yellowed slightly, steeped in the vicissitudes of time.

Its cargo hold was packed with Great Zhou's specialties: high-quality spirit lumber, metal ingots refined from various ores, spirit herb ingredients of every grade, as well as luxurious spirit meat and spirit fish produced in Great Zhou's Coldwater Sea.

This Great Zhou merchant ship had long traveled between Great Qian and Great Zhou, earning handsome profits through cargo transport. At the same time, it also took on passenger services, bringing in additional lucrative returns.

After all, in the past few decades, exchanges between Great Zhou and Great Qian had grown increasingly close, and far more common folk now traveled between the two nations than before.

On the deck, a group of vibrant, high-spirited young men and women excitedly took in all manner of unfamiliar sights.