Chapter 80: News of the Crystal

After two days of sailing in the open sea, the New Moon sailed gradually into a bustling area.

The number of ships around them suddenly increased.

However, most of them were two-masted sailing ships, with very few three-masted ships.

The majority of the ships were merchant vessels, with a few serving as escort ships.

When conducting long-distance trade, some merchants would hire merchant ships for added security. And among them, the wealthier ones might directly hire an escort vessel for the entire journey, similar to a private security company on land.

Of course, there were also instances where the escort ship would seize the merchant ship it was supposed to protect. In the vast sea, order was at its lowest, and violence and brutality were the dominant themes.