Chapter 3: Unchanging Course

Rainwater mixed with mud poured into the trenches, carrying leaves into the river, emitting the unique earthy scent of rainy days.

Ge'er Siding looked down at the indecipherable substance under her feet that seemed like feces, maybe mud, with a profoundly complicated expression on her face.

But clearly, there was something even more shocking waiting for her.

Looking at the Bloody Mary on the riverbank, Ge'er suddenly felt the urge to turn around and leave, "It's even worse than a rag-picker's tin shack!"

Captain Johnson walked toward his beloved ship, glanced at Ge'er, and said with a smile, "It may not look pretty, but she's got guts."

Bi Fang followed behind Johnson and took a glance.

It was truly shabby, like an iron shack hastily erected in a refugee area, its side patched up with collected, rusty iron sheets, forming a larger metal wall to shield from wind and rain.