The midstream of Rushing River, muddy waters carrying silt from upstream silently scour the reeds on both banks, making them dirtier with each wash.
As one of the many tributaries of the Rushing River system, this is an essential shipping route connecting the Golden Plain and the Valley Plain outside Rapids Pass, with hundreds of cargo ships navigating its waters daily.
These cargo ships carry minerals from the southern Rhode Kingdom and agricultural products from the Ryan Kingdom's Golden Plain, exchanged for industrial goods at the Thunder City port downstream, or transferred from river ports to seaports, feeding the vast Imperial market.
It's no exaggeration to say that this cargo circulation route forms the main axis of the trade map along the Northeast Shore of Vortex Sea, and simultaneously constitutes the economic lifeline of the eastern region of Aus Continent.
However, at this moment, a feeling of unease permeates this Golden Waterway.
