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Off the coast of Brunas, the busy sea lanes were bustling with countless small ships, most of which were of modest tonnage and used for short-haul cargo transportation.
Although most navies in this world had phased out sailing ships, the scale of military shipbuilding programs was so vast that civilian transport developments hadn't progressed as quickly as one might have expected.
Most of the coastal transport ships had wooden hulls and were small, rendering them of little value for attack and with limited cargo capacity.
Nevertheless, many large ships had been built, some civilian liners exceeding 3,000 tons, truly deserving of the title "giant ships."
Near the farther outside anchorage, countless patrol boats shuttled back and forth, and the massive smokestacks of warships belched thick smoke, further darkening the already dimming sky.
