Right as the tremors began to run through the ship, Qin Ye had already released his Yin energy to protect the entire ship.

The sound of chaotic footsteps rang out outside, and after about 10 minutes had passed by, the door of Qin Ye's cabin was finally knocked on, and Qian Duolai's voice was heard outside. "Your Excellency."

"Come in." 

Having secured Qin Ye's permission, Qian Duolai made his way into the room. He was holding a bottle with both hands, and he offered the bottle up to Qin Ye in a respectful manner.

What's this? 

Qin Ye inspected the bottle with an intrigued expression. This was a rather uncommon hexagonal bottle that was completely transparent, and inside it was a rolled-up piece of parchment paper.

A letter in a bottle, eh?

Qin Ye turned to Qian Duolai as he asked, "Why did you bring this to me?"

"This is going to sound very far-fetched, but this is what the ship appears to have crashed into," Qian Duolai replied with tightly furrowed brows. "At the time of the impact, the only thing in contact with the ship was this bottle. It's very difficult to describe what happened... The bottle was like a mountain, and a massive section of the ship's hull has caved in from the impact. The shape of the caved-in...