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Overview

Yunzhou (云舟, Yúnzhōu, 'Cloud Vessel') is the cloud-silk skyboat transit system in Honor of Kings: World. Rather than a fixed location, Yunzhou is a ridable vehicle operated by an NPC pilot, connecting the West Yunluo Highlands (西云落高地) exit point of the Tianzhu Ruins underground network to Jixia Academy on the main campus.

Access

Interlude walkthrough (article 2122122_4), after leaving the Tianzhu Ruins (天柱墟), players reach West Yunluo Highlands aboveground and meet the Yunzhou Pilot (引舟使). Speaking to the pilot boards the Yunzhou and triggers the transition cutscene to Jixia Academy. Dongfang Yao accompanies the player during this transit, and major dialogue and exposition cutscenes fire onboard.

Thematic Design

The Yunzhou is functionally a cloud-silk skyboat, thematically echoing the 云丝 (cloud-silk) material that constructs Jixia Academy's Tongtian Tower and other buildings. The boat itself is depicted as wind-borne, suspended on cloud-silk ribbons that wrap around its hull, and it moves between destinations along designated flight paths above the landscape.

Distinction From Flying Mounts

Unlike personal flying mounts that the player controls in real time, the Yunzhou is a scripted transit system. It follows fixed routes between predetermined destinations, with cutscenes and dialogue triggered during the journey. It is best understood as a world-transit event rather than a mount.

Narrative Role

Yunzhou's introduction during the Interlude chapter 'Supreme Academy' (最高学堂) is a scripted arrival beat: players who have just emerged from the underground Tianzhu Ruins transition from the murky cave network to the bright open skies over Jixia, with the Academy visible in the distance as the Yunzhou approaches. This is one of the most cinematic world-transitions in the launch build.