I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 172 - 150: Major Advancement

[Talent: Metamorphosis, Blood Sucking Skin.]

[Explanation: After absorbing the skin flakes of a mysterious creature, the Deep Sea Blood Touch has become a new species. What it will eventually become remains unknown.]

After devouring the flesh of monsters on the fourth layer, the Deep Sea Blood Touch has undergone two [Metamorphoses], and its level has greatly increased, reaching close to level thirty.

During these two metamorphoses, Rogel chose to enhance [Quality].

Although its tier did not change, its level and form improved, and it gained a new skill [Bloody Domain].

This can be seen as an extension skill of the talent [Blood Sucking Skin].

[Bloody Domain lv3: Releases the accumulated blood energy within, forming a domain that can manipulate blood flow to attack enemies.]

It has a group attack effect, making it a rather decent skill.

And the harvest from exploring these four layers of the cave...

Thinking of this, Rogel couldn't help but complain.

A bunch of prayers and marks, or scepters with similar functions to marks.

To Rogel, these are nothing but scrap metal.

He would never risk using them before fully understanding the concept of Faith.

Of course, there was some equipment worth mentioning, even an Extraordinary Equipment Blueprint, but it was still related to Faith, so Rogel planned to leave it to gather dust in the warehouse.

So the only useful items were a piece of equipment and a special artifact exchanged from a whale merchant.

[Ancient Demon Pattern Cloak]

[Type: Equipment · Extraordinary]

[Quality: Purple]

[Defense: 15/15 (Physical / Magic)]

[Usage Requirements: Extraordinary Tier or above, Spirit 12.]

[Special Effect: Consumes one-third of current Spiritual Value to activate "Demon Pattern," forming a demon pattern shield that can block a large amount of damage.]

[Negative Effect: The wearer will be confined by the ancient demon pattern, reducing movement speed by one-third during combat.]

[Explanation: Equipment forged with lost ancient demon pattern craftsmanship, with a gem on the shoulder that drives the demon pattern, luxurious yet elegant.]

This cloak not only has powerful effects but also looks incredibly stylish, with a sleek black texture that's smooth yet tough.

After obtaining it, the fickle Rogel immediately announced that the Death Energy Black Robe was banished to the cold palace.

Though he didn't like using the Death Energy Black Robe during combat anyway.

Despite the negative effect of reducing movement speed during combat, the special effect of the Ancient Demon Pattern Cloak outweighed the drawbacks for Rogel.

After all, he had the Fog Flash Skill, which wasn't restricted by the Ancient Demon Pattern Cloak.

Secondly, there was another item exchanged from a whale merchant during the exploration today.

[Good Fortune Pointer]

[Type: Special Artifact]

[Special Effect: Points to a place that will bring you good fortune (single-use item).]

[Explanation: If you're truly lucky, you probably don't need this thing.]

Habitually ignoring the explanation, Rogel put the item away.

These were his recent gains.

Then he looked at the newly appeared text.

[After battling with two three-headed snake lizards, you suffered severe injuries.]

[At the grand hall entrance, you heard faint hissing of snakes, filled with pain and anger.]

[Winged Serpent—Purilas, the culprit behind countless deaths, is holding a crucial metamorphosis ritual just beyond the grand hall door!]

[The grand hall door can't be opened, but you discovered a secret statue and a vortex teleportation gate.]

[Secret Statue—The grand hall's main door has reawakened.]

Looks like it's time to fight the boss.

Rogel thought to himself.

In the first four layers of the cave, Rogel not only obtained equipment and items but also found some clues about this cave.

The monsters he slew mainly fell into two categories.

One type were snake creatures whose souls had been extracted. They had almost no intellect, only the instinct to attack, like zombies.

The other type was the subordinates of [Winged Serpent Purilas]—the snake lizards.

These snake lizard subordinates were its minions, and their task was to sacrifice all sea serpent species along the way through rituals, extracting their souls while seemingly taking something else as well.

The ultimate beneficiary was the [Winged Serpent Purilas] behind this door.

It was conducting a special ritual, sacrificing countless sea serpent lives to metamorphose into a new species.

"Is this Purilas an Apostle Tier creature?"

Rogel speculated.

Of course, it's just a guess. Purilas might very well be a Lord Quality extraordinary creature.

"Let's have the Deep Sea Blood Touch undergo another metamorphosis first."

"It has already undergone two [Quality] metamorphoses; this time, it might reach the Apostle Tier."

Rogel thought to himself.

After devouring the blood and flesh of many creatures, the Deep Sea Blood Touch had accumulated enough energy to undergo a new metamorphosis round.

[Deep Sea Blood Touch undergoing metamorphosis...]

At Rogel's behest, the Deep Sea Blood Touch once again entered the metamorphosis state.

Rogel exhaled and brought his attention back to his main body.

By now, the Gelin had already entered the Royal City Sea Area.

The weather in the Royal City Sea Area was similar to the Harmony Sea Area, often calm and sunny.

The islands within the Royal City Sea Area were numerous, with many merchant ships coming and going.

There were also navy fleets unlike ordinary ships patrolling back and forth.

[Captain Rogel, your new cloak is so cool!]

Seeing the stylish Rogel, Noemi exclaimed in admiration.

[Really? You have a good eye, hahaha.]

Rogel laughed heartily, without any modesty.

Noemi was momentarily speechless.

[Brother Rogel, where's the thing you're looking for?]

Mira asked.

[It should be soon.]

Rogel glanced at the pointer.

[We're almost at the Royal City.]

[Do you want to rest in the Royal City? I've never been there.]

Wolf Sister wagged her tail in anticipation.

Although Noemi had been to the Royal City Sea Area, she hadn't been to the Royal City.

Being in the Five Major Seas, anyone who had heard of the Royal City would naturally aspire to it.

[We're going.]

Rogel nodded.

Because his Cave Pointer was also pointing towards the Royal City.

Even if the second Land Cave wasn't in the Royal City, resting there was still beneficial.

However, heading to the Royal City was naturally dangerous due to the Mother Goddess Church.

But Rogel didn't take it too seriously.

He figured he could just change the flag and disguise when going out.

If the Mother Goddess Church made a big fuss and caused the Royal City to go on full alert, Rogel would accept it and reload to make a run for it.

...

By evening, everyone finally spotted traces of the Royal City on the horizon.

The Royal City on Ozuric Island gradually emerged on the sea's surface.

Ozuric Island is the largest island among the Five Major Seas, its main island covering nearly twenty thousand square kilometers, with numerous affiliated islands and abundant resources.

The Royal City of Ouzelik, moreover, is the absolute political and economic center of the Thousand Islands Kingdom, gathering the top people from the Five Major Seas, making it the most prosperous island city in the Five Major Seas.

As soon as the Gelin entered the range of Ozuric Island, they felt an atmosphere entirely different from other sea areas.

Merchants' ships streamed in ceaselessly, fleets were countless, and even at night, numerous kingdom navy patrolled, with distant lighthouse beams guiding the way for ships. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Rogel also switched to True Perspective to observe this scene.

"It's so prosperous! I've never seen so many ships and such a large port before!"

Mira and Noemi exclaimed in amazement.

Yas and Lina stood quietly beside Rogel, appreciating the thriving Royal City pier.

Hoo—

A sharp whistle was heard.

Everyone turned towards the sound, and on a nearby patrol boat, a watchman was signaling them.

"Adventurer's Guild, head to the North Point Pier, don't dock here!"

The watchman shouted loudly.

Rogel responded and then steered towards the North Point Pier.

The pier they were approaching was a trade pier, no wonder there were mostly merchant ships around, and the dock was packed densely with vessels.

"Merchant ships seem to need to queue; there are so many ships."

Mira observed, sighing.

"I hope we don't have to queue; I really want to explore the island."

Noemi said.

"Alright, let's prepare to dock."

Rogel instructed.

Being close to the Royal City, Rogel retrieved the Bone Spirit, and they needed to maneuver the Gelin to dock manually.