I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 344 - 222: Fallen Demigod, Deal (2-in-1)
After all, Rogel flew down from the prison.
[And at the end of these stairs leading down, there might be another fallen demigod.]
Rogel pointed to the dark entrance of the stairs behind him.
After speaking, he looked at Weinan in front of him.
[But you should know, no one ever thinks they have too many treasures...]
Rogel had no friendship with her, nor any obligation to help each other. In fact, Weinan wasn’t even human.
This wasn’t because Rogel was heartless, but the foundation of their cooperation was already weak.
After all, considering the relationship between the humans and the Yudona in this world... it was already good enough that Rogel wasn’t fighting her.
And Demigod Embers are certainly precious with no market value, something you might not find even in the future...
In summary, Rogel thought Weinan’s offer wasn’t enough.
Though exploring together might indeed be easier, Rogel wasn’t interested in wholeheartedly helping an unfamiliar alien race retrieve treasures... He wasn’t a charity worker.
The mermaids had at least aided him before. As for the Yudona? They had already fired several harpoons at his Gelin.
If it weren’t for the decent [Magic Potion Recipe] Weinan offered, Rogel might not have even considered giving her a chance to add to the offer.
Hearing Rogel’s words,
Weinan didn’t become angry. Instead, she answered seriously.
After a short silence, she looked at Rogel.
[If you help me get the Demigod Embers, then I can give you everything you need.]
After saying this, Weinan looked at a nearby sea beast.
It seemed that the sea beast could sense her thoughts without her saying anything.
She closed her eyes, and a moment later, the sea beast conjured a larger point of light.
Weinan looked somewhat fatigued, but her gaze was resolute.
[This is my greatest sincerity, containing all the conditions I can offer.]
[If...]
She only said half of her sentence before stopping. No need to say more, if Rogel disagreed, they could only see whose strength prevailed.
Even though she knew her chances of winning weren’t high, that was how it was.
Rogel nodded and didn’t speak.
If the price was right, he could certainly part with a second portion of Demigod Embers.
Then he touched the light orb.
Some memories surged into his mind.
...
"Forbidden Appearance, her sea beast is a Forbidden Appearance! This is blasphemy against Yudona Lord!"
"She should be thrown into the Abyss of the Sea!"
"Execute her!"
In a summoning ritual, the young Weinan looked blankly and helplessly at the surrounding Lord Church believers, not knowing why she was receiving such malice.
But at this moment, her brother Pinolius stood up, shielding her behind him.
"Weinan did nothing wrong. I won’t let you do this!"
Weinan didn’t pay attention to what he said afterward.
But the back that shielded her was something she remembered clearly.
...
"Nobles everywhere growing in power, foreign races coveting, the Empire is in decline, yet the Church still leeches off us..."
"Just for the fight over believers, they clash with the Divine Blood, starting wars, completely ignoring the nation’s precarious state!"
"Pious believers usually die young, yet they say it’s a blessing from the Lord!"
"I, as Emperor, am powerless to control my own country..."
"Even protecting my own family requires looking at the Church’s face!"
"I will not allow it!"
Leaning against the door, Weinan could clearly hear her brother Pinolius’s conversation with Reita.
...
"You bear a great lineage, this Angel Relics is the perfect testament, yet also viewed by the Church as a Forbidden Appearance, a blasphemy against Yudona Lord..."
"If you can find the Demigod Embers, you might have the opportunity to truly wield the Angel Relics, uncover the ugly truth, and dominate your own destiny..."
...
A series of memory fragments, like a compiled film, appeared in Rogel’s mind.
Rogel frowned slightly.
From these memories, it wasn’t hard to see that the Yudona Lord Empire was strongly gripped by the Church’s power.
The Lord Church didn’t care who was Emperor, only the believers mattered to them.
Of course, whether the believers could eat, survive, or how long they lived, they didn’t care at all.
Weinan’s brother Pinolius was an emperor concerned for his subjects, ambitious.
But in a world with deities, ambition and political acumen are far less daunting than sheer power.
Aside from these memories, Rogel found the "bargaining chip" he desired.
However, he didn’t notify the deal immediately but stared at Weinan in front of him.
[Are you really this comfortable letting me see these memories?]
There was a lot of confidential information in these memories, yet Weinan trusted him enough to show them.
[This is my sincerity.]
Weinan looked at him calmly.
[Moreover, I can discern souls.]
[And I’m quite accurate.]
Rogel chuckled.
Then he put away his smile and laid out his terms.
[I can help you find another portion of Demigod Embers.]
[But I need a set of "Fish Shell Ship Clothing," ten portions of "Bottom-Feeding Fish Food," the books you mentioned earlier about advancing Magic Potions, plus a map of the sea region and some Extraordinary Materials...]
[And aside from the Demigod Embers, all other findings belong to me.]
As for the Extraordinary Materials, there’s no need to say much.
This, one might say, is the most relaxed condition; even if it empties Weinan’s stock, she will consent.
As for the [Fish Shell Ship Clothing], it was an Extraordinary Artifact Rogel saw in her memories that could make his future voyages easier.
[Bottom-Feeding Fish Food] is crucial to swiftly moving to other sea areas.
These items were necessary for Rogel, and they were mostly rare, impossible to buy through ordinary channels.
Only by seeking help from Weinan, a Yudona noble, could he hope to acquire them.
[Deal.]
Weinan agreed to Rogel’s terms without hesitation.
[Then let’s set out.]
Rogel said.
...
Outside the Lava Rock Prison, on the Gelin.
"Why has the Captain taken so long without coming out..."
"Those Yudona have also gone inside; who knows what’s happening in there..."
Noemi sat on a small stool, speaking with some concern.
This time, no one responded to her.
Some were cultivating, while others were lost in their thoughts.
Lina stood quietly to the side, gazing at the Lava Rock Prison, her hands caressing a Sound Transmission Conch.
"Roar~"
At this moment, a somewhat immature dragon roar came from behind her.
Accompanied by the sound of click-clacking footsteps, a white young dragon, with a small patch of star-like spots on its forehead, came to her feet, nuzzling her affectionately.
Of course, this young dragon had hatched from the Dragon Egg.
Recently, after the Yudona fleet entered the Lava Rock Prison, the Dragon Egg had finished its strange movements and hatched.
However, this young dragon was very small, about the size of a puppy, extremely petite.
"Hungry again?"
Seeing this, Lina bent down to stroke its head, then went back to the kitchen to fetch a piece of meat and handed it to the young dragon.
The young dragon swallowed the meat in one bite, burped contentedly, then clip-clopped into Rogel’s room and leapt into half of a eggshell.
"Crunch!"
After nibbling on the rim of the eggshell, the young dragon lay in it and fell contentedly asleep.
"Sister Lina, is this really a Giant Dragon? It seems a bit underdeveloped..."
"I’ve heard that even at birth, Giant Dragons are at least a meter long..."
Noemi, who also noticed the young dragon’s appearance, whispered to Lina.
The reason she whispered was because the dragonling understood human language and held grudges.
When it was first born, Noemi had exclaimed how small it was, and it had chased her around biting her for quite a while.
The Dragon Egg that Rogel had brought back wasn’t small, yet it had hatched into this little creature the size of a puppy, which seemed very incongruous.
"Roar!"
Before Lina could reply, a young dragon’s head poked out from the eggshell’s edge, glaring angrily at Noemi.
