I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 362 - 231: Balahavi, Meteaga Goddess (Double-Length)
Stubborn.
Rogel couldn’t help but chuckle.
"If you want it, just take it, it’s yours."
With that, Rogel took out the Red Coral Gem and touched it to the Illusory Black Stone.
With a whoosh, the Red Coral Gem disappeared.
Uvie Muzhe said nothing.
"Roar roar!"
Seeing the gem suddenly disappear, the little dragon was frantic, circling around Rogel, searching everywhere.
Is Uvie Muzhe competing with a child for a toy?
Rogel was amused.
With a splash, he cast the fishing rod again.
...
Over several days, Rogel kept using the save-load technique and the Good Fortune Pointer to lock onto the location of the lucky spot.
Finally, after some time, Rogel found the location indicated by the Good Fortune Pointer.
"Hey! Hey! I’m here! I’m here!"
A faint excited voice came from the distant sea surface.
On a solitary island made of reefs far away, a man was excitedly waving at them.
Is this good fortune?
Rogel was a bit surprised, but still let the Bone Spirit steer the ship over.
"Thank heavens, the goddess blesses me, I almost thought I would be trapped on this damned island..."
After being rescued, the man was tearful, muttering continuously.
Goddess blesses?
Is this guy a believer?
But when he scanned the person’s information, he discovered that he was just a normal human, not a believer of Faith.
The only special thing was his extremely pale skin, the kind that hadn’t seen sunlight for a long time.
He probably belonged to the territory of a certain divine Faith.
Rogel frowned slightly: "What’s your name, and how did you end up here?"
"Ah, oh, yes, right, I should thank you, thank you, Captain."
"My name is Ted, I’m a farmer from Balahavi. I usually busy myself with farm work and such, but recently Balahavi hasn’t had enough food. My father sent me out to fish, but then..."
"But then I encountered a storm at sea and was swept onto this island..."
"If it weren’t for you all, I probably would have starved to death here."
After a somewhat incoherent recount, Farmer Ted seemed to realize the crew’s wariness towards him. He wiped his hands, and after a moment of hesitation, took something from his waist.
"I... I really don’t know how to thank you. My money and fish were blown away by the storm..."
"I don’t know what this is, but it might slightly express my gratitude..."
With that, Ted cautiously looked at Rogel, the mysterious-looking captain.
His intuition told him that the handsome young man before him was definitely not an ordinary person.
And Rogel’s gaze fell on what he handed over.
[Thunderstruck Jellyfish Lid]
[Type: Extraordinary Materials]
[Effect: After consumption, causes poisoning and paralysis.]
[Explanation: A jellyfish unlucky enough to be struck by lightning during a storm. Probably no fool would choose to eat it directly; at the very least, it should be sprinkled with a little salt.]
What a coincidence!
This was exactly one of the materials Rogel needed to brew the Deputy’s Potion, and it was the hardest one to obtain!
The Good Fortune Pointer really is useful.
"Then I won’t be polite."
Rogel took it.
"Where is your home? If it’s on the way, we might be able to take you back."
Seeing this, Ted breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he began to talk about his hometown.
According to him, Balahavi is his home. And Rogel also found Balahavi’s location on the map.
It’s a large island rather far away, and by the scale of the Sea of Confession, it might be as big as Ozuric Island in the Five Great Seas.
Balahavi is also a region that produces various grains in abundance.
The reason Balahavi is rich in grains is inseparable from their Faith.
Meteaga Goddess, also known as the Goddess of Fertility and Harvest, is the most devout Faith in the Balahavi Region.
Balahavi was originally a very dark sea area.
This darkness isn’t in character but refers to a vast sea area in and around Balahavi that is under constant overcast skies, never seeing the sun.
In such weather, crops shouldn’t be able to grow at all.
But the Meteaga Goddess provides the Balahavi Region with sunlight that enables crops to grow rapidly.
The people of Balahavi call it "Harvest Golden Mango."
They faithfully worship the Meteaga Goddess, and the goddess grants them the Harvest Golden Mango, allowing them to have an endless supply of food.
The largest city in Balahavi, City of Harvest, was thus established.
Furthermore, the Meteaga Goddess has another ability that the people of Balahavi are convinced and delighted by — the gift of a child.
It is said that if one places harvested rice, wheat, and other crops at home, along with a divine statue of the Meteaga Goddess, and offers devout worship, their wife could quickly become pregnant.
Countless people in Balahavi have tried it.
Even men diagnosed by doctors as infertile found it effective.
"The doctor said I couldn’t have children. I simply didn’t believe it."
"I prayed earnestly at home for over a month, and my wife stayed at the church for more than a month... hey, guess what?"
"My wife got pregnant!"
"I always said that doctor was incompetent! Absolutely nonsense!"
Ted beamed as he marveled, then recited two more lines.
"...Meteaga Goddess above, Ted thanks you for your kindness and grace, this is the Divine Gifted Son..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
After hearing this guy, the crew of the Gelin couldn’t help but exchange puzzled looks.
Even Yas’s expression was quite peculiar.
"You... just prayed? You didn’t touch your wife during that time?"
Mira probed.
"No, I never left the prayer room during that month."
"Only by being devout enough can one receive the goddess’s grace, no doubt, I succeeded."
Ted said this with a hint of pride in his excited eyes.
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Rogel was left speechless.
The crew on the Gelin was also rendered speechless.
Although, somehow, something just seemed off, you know...
"I escaped disaster this time, surely the Meteaga Goddess and the Divine Gifted Son are watching over me."
Ted mused.
Rogel was silent for a while, then changed the subject: "We won’t head to Balahavi for now; you can take another ship from the next island."
"Of course, offering me a helping hand is already very generous of you, esteemed captain."
Ted nodded gratefully.
Rogel nodded back, then said, "By the way, have you heard of the Eye of Dusk?"
"Or something like the Dusk Soul Spirit?"
He was somewhat curious about this suddenly appearing element.
"The Eye of Dusk... I vaguely heard monks at the church mention it..."
"It seems to be a heretical Faith that leads people towards corruption and death."
Ted said; beyond that, he didn’t know more information.
Of course, I know it’s nothing good. That’s like nothing at all...
Rogel couldn’t help but internally critique.
...
Time slowly passed.
During this time, Rogel also tried exploring the cave.
However, as soon as he entered, he suddenly realized he had reached his tier limit, and the combat experience gained could only be allocated elsewhere.
So, Rogel had to retreat from the cave, deciding to wait until he advanced to the Deputy Tier before exploring further.
Eventually, after a long time at sea, the Gelin approached its destination.
Giant Tree Island.
Although the name sounds impressive, it is actually just a small island with few inhabitants.
If there’s something special, it’s that the center of the island has an extremely large tree.
This giant tree can be seen from a great distance at sea, even serving as a sort of lighthouse.
The Gelin quickly docked.
To Rogel’s relief, he finally saw people on this small island.
Real humans, living humans.
This brought Rogel a sense of relief.
