I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 74: Faith?

The conditions offered by Louis Kaiya might seem very generous to him.

But for Rogel, they aren’t necessary.

Money?

Rogel isn’t in short supply of that right now.

The treasures obtained from Captain Black Brick haven’t been used up yet, and Kael has already delivered another cartload of money.

Treasures?

With the Dark Sea Hunter, a clone capable of swimming freely in deep seas, finding shipwreck treasures is easy.

It’s only the weapons and equipment that are worth some anticipation.

What he truly lacks right now is one thing.

Information.

At least information about the Extraordinary Domain within the Five Major Seas and the Thousand Islands Kingdom.

For example, knowledge of magic potions, crafting of extraordinary equipment, distribution of extraordinary materials, the real distribution of extraordinaries in the Five Major Seas, what lies beyond the extraordinary tier and how to advance...

Of course, if there’s any description of the "Tide Ceremony," that would be good too.

Rogel guessed that Louis Kaiya might not be able to meet these requirements.

After all, the conditions he offered were "weapons," "treasure maps," "rewards," and the like.

And judging by his attitude towards Rogel, this seemed to be the case.

However, Rogel still inquired with a try-and-see attitude.

As expected, after listening to Rogel’s question, Louis Kaiya frowned.

He was silent for a moment, then spoke.

["...Although I really want your help, Mr. Rogel, I must honestly tell you that I don’t know much about this information..."]

Louis Kaiya took a breath.

He suddenly realized that he somewhat overestimated himself.

He thought he knew a lot and was wealthy enough to offer sufficient leverage.

But this extraordinary, Rogel, just threw out a very reasonable demand that stumped him.

This made him deeply feel that the more you know, the less you realize you know.

Thinking of this, Louis Kaiya suddenly smiled with slight self-mockery.

["I thought I had enough leverage to move you..."]

["You’ve taught me a lesson, Captain Rogel."]

Thinking of this, Louis Kaiya’s desire to trade mostly faded.

Implicitly meaning, even if Rogel refused this trade, it would be well within reason.

["If you have time, perhaps you could visit the library at Kaiya Castle."]

["Maybe you will find the knowledge you need there."]

["As for that ceremony... it’s not that I don’t want to speak, but my memories related to it are very vague."]

After speaking, he chuckled wryly, waiting for Rogel’s response.

Looking at him, Rogel suddenly smiled.

This Louis Kaiya is not a good person.

But he is definitely a very clever person who can see the situation clearly.

Despite having a bad impression of him due to Dr. Sally,

now it seems, at least he’s not outright hostile.

["If the Mother Goddess Church doesn’t have any other Devoted Knights, I might have some free time to check out the library."]

Rogel said.

He was somewhat interested in the library of the Kaiya Clan.

There might be some unexpected discoveries, who knows.

Upon hearing Rogel’s words, Louis Kaiya’s eyes brightened slightly.

He naturally understood the implication behind Rogel’s words.

Not directly refusing meant there was still a chance to continue the transaction.

["In the Mother Goddess Church on Nadewilo, there are probably only a few shivering believers left."]

["The Kaiya Clan welcomes your arrival, Captain Rogel."]

After saying that, Louis Kaiya nodded to the servant, signaling it was time to leave.

...

Kaiya Castle is very large.

At least that’s how it seemed to Rogel.

After all, it was his first time seeing such a delicately constructed castle made of stone bricks.

However, Rogel didn’t have much energy to focus on these for now.

With Louis Kaiya leading, they headed straight to the library of the Kaiya Clan.

["I suggest you search directly from the bookshelves over here."]

["Here are mostly histories, secrets, novels, and travelogues; maybe you’ll find what you need."]

Upon hearing this, Rogel nodded.

Then he began to carefully flip through these books.

Louis Kaiya stood quietly aside.

The first book Rogel checked was a history book called "Kingdom Overview."

It talked about the history and geographic distribution of the Thousand Islands Kingdom.

There was also some noteworthy information.

The Thousand Islands Kingdom was unified by "Ozulik" over five hundred years ago, and its royal city was named after Ozulik, located at the center of the Five Major Seas.

It also described extraordinary aspects of Ozulik being three meters tall, having a godly appearance, being able to move mountains and split seas with a clap.

However, these things... those who understand will understand.

For the rest, Rogel didn’t look closely, just continuously searching for potentially key information.

Of course, he also took screenshots of the book’s contents to save.

Planning to later classify them into files on his computer for easy reference.

Soon, he finished one book.

No relevant information on the extraordinary domain.

But this was within his expectations.

Then he began to flip through the next one, still looking through roughly, taking detailed screenshots.

After flipping through about a dozen books, Rogel found what might be critical information of uncertain authenticity in a book of secrets.

"Believers pray devoutly, offering their faith to the god, receiving divine blessings, gaining powers beyond normal people..."

In front of the screen, Rogel read aloud the line of text from the book.

Offering faith to the god?

Faith?

Rogel suddenly furrowed his brow.

Faith is one of the three attribute values for his game character!

That Devoted Knight earlier gained power by exchanging faith?

He recalled the glow on the greatsword after the Devoted Knight’s chant.

Thinking of this, he summoned the information for the Devout Greatsword with a thought.

[Devout Greatsword]

[Type: Weapon·Extraordinary]

[Quality: Green]

[Attack Power: 18]

[Usage Requirements: Body 7, Faith 15.]

[Special Effect: Can charge the Devout Greatsword by consuming stamina. Once fully charged, it can unleash "Wave Slash."]

[Negative Effect: Your devotion to the Mother Goddess faith slightly increases.]

[Explanation: A standardized greatsword produced by artisans of the Mother Goddess Church, perhaps they have a complete assembly line to exploit artisans.]

’Your devotion to a certain object of faith slightly increases.’

The moment Rogel saw this line after the negative effect, he felt his scalp tingle.

Increasing devotion is a negative effect?

The game prompt was very clear.

It’s plainly telling you that faith in some god or the like isn’t a good thing.

Then why does my game character have a Faith Value?

And it’s one of the three important attributes?

Moreover, the Fog Flash skill can be paid for using a combination of Spirit Value and Faith Value?

"...?"

Rogel scratched his head.

He now truly felt a principle.

The more you know, the less you understand.

This damn Faith Value, what on earth is it?

Could it be that I’ve unknowingly started believing in some god or something?

Rogel felt a headache swelling.

As a staunch materialist, he was completely indifferent to gods or faith.

However, he still knew far too little now.