Chapter 403 - 251: Black Bone Sea Monster, Kizi Church
Uvie Muzhe said with some confusion.
"Not important."
Of course, Rogel knew what important news Mahart was talking about, but he just wouldn’t tell Uvie Muzhe.
"You kid, you really value your reputation..."
Uvie Muzhe couldn’t help but mutter.
However, what he didn’t know was that Rogel had long learned the so-called "important news" from Mahart through a saved game file.
’Church trial ceremony...’
’It seems these guys are planning to compete for the ownership of faith on Magrela Island...’
’To encounter such a thing right upon arrival, really quite a coincidence...’
Rogel thought to himself.
The important news that Mahart mentioned was naturally this ’church trial ceremony’.
He had heard it from a Faith believer who was drunk as a skunk in the tavern.
This believer happened to be a member of the ’judge’ side in the church trial ceremony.
’Kizi Church, unclear faith, but its internal doctrines are extremely open, and the church frequently hosts dances of delight that make the pirates exceedingly envious...’
’Wow, I really underestimated the openness of these followers...’
The ’dance of delight’, to put it bluntly, is a silver party.
The Kizi Church greatly encourages internal congregation to freely enjoy themselves.
Rogel clicked his tongue in amazement.
Never expected, never expected, this Kizi Church actually holds a powerful position on Magrela Island.
It seems seductive power is indeed strong, with many like-minded people.
Got to find some time to take a look.
Of course, Rogel just wants to broaden his horizons.
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The outline of Magrela Island finally emerged on the horizon in front of the Gelin.
This is the largest island in the Weston Sea Area, once known for the island’s skilled shipwrights.
Nowadays...
After paying the fee, the group had just reached the gangway and witnessed a scene that was incredibly embarrassing.
Several beautiful female followers with explosive figures exposed their fair thighs, casting provocative glances at the people just disembarking.
Behind them stood two sculptures in an intense embrace.
Without a doubt, they were believers of the "Kizi Church".
They proclaimed the doctrines and greatness of the Kizi Church to passersby, while also offering some "benefits" that were hard to refuse.
Many men couldn’t help but pause here, enjoying the benefits while chuckling.
"Tsk tsk."
Rogel couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement.
"This... is simply unsightly, why are the believers dressed like this?"
Lina blushed slightly, a bit shocked.
"So big..."
Noemi exclaimed in awe.
Mira appeared very rational, even with a sense of familiarity: "Why are they the only ones allowed to promote at the dock? Is this Kizi Church the mainstream faith on Magrela Island?"
She keenly noticed that aside from these female followers of the Kizi Church, there were almost no other churches promoting at the dock.
"No, this island supports freedom of faith, and there are many other church forces on the island."
"Let’s move on, this place is crowded, better not attract trouble."
Rogel spoke up.
Before leaving, he couldn’t resist taking one more look.
Those lucky dogs, the followers of the Kizi Church must be ecstatic!
...
The group had already completed their disguising work before landing on the island.
They had hidden their flags and replaced them with those of merchant ships, changed their clothes, and stowed away the Bone Spirit and the like.
Of course, there were naturally crew members left to guard the ship.
Rogel’s primary task was to first find out the location of a shipyard on Magrela Island.
He had to figure out a way to modify the Gelin.
Rogel acted with meticulous caution.
Soon, he had inquired about the most famous shipyard on Magrela Island.
Interestingly enough, this shipyard was named Black Pearl.
When they navigated the Gelin into the Black Pearl Shipyard, there were already several ships lined up.
Rogel found the owner of the Black Pearl Shipyard.
"Special modifications?"
"As long as you can pay the price, I can help you modify the ship."
"Here’s the list."
The owner nodded and handed it to Rogel.
[You received: Black Pearl Shipyard Ship Modification List ×1.]
[Deep Sea Rigid Wood Modification: A rigid wood born from the deep sea, extremely hard and can resist ordinary black gunpowder explosions, impervious to seawater corrosion and insect bites. Price: 848 Gold Coins.]
[Jade Clam Shell Modification: The texture of jade clam shell is smooth, appearance beautiful, possessing a certain self-protective function, while also emitting some special scent to automatically ward off some dangerous marine creatures. Price: 900 Gold Coins.]
[Sea Siren Skin Sail: A sail made from low-quality sea siren skin, capable of providing the ship with tremendous power, though occasionally emitting a plaintive song. Price: 820 Gold Coins.]
[Sea-leaping Keel Modification: A ship keel crafted by highly skilled artisans, not only hard and flexible, also possesses the ability for automatic navigation, and even danger evasion. Price: 1858 Gold Coins.]
[...]
There’s no denying, the modification technology of the Black Pearl Shipyard was remarkable, with plenty of options on the list.
This is still under the premise of only having [Special Modifications].
However, there were also drawbacks to these modifications.
Too expensive...
Although Rogel had anticipated this, upon seeing the prices, he couldn’t help but exclaim: "Isn’t this a bit too expensive?"
You must know, those are hundreds of gold coins, not copper, nor silver coins.
All along the way, Rogel’s savings amounted to a few hundred gold coins, not even enough for one modification of the Gelin.
With these few hundred gold coins, he was never short of money all the way, basically buying whatever he wanted.
So it’s not that he has too little money, it’s the ship modification prices that are just sky-high.
Let’s put it this way, the cost of just the first item, [Deep Sea Rigid Wood] modification, was enough to buy about ten Gelins.
Faced with Rogel’s surprise, the owner shrugged helplessly: "Can’t help it, sir, just bringing in materials costs a fortune."
"You should know, how dangerous creatures like sea sirens are, only some professional monster hunters and bounty hunter teams would venture to kill them for materials."
"A piece of sea siren skin costs dozens of silver coins."
"If we want to make it into a sail, it’s not something ordinary people can do, we also need to hire some blessed tailors to do it, otherwise it would waste the materials..."
"And mounting the sail isn’t an easy job either..."
The owner began to explain earnestly to Rogel.
Actually, he was right, such advanced modification craftsmanship really isn’t something an average person can manage.
Transforming a ship into one with extraordinary power requires immense effort and funds, there’s no need to even imagine.
"..."
Rogel pinched the bridge of his nose.
Unexpectedly, Rogel didn’t worry about money when he first set sail.
Even after a long time at sea, he didn’t worry about money.
Yet now, even when he was on the verge of becoming an angel-tier extraordinary life, he was still worried about money...
It’s just how unpredictable life can be.
But he could only shrug.
If he wanted to navigate through the mist area, then modifying the Gelin was imperative.
No matter how short on money, he had to resolve it.
"Let me think about it first."
Rogel said to the owner before taking the list to discuss it with the crew.
Of course, unsurprisingly, most of the crew chose the [Deep Sea Rigid Wood] modification and the later [Sea-leaping Keel] modification.
"I personally think that jade clam shell is quite nice..." Noemi’s whisper drew blank stares from the others.
It’s clear as day that thing is definitely all show and no substance.
Besides those, there were some other minor detailed modifications.
All in all... at least two thousand to three thousand gold coins...
After calculating, everyone fell silent.
Noemi scratched her head: "Well... maybe let’s not modify it after all..."
"Seems we’ll have to linger around Magrela Island for a while."
Rogel smiled, looking at everyone.
