Chapter 240 Broken Island Chain/Southern Cross
From time to time, Baraz talked about some information he knew about some people in the Four Gods Sea.
Based on the names of these people, Alka and the others would recall some of the information they had learned in the Four Gods Sea.
Knowing the past of these legendary figures made the communication between the two sides more pleasant.
After all, even Balazs himself is just a small figure, and he is only a little famous in this small area.
He found it interesting and novel to be able to understand the legendary past of those distant characters, like those in storybooks.
The communication between the two sides became very pleasant.
From time to time, loud laughter could be heard coming from inside the house.
They continued chatting until most of the food on the table had gone into Porro's stomach.
They were just about to say goodbye.
“It’s a pleasure to communicate with you. You are really rare friends. If you want to leave this island later, remember to come to Southern Cross Island. It is important to reach a target island.”
As he spoke, Balazs waved his hand, and a male member standing behind him came up and handed him the object in his hand.
Balazs took it and handed it to Alka.
"It's just a small gift, don't refuse it. It's very important to you, but it's not rare to us. It's just a little thought."
Looking at the cloth-wrapped object in his hand, Alka nodded without refusing.
Since he said so, it must be something very helpful, and it would be extremely hypocritical to postpone it any further.
"Thank you, we will always remember your help."
"Haha, we are friends now. It's not right to help friends."
Hearing this, Alka also smiled.
"That was definitely my fault, haha."
"It's very late now. Thank you very much for your hospitality. We will take our leave now."
Balazs did not try to persuade him to stay. He smiled and nodded, "Of course, if you have the chance, you must come to Southern Cross Island. We will meet again then."
"It must be so, may the Virgin Mary bless you."
Alka said as she crossed her arms in front of her.
"May the Virgin Mary bless you," Balazs replied.
Afterwards, Alka and others left here and walked towards the port.
Even after Alka and the others left the house, Balazs still stood there with his hands behind his back, wondering what he was thinking about.
"Captain, what are you thinking about?" asked the first mate who had been standing behind him.
"As expected of someone coming from the Four Gods Sea, you are really amazing."
"Amazing?" The first mate touched his head, not quite understanding.
He really hadn't seen Alka's people, so what was so great about them?
But these people are quite good at chatting.
Balazs glanced at him sideways.
"If you can see that, then you would be the captain."
"I'm really looking forward to our next meeting. Let me see how long it will take you."
Having said that, he left the room.
Looking at his captain's back, the first mate curled his lips in disdain.
"He's acting like a captain again."
…
At this time, Alka and the others said goodbye and left, walking on the streets of the town in the cool night breeze.
"What do you think of that Baraz?"
Alka suddenly asked.
"He is not a believer of the Virgin Mary. He was just pretending like that just now." Xia Daiti said suddenly.
"Why do you say that?" Alka was a little surprised. He really didn't realize this.
After all, Balazs just folded his arms and performed the ritual of the Virgin Mary.
“When he folded his hands and prayed for the protection of the Virgin Mary, he did not receive the protection of the Virgin Mary.”
Xia Daiti explained.
"ah?"
Alka made a puzzled sound.
What does it mean? Just make a random gesture and pray for the Virgin Mary to bless you, and the Virgin Mary will really bless you. Is it really obvious?
Even Simon next to her looked at her in surprise.
Isn't this a very common thing? How can it be concluded that Balazs is not a believer of the Virgin Mary?
All I heard was Xia Daiti explaining, "I was once a candidate saint of the church. You know, I almost became a saint."
Alka nodded. Xiadaiti was being modest. She was capable of becoming a saint, but she just didn't want to bear the so-called responsibilities of a saint.
Then he silently complained in his heart: If you hadn't punched the archbishop, you might still be a saint candidate now.
For some reason I thought of Xia Daiti’s dark history.
However, it also indirectly shows that Xia Daiti was indeed once a core member of the church.
“I don’t know about other gods, but as long as you cross your arms and sincerely believe in the Virgin Mary, you will receive her blessings when you pray.”
“It’s just that you can’t see this blessing, and the blessings are few, but they are obvious to the clergy.
Therefore, in the Home Sea, there are many people who do not believe in the Virgin Mary, and they just pretend to believe in it, and many clergymen turn a blind eye to it.
When true believers of the Virgin Mary need help, the clergy will not hesitate to help. "
Hearing this, Alka nodded in sudden realization.
Simon was also nearby, and said with some envy: "So the Virgin Mary is so kind?"
This is something that the believers of the Holy Machine Church dare not even think about.
How is it possible that you can really get blessings by just making a random gesture and praying to the gods?
Alkata didn't know any of this.
To be honest, he didn't care.
At this moment he was suddenly startled.
He doesn't really believe in the Virgin Mary, would he be able to tell?
I couldn't help but ask, "What about me? When I prayed on the boat before, did I receive the Virgin's blessing?"
Xiadaiti looked at Alka and couldn't help frowning with a strange look.
"Of course, and quite a few."
"Really? Haha."
That’s good, that’s good, it’s so scary.
On second thought, I was indeed overthinking it. After all, since I could even use the holy sword, how could I not be a believer of the Virgin Mary?
And I have also received enlightenment before.
Come to think of it, do I really not believe in the Virgin Mary?
Alka didn't even dare to guarantee that he had no faith at all.
Whether it was the Virgin Mary's teachings, what she did, or the kindness she showed, Alka had no reason not to believe.
Moreover, the Holy Mother Church treated me very well and regarded me as one of their own.
So he could indeed be considered a believer of the Virgin Mary. After realizing this, Alka stopped worrying about it.
"Tell me about the rest."
"His cooking skills are not that good, much worse than Juanlu's." Porro said suddenly.
These words made several people stand still and look back at him.
"What's wrong?" Porro said doubtfully, looking at the way they looked at him, and then added: "It's indeed not as good as it is, don't you think?"
"Yes, he is not as good as Juanlu, but do you think it is appropriate for you to say that?" Simon, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but raise his steel left arm and patted Porro's belly.
At this time, Porro's stomach was a little round, and you can imagine how much food on the table went into his stomach.
At least 2/3, and this is a conservative estimate.
Hearing this, Porro pushed away the hand that was patting his stomach. The hand was too hard, like hitting him with an iron rod.
Then he argued: "Food should not be wasted. We are guests and we must respect the host. There is no better way to show respect to the host than to eat the dishes he prepared for us."
It was so well said that it left several people speechless.
"Simon, make a steel needle." Porollo patted Simon and said.
"What?" While asking the question, he raised his left hand and directly produced a steel needle.
Pororo took it and started shaving his teeth.
“Tsk.”
Simon rolled his eyes.
Pororo also complained: "Next time something like this happens, you should let Jason go with you. He is more suitable. This is the only way I can help you."
Alka glanced at him and shook his head helplessly: "You look more intimidating, and have you learned bad things from Jason recently? Why are you becoming more and more like him?"
Especially this shameless look.
"Although I don't know his true thoughts, what he did is at least beneficial to us. We do owe him a favor." Xia Daiti started talking about business.
Alka nodded. That was indeed the case.
No matter what other people's intentions are, at least until now he has always been well-intentioned and is indeed helping them.
Thinking of this, Alka opened the thing in his hand.
This was the gift Balazs gave them when they said goodbye.
After opening it, I found a flag and a book inside.
Alka picked up the flag and looked at it.
This is not a regular flag, but more like a ribbon, with a rope tied to a flagpole on one end and nothing .
There is a red line on the blue flag, and in the middle of the flag there is a cross star.
"What does this flag mean?" Simon asked from the side.
Alka examined it. "There are spells on it. It is woven with some kind of spell material. The technique is very unique and the workmanship is very fine."
That was all he could tell.
"Let's read a book first." Xia Daiti suggested.
Based on the conversation they had just had, this book was clearly more important.
Alka nodded, put the flag away, and opened the book in his hand.
This book is not thick. It feels very thin in the hand, probably only one finger thick.
The book cover is made of some kind of waterproof material, but judging from the material, it is not an expensive one.
"It's actually written in the common language of the Home Sea." Alka was a little surprised when he saw the title on the cover.
He recalled only now that they had been communicating throughout the conversation using the common language of the Home Sea.
Speaking of which, the only language the islanders in the town can use besides their own seems to be the common language of their home sea.
Why is it the Home Sea?
It is not the common language of the Southern Storm Sea, or the other four divine seas.
Even in his dream before, Alka did not get the answer.
The islanders said in their dreams that this language was used by outsiders who often came to trade.
In the merchant ship members' dreams, Alka did not ask for information.
Bring your thoughts back.
Alka looked at the book in his hand.
It says Broken Islands Chain/Southern Cross
Judging from the name, it seems to be a book introducing the Broken Island Chain and the Southern Cross of Landmark Island.
The thickness is about the same.
Alka opened it and looked.
"This contains some information about this area and the Southern Cross Landmark Island, and also includes navigation assistance for the Infinite Ocean."
Hearing this, Xia Daiti and others showed obvious interest on their faces.
This may be their first step to understanding the vast ocean.
"Let's go back and check. Lucilia and the others might be getting impatient."
Hearing this, everyone nodded and quickened their pace towards the port.
It didn't take long to reach the port, where they found Jason waiting on the shore.
When Jason saw them coming, he smiled and waved.
Then he looked them up and down to make sure there was no problem, then jumped onto the deck with everyone else.
"So, what did that person invite you to do?" Jason asked.
"He just saw that we were new to the Infinite Sea, so he wanted to take this opportunity to make friends with us ."
"It is better to give timely assistance than to add icing on the cake."
This surprised everyone.
"How have we been exposed?"
Alka and the others began to briefly tell everyone about some of the conversations at the banquet.
"So that's how it is. I never thought that such details would be exposed." Julia murmured to herself.
She had not expected to be exposed in this way.
"You said that the book records some information about the outside world. Tell us quickly." Lucilia jumped onto Alka's shoulder and urged.
Hearing this, Alka looked at the others.
The eyes of others were also full of curiosity.
After all, although they have been in the Silverless Sea for so long, they know very little about the specific situation of the Boundless Sea.
Now that we have a channel to learn about it, how can we not be curious?
"No problem, let me take a look."
Alka opened the book and read it carefully.
After a closer look, he realized that the information he had obtained from his dream was indeed one-sided and too scattered.
Even what is written here is only the surrounding area and some characteristics of the sea in this area.
"In the Infinite Ocean, nautical charts are completely useless because the ocean here is always changing due to the chaos, including the locations of islands."
“This also makes it difficult to tell the right direction here, because even the ocean, even the islands you have visited, will appear somewhere else shortly after you leave.
The islands that will not deviate due to changes in space or ocean currents are landmark islands. They are always there and are always fixed there. "
“The so-called island chain is a group of islands dragged together by the landmark island. They will also change, but they will reappear around the landmark island at a certain time.
As for the specific mechanism, I won’t explain it here, so I’ll just give a brief description of it.
For example, the island chain dragged by the Landmark Island and the Southern Cross Island is called the Broken Island Chain, and the island under our feet is part of the Broken Island Chain.
It returns to the Southern Cross Island every 30 to 60 days and nights, which is why merchant ships arrive during this period.
They also have to leave again before they stray away, otherwise they will have to wait until the next time they return to leave.
Otherwise, it is very likely that we will be far away from Southern Cross Island, and it will take a lot of time and energy to return.”
After briefly explaining some important information written in the book, Alka took out the flag that Balazs had given him before.
“Although the location of the Signpost Island will not change, the people of the Infinite Sea still created a tool that can guide people to the Signpost Island, the Guidance Flag.”
"This flag is pointing to the Southern Cross Island. Just hang it up and the tail of the flag will always fly in the direction of the island."
After listening to Alka's brief narration, everyone's expressions varied, but without exception they were all somewhat surprised.
Even though they had already prepared themselves mentally, they were still somewhat overwhelmed by the level of chaos here.
"In other words, unless it is an island in the island chain, once you leave it, it is very likely that you will never find it again?" Xia Daiti asked from the side.
Alka nodded. "That's what the book says, if the book is correct."
"Will this be an unknown journey forever?" Julia murmured to herself, and then asked helplessly: "So is there really a seed of life here?"
The so-called Seed of Life is essentially the same as the Church of Our Lady and the Church of the Holy Machine.
It is the god of the sea of living beings and an organization formed by believers in life.
One of the teachings is to ensure the balance of nature and sort out the chaos of the world.
The one who carried this doctrine through to the end was the mermaid.
