Chapter 493: Seagod and Ocean Front
Richard listened to the sailor's words and was puzzled, but saw the captain of the "Bernicla" in the captain's room run out, and said in a loud voice: "Got it, got it." ”
Richard couldn't help but turn his head to look at the captain.
He knew very well that the other party's name was Figes, about fifty years old, with a full beard.
The other party's navigation skills cannot be said to be bad, but they are very average, just average, and they are not as good as Captain Morgan of the previous "Naru Glory Fisherman".
However, the other party did not feel ashamed, and said many times very seriously, no matter how good the navigation technology is, it is useless, and this kind of thing does not rely on technology, but luck, but the blessing of the sea god. Therefore, all the clothes worn on the body are some brightly colored clothes, hoping to be blessed by the god of the sea, and a large number of ornaments are to be worn for the god of the sea, such as shells, rings, blue stones, etc.
Under the influence of the other party, the sailors on the entire ship are chattering, and they must talk about the sea god without speaking three sentences, as if not doing so is disrespectful to the sea god. And when there is something important, such as sailing and returning to port, a large-scale sacrifice is carried out, and a large number of sacrifices are thrown into the sea.
Although he was not disgusted by this kind of thing, he definitely did not feel kind, so he kept a certain distance from Captain Figes, as if he were a spectator and watched the other party lead the sailors to do all kinds of things. After many unsuccessful attempts by the captain of the ship, Figgis did not say anything more, and left him to be "maverick", after all, he had paid enough for the ride.
Richard, who was standing on the deck, didn't want to ask about this sudden incident, but when he saw the appearance of Captain Figgis who ran out, he was a little curious.
I saw Captain Figgis running out, quickly taking off the brightly colored clothes he wore every day, and then changing into a dark yellow dress, and taking off the many ornaments around his neck, and hanging another crimson pendant.
After doing this, Figes shouted to the sailors to gather on the deck, and at the same time shouted and urged: "Mousse, Peak, hurry up and move the sacrifices out, wait a while, the sea god Aya will definitely blame you."
"Yes, Captain, here we are. At the shouts of Figes, two sailors quickly walked out carrying a table full of offerings, all of which were delicious foods that the sailors would not normally eat: roast chicken, roast duck, roasted seabirds, sashimi, not very fresh fruits, spirits......
The sailors couldn't help swallowing their saliva when they saw it, and Figgis heard the sound of saliva, and immediately glared at him: "What are you doing! This is to be dedicated to the sea god Aya, do you want to grab something to eat with the sea god?"
"Don't dare, don't dare. The sailors quickly denied it, and then bowed down on the deck.
The two sailors who carried the table lowered the table to the side of the deck and bowed down in the same way.
Captain Figes nodded with satisfaction, stepped forward, and saw that he was about to bow down, but the next moment he was stopped by Richard: "Captain Figes, wait a minute." ”
"Hmm, Mr. Richard, is there anything you can do?" said Figgis, turning his head to look.
Richard raised his eyebrows and asked very honestly: "Captain Figes, I remember you told me before that you believe in the sea god Rulaux, right?
"Why!" Figgis said quickly, "How did I change my faith?!I have always believed in Rulaux, the god of the sea, okay! But at the same time as I believe in Rulaux, the god of the sea, I also believe in Aya, the god of the sea. In addition, I also believe in Nuluk, the treasurer of Bard, Hughes, Alice, and Akey......a."
Figeis opened his mouth to report a series of Poseidon names.
Richard was stunned when he heard this: "There are so many sea gods?"
"Of course there are so many. Figes looked like "you don't understand", and then said, "I know, you must have heard so many sea gods for the first time, but let me tell you, there are so many sea gods in the world.
I am not the same as those pseudo-believers who do not know much about it! I am a true believer full of wisdom! I believe in all the sea gods in this world, and I know the name, preferences, and sea area of each sea god.
In each of the different Poseidon realms, I will wear different Poseidon costumes, wear different Poseidon ornaments, and serve different Poseidon favorite food, so that I can get the blessing of the Poseidon in any part of the sea, and my ship will never have an accident - never!
Those stupid pseudo-believers can't do it, at most they know the names of one or two sea gods, and they always sacrifice and pray in the wrong sea area, so they naturally can't get the blessing of the sea god in the corresponding sea area, and maybe they will also cause the anger of some sea gods who are careful to see the sea, which will lead to storms, ship wreckage and death. ”
"Uh, what's that...... It seems that you are really full of wisdom. Richard listened to Figes's words and said slowly.
Figgis looked at it and looked at Richard seriously, probably thinking that Richard was a little "tempted", took a deep breath, and persuaded him very excitedly, "Of course I am full of wisdom, so I can lead my ship to a smooth course again and again." Believe me, Mr. Richard, the Poseidon are real beings, and are watching everyone all the time. If you're ready to believe in sea mythology as much as I do now, I can show you the way, how about that?
As long as you pray with me for the blessing of the sea god who is about to reach the new sea, there will be luck that will befall you, and even if you go ashore, this luck will accompany you. ”
Richard blinked his eyes, and instead of immediately replying to Figes, he asked out loud: "Captain Figes, there is no hurry to believe in the matter first, but I have one thing that I am more puzzled about, that is, since there are so many sea gods, how do you accurately distinguish each sea god area?"
"Isn't this easy?" asked Figgis rhetorically, "Didn't you hear the sailor call me just now, and the sea changed? Let me tell you, Mr. Richard, different colors of the sea represent different seas. In the rest of the place, of course, there are simpler divisions, but in this vicinity, the color of the sea determines the division of the sea. As he spoke, Figis pointed to the front of the deck.
Richard looked in the direction the other party pointed, and sure enough, he saw a clear color division in the sea area in front of him.
In the vast sea water, there seems to be a clear line, the sea water on this side of the line is dark blue, and the sea water on the other side of the line is light blue, and the light blue has a little bit of yellow.
This phenomenon continues to be maintained, whether it is the sea breeze blowing or the waves surging, it has not changed much, like a miracle, like a real sea god can divide the management area.
"See. "Mr. Richard, that line is the divide." After crossing the line, we are very close to Moore Harbor, which means that we have entered the sea area of the god of the sea, and we must prepare sacrifices in advance, and pray as soon as we cross the line, so as to receive the maximum blessing of the god of the sea, Aya. ”
"I see...... It really makes sense......" Richard looked at the sea in front of him for a long time, and spoke slowly, not knowing what to say.
In his opinion, the phenomenon of the sea area in front of him, if there is no guess, is not the boundary of the Poseidon region, but ...... The ocean front phenomenon is right.
Well, ocean front.
The ocean front is a narrow transition zone between two or more water bodies with significantly different characteristics, ranging in width from tens of centimeters to hundreds of kilometers, and is formed for a variety of reasons: seabed topography, the junction of cold and warm currents, and the estuary of rivers.
This situation is distributed in many areas on the earth, such as the waters near Zhoushan in the East China Sea, the waters near Alaska in the United States, and the waters near the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.
Generally speaking, because the different water bodies separated by the ocean front have obvious differences in temperature, salinity, density, flow velocity, etc., the color will naturally not be the same.
In other words, although the ocean front looks a little awe-inspiring and feels like a miracle, it is just an ordinary natural phenomenon that can be explained by science.
Of course, in this world, in Figes's cognition, science does not exist at all, and the division of the Poseidon region is the only truth. He didn't want to say anything more about this, after all, everyone's concept is different.
At the same time, he is too lazy to give the other party science - the other party is neither his subordinate nor his son, and he has no reason to make the other party smart and let the other party realize the truth, which is so thankless.
Richard thought so, but Figgis spoke again.