I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 262 - 183: Return to the Royal City

Rogel felt a bit stifled at heart.

After putting away all these items without missing a single one, he continued to search carefully for a while.

It seemed that his father, Rock, did not leave anything for him as his mother did.

Leaving this long-sealed home, Rogel headed towards the village.

In the village, he inquired about his parents' burial site.

He came to the grave to pay his respects.

His premonition was correct.

The Island of Origin indeed harbored many secrets, but it also brought him more questions.

However, he had already made up his mind.

He wanted to find out the truth behind everything.

Even though he had no leads at the moment, he believed that as long as he became strong enough, the truth would be revealed one day.

Rogel turned off the game.

"Phew..."

He exhaled and rubbed his face.

After a moment of silence, he picked up the phone and called his mother.

It didn't take long before the call was connected, and a familiar voice came through the other end.

"Hello? What's up? Have you found a partner?"

"No, nothing, I..."

"If it's nothing, why are you calling? Don't interrupt my card game; I'm hanging up."

Beep beep beep...

Even though he was treated like this by his mother, Rogel felt a bit more at ease.

...

The Gelin had now entered the Royal City Sea Area.

Along the way, Rogel and the others had also visited Nadewilo, where they looked for Yas and Mira's old acquaintance, Uncle Hijet.

He didn't insist on staying in Nadewilo but instead followed a ship to Ozuric Island early on.

The acceleration from the Secret Pattern Ship Rudder greatly increased the sailing speed of the Gelin, quickly taking them into the waters near Ozuric Island.

Throughout the journey, Rogel noticed that there was a noticeable increase in passing ships on the sea.

Many of the ships were packed with people.

It seemed, under Kadi's leadership, the Thousand Islands Kingdom had informed the people across the Five Great Seas and started preparations to face the impending great tides.

Meanwhile, Rogel also sensed that the changes in oceanic creatures were intensifying.

The oceanic creatures he used to catch had relatively few abnormalities, and the impact on them was not evident.

But now, some oceanic creatures had undergone further noticeable changes.

For instance, this shark Rogel just caught.

This shark's body was significantly damaged, as if a ferocious predator had taken a bite out of it.

What should have been a dead shark was instead wrapped in dirty rags of unknown origin, surviving in a bizarre manner, and caught on his hook.

Even its description in the information had become [Dead Shark].

Clearly, this was nothing more than a moving corpse.

And the Heisatan clone underwater observed more directly.

New changes were happening on the seafloor too.

Some unknown plants began to grow on the seabed.

From the ground emerged red bubbles of mysterious origin, along with some eerie liquids.

Perhaps, it was these things affecting the ocean creatures.

Fortunately, they had no effect on Heisatan.

[For some reason, the sun doesn't seem as bright as it used to be...]

Noemi squinted at the sun in the sky.

All of this indicated that a disaster sweeping across the Five Great Seas was about to come...

Upon entering the surrounding waters of Ozuric Island, the people on the Gelin saw several kingdom naval ships conducting inspections, with ships flocking to Ozuric Island from all directions at the harbor.

When passing these naval ships, the kingdom army officer on board initially intended to routinely inspect the Gelin.

But upon seeing the banner on the Gelin, they quickly approached.

[Lord Rogel! His Majesty the King has been awaiting you for a long time! Please follow me!]

The officer looked at Rogel with eyes full of respect.

After following him to dock the ship, the people on the Gelin proceeded towards the Royal City under his escort.

At Rogel's behest, they also took the Meteor Floating Sand from the ship and headed to the Royal City.

During his conversation with the kingdom army officer, Rogel learned that the events during the Royal City sword ceremony had gradually spread with time.

Now, in the kingdom army, almost no one fails to recognize the banner of the Gelin and its owner, Rogel.

This mysterious figure, who wielded great power, was someone many people revered.

Some even hoped Rogel could resolve the imminent disaster.

In short, Rogel now held immense prestige within the kingdom army and the upper echelons of the Thousand Islands Kingdom.

Rogel didn't care about the praise from the kingdom army officer.

He was observing the changes on Ozuric Island.

At this time, the number of people on Ozuric Island had significantly increased.

Some places had already started to construct defensive lines and establish preliminary position fortifications.

Coming and going were many kingdom soldiers transporting supplies and necessities.

Suddenly, in a convoy, Rogel saw a familiar figure.

That person, upon seeing Rogel, was also a bit surprised, then quickly came forward and respectfully saluted Rogel.

The nearby kingdom army officer was about to step forward and inquire, but Rogel motioned to stop him.

[Captain Rogel, long time no see.]

The person turned out to be Louis Kaiya from Nadewilo.

[Long time no see.]

Rogel didn't expect to run into him by chance.

[It's really amazing, that you possess such powerful strength and could defeat the bishop of the Mother Goddess Church...]

Louis Kaiya sighed in amazement.

It was clear that he had also learned about Rogel through some channels and was aware of his conflict with the Mother Goddess Church.

Speaking of this, Louis Kaiya remembered something, and he looked seriously at Rogel.

[By the way, Captain Rogel, I need to inform you about something.]

[The Mother Goddess Church has not been completely eradicated. A small group of people still believe in the Mother Goddess.]

[However, they don't seem to intend on coming to the Royal City.]

After listening to Louis Kaiya, Rogel nodded.

He had, of course, anticipated this possibility.

Despite having eliminated the core strength and the masterminds behind the Mother Goddess Church, they had ultimately been rooted in the Five Great Seas for a long time.

Some superstitious followers of the Mother Goddess Church would not give up just because of the destruction of the Grand Cathedral.

But Rogel couldn't be bothered with this now.

[You probably have more important tasks to attend to, take care, Captain Rogel.]

After chatting with Louis Kaiya for a few more sentences, Louis wisely took his leave.

[Take care.]

Watching him leave, Rogel and the others continued advancing towards the Royal City.

...

In the Royal Palace on Ozuric Island.

Kadi was frowning as he dealt with the affairs at a specially made large table, with a few ministers in front of him reporting and expressing their concerns.

"...Most of the tribes in the Sea of Beasts do not believe the great tides are coming, only a few tribes are willing to send a small number of people."

"Some islanders from the Giant Claw Sea and Harmony Sea areas also don't believe this matter."

"There was a riot on a small island off the coast of the Royal City Sea Area three days ago..."

"After experiencing a chaotic war, a new ruler has been determined in Zulomok, and Hanrila Prison was destroyed due to Moqueto's movement..."

The elderly minister reported these concerns to Kadi with worry.

After Rogel headed to the Sea of Sin, Kadi immediately mobilized the kingdom army's forces to inform all the islanders across the Five Great Seas that the great tides were about to come.

Most people chose to believe it.

After all, they were not foolish; if the great tides had shown no signs, they might have doubted, but the recent changes in the sea were something many felt firsthand.

However, there were still some people who didn't believe this to be true.

"For those who don't want to believe, let them be, we don't have the energy to manage so much now..."

Kadi shook his head. He had done what he could; whether or not they believed was up to them.

"How is the progress on the items I asked you to collect?"

Upon hearing Kadi's inquiry, the elderly minister fell silent for a moment before reluctantly speaking: "Compared to our expected progress... we're far behind."

Upon hearing this, Kadi sighed heavily in his heart.

It was actually no one's fault.

After all, the kingdom's resources were limited, and they had to cover every aspect; the energy they could spare was indeed limited.

Even though he understood this clearly, Kadi still sternly said: "Gather them at all costs; this is related to the kingdom's safety and future."

"Yes, understood." The ministers felt heavy-hearted, but they also understood the importance of this matter.

With the crisis looming, they didn't even have the mind to think about other things.

At this moment, a soldier came forward to report.

"Your Majesty, Captain Rogel has returned."

Upon hearing this, Kadi couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.