I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 39: The Best Steel for the Knife Handle
[Eee ya ee ya!]
On the deck of the Gelin, Rogel and Lina watched speechlessly at the lively little figure flying in the air.
She seemed to be expressing her amazement at the sea.
[... Ah, I knew I shouldn’t have brought her along.]
Lina covered one ear, feeling a bit exasperated.
Although the Gardener Elf’s voice was pleasant, she talked way too much.
Lina originally didn’t plan to bring her along.
But the Gardener Elf seemed to have set her mind on following Lina on the voyage.
Rogel thought, since the ship had crops and flowers Lina was taking care of that needed attention.
And they could also take the opportunity to find the Gardener Elf’s settlement and send her back, so they decided to bring her along.
[Meow~]
Big Orange lazily glanced at the Gardener Elf, then looked away.
Rogel had thought Big Orange would be interested in the Gardener Elf.
But it seemed Big Orange preferred sleeping instead.
[Why don’t we give her a name?]
Rogel rubbed his chin and said.
[How about calling her Chitter?]
Lina’s mouth twitched at the suggestion.
This guy was really bad at naming things.
[Let’s call her Iya.]
After all, she loved to go "ee ya ya".
Lina thought.
Rogel’s eyes lit up at this suggestion, thinking the name was good.
And so, Iya’s name was settled.
After filtering out Iya’s exclamations, the two started discussing the upcoming journey.
[Giant Claw Sea Area...]
[So next, we need to sail east, passing by five small islands along the way.]
It felt like catching a bus and passing through stops...
Rogel couldn’t help but mutter to himself.
The Giant Claw Sea Area was where Lina’s parents’ merchant ship was lost.
According to Old Nelson, Lina’s parents’ merchant ship departed from Giant Claw Island.
So, they needed to head to Giant Claw Island first.
The sadness in Lina’s heart over her deceased parents had lessened a lot.
But her desire to find her parents never changed.
This was one of the reasons she chose to set sail.
Rogel naturally wouldn’t refuse this.
He only had one goal, if it could even be called that, which was to find Doyle Devis.
However, in this vast ocean world, finding someone without knowing where they are is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Perhaps in the future, there would be some Extraordinary Power or tool for finding people.
For now, they would just take it step by step.
[By the way, why is this place called the Giant Claw Sea Area? Is it because its shape resembles a claw?]
Rogel took out a map and looked at it. Even though the pixelated style looked a bit blurry, it didn’t really resemble a claw.
[Well...]
Lina responded with a mysterious smile.
[You’ll know once you go to Giant Claw Island.]
Rogel was a bit surprised by her response.
[Have you been to Giant Claw Island?]
[No, I haven’t.]
[That’s why I said you’ll know once you go.]
Lina had an expression as if that was the most natural thing.
[...]
Rogel suddenly realized that Lina had a bit of a cold humor talent.
[By the way, today we need to turn over the soil in the planting area, fertilize it, and plant the crops tomorrow.]
Lina pressed her finger to her chin, contemplating the tasks that needed to be done next.
Oh, right!
I also need to find a separate area to plant the Exotic Grapes.
Rogel suddenly remembered the Sea Treasure in his item inventory.
And so, the captain and vice-captain of the Gelin started getting busy.
When Iya realized the two were no longer around, she quickly flew over, "ee ya ya"ing all the way.
Big Orange, however, remained steadily lying at the front of the ship, as steady as a mountain.
...
[Did you sign a contract with the captain of the Black Brick Pirate Gang?]
[Why did you do something so dangerous?]
Lina frowned at Rogel, a bit angry.
Because of planting the Exotic Grape Species, Rogel told Lina about the ins and outs of the Black Brick Pirate Gang.
After all, Lina was now his partner, and there was no harm in telling her.
However, Lina’s attention was not on the Exotic Grape Species.
She was more concerned and a bit angry looking at Rogel.
[Well...]
[I just wanted to know why he’s so sure that once I find Devis, I would want to kill him.]
Rogel scratched his head and honestly replied.
The reason was indeed that simple; he was just looking for fun.
After hearing Rogel’s explanation, and seeing his sincere eyes, Lina remained silent for a moment.
Despite being close on the ship, they were each individual with their own interests and dreams.
Rogel told her this out of trust.
She felt it might not be right to interfere too much with Rogel’s choices.
[... Just do fewer stupid things in the future.]
[I don’t want to change captains in twenty years.]
Lina sighed helplessly.
[Alright, thank you for your concern, Lina dear!]
Rogel smiled cheekily, thick-skinned.
Pixel Lina’s face turned bright red at his words.
[Who... who’s your dear?!]
[Scoundrel!]
With that, Lina looked as if she was angry, turned her head, and stomped towards the stairs to the planting area.
But then she stopped, turned her head, puffed her cheeks, and quickly said.
[... Remember to give Iya some honey!]
Then she huffed and turned away again.
How cute!
Hehe!
Rogel in front of his phone revealed a maternal smile.
It was obvious Lina wasn’t really angry, just shy.
Rogel then began to plant the Exotic Grape Species.
This thing definitely needed a separate space for planting.
If planted on the deck, Rogel wouldn’t need to eat fruits later.
To make it easier to get fruits (out of bounds) later, Rogel cleared out a new empty room next to the storeroom and put the seeds he had prepared into a big pot.
Next was moving soil, and fertilizing.
After doing all that, Rogel made a small hole in the soil and carefully placed the Exotic Grape Species inside.
Then he took out a watering can and sprinkled some water on it.
Finally, the job was done.
Rogel breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, the game popped up with a few lines of prompts, and the soil covering the Exotic Grape Species emitted a faint light.
[Through self-exploration, you have gained some basic understanding of planting, learning progress +1.]
[Planting: Learning progress 1/100.]
Self-exploration can also increase learning progress?
Rogel’s eyes brightened.
This Golden Finger game really had a lot of freedom!
[Exotic Grape Species’ favorability +10.]
[Current favorability: 10.]
At this moment, a favorability increase also appeared above the Exotic Grape Species.
Seeing this, Rogel was a bit surprised.
Were all Sea Treasures so impressive?
They even had a separate favorability system.
Why can’t I see favorability points above Lina’s head?
Use good steel on the edge of the knife!
Is it suggesting I should woo a grape seed?!
Boo, bad review!
