After listening to the sailor's words, Richard was puzzled when he saw the captain of the "Bernicla" running out of the captain's room, saying repeatedly: "I know, I know."
Richard couldn't help but turn his head and look at the captain.
He knew very well that the other person was called Figgis, he was about fifty years old, and he had a full beard.
The opponent's sailing skills cannot be said to be bad, but they are very average, just average, not as good as Captain Morgan of the previous "Nalu Rongguang Fisherman".
However, the other party did not feel ashamed and said many times very seriously that it was useless no matter how good the navigation skills were. Things like navigation depended not on skills, but on luck, but on the blessing of Poseidon. Therefore, they wear brightly colored clothes all day long, hoping to be blessed by the Poseidon. They also wear a large number of accessories, including shells, rings, blue stones, etc. that are used to worship the Poseidon.
Under the influence of the other party, all the sailors on the ship were chattering. They would always talk about Poseidon if they couldn't speak more than three sentences. It seemed that not doing so would be disrespectful to Poseidon. And when encountering any major events, such as sailing or returning to port, they would hold grand sacrifices and throw a large number of sacrifices into the sea water.
Although he was not disgusted with this kind of thing, he definitely didn't feel friendly about it, so he always kept a certain distance from Captain Figgis, like a bystander watching the other party leading the sailors to do various things. Captain Figgis tried to persuade him, an unbeliever, to no avail after many attempts. He said nothing more and allowed him to "act his own way". After all, he had paid enough for the boat trip.
Richard, who was standing on the deck, originally didn't want to ask anything about this unexpected incident, but when he saw Captain Figgis running out, he became a little curious.
I saw Captain Figgis running out, quickly taking off the brightly colored clothes he wore every day, and then put on a dark yellow dress, and took off the many accessories around his neck and hung them up. Another dark red pendant.
After doing this, Figgis loudly called for the sailors to gather on the deck, and at the same time shouted and urged: "Mousse, Peak, please hurry up and bring out the sacrifices. If it's too late, the sea god Aiya will definitely punish you."
"Yes, Captain, here we come." As Figgis shouted, two sailors came out quickly carrying a table. The table was filled with sacrifices, which the sailors could not eat on weekdays. Delicious food: roast chicken, roast duck, roast seabird, sashimi, not very fresh fruit, spirits...
The sailors looked at it and couldn't help swallowing. Figgis heard the sound of saliva and immediately glared over: "What are you doing! This is dedicated to the Poseidon Aia. Do you want to compete with the Poseidon for something to eat?"
"Don't dare." All the sailors quickly denied and then lay down on the deck.
The two sailors who carried the table placed the table on the side of the deck and followed suit.
Captain Figgis seemed to have nodded with satisfaction, stepped forward, and was about to lower his body. The next moment, he was stopped by Richard: "Captain Figgis, wait a moment."
"Huh? Mr. Richard, what can you do?" Figgis turned around and looked over.
Richard raised his eyebrows and asked frankly: "Captain Figgis, I remember you told me before that you believe in the sea god Rulaux, right? Why do you suddenly change your belief now? , what kind of sea god Aiya has become?”
"No way!" Figgis said quickly, "Why did I change my faith?! I have always believed in the sea god Rulaux, okay! But while I believe in the sea god Rulaux, I also believe in the sea god Aia. . In addition, I also believe in Poseidon Nuruk, Poseidon Bard Treasurer, Poseidon Hughes, Poseidon Alice, Poseidon Aqua... "
Figgis opened his mouth and a series of names of Poseidon came out.
After hearing this, Richard was stunned: "There are so many Poseidons?"
"Of course there are so many." Figgis looked like "you don't understand" and then said in detail, "I know this must be the first time you have heard of so many names of Poseidon, but let me tell you, the world There are so many sea gods on earth.
I am different from those half-informed false believers! I am a true believer filled with wisdom! I believe in all the sea gods in the world, and I clearly know the name, preferences and sea area of each sea god.
In each different Poseidon realm, I will wear different Poseidon costumes, wear different Poseidon accessories, and offer different Poseidon’s favorite foods. That’s why I can get Poseidon’s blessings in any sea area, and my ship will Nothing ever happened—ever!
The same cannot be said for those stupid false believers. At most they know the names of one or two sea gods, and they always perform sacrifices and prayers in the wrong sea areas. Naturally, they will not get the blessings of the sea gods in the corresponding sea areas, and may also arouse some petty minds. The anger of Poseidon in the sea area caused storms, shipwrecks and deaths. "
"Uh, is that so... It seems that you are really full of wisdom." Richard said slowly after listening to Figgis's words.
Figgis looked over and took a serious look at Richard. Maybe he felt that Richard was a little "tempted". He took a deep breath and said excitedly, "Of course I am full of wisdom, so I can lead my ship." , sailing smoothly again and again. Mr. Richard, believe me, the sea gods really exist and are watching everyone all the time. If you are ready to believe in sea mythology like me now, I can lead you, How about it
As long as you pray with me for the blessing of Poseidon when you arrive at the new sea area, luck will surely come to you, and this luck will be with you even if you land ashore. "
Richard blinked and did not reply to Figgis immediately. Instead, he asked aloud: "Captain Figgis, don't worry about the matter of faith. But there is one thing that I am confused about, that is, since there are so many sea gods, you How do you accurately distinguish each Poseidon area?"
"Isn't this simple?" Figgis asked, "Didn't you hear the sailor calling me just now, has the sea water changed? Let me tell you, Mr. Richard, different sea water colors represent different sea areas. Of course, in the rest There are simpler divisions in places, but around here, the color of the seawater determines the division of the sea area." Figgis spoke and pointed towards the front of the deck.
Richard looked in the direction the other party pointed, and sure enough he saw obvious color divisions in the sea in front.
In the vast sea water, there seems to be a distinct 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. The light blue is also a bit muddy yellow.
This phenomenon continues, no matter whether it is the sea breeze or the waves, there is not much change. It is like a miracle, like a management area that can be divided by the real Poseidon.
"You see." Figgis said loudly, "Mr. Richard, that line is the dividing line. After passing that line, we are very close to Port Moore, which also means that we have entered Poseidon Allen. In the sea area, you must prepare sacrifices in advance and pray as soon as you cross the line, so that you can get the greatest blessing from the sea god Aia."
"So that's it... It really makes sense..." Richard looked at the sea in front of him for a long time, then spoke slowly, not knowing what to say anymore.
In his opinion, if there is no guesswork, the previous sea area phenomenon is not a Poseidon regional boundary, but... an ocean front phenomenon.
Well, ocean front.
An ocean front is a narrow transition zone between two or more water bodies with obviously different characteristics. The width ranges from tens of centimeters to hundreds of kilometers. There are many reasons for its formation: seabed topography, intersection of cold and warm currents, and river estuaries. wait.
This kind of situation is widely distributed 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, since different water bodies separated by ocean fronts have obvious differences in temperature, salinity, density, flow rate, etc., the colors will naturally not be the same.
In other words, although ocean fronts may seem awe-inspiring and miraculous, they are just ordinary natural phenomena that can be explained by science.
Of course, in this world, in Figgis's understanding, science does not exist at all, and the division of Poseidon's regions is the only truth. He didn't want to say anything more about this, after all, everyone's ideas were different.
At the same time, he was too lazy to educate the other party - the other party was neither his subordinate nor his son. There was no reason for him to make the other party smarter and make him realize the truth. Such a thankless task.
As Richard thought this, Figgis spoke again.