Exploring Technology in a Wizard World
Chapter 495 - 494 Ghost Castle

Chapter 495: Chapter 494 Ghost Castle

"Mr. Richard," Captain Feijis spoke up, addressing Richard, "You have now witnessed the miracle, and you have also admitted that I make sense, so come pray with me."

"Here, take this," said Captain Feijis as he removed a deep red pendant from around his neck and handed it toward Richard with an air of generosity, "I know, you weren’t prepared for this, so take this. The Sea God Aya is a goddess who is said to favor these types of deep red pendants. Wearing it, even if it is your first time praying, you are certain to receive her favor."

"Um, let me think about it some more," Richard took a step back, not accepting the pendant handed by Feijis, and shrugged, "Faith is a big deal after all, I think I need some time to really think it over before I make a final decision."

"You—" Feijis was taken aback, slightly agitated as he looked at Richard with a look that said, "I’ve shared such a crucial secret with you, and you’re playing games with me?" He wanted to keep persuading Richard, to make this blockhead understand the greatness of the Sea God and to immerse himself in her endless glory.

Richard sensed Feijis’s mood and promptly reminded, "Captain Feijis, the ’Bernicla’ seems about to cross the ocean’s edge... err, the maritime boundary line."

"Ah!" Feijis realized, turned his head, and saw that indeed, the ship was about to cross the boundary on the ocean surface and enter a new maritime area. He immediately gave up on continuing to "enlighten" Richard and turned back, bending down on the deck.

...

"Hoo hoo hoo..."

"Splash splash..."

The sea breeze blew, and the waves surged as the bow of the Bernicla gradually sailed across the ocean’s edge, entering into the light blue waters.

On the deck of the Bernicla, many people were bending down low, bodies almost clinging to the deck. Along with a loud cry from Captain Feijis, "To the greatest Sea Goddess Aya, we offer our most sincere prayers."

Immediately, everyone bending down on the deck started shouting along, beginning to pray. While praying, they knocked their heads on the deck so hard it went "bang bang," causing the ship to creak from the resonance.

Such prayers went on for a long while until two sailors, Musi and Pike, who were responsible for moving the sacrifice earlier, stood up. They went to a table on the side of the deck, swallowing nervously, and began to toss the sacrifices from the table into the sea continuously.

"Great Sea Goddess Aya, please ensure my safety..." *glug*

"Majestic Sea Goddess Aya, may your glory shine upon me forever. Please enjoy the feast we offer and bless us, your humble believers, to always be accompanied by fortune..." *glug*

...

The entire prayer session lasted for more than half an hour before it concluded. Afterwards, the sailors all stood up, returned to their posts, and adjusted the sails, pulling the stray ship back to its original course to proceed forward.

Captain Feijis stood up and walked over to Richard, still not entirely forsaking the hope of converting him, and said gently, "Mr. Richard, we are now entering a new maritime area, and it will be about half a day before we reach Mo’er Port.

Once we reach Mo’er Port, we will have to part ways, and then if you want to believe in the Sea God, you won’t have me, a guide as wise as I am! What do you think, have you fully considered it? Do you want to immediately believe in the Sea God?"

"Let me think about it a bit more," Richard replied, suggesting to Captain Feijis, "How about this, Captain Feijis, if we have another chance to meet in the future, I’ll give you a definite answer."

"Will there be a next time?" Although Captain Feijis was superstitious, he wasn’t foolish. After hearing Richard’s words, he looked doubtful, "The chance of our meeting again seems very slim, doesn’t it?"

"But, with the Sea God watching over everyone, what could not happen?" Richard countered Feijis, "If the Sea God truly is merciful, then when I decide to believe in them, they will definitely send such an excellent guide as you to me in timely fashion, wouldn’t that be logical?"

"This—" Captain Feijis was taken aback, tilted his head in thought for a moment, and couldn’t help but agree, "You’re making sense, Mr. Richard! Indeed, since the Sea God is watching over us, as long as you decide to believe, we will definitely meet again. So then... goodbye?"

"Goodbye."

Mr. Richard waved his hand, watching the ever-smiling Captain Feijis walk towards the Captain’s Room.

After Captain Feijis entered the Captain’s Room, Mr. Richard turned around, looked at the sea ahead, narrowed his eyes slightly, and muttered, "Sea God?" Let’s forget about that, but it’s good news that we will arrive at Mo’er Port this afternoon."

...

Mo’er Port.

Mo’er Port is located at the estuary of a large river on Mo’er Plain. Mr. Richard followed the ship here, went ashore, and learned more information.

For instance, the so-called Mo’er doesn’t refer to just one specific place—the port is called Mo’er, the plain is called Mo’er, and the Mo’er Alliance that occupies the entire Mo’er Plain is also called Mo’er—similar to the initial White Stone Tower, a name representing various entities.

Fortunately, in the letter from the Cat Slave Girl Heidi, there was a detailed address, so he wasn’t blindly searching. After disembarking, it took him about three days by carriage to finally reach the location where Cat Slave Girl Heidi’s address was located.

Upon arriving, Mr. Richard found it to be a rural village that seemed somewhat underdeveloped, but it had decent transportation and a nice environment.

Beside the vast farmlands of the village, a large castle stood, visible from far away, evidently the place where Heidi’s relatives took refuge.

The moment he saw the castle, Mr. Richard couldn’t help but squint slightly, realizing that the castle looked somewhat similar to the Black Castle he had seen in the Clown’s Spirit World.

Was it a coincidence? Or was he being overly sensitive?

With an oddly peculiar mood, Mr. Richard approached the castle.

...

"Tap, tap, tap... tap."

Mr. Richard’s footsteps halted in front of Black Castle’s gates as he looked left and right, frowning slightly. The reason was simple—the gates of the castle were half-open, yet there was no one guarding them, which seemed too lax even for a countryside that might not expect attacks.

Furthermore, with no guards, there was no one to announce him, and barging in like this could potentially cause some trouble.

What to do?

After hesitating for a moment and seeing that really no one was coming out, he took a deep breath and tentatively pushed open the castle’s doors and walked in.

Upon entering the castle, the first thing he saw was a vast courtyard overgrown with wild grass, seemingly long unattended.

At the end of the courtyard stood an ancient main keep, silent and eerie, giving off the feeling of a Ghost Castle.

He stared at the main keep for a while, his brows furrowing tighter, and the next moment, he couldn’t help but call out,

"Excuse me, is anyone there?"

He repeated the same words three times, but aside from the continuous echoes, there was no response.

This!

Mr. Richard’s eyebrows shot up, and the next moment, he made a decision, quickly stepped forward to the front door of the main keep, turned the knob with a "creak" and walked inside.