The Phoenix luxury cruise ship was the number one ship of the P&P (Safety and Stable Income) Merchant Association.
It was more than 600 meters long and had more than a hundred crew members. It could carry around two to four thousand passengers. It had a swimming pool, a movie theater, an arena, a dance hall, a casino, a dance hall, and many other legal and illegal entertainment facilities. Although it wasn't the most luxurious cruise ship for the rich, it was still one of the top choices for the middle class.
"… These people really know how to enjoy life."
Not long after nightfall, a young boy sighed as he watched the crowd below him from the deck outside his private room.
In front of the lower deck, the musicians on the rooftop were playing music that Rorschach didn't understand at all. The men and women below were already asking each other to dance, go on dates, and do whatever they wanted. As for the men and women in the corner who were cuddling with each other, it was obvious that they weren't here together.
When Roland turned around, he saw a silly boy who was continuously swinging his sword around, while a bookworm was silently reading a book.
After boarding the cruise ship, Roland had taught Hermit the so-called sword training secrets, and Hermit had only been doing this from start to finish.
A certain unscrupulous woman had even started a bet on whether Hermit would first complete the training goal of "swinging his sword ten thousand times in a single day," give up on it, or persist until the end of the cruise and still not complete it. The woman had even unscrupulously bet on the highest possible odds of sudden death … and then, she was taught a lesson by Rorschach.
For a gambling addict who was truly hopeless, lecturing and beating someone up (with a high probability of losing) was meaningless. The most effective way to make a gambler quit gambling was to make him lose so much that he could go to the rooftop … Rorschach had directly bet a large amount of gold coins on "successfully completing the training goal," and then used nature magic every day to help Hermit adjust his physical condition and relieve his fatigue.
Since Rorschach spent most of his time in Ansorenne, his mastery of nature magic was indeed quite poor. However, as a half-wood spirit who was blessed by the Mother Goddess, Rorschach's affinity with nature was frighteningly high. Not only that, he also had an abundant amount of magic power. It was quite easy for him to be a babysitter for a mid-ranked warrior.
In any case, Rorschach was free and had nothing to do. It was rare for him to awaken a little bit of guilt, so he conveniently guided him in his sword training. As he trained, he would cast Heal at least 10 times a day, and the effect was very obvious.
Finally, on the fifth day of training, which was also the sixth day since he boarded the ship, he successfully completed this seemingly difficult and impossible mission late into the night.
In truth, to normal people and newbies, this mission was indeed fatal. However, Hermit was a sword expert who had trained for over ten years. His tier-3 profession was already at the edge of a Gold-ranked job in the old era. As long as he was willing to train, he would definitely be able to complete this mission.
Under the treatment of Rorschach's Nature Magic, even a pig would be able to grow wings and fly into the sky. Moreover, Hermit was a pure warrior with a sturdy body.
Right now, Hermit's condition was much better than when he first boarded the ship, when he was in the state of 'dying of exhaustion at any moment'. His speech and actions were also more organized, and he had even put on a round of weight. He looked more like a normal, living, breathing human, and not a floating ghost, a living zombie who could mutate at any moment.
When Rorschach mocked Isabella for being a gambling dog, Isabella also mocked Rorschach, "Even 10,000 swords a day can't compare to the hardships of working under you. How hard do you want to work in a sweatshop?" Both of them successfully unlocked the achievement of mutually damaging each other.
Seeing that Hermit was almost done with his training, Rorschach turned around and cast a '3rd-circle Nature Magic: Revival of Life' on Hermit's body. A dazzling green radiance would continuously replenish his vitality and heal his wounds for a duration of 10 minutes.
In the eyes of those who were observant, a Divine Magic of this level would be able to rapidly heal a moderately injured person and rescue a severely injured person from the hands of the Grim Reaper. However, Rorschach only used it to recover his stamina.
"Rorschach, your Nature Magic seems to be improving faster than his Swordsmanship."
Robins, who was reading a book by the side, was surprised. When Rorschach boarded the ship, it was already difficult for him to cast a 2rd-circle Divine Magic. In just a few days, he was already able to cast a 4rd-circle Divine Magic so easily?
"It's nothing. Actually, I've already reached that level long ago. It's just a supplementary lesson. Besides, this type of Nature Magic is super simple."
Rorschach wasn't being modest. He had been a tier 4 Legend mage for a very long time, no matter if it was in Aishi or Ansorenne. In Ansorenne, he was a pure user of Nature Magic. Under normal circumstances, he should have been able to cast 4rd-circle Nature Magic steadily and was close to reaching the 5th circle. It was only natural that he would be able to reach the 3rd circle now.
And while he was learning Nature Magic, that strange talent of his took effect once again. Rorschach discovered that his Nature Magic could only be focused on "healing buffs" and "planting trees", which were the basic applications of Nature Magic's life energy.
It was quite difficult to learn Nature Magic's offensive Nature Magic. He couldn't even summon lightning and storms. As for Nature Magic's offensive Nature Magic, he only managed to learn two forbidden spells in the conventional sense … Yep, his talent was off the mark again.
In a sense, Rorschach's improvement was indeed the greatest. After all, he didn't have the time to stay in Aishi. Even if he was in Aishi, he wouldn't have the time to study Nature Magic. It was more important for him to learn fighting skills from a master, escape skills from Su Nanna, and archery skills from a ranger.
After all, Rorschach couldn't stay in Aishi for the past few years because of his safety.
Considering his special status, Ansorenne's survival rate as a new Descender was still higher than if he had stayed in Aishi.
Now, Rorschach had some confidence in his ability to protect himself. It was only because he had reached a bottleneck in all other areas that he began to consider learning Nature Magic.
After all, Nature Magic couldn't be used in Ansorenne, at least for the time being … Back in the day, Rorschach had already decided to stay in Ansorenne for the rest of his life. Now that he was able to accomplish his goal so quickly (Lori had nothing to worry about) and return, it was a pleasant surprise.
Although Rorschach hadn't been learning Nature Magic for long, he really did have some tricks up his sleeve.
"Hermit, are you really not going to reconsider? Pure warriors are nothing more than cannon fodder on high-level battlefields. You should at least have some supernatural elemental power."
Hermit, who had always been loyal to Rorschach, repeatedly shook his head when he heard his boss's sincere advice.
"No, no, I appreciate your kindness, but I still think that using magic armor to make up for my weakness as a pure warrior is more appropriate."
"Tsk, you really don't trust me at all. To think that you've followed me for so long."
"… It's precisely because I've followed you for so long that I don't dare to believe you."
Rorschach almost choked when he heard this from the bottom of his heart.
What did Rorschach suggest?
"It's not that I don't trust you. Your sudden ideas are always so creative, and you often achieve astonishing results … But, it seems that you've never considered the side effects or the consequences of failure. Implanting a symbiotic magical plant in my body and allowing me to control the power of nature is indeed a good idea … But, I still haven't left behind an heir for the Kass Family, and I don't want to mutate into another species. Please keep this idea for now. "
"Hmph, you'll regret it. I've already repeatedly confirmed that it's safe and ineffective, and I already have enough experimental data to prove it."
Perhaps even Rorschach himself didn't realize that his idea of creating a symbiotic magical plant with a human had already been viewed by his peers as a mad scientist, a crazy old mage.
Especially since he had secretly experimented on a few passengers on the ship and then sent them back … Although Rorschach insisted that there was no danger, over the past few days, even Ariel, who was also a mage, had been looking at him strangely.
"I finally understand why you changed your job class to a mage … It's your natural job class. You clearly chose the wrong job class to be a ranger."
"You have no respect for life and souls, and even less for the Gods. As long as you satisfy your own curiosity, you have no fear. You're truly a natural-born mage."
Even Sophie, who had always been calm, was now expressing respect … as well as fear, towards her fellow mage.
Sophie didn't say anything, but from that day onwards, she no longer appeared in the same place as Rorschach by herself. She also started wearing some accessories that could teleport to random locations and directions … Rorschach felt rather wronged and wanted to explain, but Sophie didn't even give him a chance to be alone with her. She was obviously in a state of "I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen," so he could only wait for time to explain everything.
This time, I was going to the Northlands to visit the Nature Faction's main base, the Forest of Dreams, to see Rosa, as well as to obtain some life-saving items.
And since I was going to the Forest of Dreams, I naturally had to take a cruise ship to the Auland Empire. After all, the wood spirits' main base was in the heart of the Auland Empire … The wood spirits were two independent factions, and both were major world-class factions. But if I were to explain their geographical locations, I would have to start from before the War of Dawn, so I'll skip that part for now.
Rorschach had a total of eight companions on the cruise ship to the Auland Empire, four men and four women. Logically speaking, since he was a high-ranking member of the Holy Church and a God's descendant, the new employees should try their best to suck up to him. However, the only ones who were willing to follow Rorschach were an idiot who practiced swordsmanship and a bookworm who only knew how to read books.
To Robins, the books in the cruise ship's library were all valuable items collected by various countries. How could he possibly miss an opportunity to read them for free? He didn't even put down his books for the entire trip.
And now, seeing that Hermit had once again rejected Rorschach's suggestion, Robins was worried that Rorschach would look at him, so he decided to change the topic.
"I've always felt that it was strange. Since we're going to Auland for business rather than for vacation, why don't we buy an airship ticket and take a cruise ship instead? An airship is much faster and safer, isn't it? "
"Safer? Ha, they told me that they bought a cruise ship ticket because the Auland Empire is a great shipbuilding and maritime country. Many ships go there, and it's just nice to enjoy the scenery. Only an idiot would believe such a reason … Actually, I also know that while an airship is safe for others, it's super unsafe for me. "
Rorschach smiled wryly, feeling rather helpless.
"An airship will pass by many countries and species on the continent, and many of them have their own Guardian Gods or Gods of their species. Among them, there's also my family's enemy …"
"That's so inconceivable. An Aishi True God isn't something that a New God can compare to. Just which God did your family offend, and yet you're still alive and well?"
"… I don't know."
"Ah? You don't know that God has a grudge against him? "
Rorschach's face reddened as he recalled the stories and history books he read, as well as all sorts of rumors he heard. That God had a far too ferocious past, and he didn't even know what to say.
Rorschach now understood why he was previously restricted to Saul, a place where all the Gods gathered. If he casually left Saul, he wouldn't be able to survive.
"I don't know which God has a grudge against him, but it doesn't matter (he's hopeless). Let's just assume that he has a grudge against all of them."
At this moment, the situation became quite awkward. Even Robins, who had been incredibly daring during the tournament, was frightened.
He was seriously considering whether or not he had boarded the wrong ship, and whether or not it was too late for him to get off the ship.
"That's why we came here to take a ship. At the very least, we don't have to worry about meeting any Gods or long-lived antiques. Unlike the continent, the entire ocean is the territory of the Ocean Gods, and they typically don't have much interest in the matters of the continent."
Robins became even more silent. He seemed to have found a blind spot.
"… Are you certain that your family member didn't offend any of the Ocean Gods?"
"No, no, the current Ocean Gods don't offend him. The previous Ocean Goddess was killed by him, and the Water Elemental Main God was also forced to death by him. The current Ocean Gods shouldn't have any grudges against him, yep, probably …"
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