Sea God Yazu worships the God of Knowledge...
Roseus wasn’t even aware of such a concept.
He knew that the Five Orthodox Gods were supposed to be the all-powerful gods who held together humanity itself, so it made sense for a lesser god to still pay their respects to them.
In fact, the more he thought about it, the more it made sense. In order for so religious sea god sects to exist, their sea gods might profess belief in one of the Orthodox Gods. Thus, the prayers and worship that were being directed towards those sea gods could also be feasted upon by those Orthodox Gods.
This would not completely get the navy off their case, as simply living out at sea was a cri itself. However, it was one of the many thods that could be used to achieve a sowhat peaceful life at sea.
It was why the Templars and the Navy had a temporary alliance as well.
Now that he had a better understanding of the situation, Roseus turned back to Admiral Grace as she continued speaking. It was ti to seriously consider her words.
He knew that if he sailed out to et the Templars, they would personally take him there. However, reaching the Templars was difficult in itself. After all, the Redflower bounty was not low.
"As the gates soon close, we will have to wait a month for them to reopen. This gives you ti to make sure that your crew ets the requirents to join our fleet."
"Requirents?" Nurous voices echoed in the crowd.
"What requirents, great Admiral?!" many voices called out, desperate to join this fleet.
Admiral Grace smiled before continuing.
"First, you must have a follower of Yazu on board. Of course, if their pact rank exceeds Follower, then that is fine too. As long as your ship has been given her blessing, it is acceptable."
Roseus noted that this requirent was already t. They carried a Priest of Yazu with them.
"Second, your ship must be a brigantine or greater. I will not have our fleet looking weak, with sloops sailing behind us."
"Third, this ship must have at least twenty sailors on board. I am tired of seeing empty ships out at sea. They struggle to hold their own weight."
Roseus physically recoiled after hearing this.
Even if they had Stanislava and Lencho join their crew, the Redflowers still only numbered 13.
We would need seven more crew mbers before eting the requirent.
"And finally, the captain of the ship should be at least a Salt Blood. I was thinking of adding a requirent that demanded that every mber of the crew possess at least one treasure, but I understand that not everyone wishes to suffer from negative effects."
Again, another requirent that wasn’t t. If Admiral Grace had gone with her final requirent, that would have only added another one.
Before Roseus could think on this, Admiral Grace said her final words.
"We will start sailing two weeks from now. This will give us ti to et up with the Templars, establish a plan, and get to the gate before it opens. Perhaps I will see you then."
...
With that, Admiral Grace and the small part of her crew surrounding her began to make their way through the crowd. Everyone parted for her as she continued towards the nearby town.
Roseus and the Redflowers stood on the beach, huddled close to one another. Most of them looked at Roseus expectantly as he rubbed his chin in thought.
Even if I didn’t wish to join the fleet on their journey, it would be wise for to work towards eting those requirents. They’re all beneficial in their own way.
Besides, our next goal should be the Third Ocean anyway. The next destination shown to by my father’s hat points there. We don’t need to spend much more ti here in the Second Ocean.
After this, Roseus explained his thought process to his crew. They would spend so ti on this island gaining strength and gathering knowledge.
But first, they needed to question the two new crew mbers.
...
The Redflowers returned to their tavern and spread themselves out amongst the tables. They drank ale and ate cold cuts of at as Roseus sat across from both Stanislava and Lencho.
Stanislava, the woman with silver features and a navy dress, looked reserved and slightly frightened, whilst Lencho’s features couldn’t be read due to his mask.
"We’ll start with Lencho, as I’ve already questioned him last night. He showed his powers, and I can confirm his strengths," Roseus started. "Tell them about your dreams."
Lencho then explained his goals to the crew.
When Zaliah heard that his mother was one of the captains in the Southern Confederation Pirates, she seed to imdiately warm up to the man. She was familiar with them, as well as the man’s mother, Oya.
Lencho’s genuine reaction to this, and the imdiate respect he showed to the Priest of Yazu, was enough to win over their opinions of him.
They accepted him as a new mber of their crew, taking them to 12 mbers.
Next was Stanislava. Everyone watched keenly as the Captain addressed her.
"My question to you is simple. What is your honest opinion on the navy and the pirates?"
Stanislava paused for a few monts before answering. She felt the pressure of everyone’s eyes being on her.
She contemplated lying and over-exaggerating her answer to please them, but ultimately decided against it.
Her truth was her truth. Even if it ant risking her safety, she did not plan on changing it for anybody.
"I respect the ambition of pirates. To sail into the unknown is admirable," Stanislava started with a heavy accent. "But at the sa ti, I hate them. I have watched them kill many of my allies, and also my family."
A few of the Redflowers flinched as they heard the tone of her voice. Kruger’s hand had even gravitated towards his gun.
Then, she spoke again.
"But at the sa ti, I hate the navy too. I don’t believe we have the right to stop anybody from pursuing their dream. Nobody owns the water but the gods."
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