While Jonah was trying to calculate the appropriate amount of ration one should consume, Michael and Logan were sitting leisurely on the ship's ledge with a fishing rod in their hand. Michael's expertise in fishing came from watching others do in the movies while Logan had no expertise at all.
"Some say fishing will calm your soul"
"It is kinda relaxing, Logan" the full moon in the sky, the sound of the ocean, and the slowly moving sail ship made fishing relaxing regardless of Michael's inexperience in fishing. In his previous life, he never had time to enjoy such activities. Plus, he always liked to spend his little bit of free time playing video games, improving his skills as well as watching movies or tv shows. Only since he came to this world, he was able to enjoy simple things in life like fishing.
Even if he couldn't catch a single fish, he was enjoying peace and calm.
The little chit-chat with Logan gave him an idea about the Southern Continent.
"I heard cultivators don't sleep or eat. It's weird, but you don't have to scrounge the god's green earth just to fill your belly huh"
"It's bs, it's not that cultivators don't eat or sleep, it's that we don't need to eat or sleep to sustain our body. Take me for example, I eat and sleep back there like you people here"
Logan started to pour out all the questions about cultivators and cultivation as Michael answered his questions one by one. He answered Logan's questions in a manner that would tempt Logan to try to become a cultivator. Currently, it wasn't impossible for the Southerners to become cultivators after leaving the void area aka the Southern Continent but most of them tend to have extremely slow cultivation speed as it would be difficult for their bodies to adapt to the new environment.
The time flew quickly as the sun started to rise on the horizon, painting the sky in bright orange with its golden rays. The upper deck slowly began to get filled with more and more crew members. After sleeping last night with an empty belly, they all seemed weak and exhausted.
The sun wasn't the only thing Michael saw on the horizon, he could see a merchant galleon ship
"Look! A ship" One crew member shouted, his voice contained joy. Even Logan began to grin widely looking at a merchant ship. Merchant ships were usually filled with rations and they could buy rations to fix their current situation.
Michael put down the fishing rod on the deck as Ross came out of the captain's cabin with his daughter. Despite the mess she caused, Maria looked refreshed after a beauty sleep. It was obvious Ross gave his potion of ration to his daughter as any good father would do.
Looking at the crew members bouncing in excitement, Ross took out his monocular to examine the merchant ship approaching them. The first thing he examined was the flag flying above the sails. The white flag had a symbol of lotus,
"Esmail merchants" Ross recognized the ship's flag, so did H. H heaved a sigh of relief as they would be able to buy rations from the merchant ship but Ross had black lines on his forehead,
"They are far away from their usual routes"
Everyone had a relieved look on their faces except Ross. He knew Esmail merchants and their usual routes, this area of the ocean was far away from their routes. Hence he was skeptical, unlike others.
After talking to the team as well as some of the crew members, Ross realized one thing, they all blamed Maria for their situation. They were right to do so. He knew he can't keep her absolutely safe all by himself, he would need the team's support in keeping her safe after entering the island. If there was bad blood between them and Maria, keeping her safe would be a difficult task.
Because of his love for Maria, he ignored all his doubts about the merchant ship. Slowly but steadily the merchant ship approached them while the crew members waved their hands at the merchant ship, calling out for help.
Since Michael had no idea about the merchant ship or its routes like Ross, he too felt relieved to see the ship approaching. Although the fishing was indeed relaxing, at the end of the day he had to eat.
"I'll go get the coins" H walked back into the captain's cabin to bring the coins. The merchant ship was now only fifty meters or so away from them. Ross's tensed body loosened a bit looking at the crew members on the merchant ship. They were all wearing a shirt with the Esmail merchant logo embroidered on their chest.
Michael was watching the ship approaching from the far end of the ship with Logan. Little by little, the merchant ship's shadow darkened the deck as the merchant ship stopped beside them. The merchant ship was perfectly aligned sidewards
Soon, a wooden plank dropped from the merchant ship to their ship. After the merchant ship came to a halt, Michael was able to see the faces of everyone on the ship clearly. As he looked at them, he couldn't help frowning. They all seemed tense, slightly trembling. Even the one walking the plant to them had no smile on his face which was weird because a merchant would always typically smile.
Michael stared at the old man approaching them, he was partially bald and like most of the merchants, he too had a fat belly. Looking at the sweat on the old man's face and the way the merchant ship perfectly aligned sideways, he began to have a bad feeling about this.
"Pirates!" the moment the old man stepped onto the deck, he shouted.
Boom!
Boom!
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