Purification

As evening approached, the clouds in the sky made the scene look as if it were on fire.

The red sun between the sky and the sea slowly sank into the Great Sea.

The harbor docks echoed with the clanging of bells, and some seabirds accompanied small wooden boats into the harbor, probably hoping to snatch a few small fish from the fish hold.

Jasper asked High Priest Reed for leave and left the Goddess of Freedom Temple early.

When Roy walked out of the Temple gate, Jasper was waiting for him at the corner of the street. Roy ran over, and Jasper walked with him towards the harbor docks.

The fish market not far away was almost deserted. Several seabirds landed in front of a trash bin, pecking at the foul-smelling entrails inside.

The docks were filled with a strong smell of sea fish.

In the deep-water dock area, some Sailors left the docks in twos and threes, heading towards the Lower District, which was gradually lighting up.

There, besides buying wine, they could also find something else.

Of course, to have a memorable night, one's pockets must not be without Kele.

Seabirds, sunset.

At the harbor docks, a huge Five-Masted Ship was docked.

Two Sailors stood below the ship's sampan, a Second Mate and an ordinary Sailor. Seeing Jasper and Roy walking along the dock, they quickly greeted them.

Jasper nodded to the bald Second Mate as a greeting.

"Did the person who introduced you explain exactly what you need to do on the ship?" the Second Mate asked, squinting his eyes.

He was truly burly, his body covered in bulging muscles, wearing a sleeveless tight vest, a pair of baggy trousers, and a pair of rusty bare feet. A scimitar and a bundle of rope hung from his waist.

As he turned, Roy saw a large blue Anchor tattooed on the back of his neck and head.

Jasper nodded.

The ordinary Sailor next to him also carried a long knife, with a black turban wrapped around his head, wearing leather armor and leather pants, his face full of stubble, making it almost impossible to see his features.

Roy even smelled the bloody scent emanating from the long knife...

The Second Mate said to Jasper, "Then let's not waste time, let's try to finish it early."

Then he turned and stepped onto the sampan. Jasper and Roy followed behind, with the Sailor at the very end.

Walking onto the swaying sampan and onto the ship, Roy realized that the ship was truly huge.

The length of the deck alone was nearly forty meters, and behind it was a dark ship building full of small windows.

At the front, the huge bronze ram was actually a half-body giant statue with its arms outstretched and its head raised, but the giant's head also had a sharp bronze horn more than three meters long.

A mast slanting outwards pressed against the back of the bronze statue giant. This black wooden mast, which was more than fifteen meters long, had a triangular sail hanging on it.

In the middle of the ship's deck were also arranged five masts nearly twenty meters high, each mast spaced about seven or eight meters apart. Thick sails were tied to the bottom of each mast and the crossbars, and some slings tied with pulleys hung above.

The rear of the deck suddenly rose upwards, about two stories high. This part was the ship building, and on top of the ship building was the captain's wheelhouse.

There were also double-layered oar windows on both sides of the ship, but at this time the oars were completely retracted.

The overall black sea ship looked a bit old, but Roy realized when he walked onto the ship that the black color was because the wooden planks on the ship had been treated for anti-corrosion and fire prevention.

A group of Sailors were sitting all over the deck eating dinner. Their attire was almost all bare-chested with light leather armor, long knives hanging from their waists, short daggers tied to their legs, and bare feet. Some people even had moss growing on their ankles. These Sailors either had messy long hair that could be braided, or were bald.

Their dinner was not bad: a roasted sea fish, octopus legs skewered on wooden sticks, a large bowl of vegetable soup, and some whole-wheat bread as the staple food. A large wooden bucket in the middle of the deck also contained some fruit, which looked like a large bucket of plums. Just looking at it made Roy's teeth feel sour.

When the Sailors saw Jasper and Roy walking onto the deck, their eyes always glanced over them...

They didn't hide their voices when telling jokes, but they weren't speaking Elvish, so Roy couldn't understand them at all.

However, the Second Mate, who looked like a black tower, spoke Elvish with a strange accent, but Roy could at least understand it.

On this sea ship, Roy didn't see the captain, nor did he see the ship's first mate.

Jasper just said that the strong man was the ship's Second Mate. This Second Mate led Jasper and Roy across the deck and directly took them to the captain's cabin at the highest point of the rear ship building.

This was the highest point of the entire sea ship. The entire floor was the captain's cabin. Although it was divided into several rooms, each room was very spacious, and the furnishings inside were very exquisite. The furniture was extremely delicate, and all the surfaces of the seats were engraved with fine reliefs.

Roy and Jasper were in what seemed to be the captain's office. In the middle of the room was a table, and on it was a two-by-two meter sea chart. Roy immediately recognized that the sea area depicted on the chart was the Endless Sea, as Castleton Harbour was located in the most remote upper right corner of the chart.

Unfortunately, all the notations on it were completely foreign to Roy, and he couldn't understand what was written on it at all...

A spyglass hung on the wall nearby. It was then that Roy noticed the walls of the room. Various specimens were hanging on the walls, mostly simple bones, teeth, and animal horns, each of which seemed to possess some special power.

"There's a ghost causing trouble in this room. Help me find it and purify it."

The Second Mate was sitting in a set of leather sofas in the room, with his hands on the back of the sofa, looking up and speaking with his eyes closed.

Ordinary Sailors stood at the door of the room, their eyes never leaving Roy and Jasper.

Jasper glanced at Roy, and suddenly seemed to think of something, so he said to Roy, "Roy, didn't you learn the 'Glimmer Illumination' spell? Now you can try it out. I'll tell you how this Divine Magic should be used..."

"It can do more than just provide us with light. Besides having a little bit of weak healing ability, it can also illuminate Stealth units hidden in the darkness, including ghosts."

Roy didn't hesitate and immediately began to draw divine runes and chant prayers.

"Roy, in the future, if you have the chance, buy a magic book like mine. You can record commonly used divine runes in it. My book records the divine runes of two Divine Magic spells. Usually, when casting these two Divine Magic spells, you only need to inject Holy Light power into them and recite the prayers. It's very convenient."

Jasper waited until a glimmer of light appeared above Roy's head before saying to him.

Roy nodded.

High Priest Reed was against him getting in touch with this kind of magic book too early, and he didn't have that many Kele either. This stuff wasn't cheap.

A glimmer of light floated on Roy's shoulder, emitting a faint, soft golden light.

"Just walk around the room..." Jasper said to Roy.

Roy followed Jasper's instructions, carrying the glimmer of light and began to walk around the room, while Jasper held the magic book and followed behind Roy, carefully watching his surroundings.

The glimmer of light floated around Roy, like holding a candle at night.

Outside the cabin, there were also the Sailors' laughter, they were probably doing some after-dinner exercises on the deck...

The captain's room was very quiet, with only occasional conversations between Jasper and Roy.

According to Jasper's request, Roy walked around the captain's room for eight consecutive laps, but still didn't sense the ghost hiding in the dark.

Roy couldn't help but feel that this kind of work was a bit boring!

Jasper was also a little speechless. He didn't expect that he couldn't find the ghost after searching for so long, so he had to say to Roy:

"Roy, turn up the brightness of the Glimmer Illumination a little bit more."

"Oh!"

Roy raised his hand, held the floating Glimmer Illumination in his palm, and then injected a trace of Holy Light power from his palm to make the light brighter.

The illuminated area was a bit larger than before. When Roy walked to the second window on the left side of the captain's room, he found a figure behind a white gauze curtain. The outline only had a very dim upper body, and the lower part was completely empty.

Jasper, who was following behind Roy, also saw this figure. He immediately pushed Roy from behind, signaling him to get closer.

Unexpectedly, the ghost jumped out from behind the curtain vigilantly. Under the illumination of the Holy Light, its outline was extremely dim. The brightest part of its head was its eyes, which flickered with ghostly blue flames. It bared its fangs and claws and pounced towards Roy.

However, under the illumination of the Holy Light, its body became even dimmer. As it flew halfway, it swept to the left, preparing to find a dark place to hide.

It didn't dare to get close to Roy at all...

Jasper saw the ghost and also saw that it had no aggressiveness. If it escaped, it would be even more difficult to find it again.

Jasper opened the magic book in his hand, and as a short and smooth prayer sounded, a beam of light shot down from the ceiling, trapping the ghost in it with unparalleled precision.

Under the illumination of the Holy Light, the ghost's body began to dissipate like green smoke, and the already unclear outline quickly became fainter.

The flame of its soul was like a candle in the wind, about to be extinguished at any moment.

It was bound in the Holy Light, and its body turned into a little white ash and fell to the ground, while the transparent light blue soul floated up with the wind, breaking free from the shackles of the Holy Light and floating above Jasper's head.

Seeing the complete blue outline, Roy realized that this ghost was probably an Elven girl in life. Her delicate face and pointed ears could indicate her identity.

"Go, return to the embrace of the Goddess Elune, it's useless to stay here."

Jasper said softly, and then closed the magic book in his hand.

As the Holy Light beam slowly disappeared, the blue soul also turned into starlight and disappeared into the captain's room.