They all call me an Outer God.

Chapter 415 Big Harvest

Not long after, he found the bridge of the passenger ship. Strangely, there was a person standing upright inside. This person was probably the captain of the passenger ship, and he was still alive.

"Do you need rescue, sir? But it seems you don't want to talk anymore, right?"

Lia walked over to him and looked at his face. The man slowly turned his gaze to Lia and said with a wry smile, "How could there be reefs? There were no reefs in this waterway before."

After saying this, he lay back as if relieved. With a "plop," the captain fell to the ground, his skin and flesh looking like it had been soaked in seawater for a long time. His body was covered with seaweed, and water was even oozing from his mouth and nose, emitting a foul stench.

As for its abdomen...

It had long been completely eaten away by something.

"Is this a supernatural being?"

Ria crouched down to check and found that the thing was no longer moving.

The supernatural being in charge of driving the ship, and it looked like it had been dead for a long time, which suddenly reminded Ria of the story of the "ghost ship".

Legend has it that some shipwrecks inexplicably return to the surface of the water, repeating their sinking process, and all the spirits of the dead are trapped on the ships, unable to pass away.

If a stranger approaches them, they will try to drag that person down with them into the deep sea.

"I hope I'm overthinking it, but if there really are undead on this ship, wouldn't that perfectly match the conditions for my curse?"

Ria cast a curse on the now motionless captain, wishing him to turn into a golden statue.

He had only said it casually, but as time went on, Ria's pupils gradually contracted.

He saw the captain suddenly struggle violently, stand up covered in pus and water, open his mouth full of sharp teeth to bite him, and then, just before he could touch him, his body suddenly stiffened.

Then, like a fungal infection, golden wounds appeared little by little on him, and soon, the gold completely enveloped them.

The curse has come true; the person before me has been completely transformed into a solid golden statue.

"It actually worked!" Ria exclaimed with a mixture of disbelief and joy. He looked at his hands and realized that he was capable of far more than he had ever imagined.

Consuming souls to replenish wealth is indeed a very tempting method, and no one would be able to resist it. Ria wrapped the golden statue with her tentacles and swallowed it into an unknown space.

At this moment, he still had an uncontrollable smile on his face. This was the instinctive reaction of the Black Market meme. Anyone would have reacted the same way, and might even have done so more exaggeratedly than Ria.

"I'll leave the gold aside for now; I need to check if there are any other supernatural beings on the ship."

Ria left her original room to explore other places, but no matter what kind of corpses she found, whether they were suffocated by smoke, burned to death by fire, or killed by being crushed on the head by heavy objects in the chaos, there were no more supernatural beings on the entire ship.

There is only one supernatural being, the captain.

"Did he board the ship, replace the original captain, and intend to take everyone on board with him to their deaths? Or was he the original captain, and he had this purpose from the beginning, only pretending all along?"

Regardless of which one it is, the passenger ship has run aground, and Ria also found a storybook left by a sailor in one of the cabins.

Bathurst, the underwater city

"The Sea of ​​Bathurs was once known as the forbidden sea, because legend has it that there was a city on its seabed with a level of technology far beyond what anyone can imagine. Countless spirits lived there, enjoying a blissful world where they lived in peace and tranquility."

These ghosts are very hospitable. They want to know how wonderful the outside world is. Perhaps in their eyes, we are like residents of a wondrous city. When ships pass over the underwater city, those hospitable residents may mingle with the crowd and revel with people.

Perhaps they also want everyone to join them…

After quickly glancing through the plot, Ria put down the storybook. There was also a diary in the drawer of her desk. Seeing the diary, Ria felt inexplicably gratified. The original owner's memories told him that he loved writing in his diary, and that writing in a diary was a commendable habit.

"August 19th, 1604 (Fog Calendar)"

We have successfully landed on the new continent discovered by Mr. Noratot. Although he discovered it a long time ago, now is a good opportunity to plunder while there are still few people here.

January 8st

The people here warmly welcomed us. Although I couldn't understand their language, their enthusiasm exceeded our expectations. Everyone brought a lot of food and placed it in front of us. The little trinkets we casually brought out amazed them. To be honest, I've already fallen in love with this place.

These people are very strong; if they were used as laborers, they could fetch a good price.

January 8st

Our leader learned their language using a mysterious item, hoping they would sell us some slaves, but they refused... We had clearly shown them enough sincerity, yet they still wouldn't sell!

There's no other way. It's time to show these barbarians that our guns aren't just pretty toys. Wouldn't it be better if they just knew what was good for them?
……

January 8st

It was so much fun moving things around! We reaped a great harvest. This place is truly a paradise bestowed by God. Everyone should praise the radiant sun, for it is He who has given us all this.

……

January 9st

Thinking about it carefully, those natives were indeed very kind to us. We are civilized Endernes people, and we should repay them.

……

January 10st

The church that shines like the rising sun is truly benevolent. Now we hold a festival every year to give thanks to these indigenous people. I believe that the people of both countries can live in harmony and praise the rising sun!

This is a diary entry from many years ago.

After reading through the diary, Ria raised an eyebrow.

"It turns out it's a diary entry about Thanksgiving for the Sun Festival, but why is there a sun in the thanksgiving section..."

Capitalism in most countries has grown rapidly through colonization, and Enderles was no exception; it was never a country of idealism.

"So those slaves were all native to the island? Is this their reason for waging war despite the invasion of supernatural beings and the sword of Damocles on Judgment Day?!"

Driven by profit and disregarding life for money, money becomes the original sin at this moment.

Ria began to feel dissatisfied with those who were recklessly stirring up war. He put the diary into his tentacles, checked it again to make sure that nothing else of importance was left behind, and then left the place.

"Help……"

A sound came from the shadows, and before Ria could react, she heard the exact same sound again.

"Help... help my husband!"

This time, Ria heard clearly that there was someone in a corner where odds and ends were stored, and when he went there, he found a pitiful child huddled up with tears streaming down his face.

His bone structure and clothing didn't resemble those of an Endeleean, so Ria concluded that the child was a "slave" who had been abducted onto the ship. "Are you alright? You can speak Endeleean?"

Ria reached out her hand to him, but the other man shrank back even more when he saw Ria. The reason was simple: Ria was dressed exactly like the capitalists who were persecuting them.

"Don't kill me! I can act as a translator!"

"So you're a translator. You're so young and yet you have such a high aptitude for languages. That's amazing... Come on, don't be afraid, kid. Let me see if you're hurt."

Ria tried to soften his tone, but the other person still didn't feel safe, since the Enderers he had encountered before had initially deceived him in the same way.

Therefore, he believed that the Enderers were all demons!

"It's okay, you don't have to come out if you're scared, but are you planning to stay inside for the rest of your life? You can't survive without food and water."

How about we have some water first?

Lia handed him a bottle of water. The other person was initially quite reluctant, but then he suddenly saw eyes appear on the surface of the person's skin.

That's right, it's the eyes!
"..."

The child eventually took the water, drank it all in one gulp, threw the bottle on the ground, and walked out.

He looked to be about nine years old, dressed in tattered clothes, his whole body was dirty, but he had a pair of clear green eyes.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. You're the only survivor I found on the ship right now, and I'm sure those people won't mind having another handyman on board. Plus, you can continue to help them translate languages."

"Then they persecuted my other people..."

The child spoke very softly, but Lia still heard him.

He patted the child's head and smiled, "What can we do? Just like you imagine, the Enderus are demons. If you're not strong enough, you can only be slaughtered. You have no choice."

If you really want revenge, keep your eyes sharp and don't let hatred show in them.

After saying that, Ria leaned on his cane and walked towards the side of the boat. He asked Delos if he could take in a child who was still alive. The child spoke two languages ​​and didn't eat much, so he would be easy to raise.

Without a second thought, Delos said, "Then let's raise them. I can't even remember who my crew members are, so one more or one less won't make any difference to me."

"You are a truly excellent captain!"

As Ria spoke, he began to use his tentacles to move the gold and silver jewelry that the crew had struggled to lift. The heavy boxes full of wealth filled him with joy, and the "clatter" sound of the boxes hitting the ground alone could make him happy all day.

"Sir, these boxes of jewels weigh at least half a ton, and there's more over there that we haven't taken yet." A crew member reported to Ria standing by the ship, and Ria was also preparing to use her tentacles to plunder the other side.

However, just as his tentacles reached the edge of the treasure chest, he discovered that the chest had automatically lifted into the air.

The child struggled to lift the box, which was almost heavier than himself, and slowly approached the shore. Ria was also relieved: "It seems you've finally come to your senses."

"Which side are you on?" the child asked Ria in a voice that no one else could hear, pretending to be nonchalant. Ria just smiled and didn't answer.

Which side should we stand on?

Who has the authority to make him stand on either side?
The child waited for a long time but didn't get a reply. Seeing his smiling face, the child felt inexplicably scared and quickly ignored him, carrying the box away by himself.

The box, which was originally heavy, no longer felt so heavy. He felt that if he slowed down even a step, Ria would suddenly turn into some terrible creature and destroy everything.

Gold, silver, diamonds, crystal, agate, gemstones...

These precious items were transported to the pirate ship. As the contents of the passenger ship were gradually emptied, Ria jumped onto the Delos and watched as the original passenger ship was entangled by a huge squid and moved further and further away from her.

Finally, the giant squid released the boat, "releasing" it like a sperm whale, and slowly sank to the seabed.

Delos climbed back onto the deck from the sea, and everyone witnessed a giant ship being rapidly submerged.

In the end, the water surface was completely flat, with no other traces remaining.

The original reefs also disappeared, just as the supernatural creature captain had said: the reefs appeared suddenly.

"With so many people dying at sea, all sorts of strange things happen."

A crew member wiped away sweat; although his hands were bleeding from the wooden crates containing the jewelry, a sense of satisfaction welled up within him.

"I'm so glad I came to the sea to develop my business. I've never seen so much money in my life. This is the richest day I've ever had!"

"Who doesn't love money?"

"Hahahaha... I can't take it anymore, I'm exhausted, I need to go to sleep, or I feel like I'm going to die right now if I don't go to sleep."

"It's your fault for always rewarding yourself in the middle of the night."

"Shut up!!! Don't say it!"

The crowd busied themselves with their own things. Some people scooped up a handful of diamonds from the treasure chest, stuffed them into their pockets, and went to sleep. Others lay on the jewels like ostriches, burying their heads in them, and their companions couldn't pull them out no matter how hard they tried.

Some people were dumbfounded by this sudden windfall, and could only stand there muttering to themselves.

"My raging winds, my abyss, my Lord—"

Delos had little interest in wealth; whatever they plundered was always divided equally as wages. This was one of the reasons why the crew members followed Delos even though they knew he would occasionally be corrupted by the supernatural and go crazy.

He gave too much.

With so many jewels, even if divided equally, each person in the group could receive a considerable amount, and this was the salary Lia received on her first day as a pirate.

A crew member asked him, "Sir, aren't you going to take something with you?"

"I'm not interested in money."

"Really?! Your moral character has indeed reached a level we can't even begin to comprehend. No wonder you're a deck captain!"

"Just kidding. As the deck commander, it's not unreasonable for me to ask for a box of gold right in front of me, is it? After all, I was the one who carried most of the stuff."

"Not too much, not too much!"

The crew dared not accuse the disorderly conduct of going too far.

"But sir, the diamond mines over there are clearly more valuable; a single carat can be exchanged for several hundred gold coins. Why are you so fixated on gold?"

Ria: "All I can tell you is that gold is the only hard currency. They can inflate the price of diamonds today by giving them the value of love, so guess... can I inflate the price of gold tomorrow by giving it value and causing inflation?"

(End of this chapter)