Shrouded Seascape

Chapter 891: Ship

Lost in thought, Anna's fair arm dropped limply as she fell asleep. The earlier struggle with maddening roars had left her mentally exhausted. In her dreams, whatever she saw made her lips curve slightly upward into a charming smile.

Outside, Wang Sheng had just finished his speech to the new recruits. Under his guidance, everyone uniformly removed their clothing, and they gave up all of their electronic devices.

Everyone was then informed of the church's code of conduct and their upcoming duties, which included a variety of chores.

Wang Sheng's words didn't cause any waves among the new recruits. The miraculous scene earlier had convinced them thoroughly. If even the false religions around the world had quite a few followers, how could a real religion with a real god not have any followers?

Roy was included in the crowd. After taking another shower, the grime all over him was nowhere to be seen, and he had shaved all of his facial hair as well. His musty clothes were replaced with brand-new ones.

The biggest change was in his demeanor. If before his eyes had shown only despair, now they held extreme yearning. Roy seemed to have been reborn.

He followed Elder Wang Sheng's guidance and ate a full meal before retiring to the dormitory to conserve his energy for tomorrow's dedication.

It was late at night, and moonlight streamed through the window, hitting the small mirror in Roy's hand. Roy was staring at himself in the mirror, and he was muttering something to himself. Soon, Roy's overall demeanor changed.

There was a reason Roy was the top agent of the organization. In addition to his wide range of skills, Roy was also capable of hypnotizing himself.

Once he was in character, he could completely merge with his fabricated persona, and it was a change that even lie detectors couldn't detect. This special ability of his was the reason he managed to infiltrate so many dangerous organizations throughout his career.

Roy thought that his years of experience had shown him everything, but reflecting on today's events still left him bewildered.

Regardless of their doctrines, Roy had categorized the leaders of the organizations he had infiltrated so far into three categories—smart people wielding Anomalies as weapons, twisted psychopaths committing cruel and unusual acts under the guise of religion, and fools worshiping Anomalies as gods.

Whatever they believed was merely a means to an end. There were no gods in this world, and the so-called gods were born from poor acting of frauds and con artists.

"Imagine this—there's nothing around you, but your ship is sinking. What can you do? Nothing. You can't do anything other than wait for your demise. So you need to be extremely observant while working on a ship. You need to pay attention to the details; attention to detail, attention to detail, and more attention to detail.

"Helsmen cannot make any mistakes, especially on the open sea. Any error can easily snowball into casualties. You've heard of the Titanic, right? Don't let your ship become the second Titanic.

"Ah, one more thing—if you do encounter an iceberg, remember not to turn the helm; just hit it straight, and the ship probably won't sink."

Roy was sitting in the front row, and his expression was solemn. It looked like he was trying to show everyone that he was doing his best to perform duties for the Fhtagn Covenant.

"Wait, there's another important point that all of you must remember—out at sea, the captain's words are absolute. Humans are like social animals—like wolves, and in an enclosed space like a ship, there must be an alpha among the wolves.

"Never challenge the captain's authority out at sea. And the captain must maintain control of the ship at all times, or the ship will definitely fall into chaos.

"In an enclosed space out at sea, every single emotion—whether good or bad—is contagious. Trust me, you don't want to see the horrors that are bound to transpire on a ship without any rules or laws," the old captain said. Then, he shuddered as if he had recalled something.

Just as he was about to start the class, the door opened, and Li Long walked into the room.

"Our new ship has arrived at the port. The High Priestess wants you to train these guys on the ship," Li Long said.

With that, the old captain and the others were guided to several cars and brought to the docks. It took them two hours to reach the port, and they were dumbfounded to see a massive ocean liner upon arriving at the busy port.

The ocean liner towered about fourteen stories from the waterline. Roy and the others looked like mice as they looked up at the massive ship.

"You're kidding, right? This is such a massive ship, and they're making you sail this thing? Are they trying to die here? Please tell me you've decided to hire some professionals here," the old captain said.

His brows were furrowed tightly. Clearly, he didn't believe that his students—who had just begun learning the rudiments of seamanship and navigation—could sail an ocean liner.