Sea World: Descending with no Cheats

Chapter 3: Descent, Pacling Isle

When my eyes eventually refocused I found myself in a small square paved with stone. Stone piers jutted out into the sea. As I turned around I saw a five meter tall stone wall blocking our view towards the town.

Out in the harbour there were fifty small fishing ships that didn’t look particularly impressive. There were also five bigger ships with three cannons mounted on them. As well as ten ships that could pass for trading ships. So in total there were sixty five ships, with fifty captains I presume.

“Hello everyone, I am a Captain that is looking for warriors and marksman for my crew. The Captain’s only have five crew slots and there is about five thousand of us here. So be quick everyone.” It was a same skinny shifty eyed youth. But rushing to select crew, and only warriors and marksman shows his lack of future planning.

The smart people wouldn’t actually rush into their selections. Making the right choice at the start and carefully considering all their options would be better. The ideal I am looking for in my crew.

The second most important requirement would be how they view the natives. Having a crew that frequently is at odds with the natives would be detrimental to our future growth. The only way to grow stably is to work with the natives. They have a lot more information about the world than we do. Based on what I can see, the natives have more than enough power to exterminate us if they want to. At least that was my thoughts based on initial judgements from the bit of information I could deduce from the surroundings.

I turned my view back to the stone wall and as I scanned along the wall, I saw the gate. First step, acquire information, second step, find a job for income, third step, select crew. Initial plan set.

As I started walking towards the gate I attracted the attention of two people, seeing my destination they decided to follow me instead of joining the crazy mess behind me as forty nine Captains urgently tried to recruit warriors and marksman. The other classes were trying to make their case for joining the crew even though they were not warriors or marksman as well.

Based on what I could see, more than fifty percent of the people that descended were warriors and marksman, meaning these classes were abundant and the other classes were much rarer. With mages being the rarest as the Sea God mentioned.

I turned my gaze to the two people following me, a fiery redhead with a great figure and a gaze that could make a bear terrified. Seems like she is also being careful in selecting a Captain and doesn’t want to get caught up in the mess and selected for her looks. As for the man, standing at a height above two meters with blonde hair. He is built like a tank, a brute, but his eyes only conveyed caution and intellect.

Promising candidates indeed, they may be worthwhile members. “Why are the two of you following me? By the way my name is Jerry” I asked as I introduced myself.

“The name is Jess, getting caught up in this mess wouldn’t be conductive to living in this world. The only things these Captains care about is how many sea beasts they can kill. They don’t seem like they have a plan beyond that, going into town for information seems like a better route,” the fiery redhead said as she introduced herself.

Seems like she is also being cautious and is trying to acquire knowledge before making a choice. Seems like she knows she can get a spot on a crew but making the right choice requires more knowledge.

“The name is Thad, if I go to those Captains the only thing they will do is hide behind me from the sea beasts, that’s not the type of Captain that I want.” The big blonde man said as he introduced himself, seems he was a warrior as well and probably focused on defensive skills.

But he knows he will only be used as a meat shield if he goes with those Captains. Seems the Captains scrambling for warriors and marksman have made a mistake, while there are more crew members than the Captains need at the moment, the smart and talented individuals who would actually make a difference won’t be interested in the current set up they have gone for.

As we were talking we reached the gate where four guardsman were keeping an eye on the chaos in the square. I approached the guard who seemed to be in charge and cautiously asked him, “Excuse me sir, are there any requirements to entering the town.”

“Not currently, but if you cause any trouble we will throw you in the jail. If the offence is serious enough we will throw you in the sea and let the beasts take care of you.” He replied in a carefree manner, but the threat was clear. Behave or die. “Otherwise welcome to Pacling Isle”

“Is there a library in the town or someplace where we can acquire information?” I asked him now that our positions had been made.

“Our town is too small for a library, I suggest heading to the Merchant’s Guild. Just go straight the central square and it will be the big building on the left. The big building in front will be the town hall, while the big building on the right is the barracks and jail.” He replied.

“Thank you.” I said leading my two companions past towards the Merchant Guild when a question from Jess struck me dumb.

“Can we afford anything at the merchants guild.”

Her question took me off guard as I browsed my person, noticing a small pouch on my right side. I touched it to see a panel come up [Coin Purse:5g]. Thankfully we descended with money, otherwise this would be a disaster. Seems to be special container as well.