Chapter 252: chapter 252-

As previously planned, after leaving the city of Winchester, Taufik followed Marzuki back to their ship.After that, they followed the river to reach another city, although there was a problem because almost all the river flow was frozen because of winter, but with magic, it could all be solved.

But another problem arose, caused by the horde of beasts and the winter as well, this caused all the towns they stopped at to have no supplies to sell.

The entire kingdom of Wessex was in the same condition, leading to them having to enter the Kingdom of Mercia.

They had entered several cities in the Kingdom of Mercia but still had no results, and the last city they stopped at was the capital of the Kingdom of Mercia, Tamworth.

"... It's all because we stayed in Wessex too long, to be stuck in winter like this *Sigh* What bad luck, I just hope that this time, Ulf will bring a result"

Marzuki said, but fortunately, because of Mana, they were not too affected by the cold, but stomach matters were a different matter. They could withstand the cold, but hunger could be held back for a while, but not forever.

Even Aksara who was currently playing in the snow with Lembuswana seemed unaffected by the cold, this, of course, surprised some of Marzuki's crew who even with Mana's help still felt a little cold because they had been outside for a relatively long time, the thing that could dispel their coldness a little was the alcohol they had on hand, but their alcohol was also limited.

Those who were not affected at all, or did not even feel the cold at all, were four people, and Aksara was one of them, besides that there were Taufik, Marzuki, and Bjorn who had regained consciousness and were slowly recovering from their injuries.

Meanwhile, Marzuki and Taufik are currently seen fishing in the river, hoping to get something to eat.

"...Where are you headed next?" Taufik Ask. S~eaʀᴄh the Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"I don't know, without supplies, we can't go anywhere, The worst thing is, we'll be stuck here until winter passes, and that's something none of us want, Another option is to force ourselves to continue sailing and hunt some sea beasts along the way for food, but continuing to eat beast meat for a long time and continuously can have a bad effect on the human body, so we also need to balance it by eating normal food"

"Heh~ That's new for me; what happens if humans consume too much Beast meat?"

"Well~ it's the same with 'Demonized' that happens when Magician absorbs too much corrupt Mana, Likewise with consuming too much beast meat, Beast meat itself contains the essence of beasts, if consumed in safe amounts, it will have a good effect on strengthening the body, but if consumed excessively, one will gain the 'Traits' of the beast he ate, such as if he ate too many sea beasts, the person will have changes such as starting to have scales and slowly but surely the person will become the Beast itself, it is not something pleasant to see... Killing your own comrades who have lost their humanity"

"... It is-"

"Yes, that's from personal experience, there was once a crew member of mine who was addicted to the power he got after consuming Beast Meat, at first we let him be because we didn't know what would happen, but slowly, the person began to slowly change, and without us realizing it, he had become the Beast himself, he lost his mind and went on a rampage on the ship, so we had no other choice but to exterminate the person, I, myself, Kill that person with my own hands, it's my responsibility as their captain"

"... Oh"

"There's nothing to be sad about, it's all experience, a mistake that we can all learn to avoid"

"... You sure cherish your crew, huh, I feel a little bit jealous"

Hearing what Taufik said, Marzuki felt a little confused as he stared at Taufik, but a few moments later he shook his head slowly and continued speaking.

"... I don't know what makes you jealous, but I do cherish all of them, they all chose to follow me this far, leaving their hometowns and helping me to realize my dream, at this stage, they are all no longer Crew to me, but a family"

"... A Family, huh? So it's about responsibility again, huh? It's a word that's easy to say but so hard to bear... "

Hearing this, Marzuki looked a little sad and then said in a mellow tone.

"... Yes, it is"

"Alright, I'm done fishing"

"Huh? Why? We haven't even caught a single fish yet, why stop now?"

"Ulf is here"

"He is?"

Marzuki asked then looked in the direction where Ulf had gone, but didn't see anyone. Seeing this, Marzuki looked back at Taufik.

"... I don't se-"

"It's Ulf; he's back; why did it take him so Long? I'm almost freezing to the death here, I hope he brings some strong liquor"

Hearing his words cut off by one of his crew, Marzuki was not angry but instead looked back in the direction where Ulf had left. It was true that Marzuki saw that Ulf and the crew who had left with Ulf had returned, but Marzuki had to frown when he saw that this time too, Ulf had to return empty-handed.

"...

*Sigh*

It is no this time to, huh? Shit, what we will do now"

Said Marzuki, while watching Ulf and the others board the ship and then continued to ask Ulf.

"... What is it this time, Ulf?"

"There are no shops selling supplies to outsiders, it is said to be a mandate from the king"

"I see, This time is the king, huh"

"What we will do now, Boss?"

"... I don't know, give me time to think about a solution"

Marzuki said, which made the atmosphere suddenly become silent.

"...

*Ukhum!*

Can I say something?" Taufik said.

With that, all eyes were on Taufik.

"... Actually, I myself have quite a lot of supplies, which I have prepared for myself and my son, Aksa, if you want, I can share"

Said Taufik, which was actually a lie, but not entirely a lie, because, with his Imagination Magic, it could be said that Taufik could create an unlimited supply of food.

"..."

"..."

However, unlike what he expected, the reaction he got was silence.

"Well~ It would be a good lie if only, you know, you at least had a bag with you; the only thing you've been carrying with you all this time is that sword on your waist"

Ulf commented a little sarcastically on what Taufik said, and this time, it was Taufik's turn to be silent.

"... Are you guys forgetting what am I? I'm a Magician, remember?"

With Taufik's words, everyone immediately came to their senses; they forgot that Taufik was a Magician because he kept carrying a weapon with him; if expressions could speak, then the sound "Ohh" could definitely be heard from everyone right now.

"... So~ Are you saying that you store all of your supplies... With magic?" Ask Marzuki.

"You could say that, here, let me show you"

Taufik said, and then with his Imagination Magic, he created a raw food ingredient, and what came to his mind was meat.

Just like that, in front of everyone watching, a large basket filled with meat appeared in front of them, just appeared out of nowhere.

Once again, if facial expressions could speak, an "Oh" could be heard from everyone who witnessed this.

"... This is just a portion of what I have, you can keep it for now, when it runs out, I will give you more"

Hearing this, the way everyone viewed Taufik, who was initially 'an insolent brat who took advantage of their captain's kindness', suddenly changed to 'the most honorable person' they had ever met.

"Excuse me, Sir, by any chance, do you also have some liquor with you?"

Asked a crew member, which made everyone immediately look at Taufik with anticipation, hoping to get a good answer from Taufik.

"... I did"

Hearing Taufik's half-hearted answer, the faces of all the crew were immediately filled with happiness.

"Th-Then, can we request that too?"

Crew asked, but what answered him was a blow to the head from Marzuki.

"You guys, it's already a blessing that he is willing to share his supplies with us, don't be too greedy by asking for more"

"... It's okay, old Man, I have quite a few so it's no problem to share some"

"You heard that, Boss, he's the one who said it, so there's no problem"

Said the crew, whose head was hit by Marzuki; seeing this, Marzuki could only sigh and then look at Taufik.

"I don't know what to say, but what you did helped us so much, we owe you"

"It's okay, we'll be together for a while anyway, so just think of this as my rent for coming with you guys, so don't feel like you owe me anything"

Hearing this, everyone looked at Taufik in a new light, which earned Taufik the respect of some of Marzuki's crew.

After that, Marzuki ordered some of the crew to store the meat in the storage room and then got ready to sail.

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