[You can finally understand the goblins... no, Columbus's surprise when he discovered the New World.]
The difference is that Columbus's passion for exploration and adventure symbolizes humanity's boundless potential, while yours is a desperate struggle for survival, finally finding a place to stay, a rapture born from the instinct for survival.
[Paddle faster towards land... You see the lush green of trees along the continental curve, and feeling the energy within you at about 70% to 80%, you feel the urge to abandon the shattered boat beneath you and tread water to reach shore.]
But then you think, this moment isn't a big deal. If it turns out to be a mirage, then you'll be at a huge disadvantage. The more critical the moment, the more you need to calm down.
As you get closer, you gradually become more certain that it's not an illusion. With your martial artist's exceptional vision and the favorable weather in this area, you see a black dot floating on the sea surface, dozens of miles away.
[As you approach ten miles, you confirm that it is a fishing boat, with small figures moving around on it.]
As you approach the mainland, the black specks of fishing boats increase in sight. You lock your sight on the fisherman on the nearest boat, noting that he's relatively short, a middle-aged man, only about 1.3 meters tall.
"A bit of dwarfism?" You initially thought so, but when you got closer and spoke, you realized you couldn't speak the same language. Then, after a closer look at his face, you realized this wasn't the Three Kingdoms region, and that this fisherman was also a different species.
You exchanged a few words with this fisherman before he looked at the boat you had put together and suddenly, a look of horror crossed his face. He bowed down before you, and you finally managed to get him to stand up and take you back to the fishing village on shore.
You don't understand the language at all. All you see is the first fisherman pointing at you and saying a few gibberish words. Then all the fishermen in the village bow down to you, as if they were treating you like a god.
"Could it be that in primitive society, people who appeared from the sea were regarded as gods?" Yun Shou guessed. In the simulation, he built a boat with various aquatic materials, possibly fish bones, corals and the like.
It is not surprising that people in superstitious areas would see such a strange ship and regard it as a creation of gods.
You were treated with great hospitality in this unknown village. The fishermen offered you all kinds of seafood, speaking strange words. After some thought, you decided to accept their kindness, hoping to take care of them in the future.
Suddenly, a strange cry is heard, and you see a skinny, strange-looking man covered in fish bones and shells pointing and shouting at you. The fisherman, who had just been looking at you with admiration, suddenly takes a 180-degree turn.
Because their "divine servant" has spoken. You, floating from the depths of the sea on a strange boat, are not the "Sea Boat God" himself, but a sea monster in human skin. Otherwise, how could you not even speak?
Yunshou: "Thanks for the narration."
It doesn't matter whether the sixth-generation Lao Yun in the simulation knows the current situation, as long as his real body can understand the plot.
The fishermen wanted to get rid of you, the sea monster. Although you couldn't understand their language, you could tell the atmosphere had changed. You snorted coldly, and without even moving, a burst of red and white energy toppled several people who rushed towards you with harpoons.
Seeing the sea monster possess such divine power, the fishermen bowed down again. Even the "god servant" knelt and worshiped. He later claimed that you were indeed the "Sea Boat God." He had not recognized the god in human form at first.
[The gods are not mortals, so it's normal that they can't communicate with mortals. Rumor has it that only the royal family at the heart of the world has the ability to communicate with the gods...]
[In short, after demonstrating your strength, you were worshipped by the fishermen again. They even reduced their fishing trips and went hungry to build a divine abode for you.]
You feel like these people are crazy.
At night, the god servant dressed in ornaments said that the god's residence had not been built yet, and asked him to bear with it and temporarily live in the altar.
Although you didn't understand what he was saying, you couldn't help but laugh as he kept pointing at a small jar that couldn't even fit into an urn. He asked you to go in. Did this guy really think you could shrink down to a few centimeters tall and then sit on it to sleep?
Seeing your displeasure, the divine attendant was terrified and finally took you to the most luxurious residence in the village: a wooden and stone house. The village chief and others moved out and gave the house to you.
You wanted them to live with you, but since there were plenty of rooms, it wouldn't be necessary. However, they refused in horror.
They feared that the sea god, to whom young girls were sacrificed every year, would devour them in the dead of night.
[But if there's no one in the house, they're afraid you might come out to look for food in the middle of the night.]
[In order to prevent themselves from becoming victims, the villagers threw a timid girl in the door just as you found a room and were about to fall asleep.]
[She was originally chosen as this year's sacrifice.]
You heard your mother crying outside the house, and saw the girl, about fourteen or fifteen, begin to undress... Although she was only about a year younger than you, you couldn't accept it, so you pushed her out.
[You are too short, a little guy who is only 1.2 meters tall, you are afraid of killing someone.]
I thought I could finally fall asleep and have a good sleep on land, but just as I closed my eyes, I heard loud crying and knocking on the door outside the house.
Then there are screams and wails. You can't stand it any more and go out to check what's going on.
A middle-aged man and woman are being beaten by the village chief and some other villagers. When they see you appear, they kowtow to you repeatedly.
The language barrier is truly a bummer. Confused, you wave your hand to the other villagers to stop beating the couple, signaling them to quickly express their demands.
The middle-aged couple couldn't communicate with each other. After a few words, they pointed in a direction and kowtowed, begging you to come over.
You let these two lead the way, and follow them, wanting to see what this couple wants from you. After walking a few hundred meters, almost out of the village, you see an altar set up in front of you.
The girl you drove out of the house is now being held on the altar. If the Sea Boat God hadn't come ashore, her fate would have been to be tied to a small boat and sailed out to sea. But now, you've clearly rejected her, so naturally, the girl, hated by the gods, must be cleansed of her sins by flames.
You saw the firewood piled beneath the girl. Even though you didn't understand the language or the local customs, you knew what had happened. So you rescued her and brought her back to the village chief's wooden and stone mansion.
[You can't even speak their language, so there's no way you can clear out the ignorance of this group of people. It's better to save them first.]
[In the 271st year of Daqing, you are 16 years old, and your foundation has increased by 246%. However, while hunting various fish and aquatic creatures, your aptitude has increased by about half a percent through the Blood Essence Fusion Method, comparable to the level of growth that would only be achieved in more than ten years.]
After living in the fishing village for several months, you moved into the newly built "God's Residence," learned the common language here, and understood your situation.
As you might have guessed, this was a rather ignorant era. Anything that even slightly transcended the common people's worldview was crowned a god and worshipped.
[You, coming from the depths of the sea, happen to share some characteristics with their primary deity, the "Sea Boat God," and so you are considered a deity descended.]
You told them you didn't need human sacrifices, but this statement raises doubts: Is a god who doesn't need sacrifices still a god?
You performed a dash across the sea.
Fisherman: Damn us for doubting the great God.