“On long voyages, you absolutely must watch out for scurvy!”

Standing at the ship’s bow, Ashley Lambus adjusted the wheel while feeling the sea breeze and Rupert’s words suddenly came to mind.

“The young master was right after all.”

Lambus had long been aware of scurvy’s existence.

While fishermen rarely fell victim to it, those sailing to the Eastern Continent for trade frequently succumbed to this terrifying illness.@@novelbin@@

It was known as the curse of the sea—a disease where sailors grew increasingly fatigued, lost their teeth, bled from their gums and body, and ultimately died.

“The Sea God is angry!! We must offer sacrifices!!!”

People, unable to pinpoint the cause, often threw food into the sea as offerings—or even went so far as to sacrifice human lives.

But Lambus knew the true cause lay in vegetables.

“What is that?”

“This? It’s a traditional dish from my homeland—pickled cabbage in vinegar.”

On one of his journeys to the Eastern Continent, a fellow sailor had brought along this mysterious food.

At first, Lambus refused because of its sour smell, but when the man—who had sailed to the Eastern Continent multiple times without ever contracting scurvy—offered him some, he decided to give it a try.

Miraculously, while most of the crew fell victim to scurvy, Lambus and his companion remained completely healthy.

After several more voyages, Lambus began to observe a pattern.

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