Chapter 874 Postscript [Ranger Association]

The first ray of sunlight in the morning poured in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a golden edge on the pink Den Den Mushi placed beside the bed.

"The day after tomorrow, the double flower exam is about to start... The day after tomorrow, the double flower exam is about to start..."

The pink Den Den Mushi vibrated and made a mechanical sound.

Soon, a slender hand reached out and smashed the pink Den Den Mushi into a discus with one punch.

The girl with short white hair and two strange horns on her head rubbed her eyes. "It's so noisy, the day after tomorrow, the exam...ah!" She muttered, suddenly opened her eyes and sat up, "Yes, the exam the day after tomorrow." The smashed Den Den Mushi-style alarm clock on the bedside was made of Franky alloy, so it naturally recovered quickly.

As soon as it recovered, the pink Den Den Mushi started repeating the alarm again. The white-haired girl was about to punch it again, but she found that it was not the sound of the alarm, but a phone call.

She grabbed the Den Den Mushi and pressed a button. The Den Den Mushi transformed into a palm-sized "brick". After the call was connected, she nodded, "Hmm," and while responding to the other party's pleas, she threw off the quilt, got up, and changed her clothes. She walked to the bathroom in slippers to wash up, wiped her face, and said in distress, "I said I would take part in this exam. You should have hired other rangers earlier..."

The man on the other side thought, where in the world is there a ranger as young as you and as strong as you? And you are a single flower ranger, and the fee is not high! When you really pass the exam and get the qualification of a double flower ranger, the fee for you to escort me will probably increase several times... But he pleaded earnestly: "Xiao Da, Da Da, please help me, okay? If you go to the academy to take the exam, you will have to transfer to Tianshan anyway, and we are on the way anyway!"

I don't have to go along the way. The white-haired girl named Xiaoda muttered silently. According to her plan, she wanted to take two days to travel all the way to Jiushe on the Fire Cloud, and then go to the academy to take the exam.

If she agreed to transfer via Tianshan Mountain in the South China Sea, she would be able to reach the West Sea faster, but it would undoubtedly disrupt her plans.

Fortunately, her plan was just a casual one, and she didn't insist on it. At most, she could talk about it when she got home. She softened her tone and agreed to the escort mission.

"Xiao Da, you're the best!" The lady from the Chamber of Commerce on the other end of the call kissed the girl across the air, as if afraid that she would go back on her word, and reminded her that the time and place had already been sent to her Ranger account, "I wish you good luck on your exams in advance! Fourteen-year-old Shuanghua Ranger, you're going to break the record!" Having said that, she quickly hung up the phone.

Record-breaking? The girl sitting at the breakfast table shook her head and unfolded her "mobile phone" horizontally, turning it into a "tablet" next to her hand.

While eating, she was bored and scrolling through her tablet.

Countless information from the four seas and the Grand Line occupied every page. Xiaoda was not interested in various entertainment gossips, such as the rumor that the Golden King Sanji was having an affair with some princess or female celebrity, the new book signing event of the legendary adventurer and best-selling author Usopp would be held on a certain island in half a month, etc. However, when he saw a piece of news saying that someone saw the Pirate King Luffy on Fishman Island, Xiaoda's fingers paused slightly.

The reporter of this news was famous for taking photos of Lin Dasheng and his two wives playing on an island in the Grand Line. Therefore, it is credible.

The great flood 20 years ago made the names of several people truly resound throughout the world. Weather Queen Nami, Pirate King Luffy, Child of History Nico Robin, and... Eight-Armed Great Saint Lynch. Especially Lynch, it was he who erected a "Heavenly Mountain" in the East Sea, West Sea, South Sea, North Sea, the Paradise of the Grand Line and the New World, and with the help of the Weather Queen, he completely pacified the great flood, which saved the whole world.

Of course, he was revered as the Great Sage by the whole world, and the most important thing was because of the changes surrounding "Tianshan" and the establishment of the "Ranger Association" that he promoted...

Thinking of this, Xiaoda took out a badge with a lily pattern and stuck it on the back of the "tablet". Suddenly, a prompt popped up on the screen. Xiaoda clicked OK, and the interface instantly entered the official ranger-only program. Information from all over the world, intelligence from the four seas and the five major branches of the paradise, many popular rangers, the latest developments of senior rangers... Of course, the most important information is the various tasks that have been published, tasks that have not been claimed, tasks that have been claimed but declared failed, etc.

Switching to his personal space, Xiao Da checked the time and place sent by the Chamber of Commerce, quickly finished his breakfast, took off the Ranger badge and pinned it on his lapel, folded the "tablet" into a watch and stuffed it into his trouser pocket, and after a simple tidying up and preparation, he walked to the balcony, locked the French window, grabbed the weather stick beside him and twisted it open, and a ball of fiery red cloud flew out.

"Let's go, Roger."

The girl jumped onto the flaming cloud and rushed toward the sky. The strong wind blew up her white hair, and the two horns on her head looked oddly cute.

Arriving at the agreed location—actually a small island country closest to the Tianshan Mountains in the South China Sea—Xiao Da put Huoyun back into the weather stick and jumped to the ground. Although she was only fourteen years old, she was over 1.7 meters tall and wore a formal ranger badge on her chest. Although it was only a single flower, wherever she went, people looked at her with envy or awe.

On the sea, around the world, countless people want to pass the association's assessment and become a formal ranger every year. This is not only because in today's era, because of the "chivalry" of various rangers, the lives of pirates, bandits, gangsters, and hooligans are becoming more and more difficult, but also because once you can become a formal ranger, you can get all kinds of benefits and conveniences in any "Dragon, Snake, and Flower" country, which are so rich that they make people jealous. Even just the various resources and income that can be obtained within the Ranger Association are enough to make any formal ranger live a worry-free life.

What's more, becoming a member of the Ranger Association will give you a chance to enter the legendary academy founded by Lin Qi, and even learn the legendary Ripple Martial Arts of the Great Sage Lin, which is not a dream!

Some people even joked that the Ranger Association was a huge chamber of commerce that spanned the world and disguised itself as a group of bounty hunters, but in fact it was also a country - because everyone knew that the real force behind the Ranger Association was the Dragon, Snake and Flower Alliance and the elusive Lin Monkey King.

"Xiao Da, great, you're finally here." The black lady who was in charge of contacting the ranger Xiao Da on the merchant ship that had been waiting for a long time breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If it weren't for you, the ranger, we would have to pay a lot more taxes for this shipment..."

Xiaoda followed him onto the boat and said helplessly, "I'm just a single flower ranger."

"Hiring a Double Flower Ranger? We are a small family and business, we can't afford to hire those big shots." The merchant ship aunt smiled and complimented, "In a few days, Xiaoda, you will also be a Double Flower Ranger. We won't be able to hire you in the future. Hehehe..."

Xiao Da smiled. The merchant ship started quickly and headed for the Tianshan Mountains in the South China Sea, which was not far from here. In fact, the shadow of the towering Tianshan Mountains at the other end of the horizon could already be seen from here.

The merchant ship sailed through the waves, and Xiaoda was enjoying the sea breeze alone. Neither the sailors on the deck nor the people on the merchant ship came to disturb her.

As the Tianshan Mountain got closer and closer, we could see boats drifting on the sea one after another, as well as people on the boats behaving in all kinds of confusing ways. Some people sat on the bow, standing upside down in a very twisted posture; some people twisted in the cabin like snakes; some people clasped their hands together with a pious look, muttering to themselves; and some people stood with their hands on their hips, sneering at the Tianshan Mountain with disdain, as if they were trying to attract someone's attention with an attitude that made them stand out from the crowd...

"The Tianshan Mountain in the South China Sea is also called the 'Pillar of Manifestation'. The closer the chance of obtaining precious 'spiritual power' is to a mountain, the more deviant and even bizarre the behavior of the 'spiritual practitioners' gathered there will be."

A graceful middle-aged man on the boat came over, smiled and said with extraordinary conversation, "It's not so bad here in the South China Sea. It is said that the 'Pillars of Release' on the Grand Line are the most likely to obtain natural abilities similar to those of the past. There are all kinds of weirdos gathered there... Each of them thinks that they can get lucky and gain the favor of Tianshan, awaken unique psychic abilities, and then become a ranger with three flowers gathered at the top of the head, chatting and laughing with the Pirate King Luffy, the King of Hell Swordsman Zoro, and even the Eight-Armed Great Sage Lynch..."

He smiled with a sigh, "There are really many people in the 'Strengthening Pillar' in the East China Sea. They train themselves diligently and are often more likely to awaken spiritual abilities. Although most of them are similar to the abilities of animal-type devil fruits... but at least they are also spiritual abilities, and they will not be cursed by the sea like devil fruits, which is also good, isn't it? What about you, young female ranger, have you awakened any spiritual abilities?"

He turned his head and was shocked. Xiaoda had already walked away.

The Nanhai Tianshan Mountain was getting closer and closer. Only when you came to its foot could you feel the majesty and grandeur of this mountain... Of course, the behavior of the group of "spiritual prayers" gathered at the foot of the mountain became more abstract. They knelt on the ground without food or drink, trying to move Tianshan Mountain and Lin Dasheng with sincerity and grant spiritual power. This was considered quite normal. There were even more desperate people who climbed up Tianshan Mountain with bare hands...

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Over the past twenty years, as more and more stories of people awakening various spiritual powers due to the Five Roots of the Heavenly Mountain spread, a gray industry had even been formed regarding how to awaken spiritual powers, what postures or rituals to use, and even whether drawing specific symbols at specific dates and locations would increase the probability of awakening spiritual powers...

No one paid any attention to the spirit-worshippers, and the merchant ship continued to sail towards the foot of Tianshan Mountain. After Xiaoda showed his ranger badge, the people on the merchant ship received a substantial tax reduction, and happily entered Tianshan Mountain with a large number of goods. ——Yes, there is a space inside Tianshan Mountain. In other words, the inside of Tianshan Mountain is the real world.

"... Single Flower Ranger, identity confirmed."

After Xiaoda handed over the reward, she separated from the merchant ship. Since she was already here, she didn't think it was necessary to leave and go to the West Sea on the Fire Cloud as planned. She would just go from here.

Taking the elevator, Xiaoda went up layer by layer inside Tianshan. She switched the four sides of the elevator to transparent, and immediately saw the scenes outside layer by layer.

Whether it is the South China Sea, the other four seas, or the Tianshan Mountain in the Grand Line Paradise, they are all divided into 100 floors, and each floor is basically equivalent to the size of a developed small town. Some floors are the top resorts, some are the most luxurious hotels, and some are the most convenient trading places... and the common "entertainment" on each floor is the battle competition within each floor.

Basically, the strength of the contestants in each level is ranked from low to high. Every ten levels is a large strength classification. The top 91 to 100 levels are where the top masters of each Tianshan Mountain gather. Each of their matches will attract the attention of not only the audience inside Tianshan Mountain but also the audience watching the broadcast all over the world. And of course, the higher the level, the greater the proportion of official rangers among the contestants. This is not just because official rangers can enter any Tianshan Mountain for free without having to pay a high entrance fee...

The elevator went up quickly. Xiao Da observed the scenes passing by with interest. He took out the watch in his pocket, switched it into a "mobile phone", put a Ranger badge on the back, and browsed various information. There was a special section for Tianshan in the software. Generally speaking, the most popular items were discussions about various popular levels of competitions in Tianshan from all over the country...

Xiaoda thought that as long as she had enough money, she would not participate in the Tianshan competition. As far as she knew, even the masters of the 100th level were just some double-flower rangers in the Ranger Association. Instead of wasting time here, it would be better to upgrade to a double-flower ranger as soon as possible, which would definitely impress her parents!

The elevator stopped, Xiaoda put away his "cell phone" and walked out.

On the top of Tianshan Mountain, on the broad mountaintop, there are endless white clouds all around. Here... is above the sky!

Sky Island!

It is said that twenty years ago, Sky Island was just a fairy tale in people's mouths. When the Tianshan Mountains rose from the sea one by one, this fairy tale became real life.

Following the staff, Xiao Da boarded the special balloon provided for official rangers, riding the rolling white clouds all the way up, passing through the white sea, the white sea, and soon... saw a prosperous sky island located just above the Tianshan Mountains in the South China Sea. Tourists, businessmen, adventurers, journalists from all over the world... Because the local residents of the sky island sell decorative wings as souvenirs, Xiao Da is not sure which of these people are the original inhabitants of the sky island.

She shook her head and headed to the Ranger Association branch in Sky Island to ask when the next "flight" to the West Sea branch was.

Suddenly I realized that my leave slips for this month have run out. If I don’t want to lose my perfect attendance, I must update the postscript immediately...

(End of this chapter)