Chapter 258: Treasures Growing in the Volcano! (Two in One)
The work of exploring the uninhabited island was progressing smoothly. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, after being attacked by Irene, the team leader Yoshikazu Tsugakuni intentionally or unintentionally released his aura.
There are many giant creatures on this island, and we encountered several creatures that were even taller than the white apes we had encountered before.
While wild beasts lacked Observation Haki, their innate instincts were countless times stronger than humans'. The aura Tsugikoku Yoshiichi released was like that of a higher-level beast, causing the giant beasts that passed by to retreat.
It took nearly three days for Tsugikoku Yoshiichi and his group to walk from the coast to the foot of the volcano in the middle of the island.
In the past few days, the sailors have been sleeping in the open air. Although they have the protection of Tsugikuni Yoshiichi, they are still extremely nervous along the way and dare not relax for a moment.
Only after walking out of the primeval forest did the navy breathe a sigh of relief.
The temperature at the foot of the volcano began to drop suddenly, and the peak was covered with snow. Several rivers flowed along the ridge into the forest. The snow on this towering volcano melted and gathered into rivers, which was actually the source of fresh water on this island.
With the help of the navy, the military doctor took out an instrument and collected soil from the foot of a mountain. The preliminary investigation mission of Guo Yuanyi and his team was declared over.
Letting his subordinates rest temporarily at the foot of the mountain, Tsugumi Yoshiichi planned to investigate the activity level of the volcano alone.
It only took Yuichiro Tsugikoku just a dozen seconds to fly from the foot of the volcano to the top.
How to distinguish between extinct and active volcanoes? The main thing to look at is whether the volcano is in an eruption cycle, or whether it has erupted in recent times. This is a rather lengthy observation process, and generally requires professional geological exploration before a conclusion can be drawn.
However, when Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's military boots stepped on the snow around the crater, he had already made a judgment.
"Extinct volcano?"
The climatic conditions at the top of the mountain are completely different from those at the foot of the mountain and in the primeval forest. Just as Yuichiro Tsugakuko stepped onto the snow around the crater, dark clouds were already covering his head, and the cold wind was blowing, making Yuichiro Tsugakukoko's clothes rustle.
A snowstorm was about to come.
Ji Guoyuan felt the solid ice under his feet, took a look at the lush greenery in the crater, and came to a conclusion in his heart.
I have to sigh, the power of nature is really amazing!
Inside the volcano, there is a green area. This extinct volcano did not form a volcanic lake above the crater, but instead formed a volcanic green area. The height of the green area is hundreds of meters lower than the crater and is located on the mountainside of the volcanic channel.
And the area is not small. Looking around, it is probably several thousand square meters.
The green land is covered with short grass, and you can see the end at a glance.
Ji Guoyuan put on a gas mask and jumped lightly, directly jumping down from the back of the mountain towards the volcanic green land. After a while, his military boots also stepped on the grass.
He stomped his feet lightly, felt the solidity under his feet, raised his head, and noticed that in the center of the green area, there was a strange little tree over one meter high.
This strange little tree grows in the middle of the short lawn, and is quite eye-catching. Ji Guoyuan had not noticed it before when he was standing at the crater, but he suddenly discovered it after he came to this green space.
The small tree has only one twisted branch, and on the branch hangs a heavy fruit.
This is a huge fruit that is golden all over and shaped like an ostrich egg. It is covered with red cloud patterns.
Under the gloomy sky today, this touch of golden red on the green land is still so dazzling.
"Devil Fruit?"
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's figure quickly approached, looked at the short tree in front of him that was only as tall as his waist, slowly squatted down, and looked at the devil fruit.
He quickly searched for relevant memories in his mind, but the devil fruit in front of him didn't seem to be recorded in the devil fruit encyclopedia he had seen. After thinking for a while, Jigoku Yoshiichi shook his head slightly, reached out and picked the devil fruit from the tree.
"clatter--"
With a slight sound, the fruit stem and branch separated. The trunk, which had been "standing tall," shrunk rapidly at this moment, as if it had lost water and quickly became dry.
As Yunyi took the fruit, he could clearly feel the short grass on the lawn becoming even greener. Under the gloomy sky, it seemed as if dots of fluorescence appeared.
“.”
Ji Guoyuan carefully observed the changes in the surrounding environment and remained silent for a long time.
After a while, white snowflakes floated down from the sky, and the snowflakes landed on the green land and disappeared instantly. Ji Guoyuan put away the fruit and did not stay for long. He soared into the sky and returned directly to the crater.
After leaving the green area in the volcanic passage, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's skin and muscles couldn't help but tighten.
The temperatures at two locations under the same sky and earth are very different. The temperature at the top of the mountain is already several degrees below zero, while on that green land, the temperature is a pleasant 20 degrees Celsius.
The body temperature changed too quickly, and Yunyi couldn't stand it.
"Devil fruits actually grow in a place like this. They are truly the secret treasure of this sea."
"We've gained a lot. Let's stop our exploration here for now. Once the branch is stabilized, we can gradually develop this island."
After returning to the top of the mountain, Ji Guoyuan took a quick look at the surrounding environment, then his body swept across the ground and quickly descended towards the foot of the mountain.
In the blink of an eye, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's figure disappeared from the crater that towered into the clouds.
"clatter!"
The surging domineering aura quickly subsided as Ji Guoyuan landed on the ground. When his feet stepped on the ground at the foot of the mountain again, the sailors who were originally sitting on the ground to rest wanted to stand up and salute one after another.
Yunyi waved his hand and then called to the military doctor:
"Dr. Beru, please give me a box. I need to put something in it."
After seeing Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's gesture and listening to Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's words, the navy noticed that Tsugakuni Yoshiichi was holding a golden fruit in his left hand. The fiery red cloud pattern on it made everyone recognize the origin of this thing at a glance.
"Evil Devil Fruit?"
"General, did you find this on the volcano?"
Ferrand looked at Tsugikoku Yoshiichi in astonishment, and said with some disbelief. Although he had never been to the volcano to see it, he knew just by looking at it that it was definitely a desolate place with no grass growing.
Ferrand learned about devil fruits when he was in the Naval Academy. Although he had never seen one with his own eyes, the Navy's unified textbooks stated that devil fruits had the most basic characteristics of plants.
This was the first time he had heard of a devil fruit growing in the Jedi.
Moreover, this was the first time that Ferland had seen a real devil fruit in his life.
Although the Sword of Dawn branch has a reserve of devil fruits, which are open to all navy personnel, it is extremely difficult to obtain the two nature-type devil fruits.
"Yes, it was found inside a volcano."
"It's not recorded in the Navy's Devil Fruit Encyclopedia. It's a Devil Fruit that has never been seen before."
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi said this casually, not caring about the Devil Fruit he had just obtained. This Devil Fruit with unknown functions was of no use to a strong man like him.
At most, it would be added to the reward pool so that subordinates could compete for it.
However, the Sword of Dawn had been established for some time, and the two natural devil fruits he had obtained earlier were not taken away by the navy.
Is the trial mission to obtain the devil fruit too difficult?
Not necessarily. Natural-type devil fruits are quite rare. The trial mission he assigned is the most basic entry requirement.
To be able to hold out against Mihawk for a quarter of an hour, this marine's Haki and swordsmanship must be of a very high level.
Only a guy like this who obtains a natural devil fruit can have long-term development.
otherwise.
Obtaining the Devil Fruit too early without consolidating one's own strength will only restrict the development of that navy, making it dependent on the fruit and losing its core competitiveness.
Someone like Smoker who used a natural devil fruit so uselessly.
Tsugikuni Yoshiichi will not allow such a guy to appear in his army!
"Hiss, you are worthy of being a general. You can find a devil fruit just by casually investigating the terrain."
"You are truly blessed by God!"
Military doctor Beru was a young man in his thirties, weak and frail. After hearing what Tsugikuni Yoriichi said, he took out a black bag from his backpack and handed it to Yoriichi.
As Yunyi put the devil fruit into the bag, he laughed and said, "It's not as exaggerated as you say."
"It was just a coincidence."
"This volcano hasn't erupted for many years, and the ice layer at the crater is very thick."
"And inside the volcano, solid ground has formed."
"At present, it seems to be a dormant volcano. Of course, the possibility of its eruption cannot be ruled out."
"But for us, the exploration will stop here for now."
"Pack up, we're ready to leave. Once the test results of the collected minerals and plants come out and the branch is stable, we can start developing this island."
"Today, let's spend the night here and return to the warship early tomorrow morning."
Yoshikazu Tsugakuni tied the devil fruit around his waist and sat down to rest like the navy.
After hearing Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's plan, the sailors began to set up tents and gather wood to make fires and boil water. The sailors were well prepared for this trip, and there were many wild animals on the island, so there was no need to worry about food.
After eating and drinking their fill, the sailors began to store fresh water and make dried meat, and soon filled their bags.
The sun is rising.
Mihawk, who stayed on the warship, got up early as usual. All the navy on the warship were taken away by Ji Guoyuan, and he was enjoying the happiness of being alone.
After a simple wash, Mihawk came to the kitchen on the warship, took a piece of beef from the cold storage, took some ingredients, and started cooking his own breakfast.
As a person who has high demands on the quality of life, Mihawk will never allow his food to be just a mess!
“Sizzle, sizzle—”
Early in the morning, the sound of frying meat could be heard from the kitchen, and the faint aroma of meat wafted from far away.
Not long after, Mihawk appeared on the deck with a rolled-up newspaper tucked under his arm and a tray in his hands. On the tray were a few slices of bread, a plate of diced meat, and half a glass of red wine.
Mihawk sat down on a bench by the railing, looking out at the morning sea, and slowly grabbed his goblet, taking a sip of wine to "wake up your appetite."
The morning sea breeze was a little cool. Mihawk, wearing a thin shirt, leaned against the railing, enjoying his breakfast while reading the newspaper.
Recently, the world has become much calmer.
What is published in the newspapers are all "small things".
It's nothing more than a big pirate appearing somewhere, doing something, and the bounty reaching tens of millions; or a small country was invaded by pirates, suffering heavy losses, and then under the heavy blow of the navy, a certain pirate group was declared destroyed.
For Mihawk, reading the newspaper is nothing more than knowing what is happening in the world.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, the appearance of a pirate with a bounty of tens of millions or even over a hundred million is already a big deal.
But in Mihawk's eyes, this was really a small matter.
Pirates worth tens of millions of dollars were not even worthy of his attention. From the establishment of the Sword of Dawn to the present, the pirates it had defeated were the best in the entire ocean!
As the Warring States period came to power, the world situation became relatively stable.
In the New World, the most famous pirates, Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin, began to be called the Emperor of the Sea by the pirates. However, this title is still only circulated in a small circle, because there are also many pirates who sneer at it.
Emperor of the sea?
Which sea emperor has enemies in his base?!
In the new world, everyone has to take Yoriichi Tsugikuni's Sword of Dawn into account.
"Hmm?"
Just as Mihawk was enjoying the rare quietness of the morning, a figure suddenly flew onto the deck.
Mihawk murmured softly, slowly raised his head, and saw a naked, barefoot savage appear in front of him. He was looking at the plate next to Mihawk with his eyes shining.
The savage who appeared on the deck of the Dawn warship at this time was none other than Irene. God knows how long it had been since he had eaten flavorful meat. Every day he ate only fruits and pure meat. No matter how much he ate, he would get tired of it.
Irene hesitated for several days, and finally made up her mind today. She wanted to eat meat with different flavors and wanted to go out to sea with Ji Guoyuan to see the world outside.
"that."
"Can I try that?"
"I won't eat your food for free. I'll trade with you."
As Irene spoke, she jumped up and quickly disappeared from the deck. Not long after, Irene jumped onto the deck again. There was a rock plate on his head, and on the rock plate, there were many meats and unknown fruits and vegetables.
Mihawk tapped his legs together, picked up the fork in his hand, picked up a piece of meat from his plate and put it into his mouth. While chewing, he looked at the inexplicable boy who appeared in front of him, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Irene is only in her teens, but she can actually jump onto a warship that is dozens of meters high. Such physical strength is quite amazing.
At this time, the rock plates and things he was dragging on his head weighed hundreds of pounds.
This can definitely be called a gifted talent.
Erin looked at the silent Mihawk, the excitement on her face dimming a little. She put down the rock plate in her hand and said to herself, "Isn't that enough?"
Seeing Irene's lost look, Mihawk slowly put down his fork, placed his hands on his knees, looked at Irene, and suddenly said:
"What is your name?"
(End of this chapter)
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