A large ship nearly 20 meters long slowly approached the small merchant ship. On the deck of the small boat, the red-haired young man seemed to have noticed something. He stretched out his little finger to hook down the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
The sunlight shone on the red-haired young man's face, dyeing the flame-shaped markings on his forehead a fiery red.
"Even in a place like the East China Sea, pirates are still quite rampant!"
"Patrols aboard the Dawn warship have always yielded little, apparently because the target is too large."
"Only two days after leaving Windmill Village on a small boat like this, we ran into pirates."
The young man lying on the deck basking in the sun at this time was none other than Yuichiro Tsugikuni.
Just a few days ago, he and his men went to the Windmill Village in the Kingdom of Goa, and then left his warships and men there, and went out to sea alone with only a few close friends.
The experience in the Moorish Kingdom gave rise to some different ideas in Tsugikuni Yoriichi's mind.
In the past, his views and perspectives on the world of pirates were too one-sided. He simply thought that after wiping out all the Celestial Dragons, the world would become a world of "Great Harmony". However, the reality was cruel. Even if he wiped out the Celestial Dragons, the world had been spreading for 800 years, and the deep-rooted ideas would still imprison people, thus creating new Celestial Dragons.
This is a vicious cycle, and it is difficult to find a way out of it.
Tsugikuni Yoshiichi felt that his understanding of the world was too narrow and one-sided. He wanted to see with his own eyes the true appearance of most countries in the world, and then think about how to change the world.
It is certain that the Celestial Dragons need to be eliminated, but while accumulating strength, Yoriichi Tsugikuni also needs to find a way to truly save the world.
It would be difficult to achieve one's wish simply by killing.
One thing that Yunyi can be sure of is that education must be an important means to disintegrate the "Tenryuu thought". He left the navy system and went to sea for this reason. How could he create a school suitable for people if he had not seen the living conditions of most ordinary people with his own eyes?
The lower-class people who live below the poverty line don’t have the time to come to your school to receive your “education”.
"Bang!!!" With a loud bang, the huge pirate ship's hull directly rubbed against the small merchant ship. The violent collision caused the small merchant ship to shake violently.
The huge noise aroused the vigilance of the people in the merchant ship's cabin. The door leading to the deck opened quickly. Soon, Tianzheng, wearing a neat suit, appeared on the deck. Behind Tianzheng were Mihawk and others.
The people who accompanied Yoshikazu Tsugakuni on this voyage were the most special group of people for the Sword of Dawn Navy.
Dark Horse Tensei, the former head of the Navy's Criminal Investigation Division, who specializes in monitoring Yoshiichi Tsugakuni's every move; Mihawk, who aims to surpass Yoshiichi Tsugakuni and become the world's greatest swordsman; Kuma, a former member of the Revolutionary Army and now a prisoner; Abel, a former pirate, now also a prisoner.
And those two little brats Robin and Irene.
After the pirate group stopped close to the merchant ship, several heads popped out from the deck of the pirate ship and looked towards the deck of the merchant ship below.
The leader was a big, burly man wearing shorts and a musket on his waist. His shirt was open, revealing his thick chest hair.
The man had a thick beard on his chin. A pair of small eyes among his fleshy face quickly swept across the deck of the merchant ship, and then a smile appeared on his face.
"one two three.."
"Hehehe, there are seven people."
"And with two children, the girl should be able to fetch more money."
"Is that burly fellow a giant? He's a rare slave, so he should be worth a lot of money."
"Hahaha, what a good deal!"
As the bearded man spoke, he pulled out a pistol from his waist, pointed it at Tsugikoku Yoshiichi who was lying on the recliner, and shouted:
"From now on, you guys are the private property of our Labaka Pirates!"
"Just hand over all the money on the ship to us and everything will be fine, otherwise..."
Before Labaka could finish his words, he saw the red-haired young man wearing sunglasses on the deck beckoning behind him. At Tsugikuni Yoriichi's signal, Tensei quickly rushed forward two steps, then leaped up and flew towards the pirate ship.
"clatter"
With a slight sound, a pair of black leather shoes with shiny stirrups stepped onto the side of the pirate ship.
Rabaka stared at the leather shoes that suddenly appeared in his sight, his breathing stagnated. After a while, he slowly raised his head with a look of astonishment on his face, and saw a young man in a slim black suit and a slicked-back hair standing on the guardrail in front of him.
“You you.”
Rabaka opened his mouth, unable to speak. But soon, Rabaka reacted, raised the gun in his hand directly towards Tianzheng, and shot without hesitation.
However, the moment Labaka pulled the trigger, Tianzheng had already disappeared in front of him. At the same time, Labaka felt a huge force coming from his calf, causing Labaka to kneel firmly on the deck with a "thump".
Rabaka came to his senses and turned his head, and a black shadow directly covered his sight.
When Tianzheng dodged, he had already come to the side of Rabaka and kicked him on the calf. When Rabaka knelt down, he kicked him directly in the face.
"Bang!!!"
With a muffled sound, Rabaka's head came into close contact with the deck. The huge and strong man instantly lost consciousness and fell into a coma.
When the pirates on the deck saw their captain being attacked, they drew their weapons and were about to attack when Tian Zheng's figure suddenly disappeared from their sight.
Afterimages flashed through the crowd at a high speed. Every time an afterimage changed its position, a pirate two or three meters tall was hit hard and lost consciousness.
In just a few seconds, more than 40 pirates on the ship fell on the deck and lost consciousness.
As the pirates were knocked down, Tenma appeared beside the unconscious Labaka. His suit was still straight, without even a wrinkle.
"Hey, Tianzheng."
"How should we deal with this group of pirates?"
On the deck of the small merchant ship, Ji Guoyuan asked loudly, with his hands resting on the back of his neck, looking very comfortable.
"call out!!"
Just as Jiguo Yuanyi finished speaking, a sound of breaking through the air was heard, and Tianzheng had already arrived beside Jiguo Yuanyi and replied:
"According to regulations, he needs to be tried on Judicial Island. Once his guilt is confirmed, he will be taken to Impel Down and imprisoned."
"Impulse City will monitor these pirates in different levels according to their level of danger and the crimes they have committed."
Tianzheng replied in a serious tone, and upon hearing this, Jiguo Yuanyi turned his head slightly, looked at Tianzheng, and asked with a smile:
"Lock him up?"
"What if such a dangerous guy escapes from prison?"
Tian Zheng shook his head and stated a fact he knew: "No one has ever escaped from the Undersea Prison."
Jiguo Yuanyi didn't say much. He put on his sunglasses again, grabbed the fishing rod at hand, and lifted it gently. He found that the fishing line on the rod had already broken, and his bait and hook had disappeared.
Yunyi put away the fishing rod in his hand and shouted to the bear behind him:
"Bear, please check the pirate ship and send any useful items to the Solbey Kingdom Naval Base."
"Let me know when you're ready."
When the bear heard Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's command, he disappeared from the deck with a "pop" sound. In just a few minutes, just as Tsugakuin Yoshiichi put the hook and bait on the fishing rod again, the bear appeared on the deck.
Seeing the bear coming back, Ji Guoyuan swung the fishing rod in his hand, and a terrifying red slash shot directly towards the pirate ship. The slash created a hurricane, and in the blink of an eye, the pirate ship in front of him was cut in half.
"General." Seeing this scene, Tian Zheng couldn't help but exclaimed. Just as he was about to say something, he was interrupted by Jiguo Yuanyi:
"Move the boat quickly, don't get caught in the whirlpool."
"Tianzheng, I don't have the time to send them to push the city forward."
"I left the team and went out to sea not just for fun. We have a lot to do and time is precious."
Abel looked at Ji Guoyuan deeply, then entered the cockpit and drove the boat without saying a word.
On the deck, Tian Zheng looked at Ji Guoyuan for a long time, and finally nodded slowly without saying anything else.
The small merchant ship slowly sailed away from the sea area, and the huge pirate ship also slowly sank into the sea and disappeared completely.
Yoriichi Tsugakuni came to the East China Sea because he heard the news about the rubber fruit. Now that the news about the rubber fruit has been cut off, Yoriichi Tsugakuni has no reason to stay in the East China Sea.
However, Yoriichi did not give up the search for the rubber fruit. In order to get relevant information as soon as possible, Yoriichi Tsugikuni asked the navy remaining in Windmill Village to establish a base to collect information about devil fruits in the East China Sea.
According to the intelligence received from the Moore Kingdom, the devil fruit was stolen by pirates, so the devil fruit must still be in the hands of the pirates. Although there are few devil fruit encyclopedias circulating in this ocean, there are still some.
A pirate who has obtained a devil fruit will definitely try every possible way to find out the purpose of the devil fruit before making any plans. Even if he wants to sell it, he must confirm the value of the fruit, right?
Yoriichi believed that except for Luffy who accidentally ate it, no one would be stupid enough to eat a waste fruit.
If he clears out the pirates in the East China Sea, maybe the rubber fruit will reappear in his sight.
Unable to obtain the Rubber Fruit, Tsugikuni Yoriichi also set his sights on another powerful fruit. Before, he had no way to easily leave the New World, but now he wanted to take this opportunity to control that thing in his hands.
It doesn’t matter whether he eats it or not, the most important thing is that the devil fruit can enhance his own strength!
October 1506 in the Haiyuan calendar.
"Is there really a Sky Island in this world?"
"An island floating in the air?"
On the deck of the small merchant ship, Irene asked Jiguo Yuanyi, her little face full of excitement.
"How is that possible?"
"How can something in this world float in the air?"
"If there really is one, it would probably rely on the power of a devil fruit, right?"
"But the golden lion that ate the Float Fruit and gained the ability to levitate is already dead. Otherwise, you really wouldn't be able to see it."
"Sky Island is just a legend."
On the deck, Tian Zheng, who was drinking coffee with a newspaper in his hand, heard Irene's words, waved his hand, and said with a smile. He had been in the navy for so many years, but he had never heard of anyone actually finding Sky Island.
If it really existed, someone would have gone there long ago, and it would have caused a lot of commotion, instead of being passed around as a legend.
"Um?"
"Tianzheng, do you think Sky Island is fake?"
When Ji Guoyuan heard Tian Zheng's words, he asked in surprise. He didn't expect Tian Zheng, who came from the headquarters, to think that Sky Island didn't exist? Isn't the fact that Sky Island exists a consensus held by a small number of people?
"Hmm? General, you wouldn't be..."
Hearing Tsugikuni Yoriichi's question, Tenma was also stunned.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Erin, don't listen to this guy's nonsense. Sky Island really exists!"
Yoshikazu Tsugakuni had no intention of deceiving Irene. Speaking of Sky Island, it was indeed their next destination.
After leaving Windmill Village, Jigoku Yuanyi's small merchant ship wandered on the sea for several months, visited many countries and islands in the East China Sea, and witnessed the completely different scenery in this world.
During these few months, the whereabouts of the Rubber Fruit is still unknown, but Yoriichi and his friends did get a parahuman "Shovel Fruit" and an animal-type "Cat-Cat Fruit·Raccoon Form".
Seeing that there was no trace of the rubber fruit and the ship was approaching the Twin Gorge, Yuichiro no longer wanted to stay in the East China Sea and planned to head directly to Sky Island.
Jiguo Yuanyi did not stop at the entrance of Gemini Gorge. His eyes did not even linger on the lighthouse for even a second. He directly let Xiong drive the boat into the alley.
After more than ten minutes of "ocean current roller coaster", Yuichiro's small merchant ship successfully entered the first half of the Grand Line.
Entering the first half of the Grand Line, Yoriichi Tsugakuni easily intercepted a group of pirates. After eliminating the pirates, the recording pointers in the pirates' hands also fell into the hands of Yoriichi Tsugakuni and his men.
After following the recording finger to a place called Heisen Island, Yunyi realized that the route to Sky Island was completely different from his current route.
After staying on Heisen Island for a while, Jigokui Yuanyi spent a lot of money to buy a permanent record pointer to Gaya Island.
January 1, 1507 in the Haiyuan calendar.
After arriving at Gaya Island, Tsugumi Yoshiichi and his group collected information about the time periods when all the upwelling currents occurred, and finally went out to sea to chase the upwelling currents on this morning.
The tornado is a natural disaster around Gaya Island. As the name suggests, the seawater will form a tornado, escape the influence of gravity, and flow in the opposite direction towards the sky.
And this is also the "route" to Sky Island!
In this world, sky islands are not only found in the East China Sea. In fact, there are sky islands in all four seas. The hometown of the strange monk, the sky island that Nami went to during the two years of "3D2Y", and the sky island above Gaya Island are actually not the same place.
On the sea, Ji Guoyuan stood at the bow, watching the sky gradually darken and the waves on the sea grow stronger and stronger, a bright smile appeared on his face.
"Sky-high current!"
"Let me see the wonders of this world with my own eyes."
As soon as Jiguo Yuanyi finished speaking, a vortex began to appear on the sea surface in the distance. Jiguo Yuanyi could feel that the air flow was converging faster above the vortex on the distant sea.
Realizing this, Jiguo Yuanyi waved to Robin and Irene. When they approached, he hugged them both and shouted to Abel in the cab:
"Abel, go above that vortex."
The small merchant ship slowly sailed towards the vortex. As the wind and clouds gathered, the vortex suddenly stopped. The next second after the merchant ship arrived at the center, a huge ocean current rushed directly into the sky at a terrifying speed of 100 meters per second.
The moment the sea water escaped the pull of gravity, the small merchant ship suddenly disappeared on the sea.
"I've caught them all. If you get thrown off, just use the Moon Step to climb up on yourselves, hahahaha!"
The small boat went upstream against the current. Ji Guoyuan's feet were firmly nailed to the deck. He leaned forward slightly and looked up at the scene in the sky, then shouted loudly to the crew on the boat.
Abel held the rudder tightly in the cabin and looked at the scene outside the window. Xiong was also a little nervous, staring at the people outside the window, thinking that if any danger appeared, he would go out immediately and use his ability to send everyone away.
On the deck, Mihawk was holding the railing with one hand, with only a hint of surprise in his eyes, while Tian Zheng was holding the mast with both hands, and his neat slicked-back hair was already messy.
“Bang!!”
Sky Island.
Amidst the sea of clouds, a small boat suddenly broke through the clouds and flew into the air.
After a while, the boat seemed to have lost the strength to continue rising and began to fall rapidly. At this moment, the boat in the air suddenly disappeared.
“Boom!!!!”
After a muffled sound, the small boat that had just disappeared in mid-air suddenly appeared directly on the shore beside the sea of clouds. A huge depression appeared on the ground around the boat. If viewed from the air, the depression looked like a bear's paw print.
“It actually exists.”
"Sky Island?!"
On the deck of the boat, Irene and Robin walked out of Yunyi's arms, looking at the sea of clouds behind them and the dense forest in front of them, their eyes full of disbelief and surprise.
Jiguo Yuanyi slowly stood up, looked at the scenery in front of him, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Suddenly, he felt a vibration in his arms. Ji Guoyuanyi's expression condensed slightly. He took out a Den Den Mushi from his arms and quickly picked up the receiver.
“Sizzle—”
The receiver was full of noise, which made Yuichiro Tsugakuin frown.
"Who could it be? And at this time?"
(End of this chapter)
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